SLJ - 59B - St. Marys Enniscorty

Phone:0539234330

Fax:0539236424

Email:admin@cbsenniscorthy.ie

Website:www.cbsenniscorthy.ie

Principal: MrBrendanOSullivan

DeputyPrincipal: MrGerardColeman MsAnneMarieBreen

GuidanceCounsellor: MsBernieKinsella

HomeSchoolLiaisonTeacher: MsAnneCleere

AsaschoolcommunitycommittedtotheEdmundRiceCharter,

ThisJournalistohelpyouorganiseyour workandstudy.

YoumusthaveyourJournalwithyouevery dayandproduceitwhenasked.

YoumaynotdefacethisJournalinanyway.

Student’sarenotallowedtowriteinone another’sJournal.

Ifastudentisunabletoattendschoolbecauseofillnessorsomeotherseriousreason, thefollowingstepshouldbetaken:OnourVSwareapp,theparent/guardiancan submitanabsenceforaPastorFutureAbsence.Theschoolwillthenacceptthe absencerequestandanoticationwillbesentbacktotheparent/guardian.

Pleasenote.

1.Theschoolisveryaware,thatatcertaintimesthatyoumayneedtoringreception toinformtheschoolofthereasonfortheabsenceoryoumayneedtospeakwitha memberofourstudentsupportteam,yearheadorseniormanagement.

2.TheschoolisobligedundertheEducationWelfareAct2000tonotifytheEducation WelfareBoardifastudentisabsentformorethan20days.

Oncetheschoolhasreceivedandapprovedtheabsencerequestfromtheparent/ guardianontheVSwareapp.Thestudentwillpresentatreceptionandsignoutofschool.

AllstudentsintheJuniorSchool(1st,2nd&3rd)willhavetobecollectedbytheir parents/guardians.Anyalternativearrangementwillhavetobeveriedbytheschool.

Pleasenote.

StudentsmustSIGNOUTatReceptionbeforeleavingthebuilding.

Ifreturningtoschoolonthesameday,thestudentmustSIGNBACKINatReception. Pleasesignbelowsothattheschoolcanverifythateveryoneclearlyunderstandsthe correctproceduresinrelationtorecordinganabsenceforafullorpartialday.

Parent/GuardianSignature Signed:

Ourschooluniformconsistsof

1.Blackfootwear.

2.Greytrousers.

3.Blueshirtwithawinetieorbluepoloshirtwithschoolcrest.

4.NavyV-neckjumperwithschoolcrest.

5.SchoolJacketwithschoolcrest.

ForPhysicalEducation,studentsareexpectedtochangeintotheirsportswearforthe lesson.Ifyourlessonisat9.00a.m.youhavepermissiontowearyoursportswearto school.

Pleasenote.

Anynon-uniformitemsworntoschoolmayberemovedfromthestudentandreturned attheendoftheschoolday.

Ifstudentsarenotinfulluniform,theywillbeaskedtowearauniformitemprovidedby theschooloralternativelyhomewillbecontacted.

JuniorSchool

Our1st,2ndand3rdyearstudentsareexpectedtostayonourschoolcampusforall breaksandlunchtimes.Foodmaybeconsumedintheassemblyarea,underthecanopy andaroundthepicnicbenchesatthefrontandrearoftheschool.Pleaseusethebins provided.

SeniorSchool

Our4th,5thand6thyearstudentshavepermissiontoleavetheschoolcampusfor lunchtime.Weexpectallstudentstodisplayexcellentbehaviour,returntoclasseson timeandtouseallthebinsprovidedwhileocampus.

Pleasesignbelowsothattheschoolcanverifythateveryoneclearlyunderstands thecorrectproceduresinrelationtouniformandlunchtimesforafullorpartialday.

Parent/GuardianSignature

AimofPolicy

Theaimofthispolicyistostrivetocreateasupportivelearningenvironment,which encourageseachpersontodeveloptotheirfullpotential.

DenitionofHomework

Homeworkisawrittenororalassignmentgivenbyateachertoastudent.Itshouldserveto re-enforceworkdoneinclassandthatitshouldactasabridgebetweentheworkofoneday andthenext.

PurposeofHomework

•Toreinforceandstrengthenconceptstaughtinclass

•Tocompleteunnishedclass-work

•Todevelopindependentstudyskillsandworkhabits

•Todevelopresponsibilityandgoodtimemanagement

•Toenhanceacademicachievement.

RoleofParent/Guardians

•Havingalinkbetweenschoolandhomereinforceslearningandprovidesparentsand guardianswithameansofbecominginvolvedintheirson’slearning.

•Parents/Guardianscanensurethathomeworkisapriorityfortheirsonwherethere areotherthingscompetingfortheirson’stimeliketelevision,computergamesand sport.

•Parents/Guardiansspendtimemonitoringtheirson’sjournaltoensurethat homeworkisbeingrecordedandcompleted.

•Ifhomeworkisnotcompleted,doneorpresented,anoteinthejournalisrequired fromparents/guardiansexplainingwhy.

•Itisagoodideaifstudentshaveaplaceinthehomewheretheycanstudy

RoleofStudent

•Studentshavearoletoplayintheirownlearningandthus,haveresponsibilitiesin relationtohomework.

•Studentsshouldensurethathomeworkisaccuratelyrecordedintheirhomework journal.

•Studentsshouldalsocompletetheirhomeworktothebestoftheirabilityandpresent thehomeworkontheduedate.

•Studentsareresponsibleforndingoutwhathomeworktheyaregivenwhenthey areabsentfromclassesforsportorotherreasons.

•Shouldastudenthaveproblemsinrelationtotheirhomework,theyshouldengage withtheirparents/guardians.Iftheproblemresultsinnon-completionofhomework, studentsshouldensuretheyhaveanotefromtheirparents/guardians,outliningthe reasons.

