School News
Our senior debaters at UCD
2020/02/12 14:04:53
Our senior debaters Amy and Palakshi, after the success of the weekend, competed in a hotly contested, high intensity quarter final in UCD last night. They did not progress to the next round, but both spoke passionately and persuasively on a very tricky motion:
This house regrets the use of the Royal Rota in British Media
TY Update
2020/02/10 12:25:36
TY’s recently (4th February) attended “I Wish” in the RDS. I Wish is an initiative to inspire, encourage and motivate young female students to pursue a career in Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM). I WISH (Inspiring Women in STEM) featured a conference and interactive exhibitions. It also featured workshops, daily keynotes and panel discussions by women who have seen the opportunities for a great career in STEM.
Debating Success!
2020/02/10 12:15:36
It was a very successful weekend for our Sion Hill Debating club. A Lawrence and P Rattan competed in the Philspeaks competitive weekend in Trinity college and won!
Five junior students travelled to Bettystown for the Matheson Ormsby Mace debate and competed in several debates throughout the day. This was the last of the preliminary rounds that they have competed in, and the following four students have now qualified for the Leinster Final at the end of February! Huge congratulations to P Agrawal, I Tripathi, K Abdulhaman and A Binu.
Cancellations
2020/02/07 15:17:02
Hockey and athletics are cancelled today due to the weather.
Summer Fair
2020/02/04 14:32:30
****SAVE THE DATE the Summer Fair is back on Sunday 10th May****
Dear Parents and Guardians,
The Summer fair is held every second year and is an opportunity for the whole school community of Students, Teachers AND Parents to pull together to raise significant funds for the school.
Our target is €20,000 this year towards upgrading computers/IT equipment for the girls and we know with your help we can achieve it!
We are asking everyone can you help in any way with some suggestions below.
Contact us if you can help:pta@sionhillcollege.ie
CORPORATE SPONSORSHIP: Can you help us get corporate sponsorship for main raffle prizes from any company you know or work for? (We already have €200 sponsorship for 2 Longitude tickets!)
SKILL / TALENT: Do you have a job or skill that would be useful to help us make the fair a big success?!
STALL IDEAS / STOCK: Would you like to get involved with a business or idea suited to a Fair Stall (e.g. Hot Food, butcher, plant/garden stall). Do you know any company that would help stock our stalls?
PRIZES FOR TOMBOLA: Any unwanted Christmas gifts or vouchers will be gratefully received e.g. hairdressers, Restaurant, Gym, Driving lessons etc.
SPREAD THE WORD The fair is open to anyone not just the school community! Spread the word via local schools (especially primary) and families in the area to come along and enjoy the fun!
We will be in touch in a few weeks with more details about how the girls will contribute to the fair and other ways in which you may be able to assist.
The Summer Fair will include old favourites such as the BBQ, Hot Food, Tombola, Wheel of Fortune, Home Bake Cake Sale, as well as Book stall, Plant Stall, Accessories, Face painting etc.
The Student Council will organise the Fair Games and music and entertainment will be provided throughout the afternoon in the Concert Hall, making this a fun day for all the family.
Thank you for your continued support from the PTA.
TY Update
2020/02/04 07:49:24
January finished up as busy as it started for our TY’s. They visited the Seamus Heaney exhibition at the National Library on 14th January. A group of 30 students began a 6 week personal development course called “It’s My Life”. Rehearsals for the musical collaboration with Oatlands College have intensified. The second placement of work experience began on 23rd January. They girls were among a group of 250 TY’s to participate in a Touch Rugby blitz organised by the IRFU. https://m.facebook.com/Irelandtouch/
TY JCPA
2020/01/30 23:48:09
TY’s after getting their JCPA’s on Wednesday 22 Jan.
Swap Shop
2020/01/27 14:27:21
Well done to our environment committee reps for organising a Swap Shop event which helped raised funds towards the Australian Bush Fires.
Table Quiz
2020/01/24 16:02:17
Looking forward to seeing you all at the table quiz this evening.
Talbot Hotel
Stillorgan
8.00pm
Please support the PTA raffle
Success in Cambridge English Exam
2020/01/24 14:42:24
Congratulations to Carla Vallejo Arias on her success in the C1 Advanced Exam. C1 Advanced is an English language examination provided by Cambridge Assessment English. C1 Advanced is proof of high-level achievement in English and is designed for learners preparing for university or professional life.
Career and College meeting for all Transition year students and parents
2020/01/23 16:53:32
Monday 27th Jan
Concert hall 7.30pm
Basketball Cancelled
2020/01/23 13:40:20
Basketball training after school today has been cancelled.
Medical form and picture permission form
2020/01/22 15:04:06
Please submit the medical form and the picture permission form before Friday 24th January.
Politics & Society students attend Claire Byrne Live
2020/01/21 08:40:42
Politics and Society students from 5th and 6th Year were in the audience for Claire Byrne Live debate on Health on Monday evening.
Distinctions in Business
2020/01/21 07:49:55
Congratulations to A. Byrne and L. Connor in TY who got a Distinction in Business in their Junior Cert. This achievement was celebrated last Wednesday (15th January) by the UCD Quinn School of Business and the Business Studies Teacher’s Association of Ireland. The girls were presented with Certificates of Achievement at a ceremony in UCD. Well done girls - we are very proud of this achievement.
Table Quiz Friday 24 January
2020/01/19 21:01:32
All table quiz forms to be returned tomorrow Monday 20th Jan. Please support the school table quiz.
UCD Junior Debates
2020/01/19 20:52:20
Huge congratulations to our junior debaters who competed in their third round of the UCD Junior debates last week. Well done to our 2nd years Ishna, Prachi, Anshika and Keisha who competed to a very high standard, and special congratulations to Prachi who has qualified for the Octo-finals next week.
Junior C Match Cancelled
2020/01/18 08:35:26
The 10am Junior C match has also been cancelled due to the pitch being frozen.
Minor C Match Cancelled
2020/01/18 08:15:49
Due to the pitch being frozen, this morning’s Minor C match at 9 has been cancelled. A decision on the Junior C match at 10 will follow.
Consent Forms
2020/01/15 16:19:46
All parents must complete the following forms on the School App
medical information form (go to my student/Medical info/update/complete form/submit
picture permission form (go to my student select I consent/I do not consent
SID2020
2020/01/15 15:30:01
Our students, who were chosen to act as Safety Internet Day Ambassadors for 2020 attending the Webwise Safer Internet Day Training Programme hosted at Google today.
After School Sport Cancelled
2020/01/13 13:52:27
All after school sport has been cancelled due to Storm Brendan.
Busy start to 2020 for TY students
2020/01/12 22:26:06
TY’s kicked off 2020 with an afternoon of ice skating in Dundrum. Later in the week they visited the BT Young Scientist at the RDS. On Sunday they were bag packing in Dunnes Stores, Cornelscourt for SVP.
Sen B Hockey Cancelled
2020/01/11 09:11:02
The Senior B hockey v St Andrews match has been cancelled.
E-Twinning Quality Label Certificates
2018/09/14 12:50:56
Third Year Spanish students were recently awarded E-twinning Quality Label Certificates for the work they completed with schools in three other European countries last year. The project, "Mi vida y yo", was entirely in Spanish. Our project was praised for its "practial tasks, well-organised TwinSpace and very good curricular integration".
