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PARENTS NEWSLETTER DECEMBER 2017
EDITED BY COLETTE CLARKE
We are approaching the end of 2017 and it has been a busy and enjoyable term. Our first years have
completed their exams. Well done. We hope that you have all settled in well to life in LCC and our
Gluais team have been fantastic in ensuring that your transition from Primary to Secondary has
been smooth. Our second and fifth year students are currently sitting exams and we hope that all
your study will be reflected in your upcoming reports. Our fourth years have had a busy term and
we hope that you all have your work experience organised for January. Our third and sixth year
students are preparing for their mock exams which take place end of January. We hope that you
work to your ability and do your very best. Our LCA students are working well and are getting
their key assignments finished before Christmas as session one will be complete end of January.
Task one interviews will take place the beginning of February. We wish you all well.
So much happens in our college and this newsletter is a sample of some of the activities which have
taken place or which will happen. We hope you enjoy catching up on our news so far. If you wish
you can also visit our school website at www.lucancc.ie ~ Enjoy the read.
A NOTE FROM OUR PRINCIPAL (Ms. Birnie)
Our thanks to everyone for a learning-packed first term. As usual we will finish the
term with an evening Carol Service on Thursday 21st December and an assembly with
reflections and music in St Patrick's Church from 11-12 on Friday. Students finish term after
the assembly is over. Thanks to everyone who worked to prepare these lovely events for us to
mark the end of the first term.
The Junior Cycle Programme is rolling out in stages with students completing Classroom
Based Assessments in a gradually increasing number of subjects. Wellbeing is being
integrated as a whole school activity with specific subjects following theme-based learning
each term. Our TY students will receive our first ever Junior Cycle Profile of Achievement in
the New Year.
As the detailed planning process for the school extension and refurbishment proceeds, the
current indicative timeline shows a completion date of November 2020.
We wish all of our students, parents/guardians, staff, board of management members and our
friends in the wider community a very Happy Christmas and hope that 2018 will be a good
year for each and every one of you.
Céide na hEascraí, Leamhcán, Co. Átha Cliath Esker Drive, Lucan, Co. Dublin, K78 TF67
Guthán / Telephone: 01 6282077 Facs / Fax: 01 6282117
Idirlíon / Internet: www.lucancc.ie R-Phost / E-mail: [email protected]
Príomhoide /Principal: Diane Birnie
Príomhoidí Tánaisteacha/Deputy Principals: Andrew Purcell/Stephen Brett
PARENTS’ ASSOCIATION
Parent Bingo night: An enjoyable evening was had by all on Thursday 7th December and it
was great to see those who turned out to support the Parents' Association bingo fundraiser.
Particular thanks to the Lord Lucan who hosted the evening and to all of the local businesses
who supported our efforts to raise much needed funds for the college. Thanks to parents and
all who gave their generous support on the night and to our energetic Parents' Association who
organised it so successfully. Please support the Parents Association in their ongoing work to
support the school.
Contact the PA by email at [email protected] or through their Facebook page,
Parents Association – Lucan Community College
PARENT TEACHER MEETINGS
Thanks to all our parents and guardians who attended the various parent/teacher meetings this
term. It is a great opportunity for us all to meet up and discuss the progress of our students.
A NOTE FROM OUR YEAR HEADS AND TUTORS
Thanks students for your work and involvement this term. It is very important to keep
on top of your studies and not let things pile up. Planning and organisation are essential.
Being on time for school and wearing the correct uniform are also important. Many have been
very involved in extra-curricular activities, which is essential for an all- rounded education.
Many matches and competitions have been won but it is the participation which is the key and
the enjoyment which is the most important thing. We have a positive atmosphere in our school
and that is up to each and every one of us. Mutual respect is evident and it makes it a pleasant
place to be in when we all work in harmony. Thanks for being respectful.
We want to wish you all a very happy and safe Christmas. We look forward to seeing you all
back in January 2018.
A NOTE FROM OUR SECOND YEAR TEAM
Second Year Tour: Arrangements are at an advanced stage, there are two things that we
would like parents to attend to:
Full payment is due by the first week in January
Passports – if you haven’t already please send a copy of the front page of your
daughter/son’s passport into the school.
E111 – European Insurance Card. This allows the use of public medical facilities
throughout Europe. It is free and easily available online. Please apply for one for your
child.
We will arrange a meeting for the parents/ guardians of students travelling early in the new
term. Thanks.
A NOTE FROM OUR GUIDANCE DEPARTMENT
It has been a busy term for 6th year students. Well done to all for your hard work. Some
important dates are approaching.....register for CAO by 20th January 2018 to avail of the
discounted fee of €30. The deadline for entering restricted entry courses is 1st Feb. Any student
who may be eligible for the HEAR and DARE programme should be organising their
applications and ensure they make a careers appointment ASAP. See accesscollege.ie for
further information.
PLC colleges are open for applications. Students should apply to the college directly online
ASAP and congratulations to the students who have been accepted already! Apprenticeships
are available to students - see careersportal.ie for further details.
Happy Christmas to all students and I hope you have a well-balanced holiday between getting
some rest and doing some study.
TRANSITION YEAR NEWS (Ms. Williams, Mr. Brett & tutors)
This last term for Transition Year students has been nothing short of hectic. The most
amazing feat so far is how much we have managed to squeeze into 17 and a half
weeks! There has been numerous school visits ranging from cyber safety to the Irish navy.
There has been countless trips, whether to the cinema, Delphi, Driving camp or a freezing
beach in Dublin. Students have kept up their voluntary work and have continued to grow as
they give back to the local community. Students also began recording their many achievements
as part of their Junior Cycle Profile of Achievement that will be issued in the New Year.
The last few weeks has seen students get very busy completing their assignments and projects
as module one drew to a close. A true rollercoaster of a term. But as students start their well-
deserved Christmas holidays we ask that they stop and reflect on their transition year journey
so far. Keeping in mind the theme for the year – Carpe Diem – have you all been as involved
in your transition year journey as you could have been? You have all experienced what it is
like to be part of TY for the last three months, but have you just been a passive passenger or
have you taken the wheel of your learning experience?
New TY option lists will be available at the start of the new term. TYs should be gathering
evidence of learning in their TY journals and begin to collect items for their portfolio box. We
will be issuing our Junior Cycle Profile of Achievement Certificates to the 3rd year students of
2016/17 in the New Year.
Take the holidays to rest up and recharge the batteries and come back to us in January 2018
renewed and ready to take on the many and varied challenges and adventures that module two
will bring.
We wish each and every one of you a peaceful Christmas and an adventurous new year ahead.
MODERN LANGUAGE NEWS
German and French mock oral exams for the Leaving Cert. will begin in January. It is
important to study as this accounts for 25 percent of the exam.
German and French Junior Cert mock oral exams took place the beginning of December and
students got feedback. The actual Junior Oral exams will take place the end of January.
We wish all our students the best of luck. Please prepare well for these exams.
Students studying French had a visit from the French Theatre recently. They were entertained
and educated in an eventful morning of Interactive Drama through French.
GEOGRAPHY DEPARTMENT NEWS
On Friday the 1st of December, all Transition Year geography classes went to Donabate Beach,
on a Geography as part of their Geography module in Transition Year. This would give them
an opportunity to get to revise some of the topics that they learned in Junior Cert Geography
and also get a flavour of some of the Leaving Cert course. A group of two classes and four
teachers set off on a trip on a cold Friday morning that was cut in half due to the arctic winter
conditions. Well done everyone for a wonderful educational outing.
RELIGION DEPARTMENT NEWS Quote of the Week: Religion department
The final literacy quote of the year
comes from the Religion department
who have chosen a quote from
Buddha to enlighten all in our
community as we approach the
Christmas break.
LITERACY AND NUMERACY NEWS
Lucan CC's literacy quotes programme
The Language Literacy Numeracy (LLN)
committee are continuing the development
and encouragement of literacy skills within
our college community with a new, exciting
inter-departmental activity.
The LLN committee continue to run a weekly departmental quote from each department over
the year. This is a great way for our students to experience the rich language associated with
the full range of our college departments. Each quote is included in the daily announcements
announced by Ms Birnie, placing each quote as central to our school day here in the college.
Students are also asked to record each departmental quote in their journal or to organize a
separate quotes notebook. The quotes, while representing the different departments, will prove
incredibly useful for both Junior Cert and Leaving Cert essay writing.
Thanks again to the Language, Literacy and Numeracy team for developing the quotes of the
week concept and for coordinating each department to contribute towards it.
