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Department of Education Update re: Oral & Practical Exams
Created : 19 Mar 2020, 11:49 AM
Archived : 19 May 2020, 12:00 AM
Staff, Parents & Students, We hope that both you and your families are keeping well during these uncertain times. Please see message below from the Department of Education this morning. We will continue to communicate any information that comes in from the Department via the school app over the coming weeks. Kind regards, Ben Travers "Minister for Education and Skills Joe McHugh TD has today (Thursday 19 March 2020) announced the cancellation of oral and practical performance tests of the state examinations which were originally scheduled to take place from Monday 23 March to Friday 3 April 2020. All students who were due to take these tests will be awarded full marks for this portion of the exam. The decision was taken in light of the closure of schools as a result of the Covid-19 virus and it will be implemented by the State Examinations Commission (SEC). Minister McHugh said: “This is a difficult time for all. Students are facing a challenging period out of school and our decision on this element of the exams is being taken with their best interests at heart. “It is the fairest response we could take in the circumstances. It guarantees that no student will score less than they would have if schools had been operating as normal. “We have seen a new emphasis on remote learning amid the uncertainty about the impact of Covid-19 and the closure of all schools. I hope this decision will ease some of the pressure that students are feeling and allow them to focus more clearly on completing project work and preparing for written exams.” The change to the 2020 state examinations means all students who were due to take oral and practical performance tests in the following subjects will be given full marks for this part of the examination: Oral tests in Leaving Certificate Irish and the Modern Languages of French, German, Spanish, Italian, Russian and Japanese. Practical performance tests in Leaving Certificate Music. Practical performance tests in Junior Certificate Music and Home Economics. Minister McHugh also confirmed changes to deadlines for students to complete project work and coursework in a number of subjects. Students were originally scheduled to complete these elements of the state examinations on a number of dates from Friday 20 March to Friday 24 April 2020, depending on the subject. Students will now be given until Friday 15 May 2020 to complete this work.
Transition Year Covid-19 Update
Created : 18 Mar 2020, 10:05 PM
Archived : 19 May 2020, 12:00 AM
I hope you are all keeping well and looking after yourselves and those around you during these testing times. As transition years students you don’t have the burden of normal academic pressure so hopefully you are being supportive to your families. I hope each of you are taking on board the advice of staying indoors where possible. Use the time wisely, help with something at home, up-skill yourself or practice a hobby. Hopefully the many TY events planned for you can be rescheduled. As things stand we will have to wait and see how events will turn out and I will keep you updated. We will continue to plan for your portfolio assessment at the end of the year. You will be expected to present a collection of projects and showcase the use of your time during transition year. Use this time now to plan, gather and prepare. For many students I never received your work experience projects. I am asking that those outstanding projects can be submitted to me in digital form. Students will also be requested to complete an additional personal interest project during their time out of school. This project will also form part of your parents evening presentation and can be used for your portfolio assessment. In order for you to submit this work and to allow for better communication I have set up a Google Classroom for each TY class. All relevant information for these projects can be found there. Each student is to sign into this Google class using their school email account only. External accounts will not be able to join. If you have forgotten the password to your school account email me and I can reset it. The class codes are as follows: 4A – aqtt26g 4B – bjwa4bo 4C – akittgc 4D – qktdlj3 4E – uyfeyrq 4F – f7vc5cz I can be contacted via email at sc@naascbs.ie The effort you put in won’t go unnoticed. Regards and stay safe, S.Coy
Seachtain na Gaeilge
Created : 12 Mar 2020, 3:45 PM
Archived : 12 May 2020, 12:00 AM
Ghlac na daltaí ón chúigiú bliain comórtas An Cic Fada inniú !!! Bhuaigh Paddy Brady agus Kaue Barretto na duaiseanna !! Míle buíochas do na múinteoirí agus na daltaí sa scoil a rinne an - iarracht i rith Seachtain na Gaeilge !! Múinteoirí Roinn na Gaeilge Bhuaigh Mr.Noone muinteoir na seachtaine! Please see link below for some flip-grid videos created for seachtain na gaeilge: drive.google.com/open?id=17dBxnvkayK3-M8Te0u5z575YO-CB6oJ6
School Closure
Created : 12 Mar 2020, 1:57 PM
Archived : 12 May 2020, 12:00 AM
As per the Statement from the Department of Education, school will close today at 4.00pm. There will be no evening study or homework club . We encourage all students to take school materials home with them. We will keep you updated as information comes in. Many thanks and kind regards, Ben Travers
Statement from the Department of Education and Skills on school closures
Created : 12 Mar 2020, 1:54 PM
Archived : 12 May 2020, 12:00 AM
An announcement was made this morning by the Taoiseach Leo Varadkar TD of the closure of schools, pre-schools and further and higher education settings, for a period until 29 March 2020, to support efforts to contain the spread of Covid-19. This will take effect from 6pm this evening, Thursday 12 March.This is in line with the advice of the National Public Health Emergency Team. All pupils and students, from pre-school to third level are urged to practice social distancing, and to minimise physical contact with each other, to help avoid the spread of Covid-19. This should include minimising social contact, avoiding meeting up and keeping physical space between them. Parents and guardians are urged to support their children to maintain this approach. In order to minimise the impact on teaching and learning, all schools will be asked to continue to plan lessons and, where possible, provide online resources for students or online lessons where schools are equipped to do so. Schools are asked to be conscious of students that may not have access to online facilities and to consider this actively in their response. Schools are asked to prioritise supporting exam classes to continue to prepare for State examinations.
1st Year Seachtain na Gaeilge winners
Created : 12 Mar 2020, 11:03 AM
Archived : 12 May 2020, 12:00 AM
Some of the lads from first year who made a great effort to be ag labhairt as Gaeilge i rith na seachtaine. Maith sibh Adam Fadian, Rob Murray, Joe Halligan, Conor Culhane
2nd Year Seachtain na Gaeilge winners
Created : 12 Mar 2020, 10:08 AM
Archived : 12 May 2020, 12:00 AM
Some of the 2nd year winners of Seachtain na Gaeilge competitions, maith sibh lads! Oisín Dillion, Tristan Browne, Kevenas Banaitis
First Year school tour / Covid-19
Created : 12 Mar 2020, 9:53 AM
Archived : 12 May 2020, 12:00 AM
Dear parents & students, Thank you for your patience and understanding in relation to the school tour to Barcelona. As it stands we are very unlikely to be travelling. We must wait for official confirmation and also wait to hear about where we stand with refunds. We understand that the organising company THE SCHOOL TOUR COMPANY are also awaiting on further news and advice. When we have some definitive information we will pass it on. Thank you all for your patience. Tom Noone and the organising teachers.
3rd Year Science CBA2
Created : 11 Mar 2020, 3:50 PM
Archived : 11 May 2020, 12:00 AM
The 3rd Year Science CBA2 is now complete and your son has received his grade for this assessment. This grade, along with your son's other CBA results will be recorded on his JCPA (Junior Cycle Profile of Achievement). You can find the Features of Quality for the Science CBA2 on our website www.naascbs.ie under JCT. This will help you to understand the grade that he achieved.
Leinster Semi Final U17 Soccer
Created : 11 Mar 2020, 1:14 PM
Archived : 11 May 2020, 12:00 AM
U17 students beat Rathangan 3-2 today to advance to Leinster Shield Semi Final. We came from behind and showed unbelievable courage to win it in extra time. That’s now two Leinster semi finals reached by an incredible bunch of students. Goals from K Cummins, L Marshall and the winner from A Maguire. Well done to all involved. Mr. Sheerin