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Trócaire
This year, our Trócaire Lenten campaign raised the magnificent total of £2237.59. Thank you to all our parents and children for the fantastic support. A cheque will be presented to Fr. Crossan in the forthcoming weeks.
Post Primary Placement
The Board will be issuing letters advising parents of the post primary school to which their child has been accepted on Friday 23rd May 2014.
Board staff will be available between 3pm and 5pm on Saturday 24 May 2014 to confirm the school placements for any parent who has not received their child’s placement letter in the post (Telephone 028 3751 2520 or 028 3741 0088). Any other enquires can be made when offices reopen on Tuesday 27 May 2014.
Football Tournament
Congratulations to our Gaelic Football teams who won the Shield and Cup competitions at the St. Patrick’s Annual Tournament. Well done to all the boys and girls who took part and thank you to Mr McGrane and Mr Devlin for taking the children to the event
First Communion
Congratulations to all our P4 children who made their First Holy Communion at the weekend. All the children were fantastic and we are very proud of all of them. A special thanks to all the members of the choir who sang wonderfully on Saturday.
Night at the Races
Our PTA Night at the Races will take place on Saturday 7th June in Banbridge Football Club from 8pm. Horse are on sale from the school office for £10 each.
The next meeting of the PTA will take place on Tuesday 27th May at 7.30pm. All support is greatly appreciated. Parents and volunteers may contact our PTA via email at stmaryspta1@hotmail.co.uk.
Lost Property
There is a substantial number of jumpers, coats, tracksuits etc. in the school’s Lost Property in the office. Please feel free to come to the office and check if your child has misplaced any clothing.
Sports Day
Our school Sports Day is planned for Friday 6th June at Cheney Park from 10am to 2pm. A letter detailing arrangements will be sent home the week of the Sports Day.
Induction Meetings
The Primary 1 Induction Meeting for parents will take place in the school assembly hall on Wednesday 4th June 2014 at 7.30pm.
The Playgroup Induction Meeting for parents will take place on Wednesday 11th June 2014 in the Playgroup from 7.30pm.
The Nursery Induction Meeting for parents will take place on Wednesday 11th June 2014 in the Nursery from 7.30pm.
New School Build
There will be no Summer Scheme this year due to the commencement of building work on the school site during July and August.
Please donate any cardboard boxes to the school for packing purposes. Please send any boxes to the assembly hall.
School Closures
Please note, school is closed from Thursday 22nd May to Monday 26th May (inclusive) for European elections, staff training and the Bank Holiday.
Pre-schoool Workshop
A pre-school workshop – ‘Play, Praise and Routines,’ for parents of nursery and playgroup aged children will take place in the school on Wednesday 28th May from 9.30am to 11am. This workshop is being provided as part of the Early Years Capacity Building Project.
