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. | 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 Ballymena Area Netball Tournament at the Leisure Centre this Wednesday good luck. | 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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Safer Schools NI - Did you know you can protect your photos on Social Media?

6th Apr 2022

Protecting your Photos on Social Media - A Safer Sharing Guide

A group on Facebook that posted photographs of young girls in their school uniforms was recently discovered, according to reports in the local news. This Facebook group sourced the photographs from the private social media pages of girls and women & described itself as "sharing photos of pretty girls".

It’s not always easy to know where to turn to and what to do when something like this happens to the child or young person in your care. That's why we have created the below guide to give you practical steps on what to do next and how to respond and react to ensure the children & young people in your care are protected.

Copyrighting your Images

In the UK, photographs, illustrations, and other images are generally protected by copyright – this means users will usually need the permission of the owner to copy the image or share it on the internet.

"You own your image, in order to protect yourself, copyright it. If you want social media sites to take an image down, the quickest way to do it is to point out the fact you have copyrighted it."

- Jim Gamble QPM, CEO of INEQE Safeguarding Group