TY students return to school for 6th Feb. Classes will be as normal for Monday and Tuesday. During the remainder of the week students will follow an alternative timetable. Activities scheduled for the week include Trip to Art Gallery, Team Challenges, Meditation, Work Placement Presentations, Speakers from the Lions Club, AidLink and from CEO – Co Operative Development Society. Water Safety and Archery and Absailing courses have been rescheduled for later in the term.
Work placement for TY begins on Monday. All students have been given a diary to fill in, assessment forms for employers and also parental feedback forms. Please ensure these are returned to your work placement tutor the following week. Extra copies of forms available on http://kkeoghwiki.pbworks.com/w/browse/#view=ViewFolder¶m=Work%20experience
All students will be required to have a presentation ready to give about their work placement on Wednesday the 8th February. Students will be picked randomly and feedback will be given by peers, placement tutors and adult volunteers.
This programme started on Tuesday and continues today. 16 students are participating. The course aims to provide students with an overall leadership experience through the medium of hockey in both coaching and umpiring. The course consists of an 8 hour practical session followed by a four hour umpiring programme. It also covers areas such as presentational skills, self reflection, organisational skills, confidence and providing support and feedback to others. Thanks to Phil from IHA for facilitating the programme and to the sports staff at school for assisting in planning and supervision.
Tomorrow (27th Jan) all TY students will visit the Cleaboy Industrial Estate. The TY business students have been working with their teacher for the last three weeks to prepare for this action project. The students have had to liase with Sean and Leslie in Cleaboy, formulate a schedule for the visit, organise transport for the trip, communicate with appropriate staff, research the various business sectors in Cleaboy, prepare questions and allocate students to appropriate visits. This is important experience for students in event management and we are all looking forward to visiting the real world of work! Thanks again to Leah for working with the students and to Sean and Leslie and the other business managers for facilitating our visit. Further information about Cleaboy can be found on http://www.cleaboy.com/
Check out the link below to find out what Newtown’s Young Social Innovators and young people in other schools are doing. http://www.facebook.com/pages/Young-Soci…
The TY Enterprise School Final takes place next Wednesday, 18th Jan. at 6.30pm. We are looking for volunteers willing to interview students about their experiences of running a business. Suggested questions and feedback forms will be provided. It is important that students get the opportunity to present their enterprise and practice their communication skills before the City Enterprise Final (29th February). If anyone could offer an hour or so of their time it would be appreciated. please e mail kkeogh at newtownschool.ie
Thank You.
Five students who have been working with Joe Dalton (professional journalist) issued “Newstown” Volume 1, Issue 1. The start of a new era of newsletters! The group have availed of the extra curricular media course here in school and are getting hands on experience of what it is like to work in a real newsroom! The standard is very high. Any TY students interested are welcome to join the group after Christmas.
Ms Keogh took a phonecall today from the ISPCC to say “Thank You” to TY for raising €1223 during the Holly Days Collections. Well done to all who volunteered!
A message from the Lions Club:
Please pass on my thanks to the TY gang that helped out on Friday last- the bag pack raised €2875.00 which was a huge amount!
We received super feedback on all your students about how nice they were and so helpful. We are on target to raise our €100,000 and 700 food hampers were packed and distributed on Saturday last along with 800 food vouchers.
Thanks again for your support.
The YSI group will visit St. Patrick’s Hospital to deliver their shoe box gift packs to the residents and the TY music class will bring some Christmas cheer as they entertain with a series of tunes, new and old!!