Policies Under Review

From time-to-time, Carrick-on-Shannon Community School will seek the views and advice of parents/ guardians in relation to it's school policies and procedures.

Polices that are under review will be posted here and parents/ guardians will be notified by text of the timeframe of review. Should you wish to comment on any policy, please email the school on info@carrickcs.ie

November 2022

This month we are reviewing the following policies:

Substance Use Policy

The Board of Management will seek to ratify this policy at it's meeting on the 16th November 2022.

Latest News

Irish Debating

23 Nov 2022

On Tuesday, 22nd November 2022 the first round of Comórtas Díopóireachta an Phiarsaigh was held in Foxford, Co. Mayo.

Today we are delighted to congratulate Emmanuella Peter-Olabiyi, Jamie Corcoran and Calum Corcoran who have progressed to the next round of the competition.

Maeve Creighton, Aisling McFadden and Lauren Dolan also competed in the junior section of the competition.

1st Year Healthy Relationships Programme

11 Nov 2022

The Sligo Leitrim Home Youth Liaison Service (HYLS) will deliver a programme specifically tailored and designed for students aged between 11 and 13 around the topic of 'Healthy Vs Unhealthy Relationships' to our 1st Year students starting next week.

A letter explaining the programme has been sent home with 1st Years this afternoon.

If any parent/guardian of a 1st Year student does not wish their child to participate in this programme, please note this in your child's School Journal. The programme will consist of one class a week for four weeks.

Senior Cycle Options 2023

21 Oct 2022

It is time for our 3rd and Transition Year students to decide which senior cycle programme they wish to follow during the school year 2023/2024.

Registration Forms for each programme can be found via the Senior Cycle Options 2023 tile on our school app, SZapp or via the link below:

Senior Cycle Forms 2023

2nd Year School Tour

14 Oct 2022

All 2nd Year students received a letter today to allow them express their interest in travelling to Italy with the school in May 2023.

This letter must be returned to Ms. Wallace by Tuesday, 18th October 2022.

1st Year Parents'/Guardian's Night

12 Oct 2022

The parents/ guardians of our 1st Year students are invited to attend our annual 1st Year Parents' Night on Wednesday, 19th October 2022 at 7.30pm in the school.

The gathering offers a chance to meet and hear Mr. Liam Moroney, Psychologist, who will offer advice on how parents/ guardians can best support their child during their time in school. He will also update parents/ guardians on the findings of his student survey which was conducted at the end of the Settling-In period.

All parents/ guardians of 1st Years students are welcome to attend.

TY Trip to Microsoft

27 Sep 2022

The Transition Year group travelled to Dublin yesterday to visit Microsoft's Dream Space Academy.

To find out more, click here.

Studyclix Code

22 Sep 2022

Carrick-on-Shannon Community School has negotiated discounted Studyclix access for all of our students.

Any student of the school can receive a €25 discount on any Studyclix plan by entering the following code during checkout: LO2LLG

1st Year Cognitive Abilities Tests

22 Sep 2022

1st Year students will sit the Cognitive Abilities Tests (CATS) on Wednesday, 28th September 2022.

Students are to attend their class at 9am as normal. At 9.40am, students should go to the following rooms:

* 1.1 Room 1

* 1.2 Room 2

* 1.3 Room 4

* 1.4 Room 5

* 1.5 Room 6

Students will be required to bring a HB pencil, eraser and sharpener.

To learn more about CATS and how we use them, please click here.

Parents' Association Meeting

15 Sep 2022

The first meeting of the Parents' Association will take place on Thursday, 22nd September 2022 at 7.30pm in the school.

The purpose of this meeting is to place the association on a sound footing for the remainder of the year. We will provide tea/ coffee and cake and we will spend some time chatting about our school and reviewing some policies. The business element of the meeting should take no longer than 45 minutes while there is no time limit for the tea/coffee!

Please complete the form below to notify us of your intention to attend so that we can have enough goodies for everyone!

Parents' Association Registration

TY News

13 Sep 2022

To access the first issue of our TY News, please click here.

We will publish a TY News every month to keep parents/ guardians informed of the many activities that take place in Transition Year.

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