Wicklow and Bray People weekly School Report
SCHOOL MUSICAL
Rehearsals are now well underway for our upcoming musical, ‘Back to the 80s’. The show will take place in the Mermaid Arts Centre in Bray from Wednesday March 10th to Friday March 12th. Tickets are available at www.mermaidartscentre.ie.
COMPUTER CLASSES
A reminder to the over-60s in our community that our Transition Year students have resumed the free computer classes in the school. These classes take place on Friday afternoons from 2.30p.m. to 3.30p.m.
LCVP SUBJECT OPTIONS AFTERNOON
The fifth year LCVP students have organised a subject options afternoon due to take place next Tuesday. For the event, all students have prepared a display and presentation on all the different subjects which the school offers at Leaving Cert level and they will present their work to Transition Year students, who as a result, will hopefully be more informed as they make their subject choice for senior cycle. Students will have the opportunity to look at textbooks, assessment methods, find out what careers are associated with a subject, learn about college requirements and talk with students who are currently studying those subjects.
LCVP INTERVIEWS
Well done to our 6th year students who were filmed for their recorded interviews this week. This accounts for 12% of their LCVP result.
TY STAY AWAKE
The Transition Year Stay Awake took place in the school last Friday 26th February. The purpose of the event was to raise money for the upcoming TY musical. Congratulations and well done to all the students who stayed awake all night and to the teachers who volunteered to supervise throughout the night. The students organised various activities to keep them busy. Well done to the organising committee of Caressa O'Toole, Ciara Coster, Nicole Cummins and Alice Gray.
LCA SPONSORED SILENCE
The 6th Year Leaving Cert Applied class are currently organising a sponsored silence to raise money for Cuan Mhuire centre for addictions in Athy. Following a visit to the school from a guest speaker from the addiction centre, the students decided to organise the sponsored event as part of one of their key assignments.
COLLEGE SPEAKERS.
PLC College speakers attended Coláiste Chraobh Abhann on a number of occasions during the month of January. Speakers from Bray IFE, Sallynoggin CFE, Dun Laoghaire CFE and Senior College Dun Laoghaire spoke to 6th years about the courses they offer and application procedures.
On 12th February, Sheila Purcell from NUI Maynooth spoke to 5th years about life at University, programmes on offer in NUIM, scholarships and college entry requirements. Speakers from other Universities and Colleges will be attending the school over the coming weeks to speak to the 5th year students.
ENTERPRISE
Colaiste Chraobh Abhann has selected their finalists for the Wicklow Enterprise Board Student Awards 2010. Three excellent mini companies made the required grade and are busy preparing their business plans to put to the judges in March. Kyle Corcoran, Kelvin Barr, Conor Black and Liam De Hóra have been selected with their business producing and selling special t-shirts. They produce and sell t-shirts with Irish slogans and sayings. Ronan Marah, Damon Zund, Neil Foot and Robert Scott with their company ‘Pimp my Gear’ are also going forward with their business, which involves using graffiti style airbrushing to customise footwear. The final business is the design of a website by students Saoirse O'Neill and Keelin Drew which is targeted towards people preparing for their weddings and debs ball, providing a portal for companies in the area to advertise. We wish all the businesses the best of luck.
GERMAN EXCHANGE
The school would like to extend a warm welcome to 13 students and 2 teachers from Wurzburg, Germany, who are currently on a German exchange with our school. While in Ireland, they will attend school with our students, visit the Guinness Storehouse in Dublin, take a walking tour in Glendalough and a bus tour of Dublin city. Our students will make the return trip to Germany from April 14th to April 20th.
ENTRANCE EXAM
A reminder to all parents and guardians of incoming first year students that the entrance exam will take place on Saturday March 6th.
GREEN FLAG
The school has just received confirmation that we are being awarded with the Green Flag. Congratulations to all staff and students who worked very hard in the various stages of application.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Best wishes to our Leaving Certificate Applied Year One class who are currently on work experience.
BAG PACK
The school will be doing a bag pack in Dunnes, Newtown from March 4th to 6th to raise funds for the Parents’ Association.