HISTORY NEWS
On November 25th and 26th the TY students accompanied by their teachers and tutors, took part
in the annual history trip for Transition Year students. Students went to Dublin Castle, the GPO
and some enjoyed a trip to the cinema to see Tomi Reichental’s new documentary, ‘Condemned
to Remember’. An enjoyable trip was had by all.
SCIENCE NEWS
National Science Week took place from 12th to 19th November 2017. Science students
engaged in a variety of science focused activities ranging from daily puzzles to quizzes.
Those who designed science posters faced tough competition with a very high standard of
posters entered by students. The winners of the first year poster competition
were Anna Capcarrere and Stephen Lamb. Joint winners of the second year poster competition
were Amy Martin and Yasmin Aminou with their very creative science posters.
The daily puzzles challenged students with some students entering more than one answer to
increase their chance of winning a prize.
The winners of the daily science puzzles were as
follows:
Monday: Marius Furtig-Rytterager (2nd year)
Tuesday: Megan Flanagan (1st year)
Wednesday: Anna Wanic (1st year)
Thursday: Charlie O'Malley (3rd year)
Friday: Nathan White (2nd year)
Thanks to the Science Department for organising all
activities and well done to all students who engaged with Science Week.
LUCAN CC STUDENT CROWNED NATIONAL CHAMPION
Congratulations to Alex Hanley (Transition Year) who has become a
national champion after sensationally winning the gold medal for
Physics in the IrEUSO national competition held in DCU on Saturday 11th
November.
Alex had been selected to compete in the unique competition based on his
outstanding Maths and Science Junior Certificate results.
The college also wishes to congratulate Oisín O’Sullivan (5th Year) who
was also selected to take part in this prestigious competition based on his
own top marks in his Junior Certificate. Oisín can be very proud of his
efforts as he competed with students from all over the country.
As gold medal champion, Alex will now participate in training with the other eleven medal
winners in physics, chemistry and biology to decide the team of six who will go on to represent
Ireland in the 2018 International Science Olympiad.
The EUSO International Science Olympiad will be held between the 28th of April and the 5th
of May in Ljubljana, Slovenia.
We wish Alex every success as he now begins his training for what will hopefully be
his Ireland debut in Slovenia next April.
INTERNATIONAL ICE HOCKEY
A talented Lucan CC student has been called up to international ice hockey side:
Congratulations to Anna Capcarrere (1st Year, McVerry) who has been selected to represent
Team Ireland in South Korea next year. Anna has been selected for Ireland in the exciting
discipline of ice hockey and will represent the nation in the Commemorative Imjin-
Pyeongchang Youth Ice Hockey to be held in South Korea in January 2018.
Anna will compete in 10 international games against countries including South Korea, USA,
Canada, Japan, Hungary, China and Russia. We wish Anna the very best of luck as she begins
her training for this prestigious tournament.
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL
Lucan CC Students Celebrate Human Rights Day
On December 7th, we celebrated human rights day. Our team
worked together cohesively, to bring light to human rights abuses all
over the world. We did this in many different ways.
We again ran a very successful "Write for Rights" campaign where
we chose three cases: the Turkish Ten, Ni Yulan and Shackelia
Jackson. We ran a stall in our school raising awareness by signing
petitions and our write for rights postcards.
Our centre piece was a very thought provoking display to show solidarity
with refugees. It was the word 'WELCOME' spelled out in shoes in our
main court yard. The shoes are symbolic of the long journey refugees take
to flee their country to gain safety. We then donated the shoes to Oxfam.
The poetry competition continued to grow in quality. This year both 1st and
2nd years vastly exceeded our expectations. Every winner shed a light on
human rights issues, through powerful poetry.
Our poster/art competitions had some amazing talent, young people
combining art and articles of the declaration of human rights.
The "Great LCC Bake Off "is getting bigger every year and we had very
talented and creative bakers. Students, teachers and parents all got involved
to make human rights cakes and included healthy cakes.
Overall the events were very successful. We would like to thank all the students and teachers
who took part and to the English, RE, C.S.P.E and Home Economics Departments and the
LCC Amnesty group.
By Lee, Cian - on behalf of LCC Amnesty
Group
HUMAN RIGHTS DAY
Irish Navy visit to highlight Human Rights
As part of Human Rights Day events at Lucan Community College, Lt. Commander Michael
Brunicardi, from the Irish Navy, talked to over 150 TY students. Lt Commander Brunicardi
spoke passionately about his experiences in recent refugee search and
rescue humanitarian missions in the Mediterranean.
