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Reminder 1st year Book Rental Collection Today
Created : 24 Aug 2020, 8:30 AM
Archived : 24 Oct 2020, 12:00 AM
1st Students and parents should collect their Book Rental bundles in the school at 1pm on Monday 24th August - as they are leaving the Induction. You are advised to bring a bag. Thank you.
Updated Reminder to 1st Year Parents - The Plan for this week
Created : 19 Aug 2020, 8:11 AM
Archived : 23 Oct 2020, 12:00 AM
Tomorrow, Monday 24th August, all 1st years will have their Induction Morning. They should be in school for 10am, wear their own clothes, and bring a snack/drink for break. No books, no iPads, no pens. But they must wear a mask. They will be in school until 1pm. Social distancing will be maintained, sanitisers will be available around the school and the lads will get an early start on how our school runs when they have it all to themselves. The Meitheal Leaders are ten 6th years who have completed Meitheal training. They will spend the morning showing them the school, explaining how things work and having some fun along the way. The aim is to meet their new classmates, begin to get to know their Meitheal Leaders and get a preview of what our school is like. Their Year Head, Mr O'Laoire will meet them as well as a few other teachers who will be working with them in the coming years. We always look forward to this day every year - to meet with our new students and welcome them to St Mary's CBS. We hope they have a great day. On Tuesday, 25th August, again, all 1st years will be in school from 9 am to 12.30pm. This is for the start of their IT training. It doesn't matter if a student has a school iPad or not. All students get a school email, Microsoft 365 account with all its apps and a login to the school IT system, so they can sign in on a school PC. All students will receive the same IT training from 9-11 from 6 of our teachers. Again, they will be in groups of 24, in classrooms where they can socially distance and must wear their masks. This training finishes at 11am. Those who will not be using the school iPad of their own will leave at 11am. The students with their own school iPads will take a break from 11 to 11.15 and then begin an extra training, again with these 6 teachers. This group should bring a drink and a snack for that break if they wish. This session will end at 12.30. If you have ordered a school iPad from Wriggle but haven't received it by next Tuesday, please ring the school office on Monday by 1pm and let us know. We will provide an iPad to your son for the 11.15 session so that he can benefit from that training. We hope that everyone can attend. If your son is unable to attend please ring the school office to let us know. Our Incoming Parent’s Evening, which was meant to take place on Tues 1st September, will not be an in-school event, due to social distancing restrictions. Instead, I will post a video on this App and on our website in which I will go through the same presentation and answer the questions which parents usually have on this night. I hope to have this up by Wednesday 26th. The 1st years will not be in school on Wed 26th or Thurs 27th. These are two days for Teacher Training, Meetings and Planning. The 1st years will return on Friday 28th August, for their first real school day – in full uniform. They should bring with them an envelope with their name on it and €30 inside for their locker, Homework Journal and the Wellbeing Journal. Preferably, you can pay this online, to avoid the use of cash. They will be assigned their locker, be given their HW Journal on this morning and the Meitheal leaders will be with them throughout the morning. Fridays always end at 1.15. The Wellbeing Journal will be distributed later on in September. For the week August 31st to September 4th, they will attend every day from 9-1.15. While other class groups will attend on only 2 days of that week, and the 6th years every day, we want the 1st years to become used to the school when it is still only half full. In case there is a shut down or something unforeseen happens suddenly, it is so important for this class group to feel they know the school, the teachers and feel they belong to St Mary’s CBS. Their primary school experience ended on the edge of a cliff and they suddenly lost their whole school identity. The only way we can create the new school identity is to give them a calmer start, every day, over the next 2 weeks. Become embedded. We need to get to know them as well! Full classes 9-4 for the entire student body will begin from Mon Sept 7th. We hope and pray that all goes well and there are no further interruptions to the education of our students in the coming school year. Their IT training will also continue during this week, in their timetabled classes, through the use of prepared videos which several of our teachers have created for them. They will be also able to view these same videos at home (as you will), to support their IT training, as required. I hope that we have covered all bases in informing you and your sons of what starting school in St Mary’s CBS will be like. But this year is like no other. I am so aware these lads haven’t been in school since March. Routine is going to be a change. New practices for keeping safe will seem strange. But they will be strange for all year groups. We will do our best to keep them safe, follow all Covid Guidelines, encourage good practices and get used to the new normal. Please note: An extra clarification we have received from the Department of Education is that there is no reason to reduce the wearing of uniforms, based on the medical advice. So although we did suggest we would have Wednesdays as wear your own clothes day, this will not be the case. All 5 days are full uniform days. Looking forward to meeting all our new students tomorrow. Till then, take care, Maura Murphy
