Keep up to date with all the latest news happening in St Colmcille's PS

• Catholic Schools' Week

  Fri 25 Jan 2019

  Catholic Schools Week 2019 will run from 27th January to 3rd February 2019. The theme is: Celebrating the Work of Our Local Catholic Schools.

  The week’s activities include:

  • Saturday 26^th Jan Do this in Memory of Me mass.

    We ask that children are seated by 6.15pm

  • Tuesday 29^th - Morning mass: P7 & R7 1^st reading & prayers of the Faithful

  • Wednesday 30^th Jan Morning mass: P6 & R6 1^st reading and prayers of the Faithful

  • Thursday 31^st Jan Morning mass: P5 & R5 1^st reading and prayers of the Faithful

  • Friday 1^st Feb Grandparents Day and making St Brigid’s crosses

    St Brigid’s Day after mass– Grandparents are invited to come in for tea, scones, apple tart and help the children to make St Brigid’s crosses.

  

• An Creagan's Biodiversity Officer, Peter Brown visit to St Colmcille's PS

  Wed 23 Jan 2019
  Thanks to Peter Brown, An Creagan's Biodiversity Officer who visited the school yesterday. Despite the inclement weather, he completed a biodiversity survey with the Eco-Council; created a nature collage with Miss Owens class & planted the trees with Mr O Neill’s class. Thanks also to Miss Owens, Miss McRory and Mrs Rogers who are assisting the Eco-Council in their preparation for the Eco Green Flag

  

• Fundraiser for the Friendly Care Group

  Wed 09 Jan 2019

  Mr Gormley’s P7’s, Miss Treanor’s P6’s and Marys Rang 5-7’s held a fundraiser before Christmas as part of their World Around Us topic. They chose the ‘Friendly Care Group’ as their charity and had Albert Breen in visiting to give a talk about the work they do as a charity for local families.

   

  The pupils sang carols in ASDA and a Springlawn Nursing home in Omagh in December and held a cake and bun sale before the Christmas holidays for staff, pupils and parents raising a fantastic £865 for the Friendly Care Group.

  

• Admissions arrangements - PARENTS' MEETING -Thursday 10th January at 7.00pm

  Wed 09 Jan 2019

  The arrangements for applying for pre-school and primary school places have changed this year. Parents are asked to apply for places online on the Education Authority’s website: https://www.eani.org.uk/parents/admissions. Closing date is Thursday 31 January 2019.

   

  A meeting will be held in the school on Thursday 10th January at 7.00pm to explain the process. Parents will also have an opportunity to complete/ check their online applications at the end of the meeting. Please feel free to contact the school if you would like to discuss the admissions’ process.

   

  Further information is available:

  https://www.stcolmcillescarrickmore.co.uk/admissions/