Wayne Denner

Technology & Online Safety Specialist

 

Thursday 7th March 

Holy Family Secondary School

7pm

 

 

 


 

 

An an initiative for Anti-Bullying, DCU Anti-Bullying Centre, have made a guide available for parents on the below websites,  entitled “Understanding Bullying and Cyberbullying: A Guide on How to Support Your Child”.

Available to download:

 

https://antibullyingcentre.ie/

https://tacklebullying.ie/

 

 

 

 


 

Curriculum

 

 

Click on the link here below:

JC SPHE Information for Parents

 

 

 


Parents Association

Next Meeting: TBC

At the Holy Family Secondary School

All parents/guardians warmly welcomed

 

Dear Parents and Guardians,

It is the start of a new school year; therefore, we would like to invite you to the AGM of the Parents Association of the Holy Family Secondary school.  The AGM will be followed by a short Parents Association meeting.

As parents and guardians of the students attending the Holy Family Secondary School, you automatically belong to the Parents Association.  The Association meets one Monday each month at 7.30pm in the school. 

Our role in the school

  • Review and advice, as required, with the principal and staff on school policies.
  • Fundraising for the benefit of the school, e.g. Christmas raffle.
  • Build effective partnership between school and the home.
  • Maintain communication with the school and keep up to date with school news.
  • We seek to support and promote the wellbeing of the school, the students and each other.

We are always looking for fresh ideas to bring to our school community and parents are one of our greatest resources.  With that in mind we are always looking for new members to join our association.  We would encourage you to come and get involved.

We are delighted to be in a position to hold the meeting in the school this year after two years of Zoom meetings. If you cannot attend the meeting but would like to be included on a mailing list, you may email hfssparentsassociation@gmail.com.

We look forward to seeing you.

Caoimhe O’Connor- Chairperson

 

 


 


DCU Fuse Programme

This year 2nd year students will be participating in the FUSE Post-Primary AntiBullying and Online Safety Programme, developed by the Anti-Bullying Centre (ABC) at Dublin City
University. This is a wonderful opportunity for our school to partner with the Anti-Bullying Centre, DCU. The Centre hosts the UNESCO Chair on bullying and cyberbullying and the Irish Research Observatory on Cyberbullying, Cyberhate and Online Harassment.

It is designed to support the wider SPHE/RSE/Wellbeing curricula in schools. At the heart of the FUSE
programme is the aim of building capacity in schools themselves to tackle bullying and online safety issues and
to empower children and adolescents to understand their own behaviour, be able to recognise bullying and
online safety risks and be confident in how to report and seek support when they need it.
The FUSE programme consists of four mandatory workshops namely:
1. Bullying and the Importance of Noticing
2. Cyberbullying and the Importance of Noticing
3. Online Safety – Privacy and Sharing Online
4. Online Safety – Cyber Security Awareness

The aim of the programme is to increase the confidence of children in Noticing, Responding and Reporting
bullying and online safety issues. Please see the letter attached.




 

Covid planning 2021-2022


HFSS School Strategic Development Plan 2021-2026

 


Junior Cycle & CBA Information

(For parents of 2nd year students)

 

Below is a PDF or Power Point version of the information:

 

PDF Junior Cycle CBA 2nd year Parents
Power Point Junior Cycle CBA 2nd year Parents


Dyslexia Ireland Information

 

Newsletter 10 January 2021
Update on digital copies of textbooks 2021


 

Student Supports for Digital Learning

How to videos for accessing Teams on Office 365

IPAD 1 Accessing Teams and uploading files

ANDROID Device 1+2 Logging in and finding teams

ANDROID Device 3-5 Teams, assignments and uploading work.

PC 1+2 Accessing Microsoft Teams from Browser

PC 3 Accessing instructions on Teams

PC4 Locating Assignments on Teams: https://youtu.be/wGFR2gzCUUM

PC5 Uploading Assignments on Teams: https://youtu.be/MeimJxWjJL8

i-phone Accessing Teams: https://youtu.be/UCGpSI9C7rA

i-phone Uploading Files to Teams: https://youtu.be/7wOJtRMNYYw

 

 


 

 

 

Download & Register for our new School App

 

Holy Family School App for School Information & Communication

Download on the App store

or  Google play

Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/search?q=holy%20family%20school%20app&c=apps

Watch the below videos to get started!

https://vimeo.com/367960728/1f9fbda5ae – Registering for the app

 


 

Accessing e-Books

 


 

 

 

SEN online support for Students during School Closure


Remote Learning Plan & Digital Learning Resources

 

 


 

School Uniforms

  1. Kidstuff

http://www.kidstuffcollection.com/

 

Back to School Store

Back to School: Unit 4, Cutlery Rd, Kilbelin, Newbridge, Co. Kildare, W12 YA38  Phone(045) 449 100


 

Catering at HFSS

We have a new catering company in Holy Family. More information can be found on their website: www.schoolfoodcompany.ie

 


 

Effective Study Skills & Study Timetable


Allianz Pupil Personal Accident Insurance


The Parents Association can be contacted at: 
 
hfssparentsassociation@gmail.com