Dear Parents and Students,
GCC Parents Council Uniform Bank Sale
A reminder that the GCC Parents Council will hold a second hand uniform sale tomorrow Saturday 25 January from 10.30am to 11.30am.
Prices for items as follows. Please note only cash purchases can be made. We have no facility to process card or other payments:
- GCC School Jacket: €15
- GCC School Jumper: €10
- GCC School Skirt: €8
- GCC School Trousers: €7
- GCC School Tracksuit Top: €7
- GCC School Tracksuit Bottom: €7
- GCC School Shirt: €3 [ 2 for €5]
- GCC School Tie: €3.00
Please note the Uniform Bank Sale will take place in the Multi-Purpose Room B26.
GCC Alumni – Aisling Moore GCC Graduate 2005
Last year we started a ‘spotlight on GCC alumni’ with a monthly post on GCC Instagram. We started with the current eleven staff members who are also former students, the original alumni. It is a lovely way to keep the connections going. With the arrival of the New Year, we have again reached out and invited some of our past students to reconnect with us. We ask past students to answer a few short questions, give a brief account of how their journey since graduating from GCC has been and include a photo or two. Their stories are then shared our GCC school website and the GCC Instagram account [@glanmirecc handle]. Please click on the link below to view the latest contribution from 2005 GCC graduate Aisling Moore:
Neart – Supporting Mental Health in Post-Primary Schools
NEART is the new national programme of mental health and wellbeing resources and training for post-primary schools. Jigsaw was the successful bidder for the tender to deliver Neart. Jigsaw have begun sharing background information to the project, outlining what training and resources will be available to school staff and how to register to access the programme.
Jigsaw is planning to provide a range of supports for parents/guardians which will include a podcast series and a suite of webinars. In order to inform these developments, Jigsaw is circulating a ‘snap survey’ to parents/guardians to hear from them about the mental health issues they are most concerned about/interested in. They will also host both in-person and online consultation focus groups with parents at the end of January and early February to build further on the data we get via the survey.
Jigsaw have invited schools to share the link to this survey with parents:
The views of parents/guardians are very important in helping Jigsaw to provide a range of supports most relevant for students. Please note, this survey closes on Wednesday 5 February.
Jigsaw is very much look forward to supporting schools through the Neart programme. If you have any particular queries, please feel free to contact Jigsaw at email@example.com
School Health Programme – Sharing of Data and Information with the HSE
Please click on the following links to view important letters from the Department of Education:
CLG na Mumhan Comórtas Scoláireachta 2025
Munster GAA is delighted to announce that the 2025 Scholarship Competition for second level students aged between 12 – 17 years, wishing to attend a Gaeltacht course this Summer is now open for applications. (minimum stay 2 weeks).
Please click on the link to view details of the competition:
Important information from the HSE – The Flu
As the cold weather continues, the HSE public health division has asked us to share the following important information with our school community:
- Flu is circulating widely in the community, with children being significantly affected.
- Please remind families that anyone who is unwell should remain at home to help prevent the spread of infection.
- Cough and sneeze etiquette, along with regular hand hygiene, are essential to limiting the spread of illness.
- The free nasal flu vaccine for children aged 2–17 is still available through local pharmacies and GPs.
For more information, go to hse.ie/flu
Thank you for your support in sharing this information with your school community.
GCC Calendar Amendment – Cineáltas Half Day Training
Parents are asked to note that the Department of Education have given permission to schools to close for a half day to support staff engagement with the introduction of the new Cineáltas anti-bullying policy. The school is proposing the date of this meeting will be Thursday 13 March from 1.30pm to 3.30pm. Classes for all students will finish at 12.30pm on the day.
GCC Activities of the Week Monday 27 to Friday 31 January 2025
Please click on the link below to view the activities for next week Monday 27 to Friday 31 January 2025
Junior Cycle Schoolbooks Scheme 2024/2025 – Parents Feedback Survey
As you are aware year one of the Junior Cycle Schoolbooks Scheme was implemented this year. The Department of Education would like to gather information and feedback from parents/guardians as part of its review of the Junior Cycle Schoolbooks Scheme for the 2024/25 school year. This survey should take no more than 5 minutes to complete. This survey is anonymous, and all data collected will be aggregated if used in any publication. Your responses are greatly appreciated and are very important for the sustainability of the scheme.
If you have any queries on this survey, please contact firstname.lastname@example.org.
GCC 2025 Pre-Examinations Timetable
Please click on the link below to view the timetables for the GCC 2025 Pre- Examinations which start for 6th Years on Friday 31 January and for 3rd Years on Wednesday 5 February:
2025 Leaving Certificate, Leaving Certificate Applied and Junior Cycle Examinations
Parents and students are asked to note that the timetables for the 2025 Leaving Certificate, Leaving Certificate Applied and Junior Cycle examinations have been published on www.examinations.ie.
The suite of timetables can be accessed under the Examinations 2025 Banner on the home page.
Senior Cycle Redevelopment [SCR] Information Note to Schools
Please click on the link below to view the latest update from the Department of Education on Senior Cycle Redevelopment.
Important information in relation to the Leaving Certificate Oral Examinations 2025
Please click on the link below to view Circular S88/24 which contains important information in relation to the Leaving Certificate Oral examinations 2025.
6th Year students and parents are asked to note that the Oral examinations in Irish and the Modern Foreign Languages in 2025 will be delivered by SEC appointed examiners in schools in the early part of the Easter holiday period from Saturday 12 April to Thursday 17 April inclusive.
GCC School Gym
Parents and students are reminded that our GCC school gym is open Monday to Friday before school for 4th, 5th and 6th year students. Students can use the gym upstairs in the PE Hall every day from 8:00am until 8:45am and it will be fully supervised. Thanks you to our GCC teachers for providing this wellbeing opportunity to students.
GCC Upcoming Calendar Events – January 2025
Thursday 30 January | GCC School Musical Sister Act | 7.30pm |
Friday 31 January | GCC School Musical Sister Act | `7.30pm |
Friday 31 January | Start of 6th Year Pre- Examinations | |
Sunday 2 February | GCC Ski Trip | 2/2 to 9/2 |
Monday 3 February | Bank Holiday | |
Tuesday 4 February | TY Work Experience | 4/2 to 14/2 |
Wednesday 5 February | Start of 3rd Year Pre- Examinations | |
Saturday 8 February | Assessment of Incoming First Years | 9.30 – 12.30pm |
Monday 17 February | Midterm Break | 17/2 to 21/2 |
Tuesday 25 February | 2nd Year PPTM | 4.15 – 6.45pm |
We hope you have a nice weekend.
GCC Senior Management [Ronan McCarthy (Principal), Patrick O’Mahony (Deputy Principal) Caroline Byrne (Deputy Principal), Seamus Kennefick (Deputy Principal)]