We announce our 2 First Year Scholarship Winners
Created : 21 Aug 2020, 8:00 PM
Archived : 21 Oct 2020, 12:00 AM
We are delighted to announce the two winners of our First Year Scholarship this evening. Jack Fennell of Scoil Bhride NS and Ciaran Donaghue of Emo NS both excelled in the double criterion for excellence - both in Sporting Achievements/Participation and in the Scholarship Examination they sat earlier this week. There was strong competition from several other candidates, and we want to thank all of the applicants, their parents/guardians, their principals and sports coaches for the references and the reports they submitted on behalf of these students. This year we increased the scholarships awarded from one to two as a response to the very high calibre of the students applying to and enrolling in St Mary's CBS. We look forward now to the next group of students to follow this lead in September 2021. Each Scholarship presents the winner with a full school uniform from Shaws in additional to a 32GB iPad /ebooks along with a set of the printed books. We wish Jack and Ciaran and all of their classmates a good start this Monday when they have Induction Day. Well done lads!
1st year IT training
Created : 21 Aug 2020, 12:01 AM
Archived : 21 Oct 2020, 12:00 AM
For those who have a non-Wriggle device at home, who want to load their ebooks on to them and use at home, you can bring those devices with you to training on Tuesday. The teacher trainer will help you do so. To repeat what is the difference between the non-Wriggle and the Wriggle purchased ipads, it is the management system which controls them and allows the class teachers to keep an eye on each student is viewing/doing from the top of the class. The non-Wriggle ipads don’t have this, leaving them open to lots of distractions and unwelcome apps.
Book Rental Information for all BR students-Important for all to read
Created : 19 Aug 2020, 10:49 AM
Archived : 19 Oct 2020, 12:00 AM
1st Year Students and parents should collect their Book Rental bundles in the school at 1pm on Monday 24th August - as they are leaving the Induction. You are advised to bring a bag. Anyone who has moved from Book Rental to iPad in 2nd or 3rd year may hold onto their book rental books until they receive their Wriggle delivery of texts. I do not know when that will be, as many are late orders. They will be delivered to your house. Anyone who left their book rental books in their lockers and didn't collect them is responsible to the school for their value/return - as per the original agreement made when they were given to you in 1st and 2nd year. If you are in 2nd or 3rd year and left your book rental books in your locker and didn't collect them (the lockers are all packed into the containers now_ you need to contact Mr Mulligan by email and tell him. cyrilmulligan@portlaoisecbs.com) 2nd years will be moving into either Higher or Ordinary level Maths in September. These texts will be available through BR when the classes are divided and decided. Do nothing for the moment. Thank you.
Reminder to anyone attending school who has travelled abroad
Created : 17 Aug 2020, 5:24 PM
Archived : 17 Oct 2020, 12:00 AM
Dear Principal, Please find information for anyone attending school who has travelled abroad. Reminder to anyone attending school who has travelled abroad: Government policy, which is based on official public health advice, continues to advise against non-essential travel overseas for everyone. It is a requirement for anyone coming into Ireland, from locations other than those with a rating of ‘normal precautions’ (“green”), to restrict their movements for 14 days, and this includes school staff, parents and children or other students coming from abroad to attend school in Ireland. Restricting your movements means staying indoors in one location and avoiding contact with other people and social situations as much as possible. Regards, Reopening Schools Section
Central Bank of Ireland Scholarship Programme, . in partnership with Griffith College .......read on
Created : 17 Aug 2020, 3:04 PM
Archived : 17 Oct 2020, 12:00 AM
