INFORMATION EVENING Welcome to St Annes Community College

INFORMATION EVENING Welcome to St. Anne’s Community College

Introductions Aideen Walsh (Principal) Mary Fitzgerald (Deputy Principal) Marion O’Donovan (Acting Deputy Principal) Veronica Sheahan (Chaplain) Fiona Daly (Guidance Counsellor) Deirdre Denning (Learning Support Co-ordinator)

St. Anne’s Community College • St. Anne’s Community College Information Evening • Phone: 061 376257 • Email: stannes@lcetb. ie • Website: www. killaloecc. ie

Basic Information • 566 Students • 43 Teachers

Programmes Offered at St. Anne’s • • Junior Certificate Leaving Certificate Transition Year LCVP (Part of Leaving Cert. Programme)

New Junior Cycle – New English Curriculum underway since September 2014 – Science and Business to be introduced to 1 st years 2016 -2017 – All other subjects remain the same – Awaiting further clarification from the DES

Core Subjects for Junior Cycle • • • English Irish Maths History Geography Religion CSPE SPHE P. E.

Subject Options for Junior Cycle • • • Art Business French Home Economics Metalwork Woodwork • • Music Science Spanish Technical Graphics

Subject Option Form Each student studies four optional subjects. Please number your option subjects in order of preference 1 to 10. Number ‘ 1’ should be your first choice. While every effort will be made to offer all students their subject preferences, due to resource limitations choices cannot be guaranteed.

Subject Options to Senior Cycle Junior Certificate Subjects Leaving Certificate Subjects Woodwork Geography French, Spanish Construction Home Economics Technical Graphics Engineering Design and Communication Graphics Music Construction Studies Art Craft and Design Music French, Spanish Home Economics Metalwork Technical Graphics

Junior Certificate Subjects Leaving Certificate Subjects Science Biology Physics Chemistry Agricultural Science Business Studies Accountancy Business Economics

Modern European Languages • French • Spanish • Please see your handout pack for more information on why it can be important to choose a language • Approximately 10% of CAO 3 rd Level Courses require a language • Limerick Colleges do not require a third language unless it is part of the course

How to choose options Tips • Students do better in subjects they like and are good at • Keep options open • Talk to people, look at textbooks • Check the implications of NOT choosing a subject Websites: – www. careersportal. ie – www. curriculumonline. ie – www. qualifax. ie – www. examinations. ie

www. careersportal. ie

Careers Portal

Language Entry Requirements for Third Level Two languages (English + One other) required for the following colleges: – Trinity College – Dublin Institute of Technology – Dublin City University – University of Limerick – you can use a Pass in Irish of a European language – unless it is required for a particular course

Language Entry Requirements for Third Level • Cadetships in the Army, Army equitation, Air Corps and Naval Service. – 3 HC 3 and 3 OD 3 – Irish +English + European Language • For the Gardaí - two languages are required • A European Language is not required for entry to the Institutes of Technology, unless it is part of the area of study

Subject Requirements • Science courses: Science Subject • Engineering: Honours Maths

Not sure? Safe option • • • Irish English Maths Language Science

What not to do!

What I hope you will all do!

Picking your options Return completed forms to the school office th by Friday February 5 2016

Guidance Counsellor 061 620087 Fiona. daly@lcetb. ie Instagram: Ms. Daly

Sport at St Anne’s • • Hurling Football Camogie Rugby Badminton Soccer Basketball • Athletics We support participation in: -Boxing -Swimming -Equestrian

Badminton Athletics

Rugby

Camogie Champions 2016

Hurling

Astro Turf Pitch

Other Extra Curricular Activities • • Musicals Speech and Drama Chess School Tours Abroad Gael Linn Debating (Junior and Senior) Public Speaking & Debating Traditional Music Group

Les Misérables

Co-Curricular • Mini Company Maths Projects

Uniform • Navy Crested Jumper • Girls (Navy ankle length skirt or navy school trousers) • Boys (Grey school trousers) • School tie, Light blue school shirt • Plain Black, Brown or Navy shoes • School jacket

Supporting your Child in Transition to Post Primary Pastoral Care Team – Who is on the team? – Philosophy/Ethos – One to One Student Supports • • • Guidance Counsellor School Chaplain Year Head Class Director Student Mentors

Student Mentors

Sample Mentor Activities • • • Approachable Senior Student/a buddy Clarisford Sports Mornings Picnics In house activities Help at entrance assessment Present in 1 st year base area during morning break

First Day at School (Half Day) • Just bring yourself, snack and pen and paper • Uniform • Meet key people • Mentors Tour of school & photos • Locker & Journal & Timetable • Tea/Coffee for Parents, meet staff

New Projects Supporting Junior Cycle Students – Working things out – Anti bullying – Faith Friends – Inter-faith Prayer Service – Friends Form

• Supervised Study • Study Skills

Communication • Journal: main form of communication between home and school • Phone calls and appointments • Texting system to text parents • School Reports • Parents Association • Way 2 Pay system • New Social Media Communication

Presentation available to download from school website under the parent tab

TY Website

What happens next? • • Acceptance form € 60 for jacket Subject option form / Friend’s form Permission Form to use student images in school promotional material • All returned to the school office by Friday 5 th February 2016

• April/May: Entrance Assessment and Jacket fitting • June: Options, booklist and other information posted

Entrance Assessment • This will happen in April/May. • Students need 2 pens or pencils and a snack. • The purpose of this assessment is to gather further information on possible student needs and also to form mixed ability classes. • There is no need to worry about this and for once studying for it won’t help!

Verbal Classification The student is given a list of three words that are alike in some way. The student is asked to choose a word, from a selection of five words, that is also alike in the same way. Example: green blue red. Choices: color; crayon, paint, yellow, rainbow. Sentence Completion The student is given a sentence with a word left out and is asked to choose a word that makes the best sense in the sentence. Example: Apples on trees. Choices: fall; grow; show; bloom; spread. Verbal Analogies The student is given three words in dark type. The first two words go together. The third word goes with one of the answer choices. The student is asked to choose the word that goes with the third word the same way that the second word goes with the first. Example: new (is to) old : wet (is to) Choices: rain; drip; hot; sun; dry.

Extension • Good news – Planning Permission granted • Next step – Out to tender for contractors • Hope to have contractor on site during the summer • Estimated 12 month build time

New extension plan Existing School New PE Hall New drop off system

Extension • • • Full Size PE Hall 8 General Classrooms A 4 th Science Lab. A 2 nd Home Ec. Room A 2 nd Engineering Room A 2 nd Computer Room A Dining Area Staffroom Offices Storage

Most important things to remember… • Prepare yourself for secondary school by having the correct books and uniform. • Be positive! Try not to worry about the transition • We really look forward to welcoming you here and will do everything we can to help you enjoy your Post-Primary school experience and achieve your academic potential

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