Art Classes do Cork

On Wednesday 28th November 5th & 6th year students traveled to Cork to visit the Crawford art gallery, to view exhibitions that will aid them during the Leaving Cert Art History exam and meet with tutors and students in Crawford art college. Thanks to Ms O'Lomasney for great shots of their trip.

At the Crawford Gallery

At the Cork Crawford Gallery students saw the Greco-Roman Sculpture Casts made circa 1816 by Canova from originals in the Vatican Museum. These are the only ones in Ireland. They also saw paintings from Samuel Forde, Nathaniel Grogan, Jack B.Yeats, Evie Hone, Mainie Jellet. 

They visited the Lavitt Gallery which holds a lot of Irish ceramic artists work. As the group are working with ceramics at present they got a hands on experience of the ceramic works in a gallery space, then they got to experience a ceramic workshop in the Crawford art college and also got to speak with printmaking tutors and students in their own working studio spaces.

 

When Art meets Science..

Here are some pictures showing a fossil project the first years completed on Monday 10th December class. The project was related to the learning about fossils in geography class and linking it with art class.

JSS Music Recital, 10th December

Úna Ní Chanainn presented a magical recital for John Scottus parents on the 10th of December in the refreshment room of Northumberland Road. This is a slideshow to give you an idea of the range of talent and interest our small school contains. Children from both Secondary and Primary schools played their pieces beautifully and with confidence. We were treated to performances of the TWO JSS string quartets and a cello quintet in addition to individual pieces. We even had a double bass & cello piece performed for us.

12th December Magic Flute Bake Sale

Trish and Helpers get ready

Santa comes to buy a cake!!

Creating the festive feel

Third Class Girls Advent Calendar

A glorious countdown to Christmas!

Rudolph gets in the festive spirit!

An Angel reminds us that Christmas is a sacred time

The mystery of December 16th......

5th of December Cross Country

Wednesday 5th December over 16 students represented JSS at the Athletics Ireland cross country invitational race in Dunboyne. They ran distances of 1000m,1500m and 2,000m. Everyone performed well. Thanks to Mr van de Belt for the video footage.

Festive Lunch, 11th December

Two wonderful JSS girls helping out in the kitchen - getting ready for the Festive Lunch and celebrating Barbara's return!

Naringa & Barbara are delighted with their helpers

Making the place Festive!!

Treats for Lunch!

I approve!!

Festive headgear aplenty!

Lunch Ladies treat the children with a Festive Song!!

Mr & Mrs JS Claus

Some Bright Sparks in Second Class

It's Easy Peasy Lemon Squeezy!

A very clever boy in Second Class created a brilliant project on using citric acid to generate volts of electricity for SESE

Lemon Power Works!

Second Class have produced Art work entitled "Christmas Scenes"

More "Christmas Scenes"from Second Class

A Terrible Beauty.....

5th class boys and girls went on the 1916 walking tour of Dublin to bring to life what they had been studying in History and what they did projects on!

Sweet Fractions

5th Class study fractions using Smarties! Sweet!!

JSS Junior Boys Hockey

5th and 6th Class Boys in action at Pembroke. See Mr. Sheils Report in John Scottus School Website News.

TY Learn TEFL for India Project

Transition Year have completed a TEFL course at the Language College of Ireland. This equips them to teach English at the school that JSS built in the Sunderbans. Check out the TY BLOG to follow their progress.

Transition Year Students with their TEFL Certificates

Maths in Action!

5th Class girls took to the outdoors to do action Maths learning to measure perimeters using instruments such as a trundle wheel, measuring tapes and meter sticks.