This year on Founders Day we will hold the Ardilaun Lecture which is one of the key events in our Alex150 calendar. The lecture is by Professor Roy Foster. The theme is ‘Women, Radicalisation and the Irish Revolution’. Professor Foster will launch the book ‘Pioneering Alexandrans’, edited by Ronan Fanning, following the lecture which will take place at 7pm in the College Concourse.
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Founders Day Celebrations October 11th
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Upcoming Dates
Tuesday 27th J6/J5 Swimming
Wednesday 28th J2 Information Meeting 9.10am
Wednesday 28th Club Gaeilge begins 3-4pm in J4 classroom
Thursday 29th JACA AGM 7.30pm
From the Office
Preschool Forms: Please return the ECCE forms in the white envelope Ms. Boyd gave you this week. We must have signed copies in our files.
Registration forms: New students (KGLr to J6) to the school since November 2015 are required to fill out the registration forms in the white envelopes that were sent home on Monday. The form must be accompanied with a copy of your child’s birth certificate. Please return the form to the school office by Friday, September 30th.
Topping Up Lunch Cards: If you would prefer to top your child’s lunch card with cash instead of using the online payment option, please put the cash in an envelope with your child’s name on it, send it into the office and Ms. Airey will top up the card. Cost of hot lunch: KGLr- J1: €4.00 J2-J6- €4.30 Call Ms. Airey at 01 4704617 if you need to check the balance on your daughter’s card.
Head Lice: Please be vigilant and check your daughter’s head every week. Hair must be tied up at all times in school.
From JACA
Reminder: The JACA AGM is on Thursday, September 29th at 7.30pm in the Junior School concourse. All are welcome
Family Groups
There was great excitement in the Junior School as the names of the Family Groups were called out on Thursday morning. This year the theme is animals and birds from different continents. The whole school is divided into ten different groups and each week, the groups get to work together on different cross-curricular activities. The girls get very excited about working with their “sisters” in their family groups. The names of the Family Groups are: Monkeys, Pandas, Lions, Giraffes, Bears, Toucans, Kangaroos, Koalas, Horses and Dolphins
Autumn is here!
Our Junior School students enjoyed looking for signs of Autumn this week!
Fundraiser for Vellure, India – Thank you for your Support!
Thank you for your AMAZING generosity and support! We had a great time doing all the sports activities this morning and the raffle prizes were a big hit too. Thank you to those of you who donated prizes and made donations. Because of your generosity, we have raised enough to build 3 houses! Look at the difference you will make! The photo on the left shows the appalling conditions that some of the families in Vellure are currently living in. The photo on the right shows what can be built for €1200. Alexandra College will now be able to provide 3 homes to the families in Vellure.
J6 at Carlingford
It is a tradition here in the Junior School that our J6 class goes off to Carlingford for two days in September. “Best school trip ever!” was the reaction of the girls. Ms. Stapleton and Ms. Evans enjoyed the trip too. It is a terrific way for the girls to start their last year in the Junior School as all the activities focus on team building and co-operation. Activities included
Raft Build Challenge
Canadian Canoeing
Canafting
Frenzies: (sit on top kayaks)
Water Trampoline
Pier jumping
As you will see from the photos, the girls all had a wonderful time!
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Junior School News 30th September
Upcoming Dates
Monday 3rd JACA Committee Meeting 7.30pm
Tuesday 4th J6/J5 Swimming
From the Office
Preschool Forms: Please return the ECCE forms in the white envelope Ms. Boyd gave you last week. We must have signed copies in our files.
Registration forms: New students (KGLr to J6) to the school since November 2015 are required to fill out the registration forms in the white envelopes that were sent home on Monday. The form must be accompanied with a copy of your child’s birth certificate. Please return the form to the school office no later than Monday, October 3rd.
HSE Forms (KGLr and KGUpr): Please return to your daughter’s teacher ASAP.
JS Student Council 2016/2017
J1 Claudia Kelly / Róisín O’ Callaghan
J2 Claudia Mc Enroe / Erin Hartley
J3 Ciara McGowan / Charlotte McEnroe
J4 Sarah Snow / Ruby Shine
J5 Ava Hartley / Margaret Dunshee
J6 Hannah Stuart / Lily Fowler
Green Schools Committee 2016/2017
KGLr Annabelle O’Connell / Amelia Sych
KGUpr Belen Mc Keagney / Lena al Ghamdi
J1 Holly Kinsella / Mary G Paloni
J2 Hannah Fitzgerald / Taylor Perkins
J3 Enid O’ Brien / Anna Perryman
J4 Freya Coveney / Ariane Thebault
J5 Lucy Maguire / Katy Mullan
J6 Millicent 0’ Donohoe / Niamh Best
J4 – Our School
The students in J4 have been working on a very interesting project that focused on ways to improve our school. Each group presented their projects today. Their topics included: the history of the College and the role of sport. They also plan to work with one of our groundsmen, Ray, on cleaning out the pond by the Dining Hall and to put fish into it. You may have noticed that they have also yarn-bombed some of the trees on the grounds too. Well done, J4, great work!
Thank you!
Due to your generosity, we will now be able to build 4 houses for families in Vellure, India. The school raised enough to build two houses (€2400) through the raffle and donations on the day, one Alex family gave the full amount for one house (€1200) and the highest bid in the Sealed Bid Auction for the premium tickets to this weekend’s All Ireland Final will cover the cost of another house. Pat and Sian Fitzgerald would like to thank each and every one of you for your unbelievable generosity.
Every cent raised in Alex will go towards building the houses. The teachers (Ms. Stapleton, Ms. Healy and Ms. O’Shea) going to Vellure with the Fitzgeralds have raised their own money to cover their airfares and other expenses.
A Message of Thanks from the Fitzgeralds
We wanted to express our sincerest gratitude to all the staff, students and parents of Alexandra College Junior School. We have been overwhelmed by your generous support of the fundraiser held last Friday. From competition and auction contributions to financial giving, the fundraiser was a huge success and the final figure raised is €4800. These funds will go directly into our current project in India, which is building homes for gypsy families that live in absolutely appalling conditions. We have been running a feeding programe in this gypsy camp for over 5 years and when we saw, firsthand, the living conditions of this community we immediately set about working out how we could bring aid and change directly into their day to day lives. The security and safety that a home creates for these families is priceless and it is our long term goal to see every family in this village safely homed. We are so excited to travel to India on the 29th October, bringing the good news that Alexandra College Junior School has so generously contributed to this project and that we are in a position to start building homes for four more families! We know this is going to be so exciting and these families will be deeply touched buy the kindness of ‘strangers that care’.
