Connect Issue 32 June 2021 - Hospitality Justice

Connect
          Issue 32 June 2021
Respect   Hospitality   Compassion   Justice   Excellence

P5
P5 have worked so hard this
year and we have made so
many lovely memories. This
 June we enjoyed a Teddy
bears picnic, pizza day and
 a sports day with some of
 the other classes. We are
   looking forward to our
     Summer holidays.

PP1
 We have had an exciting term in
 PP1. We have been out and about
 around the community, exploring
   the local area and visiting the
parks. We have also had lots of fun
 around our school campus, with a
 visit from reptiles, a teddy bears
picnic in the “secret garden” and a
 cinema day in our classroom. The
 students have all had a fantastic
  year in PP1, and are ready for a
    well-deserved rest over the
              summer.

PP1 – Enjoying the secret garden!!!!!

PP2
 PP2 have been working hard this semester
  and we have really enjoyed the year. We
have all bonded so much this year and have
  created some amazing friendships within
     the classroom. June was particularly
 enjoyable as we got out to the playground
 in the beautiful weather, enjoyed a sports
   day with some other classes, went on a
Teddy Bear’s picnic and had a reptile day to
     mention just some of the wonderful
memories we got to create. We’ve danced,
sang and most importantly laughed our way
 through a year of ups and downs. We will
 all miss the little family we have created in
 PP2 but look forward to the future as all of
the students’ progress through the school.

We had a busy time here in PP3 over the last term. Everybody did lots of
PP3   great work. We enjoyed the fine weather and got out almost every day for
      a walk or a game of football in the park. We have amazing students here in
      class, very good footballers and lots of creative people. Drawing of class by
                                     Faith O Hagan.

Our class have been working really hard at being more independent and
                         mature and it’s great to see how much they’ve progressed this year. We’ve all
PP4 Independent Travel   missed going on trips on public transport but have made a big effort to get out
                         and about in our local community. All of the class has improved at crossing the
Skills                   roads safely and we’ve been exploring the steps needed for independent
                         travel. Here’s a picture of us walking up to Stillorgan to show a few students
                         their bus stop.

PP5
We had a fantastic year in PP5, all of the students worked hard in so many different
  areas, We had students learning to swim for the first time, another teaching her
 karate moves and even had some puppets in the class. Everyone worked hard online
during the lockdown. Luckily for PP5, we were able to go on a trip to Carysfort Park in
 June and have a pizza day. Dominos delivered yummy pizza's to the school. We are
                     looking forward to our summer break now.

PP6
     PP6 have had a
fantastic term full of
great friendships. Our
  favourite activities
 are the things we do
  in groups, including
  gorgeous group art
 lessons, group games
 during free time and
   chatting together
   during our weekly
       Chat Café!

PP7

    We’ve had a super
summer term in PP7. We
ate pizza, picked up litter,
    stroked lizards and
snakes, danced and sang
songs. Looking forward to
 seeing everyone back in
September safe, well and
 refreshed. Have a lovely
         summer!

PP8
   Some of us have been
busy learning to knit and
    crochet. We made a
 hairband, a blanket and
  some teddies. We have
  also had a lovely time
doing yoga for the month
          of June.
Congratulations to Abbie
 in our class who won a
 prize in a Dun Laoghaire
     Rathdown poster
       competition.

PV1

PV1
 One of the highlights of the
year in PV1 was when we got
 to see some of the reptiles
that came to visit the school.
    Well done to all of the
 students in PV1, I hope you
  are all very proud of your
   achievements this year.
  Wishing everyone a great
       summer break!

PV2 take a weekly
Thursday trek around
our local communities
   of Blackrock and
   Stillorgan. It is a
 great chance to see
what facilities we have
near our school. Here
 we are having a rest
after a very long walk.

PV3 have worked hard on their J.C.S.P.
        statements this year and achieved numerous
PV3   certificates. Although it was a difficult year we
       did not let Covid stop us working hard and also
        enjoying ourselves. We met some interesting
         reptiles and enjoyed ice cream in the sun.

Home Economics -
    Pre-Vocational JCSP
       Sustainability
As part of the Junior Cycle Home
   Economics Programme we
learned about being kind to our
   world so that it is here for
 future generations (the people
who come after us). To celebrate
what we learned during the year
  we decided to throw a party
Saint Augustine’s style and wow
  do we know how to throw a
 party!! We decided to celebrate
 our knowledge of sustainability
alongside National Fish and Chip
Day. All pre-vocational students
      got in on the action!!

