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

• HAPPY WORLD BICYCLE DAY!

  Wed 03 Jun 2020

  Happy World Bicycle Day! 🚲🚵‍♀️🚵‍♂️

   

  World Bicycle Day aims to bring awareness to how cycling can be beneficial to the environment and for road safety.

   

  Are you planning a cycle today? Have you had a go at our Sustrans Home Activity this week?

   

  📷 Send us your photos/videos or email to @stcolumsoffcie186@c2kni.net

  

• SENTINUS CHALLENGE - MARBLE RUN

  Wed 03 Jun 2020

  Our second challenge this week is to design your own marble run using a few items you will have in your house. This may take some thought and planning so don’t rush. Good luck!

   

  As always send us your videos/pictures to let us know how you got on to the school FB page @stcolums or email to stcolumsoffice186@c2kni.net

   

  Have fun!

   

  

• LIBRARIES NI - GARDENING & PLANTING ACTIVITES

  Wed 03 Jun 2020

  Have your little ones got green fingers? Lots of activities this week from Libraies NI based around planting and gardening! Available to download now 🌱 https://bit.ly/lnigardeningactivities

   

  #30dayswild

  

• POST PRIMARY ADMISSION UPDATE FOR PRIMARY 7

  Tue 02 Jun 2020

  The Education Authority will be issuing letters to parents / guardians on behalf of post primary schools to advise on the outcome of their child’s post primary application. Letters for receipt on Thursday 4 June 2020.
  
  For help and advice, contact the Admissions Helpdesk via email on postprimaryadmissions@eani.org.uk

   

  

• SUSTRANS HOME ACTIVITY

  Tue 02 Jun 2020

  This week our Sustrans Officer Johnny has challenged families to practice their bike handling skills by having your own ‘Figure of Eight' competition at home!🚵‍♀️🚵‍♂️

  
  Watch this video where you’ll find out everything you need to know! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2V32uH9XD0

   

  📷 Send us photos/videos of your competition to our Facebook page @stcolums or email to stcolumsoffice186@c2kni.net

  

• SENTINUS PUPIL OF THE WEEK

  Tue 02 Jun 2020

  CONGRATULATIONS to Finn in Primary 4 on being awarded Sentinus Pupil of the Week.👏👏 Finn has been taking part in the challenges each week and 'did brillinat work in our Maths Challenges' Well done! 😀

   

  Each Sunday Sentinus chose a pupil of the week - this is someone who has done extra special work in that weeks tasks!

   

  Why not have go at the weekly Sentinus challenges? Find them all at ...  https://www.stcolumsprimaryschool.co.uk/sentinus-challenges/

   

  Send us your photos/videos to our schoo Facebook page or email to stcolumsoffice186@c2kni.net

   

   

   

   

   

  

• THANK YOU TO ALL OUR VOLUNTEERS!

  Mon 01 Jun 2020

  It's Volunteers' Week! 🌟

   

  A chance for us to say thank you to all our volunteers who give up their time to help out at our school events and trips throughout the year. 👏👏

   

  And an opportunity to say a big thank you to so many people who have ‘stepped up’ during the Corona virus Pandemic to #HelpEachOther🥰

   

  We appreciate everything you do!

   

  

• MONEY SENSE MONDAY

  Mon 01 Jun 2020

  It's MoneySense Monday... Join Ulster Bank Northern Ireland this afternoon for two new lessons...

   

  Help your children learn how money can affect our feelings 🤗

   

  🖍️2pm for age 5-8s

  🖍️2.30pm for age 8-12s

  🖍️ Hosts: Guest teacher Bronagh Reid and Ulster Bank Community Banker Siobhan

  🖍️ Available for replay on Facebook and YouTube

   

  Learn more and set a reminder: https://www.facebook.com/UlsterBankNorthernIreland/videos/1681679795314219/

• SENTNUS CHALLENGE - KEEP YOUR TRAIN ON THE TRACKS

  Mon 01 Jun 2020

  Our first Sentinus challenge of the week is here! This week your are going to be structural engineers.Can your train stay on track?🚂 You are challenged to build a train track with some simple materials you should have at home.  Experiment with the challenge and show us what you come up with. 

  
  Let us know how you get on 📷Send us your photos/videos to our page or email to stcolumsoffice186@c2kni.netHave fun!

   

   

  

• 30 DAYS WILD IN JUNE

  Mon 01 Jun 2020

  30 Days Wild is here! 😀

  
  Each year at school we take part in this initiative organised by The Wildlife Trusts which encourages us all to make nature a part of our everyday life by carrying out a ‘random act of nature’, every day in June.
  What ‘random acts of nature’ will you get up to this month?

   

  📷Send your photos/videos to our page or email to stcolumsoffice186@c2kni.net

   

  You can download the 30 Days Wild Wallchart, colouring in poaster, passport and nature table planner at https://www.stcolumsprimaryschool.co.uk/eco-schools/ 

  Keep an eye on our website and Facebook page and we'll be sharing lots of ideas with you throughout the month.

   

  Enjoy a fantastic time going WILD in June. 😃🌼💚🤸🐦🌼🌱🦋🌳🍃🐛🐝🐞