Keep up to date with all the latest news happening in school at the moment.

• 🎫 🥞 50p Friday Tomorrow!!! 🎫 🥞

  Thu 29 Feb 2024

  Everyone at St. Colmcille's is looking forward to our 50p Friday pancake treat tomorrow followed by the raffle to win a Slush Puppie machine! Payments for the 50p Friday Treat and the 50p Friday Raffle can be made on SchoolMoney until midnight tonight. Pupils can also bring in cash tomorrow if they wish to pay in class tomorrow morning. Good luck everyone!

  

• 🗓✨ Upcoming events!  🗓✨

  Sun 25 Feb 2024

  It was great to see all our pupils and staff returning to school this week for the second half of Term 2! Please make sure to visit our School Calendar for all upcoming events this term. 
  You can also subscribe to our calendar to get all the latest school events direct to your phone or tablet!
  You can find the calendar at the following link: stcolmcillesps.co.uk/diary

  Dates to keep an eye on:

  7th of March - World Book Day 📚
  8th - 17th of March - Science Week 👨‍🔬
  15th of March - Green Day 🟢

• 📝📚🎨 Learning Around the School 📝📚🎨

  Sat 24 Feb 2024

  This week, we are taking a peek inside Primary 1b, Nurture and Primary 6! 

  Look at all of the fantastic practical and activity-based learning experiences that the pupils have been working hard with recently!

  

• * 50p Friday & PTFA Updates*

  Fri 23 Feb 2024

  We are excited to announce that 50p Friday is coming back to St. Colmcille’s next Friday 1st March. Pupils can enjoy a delicious treat for just 50p! We are also delighted to introduce an exciting new feature of 50p Friday- The 50p Friday Raffle! See the poster below for our first delicious treat and fun raffle prize.

  Raffle tickets are limited to 2 entries per pupil and payment for both the raffle and the treat can be made on SchoolMoney- our secure and cashless payment system.

  This week our PTFA met to elect new committee members. Those elected to new roles are as follows:

  Chairperson- Andrea McMenamin
  Vice Chairperson- Michelle Kearney
  Treasurer- Lisa Mageean
  Secretary- Denise Hunter

  We would like to thank our outgoing PTFA Committee members, Roisin McKenna and Natasha Shields, for all their hard work and support of St. Colmcille’s PS and we wish them the very best for the future.

  

• 🏆🏅 Weekly Award Winners 🏆🏅

  Fri 23 Feb 2024

  🌟 Congratulations to our latest winners of the Pupil of the Week Award who have impressed everyone this week with their hard work in class and excellent behaviour!

  📜 Well done to our Rights Respecting Pupils of the Week. These pupils have been exemplary at showing respect for the rights of their friends throughout the week.

  🎶 Well done to our Musicians of the Week for all your fantastic efforts and on-going commitment to developing your musical talents.

  ♟️Well done to our super Chess Champion this week! ♟️

  🧑🏻‍🏫 Finally, well done to the fantastic Mr Lyttle, our Duty Bearer of the Week!

  Congratulations everyone!👏👏

  

• 🎤😊 Choir Reward 🎤😊

  Fri 23 Feb 2024

  The efforts of our wonderful choir were recognised this week as they had a special trip to Cocos. The trip was to recognise the pupils who had made the effort to attend choir events outside of school hours. It has been a very busy time for the choir and the trip was richly deserved. The pupils had an excellent time. Thank you to Mrs Fryer for organising the treat.

  

• 💃🕺 Dancing Success 💃🕺

  Fri 16 Feb 2024

  Congratulations to Grace and Jemma from our P2B class, who participated in their first dance competition in Coalisland last weekend. Both girls performed fantastically, with Grace earning 4th place and Jemma earning 7th place! Well done to you both!

  

• 🎒🍎 Welcome Back 🎒🍎

  Fri 16 Feb 2024

  We hope everyone has had a very relaxing Mid-Term Break! We are looking forward to welcoming all our pupils back on Monday 19th February. Our full complement of wraparound care will be available from Monday, with Breakfast Club, After School Clubs and our variety of Music Tuition. Please see the poster below for details. Dinner and Club bookings can be made via SchoolMoney at schoolmoney.co.uk

  

• 🥘🥗 Updated School Meals Menu 🥘🥗

  Fri 16 Feb 2024

  Please see the following Spring & Summer School Meals Menu from the EA.

  

• 🏛️ Mid-Term Workshops at Down County Museum 🏛️

  Sun 11 Feb 2024

  Are you a curious collector who enjoys getting creative? Are you 6-12 years of age? Have you got some free time this February half-term? Down County Museum are hosting free craft workshops at 2pm on Thursday 15th, Friday 16th & Saturday 17th February.

  Please see the following link for more information and how to book:

  https://facebook.com/events/s/crafting-for-the-curious/25057125307211764/