RoleofTeacher

•Teacherswillsetregularhomeworkontopicscoveredinclass

•Teacherswillexplainthestandardsrequiredintheirsubjectareas-bothwrittenand learning.Possiblemethodstoachievethisinclude: a.Writinghomeworkassignmentsclearlyontheboard.

b.Givingadequatetimetotakethisdownduringoratendofclass.

c.Makingparentsawareofanyproblemsbysendinganotehomeinthejournal.

d.Givingstructuresandguidelinesforrevision.

•Teacherswillcorrecthomeworkandprovidefeedback.Thecorrectionofhomework maytakedierentformse.g.oralcorrectioninclass,studentpairedcorrection, teachercorrectionofcopiesetc.Feedbackmayincludecomments,gradesor recommendations.

•Thewholeschoolhomeworkpolicywillbeenhancedbythehomeworkpolicyofeach subjectdepartment

•Teacherswillfollowtheguidelinesinthispolicyinrelationtostudentsnoncompliance withhomeworkrequired.

RoleofSchool

•Toensurethatstudyskillsandworkhabitsarehighlightedtoallstudentsthrough assemblies,adviceofteachers,CSPEclasses,SPHEclassesandCareerGuidance.

•Thattheuseofoutsideagenciesforexamclassesisdeveloped,inordertoenhance theworkbeingdoneintheschool.

•Ahomeworkclubisprovidedforacertainnumberofstudentsin1stand2ndand 3rdyeardependingonavarietyofcircumstances.Atutorprovidessupporttothe studentsinthehomeworkclub.

•TheschoolalsoprovidesEveningStudyfromMondaytoFriday,whichstudentshave theopportunitytoavailof.SaturdaystudyandEasterstudyisprovidednearerthe timeofexaminationssubjecttodemand.

UseoftheJournal

•Thefollowingpracticeshouldbeobservedbyallstudentsinrelationtohomework journals;

•Fillineachsubjectforeachday.

•Tickoeachsubjectwhenhomeworkiscompleted.

•Parentsandtutorsshouldmonitoruseofhomeworkjournalforhomework purposesweekly.

•Homeworkcanbeshorttermi.e.dueforthenextday,orlongterme.g.thewritingof anessayorthecompletionofaproject.

•Homeworkcanbeareviewofthelearningtakeninclass.

•Homeworkcanbedirectedreadingtoprepareforthenextclass.

•Homeworkcanbewrittenwork,practicalworkorresearchwork.

•Homeworkcanbeintheformofrevisionofworkalreadylearned.

•Thefollowingtableprovidesguidelinesfortheminimumamountoftimethatshould bespentonhomeworkandstudypernight.

FirstYear1Hour

SecondYear1andahalfHours

ThirdYear2Hours

FifthYear2andahalfHours

SixthYear3Hours

TransitionYearandLCAVariesduringtheyearaccordingtoprojectdeadlines

•AtStMary’sC.B.S.,wegivestudentssubjectawardseveryyear.Studentsaregiven awardsfortheiracademicachievementandfortheireortandapplicationtoworkin theirvarioussubjects.Attitudeandapplicationtohomeworkformspartofthecriteria bywhichtheseawardsareawarded.

•Teachersmaytakethefollowingstepsfornon-completionofhomework.

a.Writtenpunishmentwork;repetitionofexercise

b.NotehomeinJournal

c.Parentsmaybecontactedtofurtherdiscussproblems

d.Persistentnon-presentationofhomeworkmayresultinareferraltoclasstutoror YearHead.

•Policywillbereviewedafterthreeyears.

Everyday,youcometoschooltojoinover37,000 otherpupilshereinEdmundRiceschoolsacross 96primaryandsecondaryschools.

ERSThasresponsibilityfortheschoolsformerly ownedandmanagedbytheChristianBrothers.

ERSTschoolsareguidedbythevisionandmissionof BlessedEdmundRice.

Student-focusedteachingandlearningisatthecoreofyour EdmundRiceschool,allowingyoutodevelopandthriveas youngcitizens,innovatorsandleadersincaringandencouraging environments.

Socialawarenessisalsocentraltowhatyourschoolisallabout. Wewantyoutoleaveschoolwithastrongsenseofsocialjustice, concernforpeoplewhomaynotbeasfortunateasyouandcare fortheenvironment.

Promotingfullpersonalandsocial developmentincaringChristian communitiesoflearningandteaching

ToprovideCatholic educationintheEdmundRice tradition

OGod,wethankyouforthelifeofEdmundRice.

HeopenedhishearttoChristpresentinthose oppressedbypovertyandinjustice.

Maywefollowhisexampleoffaithandgenerosity.

GrantusthecourageandcompassionofEdmundas weseektolivelivesofloveandservice.

WeaskthisthroughChristourLord.

Amen.

Asadeeplyreligiousman,hebeganto devotehistimeandwealthtotheneeds ofthepoor.

Hewasparticularlyconcernedabout theneedsofthemanyyoung,poorand hungryboyshesawinthetownhewas livingin,Waterford.

Hewasconvincedthatifhecouldprovide themwitheducation,hecouldhelplift themoutofpoverty.In1802,hefounded

There,heandhistwofriendstaughtthe boyshowtoreadandwrite.Theytook religiousvowsandtheCongregationof theChristianBrothersofIrelandwas formed.

EdmundRicewasborninCallan,Co.Kilkennyin1762.Byhistwentieshe hadbecomeawealthyandsuccessfulbusinessman.However,tragedy struckwhenhisyoungwifedied,leavinghimtocarefortheirdaughter.

greatsuccess,andwithinafewyears schoolswereopenedinCarrickonSuir, Dungarvan,Cork,LimerickandDublin. Edmunddiedattheageof82in1844.In II,becomingBlessedEdmundRice.

YourschoolisrootedinaCatholic traditionandwelcomesstudents ofallfaithsandnone.Wecelebrate whatunitesus.

Ourguidingprinciplesofequality, respect,fairnessandspirituality arelaiddownintheEdmundRice SchoolsTrustCharter. shapesyourlifeinschoolandinto thefuture.

Yourschoolispartofaunique networkofschoolsthatworks togetherbysharingexperiences, resources,traditionsandexpertise fromthestrengthofthewhole network.

