LETSS Digital Newsletter - Vol.24 Iss.1

● Out With the Old - P2

● In With the New - P3

● LETSS at a Height - P4

● Apple Distinguished School - P5

● Art - P6

● Business - P9

● CSPE - P10

● English - P11

● Gaeilge - P14

● Geography - P16

● History - P18

● Home Economics - P19

● Maths - P21

● MFL - P23

● Music - P26

● PE - 28

● Science - P29

● SEN - P31

● T4- P33

● A Winter’s Tale - P35

● School Musical -P36

● Wellbeing -P40

● Kindness Week -P41

● Seachtain Na Gaeilge -P44

● Charity Work -P45

● Fundraising -P48

● Sports People of the Month -P49

● Extra-curricular - P50

very special year for our school community – namely the big move to our permanent home in Towlerton, Castletroy. It is only fitting that we begin the next chapter of our school journey with the official launch of our very first digital newsletter – the purpose of which will be to provide students with a sense of ownership of their learning, take pride in it and take responsibility for improving it. This digital newsletter will be a showcase for you to see it for yourself and celebrate all that makes our school the success that it is today.

In this issue, we will showcase the many highlights of the 2023/24 year to date. In addition to the virtual tour of our new campus, we will be showcasing our many successes and achievements in school, from the playing pitches, school trips and so much more. Furthermore, we have had great success on the national stage with the school being recognised as an Apple Distinguished School –one of only 13 schools in the country to be awarded this status. This was further topped off with the school being awarded the Gold Award for One Good School by Jigsaw in recognition of our promotion of mental health and wellbeing in LETSS. We hope you enjoy reading this first edition of our newsletter and look forward to your feedback and suggestions for future issues. Many thanks to all the staff and students for their contributions to this digital newsletter.

Eoin Shinners Principal

OUT WITH THE OLD…

IN WITH THE NEW!!

LETSS AT A HEIGHT

APPLE DISTINGUISHED SCHOOL

On January 17th we were awarded with our Apple Distinguished School Award 2023-2026. Congratulations to our school on being recognised as an Apple Distinguished School by Apple Education in recognition for innovative teaching and learning using an iPad. An amazing achievement on the back of 6 years of hard work. We are one of three schools in Ireland recognised this year and one of approx. 200 across Europe. Well Done Everyone!

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ART

Samples of 1st year’s Cubist self portraits in process and completed works. Two 1st Year classes coming together to give peer feedback on sketchbook work.

ART

ART

Sample of 3rd years CBA 2 projects sketchbooks that show artist research, exploration of materials and idea generation.

BUSINESS

2ndYearBusinessdesignedtheirownBusinessPlan-lookingat theStrengths,Weaknesses,Opportunities&Challenges,aswell asthedifferentsectionsofaBusinessPlan.

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CSPE

Sample of student work on Sustainable Development Goals. Return Station at school, upcoming action for returning plastic bottles and cans. Sample of student work on Sustainability.

See link to our students'work!

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The Irish government have introduced a Return scheme for plastic bottles and cans that started on February 1st and we have decided to have a Return Station in LETSS so we can segregate the waste into what can be recycled and what can be Returned using this scheme to help fundraise for the school while promoting a clean environment.

Niamh’s CSPE class came up with this lovely idea. This is hopefully somethingwecangetthewholeschool

ENGLISH World Book Day 2024

First Year English class 1 Lee celebrated World Book Day by reading a book of choice in our new library!

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ENGLISH

A sample project of some pre-reading research carried out by 2nd Year students before reading Of Mice and Men, where students researched the Great Depression and the role of Racism within this period, as both arekeythemesinthenovel.

ENGLISH

First Year class 1 Erne created a class poem titled ‘What is LETSS?’ Using the poetic techniques they have studied.

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GAEILGE

PBL Sa Ghaeilge

Dhearaigh Leah Halvey (LIR) Bróisiúr Scoile álainn mar Thionscnamh sa Rang Gaeilge. Tá áit lárnach ag an bhFoghlaim Thionscadalbhunaithe (PBL) inár scoilse ar ndóigh agus is iontach an rud é tionscnimh mar seo a éascú i nGaeilge. Tá an bróisiúr foilsithe againn sa scoil anois agus é fíor úsáideach mar threoir do dhaltaí na céad bliana agus mar áis foghlama. Maith thú, a Leah!

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Chruthaigh Bartosz Zuzga (sa Dara Bliain) agus Olive

Noonan (san Idirbhliain) tionscnaimh áille ar Scoil agus

Cathair Luimnigh. Acmhainní iontacha gan amhras. Maith sibh!

