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Mock Exam Update for 3rd & 6th Years
Created : 27 Jan 2021, 4:55 PM
Archived : 27 Mar 2021, 12:00 AM
Hi all. Last week I informed you of our intention to hold Mock Exams and that you could expect them to be held between March 3rd to 16th, if 6th years weren't back in school before then. The company who do the Mock Exams, Examcraft, have provided us with a provisional plan for both exam groups, dependent on the Government's further plans for the re-opening of schools, but it is fairly straight forward. Sixth Years and Third Years will begin their Mocks on February 22nd online - this will be widespread across the country for all schools using Examcraft. So you may need to adjust your study plan if you are a 6th year, bring it closer by 9 days. If you are a 3rd year, you can now make short term plans to study for your written exams on Monday February 22nd, online, on Teams. We are making provisions for parents to begin making payments through the School App. This allows for the payments to be made in two installments. There will be a separate App notification tomorrow for parents about Mock payments. Thank you all for your patience and for the amazing attitude of our students. Mr White, Mr Thompson and Mr Mulligan have been ringing and speaking with parents and students over the last number of days and have been very impressed by the engagement and positivity of all. We know it's not easy for you and we will continue to support you and importantly, keep you informed as best we can, in the coming weeks and months. You know where we are if you need support. MMurphy
Catholic Schools Week
Created : 27 Jan 2021, 4:00 PM
Archived : 27 Mar 2021, 12:00 AM
Catholic Schools Week 2021 will be celebrated from Sunday 24 January to Sunday 31 January 2021 on the theme ‘Catholic Schools: Communities of Faith and Resilience’. Please click the link for a short short video message from Bishop Denis to all students for Catholic School’s Week: drive.google.com/file/d/1LIeg7gdoqVaPzRJgBi8eTknfLyV-e53S/view No one could have foreseen during Catholic Schools Week 2020 how different life would be just twelve months later. Life for all of us has changed so much that it is not recognisable, comfortable or easy. Our focus on faith and resilience is to remind us of the powerful role our Catholic schools have in the lives of so many young people. It is a source of comfort, care, belonging and strength. It was so important for our students to return to school, not simply to get back into the academic life, but, more importantly, to reconnect with their friends and teachers – to experience community. while acknowledging the challenges thatwe are all facing at this present time and the need tofeel a sense of belonging in our community again.Our prayer for each and every person in our school communities is: When evil darkens our world, give us light. When despair numbs our souls, give us hope. When we stumble and fall, lift us up. When doubts assail us, give us faith. When nothing seems sure, give us trust. When ideals fade, give us vision. When we lose our way, be our guide! That we may find serenity in your presence, and purpose in doing your will. John D. Rayner
TY Drivers ED Programme
Created : 26 Jan 2021, 9:41 AM
Archived : 26 Mar 2021, 12:00 AM
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Reminder that Drivers Ed online component starts today for TYs. Make sure you log into to your assigned slot on time! All information is provided via our Transition Year 20/21 Teams group as always.
2nd Year Assembly
Created : 23 Mar 2021, 7:33 PM
Archived : 25 Mar 2021, 12:00 AM
A series of 2nd Year assemblies are scheduled for tomorrow between 10am and 11am. Please check your Teams calendar and posts in relation to this.
Update: Mock Exams for 3rd & 6th Years
Created : 21 Jan 2021, 6:13 PM
Archived : 21 Mar 2021, 12:00 AM
The following is our plan, based on Covid-19 Guidelines in coming weeks: It is our intention to run both LC and JC Mocks this term, with our heaviest priority being that the Leaving Cert Mocks do take place. Our first wish is that they be done in person, in a desk, in school, according to whatever public health guidelines may exist at that time; If the students are not allowed back into school before March 1st, we plan to hold and complete the Mocks by Tuesday, March 16th ONLINE. We know how confused and anxious our 6th years are. While we are not able to provide any concrete plan for the final LC Exam in June, we can, this evening, give you the definite plan that YOU WILL DO YOUR MOCK EXAMS IN ALL YOUR SUBJECTS EITHER IN PERSON OR ONLINE BY ST PATRICK'S DAY (approx 3-16 March). Now at least you have something to work towards and get your heads into. Let the Government and NPHET argue away about everything else. You now have a short term plan for yourself. While we are keenly aware of the financial concerns many families have at this time, it will be necessary for families to pay for the exams and the marking of same, as per the 6th year Booklist last June. I think that this year, more than years previous to 2020, the importance of the Mock Exams, as a benchmark of a student's attainment, is terribly important. In the event of there being Calculated Grades, the Mocks will be one of the components taken into account by teachers at the end of the year. Otherwise, it is an important short term focus for our students to keep them from floating adrift and a confirmation for themselves and their teachers of what more needs to be done. It will hopefully relieve some of their stress by removing one of the big questions they are asking this month. The risk of cheating is one we have to take, we are talking about the responsibility of young adults working from home. If a student wants a sound indicator of where he is in his subjects, we know he will act with integrity. Our first wish for JC students is that they also have something robust, such as their Mock Exams, to focus them in the short term. Again, public health advice will dictate. We have not yet made any decisions about the Junior Certs. When we do, you will be informed through this app. Thank you. Have a nice evening.
