Easter Break Update
With the clocks going forward at the weekend, buds breaking and the sun higher in the sky there is a sense of hope and new beginning in the air.
As we look back on the past term we praise everyone in our community for their effort and resilience, for their positive and forward-looking attitude and for their cooperation and unflinching support.
Now we look to the next term, which begins at 9am on April 12th here is some brief information to consider. We have broken it into year groups for your convenience.
All students
It is anticipated, at present, that the phased reopening of schools will continue as planned. If these circumstances change we will let you know.
- You will need to complete the HSE/HSPC Return to Educational Facility Form in advance of your sons return to the college. A link to this form will be texted to you in the week beginning April 5th. Failure to return this form will mean that your son can not return to the college.
- All students will have a refresher class at 9am on Monday April 12th around Covid compliance and guidance along with school procedures.
- We ask you to ensure your son complies with such guidance on his way to and from the college. He should not gather with friends/acquaintances on the Irishtown or outside of the college.
- A copy of the school protocols and guidance will be updated to the College website and sent to each student through his Microsoft Teams chat and email.
- The dining room will be open to order food as before lock-down.
- The College will be closed on Monday May 3rd, Bank Holiday, and the last day of term is Friday May 28th.
1st Years
- Will follow their timetable as published and return to their pre-lockdown base classroom.
- Summer Reports will be issued at the end of May and will be based on a continuous assessment model. Individual teachers will inform your son of the modes of assessment being used.
2nd Years
- Will follow their normal timetable.
- Summer Reports will be issued at the end of May and will be based on a continuous assessment model. Individual teachers will inform your son of the modes of assessment being used.
3rd Years
- Will follow their normal timetable.
- Mr Aidan O’Brien has shared the detailed structure of assessment for Junior Cycle students to each 3rd years Microsoft Teams Chat Account. You should ask your son to share this with you for your own information.
- Offers of places in TY have been made and subject choices for those transferring directly to 5th year have been completed and unless Mr PJ Walsh has been in contact you may assume you have received your top 4 preferences.
Transition Year
- Will follow their normal timetable.
- Work experience has been cancelled.
- The Transition Year Coordinators have developed a detailed schedule of activities for the last term. This will be shared with your son to his TY Microsoft Team. He should share this with you also.
- Subject choices for 5th year have been completed and unless Mr PJ Walsh has been in contact you may assume you have received your top 4 preferences.
5th Year
- Will follow their normal timetable.
- Summer Reports will be issued at the end of May and will be based on a continuous assessment model. Individual teachers will inform your son of the modes of assessment being used.
6th Year
- Oral Irish exams, for those taking them, will take place on Tuesday March 30th. Your son has received his allotted time for this exam.
- Oral Spanish/German/Italian exams, for those taking them, will take place on Thursday April 1st. Your son has received his allotted time for this exam.
- We have shared an update of changes made to Leaving Certificate 2021 Written Examinations with your son. You can download a copy of those here for your own information.
- Will follow their normal timetable.
- We will be in contact directly with 6th year parents in the week of April 19th to outline plans for the period post May 14th.
We wish each of you a safe, happy and restful Easter break after what has been a challenging few months. A Martin Luther King Jr quote, spoken in very different yet challenging circumstance, seems apt in summing up how we might feel at present “We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope.”
Take care and best wishes,
