THIS WEEK (Monday 18th - Friday 22nd May) is National 'Walk to School Week 2026' - see information added to our website last Wednesday regarding this. We plan to all walk to school this Tuesday from 2 starting points - Ballee Baptist Church and Ballee Presbyterian Church - see Parentmail for details. SCHOOL GATES will be closed from 8:45am - 9:15am on Tuesday morning - all teaching staff will be at the church car parks to lead the walk to school. If your child is coming straight to school they will be supervised in the main hall until their teacher/class return from the walk.  | School Trips start this week - P1 & P3 pupils head away for their day trips (please make sure all payments have been made and all permission forms completed) -and our P7 pupils and staff head away on their 3 day adventure packed residential to Newcastle! Enjoy everyone! | Little Stars/Big Stars JUNE bookings open on WEDNESDAY (20th) until next Friday 29th May - See Parentmail for details.  | P2 pupils - Starting from this Thursday (21st May) - on a THURSDAY during the rest of May/June Primary 2 pupils can purchase breaktime snacks from the canteen at breaktime. Please go over the menu with your child (under Parents area- Canteen menus) and if your child would like to have a breaktime snack on a Thursday please send cash with your child. Your child will be responsible for their own money. | Primary 4 parents - please complete form regarding permission and details for Trip to W5 in June - see Parentmail.  | Primary 5 parents - see Parentmail re: School Trip to Portrush next Friday 29th May. | Primary 5 - Block 2 of swimming payment now due by Friday 29th May - see Parentmail for details on Thursday 21st May.  | P6 parents - SEAG registration for Nov'26 opens from Monday 18th May - see details in Parentmail. | School is closed from Monday 25th May - Wednesday 27th May (inclusive) for the Bank Holiday and to allow for Staff Training.