Everyoneistreatedequallywith fairnessanddignityatyourEdmund Riceschool.Yourneedsareimportant, butsoaretheneedsofyourwider community.Weencourageyoutobe awareofsocialissuesandtakeaction forsocialjustice.

Yourideasandviewsarereally valued.Youaresupportedtobe leadersandpeoplewhocaninspire others,particularlyonissuesthat youarepassionateabout.

schoolisdedicatedtoproviding inspiredandinnovativeteachingthat hasoneaimonly-tobringoutthe bestinyouandallofyourfriends.

TheERSTnetworkstretchesallthewaybackto1802.And ournetworkisstillgrowing,developinganddiversifying today.Ournewestschoolopenedin2017.Youcansee

Tofullyunderstandtheimportanceofbeinghealthy, youwillnowhavetheopportunitytolearnabout physicalandmentalhealthandtheimpactboth haveonyouroverallwell-being.

Onewaythatyoucanlookafteryour physicalhealthisbyeatingabalanceddiet,

exerciseeachday.Gooddiet,sleepand exercisehavecountlessphysicaland

•Helpstobuildandmaintain healthybones,musclesandjoints

•Helpstocontrolweight,buildlean muscleandreducefat

•Preventsandreduceshighblood pressure

•Improvesyourmemoryand lengthensyourattentionspan

•Improvesyourdecision-making, planningandmulti-taskingskills

•Increasesyourproductionofnew nerve,bloodandbraincells

Ensureyouhavea healthydiet.

Scanthisbarcodetoaccess thefoodpyramid,whichshows howoftenyoushouldeat

Ensureyougetagood beingonascreen beforeyougotobed, bringyourphoneinto yourbedroom.

Trytogetadaily recommendedphysical activityof30minutes ofexercise.Consider includingacolumnfor physicalactivityinyour studytimetablesoyou canactivelymakeitpart ofyourdailyroutine.

Unfortunately,negativethingshappentoeveryoneinlife;however,somepeopleseem tobouncebackquickerthanothers.Thisisreferredtoasresilience-yourabilityto bouncebackaftersetbacks.

Oneusefulwayofunderstandinghowtodevelopresilienceistousetheacronym BOUNCE

Badthingsandtimeshappen,butthingsdogetbetter. Othersaretheretohelpyou,butyouneedtoletthemknow. Unhelpfulthoughtsdon’tmakethingsbetter. Nobodyisperfect.

Concentrateonthegoodthingsinyourlife,it’snotallbad. Everybodyhassetbacksorstruggles.Youarenotonyourownhere.

provided,identifyonewayyoucouldincorporateeachoneintoyourownlife!

Sadly,bullyingcanbeafeatureofschoollife.Itisimportanttounderstandthesefacts aboutbullyingsothatyoucan:

(a)Recogniseit

(b)Takeactionandknowwheretoaskforhelp

Hitting,pushing,spitting, stealingorbreaking makingmeanhand gestures

Bullyingcanhappen…..

•Toanyone

•Anytime

•Anywhere

•Inanyway

Threatening,teasing, namecalling,making sexualremarks

Spreadingrumours, encouragingothers torejectorexclude someone,embarrassing someoneinpublic

•Reportittosomeoneyoucantrust.

•Staycalmandincontrol.

•Talktofriendsyoucantrustandaskthemforhelp. •

Cyberbullyingiswhereinformationandcommunication

Cyberbullyingcantakeplacethroughinstantmessaging,chat rooms,onlinepollingsites,blogsandsocialnetworkingsites.

Cyberbullyingcanbeverydangerousbecauseitis:

•Invasive

•Oftenanonymous

•

•Sometimesacriminalact

•Communicatedquicklyandtoawideaudience

Herearesometipsforstayingsafeontheinternet:

HIDEYOURPERSONALDETAILS:

Password,PIN,usernameandreal name,emailaddress,homeaddress, mobilenumber,personalphotos.

FOLLOWNETIQUETTE:

Communicateclearly,useemoticons, bepolite.

•Reactappropriately

•Blockanysenderofnasty messages

•

•Savenastylinks/textsetc.

•Askpermissionbeforeyou

•Changeyourpasswordoften.

•Openamessage fromsomeoneyou

•Givedetailsto anyonethatyou life.

partsofyourbrain.

Theability tounderstand yourself,tobereflective, knowwhatyoucanorcan’t doandwheretogethelp.Used byphilosophers,psychologistsand churchministers.

Theabilityto thinkmusically andtohear, recogniseand rememberpatterns. Usedbymusicians, mathematicians, artistsanddancers.

Theabilityto understandcause andeffect;to manipulate numbers.Used byscientists, mathematicians andengineers.

Theability tointerpretspace andtonavigate.Usedby pilots,artists,architectsand racingdrivers.

Theabilitytocontrolbody movementandthecapacity tohandleobjectsskilfully. Usedbyathletes,actors anddancers.

The abilityto understandand relatetoothers. Usedbyteachers, salespeople, politicians,human resourcemanagers, doctorsand psychologists.

Theabilitytouselanguage. Beingabletoexpresswhat’son yourmindandtounderstand others.Usedbypoets, novelists,politicians andlawyers.

Theabilityto discriminate betweenliving thingsandbe sensitivetothe naturalworld. Usedbybotanists, ornithologists, beauticiansand topchefs.

ApersonwithaGrowthMindsetwillaskthemselves“InwhichwaysamIintelligent?” andnot“HowintelligentamI?”

Isthis intelligence oneofyour strengths?

Givean exampleof whenyou haveusedthis

Isthis intelligence oneofyour strengths?

Givean exampleof whenyou haveusedthis

Independencemeansbeingfreefromcontrolandnotbeingdependentonother people.Thishasimplicationsformanyareasoflife.

Howhaveyourrelationshipschangedwith yourfamily?Howhaveyourrelationships changedwithyourfriends?Howhaveyour relationshipschangedwithyourteachers?

