De La Salle College, Dundalk, Co. Louth.

Parent's Association Pop Up Shop & Raffle
Parents/Guardians,please get down to our Pop Up Shop in the Long walk before it closes next Satuday 14th September @1.30.
There are some wonderful hidden treasures to be found and all proceeds go to improving our school. There are also wonderful raffle prizes to be won.
Thank you to the PA for all their hard work and thank you in advance to you for all your support. So get down and remember if your not in you can't win!

Parents Association Raffle Prizes
1. Luxury Hamper – donated by the Parents Association
2. Salter Digital Air fryer – donated by AK Electrical
3. Winter hamper – donated by the Parents Association
4. Gift voucher donated by Terry Kelly wallpaper & Paints
5. Bottle of vodka donated by Rachel McAvoy
6. Brendan Marmion voucher donated by Fiona Lynch

School Insurance
A reminder to all parents/guardians to please pay for your son's school insurance via VSware. It is at a cost of €10 and it would be greatly appreciated if payment were made on or before the 30th September.

Class photos for Insignia 2025
Class photos will be taken on Wednesday the 11th of September.

Students will be carried out by class group. Please ensure all uniforms are clean.


PE uniforms only to be worn if PE on that day.


Apologies to class teachers for any inconvenience.

Important Reminder Re. Evening Study
A reminder that supervised evening Study will commence next Monday 9th September. There are still some spaces available. Last years 3rd & 6th Years benefitted greatly from attending our supervised evening study. Our experienced teachers ensure that students are working and staying on task throughout their session. They also offer guidance to students with difficult homework and study skills. We recommend that all students from 2nd to 6th year sign up. Regular participation in supervised evening study helps students develop better time management skills. The routine of dedicating time to study each evening fosters discipline and a strong work ethic, which are essential for academic success. Forms for evening study are available from the school office.

First Year: Emerald Park Trip
Good afternoon,
Our First Year Head and PC teachers are looking forward to visiting Emerald Park with our First Year students. Can First Year students who wish to go an the trip please bring in their permission slips, along with €36, as soon as possible please.

Important Reminder Re. Evening Study
Supervised evening Study will commence next Monday 9th September. Last years 3rd & 6th Years benefitted greatly from attending our supervised evening study. Our experienced teachers ensure that students are working and staying on task throughout their session. They also offer guidance to students with difficult homework and study skills. We recommend that all students from 2nd to 6th year sign up. Regular participation in supervised evening study helps students develop better time management skills. The routine of dedicating time to study each evening fosters discipline and a strong work ethic, which are essential for academic success.Forms for evening study are available from the school office.

Parent's Association Pop-Up Shop
The final day to donate to The Parents' Association Pop-Up shop is this Friday. Sincere thanks to those who have donated already!

Car Park
Good evening,
Due to the lack of available car spaces for teachers and staff, students are not permitted to park their cars on school grounds. Your understanding and support is greatly appreciated.

Canteen Menu!
W/B 2nd of September .

Leaving Certificate Results!
Congratulations to all of our sixth year students who received their results yesterday. We are all so proud of your achievements. Wishing you all continued success in the future . More photographs in this weeks Argus and Democrat.

A warm welcome to our new first years
Today we welcomed our new first years to our De La Salle family. Thank you to put fifth year mentors who have an important role in helping the first years settle into secondary school like. They will be a support to them this academic year!

Photo 1 - 1 Mochta with 5th year mentors Conor, James, Senan, Shane, Finn and Joshua.


Photo 2 - 1 Setanta with 5th year mentors Wyatt, Luke, Eoghan and Calum.


Photo 3 - 1 Ferdia with 5th year mentors Cian, Eoin, Róan and Luke.


Photo 4 - 1 Culann with 5th year mentors Alex, Daniel, Shea and Rhys.


Photo 5 - 1 Dealga with 5th year mentors Seán, Christopher, Owen and Eóin.

Parents' Association Pop-Up Shop
The Parents' Association are collecting items for their pop-up shop in the Long Walk Shopping Centre (commencing 9th September). Household items in good condition and bric a brac are welcome. No second hand clothing please. Items can be left into the school over the next couple of weeks. All monies raised will be invested into improving school resources.

Parents' Association Pop-Up Shop
The Parents' Association are collecting items for their pop-up shop in the Long Walk Shopping Centre (coomencing 9th September). Household items in good condition and bric a brac are welcome. No second hand clothing please. Items can be left into the school over the next couple of weeks. All monies raised will be invested into improving school resources.

Canteen Facilities
Good afternoon everyone,
Canteen facilities will be available in the college from Thursday, 22nd August.

Schoolbooks Scheme
Schoolbooks for incoming 1st Years will be available for collection from the college this Thursday and Friday at the following times:
Thursday 15th August from 8 AM to 6 PM.
Friday 16thAugust from 8AM to 4 PM.
Please bring a large plastic box or two heavy duty shopping bags to transport the books.

Parents' Association Pop-Up Shop
The Parents' Association Pop-Up Shop will be open the week commencing 9th September. If you are doing a summer clear out and have any items you would like to donate, please drop them into the school from next Monday 12th August. All monies raised will be invested into improving resources to further enrich and improve your son's educational expereince in our college.

Return to School Dates
Please note that all Fifth Year Mentors are to attend on Thursday, 22nd August.


Return to School Dates for Students
Thursday 22nd August: First Year (8:50-12:11) and Fifth Year Mentors. Will not be attending on Friday 23rd

Friday 23rd August: Third, Sixth and 9LCA students only (8:50-12:11)

Monday 26th August: First Year students (8:50-12:11)
TY Induction: (10:00-12:11)
First Year and TY are the only year groups that will be in attendance on Monday.

Tuesday 27th August: First, Second, Fifth and 8LCA only (8:50-12:11)

Wednesday 28th August: All Year Groups will be in attendance (8:50-13:05)

Return to School Dates
Please view return to school dates for students attached.

5th Year Home Economics Booklist
Please note that the book listed on the 5th year home economics has been changed to the following, as the listed text is out of print: Complete Home Economics 2nd Edition, Education.ie.

Free access to Aura for Leaving Certificate Students
All Leaving Certificate students can de-stress for free in Aura until 25th of June!

State Exams.
Wishing all of our students the best of luck in their exams next week.
We are very proud of you all.

Treats from Macs Coffee !
A massive thank you to Janet and all the staff at Macs Coffee who treated the students in our autism class to lots of gorgeous treats for their last day. The class and teachers are regular customers at Macs and the team in the shop are always so kind and friendly. Thank you for making us all smile today ☕️ 🍰 😃
Mac's Coffee

Best of luck !
Best of luck to Fiona in the canteen. Thank you for looking after us all so well.

Parents Association Fundraiser!
Thank you to our Parents Association for their recent flag day bucket collection which raised
€2700. This money will be put towards new student laptops. Daragh Mc Keon ( Deputy Principal), Fiona Lynch , Rachel McEvoy (Parents) , Paul Breen ( Deputy Principal).

Clearing of Lockers
A reminder to all students that lockers need to be cleared out by tomorrow at the latest please. If materials are left after this date they may be disposed of.

Canteen Menu!
W/B 27th of May.

Social Club Treat!
Thank you to our Social Club who gave us a lovely coffee this morning courtesy of past pupil David & The Crispy Biscuit!