School news for week ending 19.11.2021

Arklow CBS news for week ending 19.11.21

Stand Up Week in Arklow CBS.

As part of national “stand up week”, Arklow CBS organised a “rainbow day” on Friday November 19^th. This was a non-uniform day where all students and staff were encouraged to wear colourful clothes in rainbow shades to celebrate our inclusive school community. The pride flag flew proudly outside our school for the week. Well done to all involved.

Anti Bullying Workshop

All our second years participated in an anti bullying workshops run by Pat Ford from http://stopthebully.ie/ this week.

Stop the Bully Ireland is an anti-bullying service which empowers people at all ages with the tools to effectively deal with bullying.

Pat Forde is a leading figure in the on-going anti-bullying debate in Ireland and has featured on RTE’s award winning television series Bully proof and is a regular contributor to media debates on the subject. An extremely beneficial afternoon was had by all.

A big thank you to Mr. Cosgrove for organising it.

Study skills workshop

We had some extremely productive first, second and third years at our study skills workshops last week.

The workshops were delivered by Claire Cummins from Study Focus Limited. All the students found these workshops highly beneficial as they learned many new skills outlined below which will enhance their study techniques.

• Listening techniques.
• Note taking techniques.
• Reading techniques.
• Creating an ideal study environment.
• Learning styles.
• Study timetables.

All students received a workbook and notes to compliment the workshop. The students now have all the necessary tools and information to study more effectively.

Thank you to Ms.Kinsella and Mr. Cosgrove for organising the workshop.

3^rd Year Parent teacher meeting

We would like to remind parents of 3^rd Years that our on-line Parent/Teacher meeting via Microsoft Teams is taking place on Tuesday 23^rd November. Your son will be provided with a schedule, and you will accept the call from the teacher on your son’s Teams account. Due to the large numbers involved we will not be able to facilitate any changes to the schedule and thank you in advance for your continued support and cooperation. More details on this meeting can be found on the school website.

Success for Zach Waldron in the Texaco Art Competition

A big congratulations to Zach Waldron, 2^nd year on his success in this year’s 67^th Texaco Children’s Competition. Zach was awarded a Certificate of Commendation for his wonderful portrait of his grandfather.

There were thousands of entries to the competition this year and entries were judged by a panel of five judges. They included Prof. Declan McGonagle, Former Director of NCAD, Dr. Denise Ferran, former President of RUA, Mr. Sean Kissane, Curator at IMMA etc.

The standard of art was exceptional, and we are very proud of Zach’s achievement. Well done!

Arklow CBS STAY Awake 2021

Ms. Ryan’s 3^rd Year CSPE class are hoping to raise lots of money in aid of Wicklow Homeless Five Loaves by having a “stay awake” on Friday 19^th November. The students are grateful to those who have already donated. Well done to Ms.Ryan and all involved in this great cause.

Positive Affirmation Committee

This week we had a number of junior students meet milestone on their merit sheets. Well done to each of them as they continue to display excellent behaviour and positive contribution to the school community.

20 Merits Bonus Gift

• Kyal Byrne
• Darragh Kinch
• Jack Fleming McDermott
• Cormac Donohue
• Kobe Huang

10 Merits Bronze Post Card

• Eabhan Kinch
• Dylan Geraghty
• Ciaran Redmond
• Connor Molloy
• Brendan Kenny
• Michael McCarthy
• Ruben Gil Munoz
• Marcus Gamallo Camara
• Juanma Martin
• Remik Lipski

Poly tunnel Harvest

‘Good Thymes’ at the Polytunnel this week with the harvest of our first produce! We have a small amount of cabbage and lettuce that is ready for eating. We are also looking forward to seeing our Spring bulbs breaking ground soon. A big thank you to Ms.Kinsella and the students with this super initiative.