Camphill Primary School, Ballymena

ECO DAY is coming this Friday 24th April - Pupils can come to school in non-uniform on Friday and if possible wearing something green! Please remember to bring in a clear 2L bottle as we are going to be planting sunflowers on Eco Day. Please wash this and cut the neck of the bottle off before bringing it into school. No milk cartons please! | Little Stars/Big Stars booking for MAY opens on Monday 20th April and closes on Friday 24th April - please see Parentmail for details. | This week in school we have both the USPCA and RSPB coming into school to host workshops and talks with all year groups - we would like to give both charities a donation. On Eco Day we would appreciate a 50p/£1 donation brought in towards this presentation. | On Friday there will be a canteen ECO Day themed lunch - see Menu under Parents area for more details. | Home at the start of this week will be an information leaflet about YOUR child's attendance in TERM 2..... this summarises and highlights how the Department of Education rates your child's attendance from Jan-Mar'26. | School Uniform consultation/feedback - please see Parentmail sent on Thursday 23rd April. | Summer Assessments take place over the next 3 weeks - starting on Monday 27th April..... (see more details in Parentmail sent on Weds 22nd April) All P3 -P7 pupils will be taking Standardised Tests in Literacy and Numeracy and will be timetabled to sit these tests in the ICT Suite - please make sure your child is in school each day during this assessment period. These test scores will be issued on your child's End of Year report. | Afterschools Clubs begin this week - we are delighted at how popular all clubs have been received this term. All dates are on the website calendar. | P1 parents - please find information about a summer term trip to W5 in Parentmail on Tuesday 21st April. | P3 parents - look out for EA music lesson information coming out this week....... if you would like your child to learn an instrument from the start of P4 please read this information carefully. | P3 parents please complete the permission form sent via Parentmail on Thursday 23rd - for the Shared Ed. trip visit next Tuesday to Glenariff. | P5/P6 parents please see SKI TRIP information sent via Parentmail on Wednesday 22nd April. | P6 parents - if your child is completing the school SEAG transfer preparation please remember the last day for payment of materials is this Friday. Thank you. | We wish all our senior girls playing in a Hockey Tournament at Ballymena Academy this Friday good luck - parents of these girls please see Parentmail sent on Monday 20th April. | All classes have been enjoying their PE time over this last week - have you noticed pictures on your child's class webpage of them showing off their Gymnastic skills?

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Book Fair is here this week!

4th Oct 2021

This week the Travelling Book Fair is coming to Camphill!

Primary 3 - Primary 7 parents:

Each class will be able to visit the book fair with their teacher during class time. Unfortunately, in the current circumstances, parents will be unable to accompany their child to the book fair. If you would like your child to browse and purchase any books please send money along with your child on the relevant day/date below - the timetable for the book fair is listed below.

Primary 1 and 2 parents:

You will have the opportunity to visit the book fair with your child when you collect them from school on the date below. The queue will begin at the outside entrance to the Assembly Hall, at the back of our school. A small number of parents and children will only be allowed access to the hall at any given time, we would greatly appreciate your patience with us during this time. Please ensure you wear a mask on entry to the hall.

P1FM: Thursday 7th October 2:00pm

P1RS: Friday 8th October 2:00pm

P2LA: Monday 11th October 1:30pm (early finishing time due to Parent Teacher Progress meetings)

P2AH: Tuesday 12th October 1:30pm (early finishing time due to Parent Teacher Progress meetings)

We hope that everyone is looking forward to visiting the book fair this year!