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Congratulations Éabha! Limerick Minor 2024! 

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Congratulations Éabha! Limerick Minor 2024! 

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Congratulations Kaelin! Limerick Minor 2024!

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Congratulations Kaelin! Limerick Minor 2024!

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Congratulations Áine! Limerick Minor 2024! 

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Congratulations Áine! Limerick Minor 2024! 

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Congratulations Clare! Limerick Minor 2024! 

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TY Quiz organised by 5th year Wellbeing Team 

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Peer mentoring boardgames initiative - 5th year Wellbeing team

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Peer mentoring boardgames initiative - 5th year Wellbeing team

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4.3 Wellbeing Team 23/24

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Green School Co-ordinator Ms. Carswell discussing Biodiversity at STN 

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Green School Co-ordinator Ms. Carswell discussing Biodiversity at STN 

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Learning about Fixed and Growth mindset in Wellbeing class and enjoying board games

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Being a teen is stressful! Whether it's school, friends, or dating, the teen years are full of difficult changes-both mentally and physically. If you're like many teens, you may have difficulty dealing with stress in effective ways. You aren't alone, and there are things you can do to stay calm, no matter how stressful life becomes.

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Being a teen is stressful! Whether it's school, friends, or dating, the teen years are full of difficult changes-both mentally and physically. If you're like many teens, you may have difficulty dealing with stress in effective ways. You aren't alone, and there are things you can do to stay calm, no matter how stressful life becomes. All you need to do is stop, breathe, and be mindful and aware in the present moment.

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Being a teen is stressful! Whether it's school, friends, or dating, the teen years are full of difficult changes-both mentally and physically. If you're like many teens, you may have difficulty dealing with stress in effective ways. You aren't alone, and there are things you can do to stay calm, no matter how stressful life becomes.

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Ten factors that are really important for our wellbeing and what we can do about them.

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Stress levels can be higher than usual around exam time. While a bit of stress can help you to stay motivated and focused, too much can be unhelpful. Exam stress can be overwhelming. It can confuse and exhaust you. If it all seems to be getting on top of you, there are things you can do to keep calm.

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Stress levels can be higher than usual around exam time. A bit of stress can help you to stay motivated and focused. But too much can be unhelpful.

Exam stress can be overwhelming. It can confuse and exhaust you. Having to revise a lot of information in a short space of time can be stressful. Not understanding course material may also add to your stress.

If it all seems to be getting on top of you, there are things you can do to keep calm.

Keep a routine and take regular breaks

It's important to have regular study breaks and make time for relaxation and exercise.

Practising mindfulness helps you focus on what's happening right at this moment.

Going for a walk, run, or to the gym is a great way to clear your head and can help you focus.

Watching your favourite TV show or going to the cinema are also good ways to take a break from studying.
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Limit caffeine

Caffeine and energy drinks can give you a quick lift. But they're not good for you in the long term.

They can make you feel sick and can interfere with your sleep and your ability to concentrate.

Manage expectations

Pressure from other people around exams can be huge. This can be hard to deal with, especially from family and teachers. You need to remember that it's your life and your exam, with you in control.

Tips to help you manage expectations

Stressful situations may cause you to worry too much and imagine the worst possible outcome. Base expectations on your past performance and doing the best you can.

Put the exam in context. In the overall scheme of things, how important is it?

Tell people what you realistically expect from your exams. Talk to them and find out what they hope for you. Tell them what you are thinking and feeling.

Use the expectations of yourself and others to help you study.

Ask for and accept support from those around you, especially family members.

If exams do not go as well as you hoped, there are always alternatives. It does not mean you are a success or failure.

Exams cannot measure these sorts of things. All they measure is how well you do on the day.

Look after yourself

It's easy to let exams get on top of you and forget to look after yourself. If possible, try to get good night's sleep every night. It's a good time to make an effort to eat healthily, making sure you eat plenty of fruit and vegetables.
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Ask for and accept support

If you're feeling overwhelmed, you might find it helpful to talk to a teacher or counsellor. It's also important to ask for or accept support from your family.

This support might be practical, like picking you up from the library. It could also be emotional support, including advice.

If you need to talk to someone outside the situation, you can call:

Options for the future

If you are doing the Leaving Certificate, getting the exam results you need for your first preference is great. But it's not the end of the world if you do not. There are often other ways to get into the area you are interested in studying and working in.

It may mean taking a year out and getting some practical experience or doing a further education course. You might consider repeating. If you do accept another offer, you may find that you like it or it suits you better.

Leave the stress in the exam hall

There's always a light at the end of the tunnel. Exams have a beginning and an end. The stress that goes along with them should end with the exam.

Once the exam is over, there's nothing more you can do about it. You should just try to relax afterwards.

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Stress levels can be higher than usual around exam time. Find out how to manage exam stress and stay motivated and focused.

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Ten Study Tips for Junior Certificate Students with Dyslexia

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Ten Study Tips for Junior Certificate Students with Dyslexia

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Give each subject its own colour! Do several copies: one for the locker, the homework journal, your study area. Put in the name of your teacher and classroom the first time you put in a subject. It could look like this. Use your homework journal for homework and to pack your bag for the next day.

