A full programme of events is planned this week to celebrate Seachtaín na Gaeilge ! On Monday – We have a TV producer speaking to 6th Years about opportunities afforded to Irish speakers in various industries. On Tuesday, 2nd years will take part in a table quiz. On Wednesday, TY students will take part in a film festival. On Thursday, 3rd years will take part in a table quiz and finally on Friday, Conradh na Gaeilge will host an Irish language workshop for 5th year students. Outside of the scheduled ‘imeachtaí’ above we will have a number of other events such as ‘Comórtas na bPóstaeir’ for 1st year students, a ‘Memes as Gaeilge’ competition for 3rd years and a ‘Pléigh agus Tae’ speaking session for 6th year students.

In addition to celebrating SciFest all this week at St. Fintan’s, we will be welcoming back our Transition Years from their Ski Trip and we’re looking forward to hearing about all of their exploits on the slopes in Italy! In Sports, we have yet another busy week of fixtures ahead with an all day Frisbee event for TY’s on Tuesday and the Under 16 Badminton Final against Castleknock in Terenure. Our Senior Gaelic Football Team will take on Carolyn College on Thursday and the 1st Year Gaelic Football Team will play Aidan’s CBS on Friday. In addition, there will be a Parent Information Evening on Wednesday for 5th Year Subject Choice and our annual TY Subject Taster Talks will take place on Thursday and Friday.

This week is Scifest Week and we will be celebrating all things Science related with a Science fair, quizzes, riddles and a guest speaker. Each day will start with a riddle for students to figure out with a prize for the winner. On Tuesday, there will be a Scifest exhibition in the gym organised by 2nd Years with 1st and 3rd Year groups given time to explore the projects on show. On Thursday, we will have a talk in the cafeteria by Bernard Drumm from Dundalk IT to all 5th year Science students and we will finish the week on Friday with a Science quiz for 1st Years.

We’re getting ready to celebrate Chinese New Year 2024, Year of the Dragon with lots of exciting events planned for next week! More details to follow here and on our App in coming days…

The launch of ‘A History of St. Fintan’s High School’ written by teacher, Shane Gilleran will take place on Tuesday, the 28th of November in the Elphin Function Room in Baldoyle at 7:30pm. The book has been written by Shane to celebrate 80 Years of St. Fintan’s High School and encapsulates the history of our school and the contributions made to it’s 8o year history by former brothers, principals, deputy principals, teachers, students, boards of management, parents’ associations, past pupils and members of the surrounding community. Decade by decade, Shane brings us down memory lane, describing the ups and downs of school life amid the social changes of the time. He also shares memories of past pupils and teachers which add a colourful and often humorous dimension to the story of our school. We would be delighted to welcome you all to the book launch on the 28th of November to celebrate the occasion with us. Should you wish to attend, please email an expression of interest to [email protected]. This will allow us to gauge the numbers attending. Copies of the book will be available to purchase on the night for €15.00 and we would really appreciate your support in this regard. All funds received will be used to cover the cost of the publication and any future profits will be used to support extra-curricular and othe activities in the school. Should you be unable to attend on the 28th, we would be most grateful if you could please support Shane, and the school by purchasing a copy of the book at some stage after the launch. We will let you know how to go about buying it soon after the launch.