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Welcome To Athboy Community School

Athboy Community School was formed by the amalgamation of St. James’ Vocational School and St. Joseph’s Secondary School in 2004. The school provides a wide range of subjects in practical, academic and vocational areas of the curriculum. A co-ordinated system of pastoral care, combined with the promotion of extra curricular activities will facilitate the holistic development of all pupils.

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Our Mission Statement

Our mission is to provide quality, holistic and inclusive education for the community.  Our aim is to create a safe and caring environment, which encourages pupils to reach their full potential in an atmosphere of mutual respect

The staff of Athboy Community School are actively involved in the promotion of sporting, cultural and other extra-curricular activities among the pupils.  This compliments the work of the many sporting and cultural organisations in the area and ensures the overall development of all the talents of our pupils.  “Mol an Óige agus tiocfaidh sí”.

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We offer a comprehensive range of subjects across a variety of academic and practical subjects.

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Our students enjoy a wide range of extra-curricular activities that includes drama, travel and sport.

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Parent/Guardian Update: Semester 3: Week 6-Friday 19 April 2024
2024/04/19 13:35:59

Dear parents & guardians,

 

It was an extremely busy week for us.

 

Science & Biology Inspection

Congratulations to the Science & Biology Department following an inspection on Wednesday and Thursday of this week.  We had preliminary feedback yesterday and there were a lot of positives to take, not least that the Subject Dept Plan in particular was very good.  The student focus group was great, the students did us proud apparently. Well done Ms Dowling, Ms di Lucia, Maria, Ms Dunne, Mr McHugh and Ms Farrelly!

 

Anti-Bullying

The inspector looked for our Anti-bullying Policy this week so it was fortunate that the Student Support Team had begun its work of gathering data on bullying in the school with a view to running an awareness campaign and embedding clear reporting procedures for students.  We have a core team of James McFerran, Cam Ly Steward, Manuella Lunginus and Liam Geraghty and a larger group who act as a focus group.

The team have designed a survey for staff and students to gauge the extent of bullying currently in the school.  More to follow.

 

School Self Evaluation

The Ethos Team met on Monday and will present findings at our staff meeting next week.

The Teaching and Learning Team have designed a teachers survey and a student survey on the Semester 2 Assessments and we will administering these to 2nd and 5th Years next week.  We would ask parents/guardians of 2nd & 5th Years to access the students' Semester 2 Reports on VS Ware and have students fill in those results on Page 3 of the journal in preparation for doing the survey next week

The Wellbeing Team met this week also and the team are currently upskilling on Restorative Practice with a view to a roll out in Sep 2024.

 

Do you want to be a Host Family?

Some of our language schools are seeking host families for students enrolled with us for Sep 2024, if you have a spare room and would like some extra income please contact agencies at the following email addresses;

cassie.beecham@educatius.org

montserrat@goelite.education

belen@inglesypunto.com (need a family in Trim at the moment urgently)

 

 

Geography Trip

Tony Magner took his 5th Years to Kippure yesterday and they were brilliant and learned loads!

 

Music Practicals

Jacqui McGowan's Music students all performed well at the Leaving Cert practicals yesterday, well done all!

 

PE Trip

Third Years went off to Donadea Woods on their PE Trip today, thankfully the weather held off.

 

Extra- Curricular

Our  Senior hurlers had a win on Monday, final score 3-18 to 2-10 over Ardscoil Chiarán Naofa, Clara, Offaly.  They face Ashbourne Community School on Monday next.  Best of luck to Anthony Sheridan and the team.

The Junior hurlers are also into the Leinster finals on Thursday next v St Farnan's Prosperous. Best of luck to them!

 

Coding Workshops

Past Pupil Samson is providing Python Computer Programming for students over a 6 week period.  It's great to see students volunteering their time in this way.

 

Golf Classic

A reminder from the PA that the Golf Classic will take place on Bank Holiday Monday in May, teams are still needed so if you can form a team, please do!

 

Craft Fair

Do mark the date of the Business Craft Fair on Sunday 28 April, 12-4pm and come see the students fares, bring your families!

 

 

Have a lovely weekend,

 

Kind regards,

Clare

 

5th Year Geography Field Trip
2024/04/19 13:24:09


A group of 26 fifth year Geography students from Athboy Community School with teachers Mr. Magner and Mr. Mahon went to Kippure House Estate near Blessington in Co. Wicklow for a river field study on Thursday April 18th. 




The purpose of the field trip was to investigate the impact of the processes of transportation and deposition on the formation of a river meander on Athdown Brook, a tributary of the Liffey. 