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1. Colour code your timetable

Give each subject its own colour! Do several copies: one for the locker, the homework journal, your study area. Put in the name of your teacher and classroom the first time you put in a subject. It could look like this.

2. Become organised.

Use your homework journal for homework and to pack your bag for the next day. Write in the names of the subjects in for each day. It will save time when taking down homework in class. For your files/notes/books. Try having a weekly clear out and organisation of locker and work area. Use colour folders and covers/colour tabs for your copies. Use the same colour for the subjects as in your timetable.

For example, English could be red, Maths yellow, Geography pink etc. And of course, most importantly have your MOBILE switched OFF when doing homework.

3. Use SMART Goals!

SMART goals for your homework give you an exact idea of what to learn within a given time. It will help to keep you focussed. This is far more productive than reading over a chapter three times. Here is an example from History on the Reformation. At the end of 20 minutes I will know the following key facts and be able to test myself:

4. Moving from Short term to Long term

Rote learning (learning off-by-heart what you do not understand) is not recommended for students with dyslexia. It is better to learn with understanding or to see patterns. Use several senses rather than look over/read over notes to make the material your own. It is hard work but it helps. Use activities such talking, listening, debating, drawing, visualising, flashcards, lists of questions etc.

5. Know your learning style

Visual learners - prefer diagrams, colour, mindmaps, organisers

Verbal/auditory learners - like using highlighting, recording on MP3, talking and repeating information.

Movement, movement, saying, writing.

The website www.vark-learn.com has an on-line questionnaire that takes about ten minutes to complete and tells you your preferred learning style.

6. Note taking

If you cannot take good notes, can you get photocopies or use revision books. This will allow you listen in class and understand what is being taught. There are websites that can be helpful. See end of this article. Put page numbers, date, subject and topic at the top of each page. When summarising the summary should be less than a quarter of text. Use lots of space, numbering, bullet points, headings, sub-headings & colour. Graphic Organisers and Mindmaps help organise your thinking, help when learning/memorising material and then help in structuring written answers. There are some examples of graphic organisers below.

7. Memory techniques

Visualisation. Make up images in your mind to help you remember. Here is an example. The colours in the wires in the electric plug are blue, green/yellow, and brown. See the image of a Teddybear (brown for the live wire,) on green grass (green for the earth wire) and a blue sky (blue for the neutral).

Grouping. Don't try to memorise long lists of unrelated facts. Group them in blocks.

Mnemonics. Make up sentences or words that help you remember facts. Here are some examples.

8. Reading

Try to make time to read something everyday. It will develop reading stamina and speed. It is like training for a race. You cannot run a 5 K race immediately. You train for it over time. Active reading means asking yourself questions about the text before you start, then try to find the answers to those questions as you read. It will help keep your mind focussed. Then when you finish, check if you can now answer the questions.

See if a plastic colour overlay helps or use a ruler to keep your eyes focussed on the page. Maybe enlarged print (on computer or Kindle) may help. Digital copies of textbooks are available so you can read and hear the text at the same time. Factsheet 16 under downloads at www.dyslexiacourses.ie has details on how to access them. There is a scanning pen available now which reads aloud text as well as capturing text to file. See www.scanningpenshop.com.

Reading aloud or subvocalizing (saying the words quietly to yourself) can help you read more accurately particularly in exams.

9. Spelling and Vocabulary

Dictionary/notebook when reading will help develop vocabulary: Put a tab where each letter begins in the dictionary. Have an alphabet bookmark and choose a dictionary with large print. Collins Dictionaries have dictionaries where the alphabet is printed on each page.

Keep a vocabulary notebook for each subject

Develop mnemonics for spelling words you confuse

Become a word detective. Lots of longer words come from Latin and Greek. If you understand the meaning of some of these words, you will be able to understand new words you might come across. For example, if aqua = water, phobia = fear, hydro = water, bi = two, lateral = side, --cide = killing, you might be able to guess the meaning of the following:

10. Writing

Make up three characters in great detail such as how they look, clothes, hobbies, family, school, jobs, friends, opinions etc. Collect pictures from magazines etc. to illustrate your characters. It makes it easier to compose a short story if you have people already in your head. Use your five senses when writing a description of a scene.

When answering questions think of 3 points to support your answer, then 2 references /quotes to back up each point.Use the question to start your answer. So if you are asked What the key causes of climate change? begin your answer The key causes of climate change are.. Write and don't stop for spelling, check it afterwards otherwise it will interrupt your thinking.

Have checklists of points to prompt you to write more. For example when writing about a person in history, think about clothes, food, farming, houses, rulers, religion, schools, beliefs, death. Templates which show how to structure an answer help with planning. Examples are available with Inspiration Software. Here is an example.

Article provided by Wyn McCormack of Dyslexia Courses.ie

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Give each subject its own colour! Do several copies: one for the locker, the homework journal, your study area. Put in the name of your teacher and classroom the first time you put in a subject. It could look like this. Use your homework journal for homework and to pack your bag for the next day.

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The Pieta Amber Flag Initiative is awarded to schools for promoting positive mental health during the school academic year. This year in STN we are hoping to be awarded for all our wellbeing initiatives for the school year 2022/2023. Students will be participating in a number of events throughout the year focusing on positivity and wellbeing.

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Winner of the famous Scientist Competition - Iseult Ryan 1.3

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