Dear Parents/ Guardians, 

I am aware that there is an issue opening the link(posted yesterday) to apply for the next term of Evening Study. Please accept my sincere apologies.

I have emailed the working link to all parents/ guardians of students in 3rd, 5th and 6th year. Evening Study is available to all 3rd, 5th and 6th year students.

Any student wishing to continue with Evening Study from 23rd January must reapply.  

Kind regards, 

C McGettrick

Evening Study Co-ordinator

Reminder to Students and Parents/Guardians to please take care on the Avenue and footpaths around the school grounds due to poor weather conditions. Thank you. F Gleeson

Dear Parent/ Guardian,

The second semester of Evening Study will begin on Monday 23rd January 2023 and run up to 18th May 2023. There are 3 options available to your daughter if she wishes to take part in Evening Study.
-        5 nights which costs €460.
-        4 nights which costs €400.
-        3 nights which costs €300.
If you wish your daughter to take part in Evening Study this semester, there are 2 steps to complete:

Step 1:    Please complete the following application form using this link forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=dGZGl3e750-riTswW57XeaOf_ikiZslAhPTbD53mYl5UOUkwSTJESFlDOTdNVksyVDdGMzVPOFZTNS4u 

Step 2:     Make the required payment through the school app by Monday 16th January. This payment must be made through the school app. You will see the request under "Attention Please". Applications and payments after this date may not be guaranteed a place.

Your daughter will be allocated a set place on her chosen nights only for the full semester. 
Reminders:
Study takes place at the following times each day Monday - Friday.
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday:    4.30pm – 7.30pm      
Wednesday:  2.00pm 5.00pm               
Friday:      4.30pm - 6.30pm
There is a 15 minute break during study  where your daughter can access toilet, change books in her lockers and have a snack each night at 5.45pm or 3.30pm ( Wednesday only). There is no access to any part of the school once study ends so your daughter must gather all her belongings at the break of study.  

Kind regards,
Carmel McGettrick
Evening Study Co-ordinator

Junior Cycle RSE Programme  

12th January 2023

Dear Parent/Guardian,  

This letter is to inform you that the SPHE department are covering the Relationships and Sexuality Education programme with all 1st and 2nd year students this term in SPHE class. This is as outlined in the Department of Education SPHE curriculum.  The programme runs for approximately 6 weeks in total.  

A copy of our programme is included in the RSE policy which is available to view on the school website. Should you have any questions or queries please do not hesitate to contact your daughter’s SPHE teacher.   

If you DO NOT want your daughter to participate in this programme, please contact your daughter’s SPHE teacher.  

Yours Sincerely  

SPHE Department

Dear Parents/Guardians,

We would like to welcome you back and hope that everyone had a very restful mid-term break. There are a couple of long weekend coming up over the next term that we would like to remind you about. The school will be closed on the following dates, Thursday 16th and Friday 17th March. The school will also be closed Friday 28th April- Tuesday 2nd May inclusive. 

Thank you.

Dear 3rd Year students & Parents / Guardians of 3rd years,

Please see attached letter regarding the planned trip to GoQuest on Wednesday, 22nd February.

Kind regards, Stephen Delahunty

Congratulations to Grace Jones and Ella Carey in TY who have won 1st and 2nd prizes respectively for their short story entries in the TY Inter-Loreto Creative Writing Competition. The prize was judged by the renowned Irish author Dave Rudden. 

The competition was open to all TY students in Loreto Foxrock, Loreto Stephen's Green, Loreto Navan and Loreto Beaufort. Students could submit a short story, a poem or a prose piece. 

Please make sure while completing your CAO form online, to indicate that you wish to make a DARE application. 

The section relevant for indicating your intention to make a DARE application comes after you have entered your personal details, paid your fee, filled in your school details and college course choices. Please save your CAO number for future reference.

There are a number of headings below the Course Choices, they are: Correspondence, Qualifications and Assessment Section, Exemptions from Minimum Entry Requirements, Mature Section, Disability and HEAR. You are looking for Disability. Press the button named: 'Modify Disability (& DARE Application) Status'.

You will be brought to the next page where you need to pick the 'Yes' option when it asks whether you wish to disclose your disability. (This includes dyslexia, significant ongoing illness, literacy difficulties etc).

Then press the 'Update Selecton' button. This will mean that the CAO will invite you to provide further information via the SIF (Supplementary Information Form). Mr Fallon and I will help you fill in this part when we are back in school. You are finished with the application for the moment at this point.

Just a little reminder that today Friday 16th December is the last Evening Study before Christmas. Study will recommence on Thursday 5th January as normal. Wishing everyone a well deserved rest over the christmas break and we look forward to seeing you all again on 5th January 2023. 

C McGettrick