This week the TY’s had an action packed week full of future careers, leadership talks and even trips to Kilmainham gaol!

Kilmainham Gaol 

On Tuesday TY2 and TY5 attended a Kilmainham gaol where they got a guided tour and learnt all about the history of it. They really enjoyed it and the rest of the classes will be going in the coming weeks.

OLS Careers Expo 

On Wednesday all TY’s along with the fifth years attended the annual OLS Career Expo where they got to talk to some of the parents of the student body about their careers and what they entail. They also got to talk to a variety of colleges to see what courses they offer and what student life is like. A huge thank you to all the parents who gave up their time to come and talk to the girls! Here what some student had to say about the event:

I really enjoyed talking to the paediatric nurse. She talked about her favourite parts of her job, the new Children’s Hospital and college courses. She was really helpful and persuasive!

My favourite table was the primary teachers as they gave me a great insight into what being a primary school teacher is like. They told me about the travel opportunities within teaching and the importance of good communication and being patient.

Leaders on our Level 

On Thursday the girls made their own way to DCU where they heard from a variety of inspirational people through the event held by Terenure College. We will now hear from Ingrid on the day!

On Thursday, TY’s made their way to The Helix for Terenure’s Leaders of Our Levels. The event started at 10 O’clock, and was introduced by Terenure TYs. There were 5 speakers from a variety of areas, Simone George, Ursula Jacob, Peter Cosgrove, Fr. Peter McVerry and Jim Gavin. The day was finished with a guided tour of DCU.

West Leinsters 

On Tuesday and Thursday some TY girls went to compete in the annual West Leinsters in Tullamore. Congratulations to the girls who all performed very well and were excellent representatives of our school.

Reminders 

A reminder to everyone that their Gaisce forms are now due so make sure that you have all the signatures up to date and drop into Ms.Phelan's office with the form so she can put it through the system!

The OLS Open Day is fast approaching us as it will take place on the 6th of May from 10am to 12pm. We would really appreciate it if as many TY’s as possible sign up to help in the various classrooms and with the various subject departments. If you have participated in the advanced barista course you can sign up to make coffees for the parents and prospective students attending.

A final reminder to everyone who wants to participate in the Safeguarding Training you must sign up and pay by the end of today as at the moment the course is in jeopardy of not running due to low numbers. So if you have interest make sure to sign up!

Best of luck to all our TY’s next week in their work experience and we can’t wait to hear all about how they get on!

Saibh Gormley and Maria Hennelly 

Contributed to by: Ingrid Marron

Please see the attached letter if your daughter missed a previous vaccination offering.

Many thanks.

For the 2023 Leaving Certificate, the State Examinations Commission (SEC) will provide a deferred examinations series with access strictly limited to candidates who experience:

a. Close family bereavement – for funeral preparation and attendance, OR

b. Serious medical conditions – due to serious accident, injury or illness.

Please see the attached information for more details.

The Amber Flag group would like to remind everyone that Darkness into Light registration is open for those wishing to take part on May 6th.

A group of teachers and students will be doing the walk in Tymon Park. 

You can find all details at https://www.darknessintolight.ie/sign-up

Students 14-18 may find this free mindfulness stress reduction course useful: www.mintinnmindfulness.com/service-page/free-mindfulness-stress-reduction?referral=service_list_widget 

Please read the attached letter from the principal.

Please read the attached letter from the principal.

Welcome back everybody to the final term of TY! We hope that everyone is excited and ready for what a busy term it will be!

Barcelona

Over the Easter break, we saw 64 lucky TY students jet off to sunny Barcelona where they had an action packed four days filled with exciting trips and memories! On behalf of all the TYs on the trip, we would like to extend a huge thank you to Ms.Griffin, Mr.Cox, Mr.Farrelly, Ms.Reilly, Ms.McHale, and Ms.Shanley who were all group leaders on the trip and gave up their easter holidays to look after us. And of course a massive thank you to Ms.Phelan, our TY coordinator who organised the trip and made sure everything ran smoothly and that we all had as much fun as possible. We loved the daily updates over the microphone on the bus and you and the rest of the teachers as our DJs! The singing on the bus was one of our favourite parts! And now some of the students will tell us their favourite moment from the trip!

Áine: One of my favourite moments from our trip was when we visited Park Güell. We got to see all of the amazing views of Barcelona and the wonderful architecture designed by Gaudí. Another moment that I really enjoyed was the cable cars. We got to see views that went for miles around Barcelona and we had some great photo opportunities!

Charlotte: My favourite moments from the Barcelona trip would have to be the night we went bowling with the teachers as it was hilarious seeing how competitive the teachers got when they were not winning and I also loved competing against my friends in bowling. I also loved going to PortAventura as the roller coasters were huge and it was enjoyable to be able to go on them while making fabulous memories with my friends.

Fighting Words 

This week Mr.Cox and Mr.Cleary’s English classes attended a fighting words workshop. All the TY English classes have gotten the chance this year to attend these worthwhile workshops and they all enjoyed the various different activities that they did. From acting out plays they wrote to writing poems our budding writers showcased their many talents! 

BOI money smarts competition 

This week 12 students went to the RDS where they competed against other schools in the Bank of Ireland money smarts competition. Over the three days, a total of approximately 450 teams competed with only 15 teams pregressing to the final in Trinity College on the 12th of May. One of our teams has advanced to the final so a huge congratulations to Rachel Davis, Matilda Murray, Kathryn King, and Ciara O’Loughran! We will now hear from Ciara about the competition!

“I really enjoyed the competition! There were lots of games and spot vouchers throughout the day with the main quiz in the afternoon. Although the quiz was a bit tricky at times, I am really looking forward to competing again in the final!”

The Addams Family 

A huge congratulations to all the girls who have participated in this year's Terenure Musical, The Addams Family! From dancing to acting to singing, our budding performers showcased their talents on stage all week. We thoroughly enjoyed the show girls “and that’s a full disclosure!”

Google Classroom

This week the Google Classroom notifications have been pinging in with all that is to come!

Work Experience forms were due on Wednesday and all forms MUST be in. If for any reason you have been unable to complete the form please complete it ASAP as work experience is soon approaching us. If you received an email from Ms.Phelan regarding garda vetting please ensure that you follow up on that.

We have an exciting day for all TY students, next Thursday the 27th of April they will be going to DCU to attend 'Leaders on Our Level' talk along with Terenure College's 4th years. They will also get a tour of the college. All students must attend and make their own way there and back and further information is available on google classroom! Please make sure consent has been given on the school app to attend.

There is a special price on Junk Kouture tickets this week. If you spend 5 euros in Eurospar you get a Junk Kouture ticket for 10 euros compared to the usual 30. This is a great deal that we hope many of you will avail of as we would like to see as many girls as possible going to support Alex, Louisa, and Ella!

Safeguarding training at a special price must be paid by this Friday or unfortunately, it will not be run. If you have an interest in this course please make sure that you sign up as it is a great opportunity!

TY night is coming up fast so if everyone could spend a bit of time planning their fabulous tables we can have the best TY night possible! This also means that TY E-portfolio’s must to date particularly for the upcoming final TY interviews!

Finally, we wish everyone a lovely weekend and we hope that you are all ready for the busy exciting term ahead. 

Saibh Gormley 

Contributed to by Ciara O’Loughran, Charlotte Gallaher, and Áine Ryan

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