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Showing posts with label Bits and pieces. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Bits and pieces. Show all posts
Monday, April 19, 2010

Start of Term

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Boarders return tonight (Eyjafjallajokull allowing), and classes start tomorrow. As always, in English this is a busy term - the Leaving and...
Thursday, January 14, 2010

Hilary Term 2010

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After a delayed start due to weather (pictured, the Chapel three days ago before the thaw), we're underway today. In English and Drama t...
Wednesday, December 16, 2009

Christmas Holidays

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We end the Michaelmas Term today, and come back on Monday 11th January 2010. So it's time for lots of reading during the festivities. Th...
Saturday, November 28, 2009

Exodus

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Exams end at lunchtime today, and then we're on an Exodus, restarting school on Wednesday morning. After that, a very busy time generall...
Friday, November 27, 2009

Guerrilla Poet Strikes Again

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Recently we published a 'poem' by one Charmaine Munch (Trelawny), which the Librarian had found lying around the Library. Now anoth...
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Wednesday, November 25, 2009

Edublog Awards

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Nominations for the the 2009 Edublog Awards have opened (we were delighted with last year's results ...), the premier educational intern...
Monday, November 23, 2009

SCC English on Twitter

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Our Twitter page is here (and in the sidebar); we'll be using it mostly for posting interesting links to all things English.
Saturday, November 07, 2009

Art Blog

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A welcome to the latest blog to join the SCC 'stable', from the Art Department, here . Featured, 'Printed Landscape' from Mo...
Thursday, November 05, 2009

Frog Blog

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Good to see that our colleagues over on the science Frog Blog are mentioned very favourably in the press, as they've hopped onto the Bl...
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Monday, November 02, 2009

Eircom Golden Spiders, 2009

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We're delighted to be shortlisted again in the 'Best Blog' category in the 2009 Golden Spider Awards , sponsored by Eircom. And ...
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Tuesday, October 20, 2009

College Newsletter

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SCC is about to launch its new e-newsletter, replacing our previous colour magazine. All are welcome to subscribe via the website, by going ...

'Books' by Poppy Vernon

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Above, a picture of prayer books - the evocative and beautiful photograph by Poppy Vernon which won her the youth category in the 2009 Nati...
Wednesday, September 16, 2009

Realex Irish Web Awards 2009

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SCC English has been nominated in the 'Best Education and Third Level' category, sponsored by the National Digital Research Centre ,...
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Tuesday, September 15, 2009

Salve!

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Greetings to the latest addition to SCC sites, the Latin Department, whose 'domus' is here .
Thursday, September 03, 2009

Start of Term

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All pupils are now in school, and our first classes are being held this afternoon. Since SCC English started in 2006, we've posted about...
Thursday, August 27, 2009

Twitter

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Many thanks to Adrian Weckler, tech editor of the Sunday Business Post , for his kind complimentary remarks on Twitter recently about this ...

Wordle posters

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We've used Wordle quite a bit over the last year . The UK-based Teachit ('English Teaching Online') is now selling ten poster...
Thursday, July 23, 2009

Language Blogs Voting Deadline

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Monday is the deadline for votes for the 100 Top Language Blogs being run by Lexiophiles . Click the button on the right to vote, or go bac...
Monday, July 13, 2009

Top 100 Language Blogs Voting

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We're delighted to be in the running for the 2009 Top 100 Language Blogs (in the Language Learning category), and voting has now started...
Wednesday, July 01, 2009

The English Fuss

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A month ago , there was a huge fuss in the national media about the rescheduled English Leaving Certificate exam. Our Head of Department has...