Second year Cezanne taking part in an hour of Code today during DML.
Hour of Code is a one-hour introduction to computer science, designed to demystify “code”, to show that anybody can learn the basics, and to broaden participation in the field of computer science.
We have space for two more stalls at our Spring Fair this Sunday! If you would be interested in purchasing a last minute stall email mmcgrory@athboycs.ie for more information.
Athboy Community School are delighted to be hosting a Spring Craft Fair this Sunday 28th April. The Fair will take place from 12pm – 4pm. We have stallholders selling a range of goodies from crafts to cosmetics, baked goods to pebble art. We have face painting, refreshments and a raffle on the day! Looking forward to welcoming you all this Sunday.
A group of 26 fifth year Geography students from Athboy Community School with teachers Mr. Magner and Mr. Mahon went to Kippure House Estate near Blessington in Co. Wicklow for a river field study on Thursday April 18th.
The purpose of the field trip was to investigate the impact of the processes of transportation and deposition on the formation of a river meander on Athdown Brook, a tributary of the Liffey.
The group had an enjoyable, action-packed day gathering data in the river. With the aid of the park rangers each student measured the river velocity and classed the river flow using Berg’s Classification. Next the students did a River Channel Cross Section to see the effects of deposition and erosion on the shape of the river channel.They recorded the gradient of the river itself and used clinometers to carry out a Valley Profile to see the effect of deposition on the shape of the valley.They also measured the sinuosity of the curve of the river to determine whether or not it could be classed as a meander. The group also did a Bedload Analysis to see the impact of the processes of attrition, saltation and traction on the material being carried and deposited by the river.
The Geographers also observed features of erosion and deposition such as a point bar, river bends and meanders, rapids as well as a river cliff.The group also did field sketches to take note of the features, conditions and processes evident.
The students will now work on producing a report on the field trip which is worth 20% of their Leaving Certificate Geography examination.
Denys surprised the Leaving Cert Geography class today as they put their finishing touches to their Field Study report with his beautiful version of …I cant help falling in love with you…
We are looking forward to hearing more from Denys and many more talented Leaving Certs on Graduation Night
Congratulation to our Senior hurlers who had a great win on Monday. Final score 3-18 to 2-10 win over Ardscoil Chiarán Naofa, Clara, Offaly. They now face Ashbourne Community School in the Final on Monday the 29th. Time and venue TBC. Best of luck for the 2 in a row lads.
The schools Junior hurling team have reached a Leinster final please see details below.
TEAMS: Athboy C.S. v St. Farnan’s P.P., Prosperous, Kildare.
DATE: Thurs., 25.04.24
TIME: 11.30 am
VENUE: Abbottstown
REFEREE: John Dunning (Db) 087 6565275
PRESENTATION: Brian Talty (T.B.C.)
Congratulations on getting to the final and the best of luck.
Congratulation to our Senior hurlers who had a great win on Monday. Final score 3-18 to 2-10 win over Ardscoil Chiarán Naofa, Clara, Offaly. They now face Ashbourne Community School in the Final on Monday the 29th. Time and venue TBC. Best of luck for the 2 in a row lads.
5th and 6th year students had a very interesting visit to The European Commission Representation in Ireland recently. We were treated to a very informative presentation about the EU with topics chosen in advance to specifically cater for some of the LC Business Course. Students had an opportunity to ask questions and were encouraged to give their opinions on matters such as CAP, the Directives currently affecting Ireland and the topic of Energy was high on the Agenda.
Students were given information regarding the various career opportunities that exist for Irish students in the European Headquarters in Brussels and opportunities for work experience at the other Representative Offices around Europe.
A quiz followed for which we were certainly prepared. Nicola was extremely impressed by the knowledge displayed by our Business students.
The European Commission Representation in Ireland serves as the Commission’s voice in Ireland, aiming to communicate EU affairs at both national and local level. It’s mission is to engage with Irish citizens, institutions, and stakeholders, providing information about EU policies, initiatives, and programs.
It informs citizens about European elections, such as the upcoming elections on 7th May 2024.
This week marks Computer Science Week and we were absolutely delighted to welcome back past student Samson Oloruntola.
Samson is currently a second year Computer Science Student in DCU and is providing a Python Computer Programming Workshop for interested students for 6 weeks. For any student thinking of such a career this is a perfect opportunity to sample some content with Samson and ask him plenty of questions around the course that DCU offers.
Huge thanks to Samson, Ms Mooney
This school workshop includes the following:
