TY News 3 - 23rd September 2024
Priority
Parents email address - urgent!. Please text home and get this now if you don’t know it.
Parents Email Address 2024/25
All TY girls register for the STEM Passport if you haven't already done so. Please contact Ms McGonagle if you can’t find your PPS number.
ATU STEM STUDENT REGISTRATION ACADEMIC YEAR 2024/2025
Housekeeping
All students must have a school bag with a refill pad and pencil case(more than one pen please!)
Please follow the chromebook guidelines, make sure you return it to the trolleys during breaks and plug it in to charge regularly. Do not use another student's chromebook!
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Final call for students interested in the following. Be aware you may need to stay over with a parent accompanying you. Please email Ms McGonagle if you are interested.
Look into Law TY Programme – Application opens 2nd September 2024
Combination of onsite and online learning ¦ 100 students ¦ 3rd – 6th March 2025
Today, Monday 2nd September 2024 the application is open for the lottery for the 100 places on the Look into Law Transition Year programme taking place Monday 3rd to Thursday 6th March 2025.
European Youth Parliament Ireland.
We are reaching out to inform you of our upcoming conference on the 9th and 10th of November in Galway Session. This event endeavors to bring together over 80 4th, 5th, and 6th year students from all across Connacht and Ulster to discuss important issues with other like-minded students. This year we have a particular focus on welcoming participants from Donegal. No experience is needed to participate in the conference, and everyone is welcome.
Participation at the conference is an invaluable opportunity for your students to gain confidence in public speaking, gain research skills, and make friends and connections from across our entire European network. We operate across over 40 countries and have worked with over 200,000 young people since 1987. By participating in our session, your students will gain the opportunity to progress to our national session in April and potentially to international sessions—large events to bring together students from across Europe.
There is a fee of 75 euros per residential participant, which is waived for Deis Schools.Students attend this event unaccompanied by teachers and parents. Delegates are there to supervise the students.
Ms Gorney has flagged the above with her European Studies students. Please let me know if there is anyone else who wishes to attend.
Houses of the Oireachtas
We have the opportunity to put one student forward to apply for a place in the Dail for work experience. You would need to have an interest in current affairs and be prepared to go and stay in Dublin with a parent in the new year. Please read the email below and let me know if you are interested.
Engineering your future
https://www.engineersireland.ie/Schools/Engineering-Your-Future#:~:text=STEPS%20Engineering%20Your%20Future%20(STEPS,level%20and%20as%20a%20career.
Please register for the above if you are interested in a 3 day engineering programme. Last year our nearest venue was Sligo.
DCU Science Placements
The DCU Faculty of Science and Health are hosting a number of placements for Transition Year students spanning the disciplines of Chemical Sciences, Mathematical Sciences and Physical Sciences. There is no fee for attending these placements.This is a wonderful opportunity to experience university life and to explore the diverse opportunities available to you.
Students should select the placement for which you would like to apply from those listed below. You must only apply for ONE placement. Complete the online application form and submit it together with all supporting documentation.
https://www.dcu.ie/science-and-health/transition-year
Competitions
- School Print Resources , the printing company for schools and colleges are delighted to launch the second edition of the National TY short Story Competition with no entry fee with a prize fund of 1200 euro shared among the 5 chosen finalists.
Confirmation of your schools participation required by 10 October with your schools 3 entries submitted by 20th December ,
Euroscola Competition
Secondary school students create a 1-minute clip on 'Digital Addiction' with their ideas of what Europe can do to tackle this issue.
The European Parliament is continuing to work on this topic in its new legislative term (2024-2029) following the European Elections in June.
We will award several subsidised educational trips for up to 24 students and two teachers to the European Parliament in Strasbourg to take part in Euroscola. Euroscola brings together students from all over Europe for a hands-on experience of European parliamentary democracy in a one day session in Strasbourg. Only one entry per school is permitted. The trips will take place in 2025. Participants must be at least 14 years of age.
Graduate.ie
https://www.graduate.ie Please register for this competition and complete the quiz every week for a chance to win a trip to the European Parliament.
Letterkenny Rotary Club
Anyone interested in this. You will be interviewed on your leadership qualities and need to be involved in your community outside of school.
We are now inviting you to nominate students from your school (maximum of 2 per school) to participate in our 2024 Rotary Youth Leadership Development Competition. The emphasis of the competition is on selecting students with leadership potential - capable of displaying qualities needed for leadership.
The closing date for entries is Thursday 10th October at 5 pm. On receipt of application forms students will progress to Club interview which will be held in the Station House Hotel, Lower Main Street, Letterkenny Monday 14th and Tuesday 15th October,
Letterkenny Rotary Club is one of 10 Rotary Clubs participating in our region of the annual Youth Leadership Development competition. The student selected as our Club winner will go forward to represent their school and the Letterkenny Rotary Club at the regional finals to be held in November 2024 hosted by our Lifford Strabane Rotary Club, (date and venue to be confirmed). A total of three winners will be selected from this region and all three will travel to Strasbourg and will need current passports.
Please note that all entrants to the competition must be over 16 years of age on 1st January 2025 and under 18 years of age on 31st March 2025 and that every nomination form must be countersigned by both a school teacher in order to be valid.
Garda Vetting
If a student is working with children or vulnerable adults as part of their work experience they will need to be garda vetting. Students can only be garda vetted when they are 16 years of age. There is no requirement or method of garda vetting someone who is under 16. Nikki takes care of garda vetting in the school.
Gaisce Presidents Award
Be organised for this award folks. We have started it by going on the Adventure journey to Tullagh.
Everyone in TY completes this award.
- You must have 1 hr of a new skill for 26 weeks ( your IT class)
- You must have 1hr of physical activity
- You must have 1hr of community involvement (eg Scifest, YSI, Future Leader, homework club, park run, tidy towns etc )
We will be registering for this online in your Thursday wellbeing class so please have decided your various options. You will have a record sheet to complete and will need to get the activities signed off on by an adult supervisor.
John Paul II Award
After the talk from the DIocese on John Paul hopefully a large number of you will get involved.It is a very worthwhile award to take part in, and can be as spiritual or religion based as you wish. Any community involvement to complete for Gaisce can be used for John Paul too.
Community Involvement
In general, everyone regardless of what subjects they have chosen should be getting involved in some community projects.
This is an important part of TY and counts towards your final result.
Some options to start with are
Buncrana Park Run -every Saturday 9.30am at the shorefront
Homework Club-after school for first years
Tidy Towns - every Saturday 10.00am -11.00am Tourist office meet up
Eportfolio
Can students continue to work on their Eportfolio at any point in their week when they have free time. Make sure you have a tab for your work experience diary and also a tab for reflection.
Any students who have taken part in an activity outside of their normal school week should be reflecting on this eg the archeological workshop and the history trip to Derry.