Pe for Tuesday.

Meet in sports hall at 150. U will be going down town so bring warm clothes.  You will be doing plenty of running as well so shorts can be worn if u like. Whatever you are comfortable in. 1 euro as well please. Thanks

Letter for Croagh Patrick!! / and what u need

https://docs.google.com/a/loretomilford.net/document/d/1iPJI7lbarfS___ag4AMag4FVAL9hKy4VoVOj7JirzvE/edit?usp=sharing


Please see link for a letter if you need it - thanks - this must be in on Tuesday with the money

You will need loads of warm clothes and rain gear - the weather is not great - comfortable walking shoes/runners/boots - PLEASE NOTE THAT IT IS A VERY TOUGH CLIMB AND YOU NEED TO BE PREPARED - you will need a bag to take up the mountain with some food/energy and a drink - just an idea - a few of you could go together on this

You will also need towels for the hostel - bed linen is provided

Warm clothes to go cycling on the Thursday morning - all bike gear is provided

Some money to get lunch on both days or take lunch with you - dinner is included on Wednesday night and breakfast on Thursday is also included

Please have your mobiles with plenty of credit and charged up

Thanks

Please be prepared

Assembly next Tue morning!!!! Money and Permission slip

I am planning on having a small assembly next Tue morning in the Sports Hall @ 910 - this will be for one class only. Please go to the Sports Hall after registration

Please also have all your money and your permission slips with you for Croagh Patrick. I will collect these during assembly.

Thanks

Work experience

Please ensure that current employers receive the evaluation (you received during PFW) on Friday, April 28th.

Anyone who was absent will be given theirs in due course,

Regards,

M. Colress

Interviews

It is impossible to get everyone together. If u have any questions please come and see me asap and I'll try and help you. Please be working away on your presentation. Only a couple of weeks left!!!

Gaisce please read

Students who are going on the Bronze Gaisce Adventure Challenge on Wednesday please read the following message carefully.

Time of departure: 11.20am so meet in the canteen after break. Be changed into your walking gear for the day and have a day-bag with you that MUST have rain gear, food, drink etc. 

Whatever you need for the hostel and walking thursday should go in your overnight bag as the bus will be dropping these to the hostel while we are walking. Bed linen is provided by the hostel but you will need your own towel.

The forecast for Wednesday and Thursday is damp and cold so make sure you have plenty of warm clothing and make sure you have rain gear, hat, gloves. The ground underfoot will be wet in places so old runners/boots that you dont mind getting dirty is advisable. Wellies are not advisable for walking and certainly wont suit wednesdays walking but some people wear them on thursdays walk as you will be in the Poison Glen.

Dinner on wednesday evening will be chicken curry/rice. If you dont like this feel free to take your own food, there is a fully equipped kitchen in the hostel. I will be getting you the necessary food for lunch on thursday and you will make up your lunch on thursday morning. 

There is a shop next door to the hostel so bring a small amount of money with you if you wish to go.

Anyone who did cooking/baking as a skill for their award is expected to bring some treats/goodies for wednesday evening to share around. 

The signed record sheets for the skill, community and physical activity MUST be handed in to me by next wednesday, may 3rd so I can apply for your medals in time for your graduation ceremony. If there is any problem with this or you have any queries regarding wednesday/thursday please email Mr Walsh tonight.

Pe

Leave the school both days at 150. Please be changed and ready to go. Warm clothes. U will be outside.  Rain gear aswell. 5 euro as well. And if u owe from before easter get it paid. Thanks

PE this week

Both days - PE this week - we will leave the school

Details to follow - keep an eye on this please this evening!!

Renee Moore

Please see me for a msg asap - thanks

Very important - PLEASE READ - CPR

CPR for the next few days - a number of changes - please read - many thanks

Tues 25th - 910-1225 - N Oliver

1225-345 - N Orla

Wed 26th - 910-1225 - N Oisin

1225-345 - N Odhran

Thanks

However due to the fact that anyone in N Odhran (who are doing Gaisce will miss their session of CPR) - I have had to switch numbers around a bit - apologies for any inconvenience caused - there is no other way of doing this

It means that tomorrow Blathin Ahearne, Emma Burns, Rebecca Connolly, Molly Goss, Renee Moore and Sarah Sweeney (from N Odhran) will do their CPR at 910 tomorrow morning along with N Oliver.

This also means that I have to take 6 students out of N Oliver - as we are only allowed 20 students to do CPR at the one time - these students will join the N Odhran class from 910 until 1225 tomorrow and then rejoin their own class at 1225. These students are Ronan Boyce, Shaun Bryant, Shannon Byrne, Orlaigh Carr, John Joe Doherty and Olivia Hamilton. These 6 students will then do their CPR on Wednesday evening leaving the school at 1225 along with the N Odhran class (this will also mean that N Oliver will have a very small number on Wednesday afternoon - due to Gaisce and also these 6 at CPR)

N Oisin will complete their CPR on Wednesday morning as usual and we will then meet the bus in Letterkenny for anyone who is going on to Gaisce so make sure you have all your stuff with you. 

To all students - please make sure that you have lunch with you - you will have to eat this going up or coming down on the bus as we will not have time to stop. The groups going at 1225 - please be out and ready to go.On both days go straight to the bus after reg. Full school uniform to be worn. CPR is very educational and something everyone should have and therefore anyone on 4 strikes will be going to do it and then they will miss the next trip.

Hope that I have covered everything here

Thanks

Croagh Patrick!! PE - take note

Your PE work will be due a few days earlier (details when we come back) as it is planned that you will now be going to climb Croagh Patrick on the 3rd and 4th May - details to follow - it will cost approx 40 so get saving - speak to your parents/guardians - let them know!!

