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

• ST. PATRICK'S NIGHT OF CRAIC

  Thu 12 Mar 2020

  It is with regret that the PTA have decided to cancel the planned St Patrick’s fundraiser on the 16th March.

   

  “We apologise for any disappointment caused but we decided we should take every precaution to avoid the spread of coronavirus especially due to the close contact nature of Ceili dancing”.

   

  The management of the school wholly endorse this decision. The children will enjoy their St. Patrick’s day assembly and Quiz afternoon as usual. Anyone who has bought tickets will be able to receive refunds between 8.45 and 9.15 on Friday 13th and Monday 16th March. If you are unable to pick up your refund then please let the school know and the PTA will make alternative arrangements to arrange your refund.

   

  Thank you for your continued support of the PTA.

• ST. PATRICK'S MENU ON MONDAY 16TH MARCH

  Tue 10 Mar 2020

  Looking forward to our St. Patrick's Menu next Monday, 16th March. Don't forget to wear green! (Non-uniform day)

  

• ST. PATRICK'S NIGHT OF CRAIC, MONDAY 16TH MARCH

  Mon 09 Mar 2020

  St. Colum's PTA invite you to join them at St. Patrick's Night of Craic at Dominican College on Monday 16th March at 6:30pm. Tickets are £10 for adults, £5 for children (includes Irish Stew and Wheaten Bread) and are on sale Mon-Friday this week from 8:45am to 9:30am in the school foyer.

   

  

• CASH FOR CLOBBER COLLECTION - THANK YOU!

  Wed 04 Mar 2020

  THANK YOU to everyone who donated bags of unwanted textiles for our Cash for Clobber Collection today... raising £24! We really appreciate your support for this scheme - recycling and fund-raising for our school!

   

  Thank you to Primary 6 for helping to load the lorry. 🚛♻️

  

• WORLD BOOK DAY MENU, FRIDAY 6TH MARCH

  Tue 03 Mar 2020
  World Book Day Menu this Friday, 6th March, in the canteen.

  

• NO FOOTBALL AFTER SCHOOL TOMORROW

  Wed 26 Feb 2020
  No football after school tomorrow. Apologies for any inconvenience.

• NO GIRLS FOOTBALL AFTER SCHOOL ON MONDAY 24TH FEBRUARY

  Mon 24 Feb 2020
  No girls football after school today. Apologies for any inconvenience.

• IT'S HALF-TERM!

  Sat 15 Feb 2020

  IT'S HALF TERM!

  
  Enjoy the week off. Looking forward to having everyone back to school on Monday 24th February. 
   

  #HalfTerm #schoolholidays

• WORLD BOOK DAY CELEBRATIONS, FRIDAY 6TH MARCH

  Fri 14 Feb 2020

  We are celebrating World Book Day on Friday 6th March 2020. As part of our celebrations, we would love the children to dress up as one of their favourite characters from a book. Each class will take part in a range of activities throughout the day linked to World Book Day. There will also be a whole school assembly and a parade which will give pupils the opportunity to show off their costumes. There will be a number of prizes on the day for the best costume in each class. Once again, we have decided to partner up with our Eco Committee to run an extra competition. Mrs Mulholland and Mrs Molloy are offering a special prize for the best costume made using reusable materials.

   

  ‘SHARE A STORY’
  This year we are inviting parents, grandparents or relatives to come into school to read their favourite story to a class of their choice. If you or a relative are free on Friday 6th March, we would LOVE to have you in our classrooms. All you need to do is pick your favourite book or novel and be brave enough to read it or a short extract to your chosen class. This is an opportunity NOT to be missed!!

   

  ‘POTATO CHARACTERS’
  This year, we would like pupils to decorate a potato as their favourite book character. Be as creative and imaginative as you can. There will be prizes for the best potato character in each class and a few spot prizes as well. We will display all the entries from each class at the front of the school. Get your thinking caps on and have fun! We can’t wait to see what characters you come up with!
   

  We’re looking forward to having a wonderful celebration on the 6th March.

   

  ‘You can find magic wherever you look, sit back, relax, all you need is a book!’

  Dr. Seuss

• WEAVE AGAINST PLASTIC

  Thu 13 Feb 2020

  Last year our pupils were involved in creating an eco-brick as part of our Portstewart Strand single use Plastic Free campaign last summer. The National Trust were delighted with the sculptures that were created and are now extending this campaign further into the wider community by running several events.

  
  The first being;
  Community Litter Pick on Portstewart Strand on Sat 29th February as our contribution to our big Leap for Nature. All families are welcome to attend. The event will run from 10am – 12 noon, meeting just in front of Harrys Shack.

  
  They have also secured funding to allow 20 adults to work with the local artist Louise McClean from Atlantic Weavers. Louise will lead a series of workshops over 4 weeks teaching the traditional skill of basket weaving. Each participant will have the chance to, learn this skill and create their own basket by the end of the sessions.
  The baskets will be made by weaving natural materials together and selected materials found on the Strand from litter picks making a bold statement in their design. These baskets will then be stationed at the beach and will be available to anyone wanting to collect litter, taking away the need to use any plastic bags.

  
  If you would like to be involved in creating the baskets, you will have to be available on the following dates; 2, 9, 16 & 23 March from 7.00 – 9.00 pm at Flowerfield Arts Centre.

   

  Spaces are limited, so please book your place by following the link below:
  https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/events/92744338-f843-44b3-a666-5e0ce846fc58/pages/details

  
  Finally,  use these new baskets in another Community Beach Clean. Again, as many families who wish to attend will be made most welcome.

   

  This will run on;
  Thursday 9th April, Community Litter Pick on Portstewart Strand.  The event will run from 10:30am – 12:30pm, meeting just in front of Harrys Shack.