An Ghaelbhratach

GAEILGE

Tá tús curtha againn leis an bpróiséas chun an Ghaelbhratach a fháil don scoil.

Is scéim ghradaim í an Ghaelbhratach a thugann aitheantas do scoileanna a ghníomhaíonn le húsáid na Gaeilge a chur chun cinn tríd an scoil ar fad.

Eagrófar imeachtaí éagsúla sa scoil sna seachtainí atá romhainn amach agus táimid go léir ag súil leis an scéim a chur i bhfeidhm agus an teanga a chur chun cinn i Meánscoil Luimnigh ag Foghlaim le Chéile

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Cuireadh tús le Club Gaeilge sa scoil chomh maith agus tagann na daltaí sin le chéile gach seachtain nó gach coicís faoi stiúr duine de na múinteoirí Gaeilge.

Bíonn caint agus comhrá acu, imríonn siad cártaí agus cluichí boird agus éisteann siad le ceol. Spraoi ag am lóin gan dabht!

Mana Na Scoile

ComhghairdeasleRuadhán

OCrualaí,FiadhDeBrún, agusReeceDeBuachallaa bhuaighduaiseannai gcomórtasMananaScoile ledéanaí.TháinigRuadhán satríúháit,Reecesadara háitagusbhuaighFiadhan comórtaslenamana‘Ag FoghlaimleChéileAgFás leChéile’.

Maithsibh

Students examined different climate types from around the world.

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GEOGRAPHY

GEOGRAPHY

Tourism in the Burren

HISTORY

Samplesof1styearstudentspostersonthetopic of‘Ireland’sMedievalHeritage’.Groupschose examplesofbuiltheritagefromLimerickand Ireland.

HOME ECONOMICS

Samples of Student Textile and Cookery Work and 1st Year Upcycling Project Using an Apron.

HOME ECONOMICS

2nd Year CBA: Dry Needle Felting

MATHS

FirstYearMaths

MathsEmojisPosters-howdoyoufeelaboutMaths(1stYears)

Examplesofmindmapscreatedby1styearsfortheirStatistics PBL.

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MATHS

Pictures of the activities that happened during Maths week (Maths Quizzes, Murder Mystery taught by TYs, Maths Emoji Winners).

Pictures of students working on problemsintheMathsClub-during lunchforstudentswhowanttoask questions on the Math they are learninginclass.

MODERN FOREIGN LANGUAGES

Examples of a 2nd Year project, where students described their favouritecelebrityanditemsofclothingthattheyarewearing.

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LETSSLanguageChampions

MFL

Congratulations to our language champions who received their certificates today after competing in the Juvenes Translatores Competition in November. The highly prestigious yearly competition is organised by the European Commission and takes place simultaneously in all European Countries. Our students translated texts in Latvian,FrenchandSpanish.Welldonetoallthestudents!

Day 1- The flight to Reus

MFL

After landing in Reus, and once bags had been collected, we boarded the bus to Tarragona (an ancient Roman amphitheatre). We checked into our hotel (Hotel Calypso) in Salou, and cycled along the Costa Dorada from SaloutoCambrils.Thecyclewastiringandhottosaytheleast.Wewereallsweatingloadsafterit. Our rooms in the hotel were small but they had enough. They consisted of 2 beds, a couch that could be made intoabed,awardrobe,adeskandanold,barelyworkingtv.Itwasn’tmuch,butitwasenough. That evening we got to have some free time at the pool, and an early night. The next day was going to be exciting.

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Day 2 – Port Aventura

We woke up and headed straight to breakfast. After that we went on the bus to Port Aventura. It was roasting in Port Aventura. Once we all checked in, we went on all sorts of rides. The experience was amazing to say the least. You could have gone from being terrified to excited in a matter of seconds. All of the rides were very good. Port Aventura has one of the tallest roller coasters in the world called the Shambhala. It’s an astagering 76m tall and can reach speeds of up to 134 km/h. We spent a couple hours in the massive theme park before going back home and resting for the next day to come.

Day 3 - Barcelona

First, we visited a sacred place, the Sagrada Familia. The architecture was stunning to see. It was super super tall. You could see it from miles away. We got a tour of the place, which included the history of it. As we went inside, we got blown away by the beauty of the cathedral. Everything in the Sagrada Familia means something, from the door to the statues.

