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

• SENTINUS CHALLENEGE - MATHS WEEK

  Mon 25 May 2020

  This week our Sentinus challenges are all about maths. ➕➖✖️➗

   

  Challenge your family to a game of Battleship and learn about coordinates 🚢⛴🛳

   

  📸Don't forget to show us how you get on. Send us your photos/videos to our page or email to stcolumsoffice186@c2kni.net

   

  Have fun! 😀

   

  

• HAPPY BIODIVERSITY DAY!

  Fri 22 May 2020

  Happy Biodiversity Day!

  
  In the simplest terms, biodiversity refers to the variety of life on Earth and is a combination of the words ‘biological’ and ‘diversity’. This includes every life form, be it plants, animals, fungi and even microorganisms like bacteria. The greater the variety of these life forms that live within a habitat or landscape, the more biodiverse that environment is.

   

  What can you spot through your window? ... or when you are out for a walk? Why not have a go at our latest Eco Schools Five Senses Challenge?

  
  Take a snapshot or video of what you see... or make a drawing.

   

  Please send your photos/videos to our Facebook page @stcolums or email to @stcolumsoffice186@c2kni.net

   

  Happy spotting!

  

• SENTINUS CHALLENGE - MAKE A BAROMETER

  Fri 22 May 2020

  Our final Sentinus challenge of the week... Make a Barometer.

  
  Don't forget to show us how you get on. Send us your photos/videos to our page or email to stcolumsoffice186@c2kni.net

   

  We'd love to see how you get on.

  

• HAPPY OUTDOOR CLASSROOM DAY!

  Thu 21 May 2020

  Happy Outdoor Classroom Day!

  
  On Outdoor Classroom Day, we usually have a day of outdoor fun and learning at school.This year things are a little different! The theme for Outdoor Classroom Day is Playful Nature!

   

  Connecting to nature can restore our sense of wellbeing. For children, this connection is best made through play – whether outdoors in nature or indoors with natural elements.

   

  How will you connect with nature today? ... playing outdoors, a nature walk, create some nature art, make a bug hotel, plant some seeds, make a den... the list is endless! Maybe you'll take on one of our Eco School Five Senses Challenges? https://www.stcolumsprimaryschool.co.uk/eco-schools/

   

  📷 Don't forget to take photos... send to our page or email to stcolumsoffice186@c2kni.net We'd love to see what you've been doing?

  

• SENTINUS CHALLENGE - MAKE A RAINCLOUD

  Wed 20 May 2020

  Today's Sentinus Challenge is to make a rain cloud in a glass 🌧 

   

  Grab your materials and see if you can make it rain 💧 

   

  📸Don't forget to show us how you get on. Send us your photos/videos to our Facebook page @stcolums or email to stcolumsoffice186@c2kni.net💦

   

  We'd love to see how you get on. Have fun! 😀

   

  

• ECO SCHOOL FIVE SENSES CHALLENGE ... SIGHT

  Mon 18 May 2020

  Our next Eco Five Senses Challenge is Sight!

   

  What wildlife can you spot through your window? ... or when you are out for a walk?

   

  Take a snapshot or video of what you see... or make a drawing.

   

  Please send your photos/videos to our Facebook page @stcolums or email to @stcolumsoffice186@c2kni.net

   

  Happy spotting!

   

  

• 'HEALTHY ME' SESSIONS FOR PARENTS AND CARERS

  Mon 18 May 2020

  In recognition of Mental Health Awareness Week, the Action Mental Health MensSana team have developed a bitesize session based on our ‘Healthy Me’ programme for parents and carers around this year’s theme of ‘Kindness’.

  
  This session aims to:
  • Identify the issues you are facing during lockdown
  • Raise awareness about mental health
  • Highlight self-care techniques for building resilience and confidence
  • Show how and where to access support

   

  3 sessions will be delivered online each day via Zoom and will last 30 minutes so you can choose a day and time that suits you best.
  Monday 18th – Friday 22nd May 2020
  10:30am, 3:30pm & 8:00pm

   

  If you are interested in attending, please register via Eventbrite... https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/healthy-me-parent-carer-session-kindness-tickets-105274226044?fbclid=IwAR1lqHR3RV4nrThvlUc_XQ2jYdIAVBzcf0NQTatdtyHoppGKuSE8hFMLUrQ

  

• SUSTRANS CHALLENGE, ICT RESEARCH

  Mon 18 May 2020

  This week our Sustrans Officer, Johnny has challenged pupils to complete a research task investigating local cycling and walking trails right here in NI! 🚶‍♂️🚶‍♀️🚴‍♀️🚴‍♂️ Pupils can use a tablet or computer to complete the worksheet.💻

   

  We’d encourage you to watch the video and give this a go! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1FjWJVROOkc

   

  Please send us photos of your completed worksheet and research... as a message to our Facebook page@stcolums or via email to stcolumsoffice186@c2kni.net

   

  

• SENTINUS CHALLENGE - THE WATER CYCLE

  Mon 18 May 2020

  Our first Sentinus challenge of the week.... Water Cycle in a bag. It's Meteorology week and today we are challenged to learn about the water cycle.☀️🌪🌧❄️

  
  Follow the instructions to see what happens to the sea level (water) in the bag. This challenge may be something that you look at everyday this week, depending on how much sunlight there is.

   

  📸Don't forget to show us how you get on. Send us your photos/videos to our page or email to stcolumsoffice186@c2kni.net💦

   

  Have fun!

  

• MENTAL HEALTH AWARNESS WEEK, 18TH-24th MAY

  Mon 18 May 2020

  Today marks the start of Mental Health Awareness Week. This year's theme is Kindness.

   

  Research shows that kindness is an antidote to isolation and creates a sense of belonging. It helps reduce stress, brings a fresh perspective and deepens friendships. Kindness to ourselves can help boost our self-esteem and can even improve feelings of confidence and optimism. 

   

  BBC Bitesize 7 Day Kindness Challenge gives just some ideas of how you can be kind this week... and every week!

   

  Why not share your kindness pictures and stories with us... send to our school Facebook page @stcolums or email to stcolumsoffice186@c2kni.net

  
  We'd love to see your acts of kindness this week.