We will be back in November with pictures, names and very happy faces of the people you have reached, as we know they will be eager to thank you themselves!
During our visit in October we will also hold an official opening of the playground that we built in MBKG orphanage, with the help of last year’s fundraiser. We will have lots of happy photos and maybe some videos of playtime at MBKG when we get back!!
So, finally, thank you all, once again, your support, enthusiasm and generosity-it is greatly appreciated and, with your help, we can continue to realise our vision of reaching as many as we can who are in such great need in India.
Pat, Sian, Rachel, Rhian and Hannah Fitzgerald
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Junior School News 7 October
Upcoming Dates
Monday 10th Bags2School – (collected Wed. Nov. 9th)
Tuesday 11th Founders Day – special day
Tuesday 11th J6/J5 Swimming
Thursday 13th Annual Diocesan Service in Christ Church 11.00am (10 J4 students to attend)
Saturday 15th Open Day 10am -12pm (for prospective parents)
From the Office
School photographer: Julie Mc Coy will be in the school the week before the mid-term break, October 24-27th. She will take class photos and individual ones too. Information will be sent out by email shortly. In order for photos to be taken, we must have a signed consent form for every child.
From JACA:
Recycle with for JACA and the Green Schools Committee!
JACA and the Green School Committee are running another clothing collection in conjunction with Bag2School Ireland. It’s the perfect time of the year to clear out any unwanted clothes and raise money for our school!
This can include adult and children’s clothes, shoes , hats, belts, bags and teddies. Donations of unwanted mobile phones, tablets and digital cameras can also be handed in separately.Bags will be sent home next Monday 10th October to be returned on Wednesday 9th November, full to the brim! We are paid on the amount we donate and 10% of the amount raised will be donated to LauraLynn House. Feel free to fill any additional black bags-the more we collect the more we raise!
Tanya Mc Enroe
J3: “I am Unique and Special”
The theme of the J3 assembly today was based on Froebel’s philosophy of the uniqueness of each child and how no two children learn in the same way.
The assembly began with each child telling the school how they completed projects based on their own interests. They told their peers what their chosen topic was and explained that the variety of topics demonstrate how they are unique individuals.
They then discussed how all of the children in the school are unique and special individuals and how there is no one else in their classroom, school community or indeed anywhere, who is exactly like them.
It was a wonderful assembly and many thanks to all the girls in J3 and Mr. Fitzgerald for all the work they put into it.
Sports Update
Hockey: The J6 girls are playing friendly games at the moment in preparation for the upcoming league matches.
Athletics: A group of girls from J5 and J6 went off to Santry on Wednesday to participate in an athletics event. They had great fun and performed well.
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Alex150 Ardilaun Lecture 2016
On Tuesday evening, an audience of over 100 students, staff, alumnae and guests packed into the concourse of Alexandra College to enjoy a fascinating lecture delivered by the renowned historian Professor Roy Foster. Professor Foster is currently the Carroll Professor of Irish History at Hertford College, Oxford. Prior to his current appointment he was Professor of Modern British History at University of London. Some of his published works include, Charles Stewart Parnell: The Man and His Family and Lord Randolph Churchill: A Political Life.
This was not Professor Foster’s first time visiting Alexandra College, having delivered the Ardilaun lecture 19 years ago in 1997. His lecture at this year’s Alex150 event was entitled ‘Women, Radicalisation and the Irish Revolution.’ The lecture focused on the processes and factors that lead the women of Ireland to be radicalised in the years leading up to and indeed after the 1916 revolution, through pivotal movements like the Land League, and through social changes like the growth of women’s education, that Alexandra College had such a large role to play in.
Following the lecture Tim Fanning, son of Ronan Fanning, introduced and officially launched the book edited by his father, Pioneering Alexandrans 1866-2016. The book, which was specially commissioned for the Alex150 celebrations, charts the lives and accomplishments of 77 Alexandrans that ‘reflect the diversity that encapsulates the pioneers, innovators and reformers from one of Ireland’s most prestigious educational establishments.” A limited number of these books are now available to by from the College for €25.
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Debs 2016
On Tuesday evening the class of 2016 celebrated their Debs, starting with a reception in the College. You can view a selection of pictures taken by students on the night below.
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Junior School News 14th October
Dates for Your Diary
Saturday 15th Open Day 10am -12pm
Oct. 17-21st Maths Week activities
Tuesday 18th J6/J5 Swimming
Oct. 24-27th School photos (Julie Mc Coy)
From the Office
Traffic Management on the School Grounds: In order to keep every student and parent in Alex safe, it is very important that everyone follows the signs for the one-way system. It is very disappointing to hear that some parents are being rude to our traffic warden, Lorenzo. Lorenzo is doing the job he is asked to do – keep the traffic flow moving smoothly and safely on the school grounds. We would appreciate it if everyone would co-operate with the system in place.
Reminder: Dogs are not allowed on the school grounds at any time! This includes weekends.
School Photos: A consent form must be signed and returned before photos can be taken. Julie will take photos on Monday, October 24th– October 27th. The consent form went home in schoolbags this week.
From JACA
Recycle for JACA and the Green Schools
JACA and the Green School Committee are running another clothing collection in conjunction with Bag2School Ireland. It’s the perfect time of the year to clear out any unwanted clothes and raise money for our school!
This can include adult and children’s clothes, shoes , hats, belts, bags and teddies. Donations of unwanted mobile phones, tablets and digital cameras can also be handed in separately. Bags were sent home last Monday and are to returned on Wednesday 9th November, full to the brim! We are paid on the amount we donate and 10% of the amount raised will be donated to LauraLynn House. Feel free to fill any additional black bags-the more we collect the more we raise!
Tanya Mc Enroe (JACA Chairperson)
“Living History, Living God”
A group of girls from J4 attended the annual Dublin and Glendalough service for Primary School and Junior Schools on Thursday morning. Over 600 students attended the service in Christ Church Cathedral. Each school was asked to bring a representation of their school crest and a short prayer. These were put into a special time capsure shaped as a round tower. It was a very uplifting service and was enjoyed by everyone.
Guide Dog Visits J1
The girls in J1 have been learning about the important role guide dogs play in our community. One of these dogs, Carlos, visited the J1 classroom and the girls got to see first hand the wonderful support that a dog like Carlos can give to a person who needs extra help.
Fairy Fun in Preschool!
The Preschoolers have been busy getting ready for the excitement of Hallloween. Magical toadstool homes are in full view now………..with fairies soon to move in! To be continued!
