STAND UP WEEK
Stand Up Week 2022 today opened on Monday, 14 November, with the school decked out with a new flag outside, a banner celebrating the week and the canteen looking fabulous! There was a real buzz around the school with students discussing equality legislation in CSPE and creating incredible inclusive pieces in artwork. The big event for the day was the lunch table quiz. Students joined up with others to fight it out for the elusive title of Stand Up Quiz champions (and chocolate bars!) It was a spicy finish with a tie between the top two teams and it came down to a deciding question! The winners, in the end, were a victorious Liam Phelan, Caitlin O'Connor, Sophia Doyle and Jill Corrigan from 3rd Year. Runners up and very disappointed were Laura Fitzgerald, Katie Russell, Ailbhe Kelly and Caitlin Power from TY.
Tuesday saw students watching a short film by an LGBT+ producer in tutor time and discussing inclusion versus bullying in SPHE. Students were also able to come together for a cinema lunch, where they started watching 'The Prom', a film chosen by the SASS student committee themselves for the week.
On Wednesday, as a reward for the students' dedication to inclusion and diversity, the members of the SASS Student Committee were treated to a trip to play a round of bowling. In the end, Katie Russell was victorious, closely followed by Sophia Doyle. The overall winning team was Caitlin O'Connor, Liam Phelan, Jill Corrigan, Stephen Sutton, Sophia Doyle and Ms Hosp.
On the penultimate day of Stand Up Week, the SASS committee organised a bake sale to raise funds for Belong To. Belong To is a charity we have partnered with to deliver training to all our staff on supporting LGBTQ+ young people and who also work directly with the young people themselves. Our students were baking away and used their business acumen to bring in €144.25 for Belong To.
The week reached its finale with Rainbow Day where students dressed in the colours of the rainbow, according to their year group and contributed a €2 donation which will also go towards Belong To. Finally, students met again today for cinema club to continue with 'The Prom'.
Well done to the SASS Committee for hosting a great event. It was a busy week but an enjoyable one and one which, once again, engaged the entire school community.
SCIENCE WEEK
SIXTH YEAR ECOLOGY TRIP
To kick off Science Week in CCM, our Sixth Year Biology classes travelled to Dublin Zoo to complete their Ecology Fieldwork Study as part of their Leaving Certificate course on Monday, 14 November. Students investigated a Grassland Habitat in the Phoenix Park, identifying a wide range of flora and fauna as well as determining a range of ecological factors that impact the habitat. After their studies, they had the opportunity to visit the animals in Dublin Zoo and see the Wild Lights set up. Well done to all involved!
SENIOR SCIENCE QUIZ
Our Sixth year senior scientist team attended the regional ISTA Senior Science Quiz in Gorey Community School on Thursday, 17 November. The team placed fifth overall out of 12 teams, scoring 23 points, 3 behind the winners, and narrowly missing out on prize money by one point! Well done on a solid performance!
VISITORS FROM SWEDEN
Two teachers and eight students visited the school on Tuesday and Wednesday, 16 and 17 November, from our Erasmus+ partner school in Vänersborg in Sweden. They were visiting as part of a project comparing the lifestyles of young people in different countries. The students took part in Transition Year classes; learning about our curriculum, how the school is organised and what it is like to be a student in our school. The visiting teachers had a parallel programme where they learned about the Irish education system, the curriculum we provide and the types of teaching, learning and assessment activities offered in our school. They were very impressed with the wide range of subjects and experiences available including Yoga, Animation, Enterprise and European Studies. Their school also offers a very innovative curriculum and the teachers felt that they could implement several of the practices witnessed in CCM.
TY TRIP TO BOTANICAL GARDENS
Transition year students enjoyed a great trip to the National Botanical Gardens on Friday, 11 November, particularly enjoying the rainforest greenhouse. This was followed by a tour of Glasnevin Cemetery, especially significant on Armistice Day, 11 November. Students were delighted to catch a glimpse of President Michael D. Higgins and a highlight of the day was climbing the round tower in Glasnevin Cemetery!
