Sixth year activities activities and the ways in which the Parent council can support senior pupils

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Sixth year activities activities and the ways in
which the Parent council can support senior pupils

• 8th October 2007

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Sixth year involvement within the school

• Approximately 130 prefects.
• Student Mentoring
• Student Tutoring
• Community placements
• Homework club
• Study advice for younger pupils

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Clubs, Societies and Activities in which Sixth
year are involved.

• Fairtrade Group, Viva, a young enterprise
  organisation. (Approx. 35 members)
• Sixth year life group
• Helping out with the facilitation of group for
  younger years
• Talks about the issue of life
• Attending Masses and Conferences
• School Newspaper
• Lasallian Developing World Projects
• 10 pupils currently involved in fundraising for
  projects next summer
• Debate Club

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Sixth year committees

• Events Committee
• Planning and organisation of the talent show.
• Prom Committee
• Further to discussion of packages, prom has now
  been booked for Saturday 7th June at the
  Radisson.
• Charities Committee
• Planning and developing ideas for the Christmas
  Campaign.
• Year book Committee
• Meeting this week.

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Sixth year involvement to date

• The Vocations Mass
• The Retreats
• The Launch of the Diana Awards
• Sixth year Rome Trips
• Dreams Come True Weekend at Ardentinny
• Many sixth years have registered an interest in
  volunteering with the Prince and Princess of
  Wales Hospice
• Meeting with the Director of Education

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Up and Coming events in which sixth year are
involved.

• Fourth year information evening
• Study advice
• Halloween Discos
• S5/S6 Tuesday 30th October
• S1/S2 Tuesday 7th November
• Talent Show
• Christmas Charities Campaign.

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How the Parent Council can support Sixth year

• Supporting events organised by sixth year
• Encouraging younger pupils to give to the various
  charity campaigns and to support sixth year
  activities
• Continuing to give sixth year the independence to
  organise their own events
• Continuing to encourage sixth year to become as
  involved as possible in events occuring within
  the school
• Recognising the contribution of sixth year to the
  life of the school