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Summer Exams – Timetable & Regulations
May 14th, 2012
Day to Day, Junior Cycle, Senior Cycle
The following Summer Exam Timetable & Regulations for 1st, 2nd & 5th Year are available for your reference:
Summer Timetable 2012 – Final
Newpark School Exam Regulations
Summer exams : French oral exam for 2nd year students on Thursday 17th and Friday 18th May
May 10th, 2012
Day to Day, European Section, Junior Cycle, PTA
The French oral exams will take place on Thursday 17th and Friday 18th May.
The examiner will be Ms Larras.
Students have 10 questions and 3 role plays to prepare.
They should be at the exam about 10 min before their allocated time.
The information on the room will be given next week. Please check the noticeboards near the [...]
Summer exams : French aural exam for 1st, 2nd and 5th year students on Tuesday 15th May
May 10th, 2012
Day to Day, European Section, Junior Cycle, PTA, Senior Cycle
The French aural exam for 1st, 2nd and 5th years will take place in class on Tuesday 15th May.
Students should practice as much as they can this weekend and be prepared for next week.
It is important that they are on time as the exam lasts 40 minutes.
Reminder : answers must be given in English
Parents / Guardians of Special Needs / Exceptionally Able Students – Meeting Tuesday 29th May 8pm in Library
May 9th, 2012
Day to Day, PTA
We are having our next meeting of the above group in the school library. To recap, the objectives of the group are for Parents / Guardians to find out more information from other Parents / Guardians of similar students as they went through Secondary School.
All welcome.
Summer Exams Revision Lists – Additional Lists Added
May 8th, 2012
Day to Day
The following Summer Exam Revision Lists are available for your reference:
Junior Cycle
1st Year
1st Year Geography Revision List
1st Year English Revision Guidelines
1st Year French ete Revision List
1st Year Gaeilge Revision List
1st Year Geography Revison List
1st Year German Revision List
1st Year History Revision List
1st Year Maths Revision List
1st Year Science Revision list
1st Year CSPE Revision [...]
Student Appeal to Minister Ruairi Quinn
May 4th, 2012
Day to Day, New School Building
The whole school community has written personal letters to Minister Ruairi Quinn. Watch the video below as some of the students read extracts from their letters to the backdrop of pictures showing the condition of the school buildings.
Help Cherie Walk
May 3rd, 2012
Day to Day
Dear Students, Parents and Guardians,
Five year old Cherie Anderson, sister of Christel (first year) and Claudia (fifth Year) suffers from Cerebral Palsy. She needs surgery to cure the aches and pains which she suffers on a daily basis and to allow her to walk unaided, freeing her from the need to use leg splints, a [...]
Newpark’s ‘We Will Rock You’ Clip Now Available On Youtube
April 21st, 2012
Day to Day
A clip from Newpark’s ‘We Will Rock You’ DVD is now up on YouTube. Click here to see it.
Girls Leinster U18 Hockey Trials
May 4th, 2012
Hockey
Congratulations to Anna Richardson, Megan Rankin, Lorena Halpin-Doyle & Mollie O’Sullivan who have qualified for the Leinster U18 Hockey Trials.
Girls Minor Tennis Win – Progression to Quarter-Final of the Leinster League
May 4th, 2012
Day to Day, Tennis
Congratulations to the Minor Tennis Team beating Loreto & Kings Hospital putting them into the Quarter-Final of the Leinster League.
Well done to Ciara, Ellie, Aisling, Muireann, Megan & Hollie.
DELL guest speakers, Joan Byrne (EMEA Services development manager) and Reginald Walsh (Global learning and development manager), are coming on Monday 30th April to present the programme entitled “IT is not just for geeks” to 4th and 5th year students
April 29th, 2012
Day to Day, European Section, Senior Cycle
‘IT is not just for Geeks’ is a programme Dell has developed for High School students to help raise awareness about Careers in Technology.
IT is a very large employer in the Global economy, and global figures are showing that job growth in the IT and engineering sector is very significant, in some cases up to [...]
RACE Applications
April 26th, 2012
Day to Day, Senior Cycle
The current fifth years are having their RACE applications processed. If your child is entitled to the above, please ensure the school has the latest psychological report and that you have filled out and returned the appropriate booklet. These booklets are available on line from the SEC website or see link: 2013_Leaving_RA2_2013
Any queries [...]
François Sarano, a French oceanographer, professional diver and co-writer of the film Oceans, is coming to Newpark on Monday 23rd April to talk to European Section students
April 22nd, 2012
Day to Day, European Section, Junior Cycle, PTA, Senior Cycle
On Sunday 22nd April, Earth Day will be celebrated in Dublin like across the world. On this occasion, and to start the celebrations of Dublin City of Science, the crew of the French film Oceans is coming to Dublin and organising an outdoor screening in Temple Bar (the first screening of the film in [...]
Irish Orals For Leaving Cert Begin Mon 23 April – Fri 27 April 2012
April 21st, 2012
Day to Day
The Irish Orals for this year’s Leaving Certificate begin on Monday 23 April and continue until Friday 27 April 2012. Ádh Mór leis na daltaí go léir.