Introductions. Ms Cadogan

Introductions

Ms Cadogan

We strive to be a happy, safe,

caring and inclusive community

where everyone is supported to

reach their potential.

Introductions

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Principal Helen Cadogan [email protected]

Deputy Principal Derry O’Donovan [email protected]

HSCL Teresa Vaughan [email protected]

0879700380

School Completion

Programme Co-Ordinator Collette Dinneen [email protected] Guidance Counsellor Emer O’Riordan [email protected]

Special Educational Needs

School Day

from 3:20 to 4:00. All other days will finish at 3:20

8:57-9:05 Tutorial 9:05-9:45 Class 9:45-10:25 Class 10:25-10:40 Break 10:40-11:20 Class 11:20-12:00 Class 12:00-12:40 Class 12:40-1:20 Lunch 1:20-2:00 Class 2:00-2:40 Class 2:40-3:20 Class 4

Books, Lockers and Uniform

School bus transport

• Visit www.buseireann.ie

• Go to the school transport page or click on the link below.

• Applications for school transport are now currently being accepted for the upcoming school year.

• More information can be found in Apply for School Transport

• The closing date for applications is Friday, 30 April 2021.

Subjects for Junior

Cert

Junior Certificate

Compulsory subjects

• Irish (unless you have an Irish exemption)

• English

• Maths

• Science

• History

• Religion (not an exam subject – 1 class a week)

• CSPE (Civic Social and Political Education – not an

exam subject – 1 class a week)

Junior Certificate

• Short Courses – These subjects are taught for 2

classes a week and are certified in the Junior

Certificate

• Computer Studies • SPHE

• PE

• Polish (Optional for some as an extra short course) – offered opposite Religion and CSPE

Optional Subjects

• Our aim is to be an inclusive school that helps all our children reach their potential.

• We offer a wide variety of subjects – subjects that will suit your child.

• We believe that offering a large choice of subjects will enable each child to reach their potential.

Optional

Subjects

Choosing Subjects

• We need you to help us to set everything up for next year by choosing now the subjects your child thinks they would like to study for the

Junior Cycle.

• We will use your choices to set up the timetable.

• Each student will be able to change subjects when they come in if they wish anytime right up until the October mid term.

• This will mean students will be able to study four optional subjects for the junior cycle.

• They will get more time on each of their subjects and they will be working on the subjects they like from the beginning.

• We totally understand that this may be difficult for students who are not familiar with all the subjects we offer but when they arrive we will work with each student to help them explore different options if they wish.

• Ms O’Riordan will give a presentation on the different subjects later. • Our aim is to ensure all students are happy and reach their potential

and helping students choose the right subjects is very important.

How the Option Process Works

Choose five of the following

Your choices here

1. _______________ 2. _______________ 3. _______________ 4. _______________ 5. _______________

(You will only get 4 subjects. Enter subjects in order of preference)

What will we do with the choices?

• The choices are fed into a special computer programme.

• It will then give us a set of options that satisfy the majority of students.

Sample Subject Bands

Band 1 Geography Art Home

Economics Business Studies French Music Woodwork Metalwork

Band 2 French Woodwork Music Art Home

Economics Geography Business Studies Technical Graphics Band 3 Spanish Technical

Graphics French Woodwork Metalwork Business Studies Home Economics Music Band 4 Business

Studies Metalwork Geography Technical Graphics Art French Woodwork Art

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• Students will get one subject on each band depending on their choices • Students can only do each subject once

• Students can move subjects up until the mid term in October so they have time to settle in • There will be spare capacity in classes so it will be easy for students to move.

How to enter Subject Options

• You will be sent a link to an online questionnaire by text. • The link to the questionnaire is :

https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=5dxZqSWTaE6 FLpbAo2Za1t_r2Ov30rlEv4oBnRRfeAZUNldOREtWWDUzTEJQVkRPMk 5TN1YzNklOWi4u

• You will be asked to put in five subjects starting with the favourite and working your way down.

• The fifth choice will help the computer programme to create the bands.

How to enter Subject Options

• Each student will only be doing four of the subjects.

• You need to enter subject options before 25th _{March 2021.}

• Queries re: careers email [email protected]

• Other queries to [email protected] or [email protected]

Ms Emer O’Riordan –

Guidance Counsellor

Subject choice

Pick 4 subjects from

Art Business

French Spanish

Geography Home Economics

Metalwork Woodwork

Where can parents find out more about

subjects?

Guidelines when choosing

Ask yourself:

• Do you have an interest in the subject area • Will you work hard at it

• Consider your learning style - Are you good at

- learning facts and new information

- problem solving, working things out, finding solutions - designing & making new things, practical area

• Consider link to Leaving Cert subjects • Is there a careers/jobs link?

