Our Transition Year students who have travelled to Madonna Di Campiglio, a discreet and elegant town nestling at an altitude of 1550 metres in the stupendous valley between the Brenta Dolomites and the glaciers of Adamello and Presanella,  are enjoying the slops and importantly, lots of snow. 

Madonna Di Campiglio, is today most certainly Italy’s number one ski resort as well as one of the most important resorts in the Alps.

Our 53 students have made huge progress on the slopes and are making the most of the final  days of skiing. Apres-ski activities of ice skating, karaoke, marshmallow toasting and tobogganing have been a huge success.  The students and staff alike are describing it as a trip of a lifetime.  Thanks must be extended to staff members that have travelled; Mr Herlihy, Mr O'Donovan, Ms O'Sullivan, Ms Higgins and Mr Leahy.

Congratulations to our VEX robotics team who proudly represented CCS in the annual robotics competition in MTU on Tuesday 14th of January.  A special thank you to Mr. Manning and Ms. O' Farrell for their ongoing commitment to this event. 

While the team didn't place this year, they completed all tasks presented to a high standard. Well done to the team and teachers. 

On Tuesday the 14th of January our Leaving Certificate PE class visited MTU Tralee as part of their course work. A huge thanks to MTU Tralee for hosting our LCPE 5th Year students for a varied, active and engaging day workshop. Our thanks to the teachers who travelled (Ms. O' Donovan and Mr. Moore) and who helped to make this such a memorable and worthy experience. 

The last week of January saw the wonderful production of High School Musical, the result of months of hard work by the Transition Years.  Opening night welcomed a full house of parents, students and the community, all of whom anticipated a great evening. What a wonderful spectacle it was. From the outset the audience was blown away by the talented singing and acting. Stand out performances included Aibhe Murphy as the glamourous 'new girl' torn between friend groups and Riley Trill as the outspoken captain of the basketball team. 

Katie Knowles as the trouble making Sharpay Evans added just the right amount of excitement and danger to the performance making for a very entertaining evening. 

The school show is an integral part of the school year and an opportunity to show case the school to everyone in the community. A special thank you therefore, must go to the following members of staff who made the entire event possible. Firstly Ms. Ciara Mullaney and Mr. Andrew McGrath the two directors. The set was designed and decorated by Ms. C Johnston and her team. Ticketing and the raffle were organised and delivered by Ms. P O' Driscoll, with Mr. A Nyhan on set construction. Event planning and organisation fell to Ms. G McGrath and Ms. N O' Donovan. 

Three key students also stood out for contributing to the overall success of the event: Lydia Hunt and Maeve Lillis our choreographers and our very hardworking stage mananger, Bambou Fryzowski. 

We look forward to many more school shows. 

We wish our Transition Year students the very best of luck on their Work Experience. This provides students with a valuable opportunity to gain real life experience of the working world. We are very appreciative of all the local employers that are facilitating these placements. An essential part of assessment in Transition Year is that students return the employer review form from their work experience. 

CCS Past, Pupil Sonia Daunt  was awarded an Entrance Scholarship to Trinity College Dublin for excellence in her Leaving Certificate. 

She is currently studying BESS, (Business, Economics and Social Studies). 

 She is featured here with Dr. Linda Doyle, Provost of Trinity College Dublin and Jackie Faherty, CCS at a ceremony in Trinity College.  

Sonia attended CCS where she excelled academically. She was acknowledged in CCS at the Awards Ceremony in October and over the course of her time here received many awards including an award for excellence in Transition Year.  She studied in DCU during Transition Year where she took a module in law.  (Early University Entrance Programme for talented students).  

Well done Sonia!

Second year Home Economics students had a creative and challenging morning working on their felting projects with Paulina from Woolly Crafts. It was an enjoyable morning and students produced some fantastic work. Thanks to Ms McSweeney and Ms O'Donoghue for organising it. 

We welcomed Glenn Brokenshire (National Programme Co-ordinator for Munster Cricket) to CCS on Monday to work with our 1st Year PE class, introducing the group to cricket. Students engaged in fun activities, whilst learning new skill techniques.  A good day at the stumps was had by all. Well done to Mr. Moore for organising this. 🏏

Congrats to our Senior football team who won their Munster semi final on a scoreline of 1-11 to 3-3 against Colaiste Mhuire, Buttevant. An excellent team performance, particularly against a very strong wind in the second half. Thanks to Mr. P O' Donovan and Mr. S O' Sullivan. ⚽️

Updates and information pertaining to the running of the school 

Every morning a significant number of students arrive late to school. Punctuality is crucial for your child's learning and also for developing life long habits. 

Please make every effort to ensure your child arrives at school by 08.40. 

Please review your child's school journal for late stamps to see the pattern of lates.

All lates to school should be explained by parents/guardians in the Vsware app.

Reports are now available on VSware for first, second and fifth year students following the completion of the Christmas Assessments. Please take the time to sit with your child and go through the report and teacher feedback.