Please take note of these points

Get all your work done and handed in - I do not want any silly strikes - which will stop you going on this overnight activity!!

My year in TY - vital points

Remember all your work will be based on the TY e portfolio

You must complete your 3 min presentation (see previous msgs) - this must be loaded on your E-portfolio on the Home page by Friday 12th May - I will be checking that it is loaded - if it is not there will be a penalty (loss of marks) - this is to make it fair on everyone

Interviews are the 15th - 18th May - You must be available!!!


In the interview you will open your E - portfolio

Show us the box at the top with everything filled in by yourself - on the home page
Go through the 3 min presentation (which has been loaded) and then we will ask you questions for the remaining 2 mins - please point out any special or different things you have done throughout the year - you will be asked to show pieces from your portfolio and scrap book

Please note - you must have your Yellow sheet with you fully signed by teachers and parents/guardians 

This is your chance to show off what you have done throughout the year - be proud to do it as I know that you have loads done - please don't be afraid of this opportunity - this will hopefully be a positive experience for you and the teachers interviewing you - the interviews will be in groups (due to time constraints) - there will be at least 2 teachers interviewing you

Tell us everything - don't leave anything out - you have got 5 mins to tell us everything - do your best

Best of luck - I can't wait to see all your work

Presentation - what do i do???

Look at the Loreto Milford website and go to Programmes and then Transition Year. You will see some examples of videos. Please have a look at these. You can come up with your own format - whatever you choose - these videos are only as a guide.

TY Interview questions - Your presentation must be no more than 3 mins long - we will then ask you questions for the remaining 2 minutes - please see the video on the school website - under Programmes and then under TY for an example - this presentation is titled - 'My year in TY'

In your presentation - u need to answer at least 10 of these questions - this can be done in any format / in any way - I def want to see some videos, animations, things that are different - up to u to be creative!

Transition Year Interviews

Portfolio / Ty events / Work experiences

1.     Have you submitted examples of work for each subject in the TY programme?

2.    What is your favourite piece? 

3.    What does it mean to you?

4.    Did you have difficulty with any piece?

5.    Did any pieces involve teamwork?  Explain.

6.    Has any piece shown a new skill/talent that you learned in TY?

7.    Is the portfolio a good representation of your efforts throughout the year?

8.    Do you think Transition Year has been a successful and beneficial to you?

9.    In what ways?

10.  Have you progressed during this year?

11.   What did you contribute to the programme?

12.  How would an employer/ friend / teacher describe you in 3 words?

13.  Did you develop any new skills on work experience?

14.  Describe a highlight/achievement on either work experience.

15.  Describe how you coped with any difficult situation(s) on work experience

 (pressures/ criticisms / attitudes)

16.  How will your work experiences / Transition Year influence you going forward into Senior Cycle?

17.  Would you recommend work placements to in-coming TY pupils? 

18.  Why?  What are the benefits?

19.  Would you recommend Transition Year to other pupils?  Explain.

20. What was/were the highlight(s) of this year for you personally?

Questions - failing TY!!! - No one surely!!!

If u have any questions please come and see me



Best of luck

Remember - if u fail TY - there will be no end of year trip - I want all to pass - so good luck !!!

U have to include this box (just this top box) with all your answers filled in – this is vital!!!!!!! Do not forget to fill this in

There have been a few questions on this - just to clarify - this is the box that you have to include - u can add this into your e portfolio on the Home page - just copy and paste this box and then fill in your answers - thanks - hope this is clear now

FOR INTERVIEW - REMEMBER TO TAKE IN ANYTHING THAT U HAVE MADE OR CREATED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR - THE MORE VARIETY THE BETTER - THIS IS YOUR CHANCE TO SHOW OFF ALL THAT YOU HAVE DONE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR

This relates to the Top box on the previous msg - the assessment sheet

U have to include this box (just this top box) with all your answers filled in – this is vital!!!!!!! Do not forget to fill this in

Please put this in on your e portfolio on the home page

This has got to be the first thing on your 3 minute presentation – u have to answer the following points honestly and truthfully – we will have all the information sitting in front of us so if there are any differences we will pull you up on it at the end of your presentation – now that would not be good!!

Please take note that your presentation can be no longer than 3 mins - we have to keep it fair for everyone so you will be cut off after the 3 mins is up - we do not want to do this so please make sure that it is no more than 3 mins!!


Good luck

Please read all the next number of posts - VITAL

https://drive.google.com/a/loretomilford.net/file/d/0B8NdsDREQQT4UHR2dGV5NF8zWnc/view?usp=sharing


This is your Assessment Sheet - if you have everything included in your e-portfolio - then you will have no problems at all - u should be working away on this anyway!!!

I will talk to you in more detail when you come back about the actual format

Best of luck with all your work and with the hols - I know a lot of students are doing a number of different activities

Enjoy and best of luck

Important msg from Mr Walsh

I have received no communication from the following students regarding the Bronze Gaisce Adventure Challenge:

Orlaigh Carr                  Cathy Carr

Caolan Gallagher           Padraig MacGinty

Caolan Maltha               Steve McDaid

Rachel McKenna            Oisin McMenamin

Renee Moore

If you have not emailed/spoke to me by the end of school on Tuesday April 4th I am assuming you have not been working on your award and so will not be going on the adventure challenge.

O. Walsh

Work experience

While attending work experience (as usual) on Friday, April 8th please inform your employers that you will have Easter holidays thereafter and will return on Friday, April 28th.

Thank you,

M. Corless

Pe

Pe this week in Downings