Politeness, exemplary manners and a dedicated concern for others were just some of the positive attributes associated with this week’s Principal’s Award winner.

P6 pupil Eimear was a truly deserving recipient this week such is the way she conducts herself in school and contributes to life here in Sacred Heart P.S.

Well done!

Today we recognised our first Pupil of the Month recipients of the 2021/22 school year.

Sacred Heart P.S. has been a very busy place in September with lots of exciting learning, activities and events taking place.

Our Pupil of the Month winners have been outstanding in their classes during this time and we were delighted to acknowledge them today.

P1 - Róise
P2 - Aoife
P3 - Cahal
P4 - Elliot
P5 - Emily 
P6 - Elizabeth
P7 - Niall

Yep On what was a crisp Autumn morning, we held our second outdoor assembly of the school year. In previous weeks the weekly assembly was done online using Collaborate Ultra.

Themes today that were focussed on included:

- Bike to School Week.
- Fire Awareness Week.
- Dyslexia Awareness Week.
- National Poetry Day.
- Eco Council/Student Council.
- Halloween.

Our Pupil of the Month and Principal Award winners were announced as well.

The boys and girls who attend our parish/school pre school afternoon club, Young at Heart, continue to enjoy all the fun activities that they partake in.

This week they went on a nature trail to collect leaves for their Autumn trays. Blackberries were also gathered which was then made into dough! Everyone had a great time foraging around the village.

Bike to School Week witnessed high numbers of participating boys and girls taking part in an effort to cycle or scoot to school during these past five days.

We also welcomed John Ross of Ross Cycles to Sacred Heart P.S. on Thursday. He performed a Dr Bike session with every class, showing them all the mechanics of bikes as well as giving some great tips on road safety.

Please follow the link below to read the first edition of our new monthly online school newsletter: Heart Beat! 

Heart Beat - First Edition.

Our Annual Travelling Book Fair has arrived to Sacred Heart. Each class will have the opportunity to visit during school time with their teacher and browse through the book fair.

If you would like your child to purchase a book from the book fair, please send money in a labelled envelope for your child to use. You can send this money in anytime from tomorrow onwards. Please refer to the timetable below for each class visit to the book fair.

P1 and P2- Friday 1st October

P3- Tuesday morning 5th October

P4- Tuesday afternoon 5th October

P5- Wednesday 6th October

P6/P7 - Thursday 7th October

Thanks.

As part of our commitment to collaboration, we have included a Neuronimo at Home link for parents. This supplements any Neuronimo learning in school. The home access is not compulsory but we do encourage it where possible.

Please see your link for Neuronimo at Home https://www.neuronimo.co.uk/enroll/1620225?th__ug=faa5c3a3

This link is unique to Sacred Heart Primary School. The link will take parents to the Learning Management System where they will be prompted to sign up and create a log-in. This will give them access to selected course material. Each parent will have an individual log-in so they can move through the course at their preferred pace.

Thanks.

Our school is taking part in a programme called Neuronimo. Neuronimo is a children and young person’s mental and physical health programme. It is being delivered by a children’s charity called Reverse the Trend Foundation in partnership with the Education Authority in the North.

The aim of the initiative is to promote mental wellness in our children. Reverse the Trend Foundation uses evidence-based neuroscience to tackle these issues. It does not rely on short-term fixes such as limiting screen time. Instead, the Neuronimo programme uses evidence supported by University partners to change behaviour and create healthy habits around mental and physical health.

Children and young people complete short, fun, goal-orientated tasks over a period of 12 weeks with their teacher in school. During the programme they are supported online by Neuronimo Ambassadors who help create healthy habits. The tasks can be as short as 3-4 minutes for mental health tasks or 15 minutes for physical activity tasks.

The Neuronimo programme is also available for use at home. This is an opportunity to supplement any learning your child may have had in class. Log in details will be provided for home access next week.

Further information can be found at www.reversethetrend.org.uk