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Well Done to the three 2023 Windfarm Scholarship recipients!🧑🎓💰![]()
The 2023 winners are Dylan Purcell, Ellie Mulcahy and Arran Walsh. Thank you to both Castledockrell and Ballycadden Windfarm for the generous sponsorship😊👏![]()
Both Dylan and Elle are attending DCU. Elle is studying Marketing, Innovation and Technology. Dylan is studying PE and Maths Teaching. Arran is now a student in the South East Technological University and is studying Agriculture. We wish them all the best in the next chapter of their lives!📚📝![]()
#lecheileschoolstrust #castledockrellwindfarm #ballycaddenwindfarm
ONLY 3 DAYS LEFT!!! REMINDER TO SAVE THE DATE FOR OUR UPCOMING OPEN DAY📚 - SUNDAY 1ST OCTOBER 2023📅!![]()
SPREAD THE WORD - FCJ will throw open its doors to the public👋 Come and see our array of buildings, labs, fitness facilities, canteen, classrooms, pitches, new gym and so much more!🏫🧪🏋️⚽️🏀📖🍽![]()
Also meet the management team, teachers and some of the students that attend our school🧑🏫🧑🎓 The primary school students are always so impressed by our campus and it's such a great way for them to familiarise themselves with our school before they start in 1st Year. We want to particularly extend an invitation to all 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th class students!
The open day will take place from 2pm until 4.30pm. Our enrolment process starts on the day and runs up until the deadline on the 31st of October📝 Enrolment forms will be available on the day or can be downloaded from our school website💻
If you have any questions you can email them to [email protected]📲
We look forward to seeing you then!!! 😁
This week the EU celebrates 'European Day of Languages'🇪🇺🗣 Here in FCJ, we offer a variety of modern foreign languages, including French, Spanish and TY German🇫🇷🇪🇸🇩🇪 We also have a number of students in our school who speak different languages as their mother tongue💬![]()
Language learning opens the door to so many possibilities🚪 Ms Collins and our students put their linguistic skills to the test today in celebration of European Day of languages 2023!😁![]()
#edl2023 #inclusion #diversity #MFL
Yesterday the 5th year LCVP trip to the Chocolate Garden of Ireland took place🍫 Here the students got to make their own chocolate and learn about the business in the aim of writing their Summary Report📝 There was lots of chocolate tasting happening, all for educational purposes of course!😉![]()
Thanks to the LCVP teachers; Ms Behan, Mr Byrne and Mr Fitzgerald for accompanying them, and well done to the students on their great behaviour!👏![]()
@The Chocolate Garden of Ireland
🟢This week we are running the Green Ribbon Campaign🟢![]()
The purpose of the campaign is to reduce the stigma and prejudice sometimes associated with mental health🗣💬 The theme of the campaign this year is, there is no shame in having a mental health difficulty😊![]()
Here are some pictures of our students wearing the Green Ribbon to show their support💪🫂
A very special boy named CJ is celebrating Christmas Day today with his family in Ballaghaderreen, Co Roscommon🎄 CJ is 20 months old and is battling brain cancer. Ms Kearn's and Ms Hanrahan's CSPE classes decided that they'd love to mark the day with CJ and his family by sending them Christmas cards!💌 Pictured here is Padraig 2 with their cards that they posted on Thursday📨 Also, Santa and his elf popped up in school on Friday to say hello to CJ and wish him a happy Christmas!🎅![]()
On behalf of the entire FCJ community we want to wish CJ, his Mam, Dad and his sisters Róisín and Clódagh, a great Christmas Day!⭐️![]()
Oscars Kids Ireland #oscarskidsireland
REMINDER TO SAVE THE DATE FOR OUR UPCOMING OPEN DAY📚 - SUNDAY 1ST OCTOBER 2023📅 - TOMORROW WEEK!!!![]()
SPREAD THE WORD - FCJ will throw open its doors to the public👋 Come and see our array of buildings, labs, fitness facilities, canteen, classrooms, pitches, new gym and so much more!🏫🧪🏋️⚽️🏀📖🍽![]()
Also meet the management team, teachers and some of the students that attend our school🧑🏫🧑🎓 The primary school students are always so impressed by our campus and it's such a great way for them to familiarise themselves with our school before they start in 1st Year. We want to particularly extend an invitation to all 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th class students!![]()
The open day will take place from 2pm until 4.30pm. Our enrolment process starts on the day and runs up until the deadline on the 31st of October📝 Enrolment forms will be available on the day or can be downloaded from our school website💻![]()
If you have any questions you can email them to [email protected]📲![]()
We look forward to seeing you then!!! 😁
SPORTS ROUND UP - We had a VERY BUSY week of sport in FCJ!!!🏃💨![]()
Firstly our Senior Camogie girls got off to a flying start in the championship with a great win over Enniscorthy rivals Coláiste Bríde⚾️ The final score here was 6-13 to 5-9👏 Scorers included; Aoife Farrell (0-2), Aoife Somers (3-3), Shauna MacSweeney (0-5), Leah Roban (2-2), Katie Bowe (0-1) and Niamh Doyle (1-0). Reports from the match said that Charley Fitzhenry showed great defensive skills in the back line, stopping a goal. The full forward line put on an excellent display with Aoife Somers and Leah Roban working hand in hand, while Lauren Smyth kept the ball moving showing great determination!💪![]()
Our Senior footballers started this years campaign away to Rathangan today🏐 The South Leinster Senior B League game result was; Rathangan 4-13, FCJ 3-16. It all finished square in the end but by all accounts it was a cracker of a game! Scorers: James Lawless 0-11 (5f), Jason Sheridan 1-1, Daniel Cronin 1-1, Ryan Whelan 1-0, Luke Regan 0-2, Daniel Bolger 0-1💪![]()
Both FCJ's U16 and U19 basketball girls and boys were shooting hoops today too🏀 The girls were unlucky against a very strong Carnew team while the lads were very convincing against our neighbours down the road, Bunclody VEC. The scores here were U19; FCJ 57 - Bunclody VEC 11, and the U16 game; FCJ 49 - Bunclody VEC 16⛹️![]()
It was a double success in the Gary McLean Pro Prize competition in Bunclody Golf Club last weekend🏆 Mr Deane won the men's prize while Ryan Rossiter (C3) came 2nd in his age category. Both of them pictured here at the event!⛳️![]()
Finally we had 9 of our students representing Kildavin/Clonegal Camogie Club who took home the title of County Champions recently🥎 Well done, girls! Along with this Olivia Coulahan and Megan Doyle (3rd Year) became U15 All Ireland Champions recently too with Carlow.![]()
#lecheileschoolstrust #GAA #sport #overtomartyforthesport
Some great pictures from our 1st Year area today at lunch!😁 We had everything from darts to Guess Who?, to Ker Plunk and chess!🧩♟🎯 The students had a ball and it's such a great way to get to know their fellow classmates!👋![]()
A big thanks to Mr Mahon for setting up and coordinating the chess club and Ms Fitzpatrick for the huge effort she continues to put in with our new 1st Years👏 Tomorrow she will be announcing the first 'Student of the Week' award at break time⭐️ Watch this space for news on that!👀![]()
#lecheileschoolstrust
Other Media
The HSE Visits FCJ Bunclody – Staying Safe in School
Christmas Prayer Service – December 2020
Enrolment/Open Day Video – October 2020
Graduation Speeches for the 6th Year Class of 2020
Our Lockdown Art Gallery
National Modern Foreign Language Award Winner 2020
“Par ma moustache!”
May Awards & Mass – 2019
‘Grease’ The Musical – 2019