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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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REMINDER - 1st September onwards 'Drop off and Collection Times'

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28th Aug 2020

Arrival and Departure times Week bg. 1st September until further notice -

Surname beginning with :-

Arrival

A-H

8.45 am – 8:55am

I-P

8:55am – 9:05am

Q-Z

9:05am – 9:15am

Procedures for arrival:-

  • All arrivals should take place quickly and safely.
  • All children should go directly to their classroom/cloakroom door as there will be no morning outside playtime. (There will be no adult supervision in the playground or in the school carpark).  
  • If a child needs accompanied to their cloakroom door this should be with one adult only.
  • Parents will not be allowed to enter cloakrooms or the school building at any time unless an appointment has been made – entry is only via reception. (This is to protect the ‘class bubble’.)
  • The class teacher will be there to welcome the children and ensure hand sanitising upon entry.
  • Please encourage the children to keep a social distance from others when they are arriving
  • Parents must not congregate in any area of the school grounds at any time.
  • Please remember the safety of others in the school grounds and carpark at these peak times as some children will not always be accompanied by an adult.

Year Groups

Departure

P1

From Thursday 3rd September – Friday 18th September : -

If your surname starts with A - H - Finish time – 12:00noon - 12:10pm

If your surname starts with I - P - Finish time - 12:10pm - 12:20pm

If your surname starts with Q - Z - Finish time - 12:20pm - 12:30pm

From Monday 21st September – Friday 25th September 

The children will stay in school for lunch.

If your surname starts with A - H  -Finish time – 1.00pm- 1:05pm

If your surname starts with I - P - Finish time - 1:05pm - 1:10pm

If your surname starts with Q - Z - Finish time - 1:10pm - 1:15pm

From Monday 28th September - onwards 1:45pm – 2:00pm

P2

P3 (Thurs & Fri only)

1:45pm – 2pm

1:45pm – 2pm

P3 (Mon – Weds only)

P4

2:30pm – 2:45pm

2:30pm – 2:45pm

P5

2:45pm

P6 & P7

3:00pm

 

 

Procedures for departure:-

  • All departures should take place quickly and safely.
  • All children will be released from their cloakroom doors at the time shown above – PLEASE NOTE:- P1 – P4 pupils must be collected by one adult – a P5-P7 pupil may leave unaccompanied if the class teacher has been notified about this arrangement in writing. (Parents must remember however there will be no adult supervision in the playground or in the school carpark at departure times).
  • Please keep a social distance from others when you and your child are departing.
  • Parents must not congregate in any area of the school grounds at any time.
  • Please remember the safety of others in the carpark at these peak times as some children will not always be accompanied by an adult.