National Curriculum

Calendar

February

February

M	T	W	T	F	S	S
		1 Mock Exams TY Work Exp/Community Care	2 Mock Exams TY Work Exp/Community Care	3 Mock Exams TY Work Exp/Community Care	4	5
6 TY Work Exp/Community Care Mock Exams	7 5th Yr Retreat TY Work Exp/Community Care Mock Exams	8 TY Work Exp/Community Care Mock Exams	9 TY Work Exp/Community Care Mock Exams 1st Yr Retreat	10 TY Work Exp/Community Care Mock Exams	11 TY Tour to Italy 11-15 Feb 2012	12 TY Tour to Italy 11-15 Feb 2012
13 Mid Term Break TY Tour to Italy 11-15 Feb 2012	14 Mid Term Break TY Tour to Italy 11-15 Feb 2012	15 Mid Term Break TY Tour to Italy 11-15 Feb 2012	16 Mid Term Break	17 Mid Term Break	18	19
20	21	22	23 Concern Campaign Academy	24	25	26
27	28 Meeting for Parents of Incoming 1st Years 2012	29

7
Safer Internet Day

8
P6 Ceremony of Light
Ceremony of Light

10
Mid-term break
Mid-term Holidays begin
Friendship Day

20
School re-opens

21
Cyberbullying Workshop

In Notre Dame Junior School we follow the Primary School Curriculum as set out by the Department of Education and Science.

The core subjects in our curriculum are:

English
Gaeilge
Maths
SESE (Social Environmental and Scientific Education),
Music
Visual Arts
Drama
Physical Education(includes swimming as part of the school day for P1 to P6)
Religion
SPHE (Social Personal and Health Education) to include an RSE Programme for parents and pupils in fifth and sixth classes.

This curriculum is enhanced, at no extra cost to parents/guardians, by our weekly specialist tuition in Dance, Information Technology, French, Speech and Drama and Singing/Choir .