Transition Year Schedule of Events 14th October - 18th October
Monday 14th Oct
Students travelling to Royal Hospital, Donnybrook 10:00 - All TY students attending a talk by award-winning author Patrice Lawrence 13:10 LIFT workshop 3 Cooking Group 1 after school U/16 GAA match @ 11:30 in St. Paul’s Greenhills
Tuesday 15th Oct
2 Selected students making their way to take part in Living Well with Dementia initiative. 10:50 – Those looking to assist with Junior School GAA blitz on Thursday assemble in the Hub for a debrief 11:50 – TY vote to select a theme for the TY Dinner
Wednesday 16th Oct
Driver Theory – Munster – All Day (wear tracksuit as some elements take place outdoors) TY organising “Day of Hope” – raising money for the Hope Foundation, and overseeing a whole school initiative to promote hope Spanish class – Special guest native speaker 14:30 – All TYs assemble to be briefed on the Junior Cycle Profile of Achievement (JCPA) which will be delivered to all students by the DES soon. Cooking group 2 after school
Thursday 17th Oct
Zeeko – Internet Safety Awareness workshops delivered in The Hub o 09:30 – 10:40 - Leinster o 11:10 – 12:30 - Connacht o 14:00 – 15:30 – Ulster + Munster 12:30 Connacht finish school to travel to Dáil Éireann. Students should have lunch en route, make their own way to town (recommend the Luas) and meet their supervisor outside Leinster House at 14:10. Full uniform is imperative 12:00 – Leinster finish school to travel to Smithfield for a Homeless walking tour of Dublin. Should have lunch on the way, and wear their TY jumpers for ease of identification. To meet their supervisor at the “Museum” stop, Collins’ Barracks, red line Luas at 13:45.
Friday 18th Oct
08:50 – Whole School Assembly – Shoeboxes for Hope Foundation to be delivered and assembled. Some TY students assisting Junior School with Puzzle Day 11:10 – TY students will select a charity for the TY dinner. Students have the chance to prepare a presentation for the whole year group to identify a charity close to our own heart, with funds raised on the night going to that cause.
Future Activities
Oct 16th, Dec 4th, Dec 5th – Driver theory experience for remaining groups
Oct 24th – Dáil Éireann, walking tour, and communication course
Oct 24th, Nov 21st, Nov 28th, Dec 5th – Coding course for each group
Other Information
TY Dinner Preparations As outlined at the information evening, and in the TY prospectus, the TY dinner is a pivotal event of the TY calendar, taking place on November 28th. Students will select a theme they have chosen themselves as a year group, and start working towards designing the night around this central motif.
Students will select a charity themselves for whom we will raise funds. Students are asked to present, should they wish, on a chosen charity and we will anonymously vote for a worthy cause.
Students will be able to volunteer for certain committees for the TY dinner next week e.g. finance, marketing, entertainment, fundraising, PR etc.
Students will also be asked to approach local businesses to assist in fundraising, and to offer up prizes for the raffle held on the night. Should any parent or guardian have any contacts or resources available to assist in offering prizes or support on the night, it would be most appreciated.
More information will be available as we approach the event, and on return from mid-term.
TY Jumpers TY Jumpers have arrived in Dublin and I hope to have them available for students next week. These jumpers are to be worn on TY activities only. They do not replace the school jumper, and I would ask students not to wear them at extra-curricular activities in case they are soiled and thus can not be used for their true purpose - to identify students at TY events.
Hope Foundation Next week sees TYs organise a “Day of Hope” on Wednesday to raise money for the Hope Foundation. Students are asked to bring in €2 and to assist in organising for each year group to write “a message of hope” to be placed in a capsule in the Chapel. Furthermore, Friday sees a whole school assembly to organise the annual “Shoebox” appeal. TYs should work on their shoebox over the week and demonstrate social awareness by contributing to those less fortunate. A little effort can generate a lot of hope.
TY European Trip Ms. Walsh has asked me to remind you that the deadline for payment of the deposit for the trip to Athens in May is Thursday 17th October. There is also a slighty updated itinerary attached to the main email with slighty different dates. Please take note.