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

• P1 and the Fire and Rescue Service

  Tue 08 Nov 2022

  P1 enjoyed a fantastic visit from the Fire & Rescue Service as part of their World Around Us topic, People Who Help Us. They listened to them speak about their job and the different ways that they assist the public. P1 thought of questions to ask the fire fighters and even got to sit in their fire engine and use their hose!

  

• Back to School - Term 1.2.

  Sun 06 Nov 2022

  Tomorrow (Monday) school will reopen for Term 1.2. Breakfast Club will be operating as normal and After School Clubs will begin as well, maintaining the same format as Term 1.1.

  A reminder too that the whole school will be attending Mass in the Sacred Heart Church at 9:30am.

  Term 1.2. will conclude on Wednesday 21st December with an 11:30am finish to start our Christmas holidays.

  Thank you and we will see everyone bright and early in the morning!

  

• Pumpkin Carving Competition Winners

  Fri 28 Oct 2022

  The standard for our annual Pumpkin Carving Competition was incredibly high this year! The judges deliberated for a long time before deciding on the winners. Well done to everybody who took part. The creativity and innovation was superb!

  Our winners who all received a prize were:

  Niamh P1
  Zain P2
  Cailie P3
  Austin P4
  Elliot P5
  Christopher P6
  Katie-Ann P7

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• Young at Heart - Pumpkin Carving Competition Winner

  Fri 28 Oct 2022

  A huge well done goes to Eimíle for being judged winner of the Young at Heart Pumpkin Carving Competition for this year.

  What a superb design with so much thought going into it. Well done to all those in Young at Heart for their amazing entries!

  Great work Eimíle!

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• Principal’s Award - P1

  Fri 28 Oct 2022

  Niamh - P1

  Niamh is receiving this award because she is an enthusiastic, conscientious and helpful member of the P1 class. She is a great friend to everyone and she’s quick to lend a hand to her friends when they need it. 

  Niamh has exemplary manners and always has a smile on her face. She has shown fantastic perseverance and a great attitude to challenges,. 

  Niamh has made outstanding progress in P1. She is an excellent role model to everyone in our school!

  

• Pupil of the Month - October

  Fri 28 Oct 2022

  Half term is upon us and it is with great delight that we acknowledged our Pupil of the Month winners today at assembly.

  All seven of them showed great attributes during the month of October and we are most encouraged by their attitude, application and commitment to their school life.

  Well done to Orlaith P1, Roisé P2, Declan Óg P3, Farrah P4, Elliot P5, Kasey P6 and Ramona P7!

  

• Christmas Plays 2022

  Fri 28 Oct 2022

  After an absence of a considerable amount of years, we are delighted to announce that this year, we will be producing Christmas plays!

  The Newcastle Community Cinema (St Mary's Hall) in Newcastle will be the venue. The productions will be held at two sittings, one in the afternoon and one in the evening, on Tuesday 20th December. Ticketing information and further details will follow in due course.

  This is an exciting undertaking for the whole school and everyone is looking forward to the auditions and rehearsals taking place during Term 1.2!

  

• Halloween 2022

  Fri 28 Oct 2022

  What an amazing build up to Halloween we had in Sacred Heart P.S. and Young at Heart today. So much fun, games and activities. From specialist artwork, to pumpkin carving, to themed cup cake making, to spooky creations, to parental assemblies, to POSH Halloween movie nights. We had it all!

  Enjoy midterm and we will see everyone back for Term 1.2 on Monday 7th November.

  

• Pumpkin Alley

  Fri 28 Oct 2022

  Pumpkin alley leading into school tonight.

  

• Multi-Sport Activity Session

  Thu 27 Oct 2022

  Mr Lundy’s P5 class had an enjoyable morning out to the Ballymote Centre in Downpatrick for a Multi-Sport Activity Session with their counterparts in St Colmcille’s P.S. Downpatrick.

  The boys and girls got to enjoy a range of sports as well as plenty of opportunities to interact with their new friends.

  Thanks goes to St. Colmcille's Primary School, Downpatrick for facilitating the event.