Ballymoney Model Integrated Primary School

March is the month in which we are celebrating Integrated Education. Members of Key Stage 2 have been working together to create a picture of the school by recreating a different section of it. We sketched it and then painted it. 

Year 6 did a fantastic job creating model volcanoes as part of their Science Week homework. They also had great fun watching them erupt.
Thank you so much to parents/ carers for all of their support and effort. 

Check out this video of some of our wonderful volcanoes.   

Mrs Handforth's class enjoyed their session with Cancer Focus NI.  We learned  about smoking, how to break habits and control our cravings.  

The pupils in Mrs Carson's class are just loving having the opportunity to talk about the items they bring to school in the show and tell box. The class wait with great excitement to see and hear about the items in the box. Not only are the pupils growing in confidence speaking in front of their peers, but they are also becoming great listeners!

Have a look at the attachment below to see some pupils who have had the opportunity to show and tell.

Mrs Boreland and Miss Doran's class have been learning about inverse operations and how to use subtraction to check that out addition equations are correct.

Year 2 are having a blast with our topic this term, ‘If you go down to the woods today.’ In Play Based Learning we have been retelling the story of the Gruffalo’s child, measuring our feet and hands in soil using cubes, rhyming words written on sensory balls and drawing our favourite woodland animals on the Interactive White Board. We love play!

Miss Hemphill's class took a walk outside to look for signs of Spring. We found buds, leaves and flowers. We talked about the different colours and sizes. We talked about the importance of allowing the flowers to grow. 

Year 2 have really enjoyed their Play-Based Learning this week. They created some lovely artwork, constructed boats to take the Teddy Bears to safety, matched different numbers, ran their own Teddy Bear Shop and made great beds for for Teddies to sleep in. Great work everyone!

Year 2 had a fantastic Numeracy lesson creating function machines. We had to use different 2D shapes to build our robots. After we wrote the input, then we had to work out the correct output on our function machines.

Have a look at our fantastic work.

Eco Day was held on Thursday 16th March 2023, as the highlight of our school,celebrations of Science Week 2023.

Mrs Murphy's Class had  a great outdoor learning experience, searching and observing all the "Signs of Spring" as part of their "Spring Scavenger Hunt" in our fabulous natural School Forest during our whole school Eco Day, 2023.

Thank you to everyone in our school for suppprting this whole school Eco - Schools Day in Spring 2023. 
Many thanks,

Mrs Murphy.

Eco- Schools Leader.

During our whole school Eco Day on Thursday 16th March 2023, the pupils in Mrs Murphy's class carried out an invertebrate survey in the school grounds. For this survey a soil pod was dug and then carefully examined in the polytunnel to find out how many invertebrates could be found and identified.
Afterwards, the pupils really enjoyed observing the earthworms under the magnifying glasses and measuring the differences in lengths.

This what's Inder Your Feet survey links in with the rspb Bird Surveys,  as part of the food chain and the influences of our Global  climate on our local wildlife. 
Many thanks to all the teaching, non - teaching staff and pupils, for helping complete this Biodiversity Invertebrate Survey in our school grounds. 
Many thanks,

Mrs Murphy,

Evo- Schools Leader. 

This term 7RR's topic is Unsinkable. The children are very proud of their 3D model Titanic ships. Thank you very much parents and carers for all your help in this project.

Last week, we enjoyed British Science Week. As a finale to the fun-packed week we held an ECO Day where classes focused on what they could find beneath their feet. 
Here is some of the fun! 

Girls' Hockey Team Coaching dates:-

Thursday 23rd March 3-4pm

Tuesday 28th March 3-4pm

Wednesday 29th March 3-4pm

Hopefully team members will be able to attend, but if not we understand.

On Thursday 16th March we were delighted to have Tia, Zara and Skye perform for us. We thoroughly enjoyed their performance and by the end everyone was on their feet and eager to try a few steps.

Miss Hemphill's class have been doing the story of The Gingerbread Man. We used this as our focus for Play Based Learning. We made 3D cakes from sponges, counted out spoons to follow recipes, made the Gingerbread Man from dough and made cakes in the bakery. We created a sound story using percussion instruments and used our phonic skills to write about the Gingerbread Man. Great work Year One. 

