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Application Portal for September 2025
Created : 04 Oct 2024, 9:41 AM
Archived : 04 Dec 2024, 12:00 AM

Reminder - The Application Portal is available on the school website www.holyfaithclontarf.com from today 4th October until 25th October for current 6th class students.
German Embassy: Tag der Einheit
Created : 04 Oct 2024, 8:21 AM
Archived : 04 Dec 2024, 12:00 AM

Caoimhe McCaul 5A was invited by the German Embassy to an event on 3rd October to celebrate 'Tag der Einheit' (German Unity Day). It was an opportunity for Caoimhe and German teacher Clodagh Mackle to meet Ambassador-Designate David Gill.  Danke Caoimhe for representing the German Department of Holy Faith Clontarf! Wir sind so Stolz auf dich.
New Board member
Created : 03 Oct 2024, 7:42 PM
Archived : 03 Dec 2024, 12:00 AM

Evening all,

I would like to introduce Lilian Kavanagh as the new parent represenative on the Board. I want to express my sincere gratitude for all who expressed an interest in joining the Board and encourage you to consider the position in the future. 

Thanking you,

Siobhan Sheerin

Acting Principal 
The Irish Youth Choir 14-17 years Application 2025
Created : 03 Oct 2024, 10:02 AM
Archived : 03 Dec 2024, 12:00 AM
Sing Ireland are welcoming applications to join The Irish Youth Choir 14-17 year olds! 
 
For more information please see their website here and for those who wish to sign up here is the registration form.

The Irish Youth Choir 14-17 years meet annually for a residential course in the summer from 22 -27 June 2025, under the guidance of Patrick Barrett and a team of tutors and vocal coaches. The week culminates in a number of performances by the choir, with other performance opportunities during the year. 
 
In 2024 the choir performed at the St. Patrick's Day festival stage in Dublin, also at Dublin International Chamber Music Festival and two sell-out concerts in the ICO studio Limerick and the Royal Irish Academy's Whytes Hall Dublin. They will perform again at Christmas this year with the Irish Chamber Orchestra in three concerts over the festive season in Limerick and Dublin. 
DUBLIN BUS LOST PROPERTY
Created : 02 Oct 2024, 9:47 AM
Archived : 02 Dec 2024, 12:00 AM

Dublin Bus contacted the school to advise a bag was left on the 130 bus this morning, the driver has left the bag in Clontarf Depot where it will be until 8.30am tomorrow morning and then it is sent to a central lost property depot.
Reminder: Languages in the Home Survey
Created : 01 Oct 2024, 9:20 AM
Archived : 01 Dec 2024, 12:00 AM

Just a reminder for anyone who has not yet filled in the Languages in the Home survey to please do so. It only takes about 30 seconds to fill in. Please include your daughter's surname and first name. Thank you forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=TSrkvz2DMkiBiw1cSmjbOoFobN-o98FIt1ueHi-PMNBUNTNBSDUySkZMR0JDNlcyVjBQRzlPWTQwRi4u
Dyslexia Workshop for Parents
Created : 01 Oct 2024, 9:09 AM
Archived : 01 Dec 2024, 12:00 AM

There is a dyslexia workshop available for parents on the 7th of October. These have always received a very positive response from parents supporting students with dyslexia. Please find details attached. 

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1st Year Book Club
Created : 27 Sep 2024, 9:21 AM
Archived : 27 Nov 2024, 12:00 AM
Dear Parent/Guardian, 
 
We hope your daughter is settling in well into secondary school and is benefitting from the many extra-curricular activities the school offers the first year. 
 
We are contacting you to let you know about our school’s literacy policy. As you may be aware, part of the school’s literacy policy is to encourage our students to read for pleasure. Evidence suggests that reading is directly linked to improved literacy skills, improved focus and concentration as well as being a great way to relax. 
 
We have introduced many initiatives to support and encourage your daughter to read, including a Book Club for first years, organised by our senior students. 
 
This year the Book Club will take place on Wednesdays at lunch time in the library. Students will be given a chance to exchange ideas about books they enjoy, do book swaps. We enclose a recommended reading list, compiled by students.  It is often the suggestions from their peers that motivate students to read. 
 
We ask you their parents/guardians to encourage your daughter to read at home. Please encourage her to keep a book in her school-bag that she can read if the opportunity arises.
 
We hope to create a space where reading is an enjoyable activity and to nurture a love of reading that will take your daughter through life. 
 
We will start our first session on Wednesday, 1st  October at 1.10pm in the library.


 
'Today a reader, tomorrow a leader' (Margaret Fuller) 
 
 
Kind regards, 
The Literacy Team 
Holy Faith Clontarf. 

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Exceptional performance for HFC athletes at Dublin XC
Created : 27 Sep 2024, 8:46 AM
Archived : 27 Nov 2024, 12:00 AM
Yesterday, the athletics teams competed in Dublin cross country championships. The first-year girls team not only won the team event, but Laoise Kirwan finished 1st, Aoibheann O'Malley 2nd, and Saoirse Mc Carthy 3rd. This race had 173 runners from the county Dublin. Absolutely fantastic run and talent from the girls to achieve a 1, 2, 3 finishing. 
Sarah Ryan in second year also received a medal for a top 20 performance out of 179 students. 
Congratulations and well done to all the students who represented the school competing today.
School Self Evaluation (SSE)
Created : 26 Sep 2024, 1:57 PM
Archived : 26 Nov 2024, 12:00 AM

School Self- Evaluation 2022-2026 

Holy Faith Clontarf has been involved in a consultative process with parents, students and teachers on how to improve Learning and Teaching in our school. As a result of the consultations, we are improving our Assessment and Reporting systems.  

This has involved looking at how we give feedback on learning in TY which has led to the introduction of the credit system in 2023-2024. After further consultation with all stakeholders at the end of the academic year, further modifications and improvements are being made this year 2024-2025. 

We are also improving formative assessments practices for all year groups. These include practices such as reflection on learning, peer and self-assessment, the aim being to give students the tools to reflect on their own learning journey.  

How you, the parents, can help is by encouraging your daughter to reflect on her own learning at home and to respond to surveys so we can have a better understanding of how we are doing.

Thank you to Ms Conlon, our SSE Coordinator, to the SSE Committee and to all of our staff who are involved in the process.