Doyouseeyourselfasbeingmore independentnowthanyouwerethen?

YesNo

Howdoesthismakeyoufeel?

Doyouthinkhavingmoreindependenceiseasierorharder?

Whatdoesbeingmoreindependentmeantoyou?

AsaSeniorCyclestudentwithmoreindependence,youarenowexpectedtotake moreresponsibilityforyourlearningandforyouractions.

Itisimportanttoembracethis,becauseitwillhaveahugeimpactonhowyou Beingresponsiblemeansbeingfreetocontrolhowandwhenyoustudy.Thisfreedom requiresyoutoberesponsibleforyourownlearning,tobeself-motivated,tobe organisedandtobecomemoreself-aware.

Responsiblestudentsgenerally:

Alwaysgotoschoolon time,gotoeveryclass andactivelyengagewith theirteachersandpeers. Therearestronglinks betweenattendanceand academicperformance.

Havearoutine.Havea weeklystudyplanthat theyreviseeachweek. Practicetheirnotetakingandtakenoteof upcomingassignments. Makesureyouhavea goodbalanceinyour

Collaboratewiththeir teachers.Don’tbeafraid toaskifyouhavea questionandalwayslook forfeedbackonyour work.Ifyouhaveagood understandingofwhere youcanimprove,itwill leadtogreatersuccess.

Independenceleadstoresponsibility,andasaresponsiblestudentitisimportantthat youareagoodrolemodelforyoungerstudentsinyourschool.

Onewaytobeagoodrolemodelistoleadbyexample.

Treatpeoplewith kindnessandrespect–letyourbehaviourbea rolemodel.

Beawarethatschoolis notjustaboutacademic results-getinvolved areasofschoollife.

Alwaysdo

Beapositiverolemodel onsocialmedia.“Ina worldwhereyoucanbe anything,benice.”

Useopportunitiesinthe classroom(e.g.YSI,climate changeprojects,Challenge toChange,Sustainable Goals,volunteerwork)to createawarenessabout howtomaketheworlda betterplace.

Showcase yourtalents andalways encourage othersto doso.

SouthAfricanrevolutionaryanti-apartheidpoliticalleader.

The‘CAO’formisaveryimportantapplicationformforany6thyearstudentwho wishestoattendthirdlevelinIreland.TheCAOstandsfortheCentralApplications

EducationInstitutions.Itisimportanttocommunicatewiththeguidancecounsellorsin

Registerwiththe CAObefore 5pmon 1February.

Level7/6coursesusing the‘MyApplication‘facility before1Februaryat 5pmtoavoidrestrictions.

Remember toplaceyour coursechoices ingenuineorder ofpreference.

Edityourapplication usingthe‘My Application’facility.

Providesupplementary information,andany documentsrequired.

UsethefreeChangeofMind facilityfrom5Mayto1July at5pmtomakechangestoyour application-restrictionsapply.

Othercategoriesofapplicantmayreceive

ApplicantswhodonotreceiveaRound Applicationemail.Pleasefollowthe instructionsinthisemailandinformthe CAOofanyerrorsoromissions.

Note:

CarefullychecktheStatement ofApplicationRecordwhenitis senttoyouinMayandinform theCAOofanyerrorsor omissionsimmediately.

seasoncloses,oruntilallof

AtSeniorCycleitisimportanttobeawareofthepointscalculationgridsothatyouare awareofwhatpointsyouarecapableofachieving.Thiswillenableyoutosetrealistic andachievablegoalstosuccessfullygetyouaplaceinyourchosencollegecourse.

25bonuspointsareawardedforhigher levelMathematicsforH6gradesand abovei.e.IfyoureceiveaH6grade,an additional25pointswillbeaddedto the46pointsalreadyawardedforaH6 gradei.e.higherlevelMathematicsnow carriesapointsscoreof71.

Thebonuspointsareincludedinthe overallpointscalculationonlywhen Mathematicsisoneofyourbestsix subjectsfollowingtheadditionofthe bonus.

Thesixbestresults,inrecognisedsubjects, arecountedforpointscomputation. OnesittingonlyoftheLeaving pointspurposes.

Itisimportanttochecktheadmissions getafullunderstandingoftheircourse requirementsbeyondthepointsrequired. entryrequirementsinordertobe consideredforentrytoacourse.

PointsforFoundationLevelareonly awardedbycertainthirdlevelcolleges; checkwithindividualthirdlevel collegestoseeiftheyareaccepted.

Allthirdlevelcollegesawardpointsfor resultsinLCVPLinkModules,inplace

NotallthirdlevelcollegescountLCVPas meetingeligibilityrequirementsinregard topassingsubjectssoyouneedtocheck individualcollegerequirements.

Maketimetocompleteyourownresearchortalktoaguidancecounselloraboutallof youroptionswithintheQQIFramework.

ThemaineducationandtrainingoptionsavailabletoSeniorCyclestudentsafter leavingschoolare:

HigherEducation Courses(theCAO application)

FurtherEducation (PLCs,LocalEducation TrainingBoards)

StateTraining(e.g.IndustrySupported Programmes

PublicServices(Gardaí, DefenceForcesetc.)

StudyingAbroad

Itisimportanttocreateastudyplanatthebeginningoftheschoolyeartokeepyou motivatedandtoavoidfeelingstressedaboutyourworkload.Youwillnowbewalked throughathree-partstudysystem.

improvementsyoucanmakeinSeniorCycle.

DidyouplanyourstudywellinJuniorCycle?

Howcouldyouplanyourstudybetternow?

AtSeniorCycle,itisimportanttouseyourindependenceandresponsibilitytoensure youareincontrolofyourlearning.

EnsurethatyoucreateastudyplanthatsuitsYOU.Makeanewoneeachweekas

TodownloadaStudyPlanner foreachweek,justgoto

Usethistemplatetowriteoutaplannerfornextweekinschool.Besuretoinclude anyschoolevents,includinganyhomework,practicalsorassessments.Alsoinclude detailsofyourplanseachevening–itisimportanttohaveahealthybalancebetween

Usethistemplateforeachsubjectyouarestudying.Useittotakenoteofeachtopic withinthesubjectthatyoumuststudyandrecordeachofyourreviewsofeachofthe topicsontheSubjectRevisionPlanner.