The group had an enjoyable, action-packed day gathering data in the river. With the aid of the park rangers each student measured the river velocity and classed the river flow using Berg’s Classification. Next the students did a River Channel Cross Section to see the effects of deposition and erosion on the shape of the river channel.They recorded the gradient of the river itself and used clinometers to carry out a Valley Profile to see the effect of deposition on the shape of the valley.They also measured the sinuosity of the curve of the river to determine whether or not it could be classed as a meander. The group also did a Bedload Analysis to see the impact of the processes of attrition, saltation and traction on the material being carried and deposited by the river. 




The Geographers also observed features of erosion and deposition such as a point bar, river bends and meanders, rapids as well as a river cliff.The group also did field sketches to take note of the features, conditions and processes evident. 




The students will now work on producing a report on the field trip which is worth 20% of their Leaving Certificate Geography examination. 


School Immunisation Programme - 1st Year Vaccinations
2024/04/19 10:40:08

1st Year Vaccinations of HPV, Tdap & MenACWY will take place next Monday 22nd April 2024 starting at 9.00 a.m. 1st years are asked to please wear their PE Uniform on the day, as this will help with the administration of the vaccines. Please ensure that your son/daughter has eaten breakfast that morning.

Denys ... surprises class with a beautiful performance
2024/04/18 15:57:52

Denys surprised the Leaving Cert Geography class today as they put their finishing touches to their Field Study report with his beautiful version of ...I cant help falling in love with you...

We are looking forward to hearing more from Denys and many more talented Leaving Certs on Graduation Night

Senior Hurling semi final victory
2024/04/18 08:58:09

Congratulation to our Senior hurlers who had a great win on Monday. Final score  3-18 to 2-10 win over Ardscoil Chiarán Naofa, Clara, Offaly. They now face Ashbourne Community School in the Final on Monday the 29th. Time and venue TBC. Best of luck for the 2 in a row lads.

Junior Hurling final
2024/04/18 08:58:00

The schools Junior hurling team have reached a Leinster final please see details below.


TEAMS:                      Athboy C.S.  v  St. Farnan's P.P., Prosperous, Kildare.


DATE:                          Thurs., 25.04.24


TIME:                           11.30 am


VENUE:                       Abbottstown 


REFEREE:                   John Dunning (Db) 087 6565275


PRESENTATION:    Brian Talty (T.B.C.)


 


Congratulations on getting to the final and the best of luck.

3rd Year PE CBA
2024/04/18 08:57:35

The 3rd Year Trip to Donadea Forest Park is taking place on Friday 19th of April. We will be leaving the school at 9pm returning at 1.20pm. This is for all 3rd Year pupils. They need to bring with them a packed Lunch and some water to drink, comfortable footwear and rain gear or a change of clothes if the weather is bad. We will give them maps when we get there. They also need €5 for the bus and a fully charged mobile phone. Any question or enquiries about this trip please get in touch.

Thank You
ATHBOY CS PE Department.

Senior Cycle Business Students Visit
2024/04/17 16:00:51

5th and 6th year students had a very interesting visit to The European Commission Representation in Ireland recently. We were treated to a very informative presentation about the EU with topics chosen in advance to specifically cater for some of the LC Business Course. Students had an opportunity to ask questions and were encouraged to give their opinions on matters such as CAP, the Directives currently affecting Ireland and the topic of Energy was high on the Agenda.


Students were given information regarding the various career opportunities that exist for Irish students in the European Headquarters in Brussels and opportunities for work experience at the other Representative Offices around Europe.


A quiz followed for which we were certainly prepared. Nicola was extremely impressed by the knowledge displayed by our Business students.


The European Commission Representation in Ireland serves as the Commission’s voice in Ireland, aiming to communicate EU affairs at both national and local level. It’s mission is to engage with Irish citizens, institutions, and stakeholders, providing information about EU policies, initiatives, and programs.


It informs citizens about European elections, such as the upcoming elections on 7th May 2024.

Intro to Pyton Workshop- Welcome Back Samson!
2024/04/17 15:37:48

This week marks Computer Science Week and we were absolutely delighted to welcome back past student Samson Oloruntola.


Samson is currently a second year Computer Science Student in DCU and is providing a Python Computer Programming Workshop for interested students for 6 weeks. For any student thinking of such a career this is a perfect opportunity to sample some content with Samson and ask him plenty of questions around the course that DCU offers.


Huge thanks to Samson, Ms Mooney


This school workshop includes the following:



  • What programming is and why learn it

  • Intro to Python, and why Python

  • Where we will be writing our code (Trinket.io)

  • How to access Trinket.io

  • The print() function in Python

  • Task handed to students using print()

  • The input() function in Python

  • Task handed to students using input()

A Reminder: Golf Classic 2024
2024/04/16 14:50:09

The Parent Association of Athboy Community School are hosting our annual Golf Classic in Royal Tara Golf Club on Monday 6th May 2024.


