�� Junior Cycle 2021” is attached (Click “View Pdf” below or see post from 11/3/21). As was the case for Junior Cycle 2020 there will be two elements to students' certification for Junior Cycle 2021 1) A State Certificate of Completion of the Junior Cycle from the Department of Education. 2) A School Report - detailing the learning achievements of each student during their Junior Cycle Programme - the assessment of students' learning will be provided by their teachers and will reflect learning over the course of the Junior Cycle programme. For the school report each subject teacher will determine a grade based on a combination of the following. (a) A percentage awarded for the November exams (b) A percentage from elements of coursework/project work/best work etc (c) A percentage from one or two class tests/assessments that may take place in class between now and the end of the school year. From a student's perspective they do not need to change their approach or do anything new. They should simply continue to engage positively and to the best of their ability with their learning. As always, please make contact through the school office if we can do anything to support your son/daughter. https://d50adfe6df36c7bceba2-914c455a73d068384f0e16181ce1b7cf.ssl.cf3.rackcdn.com/pdf/9939_20210416092328.pdf.........

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al feedback. (SPHE - Social, Personal & Health Education, RSE - Relationships & Sexuality Education) Feedback can be provided via the link below. https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/PLL98Y5 (2) RELATIONSHIP & SEXUALITY EDUCATION (RSE) MODULES RSE modules will commence in SPHE for 1st, 2nd & 3rd Years next week (19th April). If you do not wish your son/daughter to participate in the RSE modules of SPHE please email the school office at office@presmilltown.ie Thank you. https://d50adfe6df36c7bceba2-914c455a73d068384f0e16181ce1b7cf.ssl.cf3.rackcdn.com/pdf/5830_20210413171948.pdf.........

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ying subjects outside of school. These are in addition to the document sent earlier today and in March. The deadline has been extended until Thursday 22nd April, but Form 00S1 (attached as Pdf below) must now be submitted by this date for all 6th Year students who have registered or will be registering for Accredited Grades in the subject(s) they are studying outside of school. Please not that students can not enter for a new subject at this stage they can only change levels and add or amend their decisions around sitting the exam and/or receiving Accredited Grades in subject they previously entered on the student portal. SEC INFORMATION NOTE 1. All students who are studying subjects out-of-school and students of non-curricular languages should be advised to familiarise themselves with the Guide to Accredited Grades for Leaving Certificate 2021 for (a) Out-of-School Subjects and (b) Out-of-School Learners available at gov.ie/leavingcertificate. (Attached as Pdf below) 2. Students who are studying subject/s entirely outside of school are required to complete and return an Initial Information Form (OOS 1) to their Principal as soon as possible but no later than Thursday 22 April 2021 (note: this date has been extended to allow more time for students to engage with the process). This form is available at gov.ie/leaving certificate. These students are those students attending your school but taking subjects outside of the school. The school will acknowledge receipt of Initial Information Forms in writing. These forms will be retained in the school. It is very important that these students read the Guide to Accredited Grades for Leaving Certificate 2021 for (a) Out-of-School Subjects and (b) Out-of-School Learners and prepare to engage with the processes set out in section three of the guide. 3. Students who have registered for a non-curricular language in Leaving Certificate 2021. These students are not required to compete the Initial Information Form (OOS 1). As a consequence of the particular context of non-curricular languages in the Leaving Certificate special arrangements are being put in place for all students in this category to access an Accredited Grade. All students who are registered for a non-curricular language in Leaving Certificate 2021 will be provided with an opportunity to complete a written Proficiency Assessment on the afternoon of the 8 May in their school. Students of non-curricular languages should note this date carefully. If they choose not to complete the Proficiency Assessment, the only route to a grade in their non-curricular language is by taking the relevant examination in June. https://d50adfe6df36c7bceba2-914c455a73d068384f0e16181ce1b7cf.ssl.cf3.rackcdn.com/pdf/6424_20210413151641.pdf https://d50adfe6df36c7bceba2-914c455a73d068384f0e16181ce1b7cf.ssl.cf3.rackcdn.com/pdf/7641_20210413151654.pdf.........