After the cathedral, we got the bus to Park Güell. Park Güell was sensational. All of the mosaics were beautiful. The whole place was full of colors. Some of the things I saw there were incredible and nothing like I’d seen before. The view from the top of Park Güell was beautiful. You could see the whole of Barcelona. We hung around there for a bit and then got the bus back to the hotel. Unfortunately, that was our last day of fun in Spain. We got a good night's sleep and sadly had to depart back home to Ireland.

1stYearStrings

MUSIC

1styearmusicstudentsstudied the instruments of the orchestra this term. Some of the students produced these artistic posters for display in themusicroom.

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SecondYearMusic

DuringtheOctobersecondyearmusicstudentswerelearningaboutgraphic scoresandfoundsounds.ZuzannaJesionowskacomposedagraphicscoreusing everydayitemsfoundinakitchensuchastinfoil,spoonsandametalbowlto depictastorm.

ClickonthelinktolistentoZuzanna’scomposition.

AStorm

AlfieGilbertusedGaragebandtoplayhisgraphicscorewhichalsodepicteda storm.

ClickonthelinktolistentoAlfie’scomposition.

Thunderstorm

3rd year Music

MUSIC

3rd year students researched jazz musicians in preparation for their mock exams, and produced these posters for display inconjunctionwiththeirprojects.

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LCPE Gummy Bear Movement

5th Year LCPE class learned about the different planes and axis of movement by using gummy bears and cocktail sticks. A nice way to help visualize their learning and a nice snack afterwards!

PE

TY PE in Full Swing

Our Transition Year Students visited the driving range in Ballyneaty as part of their TY PE program.

LCPE PAP Underway

Our 6th year LCPE class traveled to Fit100 to start their initial fitness testing stage as part of their Physical Activity Project which is 20% of their overall LC grade. They have also completed their PerformanceAssessmentworth 30%inrecentweeks.

5thyearanimations

● Enzymes

● Mitosis Video Links

● link to egg drop challenge videos

● link to folder with friction videos

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BTYoungScientist

SCIENCE

TY students who are in this year's BT Young Scientist class visited the RDS to experience the exhibition. The students got to see the quality of work on display which willhelpwhentheygotosubmittheirownprojectsthiscomingyear.

SEN

Photos of a very fun day spent horse riding at Liskennett farm

SEN

Students enjoying many activities including rock- climbing, rugby, and cycling in UL for a SportsAbility day out!

Some CBAs completed in graphics in recent weeks

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2ndYear

Wood Technology

Planning is key in Woodwork where students used Computer Aided Design to design their project before making the pieces

A WINTERS TALE

A Winter’s Tale

This year the school staged ‘A Winter’s Tale’ in our brand new GP Area. The show showcased the wealth of talent within our student body. Highlights from the performance included a rendition of ‘Titanium’ by the school choir, a stunning range of vocal soloists from each year group, piano solos and a 2nd year drama. We look forward to hosting next year's performance in our new sports hall, and inviting family and friends to join us.

String Lessons

String lessons take place every Friday in school in association with the Irish Chamber Orchestra in UL. Tamasine teaches 30 students a variety of string instruments, whether at novice level or an already budding musical talent. This is a wonderful opportunity to try out instruments, and to experience the camaraderie of playing music as part of a group.Ourstudentsareveryluckyindeed!

SCHOOL MUSICAL

Snippets from rehearsals for the school musical which took place from the 6th -7th of March in The Limetree Theatre. This year the school is staged ‘All Shook Up’ which was a massive success!

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All smiles…

SCHOOL MUSICAL

SCHOOL MUSICAL

Our wonderful students put on three amazing shows including a matinee in the renowned Limetree Theatre. The excitement was difficult to contain!

SCHOOL MUSICAL

WELLBEING

One Good School Award

LETSS was the recipient of Jigsaw’s One Good School Award this year. This initiative supports the mental health and wellbeing of young people by developing a shared responsibility across the whole school community. Students, Staff, Management and Parents all participated in various programmes and workshops (both online and face to face) with a view to enhancing the mental health of all members of the LETSS community. We continue our work in Mental Health Promotion this year and look forwardtoparticipatinginfurtherOGSprogrammesandactivities.

KINDNESS WEEK

Danilo&Ilir(2ndYr)madesomevideoclipstoshowattutortimewhileAlanDynda put Messages of Positivity on the TV screens around the school each day TYs were given the challenge of committing as many Random Acts of Kindness as possible with prizes being given for those who did the most Sarah Fitzgerald won topprizefor100RandomActsofKindnessovertheweek! WelldoneSarah!

