Recent News
News Update, Feb 3rd, 2012
Mock examinations continued for Junior & Leaving Certificate students.
Transition Year students continue on work experience until mid term.
Well done to the students involved in the North Leinster Cross Country, Roisin Leahy, Maria Luse, Aine McCarthy and Eryn Devine. Roisin had an outstanding third place in her event. Roisin, Aine and Eryn qualified for the North Leinster Finals.
Sixth Year students had an exhibition of their portfolio work on Tuesday. Well done to the girls on their superb efforts.
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News Update, Jan 27th, 2012
Mary Ward Week is being celebrated in all Loreto schools this week with a variety of events and services. All 6th Year students also received a card from the Loreto Sisters wishing them well and praying for them at this time. To coincide with this the school’s Pastoral Team have organised a Mental Well Being Week. A number of events/talks occurred to raise awareness of the importance of mental well being.
Third & Sixth Year students are preparing for Mock Examinations. Sixth Year Art students will begin on Friday, 27th January.
The Fifth Year Art Exhibition took place in the school hall on Friday, 24th. Many excellent and thought provoking pieces were on view. Well done to the teachers and student curators, Niamh Wynne, Ciara Wynne, Alison Doran, Kim O’Mara, Anna Maria Kerley and Katie Murphy.
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Hard luck to the U.17 and U.18 soccer team on their defeats in Leinster semi-finals this week.
Transition Year began their work experience this week.
Well done to Eniola Kasim and Deirdre Harford who reached the finals of the Wesley Debating competition.
Well done also to both Equestrian teams in the Inter School competition in Killsorrey Stud. Ann Berg and Becky Grimes came fifth while Kristen Fynes, Kate Murray, Elizabeth Monahan and Regina Dunne were in third place.
Congratulations to the Junior Hockey team on their excellent results this week.
Congratulations to Megan Weston on her award from D.C.U. in recognition of her outstanding performance in Junior Certificate Business Studies Examination 2011.
News Update, Jan 20th, 2012
Congratulations to all our Young Scientists on their participation in this year’s BT Young Scientist Competition. Particular congratulations to Deirdre Harford and Coleen Kelly on their project “A search for Genes associated with Drought Resistance in the Potato” which was overall runner up. The girls successfully identified 3 homologues in the potato that were similar to tea and pepper. This could, with more research, lead to more drought resistant potato crops.
Three Transition Year students Aideen McNally, Lili-Mai Hand and Niamh Kavanagh came second in the Intermediate Section of the Biological and Ecological Section of the competition. Their project was entitled “Does augmented feedback result in motor learning”.
Well done to the Senior Gaelic Team who reached the Leinster Final after their match with Manor House.
The Sam Maguire Cup was brought to the school on Thursday by Dublin players, Eamon Fennelly and Michael Darragh Macauley. The girls were delighted to get their photo taken with the cup and players.
There was a cake decorating workshop for Transition Years during the week.
Congratulations also to the Hockey and Soccer team on excellent performances during the week. The U.17 soccer reached the Leinster Quarter Final after a penalty shoot out.
Transition Years are completing their examinations on Thursday and Friday before starting work experience placement. Best wishes to the girls.
Mock Examinations
Evening Study
Evening study has resumed - Information for parents here.
News Update, Jan 13th, 2012
Best wishes to the Music students who are on a Music Trip to London this week.
The Transition Years had a most informative talk from the Gardai on Road Safety.
The Parents Association are actively preparing for a Careers Fair on 22nd February.
Best wishes to all of our students participating in the BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition - Fifth year students Maria Gordon, Amber Lacey, Colleen Kelly and Deirdre Harford, Fourth year Students Megan Weston, Kate Thompson, Lily-Mai Hand, Aideen McNally and Niamh Kavanagh, Third year students Alice O' Neill, Megan Freeman and Victoria Fitzsimons and Second year students Lorna Mooney, Julie O' Connor and Shannon Scott. All are pictured below at their stands in the RDS today.
Classes from First and Second Year visited the Young Scientist Exhibition on Thursday.
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News Update, Dec 22nd, 2011
Well done to all our Sports team on their recent performances. We have had great victories from hockey, soccer, Gaelic and Basketball. A special word to our Senior Hockey team who won their final school’s match 3 – 0. Congratulations to our two basketball teams won the North East Leinster trophy at the weekend.
The Sixth Year Art students visited IMMA as part of their Leaving Certificate Gallery visit.
The school Carol Service occurred on Wednesday, 22nd. It was a beautiful occasion. Well done to all concerned.
