Dear Parents & Guardians, 

The option blocks for Leaving Cert 2025-27 have now been added to Tyro where you can input your choices. Please do this by clicking on the 'info requests' tab in Tyro. 

Kind regards 

Last chance to join before our first draw this evening!

 https://www.ourfundraiser.ie/org/hcetss

 As it is our first draw, see below explanation of How it works:

 Draw - The draw is held every Thursday evening and ticket sales close at 7pm. 

 How does somebody win? - In the draw, four numbers are drawn at random. If a member’s four numbers match the numbers drawn, then they win the Jackpot. If more than one member has the drawn numbers, for the same draw, then the jackpot is shared by the winners. If the Jackpot is not won, then a weekly winner is picked at random. The weekly winner prize value is around €20 to €50. This means that someone is guaranteed to win every week.

 Jackpot value - The starting Jackpot value is between €250 to €1,000. If the Jackpot is not won, then the Jackpot will carry over to the following week and increase based on the value of the number of lines played that week.

 Results - At 8.30am on Friday morning the fundraising website is updated with the results (winning numbers, the name of the Jackpot or Weekly winner, and next week’s Jackpot value). An email is sent to all members with a link to the website so they can view the results.

Jackpot winner - If we have a Jackpot winner, Ourfundraiser will contact them on Friday to arrange a bank transfer to their bank account.

 Weekly winner - If we have a weekly winner instead of a jackpot winner, the PSA contact them to pay the weekly winner prize. 

 Spot Prizes - To celebrate our first draw we have three spot prizes. Ourfundraiser will randomly select the winners. The PSA will contact these winners to arrange collecting their spot prize.

 Thank you everyone who has supporting and a reminder that all proceeds will go towards installing a multi-sports all weather surface at the school campus.

 From the PSA

Dear parents, guardians,

We are delighted to share with you information regarding the ISPCC's upcoming free online webinar series for parents/ carers and young people around exam/assessment time and dealing with anxiety. 

On the night Bree O’ Neill, Clinical Lead & Digital Support Coordinator, with the ISPCC will focus on:

• What is anxiety?
• Dealing with an anxious child
• Anxiety Management Tips & Tools
• Childline Digital Mental Health & Wellbeing programmes – support for young people and parents

Tuesday May 6th @  7pm - 8pm.

'Coping with Exam & Assessment  Anxiety' Support & Advice for Parents/ Carers

https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/fd03f403-1c93-4a49-8f8c-b74fc4234d33@bb926d5e-af5f-4830-b812-e4d184987285

 Thursday May 8th @ 7pm - 7.30pm

'Coping with Exam & Assessment Anxiety' Support & Advice for Young People during exam time

https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/fafa46e6-3fa3-42cc-a2b1-60d40d3df78f@bb926d5e-af5f-4830-b812-e4d184987285

 Registration is now open, and by clicking on the above links or the 'register now' on the attached leaflets you will be able to register for these webinars.

Kind regards,

School Office.

Hi everyone,

 We are delighted to announce the results of our first lotto draw .

While there was no jackpot winner, we do have a weekly winner- Gillian Bissett - congratulations Gillian!

 The winners of our spot prizes are as follows:

 €100 gift voucher for Peggy Kelly's Gastropub- Philip Mac Dermott

Family Cinema Pass- Ronan Burke

Set of red and white wines from D-Six wines- Margaret McGowan

 Prizes will be available to collect from Aleks and Sarah in the office from next Tuesday.

Congratulations to all.

 Future draw results will be communicated directly by email now that we have this initiative up and running.

Thanks everyone!

From the PSA

Reminder - as per the calendar lessons end at 12.39pm on Thursday 1st May 2025 to facilitate Transition Afternoon for incoming 1st Year students. No extracurricular clubs.

Dear parents/guardians, 

Just a reminder about staff meeting on Wednesday 30/04. School finishes at the normal time, 3.10 pm, but all after school clubs are cancelled.

Kind regards,

School Office

1week to go to the first draw on 1st May!!
All Weather Pitch Fundraising Lotto- Spot prizes added!
 

All money raised from this fundraising initiative will be put towards installation an all weather multi sports surface.

The facility will be a great asset to the school and local community, and will give students a greater level of physical education and increase the range of sport and fitness options the school can offer regardless of the weather conditions.

We hope that the weekly option of 1 line for €2.50 will allow everybody to contribute. Please pass the word on and invite friends and family.

It would be hugely appreciated if you can contribute €5 for 3 lines, and you never know you might just win!

You can sign up at our fundraiser webpage below:

https://www.ourfundraiser.ie/org/hcetss 

The following spot prizes have been added to the first draw on 1st May:

·                     €100 gift voucher for Peggy Kelly's Gastropub

·                     Family Pass Cinema Ticket- 2 adults + 2 children (or 1 adult + 3 children)

·                     A beautiful set of red and white wine from D-Six wines

Thank you so much.

Pádraig Conaty, Principal

and the Parent Staff Association

Dear April is Autism Awareness Month.

Some of our Ausome Students organised and presented in all Assemblies this week - Ted Talk Teens, 'Autism & Me' 

Our School Community really appreciates all their efforts, thank you for sharing your lived experience with us, You are courageous, creative and kind!  We are so proud of YOU!

Thank you to all involved for your contribution to our ongoing actions, such efforts add to developing an Inclusive School.

Please note-Upcoming events for Autism

https://asiam.ie/events/14th-autism-europe-international-congress-coming-to-dublin-september-2025

Reminder - school reopens on Monday 28th April at 10.43 am for all students.

Kind regards, School Office

Important info for TY parents: PLEASE READ. 

Dear Parents/Guardians,

We are excited to announce that our much-anticipated musical will take place in just under 14 days! As we approach the big event, we want to emphasize the importance of attendance at rehearsals.

After school rehearsals:

Starting immediately, rehearsals will be held after school on Wednesdays and Fridays for approximately 1.5 hours. It is essential that all TY students attend these sessions. If your child is unable to attend a particular rehearsal, please notify the production team in advance.

Deadline for costumes:

Additionally, we kindly remind you that the deadline for bringing in costumes is Wednesday, 5th March. Costumes must be clearly labeled and placed in a bag, as these will now be worn during rehearsals moving forward.

Learning material:

Students should also be practicing their songs and dances regularly. All necessary materials have been made available on Microsoft Teams for their convenience.

Compulsory Dress Rehearsal:

The dress rehearsal is scheduled for Wednesday, 12th March, at 5:30 PM at the DCU auditorium. Attendance is compulsory for the entire year group, as this is our only opportunity to rehearse with the set, lighting, costumes, props, microphones, and sound in the actual venue.

Tickets available:

Tickets for the musical are now available at the link below. We kindly ask for your support in sharing this link and inviting friends and family to join us in celebrating the hard work of our students.

High School Musical Tickets

Thank you for your continued support and coo peration. We look forward to seeing you at the show!

Kind regards, 

Leonna, Emily & Amy