Please visit 'Newsletters' on our school website or click the link below to view the letter from the Education Minster Peter Weir in relation to the latest information regarding the reopening of schools.

Our return to School Note will be issued to parents via our school website and Facebook Page once the new guidance has been digested. Thank you for your patience.

https://primarysite-prod-sorted.s3.amazonaws.com/sacred-heart-ps/UploadedDocument/19e3627d471441f592375ff073441734/letter-to-parents-and-carers-from-the-minister-of-education-002.pdf

P2-7 children start back to school on Monday 24th- Friday 28th August on a reduced timetable from 8.45am- 12.30pm. Registration will close at 9.10am. School begins for our new P1 pupils on Thursday 27th August at 9.15am - 11.15am. Children will be directed to their entrance and exit points on the day.

An updated Return to School Note will be shared with parents via our School Website/ App and Facebook Page on Monday 17th August.

Claimants who are currently in receipt of support for the 2019/20 year will shortly receive a pre-populated form for the 2020/21 year which must be completed and returned as soon as possible.

Information for new applicants on how to apply will be available shortly.

https://www.eani.org.uk/financial-help/free-school-meals

Please see the important, ‘Water Safety from Home’ information released by RNL, reminding us to enjoy a safe and relaxing summer. Click on the links below for more information and stay safe everyone!

https://rnli.org/youth-education/water-safety-from-home

https://rnli.org/pages/beach2020

P5 will now make their First Holy Communion on Saturday 26th September at 11am in Sacred Heart Church Dundrum.

Children in KS2 (P.5-7) have the chance to win some exciting prizes! You have the opportunity to become a designer and create your very own ‘World Class City Park’. All you have to do is come up with your own creative design of what you think a ‘world class’ play park should look like.

There are different ways to create your design: 
Draw your design using pencil and paper
Create a collage to display your design
Use Minecraft to create your display 
Build it out of Lego
Or any other creative way you can think of. 

*All entries will receive a free swimming voucher for their local Leisure Centre 🏊‍♂️
*Everyone who enters will be entered into a prize draw for a bike 🚴‍♀️

Please see below of how and where to send your entries with the details you need to include.

Competition runs from Monday 22nd June to Friday 17th July. All entries must be sent in by noon. 

Good Luck!

Well done to all the boys and girls for their tremendous effort with their reading as part of their Home Learning. Everyone read a range of fiction and non-fiction books through the literacy Bug Club and teachers have noticed great improvements. We are all so impressed! What has been your favourite book and why? 

Teachers had a difficult decision in picking a winner within their class as everyone made a huge effort. Prizes can be collected alongside reports on Monday 29th June.  
Congratulations to our winners: 

Primary 1- Austin O’Hare 
Primary 2/3- Isla Trainor 
Primary 3/4 – Christopher Smyth 
Primary 5/6- Eoin Cunningham 
Primary 6/7- Lauren Murdock 
Remember to keep practising your reading over the summer months! 

“The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go.” - Dr. Seuss

Fr.Fleck will celebrating a Virtual Mass in honour of our Primary 7 pupils who are leaving on Monday at 9:30am. Click the link below on Monday and listen out for your name.

https://www.mcnmedia.tv/camera/dundrum-and-tyrella-parish

Miss Crozier will be posting the P.7 leavers video you have all been working hard on, on Friday 26th June with a special message to all the pupils at Sacred Heart.

We also look forward to seeing all P.7 leavers on Tuesday 30th June. 😊

Miss Murray will contact new P1 parents on Monday 22nd June from 10am-1pm to discuss important starting school information. There will also be a short induction video and presentation shared on our school website on 23rd June.