Killina Presentation Secondary School

Dates for the diary:

Parent / Teacher meetings

6 years
Wednesday 15 October
3 years
Tuesday 25 November
1 years
Thursday 11 December
These meetings will begin at 4.15pm and finish no later than 6.45pm. Classes will finish at 3.30 on these days.

5 years
Monday 19 January 2009
2 years
Friday 27 February 2009
These meetings will be held during school hours, times will be notified later.

Welcome Back

I hope that all the students have settled back into their new class and that they are developing a routine of study appropriate to their year. I would like in particular to welcome our new 1 years, and I hope they are coping well with the transition from primary to post primary school.

Retreats:

6 years 6 and 7 October
3 years 27 and 28 November
1 years 24 25 and 26 February 2009
Drugs talk:
A talk on Drugs and Alcohol awareness for First years will be held on Tuesday 30 September with a talk open to all parents that evening at 7.30pm. Thanks to the Parents Association for organising this event.

Traffic and Parking:


Drivers collecting students from school are requested to exercise extreme caution and patience. Cars should not be double parked as this results in traffic coming to a standstill particularly as buses try to get past. Students are not to be collected in school grounds except in the case of students with a physical disability. Students driving to school are not permitted to park in the school grounds. Please note that the school is open to students from 8.30am.

Musical:


Oliver is this years’ school production in Killina. This well known musical includes songs you all know such as “Food glorious food” and Fagin’s tune “Pick a pocket or two” sung by Micheal Phelan. Our very own Oliver, Eoin Phelan befriends the charismatic Artful Dodger played by Shane Lynam, and they give a wonderful rendition of “Consider yourself”. The tragic couple Nancy and Bill Sykes played by Lizzie Conroy and Michael McConigley, try to lead Oliver astray and as for the rest of the story……………. Well you’ll have to come and see! Shows are on 5, 6 and 7 November. Tickets are on sale soon and can be bought from the school

Student Council 2009

Back Row.L-R:
Gary Hutchinson (2 Year), Michael Phelan (6 Year Vice President), Shane Lynam (3 Year), Gavin Delaney (6 Year), Alan Cleary (5 Year), David Hannon (4 Year).
L-R:
Front Row. L-R:
Eimear Bryant (6 Year Treasurer), Lorraine Luby (3 Year), Carolina Troy (6 Year President), Aoibheann Minnock (5 Year Secretary), Helen Hackett (2 Year), Kim Gavin (5 Year P.R.O).

Drugs talk:

A talk on Drugs and Alcohol awareness for First years will be held on Tuesday 30 September with a talk open to all parents that evening at 7.30pm. Thanks to the Parents Association for organising this event.

Annual Sponsored walk 1 and 2 yrs:

Friday September 26.

Mentors:

The mentors are currently working with our new first years in a bid to make the transition to secondary school a smooth one.
The first years will be going on a trip to Portlaoise Leisure Centre on Friday 3 October. They will be accompanied by teachers and their mentors.