3rd Year Information Evening
As per our school calendar, we wish to invite parents of 3rd year students to an Information Meeting on Thursday, November 18th at 7pm. The Exam Year is a significant milestone in your daughter’s education and the meeting will provide information about the Junior Cycle and what can be expected over the coming months. Ms. Smullen will be in attendance to provide a roadmap for the remainder of the school year.
Important decisions will be made in the coming weeks about senior cycle options and our Programmes Co-ordinator, Ms McCormack will also be in attendance to provide information on Transition Year. The meeting will take place via your daughter's Teams account. We look forward to seeing you.
Rugby
Our Junior rugby squad enjoyed success at their recent blitz at Seapoint Rugby Club on November 3rd. Our first years started the season with a clean sheet against Holy Faith Clontarf, Loreto Dalkey and Killiney. Thanks to Ms Thakarar for co-ordinating.
Gaelic
Well done to our Gaelic team and coach Ms Leetch on their impressive victory over Grange Community College on November 4th. The score was 9-9 to 2-6. The girls have shown excellent commitment to their training and it paid off on match day. Well done.
Soccer
Students are playing Ashbourne Community School today, Friday November 12th at the grounds of Killester United. We wish them well.
Study Skills
Students of 1st and 5th year participated in a study skills workshop on Monday, November 8th. The workshop was entitled 'Using your brain & learning styles - an in class session for second level students' by facilitator Dr. Fidelma Healy Eames. Students were given some useful strategies for learning better. Thanks to Ms. Hart for co-ordinating.
Shoebox Appeal
As part of the Christmas shoebox appeal the Transition Year students filled shoeboxes with Christmas gifts for boys and girls. Thanks to all for the generous response to the Shoe Box Appeal @TeamHopeIreland
Jigsaw
Well done to the students involved in Jigsaw who are training as peer educators to support mental health promotion in the school. Peers play an important role in young people’s lives. Young people are most likely to seek support from their friends. Their behaviour is often heavily influenced by their peer group. The Jigsaw peer education programme is a health promotion approach that uses peer networks to deliver educational and skill-building material to promote health and wellbeing.
Art Competition
We are very proud to have the overall winner in the ' THERE IS ANOTHER WAY' art competition. Chloe Halpin's image captured the essence of this message with her drawing of a door of opportunity opening.
All TY students entered the competition along with hundreds of students from other schools and created many outstanding art pieces .
We would like to join the whole school community in congratulating Chloe on this great win.
New flagpoles
The school has achieved three flag awards ( Green for environment, amber for mental health, YSI for social innovation) and we have purchased flagpoles to display the flags in the carpark.
Aspire 2
Aspire2 was established in 2015 by DPS Global. The vision of the initiative is to:
- support students in their personal growth and development
- motivate and encourage them to complete their second level education successfully
- help them to achieve leaving certificate results that reflect their true potential
- provide them with opportunities to progress further through the education system
- help them to realise their potential and their aspirations.
The members of the Youth Advisory Committee from St. Mary's enjoyed a campus visit to UCD during the midterm break to explore university life. They met with the students from all the other schools involved in the programme.
6th Year Parent Teacher Meeting
The 6th Year Parent Teacher Meeting will take place on November 22nd from 4.15-6.45pm. Instructions have been provided to your daughter as to how to access the meetings. Please help us by keeping each meeting to 5 minutes as this will allow more parents meet with more teachers. As with all parent teacher meetings, school closes at 3.30pm for all students.
Prefects
We are grateful to our prefects who are assisting first years in their base rooms at breaktimes and before school. The prefects perform an important leadership role in the school and are an invaluable support to junior students particularly as they try to settle into the school.
Young Social Innovators (YSI)
Students in Transition Year have been working on their social action projects as part of YSI. This exciting programme provides a unique opportunity to young people to explore and take innovative action on an issue they care about, to engage with their community in new ways and to make a difference in the world around them. Along the way, students are invited to fun and engaging events and are given opportunities and platforms to voice their opinions and ideas for change. Students in St. Mary's have been exploring the topics of homelessness, poverty and mental health.
Rock Climbing
Transition Year students participated in some rock climbing on November 9th as part of their trip to Westwood. Brave girls!
Mini-company
The Transition Year mini-company is producing keyrings for the Christmas market. The company called Mary's Ty Keychains have set up a dedicated Instagram site where all products can be viewed.
Horticulture
Transition Year horticulture students have been busy planting onion and garlic for the winter season.
Pilates
2nd years enjoyed masterclass this week in pilates with instructor Michelle Maher today. A big thank you to Dublin City Council who sponsored the initiative.
Occasional Holiday
The school will be closed on Monday, November 29th and Tuesday, November 30th in line with the school calendar.