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

• LOOK the Children's Liturgy sheet for Sunday 28th February

  Sun 28 Feb 2021

  LOOK the Children's Liturgy leaflet for the Second Sunday of Lent.

  #ChildrensLiturgy #Lent2021 

  

• PARENT WELLBEING SESSION WITH PARENTING NI

  Wed 24 Feb 2021

  Our second Interschool parent wellbeing sessions run by Parenting NI for St. Colum's Primary School and Portstewart Primary School takes place next Tuesday, 2nd March at 7pm via Zoom.

   

  Our second online webinar is Resolving conflict in the home.

   

  The aims and objectives of the session are:

  • To help parents deal with family conflict in a positive way.
  • To explore what causes conflict.
  • To recognise reactions to conflict.
  • To equip parents with the skills on how to deal with conflict.

   

  To register for this session click here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/139270992287

   

  Our final session will take place on...

  On Tuesday 9th March from 7.00pm-8.30pm, Children's Emotional Health.

  Booking details to follow for session 3.

   

  Please note that numbers are limited to 10 parents per school for each online session.

   

  #MentalHealth #Wellbeing #SaveTheDate #resilience #resolvingconflict #emotionalhealth

   

  

• POST PRIMARY APPLICATIONS

  Wed 24 Feb 2021

  POST-PRIMARY APPLICATION PARENT CHECKLIST

   

  The Post-Primary application process will take place online, for the first time, in 2021. The application process will be open from 12 noon on 1 March and will remain open until 4pm on 16 March.

   

  Please see the parent checklist that may help you prepare for the process or visit Education Authority website for more details. https://www.eani.org.uk/.../post-primary-admissions-guide

  

• INTERSCHOOL PARENT WELLBEING SESSIONS WITH PARENTING NI

  Mon 22 Feb 2021

  Still some spaces left on the first of our Interschool parent wellbeing sessions run by ParentingNI for St. Colum's Primary School and Portstewart Primary School taking place tomorrow evening, Tuesday, 23rd February at 7pm via Zoom.

   

  Our first online webinar is 'Promoting children's resilience'.

   

  The aims and objectives of the session are:

  · To enhance parents knowledge and skills to build resilience in their children

  · To understand the importance of developing children’s resilience

  · To explore the important of building caring relationships & being a positive role model

  · To equip parents to support their children to develop self-control, build self-regulation & develop thinking skills.

   

  To register for this session click here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/139269576051

   

  Further online sessions will take place on...

  On Tuesday 2nd March from 7.00pm-8.30pm, 'Resolving conflict in the home'.

  On Tuesday 9th March from 7.00pm-8.30pm, 'Children's Emotional Health'.

  Booking details to follow for sessions 2 and 3.

   

  Please note that numbers are limited to 10 parents per school for each online session.

   

  #MentalHealth #Wellbeing #SaveTheDate #resilience #resolvingconflict #emotionalhealth

  

• RAISE FREE FUNDS FOR ST. COLUM'S PTA WHILE SHOPPING ONLINE

  Mon 22 Feb 2021

  It's DOUBLE DONATION Week at easyfundraising.org.uk! Please sign up and raise FREE donations for St. Colum's PTA while you do your shopping online. It's so easy! Just follow the link... https://www.easyfundraising.org.uk/causes/stcolumspta/ and sign up to raise FREE donations for St. Colum's PTA.

   

  NO COST! NO CATCH!  Please sign up today!

   

  Many thanks for your support.

   

  #easyfundraising #StColumsPTA #everypennycounts

  #signuptoday #NoCostNoCatch #doubledonationweek #shoppingonline

  

• LOOK the Children's Liturgy sheet for Sunday 21st February

  Sun 21 Feb 2021

  LOOK the Children's Liturgy leaflet for the First Sunday of Lent.

  #ChildrensLiturgy #Lent2021

  

• REMOTE LEARNING RESUMES MONDAY 22 MARCH

  Sat 20 Feb 2021

  We hope you all had a lovely half-term. 

   

  Remote Learning resumes on Monday 22nd February and Learning Packs for Primary 3-Primary 7 may be collected 10:30-11:15am as usual.

   

   

• INTERSCHOOL PARENT WELLBEING SESSIONS BY PARENTING NI

  Wed 17 Feb 2021

  The first of our Interschool parent wellbeing sessions run by ParentingNI for St. Colum's Primary School and Portstewart Primary School takes place next Tuesday, 23rd February at 7pm via Zoom.

   

  Our first online webinar is 'Promoting children's resilience'.

   

  The aims and objectives of the session are:

  · To enhance parents knowledge and skills to build resilience in their children

  · To understand the importance of developing children’s resilience

  · To explore the important of building caring relationships & being a positive role model

  · To equip parents to support their children to develop self-control, build self-regulation & develop thinking skills.

   

  To register for this session click here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/139269576051

   

  Further online sessions will take place on...

  On Tuesday 2nd March from 7.00pm-8.30pm, 'Resolving conflict in the home'.

  On Tuesday 9th March from 7.00pm-8.30pm, 'Children's Emotional Health'.

  Booking details to follow for sessions 2 and 3.

   

  Please note that numbers are limited to 10 parents per school for each online session.

   

  #MentalHealth #Wellbeing #SaveTheDate #resilience #resolvingconflict #emotionalhealth

   

   

  

• BIG GARDEN BIRDWATCH - SUBMIT YOUR RESULTS

  Wed 17 Feb 2021

  Did you take part in RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch?  Don't forget to submit your results by Friday 19th at www.rspb.org.uk/birdwatch

   

  #BigGardenBirdwatch #ecoschools #givenatureahome #survey #nature #whatdidyousee

  

• LIBRARIES NI NEED YOUR HELP - WINDOWS OF HOPE

  Wed 17 Feb 2021

  Libraries across Northern Ireland are decorating windows to help cheer everyone up and would like your help!

   

  Libraries NI would like to decorate their library windows and spread a little #Hope this half term with their colouring sheets! Follow the link for colouring-in sheets – for all ages - make them bright and colourful then drop them off at Coleraine or Portrush Libraries. https://bit.ly/LNIHope