After a busy return to school for both staff and students, it was finally time to present some of our summer weekly prize winners with their prize. A number of our students collected prizes on behalf of their parents (we will follow up with those who missed the announcement today). Well done to all and thank you for your support.
As I explained at the recent parent information evenings, all money raised through this fundraiser is ring fenced and will be used to pay for something for the students. In the coming months I will be looking for ideas from parents, students and staff of what to spend the money on. The best ideas will then go to a vote to decide what we will do.
Thank you to everyone who is supporting us - if you would like to play for as little as €2.50 then please click HERE to register and play.
Our Jackpot currently stands at €2800. Best of luck!
2E have been learning a new skill this week...the skill of annotating! The students have been working really hard while studying some WW1 poetry.
Students from our Political Education class welcomed Senator Fiona O’Loughlin yesterday. It was a wonderful opportunity to meet the first woman to be elected as a TD to our Dáil in the constituency of South Kildare. Fiona spoke about her work as the Fianna Fáil Deputy Leader in the Seanad, Fianna Fáil Spokesperson for Education in the Seanad, Chairperson of the Oireachtas Women’s Caucus, Chairperson of the all party Dementia Group and Head of the Irish delegation to the Council of Europe. Fiona spoke about the importance of public service, the need for volunteerism and the empowerment of local Government and local Communities. We appreciate the time Fiona took to visit our class and share her experiences.
Our Sixth, Fifth Year RE and TY Community Care Classes were delighted to attend a talk on Community by local activist and former Deputy Principal Noel Clare. Noel spoke about the importance of caring for our communities whether they are at home, school, clubs or the wider area where we live, local, national or global. Noel gave many practical examples of how each of us can contribute and we look forward to implementing a variety of ideas.
Huge thanks to the Irish Air Corps and Fiona of TYHub.ie for a wonderful week of work experience for three of our TY students, Tara McCormack, Darragh Keenan and Oisin Monks at Casement Aerodrome, Baldonnel. There were a dizzying array of activities and challenges throughout the week including abseiling, flight simulation (Oisin successfully landed his plane!) In addition to learning about a variety of career options in the Air Corp, the students had the opportunity to sit into planes normally reserved for the the President and the Taoiseach! A fantastic week was rounded off with a trip back to school on one of the Irish Air Corp helicopters. Our sincere thanks to the pilots for getting us back safely while enjoying this very exciting experience and to all the students and staff who waited after school to give us such a wonderful welcome! Thanks also to Brian Byrne of Kilcullen Diary and The Nationalist whose article you can access at kilcullenbridge.blogspot.com/2024/09/cpc-students-catch-helicopter-ride-back.html and photos at kilcullenbridge.blogspot.com/2024/09/what-week-for-cpc-students-with-air.html
The HSE Talking Health and Wellbeing Podcast has returned with a ‘Back to School’ theme, focussing on providing support to parents as young people return to school. We would appreciate you sharing the below podcast episodes with parents and school staff who may be interested in health and wellbeing.
Our recent episodes include ‘Back to School’, ‘Healthy Lunchboxes for Kids’, and ‘Screen Time for Young People’. These episodes provide useful tips and advice for parents and caregivers of young people on a variety of topics that families face and are available on Podbean, Apple Podcasts, Spotify and on the HSE Health and Wellbeing YouTube Channel.
We were delighted to welcome our 6th Yr students and their parents and guardians into CPC on Tuesday evening for a very practical information session on how to support our Leaving Cert students as they begin their final year in CPC. Mr Leonard, our Principal, opened the evening and offered valuable advice on how to support our 6th years in the coming months as they prepare for their final exams. Ms Fennell discussed how students can best navigate the days and months ahead under the strands of Be Respectful, Be Ready and Be Involved. Our Career Guidance Counsellors provided great insights into the various options available to students in relation to college applications, PLC's, apprenticeships, CAO and much more. Both our Deputy Principals Ms Harney and Ms Reigh were also in attendance to offer support and advice throughout the evening. We wish our Leaving Cert students the very best with their studies in the year ahead.
We are looking forward to welcoming you over the coming evenings.
The schedule for the upcoming meetings is as follows:
Tuesday 3rd September: 3rd Years @6pm and 6th Years @7:30pm
Wednesday 4th September: 2nd Years @6pm and 5th Years @7:30pm
Tuesday 17th September: 1st Years @7pm