UCD's school of Psychology have organised a free webinar series for parents/teachers or anyone interested in adolescent mental health.  

The three webinar talks will take place on the 5th, 12th and 19th of March from 7-8 pm. 

The talks are being organised by Masters students Hau Nguyen and Michelle Conway from the School of Psychology at University College Dublin. Who at present, are conducting research examining adolescent mental health and their intentions to seek help. 

A PDF copy of the poster advertisement with active links in the PDF to register for each event has been attached.

Alongside this, the following links and schedule for the talks are provided here as follows:

Tuesday, March 5th 7pm-8pm: “Body image and eating disorders: What parents need to know.”

Dr. Ciara Mahon, Post-Doctoral Research Fellow & Lecturer of Health Psychology,School of Psychology, University College Dublin

Here is the link to register for this event:

https://ucd-ie.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_cgsbdltZTrmlVj8DUfMbQA

Tuesday, March 12th 7pm-8pm: “Positive Parenting to Support Adolescent Development.” 

Prof. Eilis Hennessy, a Developmental Psychologist from the School of Psychology University College Dublin.

Here is the link to register for this event:

https://ucd-ie.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_YWw26Z14R8inrl1EmG2zjg

Tuesday, March 19th 7pm-8pm: “Parenting teenagers when worry and anxiety get in the way of sleep - tips, guidance and supports.” 

Associate Professor Paul D'Alton, Clinical Psychologist, writer and broadcaster from the UCD School of Psychology and formerly Head of Psycho-oncology at St.Vincent's University Hospital.

Here is the link to register for this event: 

https://ucd-ie.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_bau3fke9Rf2QLeVEJWDuiw

Hopespace - a free public talk on "Strategies for supporting grieving adolescents" has been organised for Wednesday the 20th of March 2024 a 7:30 in the Galvia suite in the Connacht Hotel.

It is a free event, but must be booked in advance: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/strategies-for-supporting-grieving-adolescents-free-public-talk-tickets-dtcreator

A message from the Parents' Council:

Dear Parents, we invite you to attend the Parents' Council meeting tomorrow at 8pm in the school. The Parents' Council is a very active body that provides a high level of support to the school, and we would be delighted to have you join us. The Parents' Council meets once a month with two staff members and the Principal to discuss school-related issues and to organize events.

Parental involvement in the school benefits students, parents, and the school itself. We encourage as many parents as possible to become involved in the Parents' Council

Best regards, The Parents' Council

There will be no homework club today for 1st and 2nd year students due to the 1st year parent teacher meeting taking place after school.

Homework club will take place as usual for the rest of the week.

In recent months there has been a rise in cases of measles in parts of the UK and Europe. On 7th February the HSE reported the death of an adult with confirmed measles. This is the first confirmed measles case notified in Ireland in 2024. 

The HSE are asking parents to be measles aware and to make sure your children have received their recommended MMR (measles, mumps and rubella) vaccines.

Be measles aware  ((Poster Link)

Measles can be unpleasant and is a potentially serious and highly infectious disease. 

The symptoms of measles include:  

• high fever  

• cough  

• runny nose  

• rash, which usually appears on head and neck first and spreads to rest of body 

Serious complications of measles include pneumonia and encephalitis (swelling of the brain). One in five infected may need to go to hospital and it can be fatal.

More information about measles symptoms is available at: https://www2.hse.ie/conditions/measles/ or by searching ‘HSE measles’. 

If your child has been diagnosed with confirmed measles by your GP or hospital please contact your school. Children in your child's class may need to be vaccinated if they are not fully vaccinated against measles. 

An information letter from the HSE is attached containing information about the MMR vaccine - click on 'View PDF' to access.

Parents can also visit www.immunisation.ie for further information

Tomorrow, our school will hand out two certificates to the girls who completed their Junior Cycle exams in June 2023. (Current TYs and some 5th Years).

The Junior Cycle Profile or Achievement and the Other Areas of Learning certificates supplement the results script that the girls received earlier this academic year.

The girls achieved excellent results in their CBAs and in their involvement in other activities and learning and we are excited for them to be able to have it recognised and certificated.

These certs will be handed out in school during the last class tomorrow and some nice group photos will be taken.

Well done girls!