Texaco are now inviting young artists across the island of Ireland to participate in a national celebration of Children's Art as we mark 68 years of the Texaco Children's Art Competition. Acknowledged as the longest running arts sponsorship in the history of arts sponsoring in Ireland, the Competition has been in existence since 1955 and has enjoyed an unbroken history of success.
The closing date for hte next Competition is Monday, 28th February 2022.
Any subject can be chosen.
We all enjoyed a delicious Christmas dinner today. The children designed their own placemats while they were waiting. Thanks Geraldine in the kitchen, the lunchtime supervisors and to everyone else for all their hard work in making this day possible.
We were very pleased to have Eve (E3 Schools worker, SU), Robert and Rev. Blue join all classes to share a Christmas R.E. lessons. The children really enjoyed these fun, interactive lessons which reminded them of the real meaning of Christmas.
We were delighted that P7 children received their P7 Leaver’s hoodies a little earlier than expected. They have enjoyed wearing them.
Well done to all the children who have been working hard on their reading throughout another half term. We were delighted to present certificates for Accelerated Reading and ReadingEggs. Awards were also presented for children who had 100% accuracy in all their reading quizzes and the top five children in P4/5 and P6/7 according to the final percentage of their target they obtained. The AR cup was presented to Hana with 104 points. Well done!
We were delighted to enjoy a carol service in Rasharkin Presbyterian Church (kindly granted) on Wednesday evening. The children preformed poems, songs and readings. Everyone agreed they did very well. Thank you to everyone who worked hard to make this possible.
Today panto came to school as we watched an online pantomime in our our classs bubbles (P3, P4/5 & P6/7). This was a live Youtube premiere provided by Southern Regional Collage (SRC) Performing Arts Department. The children all enjoyed the Christmas songs and the cheering along that comes part and parcel with a panto atmosphere.
P4/5 and P6/7 took it in turns to plant out our winter bedding plants at the front of the school. This really helps to brighten up the entrance to our school. Well done boys and girls- you were all very green fingered and made a great job of it.
Key dates for admissions 2022/23
The key dates for admissions to primary school have been confirmed. More information on the various admissions processes will be available over the coming weeks. We are trying to reach as many families as possible with this important information. So, if you know of any families with children who are eligible to enrol in primary in September 2022 please share this information with them if you can. In addition if you would like more detail on the processes involved please visit the Education Authority’s website.
After registering for the ‘Adopt a Spot’ initiative we happily received some equipment to help keep our school tidy and litter free. Thanks to all the children in P4/5 who kindly volunteer to look after our school grounds.
Congratulation to all the children in P6/7 who have continued to work hard to improve their fast recall of their table facts. These children all passed the target they set for themselves at the start of October. Well done!
P6/7 enjoyed Scripture Union club. Mrs Bamford, Mrs Calderwood and Mrs Millar all kindly gave of their time to offer the children this wonderful opportunity. This week they were thinking about Christmas and made these great Christingles, which I’m sure they will enjoy eating!
P6/7 enjoyed planting yellow crocus bulbs in the shape of a star as part of this project. The crocus project reminds children of the dangers of racism and discrimination by looking at how the Jewish children had to wear a yellow star on their clothes during WWII. We thought about how important it is to respect everyone regardless of whether they have the same religious beliefs as you or not.
