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

• INTERNET SAFETY WEEK

  Mon 05 Feb 2024

  As part of our Extended Schools’ Programme, we have organized an Online Safety talk to promote the safe and responsible use of online technology and mobile phones for children and young people.

   

  Primary Six – Primary Seven children from St Teresa’s P.S., St Brigid’s P.S. Mountfield, Our Lady of Lourdes, Greencastle, St Patrick’s PS Gortin and St Colmcille’s P.S. Carrickmore are invited to the talk

  • in the Dean Maguirc College, on Tuesday 6^th February from 9.45 am – 11.00 am

   

  During the presentation, internationally renowned specialist Wayne Denner will inform pupils about the local and international dimension to this important issue.  Areas covered will include:

  - Anti-bullying, Social Media, Mobile Phones, Internet Abuse and Cyber Bullying.

   

  WAYNE DENNER’S ONLINE SAFETY TALK FOR PARENTS

  We have also organised an online talk for parents,

  •         on Tuesday 6^th February at 8.00pm

   

  Please use the link below to access the talk:

   

  https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82889297181?pwd=S2NjSTVMZ0VPQ1pNamJJdVhyNXV0Zz09

   

   

  During the presentations Wayne will provide information about the local and international dimension to this important issue of ensuring children’s safety online. 

  

• Catholic Schools' Week - Grandparents' days

  Mon 05 Feb 2024

  We had a wonderful couple of day last week when grandparents visited the school.

   

  On Wednesday, we had two sessions at 9.45am and 10.15am when grandchildren in Foundation Stage followed by Key Stage 1 presented cards and read with their grandparents. The children were so excited 

  as can be seen in the photographs below.

   

  Then on Thursday 1st February, we invited the grandparents of Key Stage 2 children to the school. Again the assembly was packed to capacity. Mr Treanor's class presented a short assembly and then everyone made St Brigid's crosses. Images are available on our facebook site, link below.

   

  https://www.facebook.com/reel/182560988281366?s=yWDuG2&fs=e

   

   

   

   

   

  

• Catholic Schools' Week

  Tue 23 Jan 2024

  Today the children attended Mass and then took part in a special assembly on the theme "Catholic Schools' Week - Communities of Service!" led by the Minnie Vinnies.

   

  All classes completed artwork on the theme which is displayed in the assembly hall.

   

  A special thanks to Mrs McKee, our RE coordinator for organizing this week's activities.

  

• PATRICIAN HALL: Talk on Drugs and Alcohol

  Mon 22 Jan 2024

  The first of the talks in the Learn | Create | Connect series is scheduled for Friday 26th January at 7.30pm.
  
  The focus is on drugs and alcohol.
  
  This talk will be upstairs in The Patrician and so will have limited seating.

   

  

• STRIKE ACTION: Thursday 18th January

  Tue 16 Jan 2024

  Dear Parents/Guardians

   

  STRIKE ACTION: THURSDAY 18^th January

  Members of the five teaching unions (INTO, NAHT, NASUWT, NEU and UTU) and four non-teaching unions (GMB, NIPSA, Unison and UNITE the Union) are being called to take part in strike action on Thursday 18th January 2024 in relation to a trade dispute linked to the Pay and Grading Review.

   

  While the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, and all the political parties, have agreed that Public Sector workers should receive a cost-of-living uplift, to date no pay offer has been made.

   

  Having completed a Risk Assessment, we have determined that the school will be closed on Thursday 18th January 2024:

   

  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

• ADMISSIONS

  Thu 04 Jan 2024

  Please check the Admissions section of this website in Key Information on applying for places in St Colmcille's PS, Nursery and Naíscoil Cholmcille.

   

  The EA's Admission's Portal opens on Tuesday 9th January 2024 and closes on Friday 26th January 2024.

   

  A meeting will be held on Tuesday 16th January at 7.00pm to explain the Admissions process and provide advice to parents.

• Carol singing at Springlawn Nursing Home and ASDA.

  Thu 14 Dec 2023

  Such an amazing day!!!

  The children were an absolute credit to our school and made us super proud to be out with them today.

  Staff & residents of Springlawn Nursing Home, Omagh as well as staff & customers in ASDA were exceptionally complimentary and touched by the children’s performance today.

   

  Use this link to hear a taster of their wonderful singing.

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

  Or go to: Home/Children/Gallery

   

  They put a lot of smiles of peoples faces today and brightened up a lot of hearts ❤️

   

  Please come along to the chapel on Wednesday 20th December at 7.00pm for our Carol Service.

  

• 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!