Colaiste Mhuire, Johnstown, Co. Kilkenny

Due to popular demand, Coláiste Mhuire Johnstown are running extra Night Classes in Welding this Spring.

The ARC Welding night class will commence on Wednesday 17th April for a 9 week period.  The cost of this course is €100 (Concessions are available for Social Welfare recipients)

All courses are Certified by the Tutor (Mr Bart Cash).  Anyone interested in attending these classes should contact the Night Class Co-ordinator on 087-9057118 or the School Office on 056-8831135 in advance of the above start dates.

Coláiste Mhuire Welding Class receive their Certificates from Tutor Mr Bart Cash & Principal Mr Michael Killeen on 12th March 2013. (Photo: Mr J. Dunne)

MIG Welding

The Internet Safety & Cyber-bullying Initiative at Coláiste Mhuire Johnstown will continue this term with a number of activities.  Firstly, we commence with an Internet Safety Course for Parents/Guardians in conjunction with our Home, School & Community Liaison co-ordinator, Ms Patricia Costello.  The course will begin on Friday 8th March at 10.00am in the Old School in Urlingford (across from Texaco).  It will run from 10.00am to 12.00pm for three consectutive Fridays, concluding on the 22nd March (the day of the Easter holidays).  This course has been designed by ICS Skills as part of the Get Ireland On-Line programme and will be certified by their facilitator.  It will take parents through many relevant topics and cover a range of practical on-line activities, including FaceBook, Twitter and YouTube.    Anyone interested in participating should contact the school office on 056-8831135 or TEXT 086-2430372 as soon as possible as there are only a limited number of places for this course.

Internet Safety Course for Parents @ Coláiste Mhuire Johnstown

The management and staff at Coláiste Mhuire would like to extend an invitation to all Parents/Guardians and members of the community to attend an Information Evening with a Guest Speaker on the area of Internet Safety & Cyber-bullying in the School Gym on Tuesday, 12th March @ 7.30pm.  The speaker is Mr John Collins, creator of the website www.safersurfer.net.  John has taught both at primary and secondary level, with over 20 years experience of teaching computers to children.  He has trained with the National Centre for Technology in Education and is registered with the Teaching Council.  He specialises in speaking to schools and communities in the areas of Internet Safety & Cyberbullying.  He has been an Irish representative at many international conferences on technology in education.  He is also a parent of four teenagers!  Therefore, John’s presentations are both informative and practical in nature.  More information on John, including many testimonials from schools and communities, can be viewed on his SaferSurfer site.

Further details about the Course for Parents/Guardians or the Information Evening can be obtained through contacting the school office on 056-8831135 or TEXT 086-2430372.

FRIENDSHIP WEEK @ COLAISTE MHUIRE JOHNSTOWN

Coláiste Mhuire Johnstown will run a Friendship Week from Monday 4th to Friday 8th of March 2013.  There will be a range of Whole School Activities, including a number of displays, lunchtime events and the introduction of a “Buddy System“.

The week will be co-ordinated by our resident Guidance Counsellor, Ms Valerie Dempsey, who will be happy to discuss the matter further with any interested parties.  Enquiries can be made through the school office on 056-8831135.  More to follow on the school website so watch this space.

The management, staff and students at Coláiste Mhuire Johnstown will actively participate in Safer Internet Day (S.I.D.) tomorrow – Tuesday, 5th February 2013.  This is an international initiative which is currently in it’s tenth year.  The theme of this year’s programme is “Connect With Respect“.

CONNECT WITH RESPECT – “PROMISE” Video (click to view)

Over the course of the day, teachers will play the Irish YouTube video titled “PROMISE” (click to view).  This has been developed especially for S.I.D. by the PDST Technology in Education.  Formerly known as the NCTE, they are responsible for Internet Safety in schools and filter out all unsuitable websites and social networking sites, such as Facebook.  They host a number of websites dedicated to the area of Internet Safety.  Most notably, www.webwise.ie for parents & teachers and www.watchyourspace.ie for young persons.

The Office for Internet Safety (O.I.S.) in the Dept. of Justice & Equality also endorse the work of the PDST.   The O.I.S. have their own website www.internetsafety.ie which is also a valuable site for parents, teachers and students.

During the day, Transition Year students who were recently involved in the Coláiste Mhuire Cyberbullying Initiative will talk to first & second year students about their research findings.  Information Leaflets have been prepared and will be distributed to the students. Tomorrow evening will see parents of our second year students attend a Parent-Teacher Meeting, where an area will be designated for further distribution and discussion of information in this area.

The aim of this initiative is to promote the “Connect With Respect” message and to get the by-standers who witness but fail to report unacceptable acts on-line, such as cyber-bullying.  The hope is to change the current culture of indifference from by-standers who may witness such acts but do little or nothing to flag this negative behaviour.  The younger this message can be learned, the better the chances of eliminating the current  culture.  Why not watch the Connect With Respect video aimed at the primary school sector.