Alex 150: Junior School Celebrates Founders Day
Every year, Alexandra College marks Founders Day throughout the school. This year is a very special year as the college marks its 150th birthday. The Junior School held a special assembly on the day where classes created poems, videos and songs on what makes Alexandra College Junior School so special to them.
J6 made a super short movie, J5 put new lyrics to a High School musical song, J4 wrote haikus and KGUpr, J1, J2 and J3 all wrote wonderful acrostic poems on the theme. KGLower drew pictures showing their favourite things about Alex.
The assembly ended with our Preschoolers leading us all singing “Happy Birthday” to Alexandra College. There were great cheers as Ms. Ennis and Ms. Corr gave a chocolate treat to everyone and Ms. Lamplugh gave a “No Homework” night!
This is an acrostic poem that the J2 class wrote:
Alexandra College is fantastic
Learning is what we do
Educating girls for 150 years
Xtraordinary teachers and students
Attractive grounds
New things learned every week
Days are fun
Remember to do your best
Activities for everyone
Cool school
Only Froebel school in Ireland
Let’s learn together
Love one another
Experience our college
Great memories will be made
Enjoy your time with us!
J2 Assembly on Fingerprints
On Friday, 14th October, J2 performed an assembly on fingerprints and how they are our unique features. They told facts about fingerprints and recited a poem called “I’m Great” by Guy Gilchrist. They showed posters of three fingerprint types that are whorl, arch and loop. They enjoyed taking assembly and presenting their information.
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Junior School News 21 October
Upcoming Dates
Oct. 24-27th School photos (Julie Mc Coy) –see schedule below
Tuesday 25th J6/J5 Swimming
Wednesday 26th Progress Reports (KGLr – J6)
Thursday 27th Swimming Gala J4/J5 (Leave 8am)
Friday 28th Halloween Dress Up Day
Friday 28th Mid-term break. Full school day. Aftercare open until 6.00pm
From the Office
After Care invoices: Invoices will go home on Monday 24th and we ask that all bills are settled by Friday, October 28th.
School Photos: Julie Mc Coy will begin taking photos next Monday, October 24th. If you would like individual photos taken, you must have sent back a signed consent form. Class photos will be taken for the yearbook too. Remember: J2-J6 need to wear brown uniform.
Monday 24th Preschool, KGLr, KGUpr, Half of J1
Note: Girls who have sisters in preschool, KgLr and KGUpr will have sibling shots on Monday 24th.
Tuesday 25th 2nd Half J1, J2, J3, J4
Wed. 26th J5, J6, Class group photos (in gym), Green Schools, Student Council
(Sports teams will be done later in the year)
Julie McCoy Graphic Design / Photography
T 0872948579
From JACA
Recycle for JACA and the Green Schools
JACA and the Green School Committee are running another clothing collection in conjunction with Bag2School Ireland. It’s the perfect time of the year to clear out any unwanted clothes and raise money for our school!
This can include adult and children’s clothes, shoes , hats, belts, bags and teddies. Donations of unwanted mobile phones, tablets and digital cameras can also be handed in separately. Bags were sent home last Monday and are to returned on Wednesday 9th November, full to the brim! We are paid on the amount we donate and 10% of the amount raised will be donated to LauraLynn House. Feel free to fill any additional black bags-the more we collect the more we raise!
Tanya Mc Enroe (JACA Chairperson)
Maths Week in the Junior School
The Junior School girls learned about the importance of maths this week and how our maths skills are used in almost everything we do. On Thursday afternoon, all the classes had a Maths activity afternoon where students got to play maths games and solve maths problems. They moved around in Family Groups and really became engaged in all of the activities.
STEM Learning in J3/J4
J3 and J4 have been working hard in science to improve their engineering skills, making structures out of marshmallows and towers out of newspaper. Last week, they completed their set of construction challenges by making the strongest possible bridges out of paper.
J1 Assembly
Over the last few weeks, J1 have learned all about the topic of Guide Dogs and the important role they play in our community. On Friday morning, they presented to the whole school about their learning. They also performed the poem ‘Today’, by Nancy Vandenberge. The girls were extremely proud of their learning and played a great role in the assembly.
Sports Update
Soccer: Our J6 girls enjoyed a friendly soccer match against St. Kilian’s last week. Both teams played very well.
Hockey: A group from J5 and J6 are out at a hockey blitz in St. Gerard’s this afternoon. Good luck, girls!
Swimming: A group from J4/J5 will represent Alex at a swimming gala in Monkstown next Thursday morning. The girls will leave at 8am and return at 11am.
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Concert for Kolkata – 17th November
Anyone who has been part of the Alex community over the last decade will know of the HOPE foundation and the long history Alexandra College have with this incredible organisation. Over the last 13 years, the College has raised over half a million Euro for the charity. The vast majority of these funds come from fund raising events organised by the students and staff, one of the corner stone events in the Alex fundraising calendar is the annual Concert for Kolkata.
The concert is a showcase for the wide variety of incredible talent we have here in the College. The show will take place in the school concourse and starts at 7:30pm on Thursday 17th November, tickets will be available at the door and all proceeds will go towards the HOPE Foundation. Not only is this a chance for you to see some of the incredible talent in both our music and drama departments but it is your chance to help an amazing charity and a worthy cause.
Alexandra College has been involved with the Hope Foundation since 2005. The organisation was set up in 1999 to help restore basic human rights to the street children of Kolkata. The aim of the charity is to provide shelter, healthcare, education, nutrition, counseling and support to underprivileged children and at-risk young women, and to promote economic self-sufficiency by providing skills training and facilitating the establishment of co-ops. Hope works in partnership with 10 non-government organisations and presently funds 50 projects that are making a real difference to the lives of children, young women and their families. In the past the school has funded the Polio hospital and today funds training centres , drop in centres and creches which provide education, skills training and nutrition to a large number of street children. Every year a small number of fifth year students are selected to go to Kolkata and see first hand the work carried out by the Hope Foundation and the projects that the College supports and funds. For many of these students it is a life changing experience, an emotional, unforgettable visit. So whether you are a parent, a student, alumni, a member of staff past or present, we urge you to join us for a great night on the 17th of November. It is only with your continued support that Hope can continue to do its vital work on the streets of Calcutta.
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Library Poetry Competition
The Spooktacular Poetry Competition 2016 proved to be a very successful competition with nearly 50 entries. Thank you to Mr. Max Harding for encouraging the girls to enter and to Anna O’Connor, Bea Jackson, and Habika O’Connor for assisting me in the judging process.
