April 2014

Study Facilities will be available in the Sixth Form Study from 9.15am -12.15pm on Wednesday 23rd April, Thursday 24th April and Friday 25th April.

Please read the first edition of, The Margin. Written, produced and edited by Lumen Christi College pupils.

Our Music Department staff and students are still enjoying a sense of achievement and community spirit in the wake of the very successful "Spring Concert" on Thursday 3rd April. This was a particularly special year for the orchestra, having had the opportunity to host six professional players from the Ulster Orchestra in a pre-concert workshop. The players then stayed and performed alongside the students for the evening's performance.

We had beautiful solos from Matthew Sammon on Saxophone and Cathal Coyle on Trombone, with special guest appearances by Micheal Gallagher and Callum Canavan on percussion. We had outstanding solo performances by the Year 14 Music Class, as well as beautiful music by the Senior String Ensemble, Junior Choir, Jazz Band and the renowned Senior Choir. Congratulations to all who participated; a job well done and we are very proud of you!

James McCloskey, Cara Boyle, Katey Kearns, Gemma McCaughan and Brendan Deeney who received the prestigious Millennium Volunteer 200 Hour Gold Award in the Titanic Building, Belfast, on Thursday 3rd April. Missing from the photo is Micheal McCann.

To enter the competition, please download, print and fill in the Annual School Chess Competition Application Form.

Dear Parent/Carer,

Lumen Christi College is now in the process of completing its School Development Plan for the next three years 2014-2017.

Planning has been ongoing through self-evaluation at departmental and whole-school level as well as through outcomes of our biennial audits of parents and pupils. As a result, the Board of Governors has identified the areas below as priorities for development:

Teaching & Learning
• Promoting student engagement in their learning
• Improving C/D borderline performance post-16
• Promoting the use of wireless IT technology among students and staff
• Quality Assurance of implementation of Educational Plans for students
• Quality Assurance of Foyle Learning Community provision

Curriculum
• E-Learning enhancement: Programming at KS3 / Software Systems Design at A-level

Pastoral
• Review of Senior Prizegiving
• Developing the role of the Form Tutor
• Induction process for Students at post-year 8 entry
• Use of SIMS (school computer systems) in Information Management in Pastoral Provision

Ethos
• Implementing the Ambassadors of St Paul Programme
• Developing a Past Pupils Union
• Developing the Junior Student Council

Professional Development
• Developing Middle Management
• Coaching & Mentoring Programme
• CEIAG Professional Accreditation
• Shared Best Practice in the Classroom

Fabric & Maintenance
• Refurbishing Technology Provision
• Promoting Outdoor & PE Facilities
• Sixth Form Locker Provision
• Additional Classroom Provision

We would welcome any comments, proposals or input which you may have to these areas or to the consideration of additional areas for development. Any comments should be provided in writing to the Principal, Lumen Christi College, Bishop Street, Derry, BT48 6UJ or by e-mail to info@lumenchristi.derry.ni.sch.uk no later than Friday 2nd May 2014.

Yours sincerely,

Patrick O'Doherty
Principal

We are delighted to celebrate the success of three Year 13 Lumen Christi College students who achieved top places in three GCSE subjects in the June 2013 exams.

Child Development Caitlin Quinn
Geography Sean Herron
Physics Callum Canavan

The students, their parents and teachers travelled to the Stormont Hotel in East Belfast on Wednesday 26th March for the CCEA GCSE Celebrating Excellence Award Ceremony.
This CCEA event recognises the achievements of some very talented young people as well as the support and encouragement of their families and teachers.

Well done to these students and their teachers.

Parenting NI will be running two ‘Odyssey' Parenting Your Teen Programmes in each area (Belfast, Omagh, Derry/Londonderry, Antrim & Armagh) commencing May and September. This programme is free to anyone parenting a teenager.

To find out more information about the programme or to register contact the freephone helpline number
0808 8010 722