STEM South West Industry & Career Showcase

STEM South West Industry & Career Showcase is back and is taking place virtually today Wednesday January 13th between 5pm and 9pm.

MTU Cork is a proud partner of STEM South West. 

This free virtual event is aimed at thousands of students from Cork and Kerry with an interest in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths. 

STEM South West 2021 will showcase careers in tech, pharma and engineering and highlight achievable pathways for students to fulfil their career goals.

This unique exhibition will feature demonstrations in virtual reality, robotics and astronomy, as well as thought-provoking talks from experts in the areas of construction, information technology, medical devices, pharmaceuticals, electronics, weather-forecasting, agri-technology, environmental engineering, cybersecurity and more.   

REGISTER HERE FOR FREE TICKETS TO STEM SOUTH WEST INDUSTRY & CAREER EXPO 2021  

MTU Parents Information Evening - 19th January 2021

The Kerry campus of Munster Technological University will host a virtual information evening on Tuesday 19th of January at 7pm for parents of Leaving Certificate students or anyone considering a college application in 2021 (see attached).

Guest speaker on the evening is Catherine O’Connor, Education Consultant & Author of “Cracking the College Code” who will speak about preparing for a successful transition from second level to third level.

Catherine will host a Q&A session following her talk, allowing all of those in attendance to ask questions on adapting to college and how best to support a young person as they adapt from secondary school to the adult learning environment that is third level education.

Also on the night, Lucy Fitzell from the MTU Admissions Office will provide information on the “Dos and Don’ts” of the CAO application process.


Daily Physical Education Challenge

Welcome back all you wonderful students.

Hope you have all had a refreshing break and now you are ready for action.

In the words of Nelson Mandela, 'there is no passion to be found in playing small and settling for a life that's less than the one you are capable of living'.

I invite you all, students, teachers and all those you meet to participate in my daily challenges for the sheer fun of doing it.

For those who are looking for a competitive edge, please return your results to me on the Teams app and I will update you on the results. Let's all follow in the footsteps of last years inspirational champions Finn Brickley, Niamh O'Sullivan, Hannah Sheehy and Sean Daly and take action.


Challenge 1 Tuesday 12th of January

Walking with toe to heel action. How many steps can you do in ten minutes? Use your fitbit or count for yourself.

Looking forward to hearing from you,

Ms. O'Mahony.

Remote Learning: Information for Parents.

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Dear Parent/Guardian,

As you are now aware, education for all students will be done remotely from Monday onwards. All Year Groups will be expected to follow their normal school timetable. Please read the information points below which may be of help . Our School Community uses Microsoft Teams to teach our students remotely.

  1. Microsoft Products such as Teams, Outlook Email, Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Lens can be accessed through your son/daughter’s Microsoft 365 School Account.

  2. Please contact info@skibbereencommunityschool.ie if your son/daughter needs to reset their 365 Password.

  3. Microsoft Teams and all the other Microsoft apps can be accessed on a mobile phone, tablet, laptop, desktop and on an xbox/playstation gaming console. (Instructions on how to use a gaming console are on the school website) Internet/Mobile Data connectivity must be available.

  4. It is expected that your son/daughter will follow their normal school timetable from next Monday morning. Each class subject has their own online TEAMS Group with their classmates. Roll call will be taken.

  5. They will receive online tuition from their teachers through a number of formats; live classes, video tutorials, online assignments. Microsoft Teams will allow them to communicate with their teacher, contribute to live classes, submit work and do online tests.

  6. It is important that they have a quiet space to work with their books, exercise copybooks and writing materials. Headsets or earphones may be required.

  7. It is also important that each Parent/Guardian monitor their child’s progress. Discuss their online work with them. A summary of each Subject’s Weekly Work Plan will be posted on the school website to let you see what work they have covered.

  8. Click on the button below for information on how to use Microsoft Teams for Remote Learning.

Learn more

Use your Playstation/XBox to access Microsoft Teams for Remote Learning

XBOX

  1. Plug a keyboard into the Xbox USB slot.

  2. Go into my games and Apps.

  3. Find MICROSOFT EDGE and select.

  4. Type in: HWB and log in as you would in school with your 365 account eg. 14KOSullivan@skibbereencommunityschool.ie

  5. You can then access your work through Onedrive and use the Microsoft Suite of Apps such as TEAMS, EMAILS, WORD, EXCEL and POWERPOINT.

  6. To move around you use the XBox/Playstation controller or plug ina mouse.

SONY PLAYSTATION

  1. Identify the Play Station internet browser icon (It is WWW with dots around it)

  2. Press the PS4 logo on the controller.

  3. Go to the library and find options for games and applications.

  4. Go to the applications and you will find the internet browser.

  5. Type HWB into the browser and log in as you would in school eg. 14KOSullivan@skibbereencommunityschool.ie

  6. You can then access your work through Onedrive and use the Microsoft Suite of Apps such as TEAMS, EMAILS, WORD, EXCEL and POWERPOINT.