Best wishes to all the school for the Christmas period and 2012.
News Update, Dec 16th, 2011
The school offers its sympathy to the Loreto Community of the death of Sr. Benedict.
Please note Christmas supervised study will be available from 9.15 to 4 p.m. from Monday, January
2nd to Friday, 6th January.
Well done to our two Basketball teams who have reached the final of the North East League.
A wonderful Ceol Loreto Gig took place on 15th December. Well done to all who participated.
Christmas Tests are ongoing. Reports will beforwarded over the holiday period.
Well done to our Equestrian, Soccer and hockey teams on their performance over the past week. The Equestrian team came second in the Killossry competition.
Sr. Kathleen MacLennan collected the monies raised for Loreto Darjeeling and spoke to the students about Loreto schools worldwide. Sr. Kathleen is going in February to work in Loreto Rumbek for a year.
The Transition Year Fashion group were involved in decorating a ward for the children in Crumlin Hospital.
The student council have organised a Random Act of Kindness week this week.
Our Parents Association are planning a Careers Fair for 4th & 5th Year students on February 22nd 2012.
Sonya Lennon met the T.Y. Fashion Group to accept a cheque for the “Dress for Success” programme.
The Special Education Needs suite was officially opened on Friday, 16th.
News Update, Dec 2nd, 2011
Well done to Claire Toland who won 2 Gold Medals in the All Ireland Tae-Kwon-Doe championships.
Congratulations to students involved in the Denny Debates and Loreto Mace Debates during the week.
The Equestrian team are participating in the Kilossery Study Competition this weekend.
Supervised Saturday morning Study continues tomorrow, 3rd December.
Well done to the hockey and soccer teams on their performances this week.
A Taize Remembrance Evening was held in the school on Wednesday, 30th November. The Senior Choir sang beautifully on the night.
Congratulations to Emma Gilroy, Carlotta Morgan Diaz and Alexa Donnelly, who were awarded their Entrance Exhibition Awards on Monday, 26th in Trinity College. This award is based on the girls exceptional performance in their Leaving Certificate.
Transition Year students are involved in the Public Access to Law Course this Friday, 2nd December.
News Update, Nov 25th, 2011
The Transition Years under the direction of Ms. Lennon and Ms. Fagan staged a wonderful Form and Fusion Fashion Show on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. As well as clothes from a variety of shops, superb work from the Art classes was on show. Many thanks to our kind sponsors.
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Well done to the four students who spoke at the Soroptimist Public Speaking Competition – Lauren Behan, Sophie Donnelly, Lorna Staines and Rebecca Ward.
HPV vaccinations took place in the school this week. Well done to the soccer, Gaelic and hockey teams on their performances this week.
Four acts from the school performed in the School Stars Competition – Izzie Rioch, Hannah Hawkshaw, Farah Elenhium and the Iconic Dance Group. Well done to all. Izzie, Hannah and Farah have reached the final.
Ms. Callinan has begun an after school Homework Club for First Year students
News Update, Nov 18th, 2011
Rehearsals for the Transition Year Fashion Show are ongoing.
One hundred and fifty second year students attended W5 in Belfast today as part of Science Week.
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Well done to Anna O' Keefe, Laura Fanning, Niamh O' Connor (below), Lauren Fagan, Emma Cooke and Catherine Domigan on their excellent performance in the ISTA Science Quiz in Trinity College last night.
The building project is continuing and we were delighted to see the frame of the new sports hall erected in the past week.
News Update, Nov 11th, 2011
Rehearsals for the Transition Year Fashion Show are ongoing. Tickets will be on sale soon.
The Transition Year Chinese module group attended a Chinese meal in the Bracken Court Hotel, courtesy of the Confucius Institute.
Third, Fourth & Fifth Years were on retreat this week with Gerry Keegan.
The Power of One class were photographed for the national media as part of the launch of this year’s competition.
Well done to the 2nd Year and Senior hockey teams on their matches this week against Newbridge College. The Second Years won 4 – 0 while the Seniors lost 2 – 0.
Congratulations to all the students who participated in the School Stars Quarter Final. They were Farah Elneihum, Hannah Hawkshaw, Izzie Rioch, Alice Kiernan and the Iconic Dance Crew.
Six student council members accompanied Ms. McFadden to the Loreto Student Council seminar.
The Third Year Parent Teacher meeting took place on Thursday, 10th November.
Well done to the girls representing the school in the Loreto Swimming Gala.
