Holiday List

Autumn Term

Aug 25, 26 and 27
School Development Days 1, 2 and 3

Sept 20
Optional Closure

Oct 29 - Nov 1
Hallowe’en Break

Nov 2
School Development Day 4

Dec 8
School Development Day 5

Dec 23 - Jan 6
Christmas Vacation

Jan 7
School Development Day 6

Spring Term

Jan 10
School Re-opens

Feb 14 and 15
Mid-term Break

Mar14
School Development Day 7

Mar15, 16, 17, and 18
St Patrick’s Day Break

April 22 - 29
Easter Vacation

Summer Term

May 3
Spring Break

May 4
School Re-opens

May 30
Spring Bank Holiday

May 31
School Development Day 8

Please note:

School Assessment Week
May 23 – 27

Summer Holidays
School closes 30th June at 12.00noon
for Summer Holidays

Welcome!

Welcome back to school to all our children, and to you the parents, guardians and carers. Welcome to all our new pupils; we hope they will be happy and enjoy their experiences at school. To our last year’s P7’s we wish good luck, health and happiness in their new schools – adh mór orthu.

Up Down!

Comhghairdeas to Down on their great Championship campaign to date – we especially send our best wishes to our past pupils, Ambrose Rogers, Mark Poland and Mark Doran; we are very proud of them. To our friends and neighbours in the parish and in neighbouring clubs, we wish them all the best too: Peter Fitzpatrick, John and Martin Clark, Brendan McVeigh and James Colgan. Come on, Down!

School Holiday Monday 20th September
School will be closed for a holiday on the day after the All-Ireland Senior Football Final.

Down Training
Down Senior Training will be open on Monday 6th September in the evening. It will take place in Páirc Esler, Newry. This will be a great chance for the children to see the players training and to get autographs.

Down Day
We will have a Down Day in school on Friday 10th September. Everyone may dress up in red and black (or yellow for the away jerseys), or any colour they wish. This will be a non-uniform day.

We hope to have All-Ireland Senior Finalists from other years at school on this day, and we will have a question and answer session in Longstone Hall in the afternoon, starting at 1.00pm. You and your family and friends are warmly invited to this event.

Decorating the School
We will decorate the school tomorrow evening Friday 3rd September at 7.00pm and we would appreciate your help. We would be very grateful if parents could bring ladders, hammers and nails etc so that we can put up flags and bunting at school and on the road. Your help is much appreciated.

Swimming Lessons
Swimming lessons for Primary 4-5 begin on Friday 3rdth September at 1.30pm in Kilkeel Leisure Centre. They will end on 26th November. Children should bring in £1 per week (£12.00) towards transport costs for the term. Primary 6-7 will have their swimming lessons next term. These lessons are part of the PE curriculum and are paid for by the school.

Milk
Milk is available every day at breaktime and costs £25.50 for the year. Milk may also be paid for termly: £10 Autumn Term; £10 Spring Term; £6 Summer Term. If your child would like milk, please let us know. Milk begins on Monday 6th September.

Tin Whistle
P4-5 pupils are learning tin whistle this year. The school will provide the books. Tin whistles are available in school at £2.50.

Guitar Lessons
Mrs Paula Higgins will begin guitar lessons and music appreciation on Thursday 9th September, from 3.00pm – 4.00pm. Cost: £2 per lesson. If your child is in P4-7 and is interested in playing guitar please encourage him/her to come along.

Class Organisation 2010-2011

Thank you for your co-operation and support.
Yours sincerely,

Margaret Rogers
Principal