The talk was thought provoking and
very emotional at times with Lt. Commander
Brunicardi including details of personal stories of
the people he met and the desperate circumstances
in which they were rescued. Lt. Commander
Brunicardi concluded that all of these people were
human beings and as such deserved human rights.
He also visited the beautiful visual display of the
articles from the Declaration of Human Rights on
the wall in the H area, created with work from 1st
and 2nd year CSPE students.
Thanks to Ms McCarthy, Ms Doyle and the LCC Amnesty Committee for organizing the visit
and to all the Transition Year and 5th Year LCA students who listened attentively and learned
so much.
SENIOR DEBATING: CONCERN DEBATES
The senior debating team have been very busy this term as they make their way through the
Concern Debates competition with other schools from the region. So far this year they have
battled it out with Colaiste Cois Life, St. Joseph's College and Luttrellstown Community
College. While St. Joseph's pipped them to the post, the team have obtained two
unanimous victories over Colaiste Cois Life and Luttrellstown CC. Topics have included
Gender Quotas, China's involvement in Africa and Young People being advocates for change
in the developing world. Adjudicators have commended the debating team on their research
and knowledge of global issues and were impressed by their oration skills. Well done to our
senior debaters; Bláithnaid Henry, Rhiannon Withero, Gayatri Sangra, Matthew Graham, Alex
Healy and Oisin O'Sullivan.
UNICEF DIGITAL ACTIVISM TALK AT TWITTER HQ
Lucan CC Transition Year students were among 50 select teenagers gathered together recently
to discuss the importance of staying safe online at Twitter's Dublin HQ. The digital activism
event, organised by UNICEF, involved Lucan Community College students discussing ways
to stay safe online when using social media.
The students had plenty of
opportunity to discuss the
numerous challenges and
opportunities of growing up in a
digital age at the event organised by
UNICEF.
Executive Director of UNICEF
Ireland, Peter Power said the
digital activism event was about
listening to young people as
UNICEF "believe they should be given every opportunity to influence their own futures.”
Sinead McSweeney, Managing Director of Twitter Ireland, said Twitter was "committed to
helping students engage with an increasingly diverse online environment, while empowering
them to use digital platforms when they feel compelled to speak out on issues they’re passionate
about".
A big thank you to the Transition Year students who actively engaged in the event and also to
Ms McCarthy for organising the trip.
BADMINTON NEWS
Lucan CC badminton team a smash at local blitz
Fifteen of our first year badminton players participated in our annual badminton blitz against
Scoil Aine Naofa on Tuesday 12th in Lucan Leisure Centre. Well done to our team who played
outstandingly. Great fun was had by all. Thank you to Jun in TY who has helped out in training
and with the score sheet.
Our third year badminton enthusiasts practice every Tuesday in the gym at lunch time while
our second years practice on a Monday. After Christmas a league will take place among all our
badminton players in the college. We look forward to this. Thanks to Ms. Howley, Ms.
Gallagher and Ms. Clarke for your continuous commitment each week.
SENIOR BOYS SOCCER NEWS
Our senior boys’ soccer team are performing exceptionally well. They have won their two
recent matches which puts them through to the semi-final of the Dublin West League and they
will play against St. Declan’s (Cabra) after Christmas. We wish them well. Thanks to Colum
O’Gorman
LEINSTER COMBINED EVENTS CC student grabs bronze in Leinster Combined Events Championships.
Congratulations to Max Carey (6th year, class
Walker) who recently took part in the Irish Life Health Leinster
Schools Combined Events Championships in Abbotstown,
Dublin 15. Max performed brilliantly on the day, finishing
amongst the medals in 3rd overall in the Boys Intermediate
competition. This amazing achievement qualified Max for the
National Combined Events Finals in the Athlone Institute of
Technology on Saturday 28th October.
Max again performed brilliantly again in the national finals, finishing with a total score of 2732
after all five events. The indoor combined events are a multi discipline competition featuring
track disciplines of sprinting (Hurdles and 200m) and middle distance (800m) running as well
as field disciplines of both throwing (Shot Putt) and the Long Jump.
SENIOR HURLERS
LCC senior hurlers retain their Dublin title
Lucan CC 4-8
Holy Family, Rathcoole 1-12
A brilliant second half defensive display proved to be crucial in this tightly contested final.
After playing with a strong wind in the first half and gaining a seven point half-time advantage
it was backs to the wall stuff in the second half. Despite repeated efforts the Rathcoole players
could not break down a resolute Lucan backline.