Central Bank of Ireland 2020 Scholarship Applications Open We have some exciting news that we hope you can share with your students. The Central Bank of Ireland scholarship programme, aimed at school leavers and in partnership with Griffith College, has opened applications for 2020. The initiative will see the successful applicants earn over €26,000 per annum working at the Central Bank full-time, while undertaking a part-time degree at Griffith. Successful applicants will be able to enroll on one of the following fully funded part time degrees: BA (Hons) in Business Studies BA (Hons) in Accounting and Finance To apply for this opportunity is simple, just follow these steps: Apply Online Fill in an online application with the Central Bank of Ireland www.centralbank.ie/scholarship and attach a copy of your Leaving Certificate results/expected results or equivalent qualification, a CV, and describe why you think you are most deserving of the scholarship. Interview Show the Central Bank what you’re made of at an online interview. Start the Course of Your Dreams Deadline for Applications: 26th August 2020. Timeline Interviews: 4th September 2020. Successful Applicants Announced: 9th September 2020. Griffith College Application: 14th September 2020. Classes Start: 12th October 2020. Central Bank Start Date: 19th October 2020. For more information please contact either Emily Watts in Griffith College emily.watts@griffith.ie 01 416 3330 or Kate Lyons or Claire O'Gorman in the Central Bank kate.lyons2@centralbank.ie 01 2246868 or claire.ogorman@centralbank.ie 01 224 6886. Terms and Conditions Candidates seeking to apply must meet the entry criteria for a level 8 honours degree programme. Candidates must not currently hold or be in the process of attaining a third level qualification and should be an EU national. Candidates need to hold an Irish Leaving Certificate, A Levels or Level 5 Full QQI qualification. Griffith College Dublin, Griffith College, South Circular Road, Dublin 8, Dublin, Ireland, +353 1 415 0400
Message for all Parents - there is a lot of info here for all year groups
Created : 16 Aug 2020, 4:25 PM
Archived : 16 Oct 2020, 12:00 AM
Hi all, I've been quiet on the App for the last week, as we've been very busy making decisions and acting on the Guidelines which the Government is sending to us regularly. Many guidelines have been updated several times, even within the last week, and the recent lockdown in Laois has put a different angle on what the situation may be by Aug 31st, when all students have returned to school. To give you some indication of how the return is being planned, I'm putting up what's happening each day for the two weeks, beginning on Monday 24th August. Further details of times for the 1st years will be given in a message on it's own tomorrow, Monday. Mon, August 24 - First Year Induction for all 1st yrs 10-1pm. They will learn their class groups and meet their Meitheal leaders for a few hours of ice breaking and finding their way around the school. Wear comfortable clothing, not uniform. Just bring a drink/snack. SEN/ASD have their additional Induction in the afternoon. They can remain in school with their own pack lunch or go home to return from 2-4pm Tues, August 25 - IT Training for all 1st years. All students will receive their school email, login to the school PC's, start to get an intro to working with Microsoft 365 Apps, emails, etc. Those who have an iPad will have an additional time after the full year group training. If, by chance, someone's iPad has not been delivered, due to being a late order, we will provide them with one for this training, so don't stress about that. Wed, August 26 - Teachers Training and Meetings - no students Thurs, August 27 - Teachers' Training and Meetings - no students Fri, August 28 - all 1st years come in - only bring the €30 for the Homework Journal, locker and Wellbeing Journal. The WB Journal will be given out at another time. Please put money in an envelope with student name and amount on the outside. Preferably pay online before the day. They only need to bring a pen. They will get their locker, lock and new JW Journal. No books, no iPads. This week, August 31 to September 4th, consists of all half days from 9am - 1.15. No lunch breaks. Just staggered 'small' breaks. No buses home till 4pm (possibly, not confirmed) Monday August 31st - All 1st years and 6th years are in each day this week 9-1.15. 6th years bring the €10 for HW Journal (preferably prepay online), have a pen and wear full uniform. Bring snack/drink. Timetables will be given that day. First years will be told on Friday 28th what to bring on Monday 31st . They will go to their classes, as per their timetables, but they will also be getting used to the school while it is less than half full. They will learn some IT every day through the use of pre-made videos in their teachers' classes which they can also access at home in their own time. This week will be a settling in period for our 1st years, so that, God forbid, we have to close at some stage, that they have had time in their new school - meeting their teachers, learning the new hygiene regime in place, how to learn remotely if that does happen, and have a sense of identity with being a student of St Mary's CBS - but getting to feel that when it is a fairly quiet school. The 6th years will be in every day once they begin, but only until 1.15. They need to get down to work immediately. In addition to the Staff Covid training which must take place, the staff have a lot of preparation and changes to make, which will be scheduled for each afternoon. We have to front load all planning, training and preparation, by both students and staff, to these two weeks in order to meet whatever challenges we meet in the following weeks. Tues 1st Sept - 3rd years just in one day from 9-1.15. Bring the €10 for HW Journal (preferably prepay online), have a pen and wear full uniform. Bring snack/drink. Timetables will be given that day. 3rd years return on Friday.