Return to education next week.

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Dear Parent/Guardian,

As you are aware, students are expected to return to education next week. We are awaiting further clarification and details from the Department before outlining the plan for our school. Further updates will be issued on the school website tomorrow evening. Regards,

SCS Management.

Best of luck to our Young Scientists!

The School Community Wish the Best of luck to 4th year students Anna Collins, Grainne Connolly and Niamh Connolly who are taking part in the BT Young Scientist Exhibition Virtually this week with their ‘coping with COVID-19’ project.

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All Members of the SCS Community - Thank You and Happy Christmas!

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As the calendar year comes to an end we wish to thank all members of our school community for their support, understanding and commitment during what has been a challenging year.

Working together as a community of parents, students, staff and Board of Management we have managed to keep our school community safe to this point, while also continuing to ensure that our students get the best possible education in the circumstances.

The resilience and co-operation of our students, parents and staff has been exceptional. Your willingness to accept the many changes to school life, often at short notice is humbling and gives me great hope that we will succeed in overcoming these challenging times.

It fills me with pride to be associated with this school community and I want to take this opportunity to sincerely thank each of you once again. I wish each and every one of you a safe, peaceful and enjoyable Christmas break.

I look forward to working with you all again in the New Year and a safe return to education for all in our community.

Nollaig faoi shѐan is faoi shaonas daoibh go lѐir,

Anton O Mahony

Principal,

Skibbereen Community School.

2nd Years Fundraise for the Holy Family Orphanage in Limpopo, South Africa

Pictured above are some of the 2nd year Religion students who were involved in fundraising for the Holy Family Orphanage in Limpopo, South Africa.

The class has been involved in weekly activities with the children in the orphanage via zoom.

They have raised much appreciated funds which will be put to good use.

Well done to all.

Day 12 of the 12 Musical Days of Christmas

Day 12 of the 12 Musical Days of Christmas is a group of 4th years performing “Oh Holy Night”.

Thank you to all the students for participating over the past 12 days... they are all so talented.

Thank you to Ms. Brennan for organising and arranging all the songs and music.

We wish you all a happy and a safe Christmas. 🎄 🎶


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TY Community Care Module Group perform for Nursing Home Residents.

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Many thanks to the TY students and their teacher Ms. Deirdre Hennigan who performed a Christmas Carol Service for the residents of Skibbereen Residential Care Centre on the Baltimore Road. A rendition of Dear Old Skibbereen was also performed which went down very well.

Day 11 of the 12 Musical Days of Christmas

Day 11 of the 12 Musical Days of Christmas is a group from the 3rd year Music Short course performing “It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas”.

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Accessing your Son/Daughter's Progress Report.

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18th December, 2020.

Dear Parent/Guardian,

Due to Department of Education guidelines, we are unable to have Parent/Teacher meetings in the school. Instead, a Progress Report has been compiled for your son/daughter which you may access through VS Ware.

The dates for the issue of these Progress Reports are as follows: 

1 st year March 2021 

2 nd Year February 2021 

3 rd Year December 2020

 4 th Year March 2021 

5 th Year January 2021 

6 th Year December 2020

How to access your Progress Report:

Prior to the release of the Progress Report for your son/daughter you will be issued with a username by text message, whereby you will be able to access the reports.

 Please click on the link in your text and you will get access to VS Ware  You will then be able to set up your own password 

Please click on your son(s) / daughter(s) name. 

Under Assignments, please click on “Learn More” and you will gain access to the Progress Reports here.

If you have any issues please email the school info@skibbereencommunityschool.ie or telephone 028/51172

Yours sincerely,

Anton O’Mahony – Principal.

Jupiter and Saturn, two of the slowest planets to orbit the sun are to align tonight, Mon Dec21st.

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An early Christmas gift from the Science Department!
We would like the School Community to be aware that Monday night after sunset the great conjunction of the celestial world will occur in our night skies. Jupiter and Saturn, two of the slowest planets to orbit the sun are to align tonight. Jupiter takes 12 years to orbit, as Saturn takes 29.5 years to orbit making their visible alignment very rear. The pictures give you the idea where to look out and enjoy this spectacle if the skies are clear.

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Day 10 of the 12 Musical Days of Christmas

Day 10 of the 12 Musical Days of Christmas is a beautiful version of the Fleet Foxes “Winter White Hymnal” performed by five talented 4th year students.

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2nd Year Home Economics

The gift of giving with 2nd Years

Christmas 2020 isn’t going to be the same as other years but that doesn’t mean we can’t show those who mean the most to us we care, even if it is at a distance.

2nd Year Home Economics students created “edible gifts” to share with loved ones that they may not be able to visit this Christmas.

What a lovely idea…. Well done 2nd years!

A Christmas Carol

Attached is a performance of a 1945 radio adaptation of 'A Christmas Carol'.

Performed by Mr Doherty's 3rd year drama class.

Edited by Mr Doherty.