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

• LUNCH MENU FOR NEXT WEEK

  Fri 23 Apr 2021

  Lunch menu for next week, from Monday 26th April 2021. 

   

  Please book online through our SchoolMoney system. School lunches should be booked by 11pm the previous evening. If you have any problems accessing SchoolMoney, please contact the office ☎ 02870833010

   

  Follow the link for our Parents Guide to SchoolMoney...https://primarysite-prod-sorted.s3.amazonaws.com/st-colums-primary-school/UploadedDocument/5b9a7461fe0c47a89d5c1cfd4f09acc5/school-money-parent-guide.pdf 

  

• HAPPY EARTH DAY!

  Thu 22 Apr 2021

   

  Happy Earth Day!

   

  What better way to start World Earth Day than walking, cycling or scooting to school for our Sustrans Big Pedal Challenge? Why not help to reduce congestion in front of the school by using Convention Avenue Car Park and 'striding' the short distance to school.

   

  We will be recording the number of children and supporters who travel with them each day and there are some brilliant prizes.

  

• BIG PEDAL CHALLENGE DAY 3 RESULTS

  Thu 22 Apr 2021

  Results after Day 3 of the BIG PEDAL CHALLENGE. We are so impressed by the efforts of our pupils, parents, carers and staff. 830 pupil journeys, physical activities and supporter journeys!

   

  Please continue to walk, cycle, scoot and park and stride to school. Help reduce congestion in front of the school by using Convention Avenue Car Park and 'striding' the short distance to school.

   

  Lets see if we can keep up our active travel journeys. Many thanks for your continued support.

  

• BIG PEDAL CHALLENGE DAY 2 RESULTS

  Wed 21 Apr 2021

  WOW! Results after Day 2 of the BIG PEDAL CHALLENGE... can you spot St. Colum's?!!

   

  Fantastic effort everyone... 544 pupil journeys, physical activities and supporter journeys! Thanks to all our pupils, parents and carers. Please continue to walk, cycle, scoot and park and stride to school. Help reduce congestion in front of the school by using Convention Avenue Car Park and 'striding' the short distance to school.

   

  Lets see if we can keep up our active travel journeys over the coming days. Many thanks for your continued support.

  

• BIG PEDAL CHALLENGE DAY 1 RESULTS

  Tue 20 Apr 2021

  WOW! Check our position after Day 1!

   

  Amazing effort everyone... 253 active journeys! Please continue to walk, cycle, scoot and park and stride to school. Help reduce congestion in front of the school by using Convention Avenue Car Park and 'striding' the short distance to school.

   

  Lets see if we can increase our active travel journeys over the coming days. Many thanks for your continued support.

  

• PRE-SCHOOL AND PRIMARY SCHOOL ADMISSION UPDATE

  Tue 20 Apr 2021

  Parents/Guardians who applied online for a Pre-school place (target age - Stage 1*) or Primary 1 place for September 2021 admissions will be able to view the outcome of that application on 28 April from 10.00 am by visiting https://pupilservices.eani.org.uk/CitizenPortal_LIVE/en

   

  Your login details will be the email address and password you registered with when you applied online. You can check these details now by visiting the Citizen Portal using the link above and can reset your password if necessary.

   

  If you applied by paper application you will receive a letter by post on 28 April 2021.

   

  *Applications received after 12 noon on 5 February 2021 are not processed until after 27 April 2021. Pre-school Stage 2 runs from 28 April to 9 June 2021.

   

  Applications for Underage children are also processed during Stage 2.

   

  

• CASH FOR CLOBBER - THANK YOU EVERYONE!

  Mon 19 Apr 2021

  WOW!! Once again so many bags for our Cash for Clobber collection this week they didn't all fit in the silver shed! THANK YOU to everyone who donated bags of unwanted textiles raising £120!! Fantastic! We really appreciate your support for this scheme - recycling and fund-raising for our school!

   

  Please continue to save your unwanted textiles for us. Our next collection will be on Wednesday 12th May.

  

• BIG PEDAL DAY 1

  Mon 19 Apr 2021

  What a great start to our SUSTRANS BIG PEDAL. WELL DONE to everyone who walked, cycled or scooted to school. 68% of our pupils actively travelled to school today and all of our Primary 5, 6 and 7 classes also ran laps of the field... brilliant effort everyone... so many active journeys! 

  
  Please continue to walk, cycle, scoot and park and stride to school. Help reduce congestion in front of the school by using Convention Avenue Car Park and 'striding' the short distance to school.

   

  Forecast for tomorrow is drizzle and a gentle breeze. Remember to dress for the weather. 

  
  Lets see if we can increase our active travel journeys over the coming days. Many thanks for your continued  support.

  

• BIG PEDAL STARTS TOMORROW

  Sun 18 Apr 2021

  Looking forward to starting our Sustrans BIG PEDAL challenge tomorrow.

   

  We are encouraging all our pupils, families and staff to travel actively to school over the next two weeks.... walk, cycle, scoot to school. 😃🚲🛹🛴🚴‍♂️🚴‍♀️🚶‍♀️🚶‍♂️🚶‍♀️🚶‍♂️ Why not help to reduce congestion in front of the school by using Convention Avenue Car Park and 'striding' the short distance to school. 🚶‍♀️🚶‍♂️🚶‍♀️🚶‍♂️

   

  We will be recording the number of children and supporters who travel with them each day and there are some brilliant prizes to be won.🏆🏆

   

  Many thanks for your support.

   

  

• HARP LESSONS

  Fri 16 Apr 2021

  We are delighted to be able to resume harp lessons in school again from next week. Socially distancing and class bubbles will be observed.

   

  If any child from P4 to P7 is interested in beginning to learn to play the harp we have a small number of lap harps available to lend to children should they wish to commit to a 10-week programme. There is a small rental fee of £8 for the duration of the loan. Please request a booking form from the school if your child is interested.

   

  Here are a few testimonials from the P7 harpists.

   

  “I love it, it is fun and it is very therapeutic. If you play a musical instrument it is very good for your brain, it can make you smarter.” Aimee 

   

  “It’s very relaxing and you can learn new songs on it very quickly” Erin 

   

  “I’m looking forward to playing at weddings and concerts and entertaining people. I might even busk in the future and make some money from it!” Sinead

   

  We would ask that any child who has a school harp at home who does not wish to continue with their harp lessons, returns the instrument to school.