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An amazing afternoon was had today as we held our first ever Colour Run! All the boys and girls from Young at Heart and Sacred Heart P.S. gamely participated in a mile long walk, jog and run in aid of Daisy Lodge (Cancer Fund for Children) and school funds.
A fantastic time was enjoyed by everyone and with a vast array of colours on show it ensured a bright end to the week was had by all! Thank you to Dundrum GAC for the use of their pitch, to organiser Mrs Claire McGuigan, to all those staff and parents who helped out during the event and to Graham Crory of ActiSport for his warm up and musical entertainment.
To coincide with our event, our P4 pupil Ruadhán has been running a mile a day throughout the month of April to raise funds for Daisy Lodge. If you would like to support Ruadhán in his endeavours, please follow the link below. All donations are appreciated for a very worthy cause. https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/claire-mcshane2?utm_source=whatsapp&utm_medium=fundraising&utm_content=claire-mcshane2&utm_campaign=pfp-whatsapp&utm_term=5c77e0f5d570439c9af9b8a980adc364&fbclid=IwAR2Kqp414D4d4nPz45eRLu8G15kAK8xIxbXZfZPLxCgazQIp31Cg6BdGjAo
Delilah’s application towards her work is fantastic. She is committed to doing her best every single day. She is a hugely enthusiastic learner who constantly takes on tasks with energy. She shows great character and always exudes kind, respectful and helpful mannerisms when interacting with her peers.
Delilah has a vibrant imagination and excels in creative writing tasks. The progress she is making month after month is remarkable in this regard and I hope she continues to flourish.
Attitude is everything and it is very clear that Delilah possesses a ‘can do’ mantra with her schooling.
Well done Delilah! Keep up all the great work!
As we draw April to a close, our Pupil of the Month winners were in fine form this morning as they were all announced as winners!
Niamh P1, Niamh P2, Aoife P3, Austin P4, Ellie P5, Aoife P6 and Sophia P7 have worked so hard during these past four weeks and they all deserve the upmost praise for their efforts and contribution to school life In that period.
Well done!
Today the pupils of Sacred Heart P.S. took part in the very first World Daily Mile Day and it was a great success! Everyone walked down to the local viewpoint at Murray’s Green, looking out on to Dundrum Bay.
The Daily Mile is a super initiative which focuses on improving children’s mental and physical health through exercise. It also promotes classroom breaks like this today to enhance concentration and attentiveness during lessons. The pupils of the school thoroughly enjoyed the celebration and had great fun amongst their peers.
The ice lollies from Brennan’s were really appreciated too!
#WorldDailyMileDay
This morning our teaching staff and school leadership picketed in support of our respective unions’ whole day strike action.
Education is in a state of crisis here in the North of Ireland. The following cuts have recently been implemented to the sector:
- Reduction of £7.5 million in capital funding for schools,
- The discontinuation of the book scheme for P1.
- Ending of Free School Meals holiday payments.
- Cessation of funding for the P7 Cycling Proficiency Scheme.
- The discontinuation of counselling funding for schools (Happy Healthy Minds).
- The end of Engage funding.
- Critical Extended Schools money streams finished.
- No additional funding to mitigate against the high cost of heating and lighting for our school. Additional spend has to come out of the school budget. This then ends up curbing spending on areas for resources to support our children’s education.
- Massive reductions to the 2023/24 school budget.
Teacher’s pay here in the North is significantly less than any other region on these islands. In real terms, over the past ten years, it has essentially been a 30% reduction in relation to inflation. Yet more and more is expected of our teachers on a daily basis with no additional time or payment given to reflect this.
Today the teachers and school leadership of the school have effectively withdrawn their labour and thus do not get paid. The support of our parents and school community is very much welcome at this time!
P.S. Thank you to Conor McKibbin and the staff of Brennan’s, Dundrum, for their solidarity this morning with complimentary refreshments. It was much appreciated.
This coming Friday afternoon (28th April) we will be holding a Colour Run in aid of school funds and Daisy Lodge (Cancer Fund for Children).
The boys and girls from P1 to P7 will take part in a 1 mile fun run, walk or jog in a rainbow of colour in what promises to be great fun at the GAA pitch! It will be a 1pm start.
We would ask that all children bring a white t-shirt to school on the day so that they can wear it during the Colour Run. Funky sunglasses and goggles are welcome too! PE gear is to be worn to school on this day.
A suggested donation of £5 can be brought into school on Friday by each participating child. All parent/carers are welcome to attend as well.
Thank you.
Aoibhe P4
Aoibhe is a talented, hardworking and very pleasant pupil who is extremely popular with everyone. I am immensely proud of her for all of her hard work and dedication towards her learning, particularly with her progress in reading and literacy. She is very helpful around the classroom, always shows kindness and never forgets to use her manners. She always ensures her work is neat and presentable and she has produced some fantastic pieces of artwork throughout the year as part of her World Around Us topics. Aoibhe always comes to school with a smile on her face and is a great friend to everyone. Well done Aoibhe and keep up the great work!
Unfortunately not the ones with chocolate chips.
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