Readathon
On Wednesday, we held the first of our annual readathons in CCA. We had a fantastic turnout from our 1st and 2nd Year students who brought their favourite books along and settled in for a day of reading! Well done to you all!
Peer Education
CCA were delighted to welcome Jigsaw Wicklow to the school to facilitate a workshop on Peer Education with our TY students. Peers play an important role & have a significant influence in young people’s lives. Young people are most likely to seek support from their friends. Peer education is a health promotion approach that uses peer networks to deliver educational and skill-building material to promote health and wellbeing. Through the training delivered by Jigsaw our peer educators will deliver mental health workshops to junior students within the school. Jigsaw’s “It’s Time to Start Talking” peer education programme improves young people’s intentions to seek help and their mental health knowledge. Huge thanks to Jamie and Nicky for facilitating an excellent learning experience for our TYs.
Seachtain na Gaeilge
“Tá Seachtain na Gaeilge buailte linn! Bígí linn agus labhraimis Gaeilge! Tá neart rudaí ar siúl an tseachtain seo - cluiche peile trí Ghaeilge, tráth na gceist, scannánaíocht ina measc! Bainigí triail as an teanga a labhairt timpeall na scoile!" Seachtain na Gaeilge was in CCA this week! Staff and students were encouraged to join in and speak Irish! There were lots of activities on this week - a football match through Irish, quizzes and watching a movie! Well done to all who got involved in the week.
First Aid
Over the past three weeks all TY students have been training in First Aid and Manual Handling. After completing their online modules, students completed practical hands-on training over four days in school in Basic First Aid, AED and CPR. Many thanks to Barry from First Aid Coaching for facilitating the training.
Student Enterprise
Huge congratulations to our junior and senior students who represented in the Wicklow Final of the Student Enterprise Programme. We had numerous Mini companies taking part in the final culminating in The Sugar Shake coming runner up in the junior category and Scented Snowmen received a special commendation for their enterprise in the junior category. Artefact Colouring received the most innovative project prize in the senior category. Well done to the excellent students and our excellent, dynamic business department teachers who go the extra mile in supporting the students.
Showstoppers Raffle News
Over 25 amazing prizes to be won, including vouchers for Squirrel Scramble, Escape Boutique, Nicky's, Dunnes, The Gander, Kitchen 28, Afternoon Tea in Druid's Glen, a Fitbit and our star prize Airpods! Tickets cost €5 and are on sale in school now or on the night.
Junk Kouture
Huge congratulations to ‘Umbrellina Ballerina’ and ‘Hit the Diff’ who have qualified for the South-East region finals. Well done to the entire Junk Kouture class who created outstanding designs this year with amazing support from our art teachers.
Literacy Week Winners
Congratulations to our CCA Literacy Week winners! Lily Arnold, Mia Power, Sophie Dowds and Ciara Keating were our “Heroes & Villains” quiz winners while Madeleine Scott and Eliza Scott were the winners of our Senior and Junior Spelling Bees. Chocolate and book vouchers were presented to the students today. Surely a winning combination! Well done all!
Photographs
Readathon - CCA 1st and 2nd Year students taking part in a readathon.
Peer Education - CCA 4th Year students with Jamie and Nicky from Jigsaw, Wicklow during a workshop on Peer Education.
First Aid - CCA TY students learning CPR during their First Aid course.
Enterprise - CCA TY students Matthew Poveda and Ciaran Cummins who won the innovation award in the Wicklow Student Enterprise Awards for their mini company "Artefact Colouring".
Enterprise 2 - CCA 1st Year students who were runners up in the Wicklow Student Enterprise Awards for their mini company "The Sugar Shake".
Enterprise 3 - CCA 1st Year students who received a special commendation in the Wicklow Student Enterprise Awards for their mini company "Scented Snowmen".
Seachtain na Gaeilge - TY and 2nd Year students taking part in a football match through Irish as part of Seachtain na Gaeilge.
Seachtain na Gaeilge 2 - TY and 2nd Year students taking part in a football match through Irish as part of Seachtain na Gaeilge.
Showstoppers Raffle - Details of this years Showstoppers Raffle.
Junk Kouture - CCA TY student Grace Cullen modelling her Junk Kouture creation which has qualified for the South East region finals.
Junk Kouture 2 - CCA TY student Frances Simpson modelling her Junk Kouture creation which has qualified for the South East region finals.
Literacy - CCA students Lily Arnold, Mia Power, Sophie Dowds and Ciara Keating, winners of the "Heroes & Villains" quiz during literacy week.
Literacy 2 - CCA students Madeleine Scott and Eliza Scott, winners of the spelling bee during literacy week.