Dear Parent/Guardian, 

Next week is Maths week and we look forward to sharing the fun of maths with the students. We hope you all take part in quizzes, break and lunchtime competitions as well as individual picture/poster competitions (See attachment)

To kick start the weekend, any student who would be interested in taking part in these competitions, can get their ideas together! All entries must be in by 9am next Friday 18th October.

Get your maths brains on and best of Luck to all entrants!

Dear Parents and Guardians,

We hope you and your families had a lovely summer. We look forward to meeting students from this Thursday on their staggered return to school. Please note that the buses will not be running until all students return on Wednesday 28th August.

Below are the return dates and times for each year group:

6th Years and 3rd Years- Thursday 22nd August, 8.50am to 11am

1st Year Induction- Friday 23rd August 8.48am to 1.15pm

2nd and 5th Years- Monday 26th August 8.50am to 11am

1st Years and Transition Years- Tuesday 27th August 8.50am to 11am

All year groups- Wednesday 28th August 8.50am to 3.45pm

Kind regards,

Sinéad Ronan

Dear Parents and Guardians,

This message is for the attention of parents and guardians of incoming Transition Year students for the school year 2024/25. Please read the attached document regarding the school uniform. If you have any queries or questions, please contact me via the school app.

Kind regards,

Sinéad Ronan

Deputy Principal

Dear Parents and Guardians,

Please find attached a document regarding the school uniform and school jacket. If you have any queries or questions, please contact me via the school app.

Kind regards,

Sinéad Ronan

Deputy Principal

The Irish Post-Primary Junior and Senior Boys and Girls Leinster qualifiers will be held at various venues over the coming weeks. If your student is a member of a golf club, has a Golf Ireland hadicap index and did not attend the meeting on Monday 2nd Sept, please ask them (if they are interested in playing) to see me at 11am on Tuesday 3rd Sept in room 42. They should know their current handicap and their membership number. Regards Mr Herring

Dear parents and students, 

We would like to wish the class of 2024 best wishes in receiving their results tomorrow. The guidance team are available to help with any questions please don't hesitate to phone or email the school. Please see the image attached with important dates. 

kind regards, 

Guidance department. 

Dear Parents/Guardians,

Please read the attached information regarding the Junior Cycle Free Book Scheme.

If you have any queries, please contact me via the school app.

Kind regards,

Sinéad Ronan

Deputy Principal

Dear 6th yr students, Parents/Guardians,

TAKE ACTION ON CAO BEFORE JULY 1ST. 

As the Leaving Certificate examinations draw to a close; it is very important that you sit down with your 6th year student and look again at their CAO course choices.

Has your student filled in their courses? It is important to check - sometimes students have opened their accounts back before February but have not added in any course choices!.

Make sure that all 20 options have been filled in - 10 at Level 8 and a further 10 at level 6&/or7. These should be over a range of points - giving the most options to the students.

Having sat the exams, students may wish to reassess their choices - it is really important to guide them through this process and to discuss with them reasons for changes and for choices.

The CAO remains open until July 1st so before then, please go through the choices and make sure the course choices  are in order of preference, i.e. that the course they really want is in place number one - not necessarily the highest points course - but THE COURSE THEY REALLY WANT TO DO -  that your student is likely to meet the minimum entry requirements for the courses on the lists and  that all courses have been thoroughly researched ......so that if they were offered any one of these they would likely accept an offer.

Thank you for your cooperation in this very important stage of the CAO process.

Kind regards,

Guidance Team

Dear Parent/Guardian,

Our Green Schools Team are engaging on a reuse & recycle school uniform initiative. They will be available in the front foyer of our school to accept fully laundered school uniform items that are in good condition to be reused on Monday 24th, Tuesday 25th and Wednesday 26th June. Please see the image attached for further information.

Many thanks!

We are delighted to inform you that the School of Electronic Engineering at DCU are hosting free engineering camps for secondary school students which will run in June/July 2024 on our DCU Glasnevin campus. We will have three camps in total with each camp running for four days. These camps promise to be fun and engaging with lots of prizes up for grabs!

Who Can Apply?

1st, 2nd, and 3rd year students are eligible to apply. These camps are suitable for students who are interested in problem solving, puzzles and have an interest in engineering or technology. In some instances, we may be able to accommodate 4th-year students.

When will it run?

Our Engineering Summer camps will run from Monday to Thursday from 10.00 am - 2.30 pm on the DCU Glasnevin campus:

Week 1: 17-20th June (for first and second-year students)

Week 2: 24-27th June (for second and third-year students)

Week 3: 1-4th July (advanced camp for those who have previously attended)

Further Details

This Summer camp will have a strong emphasis on hands-on activities, and act as a taster session for students who may want to pursue a career in electronic and computer engineering. Topics include: 

● Maker Electronics labs

● Robotics/Mechatronics

● Introduction to Python Programming

Next Steps?

If your child would like to participate please fill in this form. Spaces will be allocated on a first come first serve basis.

If you have any questions, feel free to email me.

Kind Regards,