The Buzz Newsletter – Week 10
Welcome to Week 10 of The Buzz Newsletter! Welcome back to The Buzz Newsletter Week 10! We hope you all had a very enjoyable and relaxing Mid-Term break and are ready to hit the ground running for the second half…
The Buzz Newsletter – Week 8
Welcome to Week 8 of The Buzz Newsletter! It’s Week 8 of The Buzz Newsletter, and we have even more student successes to celebrate! Congratulations to 6th year students Niamh Phelan, Emily Rea, Ava O’Shea and Banbha O’Donnell who were…
The Buzz Newsletter – Week 7
Welcome to Week 7 of The Buzz Newsletter! It’s Week 7 of The Buzz Newsletter, and our community sharing wellbeing activities start today and run for the next two weeks! Our first activity is ‘Two Sentence Horror Stories’, and we…
The Buzz Newsletter – Week 6
Welcome to Week 6 of The Buzz Newsletter! It’s Week 6 of The Buzz Newsletter, there are some more student successes to celebrate this week: 5th Year student Chloe Collins represented Ireland in the Junior Four Nations tounament 2024. Ireland’s…
The Buzz Newsletter – Week 5
Welcome to Week 5 of The Buzz Newsletter! It’s Week 5 of The Buzz Newsletter, we hope you all had a relaxing and revitalising wellbeing day on Friday! There are some student successes to celebrate this week: 6th Year student…
The Buzz Newsletter – Week 4
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…
The Buzz Newsletter – Week 3
Welcome to Week 3 of The Buzz Newsletter! It’s Week 3 of The Buzz Newsletter and the school year is in full swing with a hurricane of activity – new school, new subjects, new teachers and new friends. We know…
The Buzz Newsletter – Week 2
Welcome to Week 2 of The Buzz Newsletter! This week marks the beginning of lunchtime and extracurricular clubs, and there is a great variety to choose from. From Film Club to Bridge and Table Tennis to Robotics, there is something…
The Buzz Newsletter – Week 1
Welcome to the first edition of The Buzz Newsletter for 2024/25! This is the first of many Buzzes for the year and each instalment will give news, opportunities, and advice that will help you feel at home in the school.…
Applied Mathematics (H): A Paper That Mixes The Familiar With Challenging Curveballs
Reaction to 2024 Leaving Certificate Applied Mathematics (Higher Level) by Brendan Williamson, Applied Mathematics teacher at The Institute of Education. Generous questions on new syllabus material but a few curveballs in questions based on the old syllabus. Minimal deviation…
Religious Education (H): A Nuanced Paper That Required Students To Be Attentive
Reaction to 2024 Leaving Certificate Religious Education (Higher Level) by Paul McAndrew, Religious Education teacher at The Institute of Education. A detail orientated paper that will really compliment students’ knowledge. A paper that challenges students to be attentive to…
Politics & Society (H): A Paper That Required Students To Think Critically
Reaction to 2024 Leaving Certificate Politics & Society (Higher Level) by Paul McAndrew, Politics & Society teacher at The Institute of Education. Students were required to think critically about the material throughout the paper. The paper reflects contemporary political…