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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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.
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
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
Important Information from the HSE
Dear Parents and Guardians, Please read the following letter from the H.S.E. There has been a large increase in general viral infections among children and young people this winter. There have also been recent concerns about a rare bacterial infection. This infection is iGAS (an invasive Group A Streptococcal infection). It is and also known […]
Important Message from the HSE for Parents
Significant increase in viral infections We have seen a very significant increase in the usual winter viral infections. This includes an increase in flu, RSV and now Covid-19. This is because we are all mixing together more. We would like to thank you for supporting the dissemination of these important messages and thank the whole […]
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 […]
Mayo Careers Fair
Mayo Careers Fair / Aonach Gairme Mhaigh Eo 2024 will help teenagers with career choice Senior cycle and pre-senior cycle students and their families are invited to attend the Mayo Careers Fair/Aonach Gairme Mhaigh Eo 2024 at ATU Mayo, Castlebar, Co Mayo on Saturday January 20th from 11am-3pm. The event will provide students and […]