October 2019 to School Before Friday

Killyhommon PS Fundraising Event

Patricia Maguire and the Maguire family are organising a Ceili Dance on Sunday 6th October. The profits will go to Killyhommon PS funds. A big thank you for this. The staff of KPS will make the sandwiches. If parents could contribute to bringing in a packet of biscuits/ buns for the event. Please leave the biscuits in- October 2019 to school before Friday.

Cash For Clobber We Remember

Any clothes, shoes, bed linen, coats etc will all be welcome. The money re- We remember in our prayers this month those who have dies recently. We re- ceived will be used to purchase equipment for the school. Please bring all member Teresa Whyte , Barry our bus driver’s mother in law, Michael Carroll bags into the school by the end of October. Thanks. an uncle of Molly Duffy (P5) and John Cameron, Jamay’s Grandfather.

Parent Teacher Meetings Halloween Fun and Games Mrs Rasdale is having the P7 parent teacher meetings in the first two weeks of October. Halloween fun and games for all classes on Friday 25th October at school. Fancy Dress Essential. School will be closed for all children from Monday 28th School Meals/ Milk / Snack October to Friday 1st November. The cost of a school meal is £2.60 per day. Meals must be paid in full at the beginning or end of each week. Children may order dinner on a daily basis. Scarecrow Display

Snack is £1 per week or £15 per term. Can you please ensure that all money A wonderful display of scarecrows are in the school foyer. They are sur- sent to school is in an envelope clearly stating name, amount and what you are rounded with all things linked to Autumn. Feel free to call in and have a look. paying for. Dates For Your Diary Milk for October = £3.80 2nd October—Daffodil planting—whole school Milk for November = £4.00 6th October—Ceili—School funds Boho CC Milk for December = £3.00 16th October—Restart A Heart Day Nerve Centre ICT Lessons 21st October—Film & Animation P5 All the children have had a short ICT lesson from two expert ICT teachers on Film and Animation. They are coming back to KPS in the last week of October 22nd October—Film & Animation P1/P2 & P3/P4 for 4 days to work with all the classes. P1/2 will be doing This is Me: Film, P3/4 23rd October—Ulster American Folk Park P4/P5 Giants : Film 25th October—Halloween fun and games P5 Vikings: Film and Animation and the P6/7 Farm Safety : Animation.

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Relax Kids After School Multi Sports

P1-P6 6 week programme. After school sports will take place for ten weeks for participating P1-5 children from Tuesday 1st October. Relax kids is a children’s relaxation programme aimed at helping children feel confident and calm. It uses a 7 step method to teach children relaxation through Daffodil Planting movement, games, stretching, breathing exercises, Elaine Stinson has offered to come to all the clas- peer light touch, positive affirmation and creative ses on Wednesday to help plant daffodil bulbs for visualisation. the daffodil show. Regular relation can help children manage stress and anxiety while improving concentration. The programme is being delivered by Frances Rooney and is Our School Website funded through an Awards For All Grant. We are delighted to have our new website up and running with most parents now having downloaded the parent app. All staff have now been trained in up- Yoga for Kids dating the website so we hope you access it and find out all that is happening P3-P5 8 week Programme over the coming weeks. The calendar on the parent app is great for reminding parents what is happening over the month. Yoga for children is a form of modern yoga de- signed for children. It includes poses to increase Outside Play strength, flexibility and coordination. Classes are Play is vital for all children to move through each stage of their development fun, include age appropriate games, animal sounds naturally, allowing them to make friends, come to terms with difficulties, fol- etc The programme is delivered by Shauna McMor- low their instincts, think and learn from others. In order to get the benefit of row Aurora Yoga Studio NI and is also funded by play it is best suited outside. If all children please bring a coat on wet days NTR Wind Farm Community Benefit Funds. and their wellies they will be allowed to go outside and play (unless it is really torrential!) Gaelic Training Fermanagh County Board

Fergal Shannon will coach the P5-7 in Gaelic foot- Loose Parts ball for 21 weeks of the school year. Regardless of sporting ability these sessions are great for We are in the process of making a small construction site as part of our out- developing the children’s physical literacy. This side and we are looking for some more materials. If anyone has small bricks, coach is funded through the Fermanagh County tyres, pallets, guttering, pots, pans, bottle tops etc. Be mindful if you are Board. throwing anything out think if it would be of any use to Killyhommon PS. Fermanagh and Omagh District Council

FODC Games Sessions. Chloe Gallagher will take the P5/6 children for a variety of team games. Chloe is funded by Fermanagh and Omagh District Council.

Derrygonnelly Harps Birds of Prey Congratulations to the Senior team on Ian Patterson has 19 years’ winning the New York Gold Cup for the experience of having work- fifth year running. We are proud to shops in schools. He was very claim a number of players and manager informative and some daring as our past pupils. Mr Mc Gullion our children got to hold some of P6/7 teacher is also a key member of the birds of prey! the team. We thank the presidents, chairman, manager and players from Derrygonnelly Harps who came to visit the school with the coveted trophy.

We also congratulate the Minor ladies who won their league and again we have Music Class a great number of past pupils on the Music class runs on a Thursdays 7-7.30pm beginners, 7.30-8.15pm intermedi- team. ate/advanced class, 8.15-9.15pm adult’s class. Classes offer traditional music lessons for a wide ranges of instruments including tin-whistle, accordion, con- P1/5 Shared Education. certina, fiddle, banjo, bodhrán, guitar and piano. We also offer hired instru- Shared Education starts for P1-5 in October. The classes are covering, PE, ments for a reasonable price! Any queries contact Gary or Geraldine on 028 Drama, Art, Learning Through Play and Stem. 66 341333. The P1/5 Shared Education Programme will commence Thursday 3rd October Derrygonnelly Music Festival and run for four consecutive weeks. The theme for P4/P5 programme is The Eddie Duffy and Mick Hoy annual traditional music festival will run from ‘We’re all in this Together’. Children will partake in activities involving PE, Friday 11th October to Sunday 13th October, with lots of music, concerts Arts and Crafts, First Aid and Musical Theatre. The Musical Theatre will be based on ‘High School Musical’. and street entertainment provided.

To celebrate our work together, children will visit the Ulster American Folk Restart a Heart Day Park, Omagh on Wednesday 23rd October for a joint Halloween themed visit. 16th October is Restart a Heart Day. In Kil- We look forward to lots of fun working with the children and staff from Der- rygonnelly Controlled Primary School. lyhommon we plan that all classes will partici- pate in our Heart Awareness Day. Each classes activity will help us to build a Community Happy Birthday greetings for October Órlaith Keown of Life Savers. We will look at how to deal P1, Janey McGrath, Molly Duffy P2, Pearse Jones P3, with an emergency and introduce and revise Rebecca McGovern P5, Cody McBrien P6 and Mark Gal- CPR with the older children. lagher P7. Killyhommon Primary School, Boho, Co.Fermanagh, BT74 8BZ. Tel: 02866 341286 www.school-sites.org/killyhommonps Killyhommon Primary School, Boho, Co.Fermanagh, BT74 8BZ. Tel: 02866 341286 www.school-sites.org/killyhommonps