The Kindness Police were out and about on Thursday. When anyone was spotted committing an Act of Kindness, he/she was given a treat! Needless to say, they were very busy on the day! Second Years (LIR) helped to createaWallofKindnessintheschool.

Thiswallcarriedmessagesofhopeandpositivityandstudentswereinvitedtoadd posters,heartsandkindwordstoitastheweekwenton

KINDNESS WEEK

During assembly, each First Year received a handwritten note of encouragement from a Senior or Third Year student!

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KINDNESS WEEK

Olga and our Ukranian students created beautiful cards to send to the residents of local nursing homes. Inside they wrote letters about themselves and their lives in the Ukraine and in Ireland

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CSPE classes joined in this letter-writing campaign also and all of these letters were sent to seniorcitizensinthelocalnursing home.

We hope these words of kindness from our students will brighten the days ahead for those residents who we look forward to keepingintouchwith.

SEACHTAIN NA GAEILGE

We had a very successful Seachtain na Gaeilge 2024 which the whole school participated in over the past 2 weeks. From céilís to music sessions, old Irish sayings and a whole school quiz to test our Gaeilge knowledge, Seachtain na Gaeilge was a great success! Well done to all Involved!

CHARITY WORK

CSPE Coordinator, Grace O’Brien organised a cake sale with her Third Year Tutor Group as a fundraiser for Jigsaw; an organisation that does incredible work around the area of helping those who struggle with emotional health. Students and staff made lots of delicious treats and the event was a huge success.

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AnnaandCiaraorganisedaCake Saleintheschoolwithfunds raisedgoingtoADAPTServices tosupportthefantasticwork theydoinourcommunity

ADAPT is a voluntary organisation that provides a wide range of supports to women survivors of domestic abuse and their children across Limerick City and County. In January, they visited the school to deliver the Healthy Relationships Programme to all Senior Students in the school.The work of ADAPT with young people in the community focuses on the promotion of healthy relationships which are based on equality, dignity and mutual respect. WeweredelightedtohaveADAPT in the school to share their knowledge and expertise with our students and we look forward to running a fundraiser in the coming weeks to raise vital funds for this wonderfulorganization.

CHARITY WORK

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We celebrated Daffodil Day here at LETSS on March 22nd. Students in 2 Lír held a fantastic bake sale and sold fresh daffodils andpinstostaff.

CHARITY WORK

Simon Community Fundraiser

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This Christmas our school worked in support of The Simon Community to raise funds and collect essential items for those in need. Each year group were given a list of items they could choose from to donate to our school collection. We also held a Christmas Jumper Day and a Christmas Market on Thursday December 14th to raise much needed funds for this community. Nice treats, hot chocolate and Christmas cards were available for purchase on the day. This brought a warm Christmas atmosphere to the whole school community and it was fantastic to see everyone get behind the campaign. This fundraiser was led by the LCA’s, 1Erne English class, TY Community Care classes and their teachers. Well done to everyone involved and thank you foryoursupport

FUNDRAISING

The pot was at 928 euro so we raised 464 for the school and 464 for the lucky winner, Clodagh Keane. Well Done Clodagh!

Thankyoutoeveryonethathas supportedusinourfundraisers of Last Person Standing and SplitthePot

There are only a handful of games left in Last Person Standing so its all to play for! Best of luck to the remaining contenders!

Sports People of the Month

September

● Ruby Linnane

● Alex Toth

October

● Dylan Kett

● Lee Ryan

November

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● Yatee Borghare

● Ohrii Imbusch-Artola

December

● Aleksandra Wasylik

● Reuben Hudson

January

● Rian Hanrahan Stewart

● Viktoria Golovchak

February

● Alan Crkon

● Kayla Downes Lynch

March

● Jake O Callaghan

● Daniel O Sullivan

CLUBS & SOCS.

We are very fortunate here in LETSS to have so many wonderful clubs and societies up and running, such as…..

Golf

Tennis

Badminton

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Camogie

Soccer

Gaelic Football

Songwriting

Basketball

Proud Together

Art

Board Game

Green Schools

Active Schools

Athletics

Video Game

Rugby Frisbee

Library

Debating

Creative Crafts

European ParliamentAmbassador Schools

Ladies Gaelic Football

Robotics Chess

Rowing

Maths

Hurling

Multicultural

ATHLETICS

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Pictures from our recent Munster Indoor Schools athletics competition which took place in Nenagh. Students from across all year groups competed in sprints, middle distance, long jump and shot put events and did our school extremely proud. Well done to TY student Jack Crowley who came 2nd in the 800m Inter 2 event.