As part of the expansion of our topic 'Shine a Light', Year 4 have been exploring sources of light, reflectors and shadows.

With a particularly cloudy and rainy week last week, we used our creative and scientific investigational skills to explore the effects of light shining through translucent and reflective materials. After spinning up a tornado in their sensory bottles, pupils were able to hold them up to the bright windows of our classroom and enjoy the therapeutic effects of watching the light dancing off the glitter and sequins, while the oil and beads caused shadows in between. 

Needless to say, the classroom display did not last very long, as pupils were so excited to take their personal design home and share their creation with others. 

How would you like to win an Easter Egg? School Council are excited to announce our Easter Competition. 
Pages go on sale Tuesday 21st March until Friday 24th March. You can buy a page for 50p from your teacher.

Year 1-3 have a colouring competition. Year 4-7 have a page to design an Easter Egg.

All entries are to be in school for Monday 27th March in order for School Council to judge the winners. There will be 1 winner per class. Good luck!
Thank you for your support,

Miss Hemphill (School Council Leader)

Mrs Mailey and Mrs Duggan's class went outside on Thursday afternoon to conduct the investigation to find out what is under our feet. Eco committee members had already dug up a sod. We split it into smaller pieces and we worked in groups to sift through it. It was extremely muddy but we enjoyed it. We found out that many bugs live under our feet including beetles, woodlice, slugs, centipedes, millipedes and loads of worms!

On Thursday 16th March, pupils across the school enjoyed a fun assembly celebrating the appreciation of Irish dance across our school in advance of the St. Patrick's Day holiday. There are a wealth of talented pupils who joined and presented their creative expression through Irish dancing. 

All attending had an opportunity to learn about dancing the threes and had a chance to try it out for themselves. Our KS2 presenting pupils were happy to show their varied pieces and answer questions from other children. 

The pupils in Mrs Carson's class are just loving having the opportunity to talk about the items they bring to school in the show and tell box. The class wait with great excitement to see and hear about the items in the box. Not only are the pupils growing in confidence speaking in front of their peers, but they are also becoming great listeners!

Have a look at the attachment below to see some pupils who have had the opportunity to show and tell.

Miss Hemphill's class took a walk outside to look for signs of Spring. We found buds, leaves and flowers. We talked about the different colours and sizes. We talked about the importance of allowing the flowers to grow. 

Eco Day was held on Thursday 16th March 2023, as the highlight of our school,celebrations of Science Week 2023.

Mrs Murphy's Class had  a great outdoor learning experience, searching and observing all the "Signs of Spring" as part of their "Spring Scavenger Hunt" in our fabulous natural School Forest during our whole school Eco Day, 2023.

Thank you to everyone in our school for suppprting this whole school Eco - Schools Day in Spring 2023. 
Many thanks,

Mrs Murphy.

Eco- Schools Leader.

During our whole school Eco Day on Thursday 16th March 2023, the pupils in Mrs Murphy's class carried out an invertebrate survey in the school grounds. For this survey a soil pod was dug and then carefully examined in the polytunnel to find out how many invertebrates could be found and identified.
Afterwards, the pupils really enjoyed observing the earthworms under the magnifying glasses and measuring the differences in lengths.

This what's Inder Your Feet survey links in with the rspb Bird Surveys,  as part of the food chain and the influences of our Global  climate on our local wildlife. 
Many thanks to all the teaching, non - teaching staff and pupils, for helping complete this Biodiversity Invertebrate Survey in our school grounds. 
Many thanks,

Mrs Murphy,

Evo- Schools Leader. 

How would you like to win an Easter Egg? School Council are excited to announce our Easter Competition. 
Pages go on sale Tuesday 21st March until Friday 24th March. You can buy a page for 50p from your teacher.

Year 1-3 have a colouring competition. Year 4-7 have a page to design an Easter Egg.

All entries are to be in school for Monday 27th March in order for School Council to judge the winners. There will be 1 winner per class. Good luck!
Thank you for your support,

Miss Hemphill (School Council Leader)

What's under your feet? Year One pupils thought this was a great question.

