Friday 15Th- School Finishes at 12 Noon for All Pupils
Dear Parents,
December
Friday 15th- School finishes at 12 noon for all pupils
Monday 18th- Yr6 & Yr7 Broadway Carol Service - 10am
Monday 18th-Yr6 & Yr7 Larne Care Centre Carol Service
Tuesday 19th- Cinema Visit – The Star
Wednesday 20th- School finishes at 12 noon
January
Thursday 4th - School re-opens for Spring Term
Child Protection and Safeguarding
Please remember that concerns about your own or another child outside as well as inside school should be
reported in the first instance to – Mr Kyle (Designated Teacher for Child Protection and Safeguarding) –
or Mrs Kirby – (Deputy Designated Teacher). If you have immediate concerns outside school time
(weekends, holidays, evenings) do not hesitate to call – Gateway on 94424377.
Mrs Kirby Retirement
On Wednesday 20th December, we will say goodbye to our Yr1 Teacher, Mrs Kirby. Mrs Kirby has always been held in high esteem and has shaped the lives of many children in her teaching career in Olderfleet Primary School. We thank her for her many years of service in the school and wish her well for her retirement.
Parents Association
We would like to thank the Parents’ Association for their large contribution to the staging that was used during the Christmas Services. We hope that the staging will help you see the children in their school performances in the future.
After School Activities
Please note that there are no after school activities until January. You will have received a note home with your child with a list of the After School Activities for the spring term. Please note that sometimes it is necessary to cancel activities due to unforeseen circumstances however, we will endeavour to give as much notice as possible.
Primary 5 Swimming
We are hoping to expand our list of helpers to assist with swimming on a Monday afternoon. If you have
completed an Access NI check and are available to help, please contact the school office as soon as
possible.
Primary Placement - September 2018
Application forms for Primary One place in September 2018 are now available from the school office. The
admissions criteria for each pre-school/primary school will be available to view or download at this
time. Application forms must be returned to the first preference pre-school/primary school by 12 noon on 10
January 2018.
Cinema Visit
Our cinema visit will take place on Tuesday 19th December. Transport will be provided to the cinema however all children must be collected by an adult from the cinema at 3.15pm. Please ensure that a signed permission slip along with payment of £4.00 is returned to school.
Dinner Menu – Monday 18th December 2017
Monday - Cheese & Tomato Pizza / Peas / Sweetcorn / Oven Diced Potatoes
Ice-Cream Tub / Fruit / Biscuit
Tuesday - Pasta Bolognaise / Carrots / Crusty Bread
Lemon Sponge / Custard
Dinner Menu – Thursday 4th January 2018
Thursday -Roast Chicken / Broccoli / Creamed & Roast Potatoes / Stuffing / Gravy
Fruit / Custard
Friday-Salmon in Breadcrumbs / Carrots / Creamed Potatoes / Gravy
Chocolate Brownie / Fruit / Milkshake
Fresh Fruit / Milk / selection of bread available in the hall for those pupils taking school dinners. The above
menu is available at £2.60 per day payable on MONDAY MORNING TO CHILD’S OWN TEACHER –
please for the number of days required - CASH ONLY.
Free Microsoft Office
During Christmas, there may be new tablets, PCs and Macs received as presents. In order to help students and teachers get the most from their personal laptops and tablets, every studentand Teacher is provided with Microsoft Office free of charge using their C2k username. This will giveyou access to the latest version of Word, for writing; Excel, for spreadsheets; PowerPoint, for presentations;OneNote, for organization and note taking; and much more.
• Install on up to 5 compatible PCs and Macs, plus 5 tablets (including iPad)
• Gain valuable skills on the world’s most popular productivity software
• Office subscription lasts for as long as the student/teacher remains in school and the programme
continues
Follow these simple steps to get Office:
1. For PC and Mac:
• Visit
• Login with your C2k username and password.
• The username must be in the format “[email protected]”
• You will be asked again for your credentials a second time.
• (please note the @c2ken format – the usual @c2kni.net format will not work)
• On the installation page select your language and click Install-Run.
• You will be asked to sign in one more time with your username and password.
For iOS and Android:
1. Download from your app store.
2. Sign in with your school credentials for full editing capability.
If you have any difficulty downloading and installing the software, please contact the school office as we can provide a more detailed help-sheet if necessary.
On behalf of the Board of Governors, Staff and Pupils,we would like to wish everyone connected with our school a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
Yours sincerely,
S. Livingston