A Guide to Surviving School Life
The following link is to an essay written for English class by 5th year student Caragh Collins-Smith. It is a guide to surviving school life as a teenager that was so well written and packed with so much useful advice, we decided to post it here for everyone to read.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1sNUgI3wvLK28TyaVB5hoOYhYHQ8v-EFPBQsNxtmEDoo/edit?usp=sharing
TY Newsletter
TY Newsletter Term 1Please click on the picture below to download a copy of our TY Newsletter for Term 1 2023/24. The newsletter documents some of the many activities our TY group have engaged in over the course of the past 2 months. They have certainly been busy and...
TY Bonding Trip
TY Bonding TripAt the end of September, our five TY classes headed for River Shannon Adventure Centre in Roscommon. Students engaged in a range of activities such as rock climbing, archery, kayaking and the infamous mudslide! Night time came and our students spent the...
TY Magazine
TY Magazine 2023 Our TY Mag is back with our third edition! Well done to the TY students who took part in the project this year. The magazine was written, edited and designed all by our students. Students had the opportunity to interview football player Stephanie...
Fighting Words
Fighting WordsThe four TY classes had the opportunity this year to partake in the ‘Fighting Words Creative Writing’ workshops. Each class, accompanied by their English teacher, travelled into the Fighting Words headquarters in the city centre and engaged in a two-hour...
Senior Cycle Options Evening – January 2023
Senior Cycle Options Evening - January 2023Please click on the links below to download a copy of the resources from the Senior Cycle Options Evening - January 2023. Senior Cycle Overview LCVP Overview Subject Choice Overview
Webwise – Parents’ Guide To A Better Internet
Webwise - Parents' Guide To A Better InternetPlease click on the link below to download a copy of Webwise - Parents' Guide To A Better Internet. Webwise - Parents' Guide To A Better Internet
TY Newsletter Term 2
TY Newsletter - Christmas 2022Please click on the picture below to download a copy of the TY Newsletter Christmas 2022.
TY Trip to Carlingford
TY Trip to CarlingfordOur TY group headed to Carlingford on the 12th of October for their bonding trip. 89 students and 9 teachers took part in various activities over the course of the three-day excursion, from stand-up paddling boarding to zip-lining. It was...
Goal Jersey Day
Goal Jersey DayWell done to our TYs who organised ‘Jersey Day’ in conjunction with GOAL charity. Students received a talk from past-pupil and GOAL activist Eamon Sharkey. The students then promoted, organised and coordinated a whole-school jersey day to raise vital...
Sensory Garden
Sensory GardenOur Sensory Garden has been a wonderful addition to the school grounds. All students are welcome to volunteer to help expand and maintain it. Anyone interested can speak to Ms. Dingle about participating. Work on the garden takes place every Wednesday...
OMG (Open Minded Group)
OMG (Open Minded Group)The OMG was created for our wonderful Neurodiverse students. A safe welcome space in K3 with Miss Elliott and Ms. Dingle. An opportunity to meet like minded people and to forge some friendships. Junior students can come along Tuesday’s at 1pm...
Virtual Senior Options Evening 2022
Virtual Senior Options Evening 2022 We were delighted to host our Virtual Options Evening for Senior Cycle on Tuesday, 18th January for parents/ guardians of our 3rd and 4th Year students via Teams. There were a number of presentations made on the night. These...
Book Club
Book ClubSt. Mac Dara's Book Club is back this term! The club welcomes avid readers, reluctant readers, or even students just looking to meet new people with similar interests! Our first book of the school year will be 'Guard Your Heart' by Sue Divin. Students from...
Pandemic Poetry Competition
Poetry CompetitionStudents recently took part in a Pandemic Poetry competition on the topic of 'Covid'. Well done to all involved and a special thank you to Ms Allsopp for organising the competition from start to finish! 1 Kells - Ada Andrei 1 Clonard - Lucy...
TY Newsletter Christmas 2020
TY Christmas Newsletter 2020 Please click here to download a copy of the TY Christmas Newsletter 2020. Well done to all involved.
Eco Bricks
Eco Bricks Our Transition Years are collecting 1.5/2 Litre Plastic Bottles on the 26th November. We are asking students to bring in these types of bottles if they have them at home. These bottles will then be used to make ‘Eco- Bricks’. These are created by packing...
St Mac Dara’s Remembers Bloody Sunday
St Mac Dara’s Remembers Bloody SundayOn Friday our TY students marked the centenary of Bloody Sunday. They put a huge amount of effort into preparing for the event and created a fantastic historical display for the school. Well done to all involved.
TY Newsletter Term 1 2020
TY Newsletter Term 1 2020 Please click here to download a copy of the TY Newsletter Term 1 2020
TY Photography
TY Photography Booklet Congratulations to our TY Students on the creation of their TY Photograpy Booklet. This booklet was created as part of the students module in Photography and was the focus of their work in this Subject once school buildings closed in March. The...
Be Active At Home with SDCSP
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