Blog Posts

A Christmas Appeal

1/12/2020

As we enter the last few weeks before Christmas it is very important that our Covid procedures are strictly enforced. In order for families to mix with relatives on Christmas Day it is vital that no family member can be identified as a close contact for the two weeks before Dec 25th. (i.e. from the 11th December).

We remind everyone that:

students should not attend if they are showing any symptoms
parents should not visit the school ( even when students have forgotten items)
social distance must be adhered to at all times in school and masks must be worn
hand sanitising/washing needs to take place regularly.

What we do over the next couple of weeks will determine how we spend our Christmas and

WE HAVE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE DEPENDING ON YOU

The next stage

1/11/2020

As we head into the next 7 weeks leading up to Christmas we want to make every effort to keep our environment safe. Thank you to all parents for not calling and for doing business online.

We have been slowly reintroducing practical subjects and physical education in a safe manner and will continue to do so.

For our safety if you have been abroad or if any of your household have been abroad over the past week then you should not be attending school until the 14 day isolation period is over.

Anybody identified as a close contact should follow HSE advice for testing and isolation.

Students showing any symptoms should not attend school.

The students have been excellent in hand sanitising and in wearing masks and we all need to encourage them to continue.

Together we can get through this and continue to ensure that students get the best of teaching and learning and can even have fun in these difficult times

Enrolment for Sept 2021 is now Closed

25/10/2020

Enrolment for September 2021 is now closed and a Waiting List is now in operation for any late entries.

Jerusalema Challenge Athy College

24/10/2020

Lockdown didn't prevent Athy College from ending the term with the Jerusalema Challenge. Complying with social distancing regulations both students and staff got in the spirit of the event and had fun after a long and challenging term. Thank you to one and all.

Hand Sanitiser Alert

23/10/2020

Further to the alert issued by the Department of Education this morning regarding the use of some hand sanitiser product we can confirm that we do not use or did not use the recalled product.

Parent View

19/10/2020

As promised we have updated our Athy College VSware app for parents. Through this app, which is the same one which parents have been using, you can now log in and:

View student(s) timetables
View student(s) exam results/reports
View student(s) attendance - subjects and classes missed
Receive and send communications from/to Principal/Deputy Principal, Year Head, tutor
Explain absences.

All you need is to download the VSware app to your phone and use the username and password received from Athy College

Thank You to School Staff

18/10/2020

As we approach Hallowe’en and amid all of the uncertainty of whether schools close or open in Level 5 can I say on behalf of parents and the community a very special thanks to our teachers, SNAs and school staff. With restrictions on how many people we can safely see on a daily basis our teachers have become Ireland's second line of frontline workers who daily engage with dozens and even hundreds of students. I humbly say a very sincere thanks to these national heroes who each day help this country in the battle against Covid.

Please help to keep our schools safe by not visiting schools unnecessarily.

Last chance to enrol fo 2021

14/10/2020

With just over a week left until closing date, Athy College has already received the highest number of applications ever for 2021. Applications close at 4pm on Fri 23rd Oct after which waiting list will apply. Online application at http://www.athycollege.ie/online-enrolment.html

Well, well, well.

14/10/2020

Might just look like an ordinary class but Athy College TY students link in each week with the Royal College of Surgeons to take part in a pilot well-being programme being delivered online. We are delighted to be associated with this most prestigious body as we explore different aspects of health and well being together. Many thanks to Dr Padraic Dunne (RCSI) and Joanne Parry (Athy College) for advancing this ground breaking project.

October 13th, 2020

13/10/2020

Well done to Athy College TY students who have taken part in the Athy Bridge 21 Learn programme over the past 2 days. Last year we completed this programme in TCD but this year Covid got in the way so we designed our own creative, problem solving and digital skill programme. Well done to teachers Ms Burke and Ms Daly who took the students through this exciting programme.

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