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Camphill Primary School, Ballymena
Pupil Progress meetings take place next week - wk.bg 16th March - Bookings will open at 6pm on Monday 9th March via Parentmail. School will close at 1:30pm for pupils on Mon/Weds/Thurs/Fri next week and on 12noon on St.Patrick's Day. | School Closes early all of next week - 1:30pm Mon/Weds/Thurs/Fri and 12noon on St.Patricks Day to accommodate Pupil Progress meetings. The 2pm/3pm Bus will run as normal on Mon/Weds/Thurs/Fri to allow for pupils who attend  Little Stars/Big Stars and to allow for P7s on Monday after swimming.  Pupils who travel normally on the school bus will be supervised in school until the 2pm/3pm bus arrives. Please note - There will be no BUS, Canteen services or  Little Stars /Big Stars on St.Patricks Day - Tuesday 17th March.    | This week is our TERM 2 'Keeping Safe' thematic week - lessons around 'My Body' will be taught following the NSPCC programme....... look out for homework activities being sent home this week. (See NSPCC info. in News below - 9/3/26) | 'Read On' Cancer Fund for Children - thank you to all the pupils who have already brought in sponsorship - last day to bring in donations is this Friday 13th March.  | P1 parents - you are invited to your child's classroom for a 'Stay & Play' - see NEWS (2/3/26)  | We are looking forward to seeing all the P2 Pirates in school this Wednesday as P2 hold their annual 'Pirate' day. | P3 & P5 look forward this week to taking part in their Shared Education days with Mary Queen of Peace PS. | P5 Parents - You are invited to your child's Year Group Assembly this Weds 11th March - see Parentmail sent out last week for details.  | P5 parents - last day to pay swimming is next Friday - see Parentmail sent last week. P5 swimming starts on Mon. 20th April..... all swimming dates are on calendar website. | P6 parents - Look out for SEAG 'in school' preparation information coming out via Parentmail later this week. | P7 parents - Leavers Hoodies can be ordered via our online uniform shop from later this week - last day for orders is Thursday 26th March. All information can be found later this week under 'PARENTS' Area of the website in the Online Uniform shop area.  | RED NOSE DAY - is coming on Friday 20th March - on this day all pupils can come to school wearing red and donate 50p/£1 to the charity.... see POSTER in NEWS on FRIDAY 13th March for details.  | A large group of P7 pupils along with Mr OHare are attending the Ballymena United Football Match this Saturday - - thank you for the invitation Ballymena United. | Look out for information coming next Monday about our EASTER DUCK RACE...... This will take place during the school day on Thursday 26th March. 
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P4 Safer Internet Day 2026

18th Feb 2026

Today we all celebrated Safer Internet Day 2026.

We began with an assembly led by our Digital Leaders.

They introduced this year's theme - 'Smart Tech, Safe Choices - Exploring the Safe and Responsible Use of AI.'

In class, we read a story called DigiDuck's Famous Friend which helped us think about what we know about strangers online and what we should and shouldn't share online about ourselves - we should keep our personal information private and not trust anyone online unless we know them in real life.

We listened to another story called Troll Stinks - about how any messages we send can upset or hurt people so we should only say or write what we would say to a person if we saw them.

We talked some more about AI and what we know about it and its uses. We learnt that we can't always trust what it tells us as some things might be fake or generated by AI and not real photos or images taken by a person at all. We agreed that AI has good uses but we need to be careful using it and that we should talk to a trusted adult if anything annoys or upsets us or if it seems strange.

We talked and thought about what we do online and designed our own tablet home screen design to show 'My Life Online.'

This links to our Take 5 Initiative - Keep Learning and Connect.

It also links to our work on the Rights of a Child:

  • Article 19 – the right to be protected from all forms of harm
  • Article 17 – the right to access reliable information
  • Articles 28 & 29 – the right to an education and to develop talents and abilities
  • Article 8 – the right to your identity being protected
  • Article 31 – the right to relax and play
  • Article 16 – the right to privacy
  • Article 15 – the right to meet with others and join groups