Latest news from our school

• Bright Colours Day- Friday 31st March for Autism Acceptance Week

  Sat 25 Mar 2023

   

  https://www.autismni.org/autism-acceptance-week?fbclid=IwAR3r16N4T4dgwkiNKp-6rgbiElgzyP6IxJ9aqvj5BywliVp6HvOBSzqtvbE

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

  

• Year 2 trip to Carrickfergus Castle

  Thu 23 Mar 2023 Mrs McAleer

  Year 2 had an amazing day at Carrickfergus Castle!  We visited as part of our topic 'Castles and Fairytales' and loved making our costumes, shields and swords before we went! The tourists and staff were so impressed by our outfits and we had a wonderful time!

  

• Confirmation Note March 2023

  Mon 20 Mar 2023

   

  21^st March 2023

   

   

  Dear Parents/ Guardians,

   

  Primary 7 children will make their Confirmation on Friday the 24^th of March 2023 at 11am.

   

  They will be confirmed in GREENCASTLE Church not Whitehouse.

   

   

  It is to be welcomed that we can celebrate this sacrament in our own church.

   

   

  Children should arrive at the church at least 20 minutes before the start of the service.

   

   

  Primary 7 children should not attend school on Friday.

   

   

  Please contact me if you have any enquires.

   

   

  Gerard Barrett

   

   

   

  Principal.

   

• St. Patrick's Day Show

  Fri 17 Mar 2023

  Please follow this link to enjoy our wonderful St. Patrick's Day celebration!

   

  https://fb.watch/jkcSLimtzY/

   

• School lunch menu. Week beginning 20th March

  Tue 14 Mar 2023
  

• School Closure Friday 10th March 2023

  Fri 10 Mar 2023

  Dear parents/ carers,

  School will be closed today 10th March 2023 due to staffing issues.

  Stay safe in the weather today.

  Mr. Barrett

• Parent Line NI Talks

  Thu 09 Mar 2023
  

• Transfer Test meeting cancelled 9th March 2023

  Thu 09 Mar 2023

  Dear parents of Year 6 children,

  Tonight's meeting about the transfer test is cancelled.

  Mr. Barrett

• St. Patrick's Day Celebration 16th March 6.30pm

  Wed 08 Mar 2023
  

• School entry and exit arrangements

  Fri 03 Mar 2023

  3^rd  March 2023

   

  Dear Parents and Guardians, I am writing to update you about the access and exit arrangements for our school day.

   

  The last two years have seen these arrangements complicated by Covid and by the works taking place in the development next to our school.

   

  My first priority is to ensure that your children are safe when they are coming to school, when they are in school and as they leave school each day.

   

  School officially starts each day at 850am for our pupils but we allow them to enter their classes at 845am.

   

  I supervise children each morning as they arrive at school to greet them and to ensure they are safe. However, some children are arriving at school too early and are not supervised: I want to remind parents that it is your responsibility to ensure your children’s safety until they enter the school building.

   

  New Arrangements for Access:

   

  1. I propose to allow children to enter the school playground at 840am where they will be supervised by a teacher until 850am until they are collected by their class teacher.
  2. Anyone wishing to send their child to school before 840am will need to book them into Breakfast Club. We cannot accept any responsibility for children before 840am who are not booked into Breakfast Club.
  3. Only Parents or Guardians of P1-P3 children or children who are vulnerable may be escorted by Parents or Guardians to the playground.
  4. Parents or Guardians of any child should no longer enter the school building in the morning unless they have an appointment to do so.
  5. Cars should not be driven into school grounds unless there is a valid medical reason to do this. Running late is not a valid reason for driving on to school premises in the morning. Please park in the designated car park and allow children to walk up the lane. I will still be in the laneway greeting children.

   

   

   

   

   

  New Arrangements for Exit:

   

  All children leave at the same time on a Friday which makes this process very difficult to manage.

   

  Many schools stop at 2pm on a Friday which makes the process more challenging and the Shore Road very busy.

   

  I therefore propose that we stagger the leaving time on a Friday to allow P1-P3 to leave 15 minutes earlier than the rest of the school.

   

  This will clear the bottle neck and lessen pupil volume.

   

  Pupils are still doing the requisite amount of time in school even with this adjustment.

   

   

  I would like to start this new arrangement on Friday 10^th March.

   

   

  P1-P3 finish at 145pm

   

  P4-P7 finish at 2pm.

   

  These EXIT arrangements are for Fridays only

   

   

  I appeal to you to use the Metropolitan designated car park and to refrain from parking in the development adjacent to our school as this is causing significant challenge for staff and creates a nuisance for residents.

   

  Thank you for your continued support

   

   

  Gerard Barrett

   

   

  Principal.