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Aware Life Skills for Schools
Created : 11 Nov 2021, 6:59 PM
Archived : 11 Jan 2022, 12:00 AM
Transition Year
Aware Life Skills for Schools is an educational programme designed to help young people learn new ways to deal with challenges in life. The programme uses an approach based on the principles of cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) which focuses on thinking and behaviour. The programme contains eight modules delivered over four weeks in 75 minute sessions. This gives students time to reflect on the key learning point each week and time to experiment with the ‘new ways of thinking’ presented. The weekly schedule also allows time for students to raise any questions they might have with their programme instructor. 31 of our TY students started this programme today with Eileen Kennedy. This programme will help students to: Understand the interaction between thoughts, feelings and behaviour. Recognise unhelpful thinking styles and learn how they might change them. Build inner confidence and foster positive thinking. Learn how to manage anger and irritability. Identify unhelpful behaviours and learn how to make small, practical changes. Understand how to break a problem down into manageable steps, make a plan and put it into action. Improve wellbeing by making small, easy changes to their lifestyles. Students that complete the 4 week programme will be awarded a certificate. Best of luck.
November we Remember
Created : 11 Nov 2021, 6:42 PM
Archived : 11 Jan 2022, 12:00 AM
Transition Year
Ní imithe uainn atá siad, ach imithe romhainn. They are not gone from us, but gone before us. November is a time for remembering and praying for our loved ones who have gone before us and whose loss we feel. It is a time when we are particularly conscious of those in our school who are grieving and all those families who have lost loved ones in the past year. More than most years, this November will be especially poignant as we remember all those who have died during the COVID-19 pandemic. Many thanks to Mr Keane and the TYs for organising a Remembrance Tree in St Monica’s Church. Thanks also to Ms McGrath and the TYs for decorating the tree and for placing a display outside the door of the church. Our school community are invited to take one of the tags in the basket next to the tree and write the names of those they want remembered during Masses held in November. Every Tuesday at 1.40pm the Chaplet of the Holy Souls is prayed in the church. All are welcome.
6th Year Christmas Exams Timetable
Created : 03 Nov 2021, 4:00 PM
Archived : 11 Jan 2022, 12:00 AM
News
See attached timetables for 6th year Christmas exams (3rd years finished)

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Team Hope Shoebox Appeal
Created : 10 Nov 2021, 9:27 PM
Archived : 10 Jan 2022, 12:00 AM
Transition Year
Well done to Ms Commins and the group of TY students that organised and coordinated the Team Hope Christmas shoebox appeal. The 55 Christmas boxes will be delivered to vulnerable children in Eastern Europe and Africa. Many thanks to the students and their families who gave so generously.
IADT Song Writing Competition
Created : 10 Nov 2021, 7:09 PM
Archived : 10 Jan 2022, 12:00 AM
Transition Year
IADT are calling all budding singer-songwriters to enter our competition 'New Beginnings'. We want you to write and perform a song that reflects your experience of the recent past and looks ahead to the future. Entry to the competition is open to senior cycle students i.e. Transition Year students, 5th and 6th years. Send your entries before 5pm on Friday 3rd December to songcomp21@iadt.ie attaching an MP3 audio (not video) recording (up to 3 minutes) together with a transcript of the words of your song. Please include your name, the name of your school and what year you are in. The two winning entries will have the opportunity to record their song during the Easter Break in Temple Bar, Dublin with assistance from the Creative Music Production team. The student judging panel from our BA (Hons) Creative Music Production Level 8 course will choose the winning entries which will be announced before Christmas.
TY Gardening Module
Created : 09 Nov 2021, 10:24 PM
Archived : 09 Jan 2022, 12:00 AM
Transition Year
TY5 Gardening module with Ms Cashin. This morning students were harvesting lettuce leaves, planting up slips from aloe plants and potting up coriander seeds, kindly donated by Mr Kavanagh. Next week, they will be taking house plant cuttings. Benefits of Gardening for Students: Stress Relief Exercise Food at arm's length Life skill Well done TYs.
First Aid
Created : 09 Nov 2021, 10:12 PM
Archived : 09 Jan 2022, 12:00 AM
Transition Year
Today was the final day of First Aid with Cora Fitzgerald she delivered the programme to all TY classes over 5 days. TYs learned valuable skills around how to act in an emergency, whether that's a stroke, heart attack, treating burns, or administering CPR. “You're better off to know and not need it, than to need it and not know,” Well done TYs.
Driver Education Day
Created : 09 Nov 2021, 9:55 PM
Archived : 09 Jan 2022, 12:00 AM
Transition Year
Mr Michael McGrath delivers a Road Safety Module to TY students, a special event during the module is a full day of driver education. This driving education day is a fantastic, hands-on learning experience. Today 25 students, (all TY2 and the balance from TY3) had the chance to: Drive a Vehicle with a Qualified Instructor Change Wheels Safely Experience ‘Beer Goggles’ Use Sat Navigation Systems Practice Theory Test Buying & Taxing a Vehicle Green Energy Module Road Safety Module Basic Mechanics A great day was enjoyed by all.
Rayse the game motivational talk for senior students and parents/guardians.
Created : 09 Nov 2021, 4:12 PM
Archived : 09 Jan 2022, 12:00 AM
All 5th and 6th year students will have a motivational talk on studyskills/motivation/anxiety/well-being from 9-11 on November 18th. Link here with a sneak-peak of Rayse the game! youtu.be/_dDT3Bm2JhQ All parents/guardians of 5th and 6th years will have a motivational talk on November 18th at 7pm. Details to follow. Regards Student Support Team
Women in STEM
Created : 09 Nov 2021, 12:08 PM
Archived : 09 Jan 2022, 12:00 AM
Transition Year
Today 5 of our TY girls attended a STEM event The event featured female doctors, nurses and scientists who told their stories about their career paths and how they got into the field of STEM. They discussed hurdles they faced as women in the field and answered student questions relating to the same. The event is part of a larger Science Week festival is run by RCSI this week regarding gender bias in healthcare and research. As you may be aware, there is a long history of gender biases in medicine with women often being seen as hysterical or vulnerable, leading to their exclusion from medical research. This can result in delayed diagnosis and even misdiagnosis of disease in women and a lack of understanding across the board from doctors, researchers, patients and the public. The event, was exclusively online due to Covid-19, and aims to examine perceptions about women’s healthcare and how we could go about making improvements. Participants engaged on a variety of topics such as historical perspectives, gender bias in medicine, and medical issues affecting women today including endometriosis, access to reproductive healthcare and mental health. Well done to Roisín, Ava, Katie,Emma and Tara for attending.