JUNE 2016

Dates for Your and coffee at our Diary annual sports day. 11th June Tullylagan THANK YOU! Vintage Show 16th June P6 Open Congratulations * Morning at CHS – to * * * * be confirmed Well done to our th 17 June P1 Open very special Cookie Morning (Marie) who th 17 June - FUN secured a full rating NIGHT of 5 stars in her st 21 June – P5-7 visit latest hygiene to Tullyhogue Fort rating in the rd 23 June School kitchen. Closed - You can’t get any referendum better than that! 27th & 28th June – Share Centre Breakfast Club Residential P5-7 th Breakfast Club will 29 June P7 be continuing right leavers’ assembly up to the end of  term. It is still £1 30th June – Last day per child per day of term and all children are welcome to attend. Special Thanks… If you would like to Stewartstown volunteer to help Primary School out with the club, really appreciates please see Ms the outstanding Bolton or Alison, support we receive and we would be from parents, delighted to grandparents and welcome you to the the wider team! community. Every gesture has a very School Clean Up positive impact on We are asking for our pupils and we anyone available on want to thank you 30th June, 1st & 2nd all for the amazing July to come along £105.15 raised by and help the staff buying buns, tea clear out and paint the library, office, reception area & P5-7 cloakroom, along Miss Bell has been with touching up successfully the rest of the paint appointed as the throughout the new principal school. It is very release teacher, difficult to organise and we are such work to be delighted to completed during welcome her as a term time. permanent member Unfortunately of staff to our team. children will not be She will teach P5-7 able to help – Mondays & adults only please! Tuesdays. If you think you can Mrs Hawthorne has help out – or donate been fantastic in some painting this role since equipment, please January, and we are see Ms Bolton. very sorry to say Many hands make goodbye to her  light work . . . She is hoping to take up full time Staffing For Next employment in Tobermore PS from Year Sept 16, and hence P1-4 was unable to apply Miss Black Mon – Fri for our job. We wish (Miss Artt is still her the very best unwell and is not and she will be likely to be back in greatly missed. September) Ms Bolton Office days Mon – Tues, P3/4 Mon – Wed teaching Wed – Fri 9:15 – 11am as usual. We are currently trying to recruit a teacher to withdraw Tullylagan P3/4 for literacy for Vintage Rally these 3 days. If you We have been know of anyone invited to perform who would be some musical interested, the pieces at the closing date is 14th Tullylagan Vintage June – application Rally. Please forms are available complete the on Education expression of Authority’s website. interest form and We will keep you return to school posted . . . asap. FOSPS Attendance Policy Friends of Please remember Stewartstown ALL absences must Primary School be explained by a have organised a written note upon FUNNIGHT on th the child’s return to Friday 17 June 6- school. A text 8pm in school message is not grounds. It is open sufficient! to all pupils and the wider community End of Term so please spread This school year will the word. There will finish on Thursday be inflatables, pony 30th June. School riding, hot air reopens on balloon basket & Thursday 1st flamer, golf, nail September. art, face painting and a lot more … even soak the Reports teacher!! Reports will be Lots of volunteers issued on Monday th are required to help 20 June. Teachers out – please see will be available for Alison Armstrong if appointments you are willing to throughout the assist. whole month of To celebrate June to discuss test another year of results and successful progress. Please activities, FOSPS contact the teacher are organising an directly to make end of year meal in arrangements. Killymoon Golf Club Although it is not on Wednesday 22nd compulsory to June at 7:30pm. attend a meeting in Each person will June, we would pay for their own really love to chat meal. All parents with as many are very welcome… parents as possible. (including dads!!) Team work makes the Please see Alison or dream work! Ms Bolton to secure your place! Guaranteed to be a very enjoyable evening!

School Fund Please continue to possible and will be make your maximising our £1/week/family outdoor learning. A voluntary sunhat & contribution to our sunglasses would ‘School Fund’ and also be beneficial to bring in the black and may be kept in bin bags filled with school. recyclable products. After School Our striking purple bin is working very Activities well to date and PLEASE READ lots of extra money CAREFULLY for school funds has A FEW been raised. AMENDMENTS Keep up the great work! HAVE BEEN MADE. Water Bottles Mondays 3:10 – We encourage all 4:00 children to have a Miss Black clear plastic bottle Cycling Proficiency containing water, for P5 children only with their name clearly visible so Tuesdays they can keep Mrs Hawthorne hydrated in warmer Ipad/ fun literacy weather. They will club have access to this P3-7 3:10 – 4:00 during class. Drinking water Wednesdays helps aid Emma Ferguson concentration! 2:10-3:10 P1/2 We still have SPS Craft for 8 weeks water bottles Only 2 weeks left… available to buy LAST WEEK = 9TH from school office. JUNE

Care in the Sun 3:10 – 4:10 Please ensure your ***NEW CLUB*** child has sunscreen Coding in ICT / on before coming Minecraft to school in the P5-7 facilitated by morning as we will outside agency be taking ‘Bytes’ advantage of nice weather where 3:10- 4:00 Ms Bolton P3-4 Gardening (and open to any Free School Meals P5-7 not wanting to stay for new coding (FSM) club) IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO Thursdays – Ju NOTE THAT ALL Jitsu CURRENT P1-3 2:10 – 3:10 ENTITLEMENTS P4-7 3:10 – 4:10 TO FREE SCHOOL MEALS WILL EXPIRE NO LATER THAN 30 JUNE 2016 – NO ENTITLEMENTS WILL CARRY CHANGE OF CLUBS OVER INTO THE FOR ONE WEEK 2016/2017 ONLY SCHOOL YEAR. Our Ju Jitsu sensei No children will be is unavailable Thurs th entitled to free 9 June so please meals for the new note we have school year unless switched Wed & a 2016/2017 Thurs clubs for that application form week so the has been submitted children do not and you are notified miss out. by the Meals &

th Uniform Section of Wed 8 June their entitlement. Ju Jitsu The Education 2:10 – 3:10 P1-3 Authority will send P3’s not wanting to take part can stay in class with Miss you a new form Black direct to your home 3:10 – 4:10 P4-7 if you are currently in receipt of FSM. Coding / Minecraft For those of you not by Bytes currently in receipt 2:10 – 3:10 P5-7 of FSM, we have (during school enclosed a form. time) We encourage you

th to apply regardless Thursday 9 June of your status, as 2:10 – 3:10 Craft the criteria may P1/2 change. 3:10 – 4:00 Please note that Gardening P4-7 the higher the % of FSM we have in our Uniform Order school, the more Forms beneficial it is to Attached are the our school. uniform order forms to be completed and returned by Monday 20th June. Samples will be available to try on from Monday 13th th Reading Book / to Friday 17 June Stationary Recall in the hall. We had Please have a good numerous enquires check at home and about hoodies for in old school bags children, so we for any reading have a few samples books, text books, to try if interested. dictionaries etc. These are not and return to your compulsory but child’s teacher as may come in handy soon as possible. as an additional We are missing part of the P.E kit. quite a few reading We will run a books which cost a second hand lot of money. If uniform stall the everyone pulls same week where together and has a all items are £2 or look, we are swap for free. If you hopeful that many have any uniform will be successfully donations please returned to school! send them in. Other items may include stationary – rulers, rubbers, protractors, calculators, scissors, glue sticks etc!

Battery Recycling Please remember to send in your used batteries for recycling. All types are accepted. Award Winners for May Principal’s Award: Matthew Brodison, Corin Kelly Merit Certificate: Rachael Curry & Preston Taggart Girl of the week: Ellen May Bell, Erin Doey Boy of the week: Jack Townsend, Jamie McElhennon