They thought about what they might find if they dug up some soil in front of our school. We had all sorts of answers from worms to buried treasure. Well there was only one way to find out.

Coats on and hoods up we headed outside with trowels, collection trays and magnifying glasses. 

When we observed the soil closely we found some worms in all sizes, some very short and some very long. We used the magnifying glasses to have a closer look. 

Year One really enjoyed this Eco Day activity, but sadly there was no evidence of any buried treasure!

Have a look at the Pic Collage below.

We have been learning all about fruits grown in different countries.In numberwork we decided to find out which colour of grape we liked best - red or green. Of course this involved a taste test. We used words like juicy, sweet and crunchy to describe the grapes. We selected a coloured cube to represent our preferred colour. Red was the clear favourite. Great work Year One! 

Miss Hemphill's class had great fun on Eco Day. We added something green to our uniform. We went outside to discover 'What's Under Your Feet?'. We enjoyed looking for worms with the magnifying glasses. 

Miss Hemphill's class used Numicon tiles to explore all the ways we can make 10. We even recorded our answers to share at the end of the activity. Great work Year One. 

Today Mrs Jamison was celebrating a very special birthday and she decided to share some of her favourite things with us.  We all enjoyed some fantastic party games, dances and even buns!  What a treat!

Happy Birthday Mrs Jamison!

Thank- you Mrs Jamison for inviting us to join your Birthday Party Celebrations. We had great time in Year 4 today learning and taking part in new games and dance group sets to music. 
It was a lovely surprise and thank- you for the delicious birthday iced buns and treats to everyone today in school! 🧁

Happy Birthday Wishes.

Mrs Murphy.

Head of KS1.

Eco Committee Members remember to bring in Outdoor footwear/ wellingtons and a coat for the Eco Meeting , tomorrow on Wednesdsy 15th March.

Thanks,

Mrs Murphy.

Eco- Schools Leader. 

Miss Hemphill's class have been working hard on their rolling skills during Fundamental Movement time. We can roll the ball on our body parts, roll the ball into a space and roll the ball with control to a partner. Well done Year One!

Pupils in Year One have been introduced to a new app called "Keynote".

Pupils used this app to create a simple presentation about their favourite meal.

Pupils selected a photo of their favourite meal from the camera roll, then they used the keyboard to type their own name.

This is part of our "Yummy, Yummy" topic. We have been learning all about where foods come from, how it needs to be stored appropriately, and cooked or baked.

Every Friday, there is a great buzz of excitement in Foundation Stage and Key Stage 1 as boys and girls bring into their class the much anticipated " Show & Tell Boxes." 
Last week, Mrs Murphy's Class listened really carefully to the two class members talking and explaining  about the special items in each "Show & Tell Box."

The finale is the presenter selecting class peers to ask and to have their questions answered.

Such fantastic collections, hobbies, talents and achievements have been discovered with our Show & Tell Box sessions during Term 2A and the start of our new term in 2B.

The boys and girls in Mrs Murphy's class are looking forward to the next Show & Tell session on Friday this week.

Thank- you also to the interest and support to all parents/ carers for helping your child bring in the Show & Tell Box back into school every Friday in Foundation Stage and Key Stage 1 classes.

Many thanks,

Mrs Murphy.

Head of KS1. 

Mrs McNaughton's Year 4 class have started a new set of Activity Based Learning activities with Miss Hemphill. Our theme this term is Diwali. We have looked at Rangoli art, Pointilism and the story of Rama and Sita. We used props to retell the story, programmed BeeBot to visit characters in the story and added untuned percussion to a Diwali song. Have a look at what we are doing. 

School Council are excited to announce that our annual Easter Egg Hunt will take place on Wednesday 29th March. This event is held annually by School Council to raise money for new playground equipment. On the day each child taking part will receive either a crème or caramel egg. Your child is bringing home an order form today. Please return this form to your class teacher with your £1 by Friday 10th March. Many thanks for your support.

