MARCH 2024
VOL. 24 | ISSUE 1
DIGITAL NEWSLETTER Celebrating students’ learning and achievement with the school community
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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
Welcome Welcome to the first edition of our digital newsletter – celebrating students’ learning and achievement in LETSS. 2023/24 has been a 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