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ion submitted on their behalf before they return to school tomorrow morning. The declaration must be completed for ALL students in ALL year groups including 5th & 6th Years. Parents/Guardians are asked to complete the form as soon as possible, but no later than 8am on Monday morning. The form should be completed via the school app. It can be found under the 'Consent Form' tab in the main menu and is titled 'COVID-19 Self Declaration Form - Return to School' Thank you. .........

ion submitted on their behalf before they return to school on Monday 12th April. The declaration must be completed for ALL students in ALL year groups including 5th & 6th Years. Parents/Guardians are asked to complete the form as soon as possible, but no later than 8am on Monday morning. The form should be completed via the school app. It can be found under the 'Consent Form' tab in the main menu and is titled 'COVID-19 Self Declaration Form - Return to School' We look forward to welcoming all of our students back to school next week. Please do not hesitate to contact us if we can support your son/daughter in anyway on their return. .........

onday, 12th April. All students are required to have a COVID-19 Return to School Declaration submitted on their behalf before they return to school on Monday 12th April and after any period of absence from school thereafter. The declaration must be completed for ALL students in ALL year groups including 5th & 6th Years. This form/declaration will be available from tomorrow (Thursday 8th April ) in the "Consent Form" section of our school app..........

n of 1st, 2nd, 3rd & Transition Years to school on Monday 12th April. https://d50adfe6df36c7bceba2-914c455a73d068384f0e16181ce1b7cf.ssl.cf3.rackcdn.com/pdf/8984_20210406105546.pdf.........

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Exams below. https://www.gov.ie/en/publication/d3ea2-leaving-certificate-2021/#.........

thank you and your sons/daughters for the hard work you have all put in over the past term both through remote learning and on-site learning. We are really looking forward to welcoming our 1st, 2nd, 3rd & Transition Years back to on-site learning Monday 12th April.. We have met with each of these year groups remotely to go through the COVID-19 measures that will be in place on their return and a copy of these will be sent via the school app during the second week of the Easter break. We wish you and your families a happy, healthy and peaceful Easter..........

or Leaving Certificate 2021 - (a) Out-of-School Subjects and (b) Out-of-School Learners If your 6th Year son or daughter is studying a subject outside of school please read the attached document carefully and contact the school office to inform us of the subject, level and tutors name where relevant. Please note that this document only refers to students studying a subject exclusively outside of school and not to students availing of grinds or tution in a subject they are also studying in school. Thank you. https://d50adfe6df36c7bceba2-914c455a73d068384f0e16181ce1b7cf.ssl.cf3.rackcdn.com/pdf/8490_20210326115636.pdf.........

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parents of 6th Year students. Details and registration link below. Thursday 18th March - 8pm - Zoom https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_lYSs23qhR1OrWbQSBFPstg.........

We ask that students, staff and parents continue to follow COVID restrictions and social distancing measures, both in and outside of school, in order to keep our all members of our school community safe. On-site learning will recommence for 5th & 6th Year students at 9am on Thursday morning. Remote learning for 1st, 2nd, 3rd & TY students will recommence at 9am on Thursday via MS TEAMS. .........

ed their choices for Accredited Grades and/or LC examinations on the Student/Candidate Portal. Link below. The portal closes at 6pm today. Students and parents should read the information leaflet (sent via the app/TEAMS last week) carefully before completing the registration process. Once students click the "Submit" button their choice are registered. They cannot add subjects/examinations after the "Submit" button has been clicked. DES report that as of this morning, there is an estimated 6,000 candidates who have not yet registered. Please encourage your son/daughter to register this evening if they have not already done so. https://www.examinations.ie/cssp/2021/ .........

ed their choices for Accredited Grades and/or LC examinations on the Student/Candidate Portal. Link below. The portal closes at 6pm tomorrow (Tues). Students and parents should read the information leaflet (sent via the app/TEAMS last week) carefully before completing the registration process. Once students click the "Submit" button their choice are registered. They cannot add subjects/examinations after the "Submit" button has been clicked. DES report that as of this morning, there is an estimated 18,000 candidates who have not yet registered. Please encourage your son/daughter to register this evening if they have not already done so. Students are aware that the school computer rooms are open at lunchtimes if internet access at home is limited, but please ensure they have discussed their choice with you first. https://www.examinations.ie/cssp/2021/ .........

