OPERATION STREETWISE

On Wednesday 24th May our P7 children travelled to Ballymoney to take part in the 'Operation Streetwise' programme.  This is an annual event where P7 children are given lots of practical information about keeping safe as they move from the relative safety of Primary School to Secondary School.

'UNLIKELY HEROES'

This year Joel, who works for Scripture Union, has been coming into school each term to take one of our weekly Assemblies.  His theme for the year was 'Unlikely Heroes in the Bible'.  Wednesday was his final day with us, and his 'Unlikely Hero' for his talk was Esther.  The children all really enjoyed Joel's talks and we want to send him our best wishes as he moves to a different area next year.

CYCLING PROFICIENCY

Our P7 children are working hard each week on their cycling skills.  The Cycling Proficiency Scheme(CPS) teaches children who can already ride a bicycle, how to do so more safely. It covers what to wear, bicycle maintenance and the rules of the road.

OUTDOOR LEARNING FINALE

Tuesday 16th May 2017 Shared Education Signature Project

Rasharkin Primary School and St Patrick's Primary School

Our final Outdoor Learning Session was held in Rasharkin Primary School.  This was an exciting celebration of all that we had been doing throughout the year.  We were delighted that lots of parents and some members of the Board of Governors joined us for this session.  Although the weather was a bit rainy we did not even notice, as the children got stuck in to building dens, making animal shelters, learning about camouflage and making bug hotels.  To finish our celebration, Mr Brian Poots from N I Forest School Association presented everyone with a certificate and a goody bag.

SUMMER BLOOMS

Now that the lovely Spring tulips and daffodils in the raised beds at school have finished blooming, we planted some Summer flowering plants today. All the children helped out with this job.  

P1 and P2 ASSEMBLY 'THANK YOU'

Today P1 and P2 classes took our assembly.  Miss Richmond had chosen the theme of saying 'Thank You'.  The children acted out the story from the Bible about the ten lepers who were healed by Jesus.  Only one of them returned to say thank you to Jesus. The children all read, acted and sang brilliantly.  Most importantly they reminded everyone to say thank you to others and also to thank God for all he has given us. 

17th May 2017

FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT

On Tuesday 16th May P6 and P7 went to the James Elliot football tournament at the Joey Dunlop Centre.  There were over twelve teams from different schools taking part. Although Rasharkin teams did not win any medals, the children played exceptionally well and their behaviour and sportsmanship was excellent.

MATHS PROBLEM SOLVING

Today P4 and P5 met up with the P4 pupils of St Patrick's Primary School for a Maths Problem Session as part of the Shared Education Programme.  The children all worked together on various tasks which involved, weighing, measuring, creating tally charts and pictographs, and working logically to solve problems.  This was another very beneficial session for all the children involved.

MONEY MANAGEMENT

On Friday 5th May Mrs Jayne Kernohan from Danske Bank came to school to deliver the Danske SMART Programme. This programme aims to help children to become financially confident by helping them to understand the value of money and personal finance. There were three different talks for the different age groups. The children learned what banks are for - keeping money safe, lending money to buy a house or car etc, and foreign currency for holidays.  She also talked about earning money and saving money.  Each group was given a budget and the children had to decide what they could spend their money on without going over budget.  Jayne told the children about a great website called 'Moneyville' and we will be using this in class to learn more about money. Thanks to Jayne for making this such an interesting and worthwhile talk.

P3 ASSEMBLY - 'KEEP ON GOING'

This week Mrs Millar and her P3 class took our Assembly.  Mrs Millar had prepared a Powerpoint presentation focusing on how people have to work hard to achieve results.  This could be in gymnastics, football, swimming, reading and all sorts of school work.  Mrs Millar completed the Belfast Marathon earlier in the week and she told us how she had to run in all sorts of weather to train, so that she would be able to complete the race.  She then showed us the runner in the London Marathon who needed help to get to the finishing line.  This reminded the children that even when they put in hard work, there will be times that they will need help from their mums and dads and teachers or friends just to succeed.  The important lesson was to keep on going and keep on trying.  The P3 children acted out the story of the Hare and the Tortoise Race.  Thanks you to Mrs Millar and all the P3 children for such a great assembly. 

APRIL ASSEMBLY AWARDS

Congratulations to all the children who received certificates for April 2017.  Certificates were awarded for - 'Neat Work', 'Showing Great Effort' and 'Good Contribution to Class Discussions'.