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LOOK the Children's Liturgy leaflet for the First Sunday of Lent.

#ChildrensLiturgy #Lent2021

We hope you all had a lovely half-term. 

Remote Learning resumes on Monday 22nd February and Learning Packs for Primary 3-Primary 7 may be collected 10:30-11:15am as usual.

The first of our Interschool parent wellbeing sessions run by ParentingNI for St. Colum's Primary School and Portstewart Primary School takes place next Tuesday, 23rd February at 7pm via Zoom.

Our first online webinar is 'Promoting children's resilience'.

The aims and objectives of the session are:

· To enhance parents knowledge and skills to build resilience in their children

· To understand the importance of developing children’s resilience

· To explore the important of building caring relationships & being a positive role model

· To equip parents to support their children to develop self-control, build self-regulation & develop thinking skills.

To register for this session click here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/139269576051

Further online sessions will take place on...

On Tuesday 2nd March from 7.00pm-8.30pm, 'Resolving conflict in the home'.

On Tuesday 9th March from 7.00pm-8.30pm, 'Children's Emotional Health'.

Booking details to follow for sessions 2 and 3.

Please note that numbers are limited to 10 parents per school for each online session.

#MentalHealth #Wellbeing #SaveTheDate #resilience #resolvingconflict #emotionalhealth

Did you take part in RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch?  Don't forget to submit your results by Friday 19th at www.rspb.org.uk/birdwatch

#BigGardenBirdwatch #ecoschools #givenatureahome #survey #nature #whatdidyousee

Libraries across Northern Ireland are decorating windows to help cheer everyone up and would like your help!

Libraries NI would like to decorate their library windows and spread a little #Hope this half term with their colouring sheets! Follow the link for colouring-in sheets – for all ages - make them bright and colourful then drop them off at Coleraine or Portrush Libraries. https://bit.ly/LNIHope

Five Free Homeschooling Art Tutorials by Adrian Margey Art from the first lockdown are still available to view on YouTube - suitable for kids 7 and up. If you missed them first time round, why not have a go! And adults can have a go too!

Adrian uses acrylic paint in his demos but any kind of paint you have at home is fine, a simple brush, a pencil, black marker and a sheet of paper or card any size you like. Have fun!

We'd love to see how you get on. Please send your photos to our Facebook page @stcolums or email to stcolumsoffice186@c2kni.net

Dunluce Castle ... https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=hvVjpBpL4SI

Mussenden Temple ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVtGp1AVpKk

Giants Causeway ... https://youtu.be/7AaCV9_u060

Mount Errigal ... https://youtu.be/oacefg8xtuA

White Rocks Beach ... https://youtu.be/LpnMa420UO4

#ArtTutorials #CreateAPainting

Tomorrow is Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent.

Mass at St. Mary's, Star of the Sea on Ash Wednesday at 9.30am and is streamed online on the parish website: portstewartparish.website ‘Watch Live’ and on YouTube. Masses are recorded and can be watched on the website 45 minutes after Mass has ended. You can also listen on the parish radio.

During Lent Star of the Sea will have Stations of the Cross in the church every Friday (except Good Friday) at 3pm – watch online or listen on the parish radio.

May your Ash Wednesday be a time of reflection and promise. 

Parentline NI’s next FREE session on how parents can support their child’s speech, language and communication development.

Session 2: Stuttering and Cluttering How to Support a Child Who Stammers on Monday 1^st March.  

To book a place call free 0808 8020 400

School holiday food payments will be made to parents/ guardians of all children entitled to Free School Meals (FSM) for midterm break 15 – 19 February as planned.

Due to online/blended learning continuing from 22 February – 5 March payment will be made to parents/guardians of children entitled to FSM for this period, with the exception of those attending Special Schools and EOTAS, as they will be remaining open and meals will continue as normal.

If you have a child in a special school who is entitled to a FSM and is unable to attend due to COVID-19 the school will be in contact with you regarding food parcel entitlement.

Payments will be in your nominated bank account on 24 February 2021.

If EA do not have a nominated bank account for you, a cheque will be posted to you on 23 February 2021.