Art awards

Congratulations to the winners this year - Miles Reilly, Josh Purcell, Jessica Patterson, Conor Sexton, Sophie Wann and Amy Lyons. The degree of talent this year was quite exceptional and well done to all who entered. The winning paintings will are featured in this and will also be in future newsletters, and can be seen here. Prize winning works become the property of the school, are framed and hung permanently in the school.

Science week in the library

Once again a great science week has been successfully celebrated at the library. Old faithfuls like the plasma ball and the floating globe were welcomed back and there were floods of entries to the many quizzes. Thanks to Cian Butler, science week Ireland sent us hundreds of bags, bookmarks and biros. Thanks to all the teachers who brought their classes to the library and to Mr Gill for his excellent and most interesting lectures. A final thanks to Mrs King and the library committee for organising the week.
Gavin Rothwell 3J

1st Year life-drawing art project

We are pleased to feature this week one of the projects just completed by Ciaran Harrison, Elliot Chambers and Megan O'Byrne. It can be seen life size (and it is!) in art room C 15. (Painting of pupil with red background - right)

Swimming - Irish Short Course Nationals

Well done to Eva Martin (1st year) Eva Barrett & Ann Marie Finn (2nd year), Dayna Clegg (3rd year), John Martin & Niamh Murphy (4th year) who competed in the Irish Short Course Nationals in the National Aquatic Centre on 19th-22 November. Congratulations to Ann Marie, Dayna and Niamh who made up 3 members of the 4 strong relay team from Templeogue swim team who won Gold in the under 16 Girls 4 x 100 freestyle relay.

Guide dogs for the blind

Guide dog cards are being sold again this year at a bargain half price!! They cost €2 or €3 for a pack of eight lovely cards, depending on the design and are being sold at junior and senior lunch. Please support this very worthy cause. (Go on - send a cuddly puppy to your loved ones!)

Strike Day - Thursday 3 December

The school has been notified of another day of industrial action by the ASTI on Thursday 3 December which will result in the closure of the school. If this strike is cancelled the school will be open normally. The Board regrets this closure and wishes to provide normal educational service on that day but is unable to provide a safe environment for students in the absence of most of the teaching staff and special needs assistants.

Christmas food collection.

4th year will be organising a food collection for distribution to people in need in the local community. We need tins, dried goods, things in packets, biscuts and nothing that will go off. The collection will start on Monday, 7th of December. Contributions should be brought to the entrance hall and placed under the Christmas tree before school each day.
Cormac Jordan, 4W

Carol Service

The service this year will take place at Zion Parish Church on Monday 7 December at 8 p.m. All are welcome. Mince pies in the school afterwards for those attending the service.

Clarinet and saxophone for sale

One of our students wishes to sell a clarinet and a saxophone. More details can be found on the gumtree website.
Clarinet: http://www.gumtree.ie/dublin/65/49710665.html
Saxophone: http://www.gumtree.ie/dublin/04/49715904.html

Click on the images above to see them full size (all images are copyright).

The string quartet at the recent production of the 5th year play "What I Hate About the Shrew" - (Photo Mr R. Davies)

Fixtures and training this week

Rugby
U 16 CBC Wed 2 Home 2.30
JCT Blackrock Wed 2 Away 2.30
U 14 A (L), B CUS Wed 2 Away 2.30
U 13 A (L), B CUS Wed 2 Home 2.30
SCT, 2nd XV CUS Sat 5 Home 11.00
JCT, U 14 A St Columba's Sat 5 Away 2.30
U 13 A (L), B Wesley Sat 5 Away 11.00
Girls hockey
Min B (L) St Dominic's Tues 1 Home 3.30
Min A (L) Alexandra Wed 2 Home 3.15
Sen 1 (L) Mt Anville Wed 2 Home 2.15
Min A (L) Our Lady's Terenure Sat 5 Away 9.00
Sen 1, Min B Holy Child Killiney Sat 5 Home 9.00
Sen 2, Min C Holy Child Killiney Sat 5 Home 10.00
1st Yr B Holy Child Killiney Sat 5 Away 11.00
1st Yr C Holy Child Killiney Sat 5 Away 11.45
Matches vs Newpark for Wed 2nd to be confirmed - see noticeboard
Boys hockey
Junior, U 13 St Kilian's Fri 4 Home 4.45
Senior St Mark's Mon 7 Away 3.30
Results - well done
In rugby the JCT beat Templeogue 40-0. In girls hockey the Junior A beat St Andrew's in the league 2-1, the Senior 3 beat St Columba's 3-0, the 1st Year B beat St Columba's 2-0 and the Junior C beat St Columba's 3-0. In boys hockey the juniors beat St Andrew's 3-0 in the B league.