Today in school we celebrated the annual occasion of Roald Dahl Day. To mark the milestone, the whole school participated in a Dahl themed quiz at assembly this morning. We collectively got 7 out of 8 questions correct. We all know now that Willy Wonka’s pink boat was made from a hollowed out boiled sweet and not candy canes! 

Each class were given a themed task to complete this week:

P1 + P2 - Children will design and colour the Wonka Bar from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.

P3 + P4 - Roald Dahl loved creating nonsense words especially for books like The BFG. Children will create their own Gobblefunk nonsense word. They need to make it large and clear with plenty of design and colour.

P5 + P6 + P7 - Children will become a modern day Quentin Blake and choose a Roald Dahl book then redesign its cover using their imagination. They need to make sure to include the book title and any other important details.

After a very high standard of entries and some fantastic pieces of work, Teddy P2, Jim P3, Caolán P4, Korey P5, Caragh P6 and Darlene P7 all had their pieces chosen for special praise.

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Ella and Jasper (P1), Leah and Kohen (P2), Abigail and Josh (P3), Caolán and Kiannah (P4), Hugh and Penelope (P5), Ronan and Caragh (P6) and Noomi and Cahal (P7) have all been proudly elected to our Student Council for the incoming academic year. Mr McCartan will be the teacher in charge of convening this grouping.

These boys and girls will be entrusted to represent pupil views, improve school life, help organise events and promote the school at every opportunity.

Elections took place during the week and our Eco Council for the new academic year has now been established. Kai and Cora (P1), Eimear and Flynn (P2), Jude and Laetare (P3), Logan and Orlaith (P4), Fionn and Niamh (P5), Cailie and Eoin (P6) and Adam and Isla (P7) will all form the grouping for 2025/2026.

The Eco Council in Sacred Heart P.S. is a highly active composition which provides pupil led environmental leadership, a drive for whole school engagement and the vehicle for implementing the Eco Schools framework. The boys and girls will be especially busy this year as we work toward retaining our Green Flag status along with Eco lead Miss Crozier.

Our Digital Leaders team for the new academic year was instituted today. Pupils were given the chance to apply for a position in the grouping using Microsoft Forms. Mr McCartan, our ICT subject lead, was delighted that over 30 applications were received.

Digital Leaders in Sacred Heart P.S. take on special responsibilities related to technology and computing. Their role empowers them to support other children and staff to promote safe and effective use of digital tools across the school.

Our Digital Leaders are as follows: Harry P6, Annie P6, Eoin P6, Declan Óg P6, Eilish P6, Hannah P7, Niamh P7, Catarina P7, Ruadhán P7, Darlene P7, Austin P7 and Isla P7.

Eilish, Annie, Aoife and Caragh P6

This group of children are being celebrated as they showed what it truly means to strive for greatness together.

Whilst creating their Digital Leader posters using Adobe, Eilish, Annie, Aoife and Caragh demonstrated fantastic teamwork. They supported one another with ideas, assisted each other with designs when the other was stuck, helped each other shape their reasoning, and genuinely celebrated each other’s progress and achievements.

Their collaboration didn’t just help them produce great work - it lifted the whole class atmosphere. Their kindness, encouragement, and shared purpose are exactly what this acknowledgment is all about.

Well done to each of you — you’ve made us proud!

Academic improvement, good behaviour, kindness and teamwork, perseverance and independence, participation and effort were just some of the features of today’s Pupil of the Week recipients.

Well done to Ella P1, Flynn P2, James P3, Caolán P4, Fionn P5, Rosie-Leigh P6 and Grace P7 on your recognition!

Coby P2

Coby is a wonderful boy who we all think the world of! His behaviour has been excellent, and Miss Byrne is so proud of the big improvements he has made in both Literacy and Numeracy. 

Coby shows great independence by using classroom resources like ten frames to support his learning. He is also working hard on his speech with our therapist Rachel and making fantastic progress with it.

Coby demonstrates excellent gross motor skills and really enjoys PE, where his enthusiasm shines. He is showing great perseverance when tackling tasks and is making thoughtful, positive choices every day. 

Coby is also a kind friend to others, and we are so proud of everything he has achieved this year. Keep up the amazing work Coby!

P6 pupil Rebecca was on top form at the St Agnes Charity Feís on Sunday as she brought home six medals. She was ‘Highly Commended’ in the Light Cup and achieved some fine finishes in the ‘Beginner’ section. Well done Rebecca!

Today Miss Byrne and Mr McCartan teamed up to deliver a Forest School lesson with P1, P2 and P3! The children had so much fun exploring the forest, making observations, and recording their findings in creative ways. 

It was wonderful to see collaboration across the year groups and everyone showing fantastic creative thinking and self-management skills as they worked.

Northern Ireland Forest School Association

Young at Heart is up and running for the 2025/2026 academic year and what a great first week they all had with Toni, Orla and Michelle! The children completed self portraits before undertaking picture puzzles of their faces. Super work from you all!