TodownloadaSubjectRevisionPlanner foreachsubject,justgoto

•UsetheSubjectRevisionPlannerforeachofyoursubjects.

•Divideeachsubjectintokeytopics.

•Indicatehowimportanteachtopicisforyourassessment.

•RecordwhenyoucreateyourstudynotesandcompletePOKER(wewillexamine thisindetailonthenextpage).

•Ticktheboxwhenyouhavecompletedeachreview.

Levelof difficulty Notes Createdon

knowingthatwelearnbestusingassociationandimagination.Ifyoudon’tknowwhateachof AcronymsSilly Sentences

Thissimplesystemcanbefollowedtobreakeachsubjectdownintobite-sizedchunkscalledtopics.

Whatdo Ialready knowabout thistopic? Whatisthe structureof thistopic? Whatarethe subheadings? Highlightthe keywordsfor thetopic. Createaonepagesummary thatusesthe headingsand keywords. Whatdoyou nowknow aboutthe topic?

Bydevisingyourownnotesandstudytechniques,you willhaveamuchgreaterknowledgeofyoursubject

Didyoueverwonderwhyyoucouldrememberyour phonenumberordateofbirthsoeasilybutthenstruggletorememberwhatyou learnedingeographylastclassorthenameofsomeoneyoumetlastweek?

Thetruthisthatyouneedtoregularlyreviewyournotesinorderfortheinformation togointoyourlong-termmemory.

Ideally,youshouldreviewyournotes…

After1hourAfter1dayAfter1WeekAfter1MonthAfter3Months

UsetheSubjectRevisionPlannertorecordeachreview.Youwillbesurprisedatthe

StressisacommonfeatureoflifeatSeniorCycle.Wewillexaminethenormalityof experiencingstressanddealingwithstressunderthefollowingheadings:

Canyounamethemajortriggersforstressinyourlife?

Peopleexperienceavarietyoffeelingswhentheyarestressed.

Whatfeelingsdoyouassociatewithstress?

Stressoccurswhenyourbodyrespondstocertainevents(e.g.exams)byactivating

rate,bloodpressure,andmetabolism.Believeitornot,yourbody’sstressresponse improvesyourabilitytoperformwellunderpressure.

Recognise whenyou arestressed.

Learninghowtodealwithstressisknownasstressmanagement.Therearetwokey elementstostressmanagement.

Takeactionto reducetriggersfor stressinyourlife.

Itisimportanttorememberthatyourlifeisn’tperfectandthatstresswillbearegular feature.Praiseyourselffortimeswhenyoubouncedbackfromachallengingtimeand

Cultureisthesharedcharacteristicsofagroupofpeople, whichencompassesplaceofbirth,religion,language, food,socialbehaviours,art,literature,andmusic.

Whetheracultureiswidespreadorkeptwithinasmallregion,isyoung orold,orhaschangedovertimeorstayedthesame,everyculturecan teachusaboutourselves,others,andtheglobalcommunity.

Pickoneculture(yours,yourfriend’soranyculture youlike)andillustrateorwriteanythingthatyou feelrepresentsthecultureyouhavechosen.

Theisthe emblemofIreland.

Irelandhastwo and Ireland’spopulationis madeupofover nationalities.

OneveryfamousIrishpoet wasSeamusHeaney,who wonaNobelPrizeforhis work.Hiswordshavebeen quotedbyeveryonefrom BonotoJoeBiden.Listento LiamNeesonreadsomeof hisfavourites...

Whynottake alisten?

LiamNeeson reads SeamusHeaney

Irelandhas beenhometo morebrilliantwritersthana countrytentimesitssize!Some ofthemostfamousareOscar Wilde,JamesJoyceand,today, awardwinnerssuchasPaul MurrayandClaireKeegan.

TheTravellercommunityinIrelandhaveasharedhistory,identity,language andvaluesystem,whichmakesthemadistinctgroup.Thelanguage,known asCant(orShelta,orMincéirThari…),isanancientindigenouslanguage.

Itisusedlessoftenthesedays, althoughmostTravellerswould havesomewords.Itisusually spokenratherthanwritten down.Travellerethnicitywas recognisedbytheIrishStateon the1stofMarch2017.

CHECKITOUTHERE

Watch‘AShortHistoryof IrishTravellers’foracolourful introductiontothehistoryof theTravellingcommunity.

and are ourtraditionalsportsandareahugepartof Irishculture.TheGaelicAthleticsAssociation (GAA)wasfoundedin1884tomakesurethat Irelanddidnotloseitssportingcultureandtraditions. CrokeParkisthehomeoftheGAA,andiswherethebusiest

Hurlingisbelieved tobethefastest teamsporton grassintheworld.

WhentheGAAwas founded,itwasonlyfor men.Itwouldtakealmost90 yearsforwomentobeableto

Irishtraditionalmusicbeganasanoral traditionofstorytelling.Irishpeoplesing ballads,songsandlaments.Ourmusic speaksofourhistoryoflove,loss,pride andmuchmore.

Today,Irelandcontinuesto‘punch aboveitsweight’inthemusicworld, withbandsandsingersfromthis smallIslandattractingmillionsof fansglobally.

Aleaderisone whoknowstheway, goesthewayand showstheway.’

Irelandisalandof diversity, moreaboutmigration anddiversity,visitthe CSOwebsite

Aninclusiveenvironmentisonethat celebratesandappreciatesallcultures. Everypersonhasthepowerwithinthemto createaninclusiveatmosphere,whereall feelaccepted,safe,valuedandrespected.

welcomedandcantriggerbullyingoraharmfulresponse.Thisbullyingisknownas identity-basedbullying,whichtargetspeoplebasedontheirrace,ethnicity,religion, gender,sexualorientation,orotherpersonalcharacteristics.Bullyinginallformsis neveracceptableandcanoftenoccurwhenpeoplearenegativelyinformedabout culturalpractices,traditions,religionsandbeliefs.

