This year, the Student Council has led the student body in having their say in relation to the types of fun days and events that we have in the school. In previous years, we have had various types of themed days and events - themed around a number of activities and curricular areas, such as Maths Week, STEM Week, World Book Day, Seachtain na Gaeilge, Friendship Week, etc.

When the Student Council asked the children at the senior end of the school (3rd-6th classes) for ideas, they gathered dozens of fun, wonderful, creative ideas. They then shortlisted those ideas and took them to the children at the junior end of the school (Junior Infants - 2nd classes), and had those children vote for their favourite ideas from within that list.

This democratic process made it clear that children across the school love Movie Days and Pyjama Days. Since these do not need to be centrally organised, the Student Council decided to simply communicate that to class teachers, and ask them to organise one of each of these days this year, at their own discretion.

There was also overwhelming support for three additional themed days. These events have now been shared with the staff, who will get working in the background to bring the ideas to fruition. We think you'll agree that they certainly sound exciting! We have also listed the provisional dates for these events:

Art Day - 27 February
Rainbow Colour Run - 17 April
Water Fight - 17 May

These themed days will join the annual staple events of Sports Day(s), 6th Class Graduation, and 2022/23's new addition: Citywest Summer Games - all of which take place in June.
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Keep your eye on our calendar page for any updates to activities in the school!

Last Thursday, the 12 candidates in the Student Council election had an opportunity to canvas the electorate. They came around in groups of 4 - there are 4 candidates from each of the class levels, First to Third Class.

After the candidates left, we talked about the promises they had made. We considered whether the candidates will really be able to deliver on all of the things they promised. We will have to wait and see!
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Meanwhile, posters have been going up around the school and we are all looking forward to polling day this Tuesday!

Perfect timing this week, as canvassing for the Student Council elections heats up, in the shadow of the final days of #GE16 - the Irish General Election. 
Candidates have been selected to stand for election from First, Second and Third Classes.
Campaign posters will be going up around the school in the coming days and each candidate will have a chance to address the electorate on Thursday to let them know what they can promise if they are successfully elected to the new Student Council.
Votes will be cast next Tuesday, with an expected announcement of the new cabinet later in the week.

Read more about the history of our Student Council elections here.

School will be closed this Friday, as our building is used as a polling station for the General Election. The Student Council elections are an excellent way to help the children understand the democratic process and begin to take more notice of politics on a larger scale.

The Student Council has been really busy in the past month or so. They've been having regular meetings and have even been around to talk to the children in all of the classes. 
Most recently, they visited the classes to tell us all about the new bin on the yard. 

We all agree that it is really important not to litter anywhere, especially at school. We want the school to look great, and we are also aware that litter can be really bad for birds and other wild animals.

We're looking forward to hearing about the Student Council's next project!

We took LOTS of photos on Sports Day - see if you can spot any of your friends!

Citywest ETNS are delighted to announce the election of our very first Student Council, following requests from First Class for the formation of a council, and subsequent campaigning by a number of First Class students.
Every student and member of staff was involved in this democratic process, in which an Election Committee worked with Caitríona to lay the groundwork for Election procedures to be adhered to in elections in the coming years.