BADMINTON

Yatte Borghare (inj), Zara Khan, Molly Guilfoyle, Saoirse Sheehan and Emily Czaika who represented our school in the Munster Schools Finals after toppingtheLimerickgroup.

Bothourboysandgirlsbadminton teams took part in a blitz in Villiers.

Our U14 Girls qualified for the Schools Munster Championships whichwereheldinUL.

BASKETBALL

Boys Basketball

U15 - They trained very hard all year and made it to the South West Regional Final where they were beaten by be an excellent Mungret side.

U16 - These lads had a good run in the south west league. They had a good win v Nenagh but unfortunately suffered narrow defeats to Pallaskenry & Mungret.

U19 - We qualified for the south west regional semi final which saw us travel to Tarbert where our season came to an end against a well drilled and efficient team. The majority of this team have two more seasons to go at u19 so the future is bright for basketball in LETSS.

Girls Basketball

Excellent performances from all of our girls basketball teams, with fine margins being the decider in most games. The future is bright for these girls and they’re wearing the LETSS colours with pride!

CAMOGIE

History Makers!

A photo to mark a first ever LETSS camogie team as they took to the field against Salesians Pallaskenry in a friendly game on March 1st resulting in a 2-4 to 3-2 win! The team is comprised of 1st to 5th year girls and we are excited to see the team grow over the coming years! Well done to coaches Amy and Niamh!

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CHESS

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Our most recent club in LETSS is the Chess club. They meet every Monday at lunchtime and it is a great way to meet people, challenge your mind and develop new problem solving skills!

Calling all students that are looking to try something new, Checkmate awaits!

DEBATE

Limerick ETSS has a strong tradition of debating. Our teams have reached the semi-finals of the National ETSS debating competition for the past three years in a row. However, this year, we have made it one step closer and we will be in the National Final after Easter. Keep an eye to your socials for more updates!

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This year’s team: Molly Guilfoyle (Capt), Robert O’Hanlon, Amara Mc Gann and Zara Khan. Ably assisted by: Daniel Coady Rainsford, Conor Blake and Jayden Shine.

Junior Coaches: Willow Byrne, Alejandra Shinners-Puente, AJ Hannafin and Feidhlim Johnson

Coach: Janette Madigan

Assisted by: Amy Neville-Day.

EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT

EMBASSADOR SCHOOLS

Well done to Sam, Charlie and Abby whotookpartinthehighlyprestigious Model Council of the EU in Dublin Castle.

Theteamandthesupportingstudents from the EPAS club had a wonderful day with students from 27 other schools nationwide. They had the chance to meet the Minister of State forEuropeanAffairs,PeterBurkeT.D., theAmbassadorofLatvia(theCountry LETSS was representing), Barbara Nolan (Head of the European Commission Representation in Ireland)andBarryAndrewsMEP.The motion being debated concerned the enlargement of the European Union andtherelativebudgetarydecisionsto beadopted.

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We are extremely proud of our championteam!!!

GAELIC FOOTBALL

Boys Gaelic Football

AstrongperformanceagainstGlenstalAbbeyseesourU15sintothe semi-finalsoftheLimerickPPScompetitionwheretheywillmeetthe winnersofJohntheBaptistandNewport.

Scorers:SeanDuggan(2-0),AaronMcNamara(1-0),AlexMeaney (0-2),RianHanrahanStewart(0-1),DylanKett(0-1)andRyanLipper (0-1).

Girls Gaelic Football

ThesportlisdevelopingnicelyinLETSSwithalotsofstudentsgetting, thosewhoplaywithacluboutsideofschool,thosewhoplayedin primaryschoolandthosewhohavejusttakenupthesport.Ourjunior teamhastakenpartinaseriesofmatchesagainstColáisteChiaráin, CroomandEnnisCommunityCollege.Our1stand2ndyearstookpartin ablitzinULwheretheyfacedGaelcholáisteLuimnighandArdscoil Mhuire.Itwasgreattofinishoutthedaywithawin.Thegirlsare developingtheirskillsandarelookingforwardtowhat’stocomeafter theChristmasbreak.

ThankstocoachesSammiandAnna

HURLING

Hurling

Our junior hurling team started off the year with a challenge match v Mungret Community College which saw them win with a scoreline of 7-7 to 0-0.

Scorers: Leon McMahon (7-6) and Jayden Williams (0-1).