(9-1.15) Wed 2nd Sept -5th years just in one day from 9-1.15. Bring the €10 for HW Journal (preferably prepay online), have a pen and wear full uniform. Bring snack/drink. Timetables will be given. 5th years return on Friday.(9-1.15) Thurs 3rd Sept - 2nd years just in one day from 9-1.15. Bring the €10 for HW Journal (preferably prepay online), have a pen and wear full uniform. Bring snack/drink. Timetables will be given. 2nd years return on Friday.(9-1.15) Fri 4th Sept - 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 5th, 6th years (not TY's) come in on Friday 9-1.15. The buses will be running at 1.15, as normal. Mon 7th Sept – TY’s come in for their first day. All classes in from 9-4pm. A few notes of information for the coming year: You must bring your own drinks, the water fountains will not be available for drinking from; There is no Rafters Canteen for the forseeable future; all food must be brought into school; Students are encouraged to have a small sanitiser bottle for their own use; Masks seems to be compulsory where social distancing is less than 2 metres. These guidelines may change; Classrooms are being re-arranged and lockers removed to meet the social distancing recommendations; The breaks and lunch times will go according to the split timetable we have adapted. Approximately half the students will have their break at 10-10.15 and their lunch from 12.15-1.00. The other half will have their morning break at the usual times of 11-11.15 and lunch from 1.15-2. The 6th years and the 1st years will follow the same split in the timetable, to enable the Meitheal students support the 1st years during break and lunch times, which is their most important and regular times for contact. There is a strict one way system in the corridors and stairwells for all to follow; There is a level of responsibility expected from all students and we hope that parents talk with their sons about the implications for all of us, at home and in school, if they ignore the new school practices being put in place for everyone's health and safety. An Appendix to the Code of Behaviour will be approved by the Board before return to school. We are meeting with the Parents Council this week to discuss this and other relevant matters. When approved, the Appendix will be on the App for all to keep informed. Uniforms - some talk has been going around of washing uniforms every day. It is worth noting that during the cooler and wetter weather in the last 6 months, we all wore jackets, jumpers, outer wear wherever we went - these weren't washed on a daily basis I'm sure. So washing the uniform every day doesn't make sense either. However, we will allow students to wear their own clothes on WEDNESDAYS ONLY, to give time for the uniforms to be washed and dried. This does not include the wearing of earrings and headgear; PE Gear - we will allow students to change and put their clothes into their own sports/gear bags for PE. We had suggested wearing PE gear to school for PE, but have decided against it. For today, this is enough information for you to plan the next few weeks around. If you know anyone who doesn’t have the App, please tell them they need to get it now. Or if having difficulty accessing it, please tell them to ring the office, ask for Elaine and she will sort it. Office Hours 9-4. Thank you all for your time.
1st year Tech Graphics Materials
Created : 14 Aug 2020, 4:48 PM
Archived : 14 Oct 2020, 12:00 AM
There has been a few queries this afternoon about the Tech Graphics Board which is on the Book List. Somehow the idea that this is an expensive item is incorrect. We apologise for any confusion that this has caused. The TG teachers intended that all students will have a board at home large enough to take an A2 sheet of paper. This is for doing their TG homework. Students can also wait until they come into school and the teacher will sort it with them. Do not buy any board which costs more than 10 euros. If you can't find one, leave it until you come into school.
Clearing out your lockers
Created : 13 Aug 2020, 7:13 PM
Archived : 13 Oct 2020, 12:00 AM
Most lockers have been emptied. Thank you to all of you who have been in school and done so. Tomorrow, Friday, is the last chance you will have to clear out your belongings. The school closes at 5.30 and when leaving please sign out and write the time you left on the sheet so the caretakers know you’ve left the building. On Monday all downstairs lockers will be moved to the containers we have bought for storage. God only knows when they will be brought out of storage, so don’t expect to see your belongings for another year or more! Thank you.