Whynotlearn moreaboutways totackleidentitybasedbullying?

Inordertocreateasafe,inclusive environment,peoplemuststand upandnotbe

Abystanderisapersonwhostands back,onewhowitnessesasituation butdoesnotinterveneoractively takepart.Bynotspeakingout,this cancauseevenmoredamage.Read thepoemwhichfollows,andconsider whyitisimportanttospeakoutand useyourvoicetopreventharm.

LutheranPastor

“FirsttheycamefortheCommunists, AndIdidnotspeakout, BecauseIwasnotaCommunist.

ThentheycamefortheSocialists AndIdidnotspeakout BecauseIwasnotaSocialist

Thentheycameforthetradeunionists AndIdidnotspeakout BecauseIwasnotatradeunionist

ThentheycamefortheJews AndIdidnotspeakout BecauseIwasnotaJew

Thentheycameforme Andtherewasnooneleft Tospeakoutforme.

Ourvoicesarepowerfultoolstocreateandencourageaninclusive atmosphere.Theyallowustospeakoutwhenthingsarewrong.

Anupstander,ontheotherhand,issomeonewho‘showstheway’–theyspeakout againstbullyinginallforms.Theychallengehurtful,unfair,harmful,orinappropriate commentsandbehaviours.Upstandersrespecttherightsofall.Theyare compassionateandleadothersbyshowingempathy,understanding,inclusion,and respectinsociety.WatchthefollowingclipaboutOscarSchindlertolearnaboutthe liveshesavedbystandingup.

Herearesomephrasestohelpyouuseyour voicetochallengeharmfulandhatefulwords.

Idon’tlikewhenyouspeak likethat,it'snotokayto treatotherslikethat.’

Howwouldyoufeelif someonemadeacomment likethataboutyou?’

"Let’schangethetopic. Idon'tfeelcomfortable withthisconversation."

let'streateveryonewithrespect."

it'shurtfulanddisrespectful. Howwouldyoufeel?"

"Idon'tthinkmakingfun causesharm."

"I'mgoingtoreportthis toateacheroranother adultbecausewhat's happeningisnotokay."

Upstandersareeverywhere insociety,frommothers suchasJackieFoxtoBlinne NíGhrálaigh,anIrishlawyer ofPalestiniancivilians.

EDUCATIONANDAWARENESS

Stayinformedaboutsocialand environmentalissues.Inadigital age,youcanshareinformationto raiseawarenessamongfriends, family,andcommunity.Beaware thatnoteverythingyouseeisfact. Seekinformationfromreputable sourcesandensurethealgorithm onyoursocialmediaaccountsis notjustshowingyouoneside.

ADVOCACY

Speakupforcausesyoubelieve in.Joinorsupportadvocacy groupsworkingtowards positivechange.Notsurewhere tostart?Browsethroughthe AmnestyInternationalwebsite –theyareanindependent organisationthatsupport humanrightsallovertheworld.

POLITICALENGAGEMENT

Whenyouturn18,youcanhave yoursay!Voteinelectionstosupport candidateswhoalignwithyourvalues. Engageingrassrootspoliticalactivism andencourageotherstodothesame.

Ireland’sindependentelectoral commissionpreparesimpartialand unbiasedinformationaboutthe referendumproposalsandmakesthat informationavailabletothepublic.

Whynotlearnasyougo?

Referendumsexplained -ElectoralCommission https://shorturl.at/wyUW3

TheUniversalDeclaration ofHumanRightsisa documentdraftedbyrepresentatives backgroundsfromallregionsofthe world.Itisusedasacommonstandard ofrightsforallpeoplesandallnations. Somecountriesdon’tallowfor freedomofexpressiontheway Irelanddoes,andtherecanbeharsh consequencesforpeoplewhostand upforwhattheybelievein.

PEACEFULPROTESTAND ACTIVISM

Participateinpeacefulprotests toraiseawarenessforyour cause.Advocateforchange throughorganisedactivism. Therearemanywaystoprotest peacefully–mostpeoplewillbe familiarwiththebusboycottled byMartinLutherKingandRosa ParksduringtheAmericanCivil RightsMovement.Canyouthink ofanyotherwaystoprotest peacefullyforacause?

Rememberthatindividual actions,nomatterhowsmall,can contributetopositivechange.It's oftenacombinationofvarious impact.

Therearemarchesand demonstrationsheldalloverIreland toshowsolidarityandsupportwhere it’sneeded.Thereisstrengthin numbers,sojoininandspeakout!

‘NINACRIEDPOWER’ lyricsthatstandouttoyou.

isanartistbasedinDublin. BlakecreatesmuralsaroundIrelandraising awarenessofsocialissues,climateactivismand humanrights.SomeoftheirworksincluderaisingawarenessforWorld DownSyndromeDayandcreatingvisibilityforpeoplewithdisabilities.

Ifyouweretocreateamural,whatwouldyourcausebe? Whatorwhowouldyouliketoraiseawarenessfor?

aboutother cultures.

shouldbeinclusiveand respectful,nothateful.

Slampoetryisawayforartists toexpressthemselvesona topicthatisimportant.

Watchandlistentothese powerfulwords

byexampleand showrespectfor

tofriendsabout theirculture.

Writeyourownslampoemon

•Watchaslampoem

•Pickatopic

•Considerthetechniquesyou wanttouse

•Beoriginalandbeyourself

•Editandpractise

•Perform

God:Allah

PrayataMosque

Sacredtext:Qur'an

Symbol:Thestarand crescentmoon

Beliefs:TheFivePillars ofIslam,whichteaches howtoliveagoodlife. Youmustshowfaith inAllah,pray,giveto charity,fastandgoon pilgrimage.

God:Yahweh

PrayataSynagogue

Sacredtext:theTenakh

Symbol:StarofDavid

Beliefs:Thereisa singleGodwhonotonly createdtheuniverse, butwithwhomevery Jewcanhavean individualandpersonal relationship.

