Post on 30-Jun-2020
1. Mindfulness and Growth Mindset
2. Parent Council
3. Subject Choice
4. Health Promotion School
Mindfulness is a practice.
It involves learning to direct our attention
to our experience as it happens moment by moment
with open-minded acceptance.
It’s a way of enhancing well-being
Rather than worrying about what has happened or might happen,
mindfulness trains us to respond skilfully to whatever is happening right now, be that good or bad.
Reduce stress, anxiety,
Can help reduce reactive and bad behaviour,
Improve sleep, self-esteem and resilience
Brings about greater calmness, relaxation,
Increases ability to manage behaviour and emotions,
Create self-awareness and empathy.
In terms of learning….
It can help young people pay greater attention,
Be more focused,
Think in more innovative ways,
Improve working memory,
Enhance planning, problem solving, and reasoning skills.
The studies also show that adolescents who are mindful, either through their character or through learning, tend to experience greater well-being, and that being more mindful tends to accompany more positive emotion, greater popularity and having more friends, and less negative emotion and anxiety.
The parents of students of a recognised school may establish and maintain from among their number, a parents’ association for that school and membership of that association shall be open to all parents of students of that school.
Education Act,1998, 26 (1)
We are looking for a group of interested parents to set up the Stepaside Educate Together Secondary School’s Parent Council.
The parent association is the structure through which the parents/guardians in a school can work together for the best possible education for their children.
All parents/guardians of children in the school are members of the association with a number of parents being elected to a committee.
The parent association works with the principal, staff and the board of management to build effective partnership between home and school.
Educational research on the involvement of parents in schools shows that children achieve better outcomes when parents and teachers work together.
SCHOLARSHIP TO GAELTACHT
In Timetable
2 x Physical Education
Social Personal & Health Education
Ethical Education
Assembly & Mindfulness
Extra- Curricular
Art Club
Soccer/ Gaelic
Cross country
Leadership roles
Student Council
Drama Club
Language Club
POINTS TO CONSIDER WHEN CHOOSING SUBJECTS FOR JUNIOR CYCLE
• What are my best subjects?
• Why am I good at these subjects?
• Which types of subjects do I enjoy and why?
• How do I learn best?
• Which subjects can I take up from scratch for the Leaving Cert ?
DO’S OF MAKING SUBJECT CHOICE!• Do Ask Plenty of Questions
• Do Discuss Subject Choice with
Parents/Guardians
Older Sisters/Brothers
Teachers
DON’TS OF MAKING SUBJECT CHOICE!
•Don’t Make Decisions Based on a Teacher
•Don’t Select Similar Subjects as a Friend
•Don’t Base Choice on Family Tradition?
JUNIOR CERTIFICATE SUBJECTS
Non JC Exam Subjects
History
Geography
Ethical Ed
CSPE
SPHE
Options
JC Exam Subjects
Maths
Irish
English
Science
Modern Foreign
Language (MFL)
THIRD LEVEL ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
In order to satisfy all possible 3rd level matriculation requirements, students MUST
take Science and a 3rd language*
(*unless exempt due to SLD)
•French
•Spanish
•Or Both
French or Spanish
You cannot take up a new language in 5th
year*
Taking a language keeps options open for College Entry
Warning about NUI Exemptions from foreign language/Irish
See http://www.nui.ie/college/entry-requirements.asp
LC Curricular Languages:
Irish, English, Ancient Greek, Arabic, French, German, Hebrew Studies, Italian, Japanese, Spanish and Russian.
Non-Curricular EU Languages & Conditions: (One only may be taken)
Be from a member state of the European Union
Speak the language in which they opt to be examined in as a mother tongue,
Have followed a programme of study leading to the Leaving Certificate
Be taking Leaving Certificate English
Latvian, Lithuanian, Romanian, Modern Greek, Finnish, Polish, Estonian, Slovakian, Swedish, Czech, Bulgarian, Hungarian, Portuguese, Danish, Dutch, Croatian, Slovenian
• Home Economics
• Business Studies
• Art
• Music
• Technology
• Technical Graphics
• Classical Studies
• Chinese
• Check out the NCCA website for information on subjects www.ncca.ie.
You CAN take up the following subjects for the Leaving Cert from scratch in 5th Year WITHOUT having studied them at Junior Cycle:
Home Economics (Social and Scientific)
LC Business
Economics
Accounting*
Music*
Art*
Classics
Applied Maths
Design & Communication Graphics*
Engineering*
Technology*
FIRST YEAR SUBJECT CHOICE FORMTO BE RETURNED TO COLIN BEFOREDEADLINE FRIDAY 18TH FEBRUARY
Schools for Health in Ireland
The Health Behaviour in School-Aged Children (HBSC, 2006) survey has shown that poor eating habits are a feature of many children’s lifestyles.
The survey highlighted: • up to 17% of students were skipping breakfast and/or dinner
• 14% of children reported never having breakfast during weekdays
• poor fluid intake (which lessens concentration levels and makes learning more difficult)
• 19% ate fruit more than once a day
• 18% reported eating vegetables more than once a day
Research has shown that the foods eaten at breakfast and lunchtime can affect behaviour in the classroom, especially during the afternoon (foods high in fats and sugars may cause over-activity and lead to difficult classroom management).
Key nutrition messages are:
• restrict faddy eating and dieting
• eat three main meals daily using the Food Pyramid as a guide
• eat breakfast daily
• get into the habit of eating healthy snacks in school and before homework/study
lead an active lifestyle: with a minimum of 60 minutes per day of moderate activity
increase intake of fruit and vegetables
reduce intake of sweet and savoury snacks
restrict intake of sugar-sweetened soft drinks
reduce portion size
Lunchboxes
Eating spaces
SPHE
Home Economics
Cross/extra curricular
Healthy Eating Guidelines into school policy
Links with parents and communities on Healthy Eating
e.g. Healthy Eating Theme