All the entries were amazing they will be displayed after the mid term break for all to see.
1st Helen Jiang 1B
2nd Emma Whelan 2H
3rd Eva McCarthy 3B
4th Charlotte McDonnell 3B
5th Paula Sorria Rodriguez 2H
Poem and Art Winners
Lauren O’Loan 1H
Beth and Stephanie 2H
Maria Navalon Gonzalez 1H
Anastasia Baral 1H
6th Year for Effort
Aine Freyne and Moniquea Flanagan
Well Done to all Ms. Gillian Dean
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Junior School News 28-10-16
Dates for your Diary
Monday 7th School re-opens 8.45am
JACA Meeting 7.00pm
Tuesday 8th J4/J3 Swimming
Wednesday 9th JACA/Green Schools Bags2School – pick up (10.00am)
From the Office
Progress Reports: Mid-term Progress Reports for KGLr to J6 went home in schoolbags on
Wednesday. An updated date list (orange) was also in the envelope.
After Care Invoices: This invoice went home in schoolbags. Payment is due now.
French books: Some girls still do not have their French books. Please make sure your daughter has the book she needs for class.
Best Wishes to Ms. Boyd
We wish Ms. Boyd all the very best as she gets married next Thursday, November 3rd. Wishing Ms. Boyd and Mark lots of love, luck and happiness in their future together.
Houses for India Project
We would like to wish Pat and Sian Fitzgerald, Ms. Healy, Ms. Stapleton, Ms. O’Shea and Benedicte O’Connor (Lauren Kilcoyne’s mum) a safe journey as they head off to Vellure, India today. They will get to see first hand some of the houses being built as a result of the generosity of the parents, staff and students in Alexandra College. Construction of the houses has already begun. We look forward to hearing all about their trip when they get back.
Stay Safe for Halloween!
The KG Uppers have been learning all about staying safe at Halloween. Halloween is a fun and exciting night, but the children explained that it is also important to be careful as well. Here are our top tips for staying safe:
- Always walk with an adult. It is dark and you can easily get lost.
- Use a torch or a glow stick so people and cars can see you in the dark.
- Only go to houses where you can see a light on.
- Only go to houses where you know the people who live there.
- Cross the road at a safe place.
- Pay attention when you walk past driveways. A car might be driving in or out.
- Make sure your costume is not too long so you don’t trip over it.
- Do not eat any sweets or treats until your mum or dad says you can.
Watch out for candles in pumpkins.
Walk don’t run.
Sports Update
Swimming:
A group from J4 and J5 went off to a swimming gala in Monkstown this morning. The girls did really well, had lots of fun and all reports back said that they were all a credit to the school. Good job, girls!
Halloween Fun!
The JS students and their teachers had great fun today as they celebrated Halloween. The whole school attended a special assembly, where each class performed an item with a Halloween theme: they sang songs, danced, recited poems and acted out short dramas. Well done, everyone!
Happy Halloween everyone and have a wonderful mid-term break!
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Joan Davies Women in Leadership and Entrepreneurship Event – 14 November 7pm
Returning for a second year, and organised by the Prefects of the class of 2016 this year’s ‘Joan Davies Women in Leadership and Entrepreneurship Event’ will once again bring together some of the most successful female leaders in Ireland for a speaker series.
This year’s speakers will include:
Lynn Ruane:
Lynn Ruane is currently serving as an Independent Senator in Seanad Éireann. She was TCD Student Union President 2015/16 and is currently completing her final year of her degree as well. At 16 years of age, due to her pregnancy, she left school, however, years later she went back to study in a community education project, An Cosan and went on to receive a diploma in Addiction Studies from ITT. For the next 15 years, she took part in community work and continues to fight against the injustice and inequality in her area. Lynn is a member of the Education Committee and hopes to confront social issues including, drug usage, education funding, teacher training and homelessness during her time there.
Roisin Agnew:
Roisin Agnew is young 25 year old Irish-Italian journalist. Roisin studied English and Drama in Trinity College Dublin She currently runs her own publication called Guts. This is a bi-monthly magazine which is written in a confessional style, dealing with life in Dublin. She worked as a journalist for IMAGE magazine and ‘Totally Dublin’ prior to the launch of Guts. Roisin also collaborates with Lonely planet and The Irish Times, writing articles about travel, feminism and youth cultural issues.
“Anything that’s connected to writing in Ireland is an older generation. It’s grown stale. I want ‘Guts’ to be something that people our age will want to read.” (University Times interview with Roisin)
Hannah Saunders:
Hannah is an ex-Alex girl, who has started her own PR company. Works with Made in Chelsea’s Millie Mackintosh and other well known clients.
Joan Mulvihill:
CEO of Irish Internet Association
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Junior School News 11 November 2016
Upcoming Dates
Nov. 14-18th Science Week activities
Tuesday 15th Parent Teacher Meetings 3.15-5.00pm (KGLr-J6)
J4/J3 Swimming
Wed. 16th Parent Teacher Meetings 3.13-5.00pm (KGLr-J6)
Thursday 17th Mini Intel Scientist Exhibition 1.30-3.00pm in JS Gym (See below)
Friday 18th AIJS Verse Speaking Competition in Notre Dame
From the Office
Parent/Teacher Meetings: An email went home on Monday to all parents in KGLower to J6 with information on the upcoming meetings. Sign Up sheets are outside classroom doors.
Note: No RC classes (J3/J4/J6) on Tuesday 15th or Wednesday 16th as Ms. Healy will be having P/T Meetings.
After Care: Mrs. Davis has asked that parents must inform her when they are taking their children home in the afternoon from After care. This will avoid any confusion for the staff in After Care in the afternoons.
Preschool Playball Class: Reminder: The class on Thursdays is from 2-2.45pm. If you daughter stays after 2.45pm, you will be charged for After Care.
Food Hampers Needed for Mrs. Carr’s Home
There is a long standing tradition of giving between Alexandra College and Miss Carr’s Home on Northbrook Road. Each year we deliver hampers to the home for distribution among the residents and those in need in the community. We would appreciate if each family could donate a food hamper for this worthy cause. It can be made up of a cardboard box covered in festive wrapping paper and no perishable items. Everyday essentials can be included as well as a luxury item such as a tin of biscuits or box of chocolates. Please do not include any items containing alcohol.
The hampers can be left in the Junior School hall from Monday, 28th until the morning of Friday, 2nd December. The hampers will be delivered to Miss Carr’s Home on Friday, 2nd December by the J6 girls.
We would really appreciate your support on this very worthy cause.
From JACA
Christmas Card orders: Card orders and money were due in this week.