Miss Hemphill, School Council Leader 

Year 4 had a fabulous sports coaching programme delivered in our school by the IFA during Term 1 and Term 2A. The boys and girls in Mrs McNaughton's Class and Mrs Murphy's Class really enjoyed the fun PE seesions, learning footwork, handling and catching ball skills and working together in pairs and in teams.The Finale of Dodge Ball, followed by the Special Disney Story- time with Anthony the IFA coach were always a welcome treat during these fantastic Sport Disney Coaching Sessions. Thank- you to Anthony for all your coaching and to the IFA for providing such a fun, skilled sports programme to our school. 
Special thank you cards were given to Anthony by the different classes at the end of the Final IFA Sessions. 
 Many thanks,

Mrs Murphy.

Head of KS1.

The Theme of World Book Day Mr Men and Little Miss Characters were painted using poster paints by pupils in Mrs Murphy's class this week. The boys and girls took great pride in painting the favourite character from this series of books.

Great artistic achievement in Mrs Murphy's Class! ⭐️🎨

The Eco Committee had a very busy, but productive afternoon in the school garden at their last meeting on Wednesday 6th February 2023.

The boys and girls worked really hard, weeding and clearing any winter weeds in the vegetable beds during this Winter Gardening Session.

Thank you to all the Eco Committee class members and to the support of the non - teaching staff members, to the classroom assistant,  Mrs Waide and to the Bulidings Supervisor, Mr Johnston for their interest and help with the school winter gardening Eco activities during Term 2A.

Many thanks,

Mrs Murphy.

Eco- Schools Leader. 

The Year 4 WAU Thematic Topic " Shine a Light," has been an action- packed and very busy Term 2A in Mrs Murphy's Class. All the boys and girls had great fun making Chinese Fire Breathing Dragons, Dancing Puppets, Dragon Paper Chains, learning about the Chinese Zodiac and  Using Mathematics skills in solving how to make Animal Tangrams. The pupils in Year 4 have also been Using ICT skills to research and find out information about the Chinese New Year and Festivals. Using Communication skills have also been integrated into this WAU Topic through Talking & Listening, Reading and learning about the writing Genre of "Instructional Writing". Fantastic Writing Instructions achieved on " How to make a Fire Breathing Dragon and Bird Feeders!"

Super achievement by the boys and girls in Mrs Murphy's Class during Term 2A! 🌟

The KS1 Assembly during the Monthly Vlaue of "Trust" was led by Mrs McNaughton's Class. All the classes in Foundation Stage and in Key Stage 1 enjoyed listening to the stories, poems, verses and watching the Role- Play scenes and videos about how and whom we can learn to "Trust "in school and in our daily lives. This KS1 Assembly was also carefully linked into the theme of Mental Health Week. The Assembly closed in worship with Prayers and action songs related to the Theme of " Trust."

Well done to Mrs McNaughton's Class!😊

Many thanks,

Mrs Murphy.

Head of KS1.

During the month of February, School Monthly Value of "Trust," was celebrated in our school Assemblies. Foundation Stage Assembly was led by Mr Mc Lean's Class to all the pupils in FS and KS1 during the Friday Assembly. The boys and girls in Mr McLean's class led a superb range of exciting drama, saying poems and singing songs all about the theme of "Trust." Everyone in the Assembly, enjoyed joining in the worship by following the fun Actions of the "Trust Song." 
Well done Mr McLean's Class!🙂

Thank you.

Mrs Murphy,

Head of KS1.

During Mental Health Week, painting in the style of the artist David Hockney was followed in a Live Art Workshop. The boys and girls in Mrs Murphy's Class were selected as a host class with over 260 schools joined into the Mental Health Week Art Workshop. Have a look at the beautiful paintings created using pastels and watercolour paints.Thank you to Mrs McNaughton for organising the activities for our school Mental Health Week.

Mrs Murphy.
Head of KS1. 

Mrs Murphy's Class helped the World Book Day characters,  Miss Whoops and Mr Bump  by developing their skills in measuring and problem- solving strategies. The pupils in Year 4 had to measure the bandages to find the differences in length to solve this Using Marhematics Challenge. Great fun solving this investigation during World Book Day 2023.

Thank you to Mrs Robinson for organising this  Using Mathematics Challenge for World Book Day.

