28
November
Healthy Eating Survey – Wednesday 30th November

The school is developing a ‘Healthy Eating Policy’ and would like to know your opinion on this matter. Please help us by answering the questions below. Just click on the link. You can use your phone or a laptop to answer the questions. https://forms.office.com/r/8WdubuzLhf  

18
January
The importance of sleep for our teenagers

Dear Parents, A recording of the webinar The Importance of Sleep for our Teenagers  by Emmet Major and Lucy Wolfe can be found at the link below. The importance of sleep for our teenagers 2022 The Planet Youth website also has several very useful links for parents which can be found by clicking on the […]

2
November
Parents Seminar – Supporting Teenagers

Dear Parents and Guardians, The ETB schools N.P.A., in association with Barnardos is running a seminar for parents entitled ‘Supporting Teenagers as they develop their identity during adolescence’. The seminar will be held online (zoom) on Tuesday 8th at 7:30 pm. You can register for this seminar by clicking on the link below. https://avc-ie.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_nLKTS29HQ0mEQNyrFmoFqg

26
October
Student Numeracy Survey

Good morning everyone, Please complete the following numeracy survey in first class on Thursday 27th. The link is below: https://forms.office.com/r/ERZd4ezAWa Thanks in advance.

18
January
Guidance for Children on their Data Protection Rights

The Data Protection Commission (DPC) has produced three short guides for children on data protection and their rights under the GDPR. These guides are aimed mainly at children aged 13 and over, as this is the age at which children can begin signing up for many forms of social media on their own. The protection […]

11
October
Planet Youth Guidelines for Parents Booklet

For the past number of years, St Patrick’s College has worked with an organisation called Planet Youth. Planet Youth researches and offers help with health and life outcomes and has an excellent website which offers advice for students and parents. This website also shows the results of research carried out in schools in Mayo, Galway […]

11
September
Webwise Parent’s Hub

The Webwise Parents Hub provides free support for parents and guardians to help ensure their child has a safe, positive, experience online. Webwise provides important information and advice on various online safety topics. Webwise also provides information about popular apps that your child might be using. You can access the Webwise parent’s hub by clicking […]

28
September
Planet Youth Visit and Survey

The school was delighted to welcome Neil Wilson and Garda Sean from Planet Youth to talk with our Transition Year students today. The Planet Youth survey is a survey of the lives of young people in the west of Ireland. Transition Year students will shortly be bring home information about the survey to parents and […]

28
September
St Patrick’s College VS Ware App Information

Dear Parents, Our school will be using our VS Ware school app next year. It is a very easy way for you to get messages from the school. You can also use the app to explain absences and see school reports. The App is available to download from the App store and Play Store and […]

20
December
Connacht Champions – Well Done Girls!

Congratulations to our U 19 Girls soccer team who won the Connacht Final today after a hard fought victory over a very spirited and talented Foxford side. Strong performances all round from the team ably led by captain Ciara Mc Hale. Well done girls -we are so proud of you! A big thanks to the […]