God:Brahmanandhis

PrayataMandirand haveasmallshrineat hometoperformPuja (aprayerforme)

SacredTexts:Vedas andtheBhagavadGita.

Beliefs:Sansaar–lifeis acycle. Reincarnation Karma–actionsinthislife willdetermineyournextlife.

God:Buddhistsdon’t worshipaGod,Siddhartha Guatamafoundthe religioninIndiaandheis calledtheBuddha.

PrayataTempleor Vihara.

God:onewhotakes theformoftheFather, SonandHolySpirit

Prayatachurchor cathedral

God:Humanistsdonot theybelieveinthe goodnessofpeopleand humanexperience.

Symbol:thehappy human

Symbol:DharmaWheel andtheLotusFlower

Beliefs:TheFive Precepts,amoralcode thathelpslivinginagood way.Oneoftheprecepts teachesthatBuddhists shouldavoidkillingalife.

Sacredtext:theBible

Beliefs:followsthe Bibletoliveagoodlife, using,forexample,the 10commandments.

Beliefs:basedon evidenceandscienceand thathumansareborn withanaturalabilityto tellrightfromwrong.Do notbelievethatreligious lawsareneededtobea goodperson.

Capitalcity:Warsaw

Nationaldish:bigos

Capitalcity:Kyiv

Nationaldish:beetsoup

Capitalcity:Brasília

Nationaldish:Feijoada

English

Althoughthereareover500indigenous languages,likeYorubaandIgbo

Capitalcity:Abuja

Nationaldish:Jollofrice Polish

Capitalcity:NewDelhi

Nationaldish:Khichdi

Romanian

Capitalcity:Bucharest

Nationaldish:Sarmale

Capitalcity:Vilnius

Nationaldish:Cepelinai

Capitalcity:Beijing

Nationaldish:PekingDuck

Diadhuit

Dee-aagwit

Conastátú? Kunnasstawtoo?

Cadisainmduit? Codissan-imdit?

Goraibhmaith agat Guhrevmahhagut Slán Slawn

chech-sh-chYackshehmash?Yackmashna eemyeh?Jen-koo-yehchee

Pray-ve-ut

Sveiki Svay-kee Kaiplaikaisi? Kipeloy-koy-see

Olá Oh-laa

Comovocêestá? Comovwu-say ess-tah?

Dowidzenia Dohvid-tsen-yah

Da-koo-yuDohpoba-chen-ya

Kokstavo vardas? Kookstavovar-dass Ah-choo Visogero Vee-sawgheh-raw

Qualéseunome? Kwa-owehsay-oo noh-me

Obrigado(a) Oh-bree-ga-do/ Oh-bree-ga-da

Tchau shee-ow

Na-mass-tayAapkaiseho?AApkakyanaam hai? Dan-ya-vadd All-vidda

Hallo Haa-lo

Wiegehtesdir? Veegaytezdeer?

WieheißenSie? Veehigh-senzee? Dankedir Dan-kahdeer

Auf Wiedersehen Owfvee-der-zayn

Pree-vyet kakdyLAHKackvassza-voot?Spass-eeh-bahDohsvee-danya

Careenumele

Bunaziua Boo-nazee-wa

Cemaifaci? Chehmyfach?

Carehehnoom-ellehtay-oo? Mull-tsu-mesk

Nee-eehow ? Nee-eehowma? ? mahming-zuh?Shyeh-shyeh

Sveiki

Larevedere Larev-eh-deray

Svay-ee-keeKatev-ee-utKateveesauce? Paldies Pal-dee-essUzradz-esha-noss

TOPEXAMTIPS

ReadandReread

JUNIOR

Revisionbookseries

QRcodesto accessonlineresources

Curriculumbrokendown, reducingstudents’workload

Samplequestionsand answerstopastpapers

Student-friendlylanguage andmoderngraphics

ExpectaonsofSt.Mary’sCBS

In Our School

Classroom

WeCare

Useappropriate language

Useapersonsname whenspeakingto them

Alwaysbemannerly tosta-use

‘’please’’and‘’thank you’’

WeCare

Speakinaposive tone

Useappropriate language

Alloweachpersonto expresstheiropinion

Keepallour classroomsdy

Corridors & Lockers

WeCare

Walkonthe corridorsdon’trun

Useappropriate language

Haveyourjournal withyouifusing toiletsduringclass

Keepyourlocker clean

WePrepare

Beinschoolnolater than8.40each morning

Haveahealthy packedlunchor moneyforthe canteen

WePrepare Haveallyour equipment Alwayshaveyour Journal Keephandouts organisedina folder

WePrepare

Leavegearbagson racksprovided Keepyourlocker organised Leaveacopyofyour metableinyour lockertoensureyou willhaveeverything youneed

WeAchieve

Usebinsprovided

Eatinfoodzonesat breakmesonly

KeeptheCBSa smokefreezone

Putallchairson tablesattheendof eachday

WeAchieve

Beonmeforclass

Recordhomeworkin yourjournal

Presentworkneatly anddily

Aemptalltasks

Parcipateinall groupwork

WeAchieve

Lineupoutsideyour classroom

Keepourcorridors lierfree

Uselockersinthe morning,lunchand aerschool

Moveawayfromyour lockerswily

ExpectaonsofSt.Mary’sCBS

Journal & Notes

WeCare

Keepyoujournal neatanddy

WePrepare

HaveyourJournalin eachclass

Absentnoteshaveto beshowntoeach subjectteacher

Replacement Journalswillcost€10

Reception

WeCare

Bemannerlytoall receponsta

Lineupandwaitfor yourturn

WePrepare

Notestosignout havetobesignedby aParent/Guardian oraTeacher.You canthensignout Ifyouarelatefor school,youneedto signin

WeCare

Keepallitemsof youruniformclean

Writeyournameon eachitemofyour uniform

Haveaspare uniformathome

WePrepare

Uniformitemswill beprovidedbythe schoolin emergenciesand whenanoteis provided

WeAchieve

Usetheyearly plannertohighlight projectdeadlines, examsetc. Copyyourmetable intoyourjournal

