Dear Parents and Students,

GCC End of Term Message

As we come to the end of a busy first term, we want to express our sincere gratitude to all our staff, students, and parents for your contribution in ensuring a very successful first term across all areas of the school. The Board of Management Agreed Report shared with you below captures the full extent of the excellent work taking place in GCC in areas such as Teaching & Learning and School Planning.

Our students’ enthusiastic engagement with their studies and their cooperation with our school policies and procedures have created a positive and conducive learning environment. We also want to acknowledge the invaluable support provided
by our Year Heads, Class Teachers, Subject Teachers, SNA and Pastoral Care team. Their guidance and care have been instrumental in ensuring our students’ well-being and success. Thank you to all for your contribution to our school community.

We hope that everyone enjoys a well-deserved rest and recharge during the mid-term break.

GCC Board of Management [BOM] Meeting Monday 22 October 2024 – Agreed Report 

Please click on the link below to view the Agreed Report from our GCC BOM meeting last Monday 22 October.

GCC BOM Meeting Monday 21 October 2024 – Agreed Report

GCC Student Council Meeting Monday 22 October 2024 – Minutes 

Please click on the link below to view the minutes from our GCC Student Council meeting last Monday 22 October.

GCC Student Council Meeting Minutes – Monday 22 October 2024

GCC Stand Up Week 

Stand up week takes place after mid-term from Monday 4 to Friday 8 November. Stand Up Week is an annual campaign, which gives second-level schools the opportunity to celebrate and recognise their LGBTQ+ community. This year’s theme is ‘Standing Up in Our Communities’. Please click on the link below for further details:

Stand Up Week 2024 – Presentation

State Exams Commission [SEC] – Candidate Self Service Portal (CSSP)

The Candidate Self Service Portal (CSSP) is open for candidates [6th Year students] to register and activate their account and confirm their subject entries and levels. It will remain open for this purpose until 5pm today Friday 25 October 2024. Candidates will be given a further opportunity to amend subjects/levels in February 2025.

We have been asked to advise all candidates in our school that it is essential that they register through the Portal as this Portal will provide candidates with the opportunity to confirm their subject choice and levels, to also allow future access to their results and for the later stages of the process such as the appeals application process.

GCC Homework Club for 1st Year Students

Homework Club for 1st year students will begin on Friday 8 November 1-2pm. If you would like your child to take part please place a note in their journal for the attention of the class teacher. Homework Club is supervised by a teacher with the assistance of TY Gaisce students.

Glashaboy Flood Relief Scheme [GFRS] Update Friday 25 October 2024

Please click on the link below to view the latest GFRS update from Sorenson.

GFRS Update 25_10_24

Disability Access Route to Education (DARE )scheme

GCC CBA Assessment Calendar for 2024/2025

Please take note of the GCC CBA Assessment calendar for 2024/2025 displayed in the picture below:

GCC School Car Park

We would like to thank parents for their continued cooperation with our entry/exit system to the school car park. A reminder that:

• From 8.30am to 9.10am Monday to Friday the school car park is entry only. The exit lane from the car park will be closed at these times.
• From 3.30pm to 4.10pm Monday to Thursday and 12.30pm to 1.10 pm on Friday the school car park will be exit only. The entry lane to the school car park will be closed at these times.

We would be grateful if parents could remind students:

• to use the pedestrian footpaths and not walk along or between cars when entering/leaving the school
• use the pedestrian gates only and not enter or leave the school via the main gate

We kindly ask parents who are collecting their children from our school not to park their vehicles in appropriately. For example, we ask parents not to park up on footpaths. We are aware of some cars taking up the whole footpath, leaving no space for either our students or members of the public to walk freely by and limiting the access of wheel chair users.

We also ask parents and students to be respectful of the housing estates near the school around drop off & collection times. Cars queuing in school traffic on the Hazelwood Road are blocking the entrances to Old Avenue & Oakfield housing estates. Please leave a gap for residence trying to leave their estates.

We thank you for cooperation in ensuring added safety for our students when accessing the school grounds.

Cycle Against Suicide – Webinar Series

Anxiety is one of the most common challenges of childhood and adolescence. This has been reflected in the registrations to and attendee feedback on previous Cycle Against Suicide webinars delivered by Cycle Against Suicide and the Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, UCD.

Building on the previous series, Series 2 will take a more in-depth look at anxiety in young people exploring different types of anxiety common in this age group. Each 1 hour session will incorporate content on the causes, symptoms and evidenced-based approaches which support recovery.

November 7th:  Understanding Post-traumatic Stress in Children and Teenagers
December 5th: Exploring Perfectionism and Obsessive-Compulsive Characteristics

These sessions delivered via zoom are free and open to all parents and teachers to participate. Register your participation please do so at:

https://www.cycleagainstsuicide.com/parent-talks/

GCC Upcoming Calendar Events – September 

We hope you have a nice long weekend and an enjoyable mid-term break.

GCC Senior Management [Ronan McCarthy (Principal), Patrick O’Mahony (Deputy Principal) Caroline Byrne (Deputy Principal), Seamus Kennefick (Deputy Principal)]