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CBS Thurles Information Evening for First Year Parents 18th September 2014 Mr Ray Langan 2 Settling in to School Find your Feet Be Happy Have friends Know what is expected Ask if you don't know. Class Tutors INC Mr. Rob

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CBS Thurles

Information Evening for First Year Parents

18th September 2014

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Mr Ray Langan

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Settling in to School

Find your Feet Be Happy Have friends Know what is expected Ask if you don't know.

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Class Tutors

INC
Mr. Rob Chaney
ING
Ms. Ann Marie Ryan
INE
Ms. Marianne Kennedy
INA
Mr. Fergus O’Brie
INI Ms. Olivia McCarthy

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Voluntary Contribution

Thanks to the parents who have already paid this voluntary contribution of €250. As you know this money is ¡used ¡to ¡pay ¡day ¡to ¡day ¡expenses ¡incurred ¡in ¡your ¡son’s ¡ education. Could I urge those parents who have not paid, to do so as soon as possible and if you are experiencing any difficulty please contact me in confidence. When paying please use the forms provided.

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Important Dates

Information Evening for Parents Thursday 17th September Parents Council Meeting Wednesday 24th September iPad Training for Parents Thursday 25th September

7.30pm

Parent Teacher Meeting (Provisional) first year Thursday 9th January 2015

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100% happy using the iPad in the classroom. Forgot my iPad

Replacement iPad
Set of hard back books
a. Charge the iPad each night.
b. Insurance for the iPad is a must.
c. Always use protective cover case.
d. Ring the school or Wriggle re any concerns

Using the iPad

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Year head

Mr. Theo Lloyd

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Buddy System

All First year students are paired with

Transition Year students.

A meeting time is allowed on Fridays for

each group to meet up on Fridays 12.35 – 12.45.

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Transition from Primary to Secondary

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Their timetable will take a lot of getting used to. Part of this new routine will involve the organisation of the schoolbag before each day. The introduction of eBooks has removed the difficulty of organising books before the start of class.

The Schoolbag Lockers

All students have lockers. Students have access to lockers in

the morning, break time, lunch time and at the end of the school day. Lockers do not have keys. They are programable with 4 digits required to open the locker

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Student Journal

Main point of contact between school

and home

Recording of homework
Notes explaining absence.
Permission to leave school
Locker
etc

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Activities for students

Hurling Football Athletics Debating Club Gaeilge Basketball Golf Chess Club Computer Club Music Lessons Badminton Green Schools Musical (Grease)

Breakfast Club
Homework Club
Khan Academy
Evening Study

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Deputy Principal

Mr. Tim Coffey

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First Year opinions (Survey 17/09/14)

Like Most

Sporting activities / PE 39/105 Teachers/Subject Choice 43/105 Lockers 8/105 Food at lunchtime 13/105

Time Spent on Homework

Less than ½ hour 2% ½ hour – 1 hours 34% 1 hours – 1 ½ hours 44% Over 1 ½ hours 20%

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Finding way around school (no problem) 104/105
Happy in the school 105/105
Made new friends

105/105

Very confident using your iPad 99/105
Too much homework

7/105

Students reporting no worries

103/105

Battery problems with their iPad

3/105

First Year opinions (Survey 17/09/14)

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Simple Steps for First years

See handout

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www.cbsthurles.ie

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