Many thanks,

Mrs Murphy.

Head of KS1. 

Pupils and Staff in Mrs Carson's class got all dressed up for Workd Book Day.

Everyone came dressed in their favourite costume and talked about the character they had dressed up as.

Have a look at the characters in the attachment below.

Well done everyone in Year One and thank you to all parents and carers for your support!

A World Book Day Treasure Hunt. This was definitely something new for Year One pupils.

Year One had received clues for the treasure hunt from Mr Heyburn our Communication leader. Mrs Carson read the clues and as quick as lightning Year One had lots of ideas as to where the treasure might be. We walked around the school building and grounds keeping our eyes peeled for the Mr Men and little Misses. 

We thoroughly enjoyed the Treasure Hunt and when we got back to class we listened to the story "Little Miss Careful"

Have a look at the attachment below.

The "Yummy, yummy" topic in Year One just keeps get better and better. Not only are we thinking about where food comes from, we have had the chance to make and taste some in class.

This week we made jelly! Pupils watched the process with interest. They were fascinated to see the jelly crystals dissolve and water change colour. 

After leaving the jelly to set in the fridge the children had the opportunity to taste the jelly.

The pupils then took part in a survey to find out what the favourite flavour of jelly was. 

Take a look at the attachments below.

Miss Hemphill's class made jelly this week as part of Yummy Yummy topic. We watched as the powder dissolved in the hot water. We then put the liquid jelly in the fridge and realised it had turned into a solid. Of course the best part was tasting the jelly. Yummy Yummy. 

The atmosphere was electric this morning on World Book Day. The pupils arrived in school so excited to show off their Mr Men and Little Miss costumes....... even the staff got involved.

The pupils had the opportunity to talk about their favourite character and they all enjoyed a photo shoot. See the photos attached.

Year One were so excited to be in school today dressed as their favourite Little Mr or Little Miss.

Just as we were discussing who we were dressed up as we had a visitor - Mr Bump. 

He was covered in bandages and we had been set a challenge to measure his bandages.  We ordered the bandages according to length from shortest to longest. We had great fun!

Mr Bump went on his way and Year One were delighted they had helped him to measure his bandages.

The pupils in Mrs Mack's class really enjoyed celebrating World Book Day!

Mr Bump came to visit Year 1AH. He had lots of mishaps on the way. We looked at his bandages and talked about long and short. Fantastic use of language of measure by Miss Hemphill's class. 

Miss Hemphill's class had a fantastic day for World Book Day. We enjoyed dressing up as characters from the Mr Men and Little Miss books. Can you guess who we are? 

Miss Hemphill's class enjoyed taking part in a Mr Men themed treasure hunt. Mr Uppity lost his money and we had to solve the clues to find the characters and count the coins. Well done Year 1AH! 

Parents please be aware
There will be no crossing patrol on the afternoon of Wednesday 1st March

5HD kicked off their week in the lead up to World Book Day by enjoying a Crowdcast with Axel Scheffler and Julia Donaldson. Axel showed us how he creates his illustrations and Year 5 picked up some of his illustration skills! What stars!

Year One have started a new topic "Yummy, Yummy!"

In this topic pupils will be learning all about food. To start the topic pupils were asked to talk about their favourite meal. 
They designed a food plate illustrating their favourite meals. Year One certainly love their food and everyone agreed that after this activity they were all feeling a little bit hungry. Have a look at the attachments below to see some of the great work done by Mrs Carson's class. Well done Year One.

Miss Hemphill's class have started their new World Around Us topic of Yummy Yummy. In Play Based Learning we used junk materials to create a plate of our favourite foods. Pizza was definitely a firm favourite. 

Good aftenoon, we still have some availabilty left on our After School Clubs if you haven't already booked. Bookings will close on Friday 24th February.

All this week Miss McKay will be available in our Computer Suite to offer assistance regarding the new app, School Jotter 3. If you are having some technical problems, haven't yet registered, need to update your contact details or just want some guidence on the process, please pop in to see her either before/after your parent teacher interviews. She will be available from 1.30 - 3PM Monday, and 1 - 3PM Tuesday - Thursday.

