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1. Welcome toyOUR SCHOOL! Presentation by Ms. O’ Connor (P) & Ms. Edwards (DP) 8.15pm – Central Area All incoming students please go to the Gym at this time for activities with our Meitheal Leaders

2. Ramsgrange Community School PobailscoilnaGráinsí Fáilte/ Welcome 30ú MeánFómhair 2014

3. Mission Statement Ramsgrange Community School is a: • welcoming, open and inclusive school. Our aim is to develop the whole person in each of our students by: • promoting an atmosphere of respect, honesty and fairness • in which everyone in the school community can achieve their full potential.

4. Our Vision 2014 onwards…Respect, Community & Success (RCS)

5. Programmes on Offer Junior Certificate Junior Certificate Schools Programme Transition Year Traditional Leaving Cert Leaving Certificate Vocational Programme Leaving Certificate Applied

6. TY Programme Official BOI Student Branch in RCS An Gaisce – President’s Award

7. JCSP Programme Horse Grooming Programme Garden of Remembrance

8. LCVP & LCA Programmes Celtic Enterprize Winners Fundraising Further information on www.SLSS.ie or www.NCCA.ie

9. SubjectOptions Mixed Ability Classes Junior Certificate Programme • Irish • English • Maths • History • Geography • CSPE • Business • Science • Art • French • Home Economics • Wood Technology • Metal Technology • Technical Graphics • Music • Religion • PE • SPHE Leaving Certificate Programme • Irish • English • Geography • LCVP • Maths • History • Art • French • Home Economics • Business • Accounting • Economics • Construction Studies • Engineering • Design & communication Graphics • Physics • Chemistry • Biology • Agricultural Science • Religion • PE • Guidance

10. How should this affect your choice of schools? Ask yourself the following questions and answer honestly.

11. Huge Range of Subjects and Options at ALL Levels

12. Is school simply about subject choice?....NO!

13. Student Services • Library • Computer Rooms • Evening Study • Sports – Boys and Girls • Canteen providing subsidised healthy and nutritious food: • Breakfast Club – free tea & toast every morning • Morning break. • Lunch. • Homework Club – during & after school • Book Grant • Irish Club • Art Club

14. Student Welfare • Pastoral Care • Meitheal • Prefects • Mentors • Career Guidance • Chaplaincy • Class Tutors • Year heads • Home School Liaison Officer • Supervision of Breaks • Student Council • Anti- Bullying Codes • NBSS

15. Extra Curricular Activities Sport • Football • Hurling • Camogie • Basketball • Athletics • Badminton • Table tennis • Equestrian • Soccer • Rugby Other • Euro-project – Denmark in Nov • EU Roots Project – RCS Hosting • School Tours – Normandy 2015 • Debating • Choir • ‘Ramsgrange has got Talent’ • Rotary Cookery Competition • Concerts • Enterprises • Computer Club • Library - Archiving • Rotary Leadership Programme • Soroptimist - Girls Public Speaking • YSI- Young Social Innovators • Gaisce Presidents Award • READES Club • Lunchtime Social Club…….. 3 in a row??

16. RCS Student Council ‘Spring Seminar’ First of its’ kind in the South East Region Hosted 9 Wexford schools Guest speakers Cyber –bullying Student Council Responsibilities Mindfulness Well Being Fun & Games Organised & Run by our Student Council

17. READES CLUB • Linguistics Olympiad • Chess • Mathletes • Soroptimist Public Speaking Competition • Robotics • Computer Programming • Medicine Shadowing Programme • BT Young Sceintist • Scifest

18. Special Needs Education Ramsgrange Community School welcomes pupils with special educational needs and provides for them in the following ways: • Computer Aided Learning • Special Needs Assistants (SNA’s) • Learning Support Team • Team Teaching • Resource Teachers • Reading Programmes

19. Monitoring Students Progress • Student Journals • Class Subject Exams • Structured year group exams at Christmas and Summer • Student Progress Reports • Exam reports at Christmas and Summer • Parent/ Teacher meetings • School Self Evaluation

20. Immediacy of sanction & reward. FAIRNESS, HONESTY & RESPECT. Positive Behaviour System Discipline Stamp Wipeout Positive Reward

21. Why send your Child to Ramsgrange Community School? • DedicatedTeaching Staff • Excellent Results • Nationally commended for Student engagement –TL21 Project • Nationally commended for Behavioural System – National Principal’s Network • Nationally commended for School Self -Evaluation - PDST • Huge Rangeof subject options • Supports for students with Special Needs • Modern Facilities • Rural and Secure environment • Links with Third level Colleges • Range of extra & co-curricular activities • Links with local Employers • Relatively Small Classes – PTR – 18.25:1

22. ‘League Tables’… • In 2014 ‘The Irish Times’ showed that RCS was FIFTHout of all Wexford Schools (22) for Students progressing onto 3rd level courses…..

23. Transfer from Primary

24. RCS Website! www.ramsgrangecommunityschool.ie

25. Follow us on TWITTER: @ramsgrange_CS Updates, info, news…

26. Have you signed in?!? Please leave us your details in the front hall….. Email:ramsgrange@eircom.netPhone:051-389211 NB: Enrolment Evening October 22nd : 6pm-8pm

27. THANK YOU FOR LISTENING!