Simon Community supported by Leaving Certificate Class

Jon Weir from Simon Community was presented with a cheque today, as a result of a fundraising project conducted by the 5th Year LCA group.

Well done to all involved and a big thank you to all staff and students who supported the project.

TY Activity Week

After our camping trip the activity week continued at a hectic pace. On Wednesday the class went on a 1916 Walking Tour of Dublin with the inimitable Lorcan whose passion for the subject was rivalled only by his indepth knowledge. He really brought this chapter of history to life.

Following the tour we visited Irish Aid for a workshop. This was an eye-opener for us all. The class were divided into families and had to make decisions on education, food security and transport and see how their decisions impacted on their lives.

On Thursday we had a wonderful workshop from Mr Broderick. The class made butter the old-fashioned way and learned about match-making and many of the old customs and stories from our not too distant past.

Talent Show 2017

All those fortunate to be present for the talent show experienced an amazing array of talent from our students. Fifteen acts presented on the night and the entire show was compered most capably by the multi talented (not to mention eye candy) duo of Jack O'Donohoe and Ciaran Griffin. A special word of praise must be reserved for a  wonderful audience who cheered on each act and made all the performers fell so at ease. 

The judges spoke of the difficulty they had in separating the acts but in the end 1st place was awarded to Tadhg Carey and Tamsyn Kenny, 2nd place went to Laoise Power and Cliona Tebbe, while third place was deemed to be a tie between Jake Ward and Daniel Jupe.

Finally a word of thanks to Ms. Sullivan and Ms. Caffrey for organising the event and to the large number of staff who help on the night and supported the event.

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A special "thank you" to Bob Cullen.

We became aware of a really touching gesture today when we were contacted by the Bord Gais Student Theatre Awards Scheme. We were informed that Bob Cullen had been nominated by a member of the public saying "Thank you" to a special teacher that had made a lasting impression on that person's life.

Bob was a most remarkable person, a gifted teacher, a great friend and inspiration to so many people. At the time of Bob's passing in 2011, many past students posted tributes to Bob. One such comment read as follows:

"Bob was a true gentleman and a great communicator of history. Not only did he have his unique style of teaching, he made history a very engaging subject for me. I have no doubt he has left a lasting impression on the history books of Colaiste Chiarain and the many thousands of students that passed through his classroom. In fact, I would say he is "one of the greats" of our time. He always had time to talk to you and was genuinely interested in what you had to say and offered many words of advice and encouragement.

Ar dheis De go raibh a anam.

Texaco Art Competition Success!

Congratulations to Saoirse Hyland in TY and Tara Neville Moynihan in 1st Year. Both students received a Special Merit Award for their artworks submitted for The Texaco Art Competition. They will be invited to attend an awards ceremony at the Irish Museum of Modern Art, Kilmainham next month. 

See other winners here  https://www.texacochildrensart.com/Pages/gallery-2017-catB.aspx

Frank Iero by Tara Neville Moynihan

Imaginings - Self Portrait by Saoirse Hyland

Smile Week - Sports Day

Smile Week came to an end today with a sports day and what a day of smiles we had on display. The weather also smiled on us and a great day was experienced by all those taking part. All the photos from the day can be view from this link and in particular the photo of the victorious staff team who once again overcame the student team. 

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Athletics News

Yet another super performance from our athletics team today. In particular we congratulate Daniel Ecock - 1st in Inter boys long jump and Caragh Hayes - 2nd in Inter girls 3000 meters. 

Smile Week Rave for 1st years

For smile week this year we had a rave for 1st year students. This helps students reconnect with their inner child and allow themselves to play and enjoy the spectacle of life!!

Athletics News

A very successful day for Coláiste Chiaráin at the West Leinster Athletics Competition in Santry. All students did extremely well, especially our gold medalists Ciarán Cronnolly (high jump and 100m hurdles), Emmanuel Balogun (75m hurdles), Daniel Ecock (shotput) and silver medalist Daniel Jupe (3000m walk). Congratulations to all!

Smile Week from 3rd - 7th April

Preparations are well underway for Smile Week in Colaiste Chiarain with our some 1st year student leading the way below.

Smile Week

Next week is Smile Week (4th-7th) of April. The aim of the week is to promote a healthy lifestyle in our school community. We have different events organised for students, staff and parents/guardians in the areas of positive mental, physical and emotional health. We would appreciate everyone’s involvement in creating a positive atmosphere in the school. We hope this positivity will continue and spread through the whole community. A smile has the power to make someone else's day better.

All Junior Students to wear school tracksuit for the week. Senior students can bring in appropriate gear for different activities.

Guardians are welcome to come along to all highlighted events

We also hope that guardians will take part in walking in the evenings that week with their child and post a picture of their efforts to the school twitter page to promote healthy living. Use the twitter handle #colaistechiarain

*Wellness talk focuses on examining how we can be more aware in our everyday life and how to focus on the positive.