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

• Christmas Fayre

  Tue 28 Nov 2023

  Sunday 3^rd December: CHRISTMAS FAYRE: 1.00pm – 6.00pm

  We look forward to your attendance at our Christmas Fayre. We have a large number of stalls this year.

  Silent Santa from 1.45pm - 2.00pm then open to everyone else until 4.00pm.

  Raffle tickets drawn at 4.45pm

  (Please ensure that tickets are returned in advance)

  Carol singing around the Christmas Tree

  Christmas tree Lights Switch on at 5.30pm.

  We appreciate the fantastic support from the members of the Home – School Association.

   

  The Christmas Raffle will be drawn in the Patrician Hall at the Christmas Fayre. Two books of tickets have been distributed to all families, £1.00 per ticket or £5.00 for a book of six tickets.

  

• High flyers - Coffee morning in St Colmcille's PS

  Sat 25 Nov 2023

  A Coffee Morning has been organised in St Colmcille's PS on Sunday 26th November in support of Termon High Flyers who are taking part in a skydive in aid of Air Ambulance Northern Ireland.

   

  The best of luck to all the High flyers including our colleagues Mags, Aoife and Leanne.

  Come along or donate via the link below:
  All donations of any amount are welcome.
  https://www.justgiving.com/page/termon-high-flyers...

  

• Cillian meets David Williams

  Tue 21 Nov 2023

  Congratulations to Cillian Slane who met one of his heros; David Williams, comedian, actor, writer and television personality. Cillian recently got a certificate for reading the most words in his class and he says it’s thanks to David Walliams - he loves his books! Well done Cillian!

  

• Teachers' Strike: Wednesday 29th November 9.00am - 12.00 noon

  Tue 21 Nov 2023

  Given that there has been no progress toward a resolution to the ongoing teachers’ pay dispute, the constituent members of the Northern Ireland Teachers’ Council, (NITC), today informed the Managing Authority of their intention to instruct members to engage in strike action beginning 00:01 on Wednesday 29 November 2023 and ending at 12 noon on Wednesday 29 November 2023.

  Read the full NITC PRESS RELEASE (pdf)

   

  INTO’s Northern Committee Chairperson, Caoimhin MacColaim instructs members to engage fully in our strike action on Wednesday 29 November 2023:

   

  https://www.into.ie/ni/campaign/teachers-pay-campaign/?_gl=1*1c1w3rn*_up*MQ..*_ga*MTU0NDEzMDQ3OC4xNjgxODMwMTIw*_ga_V3S1J2P1JB*MTY4MTgzMDExOS4xLjEuMTY4MTgzMDI1Ni4wLjAuMA..

   

  

• STRIKE ACTION: 16th November.

  Thu 16 Nov 2023

  STRIKE ACTION: 16th November.

  The support staff in our school are invaluable to the learning, development and safeguarding of your children and should be paid fairly for the essential and very challenging jobs that they do.

  

• STRIKE ACTION: THURSDAY 16th NOVEMBER (UPDATE)

  Mon 13 Nov 2023

  13^th November 2023

  Dear Parents/Guardians

   

  STRIKE ACTION: THURSDAY 16^th NOVEMBER

  Members from the four non-teaching trade unions, UNISON, UNITE the UNION, NIPSA and GMB are being called to take part in strike action this week in relation to a trade dispute linked to the EA Pay and Grading Review.

   

  Having completed a Risk Assessment, I and the Board of Governors have determined that strike action will lead to the following disruption to the school on Thursday 16^th November between 9.00am – 11.00am: It is anticipated that:

  • EA home to school transport (yellow bus) may be affected and parents may have to transport their children to and from school.
  • There will be no Breakfast Club.
  • There will be no Crossing patrol during the morning and we ask that parents escort their children across the road.
  • There will be no office staff and the phones may not be answered until 11.00am

  In addition, the following services will be disrupted throughout the day:

  • School meals will not be provided, therefore, all children should bring a packed lunch;
  • There will be no supervision between 2.15pm and 3.00pm, children who normally use this service should be collected at 2.15pm
  • Some Classroom Assistants will be on strike throughout the day and no other member of staff can undertake duties normally completed by those on strike.

   

  Clearly, this is a difficult situation, which will cause disruption. I ask you, however, to be understanding. Strike action is very unusual and taking the step of strike action is not something that any member of the school staff undertakes lightly. Those on strike will have thought long and hard about their decision and will also lose pay for the period that they are on strike.

   

  The staff in our school are invaluable to the learning, development and safeguarding of your children and I, along with the Board of Governors, feel strongly that they should be paid fairly for the essential and very challenging jobs that they do.

   

  Yours sincerely

   

  Mr Peter Cush

  Principal

• Industrial Action: 16th November 2023

  Fri 10 Nov 2023

  Members from the four non-teaching trade unions, UNISON, UNITE the UNION, NIPSA and GMB are being called to take part in strike action next week in relation to a trade dispute linked to the EA Pay and Grading Review.

   

  The strike action is anticipated to lead to significant disruption to EA home to school transport (yellow bus), school meals, cleaning services, crossing patrol, office staff and the availability of Classroom Assistants in the school on Thursday 16th November. 

   

  We are awaiting advice from the employing authority and will inform parents as early as possible next week about the implications for St Colmcille's PS.