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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‘Welcome to our school’ – we invite you to watch this video which gives you an insight into our school and provides relevant information for prospective students and parents/guardians. Please note that most of the footage was recorded in pre-covid times. SCC is fully compliant with all current public health measures and protocols regarding the safe and sustainable reopening of schools.
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LOCAL geography has come to life for second years at Scariff Community College, where students are making a submission to a review of the County Development Plan.
Under the guidance of teacher Darina Sheridan and with support from Carmel Brislane, a planner with the council, the students are making their voices heard on the future of the school’s catchment area of Scariff, Mountshannon and Whitegate.
Geography teacher Darina sees the call for submissions to the plan, which will cover 2022-2028, as an opportunity for some real-world learning. “I had looked that the plan previously with a Transition Year (TY) group and realised …
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As I am sure you can appreciate, the need to get information out quickly and effectively is all the more important in these uncertain times. Text is not always appropriate and has limitations especially when it comes to length of content to be included. Emails can be problematic where accounts are not accessed or checked routinely and/or where address details are incorrect.
So in an effort to address this, we as a school have signed-up for the VSware Communications Package which includes VS-Mail.
In order to get the best use out of this package for parents/guardians and for our school, I am …
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Dear Parents and Guardians,
We hope you and your child/children are safe and well and that you had a nice Halloween break.
Key Messages for all students, staff and parents / guardians:
As we return to school after the midterm break and with the onset of the winter months, everyone needs to continue to play his/her part in minimising the risk of COVID-19 for staff, students, families and the wider community while recognising the importance of education for the health and wellbeing of students and society as a whole.
We all must make every effort to minimise the risk of infection – Do not …
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To celebrate their First Term in Secondary school our first years had a Fun Friday yesterday a great start to the Mid Term. Students took part in a Dance Class with Dance in out Ireland . They also took part in a Walking quiz and Team Trials under the guidance of their PE Teachers Ms Mortell and Ms O Brien. Thanks to Derg Isle for the loan of equipment for the Team Challenges and to Angela Didek from Dance it Out Ireland, our TY helpers and all involved for making it an enjoyable morning.
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Rationale
In light of the need for students to be more mindful of attending school during the current Covid-19 climate, this amendment to the Code of Behaviour Policy is required so that students will be aware of specific rules on their return to school. Our guiding principle when making any changes or adjustments to this policy is to be able to keep all of our students, families and staff safe. These amendments will be communicated to students, parents and staff.
Note to Parents/Guardians:
Parents/guardians are required to observe and respect all social distancing protocols in relation to any contact with the school. This …
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