Dear Parents/Guardians – we invite you to an Information session for Parents/Guardians re: LC2021 next Tuesday evening. This session will aim to help you support your son/daughter to navigate LC2021, including the Student Portal, and to understand the new arrangements and choices available this year – Exams and/or Accreditated grades. Registration information for this zoom session has been sent out via vsware message. If you have not received the link to register, please contact us. Thank you, Angela McNamara & Angela Russell
For most up-to-date info, please refer to gov.ie – Leaving Certificate 2021 (www.gov.ie)
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March 1 saw the beginning of a new challenge for 2nd year students who will walk a Virtual East Clare Way (180 km) between March 1 and April 12 . We will walk the distance within our own 5 km limit adhering to all Covid 19 guidelines. Through this wellbeing initiative we are also hoping to raise funds and awareness of the ICCR Irish Community Rapid Response . In 2020 the Air Ambulance was tasked to Co. Clare 40 times – to areas including Tulla Broadford and Ennis . All funds raised here will go directly to this great cause. …
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The Clare Student Enterprise final was held earlier this week via Zoom organized by LEO. Well done to Sarah Treacy 1st year who won the Runner up in the Junior Category with her enterprise “Sarah’s Farm Fresh Eggs” and to Transition Year Students Emily Chen, Grace Guilfoyle and Lorraine Grady who won the Best Sales Award in the Senior Category with their enterprise Custom Canvasses – Well done to the students and their teachers Ms Hassett and Ms Kelly.
“My student enterprise competition journey started when I was in Business Studies class In late November. My teacher Ms Kelly asked us”how …
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Dear Parent/Guardian,
Yesterday the Government published the plan for the next phases of return to in-school provision for students at both primary and post-primary level. These further phases have been developed following continuous engagement with unions and other education partners and ongoing engagement with the Department of Health and HSE Public Health.
The Department of Health and the HSE have reaffirmed that schools in themselves are low risk environments and that a gradual phased reopening can occur at this time. Public health has reviewed the measures put in place to ensure safe operation of schools and is satisfied that these infection prevention …
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Second Year Irish Students took creative advantage of their “snow day” before the February Mid Term break. The class who are studying Óige Ó Ceallachair’s novel ‘Cúpla’ as part of their literature course were tasked with creating scenes or characters from the novel in the Snow. Remote learning at it’s best.
Maith sibh
https://scariffcommunitycollege.ie/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Rang-sa-sneachta-.mp4
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Excellent work from our first and second year students who got creative to celebrate Lá Fhéile Bríde. They kept the tradition alive by making their own St. Bridget’s Day crosses at home. Maith sibh
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Dear Parent/ Guardian,
As per the recent government decision, school buildings will remain closed until the end of January and all classes will move online to remote learning.
How we will support your child/children
We appreciate how challenging the Covid-19 crisis has been for families, and particularly students. Please rest assured that we are working hard to support all students and parents/guardians in our school community as the pandemic evolves. We have learned a lot since March 2020 and this will stand to us all as we work through the next few weeks.
Everyone in our school community is prepared for Remote Learning in …
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Some members of our TY 2020 Class were last week presented with their Gaisce Awards. One student Noel Mc Grath details here a summary of his Gaisce Journey.
I completed Gaisce as part of Transition Year. Gaisce is a self-development program for young people between the ages of 15-25 and has been in existence since 1985. I completed the bronze award and it had four different aspects to it. Community Involvement
I volunteered to be part of the student council for the 13 week requirement.
Personal skill
I completed the ECDL course to improve my IT skills. This took 26 weeks to complete.
Physical Recreation
I took …
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Last Thursday the TY’s were fortunate enough to attend a wreath making workshop run by Natalie. This workshop lasted just over an hour and was a very enjoyable experience. We were immediately drawn to the the GP by the festive smell of fresh pines. Natalie was kind enough to bring lots of Christmassy foliage and decorations ranging from holly and pine cones, to ribbon and baubles. Along with what we had brought in ourselves there was more than enough greenery to make our wreaths. This workshop was a creative and fun experience and was a great way to get into …
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Click here to watch SCC’s winning entry for the 2020 Sparks Film Festival (senior section). Well done to all involved.
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Sparks Film Festival takes place in Scariff. The filmmaking facilitators of the Festival deliver workshops to primary and secondary schools in the East Clare region. All workshop participants develop the confidence to be filmed and learn about storyline creation, camera use and editing. The Festival shows the huge benefits gained when young people are able to become involved in the journey onto the platform of creative expression through digital media. The high quality films produced are shown …
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