Well done to Lauren Grant (TY) who took part in the Regional Final of the Soroptimist Public Speaking Competition on Saturday, 27th Jan in Drogheda. She didn't make it through to the final but spoke very well on her own topic of 'Partnership and Empowerment of Women' and on the impromptu speech 'Intelligence' A big thank you to Ms Conlon for working with Lauren and for attending the event. 

As the weather is improving and temperatures are not as low, all students must wear the correct uniform to school from tomorrow, Wednesday 24th January. 3rd and 6th year students must be in full and correct uniform for mock exams.  Thank you

FREE webinar series to coincide with Safer Internet Day 2024 ‘Don’t teach your kids to fear the online world, teach them to navigate It’. 

These webinars aim to support parent’s/ carers and their young person to be safe online . This two-part series will focus on:

• Recognising ways to interact with your child’s online world and day to day experiences
• Reflect on how you might support your child to navigate the online world
• Implementing digital boundaries
• Guidance on how to deal with cyberbullying and upsetting content online
• Practical solutions and tips to help your child stay safe online
  
  

The first webinar on the 7th of February at 7-8pm is for parents/ carers see link below to register:

https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/8105347c-5f00-44b3-ae47-a3cff16a7020@bb926d5e-af5f-4830-b812-e4d184987285

The second webinar on the 8th of February at 7-7.30pm is for young People aged 12+ and their parent’s/ carers see link below to register:

https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/343f8cd4-98e5-43c6-8d72-d03944ff468e@bb926d5e-af5f-4830-b812-e4d184987285

Please note changes to the trial examination timetable for Monday 29th and Tuesday 30th January. This is due to a staff in-service day taking place on Monday 29th January and we have limited staff available to supervise. Thank you

After-school violin lessons take place very Friday at 1:30pm in the music room. Marisol would love if more students joined in, so if your daughter is interested, please encourage her to pop in! No experience and no violin needed. Thank you

As there are cold temperatures expected, students may wear their school tracksuit for the remainder of this week and all of next week. Ugg boots must not be worn to school. Please note that students are permitted to wear black/navy tights with their school uniform. Thank you

Please find attached the Newsletter from Dyslexia Courses Ireland.  Some of the contents might be helpful, such as items on dyslexia and music, the DAI workshops on resilience and self-esteem for JC students with dyslexia,  a dyslexia friendly style and neurodiversity. 

They are running a webinar on How Parents can support Students with Dyslexia on Wednesday January 24th at 19.00.  (Details attached).   They have run this webinar many times in the last two years and parents have found it very useful and practical.