First Year Mixed Football Blitz organized by TY students, May.

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Big numbers for SCS 1st year football blitz ran by the 4th year GAA coaching group.

10 Teams, 21 games, 90 1st year girls and boys participating and over 40, 4th year coaches, referees, and officials.
Winner of Group 1 and Group 2 played out a thrilling final on the last day of school. As the sides were still level after extra time it was decided that it would be fitting for both teams to share the honours. Many thanks to James McCarthy and Paudie Crowley, GAA Development Officers for arranging tops for the winning teams and to Mr. Colman O Driscoll and his team of TY GAA coaches for organizing the event.


Webinar with Ms. Holly Cairns, TD and our TY Students, May 21st.

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Ms. Holly Cairns TD did a Live webinar with TY students from all over West Cork on Cork County Council’s Development Plan 2022-28.

We were delighted with our TY students who attended and contribute to this Futuristic event in the hope of influencing policy changes in the future.

Many thanks to;

Oliver Wojakowski, Timothy Farrell, Louise Keohane, Lilly Heaton Jones, Alex Stones, Richard Bushe,Chloe O' Mahony, Anna Collins, Grainne Connolly, Tomas O' Donnabhain, Aisling Collins, Saoirse Lucey, Niamh Connolly, Kyle O' Sullivan, Michaela Maguire, Katie Scannell, Donal O' Neill, Chloe Harte, Amy Harte, Rachel O' Brien, Kellie Pearce, Hugh O' Donovan, Shane O' Connell, Aine McCarthy, Joseph Bohane, Stuart Fuller, Ella Mae West, Saoirse Lucey and Natalie Dempsey


SCS Awarded Ocean Plastic Project Flag, May 21st.

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Mr. Anton O Mahony, Principal receives the Ocean Plastic Project Flag from Mr. Rory Jackson in recognition of the school’s Transition Year Team who have been documenting and cleaning up the plastic waste on our local coastline over the last number of years.. Also pictured is this year’s TY Beach Cleaning team and Ms. Gretta Burchill, TY coordinator.

Louise keohane, Lilly Heaton Jones, Richard Bushe, Chloe O' Mahony, Anna Collins, Grainne Connolly, Tomas O' Donnabhain, Aisling Collins, Saoirse Lucey, Niamh Connolly, Kyle O' Sullivan, Michaela Maguire, Katie Scannell, Donal O' Neill, Chloe Harte, Amy Harte, Rachel O' Brien, Kellie Pearce, Hugh O' Donovan, Shane O' Connell, Aine McCarthy, Joseph Bohane, Stuart Fuller, Ella Mae West, Saoirse Lucey, Natalie Dempsey.

This year’s group have also made a short video of their work with the help of Jack Marks, 5th Year and Mr. Jackson. A sincere thanks to the both of them.


More information on the work of Ocean Plastic Project can be found on the following website;

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TY Graduation, May 21st 2021

Opening Address: Mr. Anton O Mahony, Principal.

TY Co-ordinator / Master of Ceremonies: Ms. Gretta Burchill.

TY Year Head: Ms. Anne Weldon.

Opening Prayers: Aine McCarthy 4A, Lisa O Mahony 4B, Leah Fitzgerald 4C, Rachel Young 4D, Anna Collins 4E.

Presentation of Folders: Mr. Tom Foley Deputy Principal, Mr. Diarmuid O Donnabháin Deputy Principal, Ms. Anne Weldon Year Head, Mr. Cormac O Brien Careers Dept., Ms. Majella Ni Charthaigh Home Ec Dept.

Many thanks to all involved and a special thanks to Ms. Burchill and Ms. Mary Kelleher Fowler.

Student of the Year Award

Anna Collins and Maya Humphries

Spirit of Transition Year Award

Niamh Connolly and Alex Stones.

Excellence Award for TY Portfolio

Conor Casey, Lachlan O Regan, Liam McCarthy, Lisa O Mahony, Naomi Evans, Rebecca Connolly and Mary Whooley.

Excellent Attendance Award

Aoibhinn O Connell, Brian O Sullivan, Conor Tobin, Danny Lucey, Leah Fitzgerald, Liam McCarthy, Mya Humphries, Timothy Farrell.