Well done to Megan Weston, Deirdre Cleary and Sophie Donnelly on being chosen as part of the Maths Enrichment project organised by U.C.D. The girls were chosen as a result of excellent Junior Certificate Maths results.
Transition Year Business and Home Economics classes began their “new product development” project with both teachers and Country Crest personnel.
News Update - Oct 28th, 2011
The school greatly enjoyed the Fun Friday Charity Drive for Loreto Darjeeling. Each year group dressed in one of the colours of the rainbow and there were various competitions during the day. The awards for the best costume/head piece were: 1st Year: Chloe Callaghan. 2nd Year: Erica Ruigrok. 3rd Year: Eimear Fitzpatrick. 4th Year: Sinead Corbally. 5th Year: Chloe Moore. 6th Year: Hannah Scott. And the overall winner was Kelly Murphy, 1H.
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Congratulations to the six projects which were accepted into this year’s Young Scientists Competition. Well done also to the remaining six projects who qualified for Scifest.
Second and Fourth Years enjoyed a French Theatre group who performed in the school on Wednesday.
Transition Year had a most enjoyable day in Causey Farm.
A wonderful night’s entertainment was held on Thursday, 26th with a Ceol Loreto Gig. A packed Hall enjoyed a great variety of acts.
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Well done to the First Year Futsal team who came second in their competition.
Well done also to the Equestrian and Senior Hockey team.
Six students represented the school at Comhairle na nOg’s A.G.M. on Wednesday. They were Stephanie
Graham, Eniola Kasim, Saoirse O’Reilly, Naoise Whearity, Kate Thompson and Paula Dowling. Another Loreto student, Katie Fleming helped organise the event.
News Update - Oct 21st, 2011
Sixth Year Music students attended a performance of their Set Works in the National Concert Hall.
Well done to the students involved in the Poetry Aloud Competition in the National Library of Ireland. They are Aideen Foley, Aoife Phillips, Deirdre Cleary, Naoise Wherity, Sarah Murphy, Saoirse O’Reilly and Emma Lyster.
Fourth Year music students attended a SongSchool workshop during the week.
Congratulations to the students chosen for the lead roles in the Transition Year Musical “The Sound of Music”. They are: Maria: Lauren Walsh. Captain Von Trapp: Niamh Egleston. Mother Abbess: Deirdre Cleary. Children: Ellen O’Malley, Hannah Boylan, Naoise Whearity, Hannah Egan, Sarah Murphy, Rebecca Owen & Niamh Mackey. Baroness Elsa Schraeder: Mairead McDonough. Max Detwieler: Aoife Phillips. Rolf: Rebecca Fagan. Sister Berthe: Aideen McNally. Sister Margaretta: Niamh Gibney. Sister Sophia: Aoife Dunne. Franz the Butler: Megan O’Carroll. Frau Schmidt the Housekeeper: Hannah McNulty. Admiral Von Schreiber: Sophie Donnelly. Fraulein Schweiger: Paula Dowling.
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The Parents Association have decided to focus on the following for the year ahead: Careers Fair and Fundraising for the Library.
Pat McKenna gave a talk to students on the dangers of the internet and cyber bullying.
Business students are on a trip to Frankfurt.
Third & Fourth Years had a talk on the European Parliament.
Transition Year Home Economics students were on an educational visit to Butler’s Chocolate Factory.
Lots of Maths related events occurred this week as part of Maths week.
Ms. Grace, Amy Butterly and Hannah Clarke (6th Years) hosted a lunch for new students who joined Loreto in
September – other than First Years.
Well done to the U.16 Gaelic team on their match with Castleknock
Our head girls display their new head gear as they promote the charity fun day to be held next friday.
News update, Oct 14th, 2011.
Well done to Kate Toland who represented Ireland in the Tae-Kwan-Doe European Championship.
The Transition Year Horticultural class visited the Botanic Gardens.
Well done to both G.A.A. and Hockey Teams on their victories during the week.
The annual Loreto Justice, Peace and Integrity of Creation (JPIC) Conference took place during the week. The Loreto Balbriggan participants were Kate Behan, Gulsah Aydin, Aisling McGann and Fiona Carter. There were
presentations from Trocaire, Self Help Africa and the U.N.
Best wishes to all the business students on their trip to Germany next week.
Accord talks on Relationships and Sexuality Education took place for 2nd Years.
Well done to Roisin Leahy on her excellent performance in the Leinster Invitational 3,500 metres on Wednesday in Santry Stadium.
A creative writing workshop took place with Geraldine Meade on Friday for Fifth Year students.
The school was delighted to have the Heineken Cup in school on Thursday.
