St. Josephs Secondary School, Navan, Co.

Meath Transition Year Calendar

2015 - 2016
Date

Day

Detail

Time

September 2016
rd

3
17th

Thursday
Thursday

22nd

Tuesday

24th

Thursday

25th
28th
30th

Friday
Monday
Wednesday

TY Students return
TY Expo- The Hub, Cillin
Hill, Dublin Road,
Kilkenny Students
will discover what TY
has to offer.
Ploughing Championships,
Stradbally, Co Laois.
All Students
Peer mentoring course
begins
Peer mentoring course
School Holiday
Retreat overnight
Glendalough

9.00 - 3.50 p.m.

Depart 7.00am sharp and
returns at 5.00
approximately
Bus leaves at 7.00 am
sharp from Leighsbrook
entrance and returns at
approximately 5.00 pm
Mercy Day Mass
Six students all day
No School Today

October
1st

Thursday

8th

Thursday

19th
20th
26th - 30th
November
2nd
th

10
November

Monday
Tuesday
Mon/Friday
Monday
Tuesday

11th

Wednesday

16th 5th

Monday
Friday
Thursday

26th

Retreat overnight
Glendalough
Incoming Students
2016/17
Peer mentoring course
Peer mentoring course
All Year Groups

Open Night
Six students all day
Six students all day
Mid Term Break

All Students
School Re-opens
Grace Mongey Irish
Blogger talks to TY
students re
communications studies
All TY students attend a debate hosted by Loreto Navan
between TY classes of Mercy, Loreto and St. Pats. 11-1.00
TY mini Co workshop
14.40 15.50
Work experience
TY attending Dancing at
Lughnasa in Solstice
Theatre Navan

Evening

Craft Show RDS Dublin

- Mass - The Feast of the
Immaculate Conception
- Carol Singing for Meals on
wheels
TY French Class attend film
in Dublin
Carol Singing Live Crib
Carol service in Beaufort

Away all day

-11.00

December
4th
8th

Friday
Tuesday

9th

Wednesday

10th
14th

Thursday
Monday

- 14.00 14.40
Away all day
11.00 13.00
1.30 3.30

22nd

Tuesday

and Millbury Residential

nursing homes.
Christmas Holidays for TY
students Commence

Christmas Holidays

January 2016
th

6
7th
13th
21st

Wednesday
Thursday
Wednesday
Thursday

All Year Groups

TY - BT Young Scientist
TY German Film
TY workshop Soar in
Theatre

School Re-opens
All day
All day
9.00 13.00

Monday Friday
Saturday
Monday

Work experience

Monday Friday
Monday
Thursday

All Year Groups

Monday

Thursday

Junk Kouture Regional

Final
Parent Teacher Meeting
5th/TY
School Holiday

18thApr 1st
April

Fri/ Fri

All Year Groups

4th
Date to be
confirmed

Monday
Monday
-Tuesday

School Re-opens
Out of school for the
two days

14th
19th 22nd

Thursday
Tuesday Fri
Tuesday

All Year Groups

TY Gaisce Bronze Award
adventure overnight @
Newgrange Lodge 2 day
25km walk around the
lands of the Boyne Valley
Junk Kouture Grand Final
TY trip to Barcelona
TY Students attend
Health Fest NDC City
West Hotel
All Students

Away all day.

February
1st - 5th
6th
8th
15th 19th
22nd
25th
March
7th
10th

Thursday

17th

26th
April 29 & May
2
May

Fri/Mon

Week of 23rd

Day not yet

decided

1st Year Assessment Test

3rd & 6th Years (Week 2)

All Students
P/T Meeting 2nd Years

Incoming 1st Years

Pre-Junior/Leaving
Exams
School Holiday - Mid
Term Break
School Re-opens
4.15 6.45 p.m.
Away all day.
4.15 6.45 p.m.
St. Patricks Day
(Holiday)
Easter School Holiday

Away all day.

No School

TY Graduation This week

School Holidays
Summer

*Please note the dates of the February Mid-Term and the Easter Holidays

may change due to unforeseen school closures prior to both breaks.