Second Years and LRC students enjoyed a wonderful trip to the cinema with their tutors and SNAs on Tuesday 19th December. They watched ‘Wonka’ in Bantry. An enjoyable day was had by all.
The School Community would like to wish all our Students, Staff and Parents/Guardians a very Happy and Peaceful Christmas Holiday and a very prosperous New Year! School Closes tomorrow, Friday at 1.10pm and opens again on Monday, January 8th.
Well done to Katie Kingston in TY on recently winning a Paudie Palmer Junior Sports Star Award for her amazing sporting achievements to date.
Katie has won five All Ireland's (one of which is school related), excelling in the Javelin event and has also successfully won a bursary and secured a place on the International Youth Exchange for Summer 2024 through the Skibbereen Lions Club Young Ambassador Award Programme.
A lovely evening was had by all in The Celtic Ross Hotel on Monday 18th of December at the Quarterly West Cork Sports Star Awards. There was great support on the evening from her very proud family, many relatives, her coach, SCS school pals and also her teachers Ms. Ní Charthaigh and Ms. Belton DP.
We are so proud of you Katie and wish you the very best with all your future ventures.
Congrats and well done again from everyone in SCS 👏
Well done to class 1F who took part in the carepack.ie initiative.
This is a kindness initiative run by volunteers that connect residents in a nursing or care home with a kind volunteer who would like to send them a little gift for Christmas.
Each student wrote a personalised letter and sent a gift to the resident that they were matched with.
It is great to see the students spreading some Christmas cheer!
3rd Year students recently attended a seminar on Study Skills and the importance of putting a plan in place and being organised over the coming months.
Many thanks to the Guidance Department and Ms. Ronan who led the presentation.
Christmas has begun! Many thanks to Santa for visiting us today and to the O Donovan Rossa Ladies All-Ireland Champions and their coaches for turning on the Christmas Tree lights in the Canteen. It was a special occasion to congratulate and acknowledge our past pupils, current pupils and staff member, Ms. Kate O Donovan. The School Community is immensely proud of their achievements. Many thanks to everyone who helped organise today; Canteen staff for the Christmas dinner, Wellbeing Committee, Music Dept and RE Dept. and a special thanks to “LOUD”, our school rock band.
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.