All parents, guardians and carers are invited to attend our PTA AGM on Wednesday 29th September at 8pm.  Things are a little different this year due to Covid-19 and the meeting will be held via Zoom. Please email stcolumspta@hotmail.co.uk for access details. Many thanks for your support.

Lunch menu for next week, from Monday 13th September.

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

Please follow the link below to read a letter from the Chief Medical Officer Professor Michael McBride regarding the new arrangements for tracking and tracing Covid-19 cases within schools.... Letter from Chief Medical Officer

Please see our latest newsletter... https://www.stcolumsprimaryschool.co.uk/newsletters-2/

Lunch menu for next week, from Monday 6th September.

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.pd

Help us recycle and raise funds for

our school!

 Cash for Clobber Collection

Wednesday 8th September

This year we are again taking part in the Cash for Clobber Competition as we continue our work on the Eco-Schools Program. The Cash for Clobber scheme is aimed at raising awareness of textile recycling among children and to show how essential it is for everyone in the ‘developed world’ to reduce, reuse and recycle and is also a great way of raising funds for our school. Schools which collect the most textiles per pupil are in with a chance to win the annual ‘Cash for Clobber’ competition with fantastic prizes of up to £1,000 for schools who collect the most clobber.

Our next collection is on Wednesday 8th September. Arrangements are a little different this year and we would ask that bags of clean, unwanted textiles are brought to school on Wednesday at drop off time and passed ‘over the wall’ to staff for storage in our Car Park until collection time. Please observe social distancing guidelines.

Cookstown Textile Recyclers, one of the Eco-school program partners, who will sort and recycle. Low grade material is used for industrial wipers and fillings, good quality clothes are re-used in the developing world. 

Why not have a autumn clear out of old and unwanted items? Please encourage family and friends to donate their unwanted textiles too. 

What can you put in the bag??

• All types of clothing (even with holes or broken zips)
• Bags and shoes (please tie shoes together with laces)
• Hats and belts
• Towels and curtains
• Bed linen (sheets, pillow cases, duvet covers)
• Remember NO QUILTS OR PILLOWS and ALL ITEMS MUST BE CLEAN..

Many thanks for your continued support.

St. Colum’s Eco-Committee

Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council is celebrating Good Relations Week 2021 with outdoor screenings of the animation Gnomeo and Juliet in Portstewart and Limavady.

The free screenings will take place on Saturday 18th September on the outdoor terrace at Flowerfield Arts Centre, Portstewart on Saturday 25th September at 2pm.

Billed as a comical re-boot of Shakespeare’s play, the popular animation takes place in the world of warring red gnomes and blue gnomes, separated by a garden fence.

Bring your own seat, a picnic and remember to dress for outdoor weather. The events are free but ticket numbers are limited. Social distancing restrictions will apply.

To book tickets for the screening in Portstewart visit

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/.../free-outdoor-film...

Registration for both will open tomorrow Friday 3rd September from 11am and tickets are limited to five per booking.

For more information go to www.flowerfield.org or contact karen.smyth@causewaycoastandglens.gov.uk

These events are supported by the Executive Office, through the Together: Building a United Community, District Council Good Relations Programme and Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council.

Dear Parents

Please may we ask for your co-operation in an important matter.

One of our children has received medical treatment which puts them at risk if they are exposed to measles, chicken pox and shingles. Please let us know immediately if your child is suspected of having measles.

Our child is also at risk from chicken pox and would need to be given an injection within 3 days of contact. If your child is suspected of having chicken pox you should let us know immediately.

It is also important that you let us know if there is shingles in your household.

Your child is not at any risk whatsoever from this situation. However, the health and well-being of our child who is at risk, does depend on the co-operation of all other parents and we hope you can help us.

With many thanks.

Yours sincerely

Mrs McCullagh

Principal

Lunch menu for next week, from Wednesday 1st September.

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 

Our new school year starts next Tuesday, 31st August from 8:40am 😀 We look forward to welcoming everyone back and meeting our new Primary 1 class.

Please see guidance for parents available on our website... https://www.stcolumsprimaryschool.co.uk/back-to-school-guidance-autumn-2021/

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