Camphill Primary School, Ballymena

We will be supporting the NSPCC 'Talking Pants' awareness campaign during May - see NEWS below (8th May). | This week sees Summer Assessments continue in school - all P3/P4/P5/P6/P7 pupils will be sitting assessments this week. Please make sure your child is in school so they do not miss these important summer standardised tests. | TUES 14th May - SAFER SCHOOLS APP Launch - Parents who have booked a place .... arrive to the Main Hall from 9am (a 9:15am start) - 10:45am - come along and hear up-to-date information from SAFER SCHOOLS about keeping your child safe online - See NEWS - 29/4/24. | All parents - look out for an 'Expression of Interest' online form this week via PARENTMAIL regarding 'Little Stars' & a new 'Big Stars' afterschool club from Sep'24 - please complete this online form by Mon.20th May as your information in your 'return' will be important to us in planning ahead. | Tinylife - Can you help? see NEWS below (13/5/24) | P1 parents/P2 parents - have you given permission for your child to go to The Peoples Park this Wednesday? - information online form sent out 9/5/24. | P2 parents - have you completed the permission form/paid for your child's summer trip? - last day to do this is this Friday 17th May. | P2 pupils can now purchase from the CANTEEN at BREAKTIME on a THURSDAY during May & June - see breaktime menu (under PARENTS area) - children will be able to purchase an item such as a pancake/slice of toast etc.... this is to prepare the P2 children for having access to Breaktime snacks everyday from P3. | P5 parents - have you completed the permission form/paid for your child's summer trip? - last day to do this is this Friday 17th May. | P6 parents - P7 2025 residential school trip and summer class trip to Windsor Park Football Stadium information sent via Parentmail - please note last day for booking a P7 residential trip place is this FRIDAY 17th May. | P7 parents -see information in CLASS webpage & via Parentmail re: notifications of Post-Primary Schools this Saturday. | * New date - P7 'Leavers' Ballymena Guardian photo for their June supplement - will be taken this Tuesday 14th - normal school jumper/uniform/black shoes to be worn. | Afterschools JuJitsu begins this THURSDAY - BOOKINGS open until Tues.14th - (information home via Parentmail on Weds. 8th May) | Online School Uniform shop is opened - closes - Friday 24th May for delivery to school wk.bg. 17th June....... if you require new school uniform for September please order as soon as possible. | New P1 Families (Sep'24) will be receiving OPEN AFTERNOON information via PARENTMAIL on Monday 13th May.

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'Children’s Mental Health Week 2019'. - 'Keeping Safe'

5th Feb 2019

This week in school both pupils and staff are talking about 'Keeping Safe' and encouraging good mental health. This week is 'Children’s Mental Health Week 2019'. The theme is Healthy:Inside and Out - home this week (And attached on our website) is information for parents to read regarding looking after our Mental Health and that of our child's. Examples such as providing a healthy snack and getting a good nights sleep are just some of the suggestions to encourage good Mental Health. Staff are also receiving afterschool training on ACEs (Adverse Childhood Experiences) on Tuesday evening and are introducing the theme of 'Being Safe' in their lessons during the week - some classes will have homework activities sent home so that you as parents can discuss this with your child.

Alongside this we are offering a Parents Information session on Wednesday run by the NSPCC on 'Keeping your child safe online' in support of UK 'Safer Internet Day' which is Tuesday 5th February. Staff are also attending a staff information session on this later on Wednesday afternoon too.

We hope that everyone in our school along with parents/carers will benefit from the advice we gain during this week.