Welcome to Week 4 of The Buzz Newsletter!
It’s Week 4 of The Buzz Newsletter and there’s lots to put in your calendar. Well done to all the students who took part in Round 1 of the Irish Maths Olympiad 2024-25 last Friday. Best of luck to the students that have been invited to training sessions in Irish Universities!
There is a Golf outing for students this Friday the 27th September (school holiday). It is open to any student with an official Golf Ireland handicap index. The cost is €15 per student, which is subsidised by the school (includes green fee, lunch and prizes).
Please note that the deadline for applying to UCAS admissions tests is this week. Everyone who is applying for the October deadline – please note that you must pay and submit to the centre by 30th September – this is to allow the centre to add your predicted grades and references before submitting your application to UCAS on your behalf.
All 6th Years applying to any course in Oxford and Cambridge, as well as Medicine, Veterinary and Dentistry all over the UK should have their UCAS applications well under way to make the October 15th deadline. Please make sure that you have registered for admissions test if applicable, and that your UCAS account is linked to the school as soon as possible by making an appointment with a guidance counsellor.
The deadline for submissions for the 2024 BT Young Scientist Exhibition is approaching on 27th September. If you would like to submit a project then please contact Catriona Hendry to discuss your ideas.
Masterclasses:
This Monday 23rd there is a Biology masterclass with Wesley Hammond for 5th & 6th Years. It is in room 4-8 at 3:30pm.
This Tuesday 24th there is a Chemistry masterclass with Tara Lyons for 6th Years. It is live online at 5:30pm. The link is on your Moodle.
This Tuesday 17th there is an Irish masterclass with Anna Hughes for 6th Years, covering the poem ‘Colscaradh’. It is live online at 7pm. The link is on your Moodle.
Upcoming Events:
- 26th September: A Day in My Wheels
- 27th September (School Holiday): Golf Outing
- 27th September: Higher Options at the RDS
- 30th September: UCAS admissions test application deadline
- 24th October: Futures Fair
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