The TY Graduating Year Group of 2021

Pictures of Graduation Certificate Presentations, May 18th.

The Graduating Leaving Cert Year Group of 2021, May 18th.

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The School Community would like to congratulate all our Leaving Certs on their graduation day today. They are a fantastic bunch of young people and represented our school so well over their six years. We wish them every health and happiness and the very best of luck in their Leaving Cert Exams. We wish to congratulate their parents/ guardians and thank them for their support. We wish to sincerely thank all the school staff who have worked closely with them over the years. This is a special day for all!

Graduation Day 2021!!!

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Skibbereen Community School Parent’s Association congratulates all the 6th year students on their graduation today and wishes them the very best in their upcoming exams and in their future lives ahead.

Junior Fittest Year Group Competition 2021, May 14th.

Well done to the TY Sports Admin Module students who ran an amazing Sports Day on Friday for First, Second and Third Years. Congratulations to the winners and well done to all who participated.

Individual Event results

  1. Reaction Lights = Emmett McCarthy

  2. Endurance Run = Caoimhe Flannery

  3. Basketball Shots = Aaron Dempsey

  4. Hanging Tough = Donnagh Murphy

  5. Vertical Jump = Jack Kent

  6. Egg and Spoon = Sarah Connolly

  7. Target Shots = Luca Harte

  8. 30m Sprint = Cian Collins

  9. Limbo = Neil O Sullivan

  10. 2 Min Row = Oran Roycroft

  11. Foot Golf = Denis Collins

  12. Soccer Dribble = Shane McCarthy

Best First Year Team ( 62 points)

  1. Ciara Collins

  2. Kate Carey

  3. Sean Burchill

  4. Alan Daly

  5. Denis Collins

  6. Michael J O Regan

Best Second Year Team (70 points)

  1. Anna Hurley

  2. Gavin Sweetnam

  3. Kayla Holmes

  4. Dominic Casey

  5. Ellen Palma

  6. Daniel Hurley

Best Third Year Team and Overall Competition Winners (80points)

FITTEST YEAR GROUP 2021

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  1. Kate Coppinger

  2. Cian Collins

  3. Alannah Crowley

  4. James Buckley

  5. Brian O Driscoll

  6. Ruby Byrne

Congratulations to Aoife, Emily and Paul who are off to Tokyo!

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The School Community would like to congratulate our past pupils, Aoife Casey and Emily Hegarty who qualified for the Olympics this morning. Aoife qualified in the lightweight women’s 2x and Emily qualified in the women’s 4x. They join Paul O Donovan who has already qualified. Congrats also to their fellow clubmate Fintan McCarthy and their coach Mr. Dominic Casey. Well done Skibbereen Rowing Club!!!

TY Mini-Company Award

Congratulations to the TY Mini Company - ‘Garrán Crafts’ and its members, John Hurley, Daniel Hurley, Timothy Farrell and their teacher Ms. Michelle Treacy.

They recently won the West Cork Enterprise Board's "Communication Award" which was sponsored by Cork County Council.

Well done to all!


TY Outdoor Pursuits at Hare Island last week

Thanks to Ms. Lordan, PE Dept. for the pics.

Junior Cycle- Subject Choice for First Years going into Second Year, April 15th

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15-04-2021

Dear Parent/Guardian,

It is that time of year when students in First Year need to make choices regarding what subjects they would like to study for the remainder of their Junior Cycle. It would be important that you take this opportunity to discuss these choices with them and ensure that the choices they are making are well informed and best suits their interests and capabilities.

The school’s Guidance staff have worked with the students giving them information and advice on how best to choose subjects that suit them. In addition, the guidance staff have created both a YouTube presentation and a PowerPoint to give parents and guardians a better understanding of the subject choice process.

The presentation can be viewed at the following link and the PowerPoint can be found in the resources section of the SCS website under parent’s zone. We would strongly urge each of you to take a look at them before discussing your son/daughter’s choices with them.



