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.

 

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!

JSS Junior Boys Hockey

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

Team Tasks for 5th & 6th Class

5th and 6th class weekly team tasks sneak previews!

JSS Junior Girls Hockey

Mazzy Ronaldson gets kitted out for the JSS Junior hockey team league match against Beaufort in Pembroke. Both teams were equally matched on the day. There was plenty of fine passing and many shots on goal. The final result was a  close 1-0 win for Beaufort. The JSS Junior team can be proud of their efforts!

First Year Colour Mixing & Paint Application

Han Byeol Choi

Hannah Lohan

Amy Sheilds

Kiya Ryan

Róisín Wright

Sungyoon Kim

Victoria Melkyan

Here are some paintings being created in first year art class with Ms. O'Lomasney. The students are focusing on colour mixing and paint application using different painting techniques.

Fighting Words from Julia Twamley

Writing short stories is second nature to Julia Twamley in Second year JSS.
Battle of the Sisters in published on the site of Fighting Words where she attends workshops -http://www.fightingwords.ie/battle-sisters-2011
You can read more of her work by clicking on November News on the school website.
Fighting Words was founded by Roddy Doyle. It runs workshops year-round in creative writing. 
JS Website would be delighted to publish your creative writing, so please do send your work to communications@johnscottus.ie

"Le Bon Roi" 13th November JSS

Tears in Le Bon Roi

Brave JSS Volunteers in Le Bon Roi

At the invitation of Mr Kortenhorst, the French Theatre for Schools Group performed “Le Bon Roi”with 1st through 4th year on the 13th November. Several volunteers (including some very reluctant ones!) participated. 

Overall  the experience proved a highly enjoyable way to learn French. Our thanks to Mr van de Belt, JSS official photographer  and Principal Archivist for producing the video presented below.

Come Dine With JSS TY on Friday 9th November

TY celebrated the culmination of their cookery module at Donnybrook Fair Cookery School in style. On Friday 9th at 12.45pm Transition Year students served a delicious lunch in the secondary school and also to teachers and parents in Donnybrook Fair. Everyone was invited to support the TY project in India and help provide good education for poor rural children by paying just €5 for their lunch. TY cooked, plated and served many delicious lunches and raised over €500.

TY preparing to serve

Hungry parents and teachers anticipate a feast for the senses

Many thanks to Mr. van de Belt who created a movie of the Cookery Module below.