This is our main fundraising event.  The Golf Classic this year will fund the upgrading of the school library to support the literacy and numeracy needs of our students as well as providing a quiet space for students during the school day. We would be grateful if you would consider supporting us in one of the following ways:


1. Playing on the day for €60 (includes lunch)


2. Enter a team of 4 for €240 (includes lunch)


3. Sponsor as tee or green for €50


4. Offer a prize (to win on the day or in the raffle)


A timesheet is available in the school office (046) 9487894 or Floods Bar (046) 9432624


Thank you for your support.

Ty's
2024/04/12 17:00:03

Hi all.Just a quick update on TY.Next Monday the TY’s will start the first of a 3 week wheelchair hurling session with Meath GAA. A big thanks to Ms.Dowling for organizing.Toastmasters last session will be on Tuesday & some

Students will hopefully speak about the experience at their graduation.Ty’s have been asked to come up with a theme for their graduation night which is pencilled in for Monday the 27th May here in the school.The Craft fair will take place Sunday the 28th April. All welcome. I will be sending out the itinerary for the Italy trip early next week as soon as the company have finalized their plans.I have organized a bus from the school to&from the airport which is included in the price paid.Thanks 

Parent/Guardian Update: Semester 3: Week 5: Friday 12 April 2024
2024/04/12 13:49:43

Dear parents and guardians,

 

It's been a busy week back at the ranch following the Easter Break.  The countdown is on now to Summer exams, six weeks to house exams in fact!

 

School Self Evaluation

All schools engage in a process of School Self Evaluation in which we set out our vision and how we intend to achieve the targets we set out for ourselves.

To date we have eight School Self Evaluation Teams in the school and teachers volunteer to be a member of one of those teams.

They are;

1. Positive Behaviour Team

2. Ethics Team

3. Digital Learning Team

4. TY/LCA Team

5. Teaching and Learning Team

6. Wellbeing Team

7. Aesthetics Team

8. Health and Safety Team

 

Every team meets 5-8 times per year and ensures that a particular initiative or improvement in a specific area is implemented.  This can lead to the creation of policies and procedures which we then bring to the Board of Management to ratify.

The teams currently in session are doing the following work;

 

Teaching and Learning Team

The Teaching and Learning Team met today for their first meeting and we have drafted a Teacher Survey  in relation to the Semester 2 Assessments in February.  The decision to move away from written house exams to a continuous assessment approach was implemented in order to reduce stress on students and to allow students to be assessed in a different way which may showcase their strengths more effectively.  We will also be surveying students as to whether they preferred this approach.

 

 

Wellbeing Team

Led by our Chaplain, Deirdre Halligan, Year Head Maggie McGrory and teacher Katie Monahan, this team is working towards implementing a Restorative Practice Approach to relationships in the school and the Board of Management has allocated funding to work with a company called Connect RP (See the following link: Connectrp Website).

In their words,

"The principles that underpin this philosophy aim to build positive relationships, create caring cultures and cultivate connected communities where we feel seen, where we can flourish and where we co-create relational learning communities. that underpin this philosophy aim to build positive relationships, create caring cultures and cultivate connected communities where we feel seen, where we can flourish and where we co-create relational learning communities".

 We will be creating a Student RP Team to provide feedback on how we approach the rollout of this programme in September.  Meanwhile a team of ten teachers will be learning about Restorative Practice and will roll it out to staff in May with an Induction.

 

 

Student Support Team

The first meeting of this student team was this morning and the focus is our Anti-Bullying Policy, in particular Racial Bullying.  Students will draw up a survey next week for students to do in order to assess the scope of the issue and to come up with a plan to address it.

 

Calendar

Please check the school calendar on the app and website for dates in May of school trips, graduations, practical state exams, house exams etc.. as  May is always a busy month. 

 

First Aid

A group of 15 staff members will be under going First Aid training in their own town in May which will provide much needed expertise amongst us in this important area.

 

 

Extra-Curricular Activities

Senior Boys Hurling

A great win this week has brought Anthony Sheridan's team to the final, details to follow.  

 

U15 Girls Soccer

Freddie William's girls team had a great victory (5-3) this week in the North Leinster Final - a fantastic achievement!

 

2nd Year PE

Students went to Donadea Woods today for their PE CBA Trip with Ruth Fitzgerald, a wet but fun day was had.

 

5th & 6th Year Business

Emma Mooney had her students visit the European Commission in town this week which was a great opportunity for them.

 

Business/German Trip

Emma Mooney, Liam McHugh, Shirley Gillic, Derbhile Gallagher and Liam Fox brought 50 students to Berlin over the Easter break.  The students behaved impeccably and events were packed into the schedule in a fun filled trip for all.

 

Next Week

2nd Year Hurling match

5th Year Geography Field Trip

LC Music Practicals

 

 

Have a lovely weekend!

 

Regards,

Clare

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