are receiving communications from candidates who registered on the portal yesterday to inform us that they have omitted or made errors in their selection on the portal. We are working through the emails that we have received from these students or their school, and we will be following up on these as soon as possible. There is no need to make contact with us again. We will confirm that these changes have been made in due course. Candidates who have yet to register of the following before they hit the Submit button on the portal: • When they have made their choices for each subject and BEFORE they hit the Submit button, they should carefully review their selections to ensure they are correct. • When they see the Warning do not ignore it; check the page again. They will not be able to go back to alter their choices on the portal at this time. Please see link below to a Candidate Self-Service Portal (CSSP) Step by Step Video Guide which has just been published. The content of the video mirrors that of the CSSP 'Before You Start' Guide published earlier in the week. https://www.gov.ie/en/publication/d3ea2-leaving-certificate-2021/#leaving-certificate-2021-candidate-self-service-portal .........

nsite learning this Monday, we are conscious that our junior year groups and TYs will have to continue with remote learning for another two weeks. In recognition of the hard work and excellent engagement from most students over the last number of weeks, we are making next week - - - No Homework Week - - - for those year groups who are still remote learning. Online classes for 1st, 2nd, 3rd Year & TY students will continue as normal, but students will not be set any homework for the duration of next week (Mon 15th March – Fri 19th March inclusive). We know how challenging remote learning is for families over such an extended period of time and we thank students and parents sincerely for your exceptional efforts and engagement. .........

Reporting on Students' Learning - Junior Cycle 2021 ("View Pdf") As was the case for Junior Cycle 2020 there will be two elements to students' certification for Junior Cycle 2021 1) A state Certificate of Completion of the Junior Cycle from the Department of Education. 2) A School Report - detailing the learning achievements of each student during their Junior Cycle Programme - the assessment of students' learning will be provided by their teachers and will reflect learning over the course of the Junior Cycle programme. We are currently working with 3rd Year teachers to determine a collaborative and balanced approach and will communicate further details in the coming weeks. From a student's perspective they do not need to change their approach or do anything new. They should simply continue to engage positively with remote learning/assignments and on-site classes when they commence after Easter. As always, please make contact through the school office if we can do anything to support your son/daughter's learning. https://d50adfe6df36c7bceba2-914c455a73d068384f0e16181ce1b7cf.ssl.cf3.rackcdn.com/pdf/6416_20210311133201.pdf.........

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students' return to school on Monday 15th March. https://d50adfe6df36c7bceba2-914c455a73d068384f0e16181ce1b7cf.ssl.cf3.rackcdn.com/pdf/4862_20210311121419.pdf.........

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ils of the following, 1) Information on making decisions about Leaving Certificate 2021 & Accredited Grades 2) How to register on the Student Portal 3) Checking your subjects & levels 4) Student Portal - Questions & Answers The Student Portal opens tomorrow (Wed) at 12 noon and closes at 6pm on Tuesday 16th March. https://d50adfe6df36c7bceba2-914c455a73d068384f0e16181ce1b7cf.ssl.cf3.rackcdn.com/pdf/9370_20210309171011.pdf.........

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the LCVP teachers by this Friday, 12th March at the very latest. Students who require assistance should speak to their teacher as soon as possible as this is a State Examinations deadline which cannot be extended. Thank you..........

te Examinations & Accredited Grades' attached as a pdf below This version of the guide addresses some formatting issues that impacted on the capacity of some devices to read the document. A small number of typographical errors have also been corrected. https://www.gov.ie/en/publication/81e76-a-guide-to-state-examinations-and-accredited-grades-for-leaving-certificate-2021/ https://d50adfe6df36c7bceba2-914c455a73d068384f0e16181ce1b7cf.ssl.cf3.rackcdn.com/pdf/6516_20210301132246.pdf.........

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eping with DES/SEC recommendations, we will not be holding pre-leaving certificate exams this year. Students will complete a limited number of in-class assessments between now and the end of May as recommended by DES/SEC. Refunds for monies already paid for pre-leaving cert exams will be issued in due course. We ask for you patience in this regard. Thank you. .........

ation in relation to governments recent announcement in relation to the reopening of schools. We are very much looking forward to the return of our 5th & 6th Years over the coming weeks. 6th Years will re-commence in-school learning from this Monday, 1st March and 5th years from Monday 15th March. Of course, we would love to be in a position to welcome all of our students back and it is unfortunate that our 1st, 2nd, 3rd & Transition Years have to continue with remote learning for a little longer. To those students, we ask that you keep working hard. We know how challenging remote learning is, but we ask that you continue to put the time and effort into your live lessons and written assignments/homework in the same way as you did before the mid-term break. You will be back in school before you know it and your learning during this time will stand to you. Don't forget to try to get outside regularly throughout the day and if possible take some exercise. This will improve your mood and overall well-being, as well as increasing your brain power as you face into the next lesson. As always we encourage parents to email us on office@presmilltown.ie if we can help in any way. https://d50adfe6df36c7bceba2-914c455a73d068384f0e16181ce1b7cf.ssl.cf3.rackcdn.com/pdf/9429_20210225130406.pdf.........