Big thanks to coaches Gary Guilfoyle and Donal Moloney.

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MATHS CLUB

Each week students are welcomed to Maths Club where they can dive into the world of problem solving and brain training in a relaxed, fun way.

This club has really helped these students with their maths in class, keep up the good work everyone!

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MULTICULTURAL

The Multicultural Club has been incredibly busy preparing for Mac’s travels. The team has worked hard to source, select, label and packaging all the Irish symbols that accompanied Mac in his travels. The team has also decorated Mac’s box with Irish symbols. The team has also produced outstanding videos presenting LETSS to our partner schools.

Mac has recently visited the European Parliament in Brussels, he has met various Irish MEPs among which Sean Kelly MEP and Grace O’Sullivan MEP, he has also attended a live EU parliamentary session. He, then, travelled to Czech Republic where he is currently visiting Jihlava. He will then return to Ireland and will leave for Argeles-Gastoz in France. Mac’s updates can be followed on his blog or his X (Twitter) account: @track_mac_letss

PROUD TOGETHER

The Proud Together Committee has hosted an incredibly successful ‘Stand Up’ Awareness week with a wide range of events such as: Rainbow Cinema throughout the week, Facepaint, temporary tattoos and stickers sale, bake sale and Rainbow disco at break time. The integration of LGBTQI+ topics into every lesson has also been particularly successful and was received incredibly positively. All the proceeds from the sales contributed towards the purchase of a rainbow bench for the plaza and LGBTQI+ themed books. The Proud Committee is currently hosting weekly meeting organising further fundraisers for various LGBTQI+ charities, engaging in LGBTQI+ cultural activities such as Kahoots, Rainbow history, Rainbow popculture,musicandcinema.

ROBOTICS

The Robotics club have been using the Lego Spark Prime Kit to build a robot. Students get to practice using Scratch (coding software) to program their Robot to complete different obstacles.

We are hoping that we will enter a First Lego League Competition which is a WorldWide

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ROWING

Our rowing club have had excellent success in the Munster Schools competition recently held in UL where LETSS won numerous medals and won the overall best boys teams trophy which we are very proud of.

RUGBY

TagRugbyisadevelopingsport with events throughout the year.TheU16Girlstookpartin a blitz in Old Crescent Rugby Club competing against the Ursuline and St. Anne’s resulting in a win, a draw and a loss.

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Well done to our girls 7s rugby teamwhocompetedinablitzin Fethard. The girls won 3 matches,drew1andlost1.This is a great achievement for this emerging team. Well done girls and big thanks to their coach Eoghan C and Ciara D who travelledwiththemontheday.

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Boys Soccer

Our 1st Year Boys are off to a flying start of their campaign with 7-4, 1-0, and 6-1 wins over Shannon Comprehensive, St Caimin’s respectively And Pallaskenry. This puts them through to the quarter final. Well doneboys!

Goalscorers: Rian Hanrahan Stewart x4, Ryan Lipper, Dylan Barry, Sabir Komanzi and Ashley Vaz Da Cruz Neves.

WelldonetocoachesAlanReidyandRianBarrett.

OurU15Boyssuffereda4-1defeattoJohntheBaptistintheironlygamesofarthisyear.

Goalscorer:DylanKett

WelldonetocoachesDannyMcInerneyandBrianHoban.

Our U17 Boys are off to a great start in the North Munster Schoolboys Soccer League with a 1-0 win over Mungret Community College. The boys also managed a massive comeback vs St Clements. The boys found themselves2-0athalftimebutshowedgreatresiliencetocomebacktomakeit2-2.Goalscorers:JackDuggan, AaronMcNamaraandJackMeaney.

WelldonetocoachTadhgO’Donovan.

Girls Soccer

Our first ever first year girls soccer team got off to a rocky start with defeats to Abbeyfeale and Thomond CommunityCollege.Theyhavebeenprogressingwellthroughouttheyear.

SONGWRITING

Here is a photo of the wonderful 2nd Year student Briain Young who composed the music and wrote the lyrics for his new song titled ‘War is Taking Over’. The song talks about freedom, unity and resilience. Follow this link to listen: https://youtube.com/watch?v=jwKYYuOJd0E&feature=shared

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JUNIOR SKI TRIP

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An amazing day in Madonna di Campiglio where students progressed to the red slopes!

JUNIOR SKI TRIP

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Junior ski students representing LETSS on the slopes!

SENIOR SKI TRIP

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Snaps of our senior ski students having a fantastic time in Pinzola!