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St .Patrick’s P.S. Glen Monthly Newsletter ‘The roots to grow….the wings to fly.’

Term One 2019

DATES FOR THE NOVEMBER IMPORTANT DATES SCHOOL DRAW. DIARY Mon 4th Nov FOR Thank you for your continued 2020 support with our Club 100 draw. OCTOBER P4 - FFL MARCH From your generous response last Wed 9th - 16th Oct Wed 6th Nov year we able to introduce a new Tues 3rd March Travelling Bk Machine P4 children here Mathematics programme which all First Confessions @ 7pm our children can use, both here in Thurs 10th Oct Thurs 7th Nov in St. Patrick’s Church school and also at home. The cost P1– Library P3 - Maghera Library APRIL was £2500.00. P6 - Adoration in St.Patrick’s Mon 14th Oct Thurs 23rd April There is still time to join the draw Church either online with Klubfunder or P4 - FFL Confirmation @ 5pm contact the school office. Tues 12th Nov Wed 16th Oct JUNE All the proceeds are used to buy P6 to Tobermore PS Tempest Photography for Saturday 6th June much needed whole school Thurs 17th Oct First Holy Communion @ resources for all P6 to Tobermore PS P2 - Maghera Library 11pm in St.Patrick’s of our children. Mon 18th Nov Church P4 - St. Mary’s Church @7pm for Service of P4 - FFL Our Head Girl and Head Boy for Term 1 Enrolment. Tues 26th Nov Emma & Thomas Fri 18th Oct Tobermore P1 children here Shoe boxes collected Wed 27th Nov Peace Proms rehersal @ QUB Tues 22nd Oct Fri 29th Nov Flu ‘sniff’ for whole P4 Assembly school. DECEMBER Thurs 24th Oct Thurs 5th Dec Scor @ An Carn P5– Adoration Thurs 24th&Fri 25th Thurs 12th Dec Prefects For Term 1 Oct Beth, Cathal, Aine, Cathal,Penelope, & Noah Carol Service @ 7pm in St. Parent/Teacher Patrick’s Church Meetings Fri 13th Dec (1pm-5pm– Thurs) P1 - P4 Maghera Cinema (1pm-4pm– Fri) P5 - P7 Peter Pan in the Lyric Children home @12.15pm. No bus or break. Dinner as usual. Fri 25th Oct Dress Up Day

Allergies Dinner Money Peace Proms Just a timely reminder that we have chil- School dinners are £2.60. All money Under the musical direction of Miss dren in the school who suffer from vari- should be given on a Monday with the Holland, our P6 teacher, our school- ous allergies. Please check EVERY item appropriate form indicating the day/days choir been selected to take part in the in your child’s break or lunch for nuts, your child wishes to take dinner. If for 2020 Peace proms @ QUB Belfast. nut oils and powdered nuts. This is an any reason your child requires a dinner This does not take place until Sunday 1st urgent matter and we appreciate your at short notice this will be no problem March @ 1pm. support in making our school safe for all as the money may be given the next day. Our children are travelling by bus but all our children. Please note that the School Meals Dept parents and friends are cordially invited Parent/Teacher Meetings cannot accept cheques nor money in to join us on this wonderful occasion. Parent/Teacher meetings are being held advance. Details to follow. on Thursday 24th October from 1pm - If you think you may qualify for assis- Carol Service 5pm and again on Friday 25th October tance with school meals this may be ap- Our Carol Service will be held in St. from 1pm – 4 pm. plied for online on the EA’s web page. Patrick’s Church, Glen on Thursday If you have any concerns and would like Lost Property 12th Dec 2019 @ 7pm. to raise them before this meeting please Already we have a number of items in We would like to invite all our family contact the principal. our lost property so we would appreci- and friends to this special school event. The children will have an early lunch on ate if all clothing is clearly labelled. If you Shoe box Appeal both days with no break. Also as there think some of these items may belong to is no school bus on either day all chil- your child please send a little note and This year our school once again is sup- dren are to be collected @ 12.15pm. we will look for you. porting the ‘The Shoe Box’ appeal. Eve- ry year we are overwhelmed by the gen- Afterschool Clubs School opening times erosity of all the families that donate Our afterschool clubs are up and run- Parents are asked not to leave children very needed boxes which will be collect- ning to the delight of our children. at school until 8.35am when the first bus ed FRIDAY 18Th OCTOBER. arrives as no supervision is provided Art , Monday - 3.15pm– 4.15pm Thank you. before this and the school will be Dance, Tuesday - 3.15pm– 4.15pm closed. Infection control advice Quiz club, Tuesday– 3.15pm– 4.15pm Again due to child protection directives Please find attached guidance on infec- Tin whistle, Tuesday– 3.15pm-4pm all visitors to the school must use the tion control within the school setting. Golf, Friday– 3.15pm-4.15pm front door beside the office, as all other On this note we would appreciate if doors will be locked, and at no time are GAA Coaching/Swimming each child could bring in a box of tissues allowed throughout the school without to help with the many runny noses that P5 and P6 are participating in the GAA permission. present themselves at this time of year. coaching programme while our P7 chil- If you wish to speak to a teacher please dren attend swimming classes. Dress up Day phone the school to make an appointment. Martin, our coach from the Ulster Should you wish to dress up on Friday Cash for clobber Council is currently with our P2 and P3 25th Oct please bring no accessories eg children. There will be a ‘cash for clobber’ collec- lasers / forks etc. for safety reasons. tion on Thursday 14th November. The Belfast Community Sports Develop- Thank you for your support. ment Network are currently providing A Big Thank You coaching in Fundamental Skills for P5 – P7. Throughout the year, all classes will As we begin our new school year we have an opportunity to participate in face a another year of severe budgetry this beneficial programme. pressure and because of this we wish to Library Visits thank you for your unstinting generosity All classes will visit Maghera Library in giving money to all the various activi- once a term. ties that your child participates in.

CLASS OF 2019

Our happy P1 children

THE SCHOOL CHOIR CONGRATULATIONS ! Well done to all these boys and girls for achieving 100% attendance during the 2018/2019 academic year.

This is our new ‘ Sensory Wellbeing Room’ which we were able to have due to being awarded ‘ Awards for All’ funding. This has given us much needed floorspace for workshops/ therapies and visiting tutors.