Bag2School:
JACA would like to thank you all for supporting our Bag2school recycling fundraiser. We are delighted to have collected a whopping 455 kilos and raising €204.98 for our school! A special thank you goes to the Green School Committee for all their assistance on Wednesday.
New Students in the Junior School
We would like to welcome the following girls and their families to Alexandra College Junior School: J2 – Niamh Carty J1 – Rosie Bea Howard and Hazel Walsh and KGLr – Aisling Carty and Chloe 0’Farrell.
Club Gaeilge
Bhí an-spraoi ag an gClub Gaeilge agus iad ag déanamh ollphéisteanna. Nach bhfuil siad go hálainn!
Mini Intel Scientist Exhibition 2016
As part of Science Week, the Junior School will host its annual Mini Intel Scientist Exhibition. You are all very welcome to come and view the science projects that the girls have been working on in the JS gym on Thursday, November 18th 2016 from 1.30-3.00pm.
The younger classes, KGLr to J1, will display class projects. The other classes will show group and individual projects. The J4-J6 entries will be part of the competition and judges from Intel will select a winner to go forward to the regional final. Last year, we had a group of girls from J5 make it all the way to the Grand Final of the competition. We look forward to seeing you.
Ladies Charity lunch for HOPE FOUNDATION on Friday November 25th in Marco Pierre White’s in Donnybrook. 12pm prosecco reception followed by lunch with wine at 1pm. Tickets are 65 Euros. Tables are being organised by all classes from preschool to J6. If you would like to join them please see Shona Ashmore, the Drama teacher.
Also any donations for the raffle and/or auction would be gratefully received. These can be left with Ms Airey in the office.
Thanks so much!
Shona
Santa’s Snowflakes Nature Workshop
Our students from KGLower to J2 thoroughly enjoyed a workshop given by Grace Grade, a science expert from the Heritage in Schools programme. Some of the activities included:
- Discovering Santa’s Robin, the wren & our deer in Ireland
- Studying the mistletoe; holly, ivy & Christmas trees
- Learning how snowflakes are formed
- Making a little bag of reindeer food/decoration to take home
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The Joan Davies Women in Leadership & Entrepreneurship Event 2016 (Video)
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Junior School News 18th November
Upcoming Dates
Monday 21st J6 and J5 A teams vs Holly Park 3pm in Alex
Tuesday 22nd Swimming J3/J4
Wed. 23rd J6 and J5 A teams vs Harold Junior School at Rathdown 3pm.
Wed. 23rd Leaving Alex at 2pm at returning at 4.40pm
Thurs. 24th/ Fri. 25th KGLr and KGUpr Vision and Hearing screening
Sat. 26th Scholarship exam – for students entering First Year 2017
Note: JS Christmas Plays:
Tuesday 20th J2-J6 Christmas Play 1.30pm – JS Gym
Wednesday 21st PS-J1 Christmas Play 1.30pm – JS Gym
From the Office
Overdue After Care payments: Invoices were sent home before the mid-term break. Please pay now. Thank you to all who have already paid.
Healthy Lunch Policy Reminder: For students bringing in their own lunch, parents are asked to put healthy and nourishing lunches in lunch boxes. Crisps, sweets and fizzy drinks are not permitted. Hot lunches in the Dining Hall follow the school’s healthy eating policy. Milk is available for the earlier break. A small treat is allowed on Fridays only. Birthday treats should be kept to Fridays too. Please do not send in cakes to be cut up – small items that are easy to pass out are best. We would ask for your full co-operation on this matter.
Lost Property: We have two school coats (one brand new- size 32) and a number of red tops. Please put names on everything! The items are in the JS hall.
Yearbooks – The 2015/2016 yearbooks were given to the girls this week. One book was allocated to each family. If you did not receive one, let us know.
Parent Teacher Meetings: Meetings took place this week for students in KGLr to J6. If you did not get a chance to meet your daughter’s teacher, please arrange a time by contacting the teacher directly.
Food Hampers Needed for Mrs. Carr’s Home
There is a long standing tradition of giving between Alexandra College and Miss Carr’s Home on Northbrook Road. Each year we deliver hampers to the home for distribution among the residents and those in need in the community. We would appreciate if each family could donate a food hamper for this worthy cause. It can be made up of a cardboard box covered in festive wrapping paper and no perishable items. Everyday essentials can be included as well as a luxury item such as a tin of biscuits or box of chocolates. Please do not include any items containing alcohol.
The hampers can be left in the Junior School hall from Monday, 28th until the morning of Friday, 2nd December. The hampers will be delivered to Miss Carr’s Home on Friday, 2nd December by the J6 girls.
AIJS Handwriting Winner!
Congratulations to Ava Hartley in J5! She won First Place in the 5th/6th class category of the recent AIJS handwriting competition. Well done, Ava.
Science Week in the Junior School
The Junior School celebrated Science Week this week. The week got off to a good start with everyone talking about the super moon. During assembly, we got to look at photos of the super moon taken all over the world. Each day, we had science quiz questions and prizes were awarded to the winners.
Mini Intel Scientist Exhibition 2016
Well done to all the girls for the amazing job they did presenting their science projects at the Intel Scientist Exhibition. KgLower to J2 did class projects, while J3-J6 did group and individual ones. Sue and Ronan from Intel judged the J4-J6 projects and commented on the excellent standard of the projects overall.
Competition Results
First Place Winner: Belle Moore (J4) – “Using Drones to Deliver Parcels in Dublin: a Feasibility Study. This was a fantastic and hugely interesting project. A huge amount of work went into the research of the topic. Belle will now go on to compete in the regional final of this competition in December. Congratulations, Belle!
Second Place Winners: Carmel Deirdre Humphries, Holly Foyle and Siyi Lu – “How Do Things Glow?
Third Place Winners: Grace Kearns, Niamh Best and Malley Hutter- “What is Silver Mirror Glass?”
Well done to all of our winners! Thank you to all the parents who came and supported the event. A special word of thanks to Ms. Stapleton and the girls in J6 for all the help they gave in setting up the hall and helping the whole event to run smoothly. Thank you to all of the teachers also for all the work they put into getting the girls ready for the exhibition.
Sports Update
Upcoming Hockey matches – full sports uniform, mouth guard and shin guards a must. Bring full tracksuit and school jacket, as weather is colder. No mouth or shin guards – no game!
Monday 21st J6 and J5 A teams vs Holly Park in Alex at 3pm
Wed. 23rd J6 and J5 A teams vs Harold Junior School at Rathdown 3pm.
