Latest News
Keep up to date with all the latest news happening in school at the moment.
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SvDP Donation
Sun 27 Oct 2019Father Fleck received a £340 donation to support the good work of SvDP- thanks to the children and their families for supporting this great charity.
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RGU Football Blitz
Sun 20 Oct 2019The boys and girls from Sacred Heart PS participated in a ‘just for fun’ non competitive Football Blitz. They really enjoyed a busy morning of football, playing many schools from the local Downpatrick Area. As always, they were very skilful, hardworking and showed excellent sportsmanship throughout- great representatives of their school!
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Maths Week Ireland
Sun 20 Oct 2019Maths Week
Maths week concluded with Friday’s Mental Maths Assembly- great knowledge was shown of the four rules of number by all classes. Throughout the week children participated in various maths related challenges, activities & games showing impressive skill development in problem solving & mental maths strategies. Thanks to parents for their support of homework tasks and attendance at Assembly.
Photographed is the P6/7 class using the new Maths IZak 9 resource, a fun and engaging 27 piece puzzle cube which encourages consolidation of a wide range of number and problem solving skills.
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Parent & Toddler Groups
Sat 12 Oct 2019Dundrum Parish Parent & Toddler Group is back in operation this Monday 14/10/19 from 9.30am- 11pm in Sacred Heart PS Assembly Hall. For additional queries please speak with the two leaders Orla Quinn & Kelly Earley who will in attendance on Monday Morning.
Home Start Parent and Toddler Group is in operation on Wednesday Mornings from the School Hall at the same time of 9.30am- 11am.
Sacred Heart PS is very much a community school and we are delighted to host this highly important and worthwhile early years development. Please encourage friends and family members with young children members to attend!
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Marine Conservation
Mon 07 Oct 2019Dr Edoardo Grottoli and Dr Melanie Biausque from Ulster University visited P6/7 to inform the pupils about (local) coastal erosion and endangered marine life. Flappy, the giant Flapper Skate Model, was brought along by the team to draw attention to a local marine creature under threat- the children enjoyed the presentation and were much more informed of the role that they can play in ensuring local marine conservation.
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Tug of War Fundraiser
Sat 21 Sep 2019A huge thank you to all of our parents, pupils, staff and Dundrum GAC for supporting our very successful Tug of War and PoSH Quiz Fundraiser on Friday evening (20.9.19). It was great to see the whole school community involved and enjoying a great evening of entertainment. Well done to the winning team ‘The Drag Queens’- winners of the adult Tug of War Competition. We raised a truly magnificent total of approx £2000 for school funds which will go towards purchasing additional ICT Resources, funding STEAM Workshops and reducing the cost of our trip to W5 on the 25th October. SvDP will receive a £250 donation to support all of their fantastic work.
Please see additional photos on Gallery Section of the Website!
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Dundrum Development Association Sponsorship
Sat 14 Sep 2019The Dundrum Development Association recently supported Sacred Heart PS with a hugely generous donation of £5000. The donation went towards the purchase of a new state of the art Multitouch Whiteboard, Laptops & Charging Station, iPads and Programmable devices. Members of the Association were in school yesterday to inspect their investment and they were very impressed with the new equipment. Everyone at the school is very grateful for their continued support of Sacred Heart Primary School!
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First Term Fundraiser
Fri 06 Sep 2019First Term Fundraiser
We are running our First Term Fundraiser in aid of school funds and SvDP which will take place on Friday 20th September 2019. The Fundraiser includes a Tug of War competition and PoSH Quiz. We require each child/family to gain sponsorship – (Sponsorship Form and letter to be sent home on Monday).
Tug of War
The Tug of War event begins at 6pm for children - pupils will compete in mixed teams within their class using a best of three style. Teams will be arranged by teachers and will only be for fun. After the pupil competition has finished there will be some game/music activities from Actisport.
There will then be a family competition using a best of three format. Family teams should ideally be comprised of four adult men and four adult women. There will be a £100 cash prize for the winning family/families. It is also possible for two or three families to pair up and make one team.. Teams entering should present Mr Doyle with their team name and list of members before Friday 20th September.
The evening will finish with a Sacred Heart PS v winners of the adult team competition. It is anticipated Tug of War will finish around 7.30pm. Tea, coffee and refreshments will be served throughout.
All pupils who take part in the Fundraiser and raise funds for school and SvdP will receive free entry to A Night at the Movies to be held in school on Friday 4th October at 6.30pm. Drinks, popcorn and additional treats will be provided free of charge. There will also be tea and buns for parents should they wish to stay. We will have our brand new state of the art Assembly Hall Board which will be used.
PoSH Quiz
At 9pm there will be a PoSH quiz organised for parents and members of the community held in the Dundrum Inn. There will be live music after the quiz. A raffle will be held during the quiz. This is always a great night – be sure not to miss out!
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School Dinner Menu Term 1
Mon 02 Sep 2019New Term 1 Dinner Menu is now available under the Parents Section of the Website.
Please ensure your child's dietary requirements and any allergies are very clearly communicated to the class teacher and recorded on our Pupil Data Capture Form.
Thank you for your cooperation!
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Sacred Heart PS Summer Scheme 2019
Fri 05 Jul 2019
Over 40 pupils had a fantastic time at this week’s Summer Scheme. They participated in a wide variety of indoor & outdoor games, athletics, art & craft , ICT, treasure hunts, gymnastics, go karting and a visit to Mount Panther Farm. The behaviour and attitude on display was excellent all week. Thanks to Annette Kelly, John Boden, Orla Quinn and Maria Hogg for their huge efforts in organising such an enjoyable Summer Scheme for the children.
