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Notice for all going into 5th Year in September
Created : 04 Apr 2020, 4:17 PM
Archived : 20 Jun 2020, 12:00 AM
CBS- 5th Year Subject Option Forms are now published on the App under 3 lines/Consent Form/choose Subject Option Form . You MUST go through the App, no other way. If you haven't downloaded App yet please do so now. See school website for info. Closing date was Thurs 16/4/20. A lot of subject info on App under School/Sch Code &Policies. Any problems please email support@uniqueschools.ie who will sort. There is subject info to be found under 3 lines/School/School Code & Policies. DO NOT IGNORE THIS PLEASE. Thank you all, and keep well. MM
Have you younger children who are concerned about Corona-19? Please read on...
Created : 16 Apr 2020, 9:28 PM
Archived : 16 Jun 2020, 12:00 AM
This simple book is for our little people who are listening to the sad stories, and know that life has changed utterly for everyone, they don't have their friends, and they can't see their grandma's and grandad's - why wouldn't they have questions? But maybe they don't know how to word their concerns. This book was sent to me by a paediatric nurse who knows how little ones think, how they watch and worry about what they hear. And it is so easy to read and discuss with your younger children. We hope it is a help for some of you in these difficult times. nursedottybooks.files.wordpress.com/2020/03/dave-the-dog-coronavirus-1-1.pdf
TY German Trip Update
Created : 16 Apr 2020, 8:13 PM
Archived : 16 Jun 2020, 12:00 AM
Parents of TY's who were to go on Easter German School Trip should check their emails this evening for an email I sent out earlier re: refund / travel insurance / travel agent. We will continue to keep you updated. Thank you for your patience. MM
Minister for Education Joe McHugh's Statement this afternoon Re: Schools and State Exams
Created : 10 Apr 2020, 6:08 PM
Archived : 10 Jun 2020, 12:00 AM
The following are relevant excerpts from the Government Statement earlier this evening for secondary schools: Minister McHugh said plans were being put in place for the postponed Leaving Certificate examinations to begin in the last week of July or early August, subject to public health advice. Junior Cycle final examinations due to take place in June will be replaced by school-based exams and assessments held early in the new school year. As part of the changes to the Junior Cycle, discussions will take place with teacher unions and school management to allow these examinations, linked Classroom-Based Assessments, Assessment Tasks and project work to be completed as school-based assessments early in the next school year. A series of other decisions has also been taken – • As part of the wider public health measures, schools are closed until further notice. • Practical examinations for Leaving Certificate students which were due to have been held in May are deferred. They will be rescheduled for late July/early August. • The new Leaving Certificate exam timetable will be confirmed in early June. Minister McHugh also said: “Students with special educational needs will be fully supported in sitting the rescheduled Leaving Certificate examinations in line with the reasonable accommodations as already arranged for them.” Minister McHugh said the intention was to allow at least two weeks of class time, in school, before the Leaving Certificate examinations begin. The admissions process for higher education, managed by the Central Applications Office (CAO), will operate as closely as possible to the usual timeframe for offers and the entry date for first year students will be delayed. The Department has asked the Higher Education Authority and the higher education sector to explore ways of assisting access to higher education for students from under-represented groups. “Students and their families have been seeking clarity. Today’s announcement addresses that. It also provides them with several weeks of advance notice to prepare for the examinations. I hope it helps to alleviate some stress being experienced by students and their families at this time.
