Salesian College Celbridge

UPCOMING EVENTS

LETTER FROM THE PRINCIPAL (Updated on: 3 April 2020)
Easter Holidays – Update Friday 3rd March 2020

Dear Parents and Guardians,

On behalf of all the school community I hope all our students, parents, families and friends are all keeping well. We all know someone in our family who is cocooning, may be out of work, is working in front line services and so on, so we all agree that the measures taken are in everyone’s best interest. We have been working hard in the most unusual circumstances and whilst not perfect we are doing everything we can to ensure the continuity of the teaching and learning of our students. Well done to all our students who are checking their emails, Microsoft teams and other platforms and completing the work assigned by teachers. I have asked all teachers to report back to me if students have not engaged in work on-line and we have contacted all these students parents via text message to check if all if ok. If any student has any difficulties please let us know. Please send an email to the school account office@salesianscelbridge.com. I thank Ms. Harris and Ms. Dolan who are working on an agreed set of protocols for guidance on-line. Given the nature of this work there have been other issues to consider over the last few weeks and we were awaiting guidelines and direction from the Department of Education. I thank all the SNAs for their engagement with our students through the on-line classes – a new and different experience for us all. We wish you all well during the next two weeks. We know some teachers have made individual arrangements regarding assigning work during the break however we do know that we need to rest, recuperate and relax.
Please stay in touch,

Go n-éirí linn,
Brenda Kearns

VIEWING MOCK RESULTS ( Updated on 24 March 2020)
Parents, please log in to your VSware account to view mock examination results. Click on Term Reports to view results.

If you are yet to register your account please follow the link below for details of how to activate your VSware account.
welcome_tovsware_parents_account1.pdf

FREE ACCESS TO E-BOOKS (Updated on: 20th March 2020)
To all Parents & Guardians,
Some educational publishing companies have given free temporary access to their range of e-books for secondary and primary school students.
For information on how to register and access these websites and e-books, please click here: Free e-books access

SUBJECT OPTIONS (Updated on: 19th March 2020)
Parents & Guardians,
Please click on the link below for instructions on how to enter your selections for 5th year subject options
5th_year_subject_options_2020.pdf
Please read the following document from the Guidance Counsellors in relation to subject options for further information.
subject_options_handout_2020.pdf

SCHOOL CLOSURE (Updated on: 18th March 2020)
To all Parents & Guardians,
We hope all our students are keeping well and all in our community are looking after themselves and following all the advice from the HSE and the government.
We advise our students to follow a routine - when studying it is good advice to follow your timetable and complete any assigned work by your teachers. Only relevant queries and questions should be communicated between teachers and students and we ask for all students to be mannerly and courteous when doing so.
The school is now out of bounds and closed - we will not be able to allow any visitors in the building as we have now started a deep clean of the building.
We will check our school email account regularly and will endeavour to answer any queries : office@Salesianscelbridge.com.
We hope all our students stay safe and sound during this time.
Ms.BKearns, Principal

SCHOOL CLOSURE (Updated on: 12th March 2020)
12th March 2020
Dear Parents & Guardians,
As you are aware the Department of Education and Skills has advised all schools to close for the next 2 weeks from tomorrow – school will close this evening until March 30th.
Students are asked to ensure they clear their lockers and bring home all their textbooks so that they can continue studying and working from home.
We ask students to remove all belongings – jackets, coats, sports bags etc – they will be disposed of during the school closure. In advance of the school re-opening we will arrange a deep clean for the school therefore all items left on the school premises will be removed.
We have asked all the teaching staff to ensure they have informed all their students about how they can access work on-line.
In advance of the school re-opening we will arrange a deep clean for the school therefore all items left on the school premises will be removed.
We will update our web-site and Facebook page with up to date information .
We will use the school VS Ware text message to update parents and guardians of any developments.
We will check the school email address office@Salesianscelbridge.com – please only use this in emergency as we will not be in a position to answer queries relating to forms, re-opening dates, access to the school and so on.
We believe this is the prudent and safe approach and will work as a community to do our best to avoid the spreading of this virus.
Thank you Ms.Kearns