Valentine Day cards were made by pupils in Year 4 during Activity Based Learning with Mr McLean and Miss Hemphill.
In Literacy pupils in Year 4 found out the history and symbol of Valentine's Day.
Mrs Murphy's Class looked forward to giving the Valentine Greeting Card as a special surprise on ST Valentine's Day!

Happy Saint Valentine's Day was celebrated today by pupils in KS1, with the Magic Show and enjoying  the Mini Disco.
Such a lovely end of term treat! 

Also thank - you to the School Council, Miss Hemphill and Mr McLean for organising this whole - school event.

Thank you to all the staff and non - teaching staff for making today so special for everyone in school! 

Mrs Murphy.
Head of KS1.

Miss Hemphill's class really enjoyed their Valentine treat. We had a magic show and some of us were picked to be magician's assistant. Then we had a disco and enjoyed dancing with our friends. 

Valentine's Day 2023

Tomorrow is the final day before Mid-Term break. 

There are fun activities planned for all pupils across the school. 

Pupils may come to school in non-uniform, and a donation of £1 per pupil has been suggested by our School Council to fund the entertainment. 

Please see the attached image for more information. 

Just a reminder from School Council that Tuesday 14th February is a non-uniform day. Pupils may wear red or pink if they wish. £1 per child. We are looking forward to our disco.
Many thanks 

Miss Hemphill, School Council Leader

Congratulations to the Year 1-3 pupils who achieved Gold, Silver or Bronze certificates for the month of January in Maths Seeds. We are very proud of your achievements!

We are delighted that our Foundation Stage and Key Stage 1 boys and girls continue to work on their reading and spellings skills by using Reading Eggs and Fast Phonics. Well done to all of our recent certificate achievers! Great work! 

Pupil Progress Meetings will take place in school from Monday 20th - Thursday 23rd February 2023

The online booking form will open this afternoon at 4.30pm on the App under Bookings

Thank you

Congratulations to the pupils in Years 4-7 who received a Gold or Silver Mathletics Certificate for the month of January. We are very proud of your achievement!

Helping Hands in conjuction with WomansAid is a programme aimed at developing the support and growth of families and pupils affected by domestic abuse and challenging feelings. This programme has been effective with previous pupils in understanding their right to safety, finding appropriate support with challenging emotions and building self-esteem. 

All pupils will experiment with elements of the programme in understanding emotions, coping strategies and celebrating unique qualities. 

Look out for some visual reminders and signposts to Helping Hands services throughout the school. 

Support services for parents are readily available - posters and contact details will be made accessible to all. 

Many thanks, 

Mrs McNaughton - Pastoral Leader/Coordinator

Today marks the beginning of ‘Place2be Children’s Mental Health Week’. 

Throughout the week, pupils in every class will explore activities and knowledge about the importance of positive mental health and coping strategies for when feelings become challenging. We will have visits from HIP Psychology, promote online safety through Safer Internet Day and varied presentations and assemblies by pupils and staff. 

Different support networks and mental health resources will be shared throughout the week. 

With the resurgence of mental health concerns nationally following lockdown, the theme for this year is ‘Connect2023’. 

“There is nothing so awful (or so small) that we can’t talk about it with someone’ Helping Hands WomansAid 2023. 

Mrs McNaughton -Pastoral Leader 

Dear Parents/ Carers,

To support our Eco- Schools Green Flag Award, our school is participating next week in the promotion of " Active Travel to School" by our involvement in the Eco- Schools Translink Challenge in Term 2A. 

To reduce the carbon footprint and to promote Health & Well - Being with Active Travel to and from school this coming week,  as an Eco-School Green Flag School, we hope to see more pupils travelling to and from school, via an "Active Travel" means such as walking, cycling or scooting to school or by walking from Dalriada to school, starting on Monday 6th February - Tuesday 13th February. 

Thank you so much to the boys and girls in the Eco - Schools Committee and to class teachers for helping complete our school Translink Travel  surveys this week 

Many thanks,

Regards,

Mrs Murphy.

