Keep up to date with all the latest news happening in school at the moment.

• BIG SPRING CLEAN

  Mon 30 Apr 2018
  What a beautiful evening for our Big Spring Clean of our school grounds. A huge THANK YOU to our volunteers who came to help pick up litter, weed, repair the greenhouse, decorate stones for our garden and plant seeds. Great work everyone! We're sure you all slept well on Friday night. 

  

• CONFIRMATION TUESDAY 1st MAY

  Sun 29 Apr 2018

  Confirmation for our Primary 7 class will take place in St. Mary's, Star of the Sea church on Tuesday 1st May at 5pm.

   

  School finishes for Primary 7 at 12 noon and for all other pupils at 1:50pm. There will be no after school activities on Tuesday.

   

  

• TRANSLINK TRAVEL CHALLENGE

  Thu 26 Apr 2018

  This year our school is participating in the Translink Eco-Schools Travel Challenge being run in partnership by Keep Northern Ireland Beautiful Eco-Schools and Translink.

   

  Children in all classes will be asked to take part in this challenge over 2 weeks ...

  Monday 30^th April – Friday 4^th May

  Monday 14^th May – Friday 18^th May

   

  We will look at what transport pupils currently use to get to and from school and ask you and them to try and make sustainable improvements during this period and beyond. For example: taking the bus, train, walking or cycling – even once a week can make a big difference!  You could also consider arranging car sharing with another parent if possible.

   

  This is a fantastic opportunity for our school to work towards becoming more environmentally sustainable by reducing carbon emissions caused by traffic and is a positive step towards reducing car congestion around the school. It is also a healthy and sociable option for our pupils. We will also be using the challenge as a means to achieving our second Eco-Schools Green Flag award.

   

  Joining the Travel Challenge is free for the school and there are some great prizes based on sustainable transport to be won for the school and for an individual pupil and their family.

   

  We hope you will support our Translink Eco-Schools Travel Challenge!

   

  For further information on the Translink Eco-Schools Travel Challenge see the Translink Eco-Schools webpage at www.translink.co.uk/ecoschools.

   

   

  

• THANK YOU!

  Wed 25 Apr 2018

  Thank you to everyone who donated bags of unwanted textiles for our Cash for Clobber Collection today... raising £80! Fantastic! Don't worry if you missed it ... our next collection is on Wednesday 23rd May, so please continue to save your used and unwanted clothes and textiles for us. ♻️ 👚 👔 👗 👖👢👜🧥🧦👞🎒👡

   

  We really appreciate your support for this scheme - recycling and fund-raising!

   

  Thank you to Primary 6 for loading the lorry.

  

• JOIN US FOR THE BIG SPRING CLEAN!

  Mon 23 Apr 2018

  Come along and help us clean up our school grounds on Friday 28th April, 5-7pm!

  
  We are looking forward to a fun-filled evening Spring Cleaning our school grounds.... litter picking, greenhouse and raised bed repairs, weeding, planting and some garden art.

   

  

• HAPPY EARTH DAY!

  Sun 22 Apr 2018

  EARTH DAY 2018

  
  'What better day than Earth Day to really make a determined effort to live lives in better harmony with nature. Every single individual matters. Every single individual makes some impact on the planet every single day... and we have a choice as to what kind of difference we're going to make.'
  Dr. Jane Goodall
  Jane Goodall Institute

   

  Eco-Schools Northern Ireland Official
  #earthday #ecoschools #EndPlasticPollution #makeadifference

• SUMMER TERM: DIARY DATES!

  Thu 19 Apr 2018

  We have a busy term ahead! A copy of upcoming events will be sent home for each family this week. Detailed information about trips and events will be distributed by class teachers as events approach.

   

  Please keep an eye on the calendar and news on our website for additions or changes to these events.

   

• APRIL ASSEMBLY

  Wed 18 Apr 2018

  We had a special assembly this afternoon to meet our recently elected School Council and Eco-Committee and present them with their badges. They gave us a brief update on what they'll be doing over the coming months.

   

  We wish them luck as they represent all our pupils to improve our school.

   

  

• MENTAL HEALTH WORKSHOP FOR PARENTS

  Wed 18 Apr 2018

  A huge thank you to Hayley from the Northern Area Mental Health Initiative who delivered an excellent workshop on last night, aimed at supporting parents and all the key adults in our young peoples' lives.

   

  Thanks to everyone who attended. We hope you gained an enhanced awareness of and knowledge on issues that may affect the well-being of our young people.

   

  Find further information on the Northern Area Metal Health Initiative at https://northernareamhi.org.uk/

   

  

• MENTAL HEALTH WORKSHOPS

  Mon 16 Apr 2018

  As part of the Northern Area Mental Health Initiative, Primaries 5, 6 and 7 attended mental health awareness workshops today. Many thanks to Hayley and David for delivering these super workshops to our pupils promoting and raising awareness of the signs and symptoms of mental ill-health, self-help and self-care.

   

  Find further information on the Northern Area Metal Health Initiative at https://northernareamhi.org.uk/