Leaving Alex at 2pm and returning at approx. 4.40pm
Tuesday, 29th AIJS Mini -Hockey tournament in Mt. Anville. All J6 class will participate.
Event starts at 1pm. Girls will leave Alex at 12.20pm and return atapprox.. 3pm.
Monday, Dec. 12th J6 and J5 A teams vs Mt. Anville in Mt. Anville at 3pm.
Girls will leave school at 2.15pm and return at 4.30pm.
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Culwick 2016
The Jean Dolan Cup for Junior Solo Singing:
Winner: Isabella Moes 3S
2nd Place: Carla Moran
The Geraldine Temple Lang Cup for Senior Solo Singing:
Winner: Ariane Natin 5th Year
2nd Place: Costanza Corcoran 5th Year
The Gladys Ruddock prize for presentation Years 1-3: 2H
The Glady Ruddock prize for presentation Years 4-6: 5th Yrs
The Anne Cassidy Award for Best Accompanist Years 1-3 went to: Caroline Bainton 1S
The Jackie Pomeroy Award for Best Accompanist Years 4-6 went to: Chan Mok 6th Year
The Brenda Wilkes Award for Best Conductor Years 1-3 went to: Nicole Harrison 3R
The Molly Dunlop Cup for Best Conductor Years 4-6 went to: Chizu Ulogwara 5th Year
The Culwick Cup for self-trained choirs Years 1-3 went to: 3B
The Gwladys Jones Cup for self-trained choirs Years 4-6 went to: 6th Years.
The Adjudicator’s Prize was awarded to: Daisy Dillon Malone 1H for her beautiful opening solo singing section as part of 1H choirs Culwick Performance.
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Junior School News 25 Nov
JSNL Items
25/11/2016
Upcoming Dates
Tuesday 29th J4/J3 Swimming
AIJS 6th Class Hockey Blitz – Mt. Anville
December
Friday 2nd Christmas Hampers for Mrs. Carr’s’ Home delivered by J6
From the Office
New School Secretary: I would like to welcome Carol Higgins to the Junior School office. She has taken over from Ms. Airey, who is now the Admissions Officer for the whole school, Senior, Junior and boarding. I would like to take this opportunity to thank Ms. Airey for all the work she has done in the JS over that past two and a half years. She will continue to be a part of the Junior School, as she will be dealing with all the JS admissions.
Violin Lessons: The Junior School’s violin teacher Ms O’Rourke is now admitting students to start violin from KGUpper onwards. If you’d like your daughter to start violin, please contact her on elinahakanenorourke@alexandracollege.ie.
Lunch Card Top Ups: Please make sure your daughter has money on her lunch card. If the cards are continuously in arrears, this creates a lot of admin work for the catering staff on a daily basis. When some parents top up by €50.00, if the card is in arrears, it will use up most of the credit. You can send in money to the office to top up or top up online via the website.
Missing Scooter! Parents, if your daughter came to school on a scooter this week, please check it. A student in J3 is missing her Micro Scooter. It is pink with black handles. More than likely, some child took it as it looked like hers. As many of the scooters look the same, please try to put names on them.
From JACA
Christmas Card orders went home in schoolbags on Monday. Thank you for your support for this fundraiser.
2016 Toy and Book Fair: It’s that time of year again! The Annual Toy and Book Fair is due to take place on Friday December 9th at 1.30pm in the JS concourse. The J6 girls are very much looking forward to running this Alex event. It is one of the most hotly anticipated events in the JACA calendar! We would appreciate it if you would have a look through all your toy cupboards and if you find toys or books for girls or boys that you no longer need/use, we would be delighted to have them.
These toys can be left into the school any morning up until Thurs. 8th (but the sooner the better). Please do not send in damaged or broken toys. If your child prepares the bag, we would appreciate if you would check through it as we have had some broken or inappropriate items accidentally donated in the past.
We will also be running a raffle for the children. If any of you would like to donate any items for this, it would also be much appreciated. These can be given to your Class Rep or left into the school office.
All queries can be directed to your class rep or the school office.
Many thanks in for the great support!
Tanya McEnroe (JACA Chairperson)
Food Hampers Needed for Mrs. Carr’s Home
There is a long standing tradition of giving between Alexandra College and Miss Carr’s Home on Northbrook Road. Each year we deliver hampers to the home for distribution among the residents and those in need in the community. We would appreciate if each family could donate a food hamper for this worthy cause. It can be made up of a cardboard box covered in festive wrapping paper and no perishable items. Everyday essentials can be included as well as a luxury item such as a tin of biscuits or box of chocolates. Please do not include any items containing alcohol.
The hampers can be left in the Junior School hall from Monday, 28th until the morning of Friday, 2nd December. The hampers will be delivered to Miss Carr’s Home next Friday, 2nd December by the J6 girls. The hampers can be left in the Reception area on the benches.
The Crafty Girls are Back!
THE CRAFTY GIRLS – Lizzie O’Reilly-Hyland and Lucy Maguire (J5) – will be at MILLTOWN PARISH CHRISTMAS FAIR this Sunday November 27th from 10am till 2pm
* Tree Baubles * Funny Tea Towels * Trinket Bowls * Chocolate Wooden Spoons * ‘Dressed’ Candles * Flower Arrangements * Cards ’n’ Tags
Hand-crafted and FAB!! GREAT prices!!
ALL PROCEEDS GOING TO ST. VINCENT DE PAUL (Local area)
We hope you can make it! (Beside Milltown Church) Great Fun Day – Santa might drop by!
AIJS Verse Speaking Competition 2016
Last Friday, Mrs Ashmore took some of the drama girls to Notre Dame School for the annual AIJS Verse Speaking competition. The team consisted of Anna Perryman, Portia Wiley, Ruby Shine, Enid O’Brien, Ainhoa Kosossey, Carmel Deirdre Humphreys, Margaret Dunshee, Lucy Maguire, Holly Foyle, Ailbhe Mooney and Kate Saunders. The girls had worked exceedingly hard on their poems since the start of term and their performances were outstanding. The judge particularly noted the amount of confidence they had and their ability to make the poem come alive. With over 20 competing in each of the categories, we were delighted that Holly and Margaret were awarded joint 3rd place and Ruby was highly commended. A great result for all the girls!
Preschool Fairies!
We had great fun at our special naming ceremony this week, welcoming our fairies to the Preschool classroom. Our fairies are all very special, just like us! We sang “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star” proudly and recited the fairy poem, “I’m a Little Fairy” to a captivated audience. Great performance, girls!