Further more detailed information on subject choice, college options, study skills etc if you require it, is available on the Guidance and Counselling Section of the school website. All choices need to be completed and submitted to the school through our online VSWare portal on or before Wednesday, April 21st .

To do this you will receive a text from the school with details of how to access the portal. Once you enter the portal, please enter student choices in order of preference by following the step by step guide carefully. Please note that you can change your choices as often as you want up to the 21 st of April after which the portal will no longer be accessible.

Please also note that while we will do our best to ensure that all students get their top four preferences, there are no guarantees that this will be the case for everybody. Students who do not enter their choices at this stage run the risk of a much more limited choice at a later stage.

Best Regards,

Mr. Anton O Mahony,

Principal.

Please click on the button below for an important Information Powerpoint on Subject Choice.

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Winners of Green Schools Lucky Dip

Congratulations to the Lucky Dip Winners, who signed up to the Green Schools Water Saving Challenge on Teams. The winners are Kate Hegarty and Poppy Kilpatrick in 1F.

Keep an eye out for the next challenge coming next week and sign up on Teams to be in with a chance to be the next Lucky Dip Winners.


Congratulations to our Skibbereen Rowers in Italy!

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The School Community would like to congratulate our former past pupils Aoife Casey, Emily Hegarty, Paul and Gary O Donovan and all the team members from Skibb Rowing club who represented Ireland so well at the European Championships in Italy last weekend.

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Information for 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th Year Parents and Students returning on April 12th.

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Dear Parent/Guardian and Students,

The School Community looks forward to welcoming you back to school on Monday, April 12th. Alot of work has been done to keep the school environment safe and we ask all students for their support with infection control. The following return to the school protocols need to be observed.

  1. All Parents/Guardians are asked to complete an online Covid declaration form before their son/daughter can return. Click on the button below for this form or click on the Covid 19 section of this website. This must be completed by 1pm on Friday, April 9th.

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2. Parents/Guardians and Students are asked to read the new revised Covid Plan on the school website.

3. The School Canteen is not available at the moment so all students must bring in their own refreshments for the day.

4. Students must enter the building through their assigned entrances. They must sanitize their hands on entry and should regularly wash/sanitize their hands throughout the day. Numerous wash stations are located throughout the building.

5. Students are asked to have their own sanitizing liquid and wipes with them at all times.

6. Mask wearing is compulsory and a mask should only be removed to eat and drink.

7. All students are asked to maintain social distancing at all times. Students are asked not to move the social area seating from their socially distanced marking points.

8. Students are asked not to congregate in the corridors, outside classrooms, in toilets and in the social areas. All desks should be sanitized before the start and end of class.

9. Students must use their assigned toilet blocks in the school and are asked to keep them in order.

10. Students who wish to sign out must inform their Year Head and be collected by a Parent/Guardian. Students who sign out will not be allowed return to the building that day.

11. Unfortunately Ball playing is not permitted at this time.

12. Full uniform must be worn.

We thank you for your co-operation and we look forward to seeing you all on Monday 12th.

Regards,

S.C.S Management.

TY Progress Reports, March 2021.

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29th March, 2021.

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.

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 .

Yours sincerely,

Mr. Anton O’Mahony – Principal

Beannachtaí na Cásca, Happy Easter to all, March 26th 2020.

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We wish everyone in our school community a very Happy Easter. We would like to thank you all for your efforts during these very challenging times. We wish to thank all our LRC, 5th and 6th year students for all their hard work with infection controls whilst in the building. We wish to thank all our 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th Years for their efforts with online learning and we look forward to welcoming you back into the school after the holidays. We wish to thank our hard working staff who have put in huge hours with teaching, preparation, and administration and who have supported our students with online learning. Thanks to those staff who have kept the building safe. We thank all our parents/guardians for their continued support. We hope everyone gets some rest over these holidays.

Yours sincerely,

Mr. Anton O Mahony, Principal.

Mr. Tom Foley, Deputy Principal.

Mr. Diarmuid Ó Donnabháin, Deputy Principal.

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P.E Department's Photos while Active Initiative.

Many thanks again to all the Second Year PE students who submitted these photographs while out exploring their local area. The first three pics are from Holly McIntyre and Abbey Caverely.

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