We are all gearing up for our POSH Sponsored Walk that takes place this coming Saturday (22nd March)!

Parking is only available on the concrete parking area with the parking payment machines at the reserve. Once this is full no further parking can be accommodated at this end of the reserve and people should not park on or alongside the grass. There will of course be other visitors on site parking as well. Families can be dropped off/picked up in this area too. Dogs are welcome but must be leads. Please be wary of livestock that are currently grazing on the reserve.

Attached is a map of the route including starting and finishing points. It is 5.5km in total, so just over 3 miles. The route will be signposted along the way as well. If all sponsorship forms along with money collected could be sent into school on Friday that would be great! Remember too that families and friends who can't give cash can donate online at https://www.idonate.ie/fundraiser/SponsoredBeachWalk

Thank you for the wonderful support and we hope to see a large number of children and their families out in force on Saturday morning!

The staff and Board of Governors of Sacred Heart P.S. deeply regret the death of Mary Kielty (RIP). Mrs Kielty was a former employee of the school, working as part of our kitchen staff during the 1990’s.

Her funeral will take place in the Sacred Heart Chapel on Monday at 1pm with her remains leaving her late residence on Main St at 12:45pm. Burial afterwards in Aughlisnafin graveyard.

To that effect, P1, P2 and P3 will finish school at 1:30pm on Monday. Those that require After School Club provision can stay on with the usual arrangements applying. Young at Heart will also finish at 1:30pm on Monday. I would ask that those collecting children at this time please be prompt and take into account the high volume of traffic that will be parked/operating in the vicinity of the school/chapel.

Thank you for your co-operation.

Mr Fitzsimons.

*** Principal’s Award ***

Eimear P1

Eimear is a shining star in the P1 class and we are delighted to present her with the Principal’s Award. She is always polite and greets everyone with a warm smile, bringing joy to those around her. Her caring and nurturing nature make her a wonderful friend, not only to her classmates but also to her friends in Young at Heart and Knockevin. Eimear’s bubbly personality and positive attitude mean that she gets on with everyone and this is a fantastic personal trait to have! 

Eimear loves trips to the beach and forest as she always embraces new experiences with enthusiasm. She is a hardworking and well behaved pupil who always tries her best in all areas of school life. Miss Byrne is especially proud of the fantastic progress she has made with her handwriting. It has improved massively! 

Well done Eimear! Keep up the amazing work!

Teddy P1, Fionn P2, Darragh P3, Ella P4, Abbie P5, Hannah P6 and Isla P7 were all selected as the Pupil of the Week winners in their respective classes today.

Well done to you all!

After kickstarting our inaugural Pupil Forum concept last month, this morning a group of seven children (one from each class) met with Mr Fitzsimons for the second instalment.

The focus today was all based around learning in school. Four questions were posed namely: ‘What do you like learning in school?’ ‘What is your favourite subject area and why?’ ‘What is the best way to learn?’ and ‘What are the challenging aspects of learning?’ The responses and discussions that emanated from this were extremely beneficial.

Numeracy, World Around Us topic work, the RE Grow in Love programme and the creative writing aspect of Literacy were some of the most popular areas of learning in school. Group work, outdoor exploration, games, IPad apps, partner exchange and the use of digital technology were put forward as the best ways to learn. The challenging aspects of learning were also delved into with higher order thinking Numeracy, extended writing, problem solving across the curriculum, division of numbers and generating ideas for narrative writing emerging.

All in all, a very productive Pupil Forum session that provided serious food for thought moving forward.

Our first Lenten fundraising activity, Purple Day, was a great success! Thank you to all of the children for their monetary contributions. Every penny raised from today and our two upcoming events will be going towards Trócaire.

Trocaire

The latest instalment of our annual World Book Day celebrations did not disappoint. A frenetic occurrence of wonderful and exciting opportunities took place. Each class was alive with thematic literary endeavours whilst P4/P5 got to do an ASPIRE link up with Knockevin in a suitably themed Dr Seuss event at their Downpatrick campus. In the afternoon the whole school then took to their feet for a World Book Day inspired Daily Mile!

#WorldBookDay

Mr Doyle’s P4/P5 class tied in an aspect of their current World Around Us topic with a Forest School initiative in what turned out to be a highly enjoyable lesson yesterday.

Led by Miss Crozier, the focus was on den building. This structured undertaking truly tested the boys and girls in many aspects including team work, organisation, creativity and resourcefulness.

The finished shelters were a credit to all involved and kudos goes to the pupils for completing the task to the best of their ability!

Eoin P5, Eilish P5, Caragh P5 and Charlie P7 (missing from picture) represented Sacred Heart P.S. at the Ulster Schools’ Swimming Competition on Saturday in Lisburn.

Everyone smashed their PB’s whilst just narrowly missing out on qualification for the next round. 

A solid effort by all of our swimmers. Well done!