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BALLYCLARE PRIMARY SCHOOL

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ISSUE: 33

/ 28th May, 2015 Term 3
EXTENDED SCHOOLS ACTIVITIES
Our after school clubs and activities end for this year, this Friday. Please note that all pupils will leave school at 1:55pm or 2:55pm unless they are involved in private music lessons, the P3 Ready to Learn Programme or Golf.
WELL DONE BALLYCLARE PRIMARY SCHOOL
On Thursday our Hockey and Football teams took part in the annual May Fair Tournaments which included 14 schools from our local and neighbouring areas. Our Hockey girls played extremely well and came third in the Tournament overall. Well Done Girls – an excellent performance and great sportsmanship displayed by all taking part.
The Boys’ Football Team gained third also. Well done boys – some amazing passes, goals and saves made spectating so exciting.
Thank you to all parents who attended these events to support our pupils and to Mr Gordon, Mr McAuley, Miss McClung and Mrs Annett who organised both tournaments for all the schools to enjoy.
JUNE DIARY REMINDER
We have so many activities and events taking place in June in school.
The following is a reminder to all parents of the dates of these to help organisation. /
2nd / P4 Trip to Cultra.
5th / Music Exams for Instrumental pupils.
School Fair 6:00 – 8:00pm
9th / Sports’ Day P1-7.
10th / Eco Power Down Day in School
15th – 18th / P6 Residential Trip to Tollymore Mountain Centre.
17th & 18th / P1 Induction afternoons for new P1 pupils – September 2015
24th / P7 Leavers’ Assembly 9:15am (All P7 parents are welcome)
25th / Reports sent out.
P7 Leavers’ Evening 7:30pm
26th / Moving on Morning for pupils to new teachers.
29th / Work Folders home.
30th / Last day of Term. School ends at 12:00. NO TOAST served on this day.
WOODHALL/LONDON TRIP 2016
If you wish your child to participate in the above P7 trips next year, please ensure you have completed the application forms and returned them to school no later than Wednesday 3rd June. If you have any queries, please contact Mr McAuley at school. All information concerning these trips was given out on our P6 evening last Monday night.
P7 LEAVERS
Our P7 Leavers’ Assembly is on Wednesday 24th June at 9:15am. All parents of P7 pupils are welcome. P7 Leavers’ Celebration Evening will be on Thursday, 25th June at 7:30pm. Due to health and safety guidelines and the size of our hall, we are restricted to offering two tickets per child. These tickets will be given to the P7 children before the event. If you do not require your tickets, please inform your child’s teacher before the evening so they can be reallocated. All P7 pupils leave us on this day.
PHOTOGRAPHS
Group photograph orders have been sent away today. Late orders can be made by parents themselves directly to Tempest. Postal details are on the proof envelopes/slips.
MOVING ON
On Friday morning, 26th June, our pupils ‘move on’ to meet their new class teachers and see where they will sit in September. All children will have a note home with their new class teacher’s name on it and their classroom location, for your information, on this day. Any child who is not in school during the last week will have this information in their report envelope.
Please remember to leave a stamped addressed envelope into your child’s class teacher, if you wish a report posted home due to absence.
HOLIDAY LIST
With next week’s bulletin you will receive a proposed holiday list for 2015/16. All parents please take note of these dates when booking holidays for 2015/16. Thank you.
READING ALL OVER THE WORLD
Congratulations to the following pupils who have completed our ‘Reading All Over the World’ P4-7 Reading Challenge; Chrissie Marshall, Zara Beattie, Connie Taylor, Daniel Taylor, Kai-Lin McCullough, Matthew Weatherup, Jack Fulton & Amie Reid. /
EXTENDED SCHOOLS ACTIVITIES
Our after school clubs and activities end for this year, this Friday. Please note that all pupils will leave school at 1:55pm or 2:55pm unless they are involved in private music lessons, the P3 Ready to Learn Programme, Golf or Cycling (P7).
SPORTS’ DAY TIMES AND ORGANISATION
Our Sports’ Day always runs so smoothly and we hope to enjoy another fun-filled day this year.
Please read the guidance alongside this Bulletin on times and organisation to help you on the day.
As always: If there is anything that concerns you in any way in school,
please contact me via the school office or by e-mail if that is easier.
I will always follow up any issues raised if I have your contact details.
Mrs Mulligan
SPORTS DAY – TUESDAY 9th JUNE
This will be held on our Sports field – entrance by the gate at Harrier Way car park.
All children should be brought to school in the normal way for the 8:55am bell. /
