Wicklow and Bray People weekly School Report

SCHOOL MUSICAL

Best wishes to all our students who are taking part in our fourth annual school musical, ‘Back To The 80s’.  The musical is taking place in the Mermaid Arts Theatre Bray from tonight, Wednesday March 10th until Friday March 12th.  Tickets are available at www.mermaidartscentre.ie.

 

COMPUTER CLASSES

A reminder to the over-60s in our community that our Transition Students have resumed the free computer classes in the school.  These classes take place on Friday afternoons from 2.30p.m. to 3.30p.m. 

 

U16 BOYS SOCCER FINAL

Congratulations and well done to the U16 boys’ soccer team who won the Wicklow / Wexford league final last Wednesday in Arklow, with a great 3-1 win against Presentation College Bray.  The goal scorers were Danny Kavanagh, James Lennox and Darren Gammell, but there was a great team performance by all the players.  It is now on to the Leinster Champions League and a quarter final against Portlaoise next week.  Many thanks to Mr. Rice and all the supporters who went to the game.

 

WORLD BOOK DAY

To celebrate World Book Day in our school last week, students were encouraged to come along to the library and take part in the art of reading, pick up a book voucher and enter a competition.  Prizes will be given for the best slogans, bookmarks and book covers.

 

SEACHTAIN NA GAEILGE

Seachtain na Gaeilge is currently taking place in the school, encouraging all students to use their ‘cúpla focal’ on a daily basis.

 

BAG PACK

Many thanks to all members of the community who supported our recent bag pack in Dunnes Newtown. 

 

GERMAN EXCHANGE

Our Transition Year students bid farewell to their German counterparts last week.  Prior to their departure, the students visited the Wicklow Council offices on Monday and met with Pat Vance, Tom Murphy and George Jones at a welcome reception in the Wurzburg room.  Our students will make the return journey to Wurzburg in April.

 

INFORMATION NIGHT

A reminder to all parents and guardians of incoming First Year students that there will be an information evening in the school on Thursday March 18th at 7.30p.m.

 

COMENIUS TRIP

As part of the ongoing Comenius project in the school, three Transition Year students and two teachers spent 3 days in Spain last week, linking up with other countries involved in the project.

ASSESSMENT EXAMS

Entrance exams for 110 new entrants were held in the school on Saturday last, March 6th.

 

TRANSITION YEAR WEBSITE

The Transition Year website was recently launched in the school.  Mr. Farrell and a team of Transition Year students have worked extremely hard on the website in recent months.  The website can be accessed from the school homepage, www.colaisteca.ie.

 

ART TRIP

As part of the Art programme in the school, our sixth year art students visited Newgrange last week, along with their art teacher.

 

GREEN FLAG

Two students, along with Ms. Kearns and Ms. Connolly, attended the presentation ceremony of the Green Flag award last week.  We are very proud of this achievement.  Well done to all members of the Green Schools Committee.