The match had only started when Charlie Keher blasted a goal past a helpless Holy Family
goalkeeper. The teams exchanged points before HF got a goal of their own. Then Alan Murphy
replied with a candidate for goal of the year, a brilliant finish after carrying from near halfway.
A fortuitous Dylan Kelly goal left the half-time score was 3-5 to 1-4.
The second half opened with HF closing the gap with some good points. Then Michael Carron
sneaked inside the opposition defence and scored a goal with a clinical finish. From there on
most of the play was in the Lucan half. The strong wind aiding continuous attacks on the Lucan
goal. Full back Ben O’Toole performed heroics to stop what looked like certain goals. Good
points from Ben Mullins, Killian Boylan and Charlie Keher kept the distance on the score line
and helped deflate the HF attack.
A final scoreline of 4-8 to 1-12 gave LCC a deserved win, though the margin of victory was
probably a bit unfair on a very good Rathcoole side.
Scorers: Charlie Keher (1-5), Alan Murphy (1-1), Dylan Kelly (1-0) Michael Carron (1-0),
Killian Boylan (0-1), Ben Mullins (0-1)
Man of the match: Ben O’Toole
The squad: Thomas Dempsey ,Sean Egan, Ben O’Toole, Cian Gaire, Michael Doyle, Alex
Hanley, Daragh Reid, Alan Murphy, Dylan Kelly, Killian Boylan, Ben Mullins, Michael
Carron, Charlie Keher, Cathal Kavanagh, Ciaran Behan, Sean Balfe, Luke Finnerty, Adam
McGarry, Jason Gibbons, Alex Petras, Alan Griffin, Ryan O’Connor, Luke Neville.
STAYING SAFE ONLINE
The college delivered a series of internet safety workshops in a bid to
educate and ensure all of our students know the importance of staying safe
online. The workshops and presentations were delivered to all of our new
first years and also to the Transition Year students by Pat McKenna,
founder of the cyber safety company, childwatch.ie.
The risks for children online are ever-increasing with easy access to the
internet. This makes educating our students about the risks involved
when online even more important. Even more so when recent surveys
suggest that half of all teenagers in Ireland hide their online history from
their parents and that one in 10 children have met someone in person that
they first made contact with online.
Please read the following ten tips for staying safe online and ensure that your son/daughter is
aware of them.
1) Don’t post any personal information online – like your address, email address or mobile
number.
2) Think very carefully before posting any pictures or videos of yourself. Once you’ve put
a picture of yourself online most people can see it and may be able to download it, it’s not just
yours anymore.
3) Keep your privacy settings as high as possible
4) Never give out your passwords
5) Don’t befriend people you don’t know.
6) Don’t meet up with anyone you’ve met online. Speak to your parent or carer about people
suggesting you do!
7) Remember that not everyone online is who they say they are
8) Think carefully about what you say before you post something online
9) Respect other people’s views, even if you don’t agree with someone else’s views doesn’t
mean you need to be rude
10) If you see something online that makes you feel uncomfortable, unsafe or worried: leave
the website, turn off your computer if you want to and tell a trusted adult immediate
We urge all parents to use these tips as an opportunity to discuss with their children the
importance of staying safe online and agree together how best to do this.
RUBIK’S CUBE CHAMPIONSHIPS
Lucan CC student finishes 2nd in UK Rubik's Cube
Championships. Congratulations to Ciarán Beahan (6th Year, class
Holland) who came second overall in the 2017 UK Rubik's Cube
Championships. Ciarán took the silver medal at the event held over
the midterm break in Stevenage, Bedfordshire.
Over the past few years Ciarán has competed at the highest levels
with the Rubik's Cube and has been crowned Irish national champion for the past three
successive years. He also competed at the World and European Championships, finishing an
incredible 27th and 17th place respectively.
Ciarán's overall record with the Rubik's Cube is particularly impressive. He has amassed 54
gold medals, 35 silver medals and 28 bronze medals over the last few years.
The entire school community wishes Ciarán continued success this year as he juggles his
studies for his Leaving Certificate with his talent at the Rubik's Cube.
GAISCE NEWS
Our transition year students are participating well and seem to be enjoying their involvement
in the Presidents’ Award – Bronze Gaisce Award. Keep up the great effort. Some are finishing
their 12 week activity soon. Also a reminder that the Hiking trip will take place in April…so if
hiking boots are needed you could get them for Christmas.
