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Our Eco Council chose the winning entry for our school eco code. The winner received a £20 Rushmere shopping voucher. This eco code , displayed below, can now be found around the school building and will be used as a logo on all school eco documentation.
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We were delighted to welcome back Habitat for Humanity NI to do workshops with all of our Key Stage 2 pupils. All of our Primary 5, 6 and 7's worked with Peter learning about waste, recycling and the many struggles of the third world.
The wonderful work of Habitat for Humanity can't go unnoticed and we were delighted to weclome Peter back this morning to be able to give a donation to this work.
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Great news for Primary 5W! They have achieved the highest results for SUSTRANS - Interclass Active Travel Competition in the month of November.
Mr Gault organises this competition every month. Primary 5W received the trophy as a whole class and each individual pupil got a pencil. A huge thank you also to Jack and Daisy who collected and counted the data every morning. Well done Primary 5, Mrs Williamson is very proud of you all.
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Today was Children in Need day and we also marked the start of Anti-bullying week. It was great to see all the boys and girls coming to school wearing their odd socks. Thank you for your kind donation to Children in Need.
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Dear Parents
Anti-bullying (Alliance NI) week begins on Mon 16 November with this year’s theme being ‘United Against Bullying.’
As well as several in class activities on Monday 16 November we will be joining schools all over the UK to spread awareness of Anti-Bullying by wearing odd socks to school (with normal school uniforms).
We are also aware that Friday 13 November is Children in Need Day. Therefore, we plan to celebrate Children in Need Day on Monday 16 November by wearing odd socks.
If you wish to make a donation to the Children in Need charity, simply send the money into the class teacher on Monday 16 November and we will pass all donations on to the BBC Children in Need appeal.
Kind regards
Miss J McAnearney
PDMU Co-Ordinator
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Many of our classes recently took part in the Virgin Money Giving London Marathon. We registered our school for this event agreeing for everyone to complete the 2.6 mile distance. Along with more than 100,000 other children across the country our pupils proved energetic participants in completing the full distance. Well done to all on this great achievement. Take a look at our photo gallery to see how everyone got on.
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The Daily Mile banner was erected today at the path entrance where our pupils enter school. This banner is to promote our participation in The Daily Mile. Each class have enjoyed the challenge of taking part in The Daily Mile during the month of September.
Time spent outside in the fresh air is good for children – now more than ever. The Daily Mile always happens outdoors and while social distancing restrictions are in place, this activity helps us as a school community to keep our pupils active and to promote their health and wellbeing.
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Foundation Stage had a very exciting day with the lovely Sarah Rowland from the Sentinus Team. She educated us on the importance and fun to be had through STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics).
The workshop was based around the story of the Three Little Pigs with each class from Primary One and Primary Two each enjoying their own individual slot.
During each session the children got the opportunity to explore the various materials used to build the three little pigs homes with every child being given time to explore each of the stations.
Read more: Foundation Stage Enjoy An Exciting Day With The Sentinus Team
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Pamela Hanna from Armagh City Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council came in to speak to our P4s about Litter Awareness. She talked about protecting our environment and preserving our community. We looked at the damages to wildlife and how our community should look! Our pupils were informed about what our Council do to stop people littering and the message of what we can do to be create less litter was talked about.
Now its up to us to 'PASS IT ON.'
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One of the recent suggestions at a School Eco Council meeting was to provide a plastic recycling bin to sit alongside our 'Fruit Stop' area, managed by Primary 7s. This means that any pupil purchasing an item which contains recyclable plastic has a place to dispose of their plastic waste.