AIJS Handwriting Competition
Congratulations to Ava Hartley and Orla de Schonen – both came in First Place in the 5th/6th Class category in the recent AIJS Handwriting competition. Great job, g
Sports Update
Upcoming Hockey matches – full sports uniform, mouth guard and shin guards a must. Bring full tracksuit and school jacket, as weather is colder. No mouth or shin guards – no game!
Tuesday, 29th AIJS Mini -Hockey tournament in Mt. Anville. All J6 class will participate.
Event starts at 1pm. Girls will leave Alex at 12.20pm and return at
approx. 3pm.
Monday, Dec. 12th J6 and J5 A teams vs Mt. Anville in Mt. Anville at 3pm.
Girls will leave school at 2.15pm and return at 4.30pm.
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Junior School News 2nd December
Upcoming Dates
Monday 5th JACA Meeting 7.00pm
Tuesday 6th J4/J3 Swimming
Thursday 8th Arclight Theatre Company presents “Sammy Snowflake’s Christmas
Catastrophe!” (Preschool to J1) 10am in JS Hall
Friday 9th Regional Final of Intel Mini Scientist Competition – Good Luck, Belle!
Toy and Book Fair 1.30pm All welcome
Christmas Performances in the Junior School:
Tuesday 20th J2-J6 Christmas Play 1.30pm – JS Gym
Wednesday 21st PS-J1 Christmas Play 1.30pm – JS Gym
Please note: All extra- curricular classes will end on Friday, December 16th. Prep and After Care will continue until Wednesday, December 20th. The school term will end for the Christmas holidays for all classes (Preschool to J6) on Thursday, December 22nd at 12.30pm. There will be no After Care on that day.
Christmas Performances in the Junior School:
Tuesday 20th J2-J6 Christmas Play 1.30pm – JS Gym
Wednesday 21st PS-J1 Christmas Play 1.30pm – JS Gym
From the Office
Regional Final of Intel Mini Scientist Competition: We would like to wish all the very best to Belle Moore as she takes her amazing project, Using Drones to Deliver Parcels in Dublin: a Feasibility Study, to the next stage of the Mini Intel Scientist Competition on Friday, December 9th.
Violin Lessons: The Junior School’s violin teacher Ms O’Rourke is now admitting students to start violin from KGUpper onwards. If you’d like your daughter to start violin, please contact her on elinahakanenorourke@alexandracollege.ie.
Lunch Card Top Ups: Please make sure your daughter has money on her lunch card. If the cards are continuously in arrears, this creates a lot of admin work for the catering staff on a daily basis. When some parents top up by €50.00, if the card is in arrears, it will use up most of the credit. You can send in money to the office to top up or top up online via the website.
Christmas Hampers for Mrs. Carr’s Home: Thank you for the beautiful hampers. The girls in J6 delivered them all to Mrs. Carr’s Home today. Every hamper will go to a family that really needs it. Your support for this annual event is greatly appreciated.
Tennis Lessons: Due to poor light for the next few weeks, the 4-5pm tennis class on Thursdays will stop. All the other classes will go ahead as normal.
From JACA
Late Christmas Card orders will be delivered to the school on Thursday, December 8th.
2016 Toy and Book Fair: It’s that time of year again! The Annual Toy and Book Fair will take place on Friday December 9th at 1.30pm in the JS concourse. The J6 girls are very much looking forward to running this Alex event. It is one of the most hotly anticipated events in the JACA calendar! We would appreciate it if you would have a look through all your toy cupboards and if you find toys or books for girls or boys that you no longer need/use, we would be delighted to have them.
These toys can be left into the school any morning up until Thurs. 8th (but the sooner the better). Please do not send in damaged or broken toys. If your child prepares the bag, we would appreciate if you would check through it as we have had some broken or inappropriate items accidentally donated in the past.
We will also be running a raffle for the children. If any of you would like to donate any items for this, it would also be much appreciated. These can be given to your Class Rep or left into the school office. Raffle tickets will be on sale from Tuesday, December 6th.
Thank you to those of you who have already sent in toys, books and raffle prizes.
Christmas in the Junior School
There is an air of excitement in the Junior School this week with the beginning of Advent, the start of December and of course the Toy Show this Friday night! We used the theme of Alex 150 to decorate our Christmas tree this year in the Junior School. Each class got a different template of an ornament to decorate and as you can see, the girls did a wonderful job! Many thanks to Ms. Boyd for planning this activity and for decorating the tree and windows. This is a very special tree to mark this very special year in Alexandra College. Well done, everyone!
A Huge Thank You!
Many thanks for all the support given to us last Friday at the Hope Foundation Charity Lunch in Marco Pierre White’s. The afternoon was a great success with lots of money raised and we cannot wait to see it being put to great use when we go to Kolkata in March next year. Thanks so much again!
Lauren Ashmore and Hanna McKenna (Fifth Years)
Sports Update
The J6 A and B teams enjoyed a hockey blitz in Mount Anville on Tuesday and the J5 A and B teams played well against Kildare Place Junior School on Thursday afternoon. Keep up the good work, girls. League matches will start in January.
J6 – Important Life Skills
The J6 assembly today focused on the importance of sharing and turn taking. They spent a few Art lessons creating a big mural where after 15 minutes everyone had to switch places and continue drawing on someone else’s creation. Very interesting result! The girls spoke about the lessons that they learned – to value other people’s opinions and to realize that everyone is different and special in their own way.
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Junior School News 9th December
Upcoming Dates
Monday 12th J6/J5 A hockey team- Mt. Anville Leaving at 2.45pm and returning at 4.20pm. *All costumes to be brought in for Christmas plays. Permission slips and money due for KGLr-J6 school trips
Tuesday 13th J4/J3 Swimming
December 13/14/15th Christmas Exams (J5/J6)
Friday 16th J1-J6 Ice-skating trip to Winter Funderland at the RDS
Friday 16th KGLr/KGUpr go to see “Jack and the Beanstalk” at Mill Theatre
From the Office
Christmas Plays
Tuesday 20th J2-J6 Christmas Play 1.30pm – JS Gym
Wednesday 21st PS-J1 Christmas Play 1.30pm – JS Gym
Christmas Carol Service: As the 150th anniversary of the Alexandra College draws to a close, the annual Carol Service will be on Thursday, December 22nd in Sandford Parish Church, Ranelagh at 7.00pm. Refreshments will be served in the SS concourse after the service. All are welcome.
JS Orchestra: Students must have their instruments in every day for rehearsals. The JS orchestra will perform before the J2-J6 play on Tuesday, December 20th.
