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This year’s Parent Teacher Meeting for Transition Years, Fifth Years and Leaving Certificate Applied Year 1 on Wednesday 15th March will take place online using the students’ Teams account.  Parents will be asked to login to an App where they can indicate the teachers with whom they wish to meet.  Each meeting will be strictly five minutes maximum in length.  Parents who wish to meet the teacher in person in the school should contact the school office in advance of the meeting.

To login you will need the School Roll Number (91517D) and a password which will be issued to on Friday 24th  February.  All preferences should be entered on or before Thursday 2nd March.  A rota for the meetings will then be generated and distributed to parents via the pupils.   Parents/guardians who are unable to attend the meeting are asked to indicate this when they login to the app.

It is hoped to cluster the meetings for parents/guardians to a block of time, with intervals of five minutes between each meeting where possible.  In order to make the timetabled meetings as user friendly as possible, on examination subjects will be included initially.  However, parents/guardians will be able to request meetings with the Religious Education, Physical Education, Remedial and Guidance Teachers; and also the Year Heads and Chaplain, by contacting them directly.

The meetings will be held using the student’s Teams account at the times indicated on the rota.  Details of this procedure are available on the attached document.  A similar version will be distributed to the students on Friday 24th February which will also have their Student ID

In the meantime, parents/guardians are asked to go to https://ptmorg.com/parentlogin.php?School=91517D where you can enter the School Roll Number 91517D and the Student ID (as on the sheet given to the students) 

Please follow the instructions on the sheet (attached/given to the students) to enter the preferences for the appointments or indicate that you are unable to attend the meeting.

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The following Bully4U Parents webinar may be of interest to parents/guardians/carers.  

Examining and Unpacking Bullying Behaviour Webinar for Primary & Post Primary Parents

Date: March 29th 2023

Time: 7:00 pm -8.00pm
Zoom Link: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_FLIBo3wQQiGYH13I1tD91A
Website Link: https://www.ecnavan.ie/cpd-courses-ecnavan/parent-courses/1611-sp23-213-examing-and-unpacking-bullying-behaviour-webinar-for-primary-post-primary-parents.html

Parents of students considering the Traditional Leaving Certificate or Transition Year are asked to attend an information evening at 6:45 p.m. on Tuesday 28th February 2023 in the school GPA.  Ms Moran (Guidance Counsellor) and Ms Evans (TY Co ordinator) will be in attendance to answer any questions you may have.

We strongly advise parents of 3rd Year /TY students to attend this meeting to assist their son/daughter make an informed decision. 

Students are also welcome to attend if they wish.

Looking forward to welcoming you all.

Please note that there are a number of important upcoming meetings for the parents of 3rd year/TY students:

Parents of students considering the Traditional Leaving Certificate or Transition Year are asked to attend an information evening at 645pm on Tuesday 28th February 2023 in the school GPA. Ms Moran (Guidance Counsellor) and Ms Evans (TY Co ordinator) will be in attendance to answer any questions you may have.

Parents of students considering the Leaving Certificate Applied Programme are asked to attend an information evening at 645pm on Tuesday 7th March 2023 in the school GPA. Ms Donohue ( LCA Co ordinator) will be inattendance to answer any questions you have.

We strongly advise parents of 3rd Year /TY students to attend these meetings to assist their son/daughter make an informed decision. 

 Looking forward to welcoming you all.

Many thanks to Laura for her interactive workshop exploring the current on line world, it’s impact on mental health and legislation in Ireland today. 

All students received wellness packs and really participated fully. Well done everyone. 

Many thanks to Laura for her interactive workshop exploring the current on line world, it’s impact on mental health and legislation in Ireland today. 

All students received wellness packs and really participated fully. Well done everyone. 

All of Mackenzie Kelly’s hard work paid off this January when the former Leaving Cert Applied student (Athboy Community School Class of 2022) was presented with the Fergal Quinn award. Mackenzie was presented  with the award at a ceremony in Athlone together with her family and Ms. Emma Donohoe, LCA Cordinator.

The awards are presented each year to those students who obtain the top credits in the Leaving Certificate Applied Examination of that year. The top performing students are notified by the State Examinations Commission. The student’s final credit total is of course based on their performance in the Leaving Certificate Applied Examination over the two years.

Mackenzie is a very diligent, determined and hardworking girl. Her commitment to the LCA programme was outstanding. She is self-motivated, shows excellent initiative and she completed all her LCA tasks to the highest standard. We wish her every success in her future endeavours. 

All Leaving Certificate Candidates should note that the Candidate Self Service Portal (CSSP) from last year will continue for the 2023 Leaving Certificate.

The portal opened at 1pm yesterday Wednesday 8 February for candidates to confirm their subject entries and levels. It will remain open for this purpose until 5pm Tuesday 21 February.

It is essential that candidates register through the Portal as this Portal will provide candidates with the opportunity to confirm that their personal details are correct (i.e. Name and Date of Birth), their subject choice and levels.  Registration will also allow future access to their results and for the later stages of the process such as the appeals application process.

 Click here to login CSSP 2023.  

There is helpdesk support available for candidates at 1800-111135 or 1800-111136  between 9am  to 5pm until Tuesday 21 February. 

Please find link below to survey which we have been asked to share with parents/guardians/carers about how teenagers respond when they witness or learn about someone being bullied online. This survey has been developed by the Anti-Bullying Centre at Dublin City University in association with Webwise. The Centre hosts the UNESCO Chair on Bullying and Cyberbullying and the Irish Research Observatory in Cyberbullying, Cyberhate and Online harassment.

The deadline for completion of the survey is Friday 27th January.

https://dcueducation.fra1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_cwJ0DOfyvfkVJps