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

• COOL SEAS WEBINARS

  Wed 15 Apr 2020

  The Marine Conservation Society is bringing the #OceanIndoors with education sessions on Zoom starting from Tuesday 21 April. These should be of interest to all our Eco-warriors at St.Colum's P.S.

   

  Webinars will be available via Zoom at the times listed below and will last approximately 30-45 minutes. Please note that webinars will only be available to the first 100 attendees and you must pre-register in advance.
  Don't worry if you don't get to sign up recordings for previous sessions can be found on the MCS YouTube Channel.

   

  Cool Seas Explorers: Go Plastic Free

  Tuesday 21st April, 11 - 11:45am.

  Best suited to 7 - 11 years.

  This session will explore the issue of plastics, including the impacts and possible ways we can all help to reduce our environmental footprint. Data from MCS’ Great British Beach Clean will be examined and children encouraged to find ways to reduce the amount of single-use plastic they use. Follow up activities, including designing a campaign to reduce single-use plastic, will be provided. Register

   

  Cool Seas Explorers: Aliens of the Deep

  Tuesday 28th April, 11 - 11:45am.

  Best suited to 7-11 years.

  An exploration of the weird and wonderful creatures of the deep sea. We’ll look at some of the amazing the adaptations that help creatures to survive the challenging habitat of the Midnight Zone as we decend into the depths of our ocean. Follow up activities, including the challenge of designing a deep sea creature including key adaptations, will be provided. Register

   

  Cool Seas Explorers: Beside the Sea

  Tuesday 5th May, 11-11:30am

  Best suited to 5 - 8 years.

  We’ll bring the seaside to you for this virtual dive into a rockpool. This session will introduce some of the amazing creatures that can be found on rocky shores around the UK, you’ll learn cool facts about how they live and we’ll share some amazing, natural artefacts from our beach in a box. Follow up activities will be provided. 

  Register

   

  Find out more and register now -> www.mcsuk.org/coolseaswebinars/

   

  

• SENTINUS CHALLENGE- WEDNESDAY

  Wed 15 Apr 2020

  📣 WEDNESDAY'S CHALLENGE: FLOAT OR SINK 📣

   

  Firstly you need to gather your items - why not bring the list with you on a walk today and collect them along the way? 🚶‍♂️🚶‍♀️

   

  Once you have your items you will be making some predictions about which will sink and which will float.

   

  🧐 A prediction is a guess you make about what you think is going to happen.

   

  Use our worksheet below to make your predictions, then put you items in water to see if you were right ☑️

   

  If you're feeling really brave why not give our bonus task a go? 🍊

  

• BBC 3 O'clock Club Starts Tomorrow (Wednesday 15th April)

  Tue 14 Apr 2020

  Have some fun and relax your body and stretch your mind. Get back to nature or improve your game with rugby and cricket classes. Or just dance.

   

  BBC Northern Ireland will be helping to keep children and parents inspired and active during the Coronavirus crisis with a new initiative starting tomorrow afternoon.

   

  Join The 3 O’Clock Club every weekday - at 3pm - with a host of contributors who will post a video with practical interactive lessons in everything from arts and crafts to science and sport. The educational videos are aimed at primary-aged children and their parents with a new video available on the BBC Northern Ireland home page www.bbc.co.uk/ni each day. There will also be a live chat function during the sessions giving parents and children the chance to interact with other participants. The initiative complements the BBC’s newly expanded education offering during this time.

   

  Appearing in the 10-20 minute videos will be experts and well-known people including Ande Gray (dance and drama - image above); Emer Maguire (science - main image); former Ulster Rugby player, Paul Marshall; former Irish Cricketer, Kyle McCallan; as well as David Maxwell with some gardening lessons alongside his daughter. Caol McDonald will be helping those busy parents and children to relax and unwind with yoga while Emma McIlveen opens the club with an arts and crafts session.

   

  If you miss the 3 o'clock show, the videos will be available to view again on the BBC Northern Ireland YouTube channel.

  

• SENTINUS CHALLENGE

  Mon 13 Apr 2020

  First challenge of Week 2... Create A Raft

   

  When you have completed the challenge, post it online and mention Sentinus in your comments, as there are prizes up for grabs! Don't worry if you don't have social media... just email to stcolumsoffice186@c2kni.net and we'll share it for you.

   

   

   

  

• HAPPY EASTER EVERYONE!

  Sun 12 Apr 2020

  HAPPY EASTER EVERYONE!

  
  Best wishes to our school community for a happy and peaceful Easter. Stay safe everyone!

   

  From all at St. Colum’s 

  

• EASTER ISSUE OF STELLA MARIS NOW AVAILABLE ONLINE

  Sat 11 Apr 2020

  Easter issue of Stella Maris is now available to download from Star of the Sea Portstewart... https://portstewartparish.website/new-stella-maris-available/

  
  The issue features our Grandparents Day Celebration and Catholic Schools Week last term.  We're also chuffed to see some of our past pupils, Class of 2013, receiving their The Pope John Paul II Awards.

  

• KIDS MOVIES FOR THE EASTER WEEKEND

  Sat 11 Apr 2020
  Kids movies for Eater Weekend... something for everyone. 🎬📽😃
   

  

• SENTINUS CHALLENGE 3

  Fri 10 Apr 2020

  Today's Sentinus Challenge ...

   

  Using uncooked spaghetti and jelly babies, we challenge you to build the tallest structure you can! Record the height and send us pictures 📸  Good luck!! We can’t wait to see how tall your structure is. 

   

  When you have completed the challenge, post it online and mention Sentinus in your comments, as there are prizes up for grabs! Don't worry if you don't have social media... just email to stcolumsoffice186@c2kni.net and we'll share it for you.

   

   

  

• YOUTH SERVICE CHALLENGE 1 : MAKE SOME RECYCLED ARTWORK

  Thu 09 Apr 2020

  Gather some recycled rubbish and make some artwork. Use your imagination and be creative. Think outside the box and send pictures of your artwork via email to andreawalker@eani.org.uk

   

  

• SENTINUS CHALLENGE 2

  Wed 08 Apr 2020

  Todays Sentinus challenge has 3 levels. 

   

  Level 1 : Treasure Hunt

  Level 2 : The Cup Challenge

  Level 3 : House Puzzle

   

  Follow the link for further full details... https://www.stcolumsprimaryschool.co.uk/sentinus-challenges/

   

  When you have completed the challenge, post it online and mention Sentinus in your comments, as there are prizes up for grabs! Don't worry if you don't have social media... just email to stcolumsoffice186@c2kni.net and we'll share it for you.