We are delighted to inform you that our application for the renewal of our Green Flag has been successful. Unfortunately, due the current situation, there will be no Green-Schools Awards Ceremonies this year. As soon the school re-opens we will celebrate with a flag raising in Presentation College. Congratulations to the committee, and all members of our school community on this achievement.

The Minister for Education and Skills Joe McHugh T.D. has today (Friday 8 May 2020) announced the postponement of the 2020 Leaving Certificate. Following a decision at Cabinet, all students are to be offered the option of receiving Calculated Grades for the subjects they are studying and the alternative of sitting the 2020 Leaving Certificate examinations at a date in the future when it is considered safe to hold the examinations. 

Click here for the full press release.

Click here for the guide to calculated grades.  

Click here to view the Gov.ie - Leaving Certificate 2020: Information and Resources.

Click on the April Newsletter link in red to see our latest newsletter. April Newsletter The March Newsletter has lots of nice articles and photos. March Newsletter This link: Newsletters brings you to the cover page for our newsletters. You just click on 'Read More' to view the full newsletter. 

May 9^th was to be the Darkness into Light event marked by many walks around the world and locally. We invite you to share the message from our YSVP team ‘You are not alone’. We would like our students, staff, family and friends to get involved by participating on May 9^th by lighting a candle and taking a photo in support and remembrance. Please send these photos to ... (Click on heading for more information and photo)

We are delighted that the WWGS Citizen's Passport Award has been awarded to Presentation College for our school's engagement with Global Citizenship Education (GCE).  The Global Passport Award is an acknowledgement and recognition of our school’s contribution, dedication and diligence in implementing Global Citizenship Education into all aspects of teaching and learning. ...

As we stay at home we may find ourselves with more time in the kitchen. The food we eat affects our health and  well-being and budget plays an important role in what food we buy and prepare.  This recipe book is designed to provide  easy-to-prepare, low-budget, tasty, yet highly nutritious meals. This is a  FREE cookbook called  “101 Square Meals” - developed by Safefood and MABS (Money and Budgeting Service). It can be accessed online interactively and available to download in PDF for FREE!

https://www.mabs.ie/downloads/publications/101_Square_Meals_2018.pdf

There has been a further announcement by the Taoiseach that, in line with public health advice, schools will remain closed until 19 April. In addition to maintaining ongoing engagement with students, one really important message you can assist with, is to convey to students, the absolute need to practice social and physical distancing, and to minimise physical contact with each other, to help avoid the spread of Covid-19. This should include advice to avoid meeting up and in all circumstances to adhere to HSE guidelines. As part of your school community, parents and guardians should also be urged to support their children to maintain the restrictions on congregating for the safety of all in their community. 

As part of your school community, parents and guardians should also be urged to support their children to maintain the restrictions on congregating for the safety of all in their community. In order to support you in getting this important public health message across to your school communities information notices (in 17 different languages) are available here:  

https://www.hse.ie/eng/services/news/newsfeatures/covid19-updates/partner-resources/covid-19-translated-resources/

The full letter can be read by clicking this link: Letter from Secretary General of the DES 25-03-2020

There are many students and parents in Ireland for whom English/Irish is not their first language. With this in mind, the Department of Health and the HSE have produced Covid-19 resources in a range of languages other than Irish and English which you can access below:  

https://www.hse.ie/eng/services/news/newsfeatures/covid19-updates/partner-resources/covid-19-translated-resources/ 

The languages currently available include: Chinese, Italian, Spanish, French, Arabic, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Latvian and Lithuanian. 

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Spreading Best Wishes to our Exam Students -  Members of 'The Aloysius Foundation' made a 'motivational board' to spread our message of ‘Best Wishes’ to the exam students. The board was filled with positive sayings, some ‘Did you knows?’ about studying and exams, the perfect guide to successfully completing their exams and also positive pictures and emogis. We wish all students good luck in their exams. (Click on the heading for the full article)