Two of our sixth year students have completed and will receive their Silver Gaisce Award in
January. Well done Eoghan Gartlan and Rachel McLaughlin for your enthusiasm and
dedication.
CHRISTMAS CAROL CONCERT Our annual Christmas concert will take place
in Lucan Community College on Thursday
21st December at 8pm. A wonderful festive
evening of traditional, heart-warming
Christmas carols is promised. All are
welcome.
SCRATCH CLUB
LCC Scratch Coding Club
Students participate in the Hour of Code!
During Computer Science Education Week, (December 4th to
10th) LCC Scratch Club students took part in the global "hour
of code". This included sampling some self-led coding
tutorials and receiving certification on completion. Well done
to all students involved!
Ms McCarthy and Mr Foley run the Scratch Coding Club after school, on Wednesday
afternoons and this year, we have a particularly enthusiastic group of students who have
impressed us with their creativity and problem solving abilities in the world of coding. Their
willingness to help out and to even teach the group is what makes the club a success. We wish
them well with individual/ group projects they are currently working on for possible inclusion
in the National Scratch Competition.
SAINT VINCENT DE PAUL
Lucan Community College students, parents and teachers have rallied together again this
Christmas 2017 to raise much needed funds for St. Vincent de Paul. The entire school
community have embraced this special fundraising for St. Vincent de Paul over the last number
of years and it has grown both in strength and numbers.
This year students and staff continued with the tradition of the secret bag collection during
morning registration. This allows for secret donations to be given in a pressure free capacity.
Lucan Community College’s commitment to the work of St. Vincent de Paul goes back many
years having started in 1986.
The St. Vincent de Paul fundraiser started 31 years ago in the old school building in Lucan
Village with making Christmas cakes and adding them to hampers that were distributed by
SVP throughout the local community. This Christmas 2017 has seen a further increase in
pressure for families in difficulty. It is hoped that the funds raised as a school community
alleviate these pressures for some in the community.
“This year Christmas 2017 sees ever increasing needs for families in these difficult times,” said
Ms. Ryan, organizer of the fundraising event in the College.
“In many ways it reminds me of the times back in the mid-eighties when we started our St.
Vincent de Paul work in the College, but in many ways these days are even more difficult for
people, with such a wide variety of challenges faced by some,” add Ms. Ryan.
If you or someone you know are in need of help this Christmas please contact St Vincent de
Paul.
Lucan Community College would like to thank Ms. Ryan for her continued dedication and
commitment to this annual fundraising event.
This year we would also like to thank Ms. Walsh and Ms. Mulhern for helping
to organising the secret collection and also to the Transition Year and 6th year Prefect teams.
THE HOSPICE ANNUAL COFFEE MORNING
Our annual coffee morning in memory of Carol Meehan, our dear friend and colleague, took
place on Thursday 14th December during morning break. All proceeds will go directly to St.
Brigid’s hospice where Carol spent her final days. Thanks to all who baked, help set up the
staffroom and contributed. Your generosity is much appreciated.
EXTRA-CURRICULAR NEWS Thanks to all our staff who are enthusiastically continuing to provide many sports and cultural
after-school and lunchtime activities for students. We offer the usual wide range of sports and
cultural activities. Well done to all involved and we continue to encourage all students to take
part in at least one sports and one cultural activity. Thanks to Ms. Joy who is currently liaising
with staff regarding extra-curricular activities
Please look at the school website-www.lucancc.ie to see photos and reports on all events.
Thanks to all the teachers and parents and coaches who give up their time to help out and
support our after-school programme.
IMPORTANT DATES Monday 18th -Thursday 21st December – 2nd and 5th year formal exams
Friday 22nd December – Final day of school including the Christmas service.
Students attend from 9am until 12 noon
Friday 22nd December 2017 – Friday 5th January 2018- Christmas Holidays
Monday 8th January – School reopens – full day
Monday 22nd January – Friday 2nd February – T.Y. Work Experience 2
Thursday 25th – Friday 9th February - 3rd and 6th year mock exams (starting with Practical
exams on Thursday 25th/Friday 26th)
Saturday 3rd February – 12th February – German Exchange trip to Germany
Wednesday 7th February – Incoming (2018/2019) 1st year assessments 12.30-4.00pm. Classes
finish for students at 12.00pm.
Monday 12th – Friday 16th February Midterm Holidays