OBCS Parents Night 2020/2021 - Important Updates and Information for Second Year Students
OBCS Parents Night showcased key staff members, highlighted Covid-19 safety measures, emphasized the importance of punctuality, and outlined changes for the upcoming academic year. Students must adhere to new protocols for a safe and productive learning environment. Parents were thanked for their continued support and engagement.
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OBCS Parents OBCS Parents Night Night Second Year Second Year 2020/2021 2020/2021
Thank you for your attendance here tonight on our Zoom meeting and for your continuous support throughout the year.
Year Head Year Head Ms. Anne Marie Byrne Ms. Anne Marie Byrne Contact info: Contact info: annemariebyrne@oldbawncs.com annemariebyrne@oldbawncs.com
Ms. Siobhn Carey Ms. Siobh n Carey Student Student Development Development Officers Officers Ms. Jean Duffy Ms. Jean Duffy
Tutors 2 per class Tutors 2 per class ine ine Ms. Lillis/ Ms. Lillis/Mr.Carroll Br d Br d Ms. Power/ Ms. Power/Ms.Duffy Fionn Fionn - - Mr. Bennett/Ms. Dwyer Mr. Bennett/Ms. Dwyer Gr inne Gr inne Ms. McCarthy/Ms. Ms. McCarthy/Ms. O Connor O Connor Mr.Carroll Ms.Duffy
Tutors 2 per class Tutors 2 per class M abh M abh Ms. Gannon/ Ms. Gannon/Ms.Davis Naoise Naoise Mr. Mr. McNally McNally / /Mr.Garland Mr.Garland Ois n Ois n Ms. Carey/Ms. O Connor Ms. Carey/Ms. O Connor Ultan Ultan - - Mr. Fitzgerald/Mr. Mr. Fitzgerald/Mr. O Reilly O Reilly Ms.Davis
Changes from last Year
Covid 19 -Changes All students must wear a mask / face covering All Second Years must enter and exit through the Yellow Area and sanitise hands on the way in(there are over 90 sanitisers in the school) For options, students must enter rooms through the back door Students remain in a base class for their core subjects There are support stations to support students and teachers
Arriving on time Arriving on time Students to arrive at Yellow Area from 8.30am in the morning Students to return from lunch from 12.30. Arriving late can be disruptive to a class
Punctuality Punctuality 8:45am 8:45am 11.45 12.45pm 12.45pm 3.45pm 11.45 3.45pm Lessons start at 8.45am and Lessons start at 8.45am and 12.45pm. 12.45pm.
Extremely important that Extremely important that students attend every day. students attend every day. Students miss out on lessons. Students miss out on lessons. Creates bad habits if students Creates bad habits if students regularly miss school. regularly miss school. Students should only miss Students should only miss class if completely unavoidable. class if completely unavoidable. Please contact the school for Please contact the school for every absen every absence. ce. Attendance Attendance
Student Attendance Student Attendance If a student must leave during the school day, please provide a note in the yellow section, labelled Permission to Leave. If a student misses school for any reason, please put a note in the journal in the pink section, labelled Explanation for Absence or make contact with the school through email or by ringing the main office
VSWare VSWare Teachers record student Teachers record student attendance and attendance and lates for every class for every class Parents can view their child's Parents can view their child's attendance and performance in attendance and performance in class through the class through the Vsware Behaviour is now also recorded on Behaviour is now also recorded on Vsware Vsware. . It is now the primary It is now the primary method of communicating with method of communicating with parents. parents. Please contact the office if you Please contact the office if you need help accessing the need help accessing the VSWare lates on on VSWare VSWare Vsware app. app. VSWare. .
Good behaviour, co Good behaviour, co- -operation and mutual respect for both and mutual respect for both teachers and fellow teachers and fellow students students is expected. is expected. operation School Life School Life Encourage your child to co Encourage your child to co- - operate with us operate with us
How can Parents help? How can Parents help? Check Check VSware and Teams and Teams If there is a pattern of If there is a pattern of forgetting forgetting copies/books/homework sit copies/books/homework sit down and discuss this with down and discuss this with your child. your child. Organisation Organisation makes life much easier. makes life much easier. Encourage your child to Encourage your child to work steadily for the year work steadily for the year ahead ahead VSware regularly regularly
Homework Homework Agree a time. Agree a time. Agree a suitable place Agree a suitable place Check that homework is done. Check that homework is done. Encourage making an attempt. Encourage making an attempt. Encourage self Encourage self- -directed learning (notes, peers, directed learning (notes, peers, etc.) etc.) Planning Planning get homework for missed get homework for missed classes/plan for week ahead. classes/plan for week ahead. 2 hours per night five times a week. 2 hours per night five times a week.
New Junior Cycle New Junior Cycle 2 2nd Classroom Based Assessments (CBA s) Classroom Based Assessments (CBA s) English English Science Science Business Studies Business Studies Modern Foreign Languages Modern Foreign Languages Visual Art Visual Art Maths Maths Music Music History History Geography Geography Home Economics Home Economics Engineering Engineering Graphics Graphics Wood Technology and Religious Education Wood Technology and Religious Education nd Year students Year students
In most subjects students will complete a second CBA in In most subjects students will complete a second CBA in third year. third year. In both second year and third year the results In both second year and third year the results of the CBA s will be given to students, using the language: of the CBA s will be given to students, using the language: Exeptional. Exeptional. Above expectations. Above expectations. In In line line with with expectations expectations. . Yet to meet expectations. Yet to meet expectations. This will be followed by an Assessment Task. This will be followed by an Assessment Task. The Assessment task will be forwarded to the State Exams The Assessment task will be forwarded to the State Exams Commission. Commission. The results of this assessment task will be The results of this assessment task will be combined the results of the terminal exam. combined the results of the terminal exam. The Assessment task will be worth 10% of the overall result. Assessment task will be worth 10% of the overall result. The
New Junior Cycle State Exams New Junior Cycle State Exams Reporting Reporting Distinction 90 to 100% Distinction 90 to 100% Higher Merit 75 to 89% Higher Merit 75 to 89% Merit 55 to 74% Merit 55 to 74% Achieved 40 to 54% Achieved 40 to 54% Partially Achieved 20 to 39% Partially Achieved 20 to 39% Not graded 0 to 19% Not graded 0 to 19%
October and Christmas Assessments October and Christmas Assessments Reports home for both Reports home for both October assessment will be comment only. October assessment will be comment only. Christmas assessment will report the Christmas assessment will report the outcome of Christmas exams. outcome of Christmas exams. Encourage students to prepare for these Encourage students to prepare for these exams independently. exams independently.
Uniform Uniform All students must be in full uniform and wear the school jacket All students must be in full uniform and wear the school jacket
Thank you Thank you We appreciate your continued We appreciate your continued support. support. annemariebyrne@oldbawncs.c annemariebyrne@oldbawncs.com om
