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

• 📝📚🎨 Learning Around the School 📝📚🎨

  Fri 23 Jun 2023

  This week the spotlight is on P2B, LSC3 & P6/7!

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

  

• 🥇🥇Sports Day Endeavour Awards🥇🥇

  Fri 23 Jun 2023

  After the success of Sports Day, we celebrated the efforts of those individuals who pushed themselves that little bit harder and embodied the spirit of what the day was all about by showing tremendous character in the events. Each teacher elected a member from their class who they felt set a very high standard and acted as role model for their peers. They were each presented with a certificate and a prize by Mr Lyttle and Miss Deegan. Well done girls and boys!

  After the success of Sports Day, we celebrated the efforts of those individuals who pushed themselves that little bit harder and embodied the spirit of what the day was all about by showing tremendous character in the events. Each teacher elected a member from their class who they felt set a very high standard and acted as role model for their peers. They were each presented with a certificate and a prize by Mr Lyttle and Miss Deegan. Well done girls and boys!

  

• ❗😎 Closing Tomorrow - Summer Programme Booking Form ❗😎

  Mon 19 Jun 2023

  Our Summer Programme Booking Form will close tomorrow (20th June) at 4pm. This is to allow time to arrange staff, timetables and activities.

  Summer Programme places can be booked via the following link:
  https://forms.office.com/e/CFJri6xiba

  Our Summer Programme is excellent value, at only around £1 per hour, and is inclusive of fully qualified staff, snacks, fun days, inflatables, art, gaming, water play and much more! Following completion of the booking form link below, you will be added to a SchoolMoney Payment and will receive a text notification when this has been done. If you have any queries, please do not hesitate to contact the School Office and we would be happy to help.
  You can also book places, through this form, for the St. Colmcille’s Youth Club Summer Programme @ Ballymote.

  

• 🏊🏅 Swimming Success 🏊🏅

  Sat 17 Jun 2023

  A huge congratulations to Jasmine from our P7 class, for her recent swimming success. Jasmine and her team at Lecale Swimming Club earned 2nd Place Medals in the Aqua Sprints Final, an amazing achievement! Everyone at St. Colmcille’s PS is very proud of Jasmine and the skill, talent and determination she continues to show in swimming! Well done and keep up the great work! 🥳

  om our P7 class, for her recent swimming success. Jasmine and her team at Lecale Swimming Club earned 2nd Place Medals in the Aqua Sprints Final, an amazing achievement! Everyone at St. Colmcille’s PS is very proud of Jasmine and the skill, talent and determination she continues to show in swimming! Well done and keep up the great work! 🥳

  

• 🏐⛹️‍♀️ School Netball Tournament 🏐⛹️‍♀️

  Sat 17 Jun 2023

  On Wednesday, we were delighted to welcom e Sacred Heart Primary School, Dundrum to Ballymote Sports & Well-being Centre, for a fun-filled netball tournament. In each of the games, the girls showed great endeavour, decision making and teamwork. There were some excellent goals scored from both sides! The girls had a brilliant afternoon and enjoyed making new friends. A special thanks to Miss Crozier, from Sacred Heart PS, for being a fantastic referee and the Newry, Mourne and Down District Council  centre staff, for helping us set up for the tournament. 

  The KS2 Netballers have been working hard each week developing their ball handling, fitness and teamwork skills. Miss Deegan, Miss Feenan and Mrs Cassidy are incredibly proud of the girls' dedication and commitment to training throughout the year, it was evident from their performances during the games on Wednesday that their hard work is paying off!

  

• 🟡💛 Cystic Fibrosis – Wear Yellow Day 🟡💛

  Sat 17 Jun 2023

  We had a fantastic day celebrating Wear Yellow Day on Friday.  Staff and pupils came to school wearing yellow to raise awareness of Cystic Fibrosis and fundraise for the Cystic Fibrosis Trust, who support the children and adults in our community who are living with Cystic Fibrosis. Primary 1 took part in a short sponsored walk and were rewarded with a Polly Pineapple ice lolly for their hard work. We are still awaiting a final total with contributions still coming in, our total amount raised will be announced in our monthly newsletter. Please note you can still donate via the School Shop on SchoolMoney. Thank you to all those who have already donated and supported our pupils’ fundraising efforts, especially our Primary 1 pupils who learnt a lot about Cystic Fibrosis and how we can support our friends who live with CF each day.

  Cystic Fibrosis Trust

  #CFWeek #WearYellowDay

  

• 🎨🖼 Art Workshop 🎨🖼

  Fri 16 Jun 2023

  LSC3 and LSC4 took part in a fantastic Art workshop this week, organised and delivered by one of our very talented parents, Melissa Keenan! The girls and boys developed Art techniques and explored ‘Pointillism’, a painting technique of dabbing dots of paint to form a picture. The pupils loved refining their Art skills and enjoyed creating some beautiful masterpieces. A massive thank you to Melissa Keenan for a wonderful workshop and for continuing to share her skills and talents with the pupils of St. Colmcille’s! 💜🎨

  

• 🎉🎉 Global Adventure Fun 🎉🎉

  Fri 16 Jun 2023

  Our younger pupils were treated to an end of year trip to Global Adventure in Ballynahinch this week. This trip was to celebrate the end of the school year and reward the pupils for their continuous hard work and fantastic behaviour. We were welcomed at the door of Global Adventure where the children enjoyed a long play session. The children were also provided with a tasty snack of toast, with butter and jam, and various types of fruit. The staff in Global Adventure commented on the fantastic behaviour of the children. They were very respectful of the equipment, played well and had a lot of fun with each other.

  

• 😁😊 EA Emotional Regulation Workshops 😁😊

  Fri 16 Jun 2023

  This week, LSC4 participated in two Emotional Regulation Workshops provided by Patricia Day of the Education Authority SEN Specialist Setting Support Team. Pupils learned about the zones of regulation, explored books about feelings and emotions and learned some important strategies that can help regulate our emotions. LSC4 are looking forward to their final Emotional Regulation Workshop next week! Thank you to Patricia for organising these very fun and engaging workshops.

  This week, LSC4 participated in two Emotional Regulation Workshops provided by Patricia Day of the Education Authority SEN Specialist Setting Support Team. Pupils learned about the zones of regulation, explored books about feelings and emotions and learned some important strategies that can help regulate our emotions. LSC4 are looking forward to their final Emotional Regulation Workshop next week! Thank you to Patricia for organising these very fun and engaging workshops.

  

• 🎨🎨 Primary 5 Art Workshop 🎨🎨

  Fri 16 Jun 2023

  Primary 5 attended a very enjoyable Art workshop on Thursday, delivered by our very own Mrs Henderson. The pupils used a range of paints and sponges to create different scenes like sunsets and space galaxies. Every pupil enjoyed the opportunity to work with different materials and enhance their skills!