School Calendar 2017-2018 January 17th (Wed) Staff Development/School Planning/Staff Meeting (3.30-5.30pm) Term One: 28 th August 2017 – 22 nd December 2017 January 24th (Wed) Fifth Parent/Teacher Meeting (3:35-6:05p.m.) August 25th (Fri) School opens for 1st Year Students only (10am-12.30pm) January 25th (Thur) Information night for 3rd Yr Parents on Transition Year 2017/18 August 28th (Mon) School open 9:05-1.20pm @ 7:30p.m. August 29th (Tue ) School open 9.05 – 1.20pm January 29th (Mon) Information night for incoming first year students @ 7:30p.m August 30th (Wed) School open 9:05-3.20pm January 31st (Wed) Junior & Leaving Certificate Mock Examinations September 5th -7th TY Trip to Carlingford February 3rd (Sat) Assessments for Incoming First Year Students 2017/18 September 7th (Thur) 6th Year Ecology Trip February 9th (Feb) School closes for mid- term break at 3.20p. September 7th (Thur) Talk for 1st Year Parents on the transition from primary to Mid Term Break February 12 th 2018 – 16 th February 2018 secondary school @ 7:30p.m. February 19th (Mon) School re-opens for all students September 11th (Mon) 6th Year Geography Field Trip February 21st (Wed) 1st Year Parent Teacher Meeting - 3.35pm – 6.05pm September 12th (Tue) 5th Year Trip to “School Summit” Careers Exhibition February 22nd (Thur) 5th Year Options – Information Night for 3rd & TY Parents at September 14th (Thur) Higher Options for Sixth Year Students 7:30p.m. September 21st (Thur) Prayer Service 1st Year Students & Parents/Guardians @ 7:30p.m. March 1st (Thur) TY Parent/Teacher Meeting - 3.35pm – 6.05pm September 21st (Thur) Staff Development/School Planning/Staff Meeting (3.30-5.30pm) March 12th -16th Seachtain na Gaeilge September 21st (Thur) Sixth Year Retreat March 14th (Wed) Staff Development/School Planning/Staff Meeting (3.30-5.30pm) September 26th (Tue) TY Retreat – Celbridge Manor - Group A & B March 19th (Mon) School Closed - Bank Holiday September 26th (Tue) Parents’ Association AGM in school hall @ 7:30pm March 23rd (Fri) School closes at 3:20p.m. for Easter Holidays September 28th (Thur) TY Retreat – Celbridge Manor – Group C & D Term Three 9 th April –1 st June 2018 October 2nd (Mon) Third Year Retreat/Ecology Trip April 9th (Mon) School re-opens for all students October 3rd (Tue) Third Year Retreat/Ecology Trip April 12th (Thur) First Year Trip to Armagh Planetarium October 9th (Mon) Anti-bullying /Friendship week April 12th (Thur) Staff Development/School Planning/Staff Meeting (3.30-5.30pm) October 11th (Wed) School Mass Opening of New School Year 2017/2018 April 24th & 25th Fifth Year Mock interviews October 12th (Thur) Fun Walk (Afternoon) May 3rd (Thur) First Year Irish Examinations October 16th (Mon) Study Skills 3rd Year Students May 3rd (Thur) Staff Development/School Planning/Staff Meeting (3.30-5.30pm) October 19th (Thur) Staff Development/School Planning/Staff Meeting(3.30-5.30pm) May 4th (Fri) First Year Maths Examinations October 19th (Thur) CAO Information Night for 6th Year Parents @ 7:30pm May 7th (Mon) School Closed – Bank Holiday October 23rd (Mon) King Lear 6th year students. May 24th (Thur) Leaving Certificate Graduation @ 7:30p.m. October 24th (Tue) School Closed for all Students - JCT CPD – Staff Only May 28th (Mon) T.Y. Presentation Night @ 7:30p.m. October 27th (Fri) School closes @ 3:20pm mid-term break May 29th (Tue) Summer Examinations Mid Term Break October 30 th – November 3rd 2017 May 29th (Tue) Prayer Service for 3rd Year students & parents @ 7:30p.m. November 6th (Mon) School re-opens for all students June 1st (Fri) School closes for Summer Holidays at 12.35p.m. November 9th (Thur) Third Year Parent/Teacher Meeting (3:35-6:05pm) Please check our website www.stwolstans.ie for a update on any calendar changes. November 11th (Sat) Open Morning for Incoming First Years 2018/2019 Supervised study: This will be available from 18th September. Details will be November 14th (Tue) Fifth Year Retreat – Mt St. Annes/Dominicians Tallaght available from the Supervised Study Co-ordinator. November 20th (Mon) First Year Retreat – Celbridge Manor Detention: Friday before or after school and any lunch-time Monday-Friday November 21st (Tue) Second Year Retreat – Celbridge Manor Appointments with staff: Any queries regarding individual subjects can be taken up with the November 22nd (Wed) Sixth Year Parent/Teacher meeting (3:35-6:05pm) subject teacher. The Year head acts as a vital link between home and school and should be November 30th (Thur) Closing Date for First Year Enrolment 2018/2019 consulted by parents. The Year head has an overview of the students’ progress and welfare November 30th (Thur) Second Year Parent Teacher Meeting (3:35-6:05pm) and is available for meetings by APPOINTMENT ONLY. December 6th (Wed) Staff Development/School Planning/Staff Meeting (3.30-5.30pm) PRINCIPAL/DEPUTY PRINCIPAL YEARHEADS, TUTORS, CLASS TEACHERS December 8th (Fri) School Closed BY APPOINTMENT ONLY. December 15th (Fri) Christmas Carol Service December 19th (Tue) Advent Service for Parents & Students @ 7:30pm December 18th (Mon)) Christmas Examinations December 22nd (Fri) School closes for Christmas holidays @ 12:35pm Term Two: January 8 th 2018 – April 7 th 2018 January 8th (Mon) School re-opens for all students January 12th (Fri) 2nd Yr & TY BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition January 15th (Mon) Student Well Being & Health Awareness Week