Dear Parents & Guardians,
We extended our Sacramental celebrations into this week with a lovely 'cake' party for our P4s and P7s. These pupils also led our annual May Procession alongside Sr. Rosemary on Monday afternoon. Thank you so much to the great number of parents and family members who attended. It was a really lovely occasion which showcased how reverent and prayerful our pupils are.
Our P7s began their enterprise venture on Wednesday with a VERY successful Bake Sale! This event was really well organised and catered well for all allergies and tastes! Well done Primary 7s!
In other culinary news - please see the flier below regarding a workshop we are hosting in school to showcase how to cook, inspire and learn with Thermomix. Excellent attendance guarantees a Thermomix for school so please save the date!
Primary 4 pupils travelled to Streamvale Farm today - thank goodness the weather was kind! They had a fabulous day learning all about farming - with animal feeding sessions, a tractor ride and a tour of the farm!
Our football team showcased their talent at St. Colman's today. Brilliant work boys- we are so proud of you!
We had another pizza party today for our P5 Feis attendees (Choral Speaking and Choir). This was sponsored again by the VERY generous FlyBoy Pizza. A lovely way to celebrate our Feis successes and the dedication of our pupils.
Thank you so much to the vast number of parents who completed our questionnaire as part of our school planning process. We really value your input and this will help us to continue to strive for excellence in all we do. If you have not yet completed the questionnaire please do so over the next week (the link has been posted to SEESAW).
And finally...I have 2 pieces of wonderful news to share:
Miss Jones and our Eco Council have achieved the Eco Schools Green Flag! This is a prestigious, internationally recognised award given to schools that demonstrate outstanding environmental management, sustainability education, and climate action. We really are following in the footsteps of St. Francis in our care for the world around us.
Mr Byrne and his Nurture Team (Mrs Byrne & Ms Campbell) achieved The Majorie Boxall Quality Mark Award (MBQMA) which is a prestigious accreditation bestowed by the UK charity NurtureUk to recognise schools that provide excellent, high-quality nurture group provision. The assessment was very rigorous and involved staff, parents and pupils. The reporting assessor indicated that our whole school provision for pastoral care and nurture was outstanding! We are so proud!
I wish you a wonderful week (in the sunshine) with your precious children. We look forward to seeing everyone on Monday 1st June for a final month of the school year.
Yours in continued partnership,
Mrs Donnelly
