Recently the piano marathon struck just the right note as music rang out throughout the school to accompany students and teachers to their classes. Students from all year groups took part in the marathon, which was being held to raise funds for the Irish Cancer Society. The day was organised by Ms O’Driscoll’s TY music class, and they are delighted to announce that the total funds raised on the day was 255 euro. Well done to all involved.
Here are a couple of previews for tonight’s match from Ms Bradley’s Media Literacy class:RTE Preview- http://www.rte.ie/sport/
UEFA preview – http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/
If any students are attending the match we’d love to receive a match report. The best report will be published on the website and the author will win a prize. Email your entries to:abradley@
Well done to the 2nd and 3rd Year Handball teams that competed in today’s North Dublin Blitz. 4 teams from PCS took on 4 teams from St. Fintan’s and 4 from Colaiste na Hinche (Betttystown). One of the PCS teams reached the final, narrowly losing to Colaiste na Hinse. This team comprised of Sean Gibson, Dawid Brutenek, Ben Savage and Sam Barlow. Well done to all involved. Full report to follow.
As well as quizzes and displays we had visitors from the Met Office; Joanna Donnelly and Harm Luijk with fascinating instruments and explanations of how our weather is recorded and forecasted. The Science of Sweets showed the molecular structure of sweets.
Thanks to Ms Woods, Ms Clynes, Ms Maguire,Ms Richarson and all of the teachers and students who helped out this week.
On Friday 2nd October 2015, all of Ms. Moran’s Sixth Year Geography classes went on our Fieldwork Trip. We went to our local beach in Portmarnock to study the different processes that exist in a coastal environment, such as Longshore Drift, Deposition and Erosion.
We had two tasks to complete. The first was a Wave Survey. This involved us finding out the direction of Longshore Drift by watching how an orange moved in the sea and also identifying the type of waves that were present on the day. This would tell us if the waves were depositing or eroding. The second task was a Beach Survey. In this task we identified and measured the different slopes on the beach along with analysing the size and roundness of the various materials on the beach. This would tell us about erosion and deposition.
It was a fun day out on the beach in the sunshine and we got some really good results that we can use to complete our Leaving Certificate Geographical Investigation work. (More images in the Flickr stream).
TY students spent a wonderful day in Malahide Castle hearing about Art Conservation techniques from the experts. Ms O’Kane, Ms O’Brien and Ms Tynan will be applying their experiences in their Science, History and Art classes.
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WHEN?: FRIDAY NOVEMBER 27TH AND SATURDAY 28TH
WHERE?: PCS CAR PARK:
This is the fourth container that we will dispatch and will see significant support being delivered to the communities at Hlalele and Roma. We have already secured substantial donations; pallets of paint, curtains, books, hospital furniture, medical supplies and equipment.
Art students need the following materials: Mounting boards, Scissors, Glue sticks, White School Glue, Pencils, Erasers, Pencil sharpeners, 6″ x 9″ hard plastic trays, Plastic 6-well paint trays, Brushes.
CONTAINER:
Linen, Curtains, Needles, Thread, Wool, Sewing Machines, Embroidery Machines, Cloth, Tailor’s Chalk, Quilts, Lining, Books on quilt making/sewing/embroidery/knitting.
Babies clothes
Sports equipment / Swing ball / Clothing
Soaps / Toothbrushes / Cleansing Products, Towels
Stainless steel sheeting for kitchen at Roma.
Toys / games / balloons / bubbles.
Musical Instruments
Insulation for Building Construction
We are deeply saddened to learn of the tragic death of Morgan Savage, Class of 1992, who lost his life in a kayaking accident in the Isle of Wight in September 2015.
Morgan was a most valued member of our school community during the years 1987 – 1992. He was also a most valued member of our wider Portmarnock community for his kind and generous acts in local community projects.
Morgan was an exceptional young man during his years in Portmarnock Community School, contributing in a significant way to the arts and sports in our school. He was also a key leadership figure in our school having been selected to a prefectership role in his final year in PCS.
We offer our sincere condolences to Morgan’s family and his many close friends in the Community of Portmarnock.
May his soul rest in peace.
E Deeney, Principal.
