'SINGING AT CHRISTMAS TREE FESTIVAL'

Today we were delighted to  be able to sing at the opening of the Christmas Tree Festival at Rasharkin Presbyterian Church.  P1- P3 sang ‘Away in a Manger’, P4 - P7 sang ‘Come and Join the Celebration’ and then P4 - P7 and the choir from St Patrick’s Primary School sang ‘ O little town of Bethlehem’.

CHRISTMAS TREE FESTIVAL

Our Christmas tree for Rasharkin Presbyterian Church Christmas Tree Festival, has now been decorated with the craft items made by all of our children. We will be singing at the opening of the festival on Friday morning at 11am. Everyone is invited to come along to this. Details of the opening times for the festival and also for the Community Carol Service on Sunday night 2nd December are on the leaflet.

Winners - Road Safety Competition

Congratulations to Annie and Lucy from P5 who were winners in the Road Safe NI, poster competition.  Schools within the Mid & East Antrim area were invited to submit entries and with 357 posters submitted, we were delighted that two of our children were chosen as winners.  The presentation of a framed copy of the winning poster along with a £10 voucher from Fairhill Shopping Centre was at 5.30pm on Friday 23rd November.  With thanks to Miss Young for helping the children enter this competition.

ODD SOCK DAY

Last week was ‘Anti-Bullying Week’ and through various activities our children were encouraged to respect others.  As a reminder that we are all different on the outside, but have the same feelings inside, we had an Odd Sock Day on Wednesday 21st November. P5 children decorated socks to show all the things that make them different. Our P1 and P2 children drew pictures of how they could be kind to each other and make someone smile. Evie, Lily, Beth and Robin told everyone how they would make someone smile.

THANK YOU - N. I. AIR AMBULANCE

We were delighted that Michelle McDaid from N. I. Air Ambulance came back to our school this week, to collect a cheque for £300 for the Air Ambulance.  Thank you to everyone who contributed to this amount at our Harvest Assembly and through the sale of pens and wristbands.

ANTI-BULLYING WEEK'

The theme for Anti-Bullying Week 2018 is: ‘Choose Respect’ and Anti-Bullying Week runs from 12th - 16th  November.  In assembly this week the children were reminded about respecting other children and adults.  They were reminded that even if people look different on the outside, inside we are all the same and have similar feelings and emotions.  P3 and P4 had an ‘Odd Sock Day’ on Thursday to emphasise this point.  Following on from this, we plan to have a whole school ‘Odd Sock Day’ on Wednesday 21st November.

'SPLISH, SPLASH, SPLOSH'

This half term, P3 and P4 are looking at the topic ’Water’ in World Around Us.  They have been writing and drawing about things they already know about water, and are now beginning to investigate things they would like to find out about water. They have been drawing reflection pictures, looking at places where water can be found, making a Titanic model and  looking at sinking and floating.

LUNCHTIME AWARDS

Every day our children are encouraged to have excellent behaviour at lunchtime, both in the dinner hall and in the playground.  The supervisors give out certificates throughout the term. The children’s names are placed in a container and then two names from each classroom are randomly chosen to receive a special award each half term.  The winners this half term were Ruby P2 ‘I stood in line with my feet forward and hands by my side’: Jane P2 ‘ Thank you for being a good example today’: Anna P3 ‘I played well with others today’: Emily P7 ‘I showed great sportsmanship’: Grace P7 ‘I was really kind to someone today’: Archie P4 ‘I showed great sportsmanship’: and Ryan P5 ‘Lovely Manners’

NOVEMBER OUTDOOR PLAY

At out Harvest Assembly we received a cheque from Tullaghans Solar Farm. We have now purchased outdoor building blocks with some of this money.  Yesterday the P1 and P2 children had a super ‘Outdoor Play’ session.  The new building blocks were a real hit and the children created some wonderful structures with them. They also planted bulbs and tidied up around the garden.

ASSEMBLY AWARDS OCTOBER

Congratulations to all the children who received a Head Teacher’s Certificate for October 2018.  Certificates were awarded for ‘Kind and Caring’, ‘Great Reading’, Always Remembering to Choose a Healthy Break’ and ‘Excellent Artwork’.  Missing from the picture is Hannah P6 for Excellent Artwork.