BALLYMONEY STREETWISE

Yesterday 24th May, our P7 pupils attended the Ballymoney Streetwise event.  This event, for P7 pupils,aims to raise their awareness of how to keep safe as they take on more responsibility for their own safety as they move from primary school.  The event is delivered by a number of different organisations including  Causeway Coast & Glens Borough Council, Dogs' Trust, Tesco, Health Trust, NIE, Translink, Home Accident Prevention, RNIB, Cancer Focus NI, Coastguards and Police Service Northern Ireland.  The children had a very good morning and received lots of valuable information.

WORLD WAR II VINTAGE TEA PARTY

On Thursday 17th May parents and friends of our P3 and P4 children and P4 children from St Patrick's Primary School, were invited to a World War II Vinatge Tea Party at Rasharkin Community Centre.  While the adults enjoyed delicious sandwiches, scones and tray bakes, the children showcased the work that they have been doing as part of the Shared Education 'Then and Now' topic.  Dressed in WWII outfits, the children sang songs from World War II and they demonstrated their dancing skills to the songs 'Lollipop' and 'Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy'  - click here for video.  The finished movies which the children have been making with the help of the Nerve Centre were also shown.  It was a really successful morning and the many parents and friends who attended the celebration were thoroughly impressed by the work the children have been doing.  Special thanks to the Nerve Centre for their work with the children on their movies.  Also to the teachers and classroom assistants who prepared for the Vintage Tea Party. 

ULSTER FOLK PARK, CULTRA

As part of their prize for winning the Cancer Focus 'Snap the Cig' photo competition, P 6 and P7 enjoyed a great day out to Cultra.  They saw around the Folk Park and learned lots of interesting facts about how people lived in the past. 

MONEY MATTERS!

Once again we were very glad to welcome Jayne and Ruth from Danske Bank, to school to speak to the P1 -3 and P4 and P5 children about 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.  The P4-5 children did some practical activities.  Their favourite activity was 'Budgeting'.  Working in pairs they had a £500 budget to design a new bedroom.  They were encouraged not to spend more that they had.  More fun activities relating to the Danske Smart Programme can be found on www.moneyville.co.uk

COLERAINE MUSIC FESTIVAL

Some of our pupils have piano lessons in school with Mrs. McAleese.  Seven children attended Coleraine Music Festival at the end of April where they played their piano festival pieces. All the children did really well and enjoyed performing in front of a large audience and the ajudicators.  Hannah in P5 also played her clarinet at the festival.  Thanks to Mrs McAleese for organising and preparing the children for the festival. The children taking part were :- Lucy P4, Ethan P3, Isaac P5. Grace P3 Matthew P6, Sam P3 and Hannah P5

P6 and P7 ANIMALS AND PLANTS

On Friday 4th May, Katherine from Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) came to work with our P6 and P7 children on their topic, Animals and Plants.  They conducted a biodiversity Survey to check how good our school grounds are for birds.  They found some minibeasts around the school, but we now need to focus on what we can do to encourage more bugs into our grounds.

Online Safety - Net Aware

Net Aware is the NSPCC and O2’s no-nonsense guide for parents on the most popular sites, apps and games that young people use. It equips parents and professionals with information about these sites, including the recommended age, the safety features and settings available and the types of risks that young people might encounter. This year’s site is based on reviews of 40 sites from 2,059 young people and 2,049 parents.

There are also Net Aware news pages, which highlight current online safety developments, trends and tips. Visit the Net Aware site, or download the free Net Aware app, from the App Store or Google Play.

MILLIONAIRE READERS

A few weeks ago, Peri in P5 became our first 'Millionaire Reader' as part of the  Accelerated Reader Scheme.  Each time a person reads a book and takes a quiz and passes the quiz, the words from the book are counted.  Today, two more of our pupils became 'Millionaire Readers', - they have read more than a million words,  Alexander  P6 and Ella P5. Very well done to both.

APRIL LUNCHTIME AWARDS

Four pupils had their names picked out of the box for a special lunchtime award for April.  They were, Peri, Grace, Evie and James.

APRIL ASSEMBLY AWARDS

Congratulations to the children who received certificates for April 2018.  The certificates were awarded for -  'Progress in Literacy', 'Fair Play' and 'Good Manners'.