Latest news from our school

• Coding summer camp Queens University

  Fri 17 May 2024
  

• Communion PowerPoint

  Fri 17 May 2024
  

• First Holy Communion note

  Fri 17 May 2024

  20th May 2024
  Dear Parents/ Carers
  Primary 4 children will make their First Holy Communion on Friday May 31st
  2024.
  The ceremony will take place in St Mary’s Star of the Sea Church
  Greencastle at 11am.
  Please arrive at the church no later than twenty minutes before the service
  commences.
  Each family will be allocated seating. It is anticipated that numbers should be
  limited to six family members per child.
  Your attendance at this ceremony is expected. If you cannot attend for any
  reason, please let the school know ASAP.
  Normally we would hold an evening information session for parents to go
  through all details unfortunately due to building works in the school we are
  unable to do this.
  I have included a power-point presentation to inform you of all details
  and am happy to answer any questions you may have on a one-to-one
  basis.
  Gerard Barrett
  Principal.

• Please Support our Night at the Races fundraising event in Fortwilliam Golf Club

  Thu 16 May 2024

  May 2024.
  Dear Parents and Carers,
  Over the last 3 years we have made many improvements to our school.
  We have built a new sensory room and installed a modern purpose-built internal playground.
  We have refurbished all classrooms and have modernised our library, nurture room and
  UICT suite. We will have two operational learning support units, fully equipped and ready
  for use for the 2024-5 academic year.
  We are in the process of installing a new external playground and have had money
  allocated to install a play area, ECO area and small football pitch.
  We have also been very fortunate to secure funds for a new assembly hall which will be a
  great addition to our school. We hope to have our assembly hall ready for operation by the
  end of June 2024.
  The assembly hall is at the heart of school life and requires additional funding to best
  meet the needs of our children.
  I would therefore ask you to consider supporting our Night at the Races event
  scheduled for Friday June 7th 2024. This will allow us to provide our children with the
  school environment that they need and deserve.
  I am grateful for your past support and generosity. We have made great improvements to
  our school during the last three years but we are still on that journey. I would like to
  invite the whole school community to view the improvements we have made in the Autumn
  term.
  Please support us if you can.
  Gerard Barrett.
  Principal.

• SEAG information evening St. Malachy’s College

  Wed 15 May 2024
  

• Stay and Play for new P1 children

  Tue 14 May 2024
  

• NSPCC PANTS Campaign

  Tue 14 May 2024

  May 14th 2024.
  Dear Parents and Carers,
  This May we will be supporting the first ever NI wide Talk PANTS Fortnight in school.
  Through discussion and activities in class we will aim to teach our pupils important safety
  skills without giving explicit information or telling scary stories.
  We will be teaching our pupils the NSPCC’s, Talk PANTS rules using the ‘PANTS’ acrostic,
  which is like a green cross code message, designed to help children stay safe from sexual
  abuse.
  PANTS stands for:
  • Privates are private.
  • Always remember your body belongs to you.
  • No means no.
  • Talk about secrets that upset you.
  • Speak up, someone can help.
  If you would like to know more about the PANTS campaign you can access a free webinar,
  available anytime on demand via this link:
  https://bit.ly/pantsparentssession
  Further information and advice are also available online at www.nspcc.org.uk/pants
  If you have any questions, please contact the school at your earliest convenience.
  Best wishes.
  Gerard Barrett
  Principal

• Key dates for May and June

  Tue 14 May 2024

  May 14th 2024.
  Dear Parents and Carers,
  As you will appreciate May and June are a very busy time in school for both parents,
  teachers, and pupils.

  
  I wanted to write to you with some key dates for your diary.

  
  • Book Fair takes place from Tuesday May 14th until Monday May 20th .
  • PANTS Fortnight. NSPCC. 6th May- 20th May.
  • Pupils will attend their respective summer trips. Full information for each to follow.
  • School will be closed on May 27th 2024 for the second May Bank Holiday.
  • The school nurse will visit school From May 28th – 30th to see Year 1 pupils and to
  mop up children not yet assessed.
  • First Holy Communion will take place on May 31st 2024. ( Letter to follow.)
  • Do This in Memory Mass Saturday June 1st 2024.
  • Stay and Play will take place for parents of our new Year 1 children on June 6th
  2024 at 1030.
  • Sport’s Day will take place on June 7th 2024. Details to follow.
  • A Night at the Races will take place on Friday June 7th 2024 at 730pm in
  Fortwilliam Golf Club to raise money for school funds.
  • Rehearsal for our school summer pageant ‘Joseph’ will take place each day of the
  week beginning June 10th 2024. It is vital that your child attends school to ensure
  they can take part in these practices.
  • School Show June 13th 2024 at 7pm.
  • June 19th Year 7 Leavers’ Mass and Leavers’ Ceremony 930am in Greencastle Church.
  • June 21st 2024 Year 7 pupils leave for the final time.
  • June 28th children finish school for the Summer Break.

• Eco Flag!

  Thu 09 May 2024

  We are delighted to have been awarded an Eco-Schools Green Flag! Many thanks to Miss O'Brien for all her hard work in helping our school achieve this!

  

• School Closed Monday 6th May for Bank Holiday.

  Fri 03 May 2024