Well done to our TY students and teacher Ms. Brennan for taking part in “Sing for Simon” on Friday last in Field’s SuperValu, Skibbereen.
Their beautiful Christmas songs spread cheer to the many customers of Fields SuperValu.
Senior cycle girls and then senior cycle boys attended an informative Breast Cancer awareness talk on Friday last, 15th December.
Many thanks to Ms. Colette Brennan and her Choir, Musicians and Readers for performing an amazing Carol Service for the School and Wider Community in St.Patrick’s Cathedral on Wednesday night. It was an incredible occasion and many thanks to everyone who made it so special!
Monday Dec 11th:
Congrats to our U17 Boys Football Team and their coach, Mr. Maurice Moore on beating Scoil Phobial Bheanntraí in a challenge game.
Hard luck to our U16 and U19 Boys Basketball Teams and their coach, Ms. Marie O Mahony on losing to Douglas Community School in the league.
Hard luck to our Junior Ladies Football Team and their coach Ms. Anna Ward on losing to Bandon in the County Championship.
Tuesday 12th December:
Hard luck to the U17 Boys Soccer Team and their coach, Mr. Conor Uhl on losing to St.Brogan’s Bandon in the Cork Cup.
Thursday Dec 14th:
Well done to the U19 Boys Soccer Team and their coach, Mr. Conor Uhl on beating St.Brogan’s of Bandon in the second round of the Cork Cup.
Hard luck to our U15 Boys Football team and their coaches, Mr. Patrick Hayes and Mr. James McCarthy on losing to Clonakilty Community College in the Munster Semi-Final.
Today, the 5th year Agricultural Science classes paid a visit to the dairy farm of Donal and Marie Tobin in Rosscarbery.
The students were given a very informative tour of the farm. Donal covered numerous topics on the Leaving Cert course such as sustainability, breeding, grassland management, technology, nutrition and food production.
We were then treated to some delicious Carbery cheese and hot chocolate!
Donal's enthusiasm for farming and his wealth of knowledge really made for a thoroughly enjoyable and educational trip.
Thank you to both Donal and Marie for having us on your farm.
On Wednesday, David Sheehy of Boveq Scanning Services very kindly came in to speak to the 5th year agricultural science classes about scanning and A.I. He even brought in a cow's reproductive system.
The students learned about EBI, different dairy breeds, the benefits of A.I, sex semen, synchronisation and much more.
It was a very informative and enjoyable talk. Thank you for visiting us David.
Best wishes to our current & former students and staff member Ms. O’Donovan who represent O’Donovan Rossa in the Junior Ladies All-Ireland Final this Sunday in Parnell Park, Dublin at 2pm.
Skibbereen Community School were delighted to support Cara House today for their coffee morning.
Cara House is a wonderful facility that gives great joy to people in Skibbereen and the surrounding areas.
Many thanks to Ms. Aine Minihane and her wonderful team for welcoming everybody and the great support and service they provide to everybody.
The following jackets, hoodies and drink bottles have been lost in the past few weeks.
If an item belongs to you, please speak with a member of management.
These items will be put on display next Wednesday the 13th of December in the canteen area at 1pm for collection.
Skibbereen Community School welcomed Bishop Fintan Gavin, Mr. Paul Kelly, Diocesan Coordinator and Ms. Padraigín Uí Riordáin, Ceist to our school last week. Mr. Anton O Mahony, Principal and the representatives of the Student Body gave the visitors a guided tour of the building and facilities. He met with members of the Board of Management and Parents. Bishop Gavin addressed the Junior Students in the Sports Hall and visited Senior Student classes in the afternoon. Many thanks to our Chaplain, RE Department, Music Department, School Choir, Musicians, Readers, Tour Guides, Home Ec. Department, Admin Staff and BAM staff for all their efforts for making it such a special occasion.
This week was the final Digital-Drop In workshop of the pilot series.
Over a total of six workshops, older adult participants have engaged with volunteer mentors from TY to exchange and develop digital skills across a variety of digital devices and applications.
Whether a novice or an improver, the one-to-one learning exchange meant that participants truly engaged in the principles of intergenerational learning: learning from one another, learning with one another, learning about one another.
A nice close out was the presentation of certificates of participation by mentors to their learners.
Well done to everyone involved and we look forward to developing a library of resources from the content we covered to share more widely in the spring.
Many thanks to Mr. Anton O’ Mahony, Mr Conor Uhl, Ms Orla O’Sullivan for organising and Dr. Sandra Flynn for facilitating.
Hard luck to our First and Second Year Girls Soccer Team and their coaches, Ms. Orla Higgins , Mr. Ger Carey and First Aider, Mr. Chris O Brien on losing to Carrigtwohill in the Cork Cup on Dec 1st.
Congratulations to our Senior Ladies Footballers who have reached the Senior A Munster Semi Final and also to our Junior A Ladies Footballers who have reached the Munster Junior A Quarter Final.
The 5th year Agricultural Science classes paid a visit to the dairy farm of Liam and Dolores O'Donovan.
The students were given a very informative tour where they saw the rotary parlour in operation as it milked their jersey cross cows.
The students learnt about the advances in technology and how they have had a positive influence on the O'Donovan farm.
Thank you to both Dolores and Liam for having us on your farm. It was thoroughly enjoyed by all and very educational.
Thanks to Mr. Liam Shanahan for organising.
TY students completing their level 1 coaching qualification with GAA development officer Mr. James McCarthy.
A combination of practical coaching practice and theory in the classroom were covered throughout the two day course.
SCS students displaying their ‘Toy Show Treats’ last Friday.
