LUNCHTIME AWARDS

At lunchtime, in the dinner hall and in the playground, the supervisors look for children who have impressed them with something good that they have done on a particular day.  Examples of this are - showing good table manners, lining up quietly and quickly or playing well together. The child's name is then put on a reward slip and placed in a box. Today three names were picked from the box to receive a special prize.   Hana in P3 received a prize for ' Using Great Manners at the Dinner Table,  Emily in P6 received her prize for ' Being a really Patient Server' and Ruby in P1 received a prize for 'Being a good Example.' 

JANUARY SPECIAL ASSEMBLY AWARDS

Well done to the children who received certificates for January 2018.  The certificates were awarded for  - 'Being a Willing Pupil'  - 'Great Recall of Number Facts (Tables)' - 'Careful Classwork'  (Missing from picture - Ella P5

SHARED EDUCATION 'WOODHALL'

On Monday, as part of the Shared Education Programme with St Patrick's Primary School, P6 and P7 children enjoyed a 'Team Building Day' at Woodhall Education Centre in Kilrea.   It was a busy and exciting day from start to finish.  The children worked together in teams, as they participated in lots of activities which challenged then to work together, use their thinking skills, and often do challenges which pushed them beyond their comfort zone.  The activities included: - Human Jenga, crossing the crocodile pit safely, lighting a small fire to toast marshmallows on, and Spanish Rules - orienteering.  Everyone had a really great time there.

'LOOK AT ME' P1 AND P2

The title of P1 and P2 topic work for this half term is 'Look At Me'.  One of the questions we have been looking at is - 'How have we changed since we were babies?' 

Anna's mummy and little brother came to school to show us all the equipment babies need.  We heard Jonathan try to talk back.  We learnt all about the check ups he has when the Health Visitor visits.  Thanks to Anna's mum for taking time to talk to us all.

Shared Education 'IZAK9'

Children from St. Patrick’s PS and our P6/7 came together to focus on improving their learning in mathematics and numeracy. Working together in small groups the children solved a diverse range of Izak9 tasks. This shared learning environment provided an ideal forum for collaborative work including opportunities for self-expression, discussion and debate.

Izak9 supports a range of learning styles i.e. visual, kinaesthetic and auditory, thus allowing each child to contribute in his/her own way to solving the problems posed by their online facilitators, Abacus and Helix.

In these photographs, which were taken during the first session, the children can already be seen working together happily in groups, presenting their mental maths strategies and problem solving techniques to others.

POLICE VISIT P1 AND P2 -'STRANGER DANGER'

P1 and P2 also had a visit from Mark and David, and the focus of their talk was 'Stranger Danger'. Here are a few thing that we learned -

• Mark showed us pictures of different people we do not know and people we know.
•   He told us about the importance of not talking to people we do not know. 

Mark reminded the boys and girls how to stay safe if they get lost. 

• We should always ask someone safe to help us, such as, a shop keeper, security guard or a policeman or policewoman.

POLICE VISIT - P6 and P7

On Tuesday two Police Officers, Mark and David came into school to talk to the P6 and P7 children.  They were talking to the children about how to keep safe when they are out with their friends.  Their main focus was on 'Drug Awareness' .  Drugs are a huge danger for teenage children, and the policemen showed the children how drugs can just look like sweets but with deadly consequences.  The children were given information about what they should do if someone even offers them drugs.

LIBRARY VISIT P6 and P7

P 6 and P7 had their first of three visits to Kilrea Library on Thursday 11th January.  The main focus for their first visit was to see what types of books are available to borrow at the Library.