WeAchieve

Onlyuserecepon forocialschool business.No personalmessages home

Thereceponis verybusy,sobe paent Recordall homework

WeAchieve

Wearyouruniform neatlyandwith pride

Rememberyouare represenngyour schoolwhen wearingyour uniform

ExpectaonsofSt.Mary’sCBS

WeCare

Canteen

Usebinsprovided Cleanuptablesaer eang Bemannerlytoall canteensta

WePrepare Lineupandwaitfor yourturn

Havemoneyor vouchersready Finishyourlunchin metogettoyour lockers

WeAchieve

Eathealthily

Recycle

Eatonlyinfood zones

Toilets

WeCare

Reportaproblemto cleaner/receponist oranystamember

Smokingisnot permiedinthe toiletsoranywhere ontheschoolpremises

WePrepare

Toiletbreaksareat breakmeand lunchmeonly

Youneedyour journalsignedto leaveclasstousethe toilets

WeAchieve

Flushthetoilets

Washyourhands

Placeanylierinthe bin

Leavethetoiletsas youwouldliketo ndthem

the school building

Outside

WeCare

Placelierinbins provided KeepCBSasmoke freezone Respectschool property

WePrepare Listenforthebell andwatchtheme

WeAchieve Followsta instrucons Keepschoollier free

ExpectaonsofSt.Mary’sCBS

WeCare

School Trips

Keepeverywhere yougolierfree

Followdirecons fromalladults

Bemannerlyto everyoneyoumeet

WePrepare Schoolrulesapply Uniformmustbe wornunless instructed otherwise

WeAchieve Representyour schoolinaposive light

Bemindfulofthe school’sreputaon

Astro Turf

WeCare

Useappropriate language

Refrainfor inappropriate comments -insults -sledging -namecalling

WeCare

Eatinthefood zonesonly Leavemetouse yourlockersto ensureyouareon meforclass. Reportaccidents

WePrepare

Lineupquietlyat lunchmetoenter theAstroturf

Nofoodordrinkon theAstroTurf LeavetheAstroTurf inmetouseyour lockertobeonme forclass

WePrepare 1st,2ndand3rd yearshavetostay onschoolcampus forallbreaks

Seniorstudents shouldweartheir fulluniformand behaverespecully downtown.

WeAchieve Noslidingtacklesor foulplay Haveloadsoffun

Beinclusive -pickteamsfairly -taketurns

Encourageeach other

WeAchieve Keepourschoola smokefreezone

Placelierinbins provided Encourageeach otherandhave loadsoffun

ExpectaonsofSt.Mary’sCBS

Phones & Information Technology

WeCare

Keepphones secure Keeppasswordsto yourself Respectothers online Inappropriate behaviouronsocial mediashouldbe reported

WePrepare Phonemustbe placedinthePhone Trayforeachlesson Phones&other devicesmaybeused asalearningtool withteachers permission Connecttothe internetthroughthe schoolwionlyand notyourownmobile

Homework

WeCare

Homeworkis alwaystobe presentedneatly Haveitdoneon me Planaheadand recordhomework inyourjournal

WePrepare Ifawayonaschool acvity,homework needstobe completedforthe classesmissed Bringhomerequired booksetc...to complete homework

WeAchieve UseITtoproduce beerwork. Beposiveinall online communicaons

Spendyour lunchmetalking andplayingwith yourfriendsnot playingonyour phone

WeAchieve

Homeworkthatis welldoneisan excellentresource whenrevisingfor exams Homeworkwillshow youifyou understandwhat youlearnedinclass

RespondingtoInappropriateBehaviour

Inourschool….

StudentSupport Team SupportResponses

ExternalAgencies

ClassTutor

Guidance

LearningSupport

BehaviourforLearning

An-BullyingCoordinator

HomeSchoolLiaison

LadderofReferral

Boardof Management

DisciplineCommiee Principal DeputyPrincipal

Step3

Step4

Step5

YearHead

SubjectTeacher

Step1 Step2

WeuseVSwaretomanageinformaonandbehaviourofeach student

1.EachStudenthasaVSwareaccount.YourParent’s/Guardian’scanviewallyourdetails ontheirphone.

2.AnyteachercangiveyoueitherposiveornegavecommentsonVSwareinthe classroomorforaconsoutsideoftheclassroom.

3.Wepromotesposivebehaviourandapplicaontoworkbyorganisingrewardstrips andacviesthroughouttheyear.WeuseVSwarepointstoshortlistthenumberof studentsaendingtheseevents.

SampleRewardTrips

Belowisasampleofwhatyourteachersandparentscansee

Student Photoand Name

InourschoolweuseRestoravePracce

torepairrelaonshipsandmanageconict.

Whathappened?

Whatwereyouthinkingattheme?

Whathaveyoutaughtaboutitsince?

Whohasbeenaectedandinwhatway?

Howcouldthingshavebeendonedierently?

Whatdoyouthinkhastohappennext?

PhoneTray

ThePhoneTrayisaphonemanagement systemforclassrooms.

Howitworks.

Whenenteringtheclassroom,placeyourphonein thePhoneTray,attheendofthelessonwithyour teacherspermissionyoucancollectyourphonefrom thePhoneTrayasyouleavetheclassroom.

Yourphonemaybeusedasalearningtoolduring yourlessons,howeverifyouareleavingtousethe toiletyouareexpectedtoleaveyourphoneinthe PhoneTray.

Name: 0539234330

Studentscan idenfytheirphone withacustomised sckerorascreen shotoftheirname.

PhoneTray

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1.PleaseputyourphoneonAirplaneMode.

2.Whenenteringourclassrooms,pleaseplaceyourphone inthePhoneTray.

3.Whenleavingourclassrooms,pleasetakeyourphone.

4.SeniorManagementwillbemonitoringtheuseofthe PhoneTrayinourschool.