Welcome to the Parents' Council Webpage of CBS Kilkenny
CBS Kilkenny Parents’ Council meets on the first Thursday of every month. The meetings are generally very informative and easygoing, and usually last for about an hour.
The Council plays a very important role in the promotion of co-operation between home and school. Being a member on the Council makes us more aware of what is happening in the school and hence we become more involved in our sons’ education and school life. There is a mutual respect between the school and the Council, and as a Council we do not interfere in the day to day running of the school where such responsibility rests with the school Principal. Also, we do not use the Council as a forum for complaints or problems relating to individual students.
Some of the activities that we undertake include: organising a speaker for the AGM, organising the Study Skills day in the school, assisting with teas/coffee at the Parent Teacher Meetings during the year, presenting the best Junior and Leaving Certificate students with a prize at the end of the year, and presenting the 6th Year students with a memento of their time in the school. In latter years this has taken the form of laminated certificates using the crest of Blessed Edmund Rice, founder of the Christian Brothers, with the students names printed on the back. We also acknowledge the retirement of staff members.
Go to archives for news from other academic years.
The Council plays a very important role in the promotion of co-operation between home and school. Being a member on the Council makes us more aware of what is happening in the school and hence we become more involved in our sons’ education and school life. There is a mutual respect between the school and the Council, and as a Council we do not interfere in the day to day running of the school where such responsibility rests with the school Principal. Also, we do not use the Council as a forum for complaints or problems relating to individual students.
Some of the activities that we undertake include: organising a speaker for the AGM, organising the Study Skills day in the school, assisting with teas/coffee at the Parent Teacher Meetings during the year, presenting the best Junior and Leaving Certificate students with a prize at the end of the year, and presenting the 6th Year students with a memento of their time in the school. In latter years this has taken the form of laminated certificates using the crest of Blessed Edmund Rice, founder of the Christian Brothers, with the students names printed on the back. We also acknowledge the retirement of staff members.
Go to archives for news from other academic years.
Parents' Council members (2015-16)
Committee Members:
Martin Stapleton (Chairperson), Lucy Heary (Secretary), John Bourke (Treasurer), Susan Doherty (PRO), Ann Kelly, Donal Higgins, Claire Mahony, John Manning, Mairead McMorrow, Mary Mason, Jo Brennan, Margo Holden, Mary McCarthy, Emer Behan, Catherine Wilson, Claire Brennan, Mary Guildea, Claire Keogh, Donna Brennan, Margie Wall, Margaret Sheehan, Josephine Malone. Gerry O’Brien (Staff Representative).
Martin Stapleton (Chairperson), Lucy Heary (Secretary), John Bourke (Treasurer), Susan Doherty (PRO), Ann Kelly, Donal Higgins, Claire Mahony, John Manning, Mairead McMorrow, Mary Mason, Jo Brennan, Margo Holden, Mary McCarthy, Emer Behan, Catherine Wilson, Claire Brennan, Mary Guildea, Claire Keogh, Donna Brennan, Margie Wall, Margaret Sheehan, Josephine Malone. Gerry O’Brien (Staff Representative).
PARENTS' COUNCIL News 2015-16
CRACKING THE COLLEGE CODE
The CBS Parent’s Council has invited Catherine O’Connor, author of “Cracking the College Code”, to give an information talk on Thursday 21st April. This practical guide was written as a direct response to the growing number of students dropping out of college which is distressing for students and their families. It also responds to many requests from students and parents seeking guidance on the various aspects of going to college and college life. It offers insights and tips to making a smooth transition between two very different education systems addressing the following and more:
Cost per family = €5 (Speaker is part-funded by the Parents Council.)
Parents and Guardians of Transition, 5th and 6th years are welcome. This talk is not for students.
Please return reply slip below with payment by Thursday April 14th.
We look forward to seeing you on the night - bring a friend!
The CBS Parent’s Council has invited Catherine O’Connor, author of “Cracking the College Code”, to give an information talk on Thursday 21st April. This practical guide was written as a direct response to the growing number of students dropping out of college which is distressing for students and their families. It also responds to many requests from students and parents seeking guidance on the various aspects of going to college and college life. It offers insights and tips to making a smooth transition between two very different education systems addressing the following and more:
- Making informed course and college choices
- Preparing for change
- Getting to know how the third level system works
- What makes students successful in college
- Why some students withdraw from college
- What students face in the first weeks and months at college
- How to have fun safely
- Where and when to look for help
- Study and part-time work – getting the balance right
- Living at home or away
- Parents’ and students’ expectations – are they mismatched?
Cost per family = €5 (Speaker is part-funded by the Parents Council.)
Parents and Guardians of Transition, 5th and 6th years are welcome. This talk is not for students.
Please return reply slip below with payment by Thursday April 14th.
We look forward to seeing you on the night - bring a friend!
Spring 2016 News
Transition Year Work Experience database
The Parents Council, in conjunction with the CBS school, is currently working on compiling a database which will list companies that have offered work placement to our students during their Transition Year. This database is very detailed and companies have so far been very helpful. We look forward to completing our work over the next few months.
Cracking the College Code
The Parents Council are currently organising an event where Catherine O’Connor will give a talk on the transition from school to college for students and the trials and tribulations that students will face. Should be a very interesting talk and details will be published shortly.
Host Families Needed in the Kilkenny Area
Brandon Hill Language School
Families with teenagers required to host foreign students for our home stay programme from 27th June to 18th July.
If you are willing to offer a warm and friendly welcome please contact Eleanor at 087-6233301
€ 220-00 per student per week.
Contact: info@brandonhillschool.ie
Transition Year Work Experience database
The Parents Council, in conjunction with the CBS school, is currently working on compiling a database which will list companies that have offered work placement to our students during their Transition Year. This database is very detailed and companies have so far been very helpful. We look forward to completing our work over the next few months.
Cracking the College Code
The Parents Council are currently organising an event where Catherine O’Connor will give a talk on the transition from school to college for students and the trials and tribulations that students will face. Should be a very interesting talk and details will be published shortly.
Host Families Needed in the Kilkenny Area
Brandon Hill Language School
Families with teenagers required to host foreign students for our home stay programme from 27th June to 18th July.
If you are willing to offer a warm and friendly welcome please contact Eleanor at 087-6233301
€ 220-00 per student per week.
Contact: info@brandonhillschool.ie
September 2015 News
The Parents' Council of CBS Secondary Kilkenny will hold its AGM on:
Tuesday 6th October 2015 at 7.30pm
in the school.
Afterwards, 8pm, we warmly invite you to a talk given by Dr. Fergus Heffernan.
Fergus will focus on "The Parenting Relationship and Understanding the Teenage Child".
All are welcome to attend the talk,
We very much look forward to seeing you on the night.
The Parents' Council of CBS Secondary Kilkenny will hold its AGM on:
Tuesday 6th October 2015 at 7.30pm
in the school.
Afterwards, 8pm, we warmly invite you to a talk given by Dr. Fergus Heffernan.
Fergus will focus on "The Parenting Relationship and Understanding the Teenage Child".
All are welcome to attend the talk,
We very much look forward to seeing you on the night.