Happy Easter Wishes to Parents, Staff and Students
Created : 10 Apr 2020, 4:33 PM
Archived : 10 Jun 2020, 12:00 AM
We would like to take this opportunity to wish our entire school community a Happy and a Healthy Easter. Hopefully the spring time weather will continue, helping us to keep sane. The announcement by the Minister for Education is breaking as I write this, and many details have yet to be worked out, so I can give no clarification to any of your questions, not even my own. Please don't email me asking about fees or dates or anything that the DES haven't figured out the details to yet, because I won't know either. I promise, the minute I have information, the minute I will inform all parents/students via this App. If you know anyone who does not have the App, please advise them to download and if they have any problems to email either me mmurphy@portlaoisecbs.com or support@uniqueschools.ie. Lastly, I have been in daily constant contact with parents and students since we closed re: subject options, App issues, TY, incoming first years, 5th years, etc. I am delighted to be able to sort all your issues out and also chat with you in these solitary times. But I'm stopping now until Tuesday morning (14/4). If you have any problems with the 5th year Option Subject Consent Form, put it in an email to me (but tell me your son's name please!) over the weekend and I will begin dealing with it on Tuesday. All the issues are usually easily and quickly solved. For students, figure out what subjects you want before you fill it in, order them 1-6 in order of preference, know if you want to do the language, look at courses you may want after LC, read the info I put about LCVP and Overview of all Senior Subject Options for 5th years - both found under Notifications 4 days ago and under 3 lines/'School'/'School Code & Policies' - scroll to bottom and you'll see both documents. And finally I wish you all the best of health and happiness this Easter. To anyone who is sick, awaiting results, worried about their grandparents, and others, I hope the news will be good. Take care. MM
What about PE, some of you are asking?
Created : 06 Apr 2020, 10:52 PM
Archived : 07 Jun 2020, 12:00 AM
This is a question which a few of you have been asking. • PE is a Core subject thus everyone must do it for health & wellbeing • The subject will be rolled out nationally for LC students commencing in September 2020, for examination in 2022. • We are not offering it this September as an exam subject. • It does not have to be an exam subject • We are offering 2 other new subjects to our wide range of 18 subjects: o Computer Science o Society & Politics • The following link to www.examinations.ie/misc-doc/BI-EX-14359599.pdf will inform you of the assessment and coursework expected. • For those who are wondering can it be done as a subject outside of school, my reading of that document does not seem to make this possible – "The performance assessment must be your own individual work – authenticated by yourself and by your teacher. Authentication is an important part of how we, in the State Examinations Commission (SEC), ensure fairness to everybody in the assessment of coursework".(p.5) • On p.6: "Your teacher must supervise your completion of the performance assessment. If your teacher cannot confirm that the performance assessment is your own work, and that you carried out the performance assessment and completed the video under his or her supervision, the State Examinations Commission will not accept it for assessment. In that case, you will forfeit the marks for this component of the examination." • My impression is that unless the student is part of a PE class, he cannot do this subject as a LC subject outside of a school setting.
Overviews of all Senior Subject Options - For 5th Years
Created : 06 Apr 2020, 6:31 PM
Archived : 06 Jun 2020, 12:00 AM
Please see the links for each of the Senior Subject Option Overviews. They were on the 3 lines/School/School Policies Section of this App from Friday-Sunday night. I had to remove them to edit, but it will be uploaded to that section again now, as well as here on Notifications now. Most links are easily viewed. There are a few that require a login from a school email user. When you come across such a link, sign in once with the student's school email and all other links can then be viewed. The reason for this is that they are saved on the School's Sharepoint, and require the viewer to sign in, only once. I think you will find this an excellent resource and I want to thank all the teachers who created these informative and attractive presentations. Anyone who has yet to look at the Subject Option Form should do so now, as there are 25 students' parents who haven't downloaded and registered on the App yet. Those parents received a text from me this morning and need to start this process. Those who have difficulties, should email support@uniqueschools.ie. Otherwise myself at mmurphy@portlaoisecbs.com. Remember, this cannot be viewed on a students' phone, it has to be on a parent's App on their own phone.

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cbs weekly news
Created : 04 Apr 2020, 3:57 PM
Archived : 04 Jun 2020, 12:00 AM


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For 3rd years making 5th year subject choices
Created : 04 Apr 2020, 2:28 PM
Archived : 04 Jun 2020, 12:00 AM
Hi all. I’ve received some emails from 3rd years going into 5th year telling me they can’t access the Option Form. I will sort that by this evening. It’s the last step in the process from my end that I didn’t realise had to be done till I saw the emails. I will sort it by this evening and let you know via App again when you’ll gain access. Again, please understand the steep learning curve for new methods being used for the first time. I appreciate your emails as they give me clues to what’s happening on your end. Take care. Maura
FAO 6th years
Created : 04 Apr 2020, 10:51 AM
Archived : 04 Jun 2020, 12:00 AM
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