Applications for the Summer Scheme, for pupils in Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 (P3-P7), will open at 10.00am tomorrow, Tuesday 25th May 2021, via the Registration of Interest form on the following link https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=-yeCOETeDkaBkAVAK4mNqKo8xt2B-ORItI5da9xtfAFUNzE5VTdGQzlSV1JJTEI1OThVUDUxUVE5My4u

Please note: registration will close at 11pm.

Early closure for P3 - P7 next week to facilitate parent teacher interviews and Confirmation.

Lunch menu for next week, from Monday 24th May.

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 

We are delighted to be able to offer a Summer Scheme for pupils in Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 (P3-P7) on the following dates.

Week 1 – Monday 26th July to Friday 30th July.

Week 2 – Monday 2nd August to Friday 6th August.

Currently it is planned that the timetable for each day is 10.00am - 2pm and the children will bring a packed lunch. There will be no cost for the Summer Scheme.

Places are limited (44 pupils each week) due to Covid restrictions. In the initial survey there was a high interest expressed. To facilitate as many pupils as possible you are asked to choose attendance for one week only, at this stage. If the uptake is not as big as anticipated there may be the opportunity to attend for two weeks, depending upon availability.

In the event of oversubscription to the Summer Scheme priority will be given to any child who currently has a Statement of Special Educational Needs in accordance with guidance from DE.

The Summer Scheme will focus on emotional health and wellbeing, as well as activities which are interactive and fun, with plenty of scope for outside play and for learning activities as and where appropriate.

It is hoped that social distancing rules will improve in time for the Summer Scheme to begin but for the moment, the current practice of school bubbles will continue to apply.

Applications for the Summer Scheme will open at 10.00am on Tuesday 25th May 2021, via the Registration of Interest form on the following link https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=-yeCOETeDkaBkAVAK4mNqKo8xt2B-ORItI5da9xtfAFUNzE5VTdGQzlSV1JJTEI1OThVUDUxUVE5My4u

Places will be allocated on a “First Come First Served” basis. 

Letter to Primary 7 pupils regarding current Confrimation Arrangements on our Newsletter page ... https://www.stcolumsprimaryschool.co.uk/newsletters-2/

Looking forward to our Fun Day for all the children on Friday 4th June, celebrating our return to

school after the lockdown... Bouncy Castles, Inflatable Slide, HungryHippos, Wipe-out Sweeper, Assault Course and Bumper Cars.

#classbubbles #funday #rainbowchildren

Next week all children from Primary 3 - Primary 7 will be released early from school to facilitate parent/teacher interviews and Confirmation.

P3/P5/P7    1.50pm finish daily

P4/P6         1.40pm finish daily

If you have children in different time slots you may pick them all up at the earlier time.

The Chronicle is publishing a Primary Seven special souvenir edition ‘Last days at school’ in June 2021.

This special supplement will feature full colour pictures of the primary seven classes from schools across the area.

Copies can be pre-ordered from THE SHOP on SchoolMoney for just £1.20 (with 20p going directly to our school funds).

Pre-orders should be placed by Wednesday 26th May and these copies will be delivered direct to school.

Lunch menu for next week, from Monday 17th May.

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 St Colum’s 85th Anniversary Yearbook is now available to order from THE SHOP on SchoolMoney at a cost of £10 per copy.  

The publication traces the history of the school, featuring articles from past pupils from every decade since the school was opened in 1936. All current St. Colum’s students are featured and an insight into what each class gets up to throughout the year.

This special anniversary publication coincides with a most unusual year in terms of lockdown and remote learning - certainly a year to remember.

With usual PTA fundraising activities limited this year due to the pandemic, the yearbook is our main means of raising funds for the school. We would encourage all parents to consider ordering a copy.  Please place your order by Wednesday 19th May from THE SHOP on School Money to help inform our print order.

Many thanks for your continued support.

St. Colum's PTA