ST. COLMCILLE’S COMMUNITY SCHOOL

NEW STUDENTS
On the second of September St. Colmcille’s C.S. opened its doors to its fourth set of new first years. Our school crest has now been finalised and it was lovely to see all of the new first years in their uniforms, as they are the first year group to have the crest embroidered on their jumpers. Thank you to the parents involved in the organisation of the school crest, Mary Jo Glynn and Nessa McKiernan for all their hard work throughout the year.

FIFTH YEAR AND TRANSITION YEAR
This year marks the beginning of the first fifth year group to start the Leaving Certificate syllabus. It also is the first year that the school has a group of students to participate in the Transition Year programme. A full induction week was held for the transition years which included a team building trip to Blessington Adventure Centre, which they attended with their class tutors and T.Y. Co-ordinator Ms. Ahern. The trip was hugely successful, with staff of the centre complimenting the students on their excellent behaviour and participation.

An introduction evening was held in the school on the 4th September for both students and parents together. It was the first meeting to take place in the school that both students and parents attended together. Students were asked to take some responsibility for their own learning by signing a contract. The evening was extremely successful and informative for parents and students alike.

ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAMME
This will be the first year of the St. Colmcille’s Community School Adult Education Programme. We will be offering a full range of subjects: Acrylic Painting; Computers; Flower Arranging; Yoga; French; Italian; Spanish; Start Your Own Business; Silk Painting.

As we will have had our registration by the time of going to print, please keep an eye out for our brochure that will be in circulation in January.