Findings from our Wellbeing questionnaire and Student focus groups suggest that students find lack of sleep and overuse of Social Media are the main negative impactors on their Wellbeing.
This was no surprise given the last 3 years we have all been through, where during lockdowns we heavily relied on social media to stay connected. Working as a team with you, we want to empower our students to make more powerful decisions around their own wellbeing. Our new Wellbeing theme for next year is "Disconnect to Reconnect"
To understand the issues better we asked our parents to consider how they empower their child to be more responsible with their phone and social media usage AND to consider how they encourage their child to be prepared for school and learning each day.
Our Transition Year (TY) students hosted a successful coffee morning in the school hall to raise funds for Our Lady's Hospice & Care Services in Harold's Cross. Year groups visited the hall in turn for tea, coffee, and treats. Thanks to Ms. Maxwell, Ms. Talbot, Ms. McGill and all our TY students.
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On Wednesday, the 23rd of September, a group of us TY students had the opportunity to welcome Irish writer Elaine Garvey to our school, where we took part in a two-hour workshop with her. On Friday the 25th of September, we embarked on our weekly trip which brought us northside, to Glasnevin Cemetery, so write Ianis, Vihaan and Matthew B (TY Weekly editors).
Some of our Chinese students celebrated the Mooncake Festival this morning with traditional treats, and stories about the holiday. The round shape of the mooncakes mirrors the bright harvest moon, symbolizing family togetherness and completeness.
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