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

• 🙏🕊 First Holy Communion 🙏🕊

  Fri 28 May 2021

  God bless the children who are receiving the sacrament of Holy Communion tomorrow. May they and their families enjoy this special occasion!

  

• 🌎 Global Learning Award 🌍

  Fri 28 May 2021

  St Colmcille’s PS were very proud recipients of the Global Learning Level 2 Award from Global Learning Schools NI. It is firm recognition of the good work the school undertakes in teaching a modern curriculum which generates awareness of Global Issues!

  

• ☀️ St. Colmcille’s PS Summer Scheme ☀️

  Fri 28 May 2021

  Our Summer Scheme Booking Form has now been sent to families via Seesaw. Places for the Summer Scheme will be allocated according to preference of week chosen and on a first come first served basis. Please complete one form per pupil.

  

• 🌳🚧 Outdoor Developments 🌳🚧

  Tue 25 May 2021

  Our school is set on a spacious site with several large green areas. We wanted to maximise the learning potential of our school site to improve pupils’ holistic learning experiences- particularly within the areas of outdoor education, activity based and play based learning which are essential areas of the curriculum and so important in eliciting enthusiasm in learning and developing key skills in core areas such as Literacy, Numeracy, ICT and STEAM. We also wanted to enhance facilities for our wonderful children who deserve the best and to strengthen school community and pride in our fantastic school.

   

  The facilities developed include A Sensory Garden (The Rainbow Garden), an Outdoor Play Park and a Welcome Garden. These developments represent a £50,000 investment in our school grounds. Our PTFA have contributed approximately £12,000 towards this spend, through their relentless fundraising. They have organised various raffles, draws, bingos and hampers and have enjoyed very generous support from parents, families and the whole school community.

   

  Our Welcome Garden was created almost exclusively by volunteers- Grandparent Stephen Vaughan built the Planter Boxes, Garden Furniture was designed and constructed by Lawrence and Gareth Blaney, Circular Stone Planter built by parent Fergus Rooney (Art of Stone) and grounds work was carried out by Pascal Magee. Plants/shrubs were provided at a discounted rate from Cunningham Flowers Dundrum. Special thanks to our school staff Head of Outdoor Education Mr Sean McReynolds who oversaw the Welcome Garden Project and was so generous with his skills and talents, our Building Supervisors Mr Brian Tweedie and Mr Bill Carew, our Classroom Assistants Ryan Craig and Miss Denise Sinclair who all gave generously of their time, skills and labour with grounds work and planting and Miss Gemma Vaughan our Eco Coordinator who was ever present with assistance throughout the project.

   

  The children have thoroughly enjoyed learning outside in their new environment and are making fantastic use of the various areas that have been created for them. The team spirit that has been displayed throughout this project has been uplifting and a reflection of the strong school community that exists within St Colmcille’s Primary School. The Board of Governors have supported this project throughout and are committed to a cycle of continuous improvement of all aspects of the school- especially its facilities and resources.

  

• Parentline NI Workshops

  Tue 25 May 2021

  Please see the attached flyer for more details on the third session of Parentline NI’s new series of workshops on how parents can support their children through their formative years. This session focusses on Fussy Eating and will take place on Monday 7th June at 10am.
   
  This session will be delivered by Dr Kirsty Porter, Paediatric Dietician and founder of Nutrition4Kids. This workshop will help parents with the often-challenging process of getting their child to enjoy a wide variety of family-friendly meals.

   

  Parents/Carers can book a place by calling the helpline on 0808 8020 400.

  

• 🚧🌳🏃‍♂️ Fitness & Nature Area Under Construction 🚧🌳🏃‍♀️

  Sun 16 May 2021

  Our fantastic children deserve the best facilities and with this in mind the developments of our outside area continues! 
  We are currently in the process of installing a Daily Mile Track- the track will be complimented with Outdoor Fitness Equipment. The middle of the grass area will include a pond (inclusive of safety grid), planter boxes for each class, wormery, Bug Hotel & bird hide and shed. 
  Keep on eye on our Facebook & Website to view our progress! Thanks to everyone involved in the project to date and particularly to those who have given so generously of their free time and skills.

  #makingthemostofourschoolpremises

  

• 😊 PTFA Smartie Challenge 😊

  Fri 14 May 2021

  Don’t forget to fill your Smarties tubes and bring them to class by Friday 28th May! The class the raises the most per pupil will win a special prize!

  

• Childline - 08001111

  Fri 07 May 2021
  

• First Penance

  Thu 06 May 2021

  Congratulations to our Primary 3 pupils who received the Sacrament of First Penance today. This was a very special occasion for the children (who were excellent throughout) and their families.

  Special thanks to our RE Coordinator Mrs Morgan, class teachers and teaching assistants for their hard work and organisation in preparing pupils to receive this sacrament. We are also extremely grateful to Fr Toland, Fr Henry and Canon Conway for a lovely service.

  Please keep our P4 and P7 pupils in your prayers in the coming weeks as they prepare to receive the Sacraments of First Holy Communion and Confirmation.