Dear Parents/Guardians of 1st Years.
Thanks to all of you who attended last night for the subject options talk.
Below are a few details that were given to people last night in case you didn’t/couldn’t attend or just if you were there but need a reminder:
- Subject Options
- Information about the subject choices: can be found at this address: https://careersportal.ie/sites/default/files/documents/1st%20Year%20Parents%20Options%20Talk%202024.pptx This is the presentation that was given to all parents/guardians last night by Ger Murphy our Guidance Teacher. It contains information on the subjects and what to discuss over the next week when deciding on preferences.
- Getting Advice: Student who may be unsure can also approach the teacher they had during the taster period to get their opinion if they are suited to the subject.
- How to enter subject choice preferences: Go to VSWare (on our website there is a link https://clonakiltycc.app.vsware.ie/ ) – log in – then go to “Subject Options” – you will see a list of 8 drop down menus – put the subjects in order of preference with 1 being the favourite – please enter ALL 8 – click “confirm”
- Deadline for entering: The VSWare window will close next Thursday 10th at midnight. We will start putting together the class lists on Friday 11th to hopefully be ready for Mon 14th. If you don’t enter your preferences fully by midnight next Thursday it delays the whole of 1st Year. Between now and that deadline you can go into the system and enter preferences and choose “confirm” and you can do this as many times as you want. Whatever your last list is at midnight next week is the list that is taken by the computer and used.
- I suggest logging in between now and then to test the system and make sure you are not struggling with the IT side of things in a panic next Thursday night.