COVID-19 VIRUS (Updated on: 26th February 2020)
Information for schools on the Coronavirus
The Department of Education and Skills has updated information for schools on Covid-19.
This has been provided by the Department of Health and HSE Health Protection Surveillance Centre following a meeting of the National Public Health Emergency Team.
Public health doctors are available to liaise with schools and advise on precautions if staff and/or students have any concerns.
Anyone who has been to affected regions in the last 14 days and has a cough, shortness of breath, breathing difficulties or fever should self-isolate and phone their GP immediately.
Anyone who has travelled from the affected regions and has no symptoms should visit www.hse.ie/eng/ for advice. If you are aware of any of your pupils who have returned from any of the affected regions, for instance in the event of a school tour, their parents should be informed to this effect.
The Covid-19 affected regions are listed at present as mainland China, South Korea, Japan, Singapore, Hong Kong, Iran and the following regions of northern Italy - Lombardy, Veneto Emilia-Romagna and Piedmont.
The most important action we can take to protect ourselves from Covid-19 is regular hand washing and good respiratory hygiene. As further advice or information is provided, it will be issued to schools and posted on the Department’s website.
Travel advice for all Irish citizens is provided through the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade – www.dfa.ie
Please contact the school to advise us of any relevant information for our students, parents and guardians..
Ms.Brenda Kearns, Principal
Click on the link for further information on the Coronavirus
https://www.hpsc.ie/a-z/respiratory/coronavirus/novelcoronavirus/

AFTER SCHOOL, NIGHT STUDY & SATURDAY MORNING STUDY SESSIONS (Updated on: 07th Mar 2020)
Please follow the links below for details on what is on offer and how to apply for a place in study.
supervised_study_in_salesian_college.pdf
Term 4 details.
study_2020_term_4.pdf

NEW SCHOOL EMAIL ADDRESS (Updated on: 24th February 2020)
Our new school email address for external correspondence is now office@salesianscelbridge.com
Please note that we will no longer use or be able to access emails addressed to salesianscelbridge1@eircom.net
We would appreciate if you could update this new email address in your contacts.

PME TEACHING PLACEMENTS 2020-2021: (Updated on: 21st February 2020)
Salesian College is now accepting applications for PME teaching placements for the academic year 2020-2021. Applications should be made on the formal school PME application form which is available on the school website, under the School Officce > Vacancies menu.
We welcome all applications and look forward to supporting new teachers in their formative years. Applications should be sent by post.
Deadline for applications Friday 20th March 2020.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interview.
BKearns Principal & Secretary to the Board of Management

FESTIVAL OF WELLBEING (February 24th to February 28th)
Our theme this year is Health and Fitness with lots of events, talks and workshops throughout the week for all students. We are finishing with a non-uniform day on Friday 28th for which we are asking for a donation of €2 per student with all funds raised going to Pieta House. We also have a talk for all parents and guardians on Safe Internet and Social Media use at 7pm on Wednesday 26th so we hope to see you there.

CARDIAC SCREENING.
Advanced Medical Services will be visiting Salesian College in March to perform a Cardiac Screening Service. Organised in association with the Parents Association Follow the link below for details.
ams_letter.pdf

NOVEMBER ASSESSMENTS (Updated on: 12th Dec 2019)
Parents can view reports from November Assessments online from Monday 16th Dec. Please activate your VSware account to view reports.
ACTIVATE YOUR VSware PARENTS ACCOUNT (Updated on: 21st Nov 2019)
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ACTIVATE EASY PAYMENTS PLUS ACCOUNT TO PAY SCHOOL CHARGE & OTHER RELEVANT FEES
(Updated on: 06th June 2019)
Please follow the link below for instructions on how to activate your Easy Payments Plus Account.
Easy Payment Plus instructions.

TRANSITION YEAR PAYMENTS 2019/2020
Transition Year payments.

CEANGAIL & CINNIRÍ TEAMS 2019-2020: (Updated on: 1st May 2019)
Introducing our Ceangail & Cinnirí Teams:
Ceangail Team:Cian Browne, Charlie Donnelly, Emmet Dunne, John Grant, Tadhg Halpin, Jack Hanley, Matthew McCartney, Jack Mulhere, Alex O’Brien and Dan Ryan.
Cinnirí Team: Martin Holohan (Activities), Shane Kennedy (Activities), Sean Chan (Sports), Niall O’ Regan (Sports), Conor Killian (Music), Kevin Huang-Wu (Music), Odhrán Brady (ICT), Lewis Dardis (ICT), DJ Bolger (Inclusion & Events), Killian Saunders (Inclusion & Events), Aaron Lee (PR) and Cormac O’Sullivan (PR).

To read more, please click here: Ceangail & Cinnirí Teams