TY BARISTA CERTIFICATE
Last week Marine House hosted Barista training for TY students in the school. Each class attended the course for one day during the week. Students were delighted to learn new skills and treated their teachers to steaming cups of specialty coffee each afternoon. Students will be presented with their Barista certificates at a later date.
ROTARY LEADERSHIP
Well done to Izzy Richardson, Fifth year, who represented CCM in Round 2 of the Rotary Youth Leadership Competition on Thursday, 17 November, in Wicklow Golf Club.
HISTORY TRIP
On Thursday, 17 November, Fifth and Sixth year history students travelled to Belfast. They began with a visit to Stormont parliament, where they got to experience a mock vote. They continued their journey with a guided bus tour of Belfast with particular focus on the Fall’s road, Shankill Road and the peace wall. They concluded their journey in the Republican Museum at Conway Mill. Well done to all involved, an enjoyable day was had by all.
CHRISTMAS EXAMS
Christmas exam timetables have been posted on the 'CCM Whole School Guidance & Careers' Facebook & Instagram Page. Please make sure to follow this page to keep up to date with all the latest study, college and examinations information.
UNDER 15 SOCCER
The Under 15 soccer team beat Woodbrook on Friday morning, 11 November. The team played well with Liam Cawley scoring twice in the first half. The second half started with both teams creating chances, however CCM took control of the game with Max Free scoring two goals and Sean Guerin and Daniel Mitchell also scoring well-taken goals. The team will play their second group game against St David's of Greystones in a few weeks.
U16 GIRLS' BASKETBALL
On Tuesday, 15 November, CCM qualified for the South-Eastern Ireland playoffs for Girls' Basketball in the Under 16 division. The team was a bit depleted due to illness and they were facing a very experienced and very tall Coláiste Bríde from Enniscorthy. Despite a very rocky start, the girls came out very strong in the second half, creating so many turnovers. Their shots improved greatly and, although they would fall out of the tournament today, they were able claw back to a more respectable 24-48 score line. Special mention to the tenacious defence from Laura Fitzgerald and Caitlin Power and some beautiful shots from Samara Dempsey and Ailbhe Kelly.
SENIOR BOYS' GAA
CCM Senior Boys' GAA football team played in their two South Leinster C senior championship matches on Thursday 10 and Tuesday 15 November.
Firstly, there was a trip to Carnew to take on Coláiste Bhríde. Despite a terrible day to try to play football during wind and rain, CCM took the game to their opponents and controlled the first half. Unfortunately, all the dominance was not turned into scores as the Carnew keeper made some outstanding saves and our lads were slightly off target on a number of occasions. Carnew started the second half leading by a point and in a critical moment of the second half, they scored a fortuitous goal against the run of play. This led to a purple patch for five minutes which won the game in essence. CCM battled to the final whistle but couldn't make up the ground. Coláiste Bhríde won on a score line of 1-11 to 0-5, although that score line did not reflect how close this match was.
Secondly, CCM played Tullow CS in a playoff in Rathnew GAA for the final place in the quarter-finals of the cup competition. In contrast to the day in Carnew, Rathnew was bathed in glorious sunshine and so was Lorcan Sinnott's left boot. CCM's full forward hit Tullow for 2-02 in the first half but a lapse in concentration in the last play of the first half allowed Tullow to score a goal which made the scoreline 2-5 to 1-02. Tullow really came out to play in the second half and their powerful runners played the ball through the hands very well to score some early goals that left CCM stunned, albeit still hanging in the game. This led to an almighty tussle in the second half where no quarter was being given by either team. After losing the lead, CCM made a strong final push which resulted in a penalty and left the game in the balance for the final 5 minutes. However, Tullow clung on and won the game on a score line of 4-06 to 3-07. CCM was extremely competitive in both games but, unfortunately, did not get the breaks this time out. Stand-out performances across the two games from our senior players of Callum Clarke, Adam Doyle, Sam Healy, Michael Óg O'Neill, Alex & Lorcan Sinnott. They were backed up by the rest of our team and panel in a true team effort.