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Thursday 25 February 2021 10:56 A Chara, ISSU Town Hall on State Examinations Decision and Reopening of Schools The second ISSU Town Hall will take place on the 28th February from 18:30 - 19:30pm following the recent announcement regarding the state examinations. We recognise how stressful this time is for students, so this will be an interactive event where you can ask questions about the exams to your elected ISSU Officers! The event will take place over Zoom and will be done according to the following 6 regions: Dublin Rest of Leinster Cork Rest of Munster Connacht Ulster Registration is required. ISSU members will be prioritised as spaces are limited. Registration has been extended until Saturday 27th at 6:00pm. Registration forms can be found at issu.ie/town-hall and on all ISSU socials (@issu4u) Kind regards, ISSU Membership Support Team Irish Second-Level Students' Union w: www.issu.ie e: studentvoice@issu.ie.........

1) The State Examination Commission Student Portal (2) Leaving Certificate Examinations in June (3) SEC Accredited Grades (4) Pre-Leaving Certificate exams (mock exams) - inc survey link https://d50adfe6df36c7bceba2-914c455a73d068384f0e16181ce1b7cf.ssl.cf3.rackcdn.com/pdf/6461_20210224150733.pdf.........

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fficulties (for example dyslexia. dyspraxia and ADHD) and their parents to some free and easy to use apps and software to help with reading and writing. Register here; https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_IjZu7fejQpWFaunmPcyCJQ.........

students via our Office/TEAMS platform. Please find attached a pdf of our Student & Parent Remote Learning Protocols from our Remote Learning Policy & Plan. We would be grateful if you could take a few minutes to discuss these again with your son/daughter in order to ensure that remote learning is as safe and effective as possible. Thank you for your ongoing support and cooperation. Please do not hesitate to contact us via office@presmilltown.ie if we can assist your son/daughter in any way. https://d50adfe6df36c7bceba2-914c455a73d068384f0e16181ce1b7cf.ssl.cf3.rackcdn.com/pdf/1663_20210221210238.pdf.........

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ducation announced yesterday that the Junior Certificate exams due to be sat in June 2021 have been cancelled due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The details of how 3rd Year students’ progress and learning will be assessed and accredited has yet to be fully communicated to schools. Once we are issued with further details and clarity, we will inform parents and students accordingly. We hope that the coming days will also bring clarity on when on-site learning can recommence for students. In the meantime, we encourage all of our 3rd Year students to continue to work hard, follow their study plans and engage in on-line classes when they resume this Monday (22nd Feb). We know that the past year has been very difficult for students, but we are extremely proud of how our young people have risen to the challenge and have shown how resilient and adaptable they are when faced with the uncertainty and change brought about by COVID-19. Please do not hesitate to email us on office@presmilltown.ie if you feel we can help your son/daughter in any way. https://www.education.ie/en/Press-Events/Press-Releases/2021-press-releases/PR21-02-17.html .........

ducation announced yesterday that students due to sit the Leaving Certificate in 2021 will be offered a choice between grades achieved via the traditional Leaving Certificate exams in June and grades achieved through a system of SEC Accredited Grades (State Examination Commission). The details of both options are yet to be fully communicated to schools. Once we are issued with further details and clarity, we will inform parents and students accordingly. We hope that the coming days will also bring clarity on when on-site learning can recommence for students. In the meantime, we encourage all of our 6th Year students to continue to work hard, follow their study plans and engage in on-line classes when they resume this Monday (22nd Feb). We know that the past year has been very difficult for students, but we are extremely proud of how our young people have risen to the challenge and have shown how resilient and adaptable they are when faced with the uncertainty and change brought about by COVID-19. Please do not hesitate to email us (office@presmilltown.ie) if you feel we can help your son/daughter in any way. https://www.education.ie/en/Press-Events/Press-Releases/2021-press-releases/PR21-02-17.html .........