Pupil Progress meetings take place this week - wk.bg 16th March - School will close at 1:30pm for pupils on Mon/Weds/Thurs/Fri this week and on 12noon on St.Patrick's Day.
| School Closes early all of this 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.
| We are taking part in Sustrans 'Big Walk & Wheel' during these next 2 weeks - see information in NEWS below (13th March)
| Lafayette Pupil/Sibling Photograph proofs - HOME on Monday 16th March - if you wish to order photographs via School this must be returned by WEDS. 25th March, alternatively orders can be made online via the QR code already home with your child.
| Canteen EASTER special - This WEDS - see MENU in Canteen section of website..... Prizes to be won!
| RED NOSE DAY - is coming this Friday 20th March - This will be a Non-Uniform 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. Pupils can also enter the 'Design a Red Nose' colouring competition - see sheet home on Mon.16th March.
| Look out for information coming out on TUESDAY of this week (via Parentmail) about our EASTER DUCK RACE...... This will take place during the school day on Thursday 26th March. See POSTER in NEWS below.
| *Reminder - P1 'Stay & Play' sessions - next week see NEWS below.
| P2 - Information regarding the P2 Trip to Belfast Zoo is out on Monday 16th March via Parentmail.
| P5/P6/P7 pupils start Coaching for Christ sessions this Thursday - see Parentmail for details.
| P5 parents - last day to pay swimming is this Friday. P5 swimming starts on Mon. 20th April..... all swimming dates are on calendar website.
| P6 parents - SEAG Practice materials payment will open via Parentmail on Weds. 18th March.
| P7 - Cycling Proficiency Information is out on Mon.16th March via Parentmail.
| P7 visit Wrightbus (Weds 25th March) - permission link out via Parentmail on Weds. 18th March.
| P7 parents - Leavers Hoodies can be ordered via our online uniform shop NOW - last day for orders is next Thursday 26th March. All information can be found under 'PARENTS' Area of the website in the Online Uniform shop area.
| P7 parents - your child's last residential trip payment is now due (by Friday 27th March) Thank you.
| 'Read On' Cancer Fund for Children - Wow!! We are absolutely delighted at the amount of sponsorship brought in - we are presenting NI Cancer Fund for Children with a cheque for £6755.00! This presentation will take place next Wednesday 25th March.
| Book Fair THANKS...... See News below (13/3/26)
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
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