Connect With Respect (Primary School video)

Should you require any further information, please feel free to contact the school office on 056-8831135 where a member of our Local Education Committee will be happy to address you.

Enrolment Night is on Monday, 14th January @ 7.30 – 8.30 pm in the School Reception.
All are Welcome.
People on Social Welfare Benefit are eligible for a 20% Discount
The Night Classes are due to commence on Tuesday, 22nd and/or Thursday, 24th January at 7.30pm.
Should you require any further information on any of the above classes, please don’t hesitate to contact the School Office on 056-8831135 or speak to our Night Class Co-ordinator directly on 087-9057118.
BEST WISHES IN THE NEW YEAR!

The Management and Staff at Coláiste Mhuire Johnstown launched a Cyberbullying Awareness Initiative today (Friday, 14th December) at the Transition Year Enterprise Trade Show.  The aim of this initiative is to raise awareness of cyberbullying, to clearly define the actions that constitute cyberbullying, how to prevent it, detect it and deal with it.

The link below contains a copy of the leaflet that was discussed with the students & distributed to them to share with their family & friends.  There will be more to follow on-line in the coming days in relation to the initiative with more follow up to take place in the new year.  For any further information on this issue please don’t hesitate to contact the school office on 056-8831135 where a member of the  Cyberbullying Awareness committee will gladly discuss the features and benefits of this initiatives.

Cyberbullying Awareness Initiative Leaflet

Below are copies of the Coláiste Mhuire Johnstown DOODLE 4 GOOGLE Entries 2013.  The theme for this year’s competition is “MY INVENTION…”.  There were many very creative interpretations received and reviewed by co-ordinator Mr. Dunne & fellow judges Ms A-M Ryan and Ms Conroy.  This competition has grown in popularity and standard at Coláiste Mhuire over the four years since Doodle 4 Google commenced.  This made the job of the judges all the more difficult.  We would like to thank everyone who participated and encourage those who may not have been selected this year to try again next year.  We also know that a small number of students were reluctant to submit entries this year and would hope to see this reversed next year.

Canteen Vouchers have been sponsored by the school for the 6 students short-listed to enter for our school.  Canteen manager Ms. Pat Long has kindly sponsored a further prize of a €20 One-For-All voucher for an overall school winner.  The successful “doodles” are currently on display in the glass case on the stage area as you walk up to the canteen.  The overall winner will be selected before the Christmas holidays next Friday, 21st December.  I think you will agree that the judges have a difficult task to select an overall winner from this talented selection!

A New Way of Doing Something Old by Ailbhe Maddock (2nd year)

Flying Firey Shoes by Fiona Bergin (2nd year)

World’s Most Complex Inventions by Jack Dunphy (TY)

Tomb Raider Artefacts by Ross Kearney (TY)

Evolution by Rocel Flores (1st year)

Starship Google by James Wellwood (1st year)

Due to popular demand, Coláiste Mhuire Johnstown are running extra Night Classes in Welding.

Two TIG MIG Welding night classes will commence on Thursday 8^th & Tuesday 13^th November  for a 10 week period.  The cost of this course is €120 (Concessions are available for Social Welfare recipients)

All courses are Certified by the Tutor (Mr Bart Cash).  Anyone interested in attending these classes should contact the Night Class Co-ordinator on 087-9057118 or contact the School Office on 056-8831135.

The following Night Classes are being advertised for the Coláiste Mhuire Johnstown Autumn Programme 2012 -

Enrolment Night is on Tuesday, 18th September 2012 at 7.30 – 8.30 pm in the School Reception.  All are Welcome.  The Night Classes are due to commence on Tuesday, 25th and/or Thursday, 27th September at 7.30pm.

Should you require any further information on any of the above classes, please don’t hesitate to contact the School Office on 056-8831135 or speak to our Night Class Co-ordinator directly on 087-9057118.

Coláiste Mhuire Johnstown have a Limited Number of places still available on Post Leaving Certificate (FETAC) Courses commencing on Monday, 10th September 2012.

The following three FETAC Level 5 courses are available: Business Studies Secretarial, Childcare & Engineering / Welding.

The following two FETAC Level 6 courses are available: Business Administration and Supervision in Childcare.

Information on these courses is available by clicking on the Links below:

Coláiste Mhuire Johnstown PLC Brochure

www.colaistemhuirekk.ie/programmes/fetac-courses-for-adult-learners/

Further information on each course is available upon request from the School Office on 056-8831135.

The Application Form is also available to print On-Line by clicking on the Link below.

Application_Form

(Note: Users will require Adobe Acrobat Reader to open the Brochure & Application Form as they are .PDF files.  This software is available to Download Free at www.adobe.com )