Please note: All extra- curricular classes will end on Friday, December 16th. Prep and After Care will continue until Wednesday, December 21st. The school term will end for the Christmas holidays for all classes (Preschool to J6) on Thursday, December 22nd at 12.30pm. There will be no After Care on that day.
From JACA
The much-loved annual Toy and Book Fair was a great success today! We really appreciate the fantastic support from everyone. Thank you for all the amazing raffle prizes too – the raffle will take place on Monday morning during assembly. Thank you to all the girls in J6 for helping to make this event go so smoothly.
Regional Finalist – 2016 Intel Mini Scientist Competition
Belle Moore (J4) Title: Using Drones to Deliver Parcels in Dublin: a Feasibility Study
Please read about the remarkable work that Belle Moore has put into her project. We would like to wish her all the very best as she takes part in the regional final of the competition.
“I have been very busy since I won the Intel Mini Scientist Competition in our school on November 17th. I have visited the Irish Aviation Authority (IAA) who make the rules and regulations for drone flight in Ireland. They were very helpful, especially Captain Niall Cummins. They gave me lots of information and a tour of their offices.
I visited FDS Worldwide who deliver Parcels all over the world to ask if they thought international drone parcel delivery would ever be possible. The staff filled in questionnaires which were very informative.I also visited the cockpit of an Aer Lingus Airbus 320. Captain Karl Mc Quaid explained to me about radar and drones.I was invited to a Civil Defence Awards ceremony in the Phoenix Park where some of their members were awarded with their drone training certificates (see below!) RTE were there filming and it was on the news that night.
Last weekend, I became the youngest person in Ireland to have received the IAA approved iFly Technology Drone Training Groundschool Certificate. I had two tests-an open book test and a closed book test-and I got 89% overall. It was very interesting and the course took two full days to complete.I’m looking forward to competing on behalf of Alexandra Junior School in the Regional Finals of the Mini Intel Scientist Competition in Leixlip.”
Belle Moore (J4)
Good Results announced from PISA – OECD Programme for Interactive Student Assessment
TIMSS (Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study) assessment takes place every four years. It is the longest running, large scale international assessment of mathematics and science education in the world. The study compared students in 35 OECD countries representing the developed world and 70 countries overall. Children are chosen from a random selection of schools to be assessed at 4th and 8th grade levels (9-10 years old and 13-14 years old). Ireland took part and the final results were published this week:
Overall Results:
At a 4th grade level, according to the latest results, our children are performing better than children from many countries including England, the US, Finland, Australia, Canada, New Zealand and Sweden.
At an 8th grade level, we are ahead of countries such as England, the US, Norway, Australia, New Zealand and Sweden.
*In Reading, Irish students ranked 3rd out of 35 OECD countries, 2nd among EU countries, and 5th out of 70
*In Science, Irish students ranked 13th out of 35 OECD countries, 6th among EU countries and 19th of out 70
*In Maths, Irish students ranked 13th of 35 OECD countries, 9th among EU countries and 18th out of 70.
Sammy Snowflake’s Christmas Catastrophe!
The girls from preschool, KGLower, KGUpper and J1 were treated to a wonderful performance by the cast from the Arclight Drama Studio on Thursday morning. The panto was great fun and was enjoyed by all the girls and their teachers!
The Crafty Girls say “Thank You!”
Just a short note to thank you for supporting “The Crafty Girls” last week. Lizzie and Lucy had a very successful day. Everyone who went to the Christmas Fair was complimentary about their products, bought lots, and were impressed with the ‘Alexandra girls helping SVP’. ’ They virtually sold out of all their products which brought both delight and relief!!! They made €420+ for SVP, thanks to all their hard work, but also thanks to all their classmates and teachers who came on the day and contributed.
Christmas Events in the Junior School
Friday 16th J1-J6 go Ice-skating in the RDS
KGLr/KGUpr go to see “Jack and the Beanstalk” at the Mill Theatre
Tuesday 20th J2-J6 Christmas Play 1.30pm – JS Gym
Wednesday 21st Preschool-J1 Christmas Play 1.30pm – JS Gym
Preschool will perform first, watch “Hey Ewe” and then will join the
other classes for the finale.
Thursday, 22nd Christmas Carol Service: As the 150th anniversary of the Alexandra College draws to a close, the annual Carol Service will be in Sandford Parish Church, Ranelagh at 7.00pm sharp. Refreshments will be served in the SS concourse after the service. All are welcome.
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Colman Noctor & Dr Claire Hayes Talks
In keeping with the school’s efforts to promote the wellbeing of the school community, and with the generous support of the ACA the following talks have been scheduled for January and February
1. January 25th at 7pm
Dr. Claire Hayes will talk to 5th and 6th year students and parents.
2. February 8th at 7pm
Colman Noctor will talk to 1st and 2nd year parents on the “Impact of technology on our emotional wellbeing”
3. The students will also have a talk on managing their use of internet and social media in February. Date to be confirmed.
3rd and 4th year talk to be arranged.
Colman Noctor is a Child & Adolescent Psychotherapist in St Patrick’s Mental Health Services and is an Assistant Professor in T.C.D.Colman has a special interest in the impact of technology in the lives of young people and families and is the acclaimed author of ‘Cop On’ a parenting book for the technological age. His talk will be called “The Impact of Technology on our Emotional Wellbeing.” There is no getting away from the important role that technology now plays in all of our lives. This evolution has had an impact on family life, work life and our relationships. This talk will outline of the challenges of managing our use of technology and the possible implications of this activity on our psychological well-being. This talk aims to provide ways in which we can improve our relationship with technology and promote ways to understand and manage the challenges that we currently face.
Dr Claire Hayes is a consultant clinical psychologist, Clinical Director with Aware, teacher, lecturer, author and researcher with over 30 years’ experience. Her particular interest is in helping people to understand their stressors and to learn practical, evidence-based ways of coping using psychoeducational cognitive behavioural approaches. Her publications include ‘A professional’s guide to understanding stress and depression’ (Institute of Chartered Accountants, 2016), ‘How to cope: The welcoming approach’ (Gill & Macmillan, 2015), ‘Helping adolescents cope with depression’ (NCGE, 2014) and ‘Stress relief for teachers: The coping triangle’ (Routledge 2006). Her book ‘Living in the Age of Anxiety’ will be published by Gill in Spring 2017. ‘Understanding and Managing Anxiety’. In this talk Dr. Claire Hayes will explore the nature of anxiety and how it can impact on adolescents as well as on parents. She will explain why ‘reassurance does not work’ and will suggest alternative, practical approaches to managing anxiety.
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