BANAGHER COLLEGE COLÁISTE NA SIONNA

SCHOOL CALENDAR 2016/2017

17 August :Leaving Cert Results issued

25August : Staff Day/CPD

26 August:First Years Induction Day

29 August :Leaving Cert 2, LCA2, Junior Certs and JCA3 return

30 August :LC1, LCA1, and Second Years return

05 September :TY, Repeat LC & PLC Students

06 September:TY Team Building – Bay Sports, Athlone

14September:Junior Cert Exam results issued

20 September:Ploughing Championship – Tullamore

22 September:Junior Hurling v Naas 12pm

23 September:Cycle Against Suicide Award (2 students)

29 September:County Sports

30 September:Study Skills LC2 + Third Years (2½ half hour session for each group)

04 October:School Mass at 12.00

05-07 October:Psycho SpaghettiComedy Workshop – All TY’s

05-08 October:Second Year Tour to Barcelona

11 October:7-9pm First Year Parent Night

12 – 14 October:TY Gaisce Trip to Killary Adventure Centre

19 October:Banagher College Careers Fair

21 October:LC2 UL + LIT Open Day

28 October:Awards Night

28 October:Mid Term Break

07 November:Return after Mid Term Break

11 November:Leaving Cert Home Economics Projects submitted

15 November:Internet Safety Day

22 November:CAO Info Night

24 November:1st Year Parent/Teacher Meeting 4.00 – 6.30 pm

01 December:Leaving Cert 2, LCA2 Parent Teacher Meeting 4.00 - 6.30 pm

07 December:3rd Year Parent Teacher Meeting 4.00 – 6.30 pm

14 – 15 December:School Pantomime

22 December:Christmas Holidays

09 January:Return after Christmas Holidays

23 January – 06 Feb:Transition Year swimming.

January – Mid Term: Transition Year Social Dancing.

25 January:Under 16 Badminton

26 January:Open Night

30 January:Leaving Cert Applied Interviews, details to follow.

31 January:Under 14 Badminton

01 February:Cross Country running

01 February:Transition Year Interviews – Jim Nolan

02 February:Transition Year Interviews – Ann Hardiman

02 February:1st Year Enrolment 7.30 pm – 9.30 pm

04 February:1st Year Enrolment 10.00 am- 12.30 pm

08 February:2nd Year, TY, LCA1 and LC1 Parent Teacher Meeting

10 February:Physics Students Visit to NUIG.

10 – 17 February:Leaving Certificate Mock Exams.

13 – 15 February:Leaving Cert. Applied 2 Mock Exams.

15 February:Junior Certificate Mock Exams.

13 February:First Year Soccer

14 February:LC1 Ag. Science Class visit Gurteen College.

15 February:Transition Year Microsoft Office Exams

16 February:U-14 Boys Badminton – Leinster Finals

17 February:Mid Term Break

27 February :Return after Mid Term Break

27 February:JCT – CPD Cluster Day.

28 February:Juvenile Hurling

03 March:Finishing date for LCVP Portfolio

06 March:Junior Certificate German Oral Exams.

13 March:Junior Cert French Orals

13 March:LC Mock German

14 March:Under 16 Camogie Fundraiser Table Quiz at 7.30pm

15 March:Junior Cert German Orals

15 March:Junior Cert French Orals

15 March:TY Irish Angus Competition in Croke Park.

17 March:Bank Holiday

18 March:Junior B Camogie Final v Ursuline Convent Waterford

21 March:1st Art Class

21 March:Programme Choice Night for parents & students

22 March:JC Rehearsal Day Home Economics

23 March:LC1 + LCA1 Retreat

Week of 27 March:TY’s School Bank Launch

Week of 27 March:JC Home Economics Practicals

27 March:LC French & German

30 March:Make a Book (approx. 10 students – Portlaoise)

31 March:LC2 Music Practical

Week of 03 April:3rd, LC Irish Orals

06 – 08 April:TY Trip to Strasbourg – (Winners of History Competition) (30 students)

07April:Easter Holidays

24 April:Return after Easter Holidays

25 - 28 April:Transition Year Tour to Italy

28 April:Finishing date for all projects – Leaving & Junior Cert.

: Ag. Science, History Research Project, GeographicalInvestigation Reporting Booklet,

Construction Studies, Engineering, Woodwork, Metalwork

01 May:Bank Holiday

03 May:Enterprise National Finals in Croke Park

05 May:TY’s Make Up Master Class (approx. 7.30-9.30)

06 May:TY School Bank

100 Match Tickets – Munster v Connaught

05/06 May:Darkness into Light (Sunrise)

05 May:Biology Ecology Trip (C. Kenny)

08 May:Biology Ecology Trip (C. Dempsey)

05 May & 12 May:Transition Years with Claire Corley and Sean Duggan

May 5th TY1 & half TY2 / May 12 TY3 & half TY2

09 May:Ty Microsoft Exams (first six classes)

17 May:Repeat Microsoft Exams (11.15-1.05)

02 June:Summer Holidays