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Think you need to get out of the house and do a course?

Parents Classes and Programmes
The HSCL teacher invites parents to take part in classes and courses especially arranged for them in the school. Due to the Covid pandemic most courses had been put on hold. There are still places left on the following courses if parents would like to join. Just call the HSCL teacher, Mr Foley

Local History "Walk and Talk"

Parents Plus Teenage Parenting Programme (adolescents)

Parents Book Club: Chapters and Chats

Digital Literacy - apps for supporting learning with your child

Family Literacy (Helping your child with literacy)

Adult Literacy - Confidential free classes to improve your English held in the local Adult Education Centre

English Language Classes

Fitness for Fun Classes

A-Club: Parents of students with A.S.D

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Starting: 30th March
Time: 9.30 am- 12.30 pm
Venue: Mount Sion Primary School

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Useful Links

Here in Mount Sion CBS we are introducing our new VSware Parent App, which will be our main communication platform with parents. This app will help in tracking Attendance, Exam Results, Behaviour and its newest feature will incorporate Absence Requests (Student not attending school that day).

Below is our guide to downloading and navigating the new features or click on the link to download:

Below we also have a PDF document to explain to you how to download the app:

Get in touch with us

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Mount Sion C.B.S. Secondary School website

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Useful Links Here in Mount Sion CBS we are introducing our new VSware Parent App, which will be our main communication platform with parents. This app will help in tracking Attendance, Exam Results, Behaviour and its newest feature will incorporate Absence Requests (Student not attending school that day).

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Our new updated School website.

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Useful Links

At the forefront of excellence

Welcome to Mount Sion C.B.S.
Edward Kennedy"I am both delighted and proud to introduce Mount Sion C.B.S. Secondary School to you through our website and give you an insight into our vibrant and exciting school community.
(Principal)
Mount Sion C.B.S is the first Edmund Rice school in the world and has been educating boys at this historical site for over two hundred years. Edmund Rice was a very compassionate person and we pride ourselves in being a very understanding and caring school where the needs of all learners are catered for." Read More

Get in touch with us

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Mount Sion C.B.S. Secondary School website

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The history of Mount Sion CBS is a history of a man Edmund Rice, a place Barrack Street, a community of Christian Brothers, the students of Mount Sion CBS and the wider Waterford community. One could not write the history of our school without writing about our founder Blessed Edmund Rice.

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If you fancy meeting new friends, reading new books and sipping nice coffee this club is for you. This Book Club is made of up of parents from Mount Sion Primary and Secondary Schools. Mr. Fanning and Mr. Foley, The Home School Community Liaison Teachers are going to supply books to parents who would like to join!

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Our school day begins at 8.45 a.m. and finishes at 3.15. We have 6 one hour long classes. (1 p.m. finish on Wednesdays):

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We have one 15 min break and one 25 min throughout the day:

1st Years:
10:45am - 11.00am (Break Time)
13:00pm - 13.25pm (Lunch Time)

2nd Years:
10:45am - 11.00am (Break Time)
13:00pm - 13.25pm (Lunch Time)

3rd Years:
11.05am - 11.20am (Break Time)
13.30pm - 13.35pm (Lunch Time)

4th Years:
11.05am - 11.20am (Break Time)
13.30pm - 13.35pm (Lunch Time)

5th Years:
11.05am - 11.20am (Break Time)
13.30pm - 13.35pm (Lunch Time)

6th Years:
10:45am - 11.00am (Break Time)
13:00pm - 13.25pm (Lunch Time)

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SCHOOL UNIFORM

Students must wear their full school uniform during the school day.

Our uniform consists of:

Black shoes/All black trainers

Grey trousers

Blue Shirt

School Crested Jumper

School Crested Tie

School Uniform can be purchased in K sports, Northern Industrial Estate or Excel Promotions, Six Cross Rd Business Park.

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https://www.mountsioncbssecondary.ie/Policies/

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Incoming First Years Information Booklet

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Incoming First Years Information Booklet

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Parents Fitness Class
Venue: Mount Sion Primary SchoolHall
Time and Day: Thursdays 9.30-10:30am
All are welcome

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Home School Community Liaison Co-Ordinator 

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Home School Community Liaison Co-Ordinator 

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Home School Community Liaison Coordinator
Garrett Foley
Email: hscl@mountsioncbssecondary.ie
Tel: 085-2426171

Home School Community Liaison Co-Ordinator (H.S.C.L)

The HSCL Coordinator is Mr. Garrett Foley who can be contacted on 085-2426171 or hscl@mountsioncbssecondary.ie

Aims of the Scheme:

The H.S.C.L scheme aims to increase the link between home and school by encouraging parents to become more involved in their children’s education. It also aims to encourage self-development, literacy skills and activities of parents so that they as the primary educators of their children will be positive role models, encouraging the educational and personal advancement of their children.

Goals:

To maximise active participation of the children in the schools of the scheme in the learning process, in particular those who might be at risk of leaving the education system early.

To promote active co-operation between home, school and relevant community agencies in promoting the educational interests of the children.

Activities Locally based activities are organised by the HSCL coordinator which set out to encourage greater contact between parents, teachers and with local voluntary groups.

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