IT'S PARTY TIME

It's official - we are almost finished for Christmas and to celebrate we have been having Christmas parties.  A big thank you to Vivian Morrison and Allison Ritchie for organising the parties for the children.  They all had a brilliant time.  We also had a visit from Santa which again was very exciting for everyone.

SANTA -THE NORTH POLE

P1 - P3 have been busy writing their Santa letters over the past couple of weeks.  They were excited to go to Fullans Eurospar to post their letters- hopefully they will arrive in good time for Christmas!  At Fullans Santa gave all the children a gift.

THE MUSIC ROOMS

Two of our pupils are currently having music lessons in school with teachers from 'The Music Rooms'. On 15th December some of the teachers came to school to teach us about, and to demonstrate different types of stringed, woodwind, brass and percussion instruments.  The children all really enjoyed the demonstrations and had a brilliant time singing along to the Christmas songs played by the band.  If anyone is interested in lessons with The Music Rooms please contact school after Christmas.

ACCELERATED READING

Congratulations to all the children who received certificates for reaching their Accelerated Reading Target for the past half term.  Our cup winner for reaching his target and having the highest percentage accuracy in the quizzes taken, was Samuel in P7. Well done to everyone who continued to read so many books amidst the busyness of the Christmas season.

DECEMBER ASSEMBLY AWARDS

Congratulations to all the children who received certificates for December 2016.  Certificates were awarded for - 'Being Kind', 'Excellent Drama Skills', and 'Being a Safety Hero'. Missing from the photos are Flora - P1/2 - Excellent Drama Skills and Cameron P4/5 - Being a Safety Hero.

CHRISTMAS CONCERT

Congratulations to all the boys and girls who performed so well at the Christmas Concert.  I think you will all agree that they were amazing.  Thanks to our violin and viola players and P5 to P7 for their singing of Silent Night and Jingle Bells in Spanish.  P1 - P3 performed 'Hey Ewe', which was very entertaining but also told the nativity story.  P4- P7 performed 'Kissing the Shuttle'.  This was a play sponsored by Ulster Scots which told the story of the linen industry.  We were amazed by the acting, dancing and singing skills of all our children.  Thanks to Ryan from Class Act Drama who helped the children prepare for this play.  Well done everyone for giving us all such a great night's entertainment.

CRAFT FAIR

A massive thank you to the Parents' Association for  once again organising the Craft Fair which was held on Friday 9th December.  We had a wonderful evening and raised over £1000 for School Funds.  There are so many who worked tirelessly to make this evening the success that it was -  those who organised, advertised, donated prizes and supplied food, those who helped on the night and of course those who attended the Craft Fair.  It would be impossible to individually thank everyone, so if you helped in any way, please be assured that we as a school appreciate everything you did.

FOOD GLORIOUS FOOD

Friday 9th December was our Christmas Dinner. Thanks to the Leaney kitchen cooks for providing such a delicious dinner and desserts for the children and staff of our school.  Thanks to Louise for setting up the hall and also for serving Christmas dinner, along with Janet, to so many of our children.  

While the children were waiting for their dinner, they decorated their tablecloths with some very artistic Christmas drawings.  We were delighted that Mrs Howe called into school with her new baby girl.  Mrs Howe had the hard task of deciding which table had the best decorated table cloth.

BALLYMENA ACADEMY CONCERT

On Tuesday 6th December P6 and P7 went to Ballymena Academy for a special Primary School Christmas Concert.  They enjoyed listening to the Chamber Choir and also joining in some Christmas Songs.  They also got a chance to listen to some of the sections within the school orchestra. Thank you to the teachers and pupils of Ballymena Academy for their kind invitation to attend this event.

NOVEMBER ASSEMBLY AWARDS

Congratulations to all the children who received certificates for November 2016.  Certificates were awarded for - Good Listening Skills', 'Good Ideas in Art', and 'Good Technology Skills'.

PETER PAN FINDING NEVERLAND

This morning P4- P7 went to Green Pastures Church to see the Christmas Pantomime, 'Peter Pan Finding Neverland'.  The children really enjoyed the performance. There were over five hundred children and adults there. Comments from the children when they came back to school - 'It was brilliant', ' I enjoyed everything about it'.  Thanks to Mrs Henry for organising this outing.

New Outdoor Play Toys

Thanks to all parents who collected Sainsbury tokens earlier this year.  Through the Sainsbury's Active Kids Scheme, we have been able to get some new outdoor toys for our children to use at break and lunch time.  Some of the new toys include Ankle Skips, Katcha Kups, Foam Fliers, Scoop Sets and Skipping Ropes.  The children are really enjoying using these toys and it is a great way for everyone to keep active.

TREE PLANTING

Together with Conservation Volunteers and NIE, P 6/7 got the chance to plant apple, pear and plum trees at our school.  We hope that in a couple of years we will be enjoying some delicious fruit.