1. Welcome to St. Anne’s Community College

2. St. Anne’s Community College Information Evening Phone: 061 376257 Website: www.killaloecc.ie

3. Existing School New drop off system New extension plan New PE Hall

4. Introductions Aideen Walsh (Principal) Mary Fitzgerald (Deputy Principal) Veronica Sheahan (Chaplain) Fiona Daly (Guidance Counsellor) Deirdre Denning (Learning Support Co-ordinator)

5. Basic Information 550+ Students 40+ Teachers

6. Programmes Offered at St. Anne’s Junior Certificate Leaving Certificate Transition Year LCVP (Part of Leaving Cert. Programme)

7. New Junior Cycle September 2014 –New English Curriculum for First Years –All other subjects remained the same –Awaiting further clarification from the DES

8. Core Subjects for Junior Cycle English Irish Maths History Geography Religion CSPE SPHE P.E.

9. Subject Options for Junior Cycle Art Business French Home Economics Materials Technology Metal Materials Technology Wood Music Science Spanish Technical Graphics

10. Art

11. Home Economics

12. Metalwork

13. Materials Technology Wood

14. MUSIC Music

15. Science

16. Technical Graphics

20. Subject Options to Senior Cycle Geography Construction Technical Graphics Engineering Music Art Junior Certificate SubjectsLeaving Certificate Subjects German, French, Spanish Home Economics Materials Technology MetalEngineering Technical GraphicsDesign and Communication Graphics Materials Technology WoodConstruction Studies Art Craft and Design Music

21. Junior Certificate SubjectsLeaving Certificate Subjects ScienceBiology Physics Chemistry Agricultural Science Business StudiesAccountancy Business Economics

22. Modern European Languages French Spanish Please see your handout pack for more information on why it can be important to choose a language Approximately 10% of CAO 3 rd Level Courses require a language Limerick Colleges do not require a third language unless it is part of the course

23. How to choose options Tips Students do better in subjects they like and are good at Keep options open Talk to people, look at textbooks Check the implications of NOT choosing a subject Websites: –www.careersportal.ie ‘what to study’ ‘Junior Certificate Subjects’www.careersportal.ie –www.curriculumonline.iewww.curriculumonline.ie –www.qualifax.iewww.qualifax.ie –www.examinations.iewww.examinations.ie

24. www.careersportal.ie

25. Careers Portal

26. Language Entry Requirements for Third Level Two languages (English + One other) required for the following colleges: –Trinity College –Dublin Institute of Technology –Dublin City University - –University of Limerick –you can use a Pass in Irish of a European language – unless it is required for a particular course

27. Language Entry Requirements for Third Level Cadetships in the Army, Army equitation, Air Corps and Naval Service. –3 HC3 and 3OD3 –Irish +English + European Language For the Gardaí - two languages are required A European Language is not required for entry to the Institutes of Technology, unless it is part of the area of study

28. Subject Requirements Science courses: Science Subject Engineering: Honours Maths

30. Not sure? Safe option Irish English Maths Language Science

31. What not to do!

32. What I hope you will all do!

33. Picking your options Return completed forms to the school office by Friday March 20 th 2015

34. Guidance Counsellor 061 620086 killaloeguidance@clarevec.ie Careers Blog: stanneskillaloe.scoilnet.ie/blog/

35. Sport at St Anne’s Hurling Football Camogie Rugby Badminton Soccer Basketball

36. Badminton

37. Rugby

38. Camogie

39. Hurling

40. New Astro Turf Pitch

41. Other Extra Curricular Activities Musicals Speech and Drama Chess School Tours Abroad Gael Linn Debating (Junior and Senior) Public Speaking Choir Traditional Music Group

42. Les Misérables Next week! Wednesday18th to Saturday 21st Tickets available from the school

43. Do you hear the people sing? School Website https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8Wfd7 FX45Y

45. International Women’ s Day of Prayer

46. Chess

47. Traditional Music Group

48. Co-Curricular Mini Company

49. Uniform Navy Crested Jumper Girls (Navy ankle length skirt or navy school trousers) Boys (Grey school trousers) School tie, Light blue school shirt Plain Black, Brown or Navy shoes School jacket

50. Student Supports Pastoral Care Student Mentors Class Director Year Head Guidance Counsellor School Chaplain Supervised Study

51. Student Mentors

52. Communication Journal  main form of communication between home and school Phone calls and appointments Texting system to text parents School Reports Parents Association

53. What happens next? Acceptance form €60 for jacket Subject option form Permission Form to use student images in school promotional material All returned to the school office by Friday 20 th March 2015

54. April/May:Entrance Assessment and Jacket fitting June:Options, booklist and other information posted First Day: Just bring yourself, snack (Half day)and pen and paper

55. Entrance Assessment This will happen in April/May. Students need 2 pens or pencils and a snack. The purpose of this assessment is to gather further information on possible student needs and also to form mixed ability classes. There is no need to worry about this and for once studying for it won’t help!

56. Verbal Classification The student is given a list of three words that are alike in some way. The student is asked to choose a word, from a selection of five words, that is also alike in the same way. Example: green blue red. Choices: color; crayon, paint, yellow, rainbow. Sentence Completion The student is given a sentence with a word left out and is asked to choose a word that makes the best sense in the sentence. Example: Apples on trees. Choices: fall; grow; show; bloom; spread. Verbal Analogies The student is given three words in dark type. The first two words go together. The third word goes with one of the answer choices. The student is asked to choose the word that goes with the third word the same way that the second word goes with the first. Example: new (is to) old : wet (is to) Choices: rain; drip; hot; sun; dry.

57. Most important things to remember… Prepare yourself for secondary school by having the correct books and uniform. Be positive! Try not to worry about the transition We really look forward to welcoming you here and will do everything we can to help you enjoy your Post-Primary school experience and achieve your academic potential

58. Presentation available to download from school website under the parent tab

59. Questions