Welcome to Week 18 of The Buzz Newsletter!
It’s Week 18 of The Buzz Newsletter! Congratulations to 6th Year student Lara Elkadi who recently competed in the Freestyle and Majorette cup and International Trials for Baton Twirling. Over the course of two days, Lara was awarded 4 gold medals and 1 silver medal. She also qualified to represent Ireland in the European Technical Championships in Eindhoven in April. We wish Lara the very best of luck!
This week is Wellbeing Week at The Institute! We have daily events aimed at boosting morale in the approach to Mock and Oral exams, while also equipping students with skills for positive wellbeing. Events include tea and treats in evening study, wellbeing workshops, yoga, lunchtime movie, a concert and competitions. There is also mindfulness colouring and board games for 4th & 5th Years. We encourage all students to participate in any event that sparks their interest. Full details are on your January Calendar and has also been emailed to you.
Our positive poetry competition will run all week and we invite students to submit their own poetry with the aim of promoting positivity. Entries can be sent to studentwellbeing@instituteofeducation.ie. On Friday we invite all students to wear bright colours to brighten up the school and promote positive wellbeing!
The Biology Bible is a FREE Leaving Cert Biology Revision Guide created by our expert teachers here at The Institute. The revision tool will help Leaving Cert students master the Biology syllabus and achieve top exam results, with clear revision notes, practical study tools and exam-focused explanations so you know exactly what you need to for exam day. The Biology Bible will be distributed to all 5th & 6th Year students by your Biology teacher. You do not need to register online, you will receive it in class.
Dare 2026 is now open! Students who have not yet collected EIS B forms from Helen Casey, you need to do so as soon as possible. Appointments through the booking system and remember there is always drop-in available daily in room 2-6A from 8:30-9:30am.
Masterclasses:
- This Wednesday, 14th there is an English masterclass with Liam Dingle. It is for 5th & 6th Years and is live online at 7pm. The link is on your Moodle.
Upcoming Events:
- 14th January: UCD Engineering Open Evening from 6-8:30pm.
- 17th January: UCD Architecture, Landscape Architecture and City Planning & Environmental Policy Open Day. 11am-3:30pm.
- 17th January: UL Open Day. 9am-2pm.
- 24th January: NCI Open Day
*Students must register online to attend these events.
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