Dear parents, guardians, students and staff,

Happy new year to you all.

Due to the poor weather conditions, the forecast overnight and the changing situation, the decision has been made not to reopen tomorrow.

This decision was made reluctantly and in the interest of the safety of staff, students and their families who might have travelled.

I expect that we will be able to reopen on Tuesday.

Kind regards

Joe Leonard

Principal

Dear Principal,

As the cold weather continues, the HSE public health division has asked for your help in sharing the following important information with your school community:

• Flu is circulating widely in the community, with children being significantly affected.
• Please remind families that anyone who is unwell should remain at home to help prevent the spread of infection.
• Cough and sneeze etiquette, along with regular hand hygiene, are essential to limiting the spread of illness.
• The free nasal flu vaccine for children aged 2–17 is still available through local pharmacies and GPs.

For more information, go to hse.ie/flu

Thank you for your support in sharing this information with your school community.

Neart live events this week:

Parents and Guardians webinar Thursday 27th February 7:30pm; Register HERE

Information on all webinars for parents/guardians is available on www.jigsaw.ie/neart 

Dear parents, guardians and students,

the staff of CPC join me in wishing you all a very merry Christmas and a happy new year.

Classes resume on Monday 6th January 2025 at the normal time of 9am.

J Leonard

Principal

In keeping with the traditions of the Cross and Passion sisters, the Ethos Committee has organised for a mass to be celebrated for the feast of the Epiphany, at 8.30 a.m. on Monday January 6th, in the sacred space. 

All staff and students are welcome. 

Wishing you all a happy and healthy Christmas. 

Please see important updates from the SEC:

Dear Principal,

I wish to advise that the timetables for the 2025 Leaving Certificate, Leaving Certificate Applied and Junior Cycle examinations have been published on www.examinations.ie.

The suite of timetables can be accessed under the Examinations 2025 Banner on the home page.

In addition, we issued a circular on the timing of the Oral examinations 2025 which is available here .

Well done to our TY and Fifth Year Year students who volunteered at the Annual Food School Ronald McDonald House Dinner on Saturday last. Families were delighted to be served delicious food and receive lovely presents from Santa in the grotto that some of our students helped to build earlier in the week. It was a truly special day that brought joy and happiness to some of Ireland's young patients and their families who stay in Ronald McDonald House to support them during their stay in Crumlin's Childrens Hospital. Thank you to Georga and Conor for giving our students this opportunity to volunteer and make a real difference to the lives of others.

After their assembly today, the 1st years were treated to an hour of colouring and listening to some Christmas music, organised by the 1st year prefects. 

The 1st years competed in a colouring competition while listening to some Christmas music. 

The prefects picked three winners from each class group and they were presented with some prizes. 

The 1st years also gave each of their prefects a little gift to say ‘thank you’ for all of their hard work so far this year. 

What a lovely activity to be involved in to end the year. 

Congratulations to all of the winners picked. 

The prefects look forward to organising more activities for the 1st years in the new year, 2025.