News update, Oct 3rd, 2011.
Student Council elections took place on Monday, 26th September.
Staff Inservice took place on Tuesday, 27th September.
The 2C class participated in a Disability Awareness module with the Irish Wheelchair Association.
Well done to the three hockey teams who played Skerries Community College on Wednesday, 28th.
There was a photography workshop for Transition Years with Tim Durham on the 29th & 30th September.
The Figure Notes Group received training with Fingal Rehab on Thursday.
There was a Health & Beauty module talk for Transition Years on Thursday.
Congratulations to Deirdre Harford who won the National Career Skills Competition run by Career Portal.ie.
50th Reunion - Class of '62
Are you a graduate from the class of 1962, or do you know anybody who is? If so, and you are interested in celebrating the 50th anniversary during 2012, please contact Rhya Lornie (McInerney) at oircinnig@gmail.com.
News update, Sept 23rd, 2011.
Well done to the school tennis team who won the Drogheda School Tennis League in Laytown Tennis Club during the week. The team are Naoise Dunne, Jenny Power, Rachel Taylor, Laura Hennelly McCarthy, Caoimhe Dunne and Emma Power - Pic below.
There is a junior English trip to London and Strafford this week. The girls will be visiting the Globe Theatre, Westminister Abbey and then will be travelling to Stratford upon Avon to view a performance of the “Merchant of Venice” and take in the cultural delights of Shakespeare’s birthplace.
Up to 70 Transition Year students are involved in a Sports/Adventure break in Wicklow.
The school hosted a wonderful Art Exhibition of the Third Year Junior Cert projects. Big crowds turned out for the event.
Registration for incoming First Years Sept 2012 took place on Wednesday, 21st September.
The school Mass took place on Monday, 21st May in the parish church. The theme of the Mass was “Building a Bright Tomorrow”. After the mass the student leadership body for the year ahead were commissioned.
The HSE administered the HPV injection to 300 students on Thursday, 22nd September.
Loreto Balbriggan Tennis Team
News update, Sept 16th, 2011.
Congratulations to our Junior Cert students on their excellent results.
Fifth & Sixth Year students attended the Higher Options Conference on Thursday.
Information Evenings for prospective students 2012 took place on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Sixth Year Geography students had their fieldwork trip to Wicklow on Wednesday.
Fifth Year Art students visited the Hugh Lane Gallery on Friday,16th.
Condolences to the Loreto Community and the family of Sr. Sebastian McLoughlin on her death. Sr. Sebastian was principal of Loreto Balbriggan from 1972 until 1980
News update - Sept 9th, 2011
A Study Skills programme was provided for Third and Sixth Years this week.
Training for Sixth Year students who applied to be Minister of the Eucharist also took place.
Best wishes to the members of our teaching staff involved in Oxfam Trek from Newcastle, Co. Down to Carlingford. The teachers involved are Mr. Kilgarriff, Mr. O’Brien, Ms. Greaney, Ms. Ryan and Ms. Conroy.
Information Meeting - First Year Students 2012-2113
An Information Meeting for students beginning in First Year in September 2012 will be held on the following dates:
Tue, 13th September: Surname: A – L:
Wed, 14th September: Surname: M – Z:
at 7.30 p.m. in the School Hall.
An application pack will be distributed at these
meetings. The school will be open from 6 – 7 p.m. for a tour of the facilities.
News update - Sept 2nd, 2011
Welcome to all our new students and staff to Loreto Balbriggan. There has been extensive building work over the summer with major improvements in mechanical and electrical provision, office and Art Room 1. Our new extension is on track for opening in the spring of 2012. Congratulations to Emma Cook and Lauren Fagan. The girls were awarded the Senior Northern Ireland Young Scientist runner up title for 2011 at the Sentinus Northern Ireland Young Scientist and Innovator on Tuesday 14th June, in the Odyssey Arena in Belfast. A wide array of modules are provided for Transition Year students in addition to core and options. New modules include Mandarin Chinese, Green School and Log-on learning. Well done to Deirdre Harford who won 2nd Prize in the nationwide Career Skills competition based on her work experience. |
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Congratulations to our outgoing Leaving Certificate on their excellent results. Viewing of scripts takes place this weekend.
We have been informed that Junior Certificate results will be available on the 14th September.
The Year Heads and Form Teachers for the 2011-12 year are listed on left hand menu, under Pastoral care.
The student leadership groups, also under Pastoral Care in menu on the left, have had inservice with Ms. Murray, Ms. Gallen and Mr. Shane Martin.
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