Colaiste Chraobh Abhann

SCIENCE WEEK

CCA celebrated Science Week 2018 with an action packed schedule of great challenges and experiments for both staff and students to get involved in.

Monday kick started the week with the daily tutor science problem, followed by a lunch time interactive demonstration by Mr Healy and Ms Prendergast on various different physics problems.

Tuesday students walked into a CCA-CSI crime scene where they had to play the role of a forensic scientist and solve the ‘murder’of Mr Eivers, with various clues being posted around the school for students to solve. Some of the experiments that were used to solve the mystery included a chromatography experiment (separating mixtures into their components), finger print analysis and a powder analysis.

On Wednesday the annual 1st Year CCA Science Quiz was run by Ms Corrigan with the help of other science department members and TY students.

Thursday saw the Biology Department hold a lunch time demonstration in the GP area with various interactive lessons on the biological makeup of the body and how it works.

TY students also took part in the egg drop challenge, where they planned, designed and worked together to create a holder to carry their egg safely to the ground from a 20ft drop. Out of twenty groups, only four brought their egg safely to the ground without it cracking.

On Friday all the tutor science problems and prizes for all the daily winners were awarded along with the Ag Science lunch time display.

Thanks to all the CCA Science Department for the incredible work they put into making CCA Science Week 2018 such a great success.

DEBATING

The CCA Debating team travelled to Coláiste Bhríde, Carnew on Tuesday 14th of November to debate the motion that ‘Nike should be applauded for standing by Colin Kaepernick’.

The CCA team made clear their support for Colin Kaepernick and their admiration for his public protest against police brutality in the US, but refused to applaud Nike for ‘standing by’ him. Instead they pointed out Nike’s poor record of ethnic diversity within their own management structure, their increased sales as a result of their endorsement of Kaepernick, and their poor track record of workers=92 rights in developing countries. The CCA team of Sophie Heaton, Aisling Pistoor, Conor Daye and Remi Atiyota defeated the motion and were the victors on the night against a very strong Carnew team.

A big thanks to Mr Hogan and Ms Mongey for all the preparation and support they gave to the students involved.

GAEILGE 24

Ghlac an scoil pháirt i ndúshlán Gaeilge24 ar an Mháirt seo chaite le tacaíocht Conradh na Gaeilge.

A number of TY students took part in the Irish challenge to speak Gaeilge for a full 24 hours on Tuesday 13th of November which was a national initiative run by Conradh na Gaeilge to encourage the use of the Irish language in our daily life.

There were many fun activities organised throughout the day where staff and students were encouraged to only use their Irish to communicate. Useful phrases and vocabulary were visible throughout the school and each student involved wore a t-shirt and badge highlighting their participation in this event.

Míle buíochas le Ms Doran agus na daltaí go léir a ghlac páirt sa cheiliúradh teanga seo.

CCA BANK

Mr. Peter Cooney from Bank of Ireland visited CCA on Friday 16th of November to make a presentation to students on the process of running our own school bank.

The ban is open to Transition Year students who may apply for various positions within the bank such as bank manager, teller and customer advisor.

The new CCA Bank will be in operation from November 26th-30th for all students to open accounts.

This initiative links with the School’s Business and Enterprise Week which will be themed ‘Finance your Future’.

UCD ENTRANCE SCHOLARS

Congratulations to four past CCA students, Rachel Crimes, Cormac Glinagh, Lee Turner and Eric Dalby who were all awarded the UCD Entrance Scholars Award in UCD on Thursday 15th of November.

UCD recognises the calibre of its incoming high-achieving students with this award, with the Entrance Scholar awards presented to first year students who achieve exceptional results in their Leaving Certificate.

We are all in CCA very proud of their achievement and we wish them the very best in their chosen areas of study.

POETRY ALOUD

The semi-final of the Poetry Aloud Competition will take place on Friday 23rd of November in the National Library. The two CCA students who will be competing are Reme Atiyota (5th Year) and Erika Bellamy (6th Year). They are to recite Theo Dorgan’s poem ‘The Angel of History’, as well as a second poem of their choice from a prescribed anthology.

We wish both students the very best and a huge thanks goes to Ms O’riscoll for the continued work and support she gave the students in preparation for this prestigious competition.

BOYS U17S SOCCER

On Monday 12th of November the CCA U17s soccer team beat St. Mary=92s Enniscorthy 2-1 in the Leinster Cup. Dylan Fitzsimons and Jack Elliott scored the vital goals for CCA in a very tight game. Jordan Brady stood out with a fine performance for the Kilcoole side.

On Wednesday the team were in action again, and beat Woodbrook College Bray 2-1 in the Wicklow/Wexford U17 league. Despite the short turnaround of games, the CCA side were able to produce a solid performance on the day. Dylan Fitzsimons scored two goals in a man of the match display. Best of luck to manager Mr Hughes and the boys for their upcoming games.

SCHOOL MUSICAL

Rehearsals for the school musical are now in full swing and Ms Egan has reported that this year’s cast are promising a wonderful show in March.

Make sure to order your tickets through the school so as not to be disappointed.

121 DIGITAL

Next week is the last of the six week course of the 121 digital, where TY students support members of our local community on how to use their Ipads, desktops or mobile phones.

Thanks to all the TY students involved in this project. Thanks also to Ms Egan who organised this great initiative, and to all our local community who participated.

We hope you found the course both beneficial and enjoyable.