Very Important-Monday 25th January-No classes
Created : 20 Jan 2021, 4:06 PM
Archived : 20 Mar 2021, 12:00 AM
Even though schools are 'closed' but school is still online, next Monday our online school will also be closed. All our teachers will be taking part in their own JCT (Junior Cert Teacher) Training - in normal times it would be our school's annual Cluster Day. So there will be no online classes on Monday 25 January. Whatever work teachers have left up on Teams to be done, students can do that day in their own time. Online classes will return on Tuesday 26th january at 9am. Apologies for any inconvenience and thank you for your understanding.
CBS hosts exciting new bake-off competition!
Created : 20 Jan 2021, 1:10 PM
Archived : 20 Mar 2021, 12:00 AM
Calling all bakers! Looking for something fun to do to pass the long lockdown evenings? Why not get creative?! 1. Choose your favourite dessert and make your own TikTok recipe video. All you have to do is bake something yummy and film each stage, then edit it on TikTok. 2. Email the finished TikTok to Miss Murphy (Home Ec) martinamurphy@portlaoisecbs.com 3. Videos must be submitted by Tuesday 9th Feb. Cool prize for the winner. Please see further details below including a sample TikTok from Miss Murphy herself. Simply click on the link - youtu.be/9T9lW6gFl8I

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5th Year subject Options Info Night this Thursday 18th March
Created : 15 Mar 2021, 10:27 PM
Archived : 19 Mar 2021, 12:00 AM
This Thursday we will hold an Information Evening for Parents and Students on Microsoft Teams, beginning at 7pm. Our Career Guidance Team will present the background information to how your son should make his choices, what needs to be kept in mind for future paths, the relevance of keeping on a language, the need to have a balance of science and other subjects, to allow for change of minds in the future, and more. The Option Form will need to be completed within the following ten days and this will also be explained on the night. As students are not in school until April 12th, we will have the Option Form on the School App. It will be submitted by the end of next week, March 26th. All parents should have the App and check it daily. If there is a notification it shows up on the main notification page on the lower right hand side as a triangle with 'Attention Please' written beside it - this means that there is a form or message for you as a parent to give your attention to. Such as a Covid Return to School Form or a 5th year Option Form to complete and submit. There are also powerpoints, teacher videos and pdf's which will be on the school website and on the App from Thursday evening. These will give further explanation as to how a particular subject is broken down into for example, practical and written, or what career paths the subject will lead to. So there is lots of information available for students and parents to access after the Information Night itself, when families have their chats about decisions to be made and dreams to be fulfilled. If you have to miss the Teams night itself, it will be recorded for your information. To be found on the App and website on the days following. We hope you will find it all useful and informative. Thank you.
Before your 5th year son returns to school this mroning
Created : 14 Mar 2021, 10:39 PM
Archived : 16 Mar 2021, 12:00 AM
Please complete and submit the Return to School Form under 'Consent Forms' before your son comes to school. No student is allowed to enter the school without submitting this. We will have to ring you and ask you to complete and submit before we can let him attend his classes. This is an important part of the Covid-19 Guidelines which we must follow. Your cooperation is appreciated. Thank you. MM
6th Year Mock Irish Orals
Created : 15 Jan 2021, 11:57 AM
Archived : 15 Mar 2021, 12:00 AM
6th Year Mock Irish Orals will start next Monday 18th January at 9am. Students will complete the oral online through teams with an examiner. The mock oral is worth 40% and it is important that each student completes it. Each student has been given a time to complete their oral and must stick to that time. The timetable has been posted on teams for students to check. Please remember to turn your camera on for the exam and have all documents ready.Wishing all students the best of luck.