JUNIOR CYCLE IS ABOUT BUILDING A SOLID FOUNDATION FOR FUTURE LEARNING LEAVING CERTIFICATE IS ABOUT SUBJECTS NEEDED FOR FUTURE CAREER GOALS

Pick Junior Cycle subjects with Leaving Certificate in mind!!!

HELPFUL

Subject: Career Links-

helpful

for…..

Art – Visually creative occupations eg graphic design, film, animation, teaching, architecture, photography, sculpting, interior design, painter decorator, tiler

Business Studies – Marketing, accounting, banking, finance, taxation, law, insurance

French /Spanish– International business, translator, teaching, hotel/tourism/hospitality

Geography – environmental studies, town planning, surveying, teaching.

Home Economics – Hotel/catering, food production, nutrition, teaching.

Materials Technology Wood – Building construction, construction

Subject: Career Links-

helpful

for…..

Metalwork – mechanical engineering, civil/structural engineering,

manufacturing, apprenticeships - mechanic, fitter, plumber, electrician, aircraft mechanic, toolmaker, welding.

Music – Performer/entertainer, conductor, composer, music

teacher, sound engineer, drama & theatre

Technical Graphics/Drawing –

Engineerings =>civil/structural, mechanical, construction & engineering based apprenticeships, architect/architectural technician, product design, teaching

Specific subjects for after school options

• Engineering degrees- Maths & Science

• Science/ Nursing/ Health care degrees- Science

• Electrical/ engineering based apprenticeships- Maths important • Business/ Accounting courses- Business is important

Languages

All students take English and Irish (unless officially exempt) Option: ‘Third Language’ - French/ Spanish

To take another language at Leaving Certificate it must be a recognised

Language requirements for after school

options:

• If you have an exemption from the study of Irish on the basis of a learning

difficulty you are likely to be eligible for exemption from the language

requirements for college.

• Some colleges may look for evidence of a disability, for example through a

What colleges require a Third Language:

Needed for:

UCC, UCD, NUI Galway:

• College of Arts

• College of Business & Law

• College of Medicine & Health (excl. Nursing) • Veterinary Science, UCD

• Architecture UCD Maynooth University • College of Arts NCAD St Angela’s, Sligo RCSI

Shannon College of Hotel Management

Courses with a language e.g. Law & French

Not needed for:

• Institutes of Technology / Technological Universities

• Dublin City University • University of Limerick

• Mary Immaculate College, Limerick • Trinity College Dublin

• NCAD- if presenting Art • Any Nursing degree • Maynooth University:

• Business, Accounting, Finance & Law

• UCC, UCD, NUIG, MU:

• College of Science, Food Science & Engineering

CHECK COLLEGE WEBSITES FOR DETAILS!!!!

Language required for An Garda Siochana

• ‘…Must have a proven proficiency in two languages; one of which must be Irish or English….’

• ‘….Applicants who have an exemption from languages in school will still need to have documentary evidence of two languages (one to be Irish or English) to be eligible for this competition….’

• Source:

COMPETITION FOR SELECTION OF GARDA TRAINEES 2019, NOTES FOR APPLICANTS AND CONDITIONS OF SERVICE , WITH THE COMPLIMENTS OF

Where can parents find out more about subject

requirements?

To conclude

• Choose subjects you are interested in – not what your friend is doing

• Go with your strengths (learning style) - are you good at learning information/

working things out (problem solving)/ making things (practical subjects)

• Be prepared to work

• Difficult to pick up at Senior Cycle subjects not done at Junior Cycle JC Business = LC Business

= LC Accounting • Consider future career options

What Next?

What happens next?

• In late April/early May we will send out a booklet with all the

information regarding uniforms, policies, school calendar and hold a zoom meeting to go through it all.

• If any of you wish to discuss the individual needs of your children or the worries they have or you have please make contact with the

school.

• You can phone Ms Vaughan our Home School Community Liaison teacher on 0879700380, you can phone the office 0238841120 and speak to me or Mr O’Donovan. If you have specific queries about

Special Educational needs email Ms Mary Foley. You can email any of us with the email addresses at the start of the presentation.

Worries

• Every child and parent will have their own concerns and they will be different for everyone.

• If it helps to ease those make contact with Ms Vaughan or ourselves and we will see if we can help.

• If there are any students with special needs we will be working

through the reports over the next few months and may be in touch with you regarding supports.

Building

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Phase 1 – five new classrooms – ready for September 2021

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Phase 2 – 4 classrooms, 3 science labs, textile room, Home Economics room, Art room – Ready for September 2022

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Phase 3 – Canteen, 16 classrooms, art room, staff room, PE Hall

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Phase 4 – Sports

facilities – all weather pitch

Team Effort

• We believe that the only way to help your child be happy and reach their potential is if all of us work together –

parent, student and school to make it

happen.

• Good communication is key to this.

Questions