📢ℙℝ𝕀𝕄𝔸ℝ𝕐 𝟙 𝔸ℕ𝔻 ℙℝ𝔼 𝕊ℂℍ𝕆𝕆𝕃 𝔸𝔻𝕄𝕀𝕊𝕊𝕀𝕆ℕ𝕊📢

Online applications for a pre-school or Primary One place for September 2024 CLOSE TOMORROW at 12 noon.

📢To submit or complete your application visit https://ow.ly/vGXk50QtWRz

📢More info at https://ow.ly/kLWg50QtWRx

Looking forward to welcoming our grandparents to school tomorrow, 10:30am, in the assembly hall. Everyone welcome.

#GrandparentsDay

#CatholicSchoolsWeek2024 #CSW2024 #StColumsCommunity

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School closes for all pupils at 1pm on Monday 29th, Tuesday 30th AND Wednesday 31st January to facilitate Parent/Teacher Meetings.

There will be no after school activities on these days.

Next weeks menu, from Monday 22nd January.😋

Please book lunches online through our SchoolMoney system. School lunches should be booked by 11pm the previous evening.

*Storm Isha* AMBER Warning for Wind from 18:00hrs Sunday 21st to 09:00hrs Monday 22nd January 2024.

Storm Isha will bring a spell of very strong winds during Sunday evening into Monday. Disruption to travel and utilities is likely.

The Met Office has issued an AMBER WARNING FOR WIND – Medium likelihood of medium impact.

https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/warnings-and-advice/uk-warnings#?date=2020-10-31&id=1602e960-09cf-4d07-b597-972120cad353 

What To Expect

• Longer journey times and cancellations likely, as road, rail, air and ferry services may be affected
• Some roads and bridges likely to close
• Probably some damage to buildings, such as tiles blown from roofs
• There is a good chance that power cuts may occur, with the potential to affect other services, such as mobile phone coverage
• Injuries and danger to life is likely from large waves and beach material being thrown onto coastal roads, sea fronts and properties

Met Office – Further Details

Very strong south-westerly winds will develop widely across Northern Ireland, western parts of England, Wales and the southern half of Scotland during Sunday evening. Gusts will frequently reach 50-60 mph, perhaps 70 mph at times in a few locations and, along exposed coastal stretches 80 mph is possible at times. During the early hours of Monday winds will turn westerly and it’s likely that this will be the period of strongest winds with widespread gusts, strongest around the coast and in exposed locations (Isolated gusts to 80 MPH possible - especially North Coast).

Winds are expected to ease after 06:00 but it will remain windy on Monday. 

Looking forward to welcoming our grandparents to school

on Wednesday 24th January

10:30am

in the assembly hall.

Everyone welcome.💖

#GrandparentsDay
#CatholicSchoolsWeek2024 #CSW2024

REMINDER:

School will be closed to all pupils on Thursday 18th January due to industial action.

This period of industrial action will be recorded in the register as ‘attendance not required’ therefore not affecting the children’s attendance records.

Next week is ENERGY SAVING WEEK and we are asking everyone to complete the Schools Energy Saving Challenge organised by Energy Saving Trust.

The aim is to encourage all children who can take part in the challenge by making some simple changes to help save energy at home.

This year, Power NI has kindly sponsored the first prize of £1000. This will be awarded to the school saving the highest amount of CO2 (pro rata according to the size of the school’s headcount).

SSE Airtricity has kindly donated the 2^nd prize of tickets for one class to visit W5 in Belfast (transport included!)

As well as super prizes on offer, the challenge helps us to maintain our school's Eco School Green Flag status.

Please return completed sheets on Friday 19th January so we can collate and submit results.  Our Eco-committee will give a small prize to everyone who returns their Energy Saving Challenge Sheet.

We hope everyone will get involved. Many thanks for your support.

𝐂𝐀𝐒𝐇 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐂𝐋𝐎𝐁𝐁𝐄𝐑 𝐂𝐎𝐋𝐋𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍

Time for post-Christmas clear-out of old or unwanted textiles?  Our next Cash For Clobber collection is on Wednesday, 17th January.

Please bring your bags of unwanted textiles to school 8:30am - 9:00am on Wednesday and pass 'over the wall' to staff at the front of the school.  

What can you put in the bag??

• All types of clothing (even with holes!)
• Bags and shoes (please tie shoes together with laces)
• Hats and belts
• Towels and curtains
• Bed linen (sheets, pillow cases, duvet covers)

** Remember all items must be clean.** 

Please help us recycle and raise funds for our school.

Many thanks for your continued support.

St. Colum’s Eco-school Committee

Next weeks menu, from Monday 15th January.😋

Please book lunches online through our SchoolMoney system. School lunches should be booked by 11pm the previous evening.