A letter from Mr Hogan to parents re Junior Cert results
Activities week details (please note we'll be finishing early for JC results on Wednesday)
TY Triple & Volunteer opportunity for City Centre Soup Run
Delivering envelopes for the DunLaoghaire Lions Club (Dec 1st)
STMC Delegations to National Model UN 22 at UCC
STMC Inclusion Wall
A note to parents from Mr Hogan:
Dear Parent(s) / Guardian(s),
The Junior Cycle results will be issued next Wednesday by the State Examinations Commission. A letter has been given or posted home to each student regarding the online access to the results which is due to be open from 4pm on the day. The activity week is taking place next week and as a result students will not be present in school on Wednesday morning.
However we are inviting students to receive their results in the traditional way from the Principal Mr. Kelleher on Wednesday. The results will be available to be collected from 12:00pm on Wednesday when Mr. Kelleher will present those present with their results. Parent(s) / Guardian(s) are invited to collect the results also from the administration office after 12:00pm on the day if their son cannot attend. The full Junior Cycle Profile of Achievement will be issued at a later date after collation of all data is finalised. On Wednesday students will receive the grades for the examinations they sat.
The activities will be run as usual on Thursday morning and a full attendance is expected so I am confident that any celebrations that may take place on the day of the results will take into account that activity week goes on as normal.
I am attaching the TY Calendar and the class group activities to this email for your ease of reference so you will know what activity your son is taking part in next week.
Best wishes,
Liam Hogan
TY Year Head
Activity Week 2 Nov 21st - 25th 4.1 Bike Skills & Maintenance
4.2 Cookery 4.3 Law 4.4 Boxing & Self Defence
4.5 WP
Group 4.1 Bike Skills & Maintenance
Meet at Bike Hub - beside the RNLI, Queen's Rd, Dún Laoghaire, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin
Workshop Venue: DLR Lexicon, Queen's Rd, Dún Laoghaire
10:30am - 2pm Monday (early finish Wednesday)
Please arrive 10 minutes early
As discussed at the start of TY - each student is to bring their bike (please email me asap if you don't have a bike or are unable to bring one).
Dress: Non Uniform*
*A good deal of the bike skills/education sessions will be taking place outdoors so please layer up! (eg t-shirt, jumper, wind cheater, warm jacket)
Please bring a packed lunch
Group 4.2 Cookery Week
Venue: STMC Pavilion, Upper Room
10am - 2pm Daily (early finish Wednesday)
Dress Code: Non uniform
Please arrive 10 minutes early
4.3 Law Activity
A note from your Law Courts Coordinator
"On Monday- the first day of the course, I will meet the students at the Kings Bench Suite, Maldron Hotel, Smithfield Market, Smithfield, Dublin 7, D07 RF2Y, at 10 a.m.
The students might note the meeting room, there will also be signs to the room under “St Michael's TY”.
The students will attend the Criminal Courts of Justice (CCJ) and/or the Four Courts for the rest of the week. They will be instructed to meet me at the CCJ on Tuesday- Friday at 10am.
It is recommended students have a good breakfast, as there will be no ‘little break’ prior to lunch (around 1 o’clock).
The Maldron Hotel is located in Smithfield Square, a 5 minute walk through Smithfield Square from the Smithfield Luas stop.
The Hotel is accessible via the Luas (Red Line via Dart). Otherwise Buses to O’Connell Bridge leave students a 20-minute walk from the hotel.
Dress:
• No school uniform required.
• No St. Michael’s College gear e.g. Jackets etc.
• No Runners or Hoodies.
• Smart casual i.e. shoes, trousers & shirts/jumper – there is no need to wear a suit.
Please dress as if attending for work experience i.e. neat and tidy at all times – no need for any parent to purchase new items for this week. If possible, please do not bring school bags (you will not need any materials for the week). Obviously, if students need to bring sports gear etc., they may do so, but I would ask that they please do not bring items that are unnecessary or any items of value (as they will be at risk of being stolen in the CCJ).
The students will be within a professional environment at all times and will be expected to act as such.
I look forward to meeting the students.
Group 4.4 Boxing & Self Defence
Venue: Chapter 2 Fitness,
Heather Road, Sandyford Industrial Estate
9:50am - 2:20pm (early finish Wednesday)
Dress Code: Gym wear/Non uniform
*Please note that Wednesdays are less physical and will focus on mobility/flexibility (in consideration that some of you have match commitments that day)
Group 4.5 Work Placement
Preparing for your placement
Contact your employer to confirm the details of your placement.
Find out answers to the following questions:
where should you go on your first day, for example reception or a particular entrance?
what time should you arrive?
what time will you finish work?
who should you ask for when you get there?
what are you expected to wear?
do you need any special equipment?
what sorts of things will you be doing?
do they expect you to have any particular skills?
will you be able to go out to buy lunch or do you need to bring a packed lunch?
Don’t forget to tell them if you have any health problems which may affect your work experience, for instance if you have any allergies or asthma.
Make sure you keep your notes of the phone call in a safe place.
Dress code
Many employers will say “smart casual” but what does that really mean?
You should wear dark trousers (not jeans), smart shirt (plain is best) and smart shoes (no runners).
If you are going to a placement that involves manual activity then jeans may be fine. Remember to have layers and a waterproof jacket in case the weather turns bad.
During Your placement
To make the most out of your placement, see the tips below:
have a list of questions for your employer
remember that you are there on placement, you won’t be running the company
talk to your supervisor about what your interests are and what you want to achieve
find out about employees’ jobs, how they got them and ask for advice
keep a note of any work you do and skills and strengths you’ve used
keep a diary of what you do each day
offer to help out as much as possible
ask for feedback when you’ve finished and if you can have a reference
keep a note of any computer packages you use
if you enjoy the placement find out about their future recruitment plans
talk to your parent(s) / guardian about what you have learned each day
Say thank you!
Work placements can be difficult to find as employers have competing demands for their time.
Be grateful for any work experience you can secure. Be sure to say thanks to your employer and your co workers throughout the week.
Make sure that your employer receives this feedback form and that it is returned to acopeland@stmc.ie at the end of the week. 👇
(This was handed out earlier this week and shared on the GClassroom)
TY Triple: John & Eddie, Morning Star Hostel &
Volunteering for the City Centre Soup Run
Thanks to John and Eddie for speaking about their work in the Legion of Mary and their offer to bring us out during the week as part of their city centre soup run.
Our first group will be meeting at 6pm from St Stephen’s Green Shopping Centre, 29th November with soups, sandwiches, clothing (tracksuits hats, scarves, gloves, socks and jocks) as well as toiletries. More details on that to follow.
If you would like to volunteer to help out in preparing the run or going in to the city centre please fill in this form (Closing for entries 4pm, 23rd Nov)
Delivering envelopes for the
DunLaoghaire Lions Club
(1:30 - 3:30pm, Dec 1st)
The Dun Laoghaire Lions Club have been supplying over 500 hampers of food and toys to needy families in the area for the last 30 years.
The main fundraiser for this project is delivering envelopes to the residents and asking them to donate. Last year they raised over 30,000 euro by this method which was spent on buying vouchers and toys.
If you would like to considered to work as a volunteer in a group of 15 STMC TYs please fill in this form HERE
Model UN at UCC
The very best of luck to our STMC delegations taking part in this year's National MUN 2022 at UCC.
STMC Inclusion Wall
Well done to all the TYs on the latest art work of the STMC Inclusion Wall
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