Yummy homemade
ice-cream

Vocational 1 students cooking up a storm

The Masterchef Class 2021

• Vocational 2 students celebrated all the wonderful
  skills they achieved in the kitchen over the years by
  taking part in our schools MasterChef experience! It
  turns out all of our students are true MasterChefs!!
  Well done to all involved.

Well done to everyone for working so hard this year. While respecting all the
         guidelines you managed to keep the music room alive! A special thank you to
Music      the students who continued to participate in our Zoom ‘Chat n Bodhrán’
        sessions even after school reopened. You made new friends in lots of classes
                     as well as enjoying your music. Have a great summer!

ArtDepartment

 Big Congratulations to
   the winners of the
 Blackrock Credit Union
Art Competition! Patrick
   Necculai, Mathew J.
Burke and Luke O'Reilly
  received awards and
  cheques to recognise
      their amazing
  achievement. Patrick
  won not only the local
   award but also the
 regional award for his
      submission.

Art
     Department
The art student graduates from
 this year 2021, had a beautiful
 exhibition of their work for the
   graduation ceremony which
took place Thursday the 17th of
    June. Their hard work and
  dedication in the subject was
 apparent in the work that was
          admired by all.

We have been very busy in the art
room as usual and have created
some lovely ceramics with all the

Grow it, Cook it, Eat
    it - Garden Party!

                          iends and staff! The
 students successfully grew lots of salad leaves and
     herbs along with strawberries, rhubarb and
 raspberries, beetroots, carrots, potatoes, broccoli,
cauliflower and lots of peas!The garden party was a
   huge success as you can see and we would like
 to thank all vocational staff for their hard work and
help on the day! You were amazing! Thanks to David
    our chaplain, Mr. O’ Brien, Ms. Cotter and our
other special guests for coming and for all their kind
  words. We hope to do the same again next year!

Yoga and Meditation
   in Vocational 1
   Students and staff really enjoyed doing
    yoga and meditation again this year,
  particularly when the weather improved
  and we could go outside! Students in first
 and second year learned many poses and
    sequences that they can continue to
  practice at home and they also learned
some different techniques for relaxation and
                 stress relief!

Wow – Walk
   on Wednesday
     This year the Green School
   Committee is applying for our
 Green Flag in Travel. As part of
this application every Wednesday
 the Vocational students enjoyed
participating in their WOW. The
   school is very lucky to have a
lovely big green space beside the
 school and some beautiful parks
   nearby. The students enjoyed
exploring nature while out on our
 walks. Also it was a great time to
  'Walk and Talk' to their friends
     which helped develop new
    friendships and social skills.

Boogie Bus and Brunch for our
Graduation class of 2021!

Boogie Bus and Brunch

Graduation Ceremony 2021

Graduation class trip
 to Ice Cream shop

The Class of 2021 in their
     graduation hoodies

Graduate Orchard
  As part of our graduation
    activites we held a tree
  planting ceremony on 25th
  June. Two apple trees were
planted by our Vocational 2 as
a reminder of how much they
   will continue to grow and
  blossom when they leave St
Augustine's. This part of our
 school has been renamed the
      Graduate Orchard.

Busy time in Vocational skills! With the Covid
                  restrictions in place meant that while we
              couldn’t go out, we had a lot more to do in the
               areas. Hand washing, temperature checks and
              PPE became our buzz words! The students were
                great and adapted to our regime really well.
                    Technology organised a couple of very
              successful fundraisers and our Christmas shop

Vocational    was really successful too so a big thank you for
               all the support. Great work progressed in PCP,
                  Personal Effectiveness and Work Training,

Skills Area     Zooms taking place during lockdown,(Mark
              nearly became a celebrity chef!) although sadly
              work experience had to be put on hold. Damien
               has been facilitating the canteen as an eating
                  area since February, and occasional cakes
                  would appear thanks to Mark’s (catering)
                students ! Mr. Laheen continues to produce
               fabulous bedding plants which are decorating
              the campus liberally (and can be purchased for
               your own garden!) Hopefully next year will be
                            more normal for us all.

Sponsored walk
   organised by
     Parents
    Association

  Parents and students of P5
participated in doing 5k walk
in Cabinteely Park. Everyone
  had a great time and they
  raised a whooping €8,000
 for the sensory garden in St
         Augustine's.