TY Updates & Events for Semester 3 Week 5: 31st March - 4th April

Reminders:

- If your son/daughter is going to Rome please make sure they have brought in a completed consent to travel form

- TY students run a Tea & Tech programme on Wednesdays from 9-10am Please invite any grandparents, elderly relatives or elderly neighbours to join, it would be great to see another few attendees. Students offer tea/coffee, biscuits and a chat along with help that attendees may need in using their smart devices like phones and tablets. 

Tuesday 1st April

'Just 1 Life'  Road Safety Programme

On Tuesday students will travel to the Solstice Theatre in Navan. Navan Rotary Club in conjunction with Meath County Council run a 'Just 1 Life' Road Safety Programme. This is a 'shock & awe' impactful presentation involving graphic presentations from the Garda Road Traffic unit, an A&E consultant, Ambulance and Fire and Rescue services, survivors of road traffic accidents and a bereaved parent. The presentation is particularly targeted at 15-18 year old students, as they start to learn to drive, and is therefore ideal for TY. The information and consent form was sent on the school app please make sure this has been completed. If your son/daughter will not be attending select the "I do not permit" option on the consent form and let me know. Students will be leaving at 8.50am sharp the programme finishes at 1pm. Students should bring snacks for the 11am break and a packed lunch or money to buy lunch after the programme. Bring €5 for bus and students may wear their school uniform or else the correct school PE uniform. 

Wednesday 2nd April:

Tea & Tech

Our next Tea & Tech session with the elderly in the community takes place on Wednesday from 9-10am. This will take place in the business room. Please invite your grandparents, elderly relatives or elderly neighbours to join, it would be great to see another few attendees. List of students involved this week has been posted on teams. 

Thursday 3rd:

Creative Arts Night

Creative Arts Night takes place in the school from 7-9pm. All are welcome. 

Friday 4th:

Work experience 

Staff will train on the new Anti-Bullying procedures on Friday 4 April 2025, as part of the nation wide upskilling for teachers on the Bí Cineálta Programme.

School will not open for students.

JC Music Practicals

The practicals went off well this week with nervous but eventually happy students coming through it in great form. Well done to all!

Football

U14 football girls played in Kells on Monday and had a solid win, well done Aisling and the girls.

LCA Interviews

The LCA Coordinator held interviews on Monday and Tuesday for prospective LCA candidates for next year.  A group of 18 students will be offered places in the coming days.

Honour Roll

The  students in top ten percent  in their Asset Portfolios had a great day of bowling and shopping in Blanchardstown on Tuesday. Congratulations to all of them.

TY Trip

TYs went to Croke Park and Butlers on Wednesday and a great day was had.

Hurling

1st & 2nd Year Boys had a massive win 4 / 20.  They only scored 2 points. Now they are  into the quarter final. Well done!

Creative Arts Night

The Student Council will run the Arts Night on Thursday 3rd April, all families are welcome.  The staff/student bake off is a very fun event and there will be a mixture of art displays, song, poetry and gymnastics to showcase the talent of the students.

Ice Bucket Challenge

Well done to the Student Council for raising money for the Irish Cancer Society by throwing buckets of cold water on staff and paying to watch!

PA Table Quiz Fundraiser

Teams are sought for the Table Quiz and raffle on Thursday 10th, all funds go to our new ohps/tvs for classrooms

All families/friends are very welcome to make up a team or join with students to make up a team.  You can call or email the school to reserve a spot for your team (athboycs@eircom.net).

Martin Mills is getting together some school based questions and local man Bernard O'Byrne is the quiz master.  It  promises to be  a great night. Tickets for the raffle will be on sale from next week, fabulous prizes are up for grabs.

Bí Cineálta Training - School Closure

All schools in the country have been instructed to close for one half day of training this year on the new Anti-Bullying procedures.  This will take place on Friday 4 April. Buses will not run, please spread the word.

Applications for School Transport for the new school year are currently open and can be accessed online at www.buseireann.ie/schooltransport<http://www.buseireann.ie/schooltransport>
  *   Details of the scheme are also available on Bus Éireann's website and Department of Education's website gov.ie/schooltransport<gov.ie/schooltransport>.
  *   The closing date for NEW school transport applications is Friday 25th April 2025
  *   Existing school transport applications will automatically roll over into the new school year
  *   Payments or medical cards can be received up to Friday 6th June 2025

Please, please , please support our upcoming quiz.

A great chance to meet next years teachers and visit the school again.

Our Table Quiz and Monster Raffle is on Thursday 10th April 2025 @7pm.

Book your table through the office by ringing 046 9487894 - €40 for a table of four.

We appreciate your support and look forward to seeing you there. 

Our Table Quiz and Monster Raffle is on Thursday 10th April 2025.

Book your table through the office by ringing 046 9487894 - €40 for a table of four.

We appreciate your support.

Parents are invited to attend the Creative Arts Night on the 3rd April 2025 from 7pm to 9pm in the school

There was great excitement today when 65 students who made the school's Honour Roll for the second trimester went to Blanchardstown for a morning of bowling. 

The trip was co-ordinated by Miss Gallagher, who was accompanied on the day by Mr. Magner, S.N.A.'s Elena O'Donoghue and Blathnaid Keely and Debbie Connor from the Parents Council. After the bowling the students were given time to have lunch in the shopping mall and to engage in some vital retail therapy.

As part of Athboy Community School’s Learning Code, students have been building up an Asset Portfolio since the beginning of the academic year. Assetsare awarded to students by staff members for a whole variety of reasons such as ongoing hard work, oral contributions in class, acts of kindness, improvement in classwork or homework, promoting a positive school spirit, promoting sustainability, creativity, manners and respect, digital skills, sporting achievements, taking initiative, being good with their hands, extra-curricular activities as well as other talents, skills and achievements.