Keep up to date with all the latest news happening in school at the moment.

• A Victorian Christmas

  Tue 03 Dec 2024

  P7 travelled to Hillsborough Castle and Gardens today to experience what Christmas would have been like for wealthy Victorians back in a bygone era. 

  They learnt all about the first Christmas tree, the original Christmas garden, what games were played and what they would eat. They were delighted too when Father Christmas himself turned up to speak to them! 

  The class had great fun navigating their way around the vast gardens to complete the 12 Days of Christmas trail.

  Hillsborough Castle and Gardens

  

• Cross Country

  Tue 03 Dec 2024

  Sacred Heart P.S. made their debut today in the Flahavan’s Primary Schools’ Cross Country League. The event was held at an icy Donard Park, Newcastle. We were delighted to be able to bring along an enthusiastic team of 11 eager runners who acquitted themselves superbly well with some real standout performances.

  A big thank you goes to parents Phil Moore and Joanna Hogg for assisting with lifts and their support of the team on the day. It was also great to see a number of other parents there to cheer the boys and girls on!

  Our next outing is in January and we look forward to offering more children the opportunity to participate. A 4 week block of training will also start in the New Year.

  

• Pantry Foodbank Donation 2024

  Mon 02 Dec 2024

  The response to our now annual Pantry Foodbank appeal for Christmas 2024 was astounding. Thank you so much to everyone in our school community who donated goods over these last few weeks.

  This morning, John and Pat from the organisation visited the school to collect the donations. They were extremely thankful for the support that Sacred Heart P.S. had given. Gratitude aswell is relayed to staff member Annette Kelly for co-ordinating the initiative.

  

• Festive Cheer at Young at Heart

  Fri 29 Nov 2024

  Christmas arrived at Young at Heart today as the boys and girls put up their tree and decorated it. A fine effort by everyone!

  

• Christmas 2024 at Sacred Heart P.S

  Fri 29 Nov 2024
  

• Mathletes

  Fri 29 Nov 2024

  Defining, recognising, embedding and celebrating success within our school is very important to us. 

  Today the Mathlete award was introduced by our Numeracy subject lead Mr Doyle. This monthly accolade centres on a host of achievements namely:

  - Mastering a challenging mental maths strategy and applying it accurately.
  - Demonstrating significant improvement in mental arithmetic or problem solving tasks.
  - Persevering in learning new concepts and showing resilience in tackling tricky Maths problems.
  - Helping peers by sharing strategies or explaining thinking during group work.
  - Exceeding expectations by consistently performing at a high standard in Maths activities.

  Our most deserving inaugural recipients were: Oonagh P1, Grace P2, Matty P3, Luke P4, Annie and Rebecca P5, Austin P6 and Charlie P7. 

  Well done!

  

• Pupil of the Month

  Fri 29 Nov 2024

  As the end of November approaches, our Pupil of the Month recipients were lauded for their fantastic efforts throughout these last four weeks. Kohan P1, Fionn P2, Niamh P3, Caoimhe P4, Ronan P5, Gerard P6 and Darragh P7 were all on top of their game and brought so much positivity and vibrancy to their school experience throughout the period. 

  Well done!

  

• Principal’s Award

  Fri 29 Nov 2024

  Islay P3 

  Islay has worked exceptionally hard so far in P3 and has made massive improvements. She is very polite, well-mannered and loves to play practical games to help her in Numeracy and Literacy.

  Islay has shown great progress with her reading, especially in her expression and fluency. She is showing more confidence with her ability to write independently too. 

  Islay loves to be creative and expresses this in any art activity that is done in class. Mr McCartan is very proud of her participation with the preparations for the Christmas play as well and she has really enjoyed learning all the songs and dances. 

  Islay participates strongly in class and will always try her best within tasks. She enjoys learning different mental maths strategies such as counting on and back and is becoming more confident within Numeracy thanks to this. 

  Islay loves playing with her friends in school and really enjoys life in Sacred Heart P.S. She deserves this recognition for the hard work she has been putting in.

  Well done!

  

• Gaeligeoir na Míosa

  Fri 29 Nov 2024

  This month’s award went to James in P2. James is a highly enthusiastic gaeligeoir within Sacred Heart P.S. His use of everyday phrases and greetings sets a great example for the use of Irish within the school. Maith sibh!

  

• Victorian Era Day P7

  Thu 28 Nov 2024

  P7 took a step back in time as part of their World Around Us topic and experienced what a day in the life of a Victorian school child would have looked and felt like. They focused on the 3R’s (reading, writing and arithmetic), took part in a series of drills, played some traditional games and got a taste of gruel. 

  Well done to all the boys and girls who looked amazing and made such a fantastic effort!