The children may wear their sports kit on this day – no uniform is necessary.
Children should bring their school bag to school on Sports Day and a waterproof coat.
« No football/rugby jerseys should be worn.
Packed lunches/dinner money/drinks for sports/inhalers etc should come to school in the morning with your child. Please do not bring these to the sports field to deliver to children while they are seated with their class teacher.
Parents are advised that no adults, other than staff, will be permitted to supervise or mingle with the pupils during the sports event due to Child Protection Guidelines. We encourage you to come and enjoy the Sports in the knowledge that your child is as safe at this open event as they would be in the school building, to the best of our ability.
« Refreshments will be on sale during the Sports for parents/friends watching.
pP1-4 SPORTS: 9:30 – 11:45ammp Parents should go straight to the Sports Field.
All pupils will be brought to the Sports by their teachers.
« Sports will begin with a parade of the pupils.
« These pupils will be free to leave with their parents after the sports and go home.
Each class will be distributed to their parents by the class teacher. School bags can remain in school and be collected the next day.
D.E. Photographers will be at the field after these sports to sell official photos
of the P1-4 pupils. These can be purchased immediately.
Should P1-4 Sports have to be postponed due to bad weather conditions,
P1-4 pupils will remain in school until their normal home time.
pP5-7 SPORTS: 12:45 -3:15pm (approx) p Parents should go straight to the Sports Field.
All pupils will be brought to the Sports by their teachers. « Sports will begin with a parade of the pupils.
« After the sports, these pupils will walk back to school with their class teachers and should be met in the playground in the usual way by their parents. Pupils will leave immediately on return from sports and collection of their bags.
D.E. Photographers will be at the Sports Field to sell official photos of the
day’s events for P5-7 pupils. These can be purchased immediately.
Parents please note – Sports will only be cancelled if it is extremely wet. Please do not phone school before 9:15am, as a decision will only be made at that time. We do not like to disappoint our children and the sports will run if at all possible.
Please check your mobile phone around 9:20am as a cancellation message will be sent to the first parent contact, if necessary.
Should the Sports be postponed due to bad weather conditions, they will be run off on the next available day in our school diary, Wednesday 10th June, weather permitting. A further message will be sent to you in advance, should this be necessary.
We will keep you informed of any changes to dates.
/ CLASS AWARDS
MAY 2015 /
CLASS & TEACHER / MONTHLY STAR / BEST HANDWRITING
P1 / Miss Campbell / RILEY DUNSEITH / PETER McINTYRE
Miss McNeill / LAUREN BLACK / AIMEE FULTON
Mrs Sturgess & Mrs Farquhar / MAISON GAWN / EMMA McADAM
P2 / Miss McAloon / LELAND KIRK / ERIN BLACK
Mrs Martin/Mrs Watson / ISAAC PATRICK / LUCY CRUMLEY
Mrs Stewart & Mrs McIntosh / OLIVER McILWAINE / RUBY BAIRD
P3 / Mrs Annett / HOLLY FERGUSON / TAYLOR COWIE
Mrs McNeilly & Mrs Arbuckle / MOLLY McGUIGAN / MELISSA GAULT
Mrs McPherson / PAUL MULLEN / CHLOE ABRAHAM
P4 / Mrs Scott / SARAH DOHERTY / GRACE KINKAID
Miss Kernohan / BEN McDOWELL / PAUL McCREA
Miss McClung / NEEVE IRVINE / CONNIE TAYLOR
P5 / Mr Gordon / NATHAN LAVERY / JAMIE REID
Mr Heyburn / ABIGAIL HANSON / HANNAH CALDWELL
P6 / Mrs Shannon / ISAAC MANSON / SIAN BOYD
Mr McLean / KATIE ASTON / LEA NESBITT
Mr McAuley / JAY MURPHY / KATELYN McCONKEY
Mrs Kennedy / GARETH MARTIN / KAYTLIN MEREDITH-GAULT
Mrs Regan / BEN JENKINS / SARA WILSON
L.S. / Mrs McCollum / MELISSA GAULT (P3M/A) / -
Mrs Malcomson / REECE GAULT (P5RH) / -

SUMMER FAIR

FRIDAY 5th JUNE 6:00 – 8:00pm

Come along and have some fun!

Attractions include…..

MUSIC / BBQ / TATTOOS
BALLOON RELEASE / BASKETBALL SHOOT
TUCK SHOP / BUNGEE RUN
/ GOLF SHOOT
CHARACTER PHOTOS / NAIL & FACE PAINTING
CRAFT STALLS
/ SOAK-A-TEACHER / GRAND DRAW

PENALTY SHOOT COMPETITION
/ SPECIAL
GUESTS / Players from Crusaders Football Club
with the Gibson cup trophy!

We are still looking donations of crockery, ornaments and bric-a-brac for White Elephant, books, second hand uniform, plastic sandwich bags filled with goodies for our Lucky Dip stall.

Also, if you think you could either help at the Fair, or in the days coming up to the Fair, please contact Mr McAuley in school.

Thank you for your co-operation and support.

Please remember – to enable the staff time to set up for the Fair,

school will close at 1:55pm for all pupils on Friday 5th June.

C. McAuley

Vice-Principal