Eco- Schools Leader 

House Captains - WB 30th January 2023

We all know the school crossing patrol position has been vacant for too long.  The School Council helped me by writing a letter to EA to remind them of the urgency to get someone appointed as soon as possible.  We were delighted to recently hear that EA had appointed someone to the position. A member of the EA Transport Team brought Mr Anderson the new school crossing patrol officer to meet myself and the School Council today. We look forward to Mr Anderson being able to start in the position soon.

Mrs Jamison

The Red House had a lovely afternoon at Megaw Park today.  We had so much fun in the sunshine we forgot to take some pictures during our time at the park! Everyone was on their best behaviour on our walk to and from the park and while at the park our pupils were complemented about their good behaviour by a member of the public. 

The hockey team had a great day at the Coleraine Girls Blitz today.

During the tournament they played four matches with other local schools.

The girls all played well together and everyone got a chance to play in one of the games.

Last week's interesting school information.

Does your child love to play their instrument?
Does your child enjoy playing with others?
Does your child enjoy meeting new people and making new friends? 
If the answer is "Yes" you should consider being part of a great musical extravaganza held each year in Ballycastle. The event is organised and led by the Education Authority and in the past pupils from our school who attended have thoroughly enjoyed the experience and also increased their confidence playing their instrument in a youth orchestra. 

Have a look at the attached information and consider taking part. If you have any questions feel free to contact me in school any day after 3pm and I will try my best to help.

Many thanks,

Mrs Carson

This week's Year 7 House Captains

After all the excitement of playing outside in the snow Miss Hemphill's class brought some snow inside. We wondered what it would be like for Burglar Bill to visit the houses on a snowy night - could we see his footprints in the snow. We made mini snowmen and covered the police cars in snow just like our cars had been covered. We looked at wheel tracks in the snow and tried to make our own. All this inspired us to draw snow pictures on the iPad. Super work Year One!

Thank you to all the  Eco Committeee Members who attended the first Eco Meeting for the start of the New Year in 2023,  outside in our school,grounds in the snow today.

Such great enthusiasm and help by all the  boys and girls in the Eco Committee, displayed today.

Thank you so much to the additional support this afternoon to the Eco Committee by Mrs Waide and afterwards by our School Buildings Suoervisor, I  Mr Johnston.

Many Thanks,

Mrs Murphy,

Eco- Schools Leader. 

We had amazing fun in the snow.

Dinner Menu Friday 20^th January 2023

Time to celebrate the Chinese New Year
Year of the rabbit

Chicken Fried Rice
Chips
Curry sauce
Stir Fry Vegetables

Rabbit Shaped Shortbread
Orange Pieces – for good luck
Milkshake / Milk / Water

Here is a sneak peak at some of our Foundation activities within our Play-Based Learning sessions. This form of learning involves both child-initiated and teacher-supported learning. As a teaching team we encourage the children’s learning and inquiry through interactions, that aim to stretch their thinking to higher levels.

The children developed a number of skills throughout these lessons. These skills are building relationships with peers, cooperation, problem solving, emotional awareness and investigation.

Not only does this form of learning aid the children’s learning and development it also allows them to become independent learners.

What a lovely Foundation Stage Open Morning we had today. It was lovely to have everyone join us and take part in all of our playful practice.

A special thanks also goes to all of our current Year one and Year two pupil’s who thoroughly enjoyed playing with our visiting children. Lots of fun and learning was enjoyed by all.

What a lovely Foundation Stage Open Morning we had today. It was lovely to have everyone join us and take part in all of our playful practice.

A special thanks also goes to all of our current Year one and Year two pupil’s who  thoroughly enjoyed playing with our visiting children. Lots of fun and learning was enjoyed by all.

Swimming for Term 2a is now available to book on the School App under bookings.

Term 2a is for a 4 week block and then the same classes will continue after half term.

A new booking form will be posted for this in order to try and spread the cost for parents over Term 2.

Thank you

School Office

Milk for Term 2 is now available to order on the school App under bookings.

The form will close at 4pm next Tuesday 10th January 2023 at 4pm - NO LATE ORDERS WILL BE TAKEN.

The order will be submitted to meet the dairies deadline and milk will start in school on Monday 16th January 2023.

Thank you

School Office