Dear Parent/Guardian, 

If your son is interested in going to the Senior Cup Final PBC V CBC on Tuesday, and has not yet bought a ticket, please do so on Easypayments this evening. (10 Euro, entry and bus to match). Alternatively, the tickets may be bought, with cash, from Ms. O’ Donoghue, in the morning. PBC abú!!!!

Happy Mother's Day to all the Moms!!!

Dear Parent / Guardian

We are looking forward to our Senior Cup Final on Tuesday next, 12th March, against our old rivals CBC in Musgrave Pk. at 2.00 pm. The excitement is mounting!

As part of the occasion, Tuesday will be a ‘Black and White’ day in the college where all students (and Staff!) are encouraged to wear the school colours. In keeping with our tradition of recent years, all students will be asked to donate €2 for Preslink as part of this non-uniform day.

As we will be travelling from the school in great numbers, and because of past experiences, the following restrictions have to be put into place:

If your son wants to sit / stand with the school cohort at the match:

1.   His ticket must be purchased through Easy Payment on the school website or through the School App. Tickets cost €10.00 - this includes match entry and bus transport to the match. Bus is drop only so all students will need to make their own home. *If you are having difficulty purchasing tickets through Easy Payments, Ms. O’Donoghue will take cash from students at her office)

2.     He must travel on one of the buses organised by the school.

3.     There can be no bags, food or drink, including water bottles on the buses.

4.     School bags will be left in the College Theatre overnight so homework from Tuesday will not be looked for on Wednesday.

5.   Face painting will only be allowed at the match grounds. No face painting in school or on the bus – no exceptions!

6.     In previous years, a small number of pupils have consumed alcohol before matches and their behaviour proved to be problematic as a result, and posed a risk to the safety of themselves and those around them.

This is a school match and alcohol is not part of it.

If your son needs to drive to the match, he may be able to buy a ticket at the gate, but unfortunately, will not be able to stand with the school group. No student will be allowed enter the PBC student supporter’s area unless they were on one of our buses – NO EXCEPTIONS

As this is a school activity FULL SCHOOL RULES APPLY.

Please speak to your son in advance concerning the above and his behaviour on the day.

Thank you all for your understanding and continued support.

Finally, we wish all the players and their coaches the very best of luck.

Regards,

UCD's school of Psychology have organised a free webinar series for parents/teachers or anyone interested in adolescent mental health.  

The three webinar talks will take place on the 5th, 12th and 19th of March from 7-8 pm.

 Please check out the attached PDF document, alongside this, the following links and schedule for the talks are also provided here as follows: 

Tuesday, March 5th 7pm-8pm: “Body image and eating disorders: What parents need to know.”

Dr. Ciara Mahon, Post-Doctoral Research Fellow & Lecturer of Health Psychology,School of Psychology, University College Dublin

Here is the link to register for this event:

https://ucd-ie.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_cgsbdltZTrmlVj8DUfMbQA

Tuesday, March 12th 7pm-8pm: “Positive Parenting to Support Adolescent Development.” 

Prof. Eilis Hennessy, a Developmental Psychologist from the School of Psychology University College Dublin.

Here is the link to register for this event:

https://ucd-ie.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_YWw26Z14R8inrl1EmG2zjg

 Tuesday, March 19th 7pm-8pm: “Parenting teenagers when worry and anxiety get in the way of sleep - tips, guidance and supports.” 

Associate Professor Paul D'Alton, Clinical Psychologist, writer and broadcaster from the UCD School of Psychology and formerly Head of Psycho-oncology at St.Vincent's University Hospital.

Here is the link to register for this event: 

https://ucd-ie.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_bau3fke9Rf2QLeVEJWDuiw

Hi All,

Please click on the link below to watch the Junior Cup semi-final where our Juniors will take on Bandon Grammar in Musgrave Park at 2.00 PM today.

https://youtube.com/live/8j6F3Q4ti9Q?feature=share

 We wish all our extended Junior Squad and their coaches the very best of luck. 

Dear Parent / Guardian,

Reminder tomorrow, Wednesday, 28th February is a 'Black and White - No Uniform day' in the College. This is in support of our Junior Cup Team as they take on Bandon Grammar in Musgrave Park at 2:00 PM

We wish all our Junior Squad and their coaches the very best of luck in tomorrow's match. 

Regards

Dear Parent/Guardian, 

If your son is interested in going to the Junior Cup Semi-Final V Bandon Grammar on Wednesday, and has not yet bought a ticket, please do so on Easypayments this evening. (10 Euro, entry and bus to match). Alternatively, the tickets may be bought, with cash, from Ms. O’ Donoghue, in the morning. PBC abú!!!!

Dear Parent / Guardian,

We look forward to welcoming back all our students from what we hope has been an enjoyable and relaxing midterm break.

We are, respectfully, asking for your support in two areas – the uniform and punctuality in the mornings.

Arriving late to school can impact the learning and teaching in the classroom, and while there will always be the isolated days, that being late is beyond our control, for the most part, everyone should present for class at 8.35. Students arriving more than 15mins late, must check in through the school office.

Wearing the school uniform or school tracksuit, identifies our students as part of our school. The uniform helps remind our students that there is an expectation of good behaviour. Some students are wearing their tracksuit on non-PE days and the tracksuit itself is often not the school PE tracksuit. Both the school uniform and the school PE tracksuit must be worn in their entirety and worn on the correct days.

We are asking you, the parents, to support us, as we address these issues on our return tomorrow.

Students continuing to arrive late without adequate explanation and students not wearing the proper school uniform or school tracksuitmay be given detention on Friday afternoons.

All of this is in an effort to help our school operate smoothly, and help provide the right environment to further enhance learning and teaching in our school. We can only do this with your support.

Please speak with your son regarding the content of this message.

We look forward to your continued support.

Kind regards

Gentle reminder to buy tickets asap, if your son intends going to the match on Wednesday. We need to book the buses tomorrow, hence the urgency. Apologies for hassling you!!! 

Thank you!!

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WHEN? WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 21st, KO 2PM

WHERE? MUSGRAVE PARK

HOW TO GET THERE? BUS FROM SCHOOL, MAKE YOUR OWN WAY HOME

TICKETS? AVAILABLE NOW ON EASYPAYMENTS, 10 EURO – FOR ENTRY AND BUS

Please Note!!! Since 3rd and 6th Years will be sitting their Pre- Exams, and will need their school bags for study purposes - they will have permission to store their bags on an assigned bus and collect their bag from that bus at the end of the game. All other Year Groups will store their bags overnight in the school, as per normal. Thank you.

Please also note!!! Only those students who leave from the school on one of our buses, will have permission to stand in the school allocated space in Musgrave Park. This is important to note, as some 6th year Students do not have Pre Exams on Wednesday, (and therefore will not be in school) and TY Students are on Work Experience. If these students want to gather with the school at the match, they will need to be at the school on Wednesday at 12.50pm to board the buses with all other students. Thank you for your understanding here.