Broadbridge Primary School                      Thursday 19^th May 2022                                              Note 30

Diary:       Saturday 21^st May – First Communion, Star of the Sea, Faughanvale at 10:00 a.m.

Monday 23^rd May-Thursday 26^th May – School Show ‘The Wizard of Oz’

School Provision	Club	Cost
Mon 23rd May – Fri 27th May	Morning Club – 8:00-8:45 a.m.	(£1 PER CHILD)
	2-3 PM Club – 2:00-3:00 p.m.	(£2 PER CHILD)

 

There are No Extra-Curricular Activities in school next week.

 

COVID in School – If your child displays symptoms of COVID, keep them at home and do a Lateral Flow test.  If your child is tested for COVID, please forward a copy of the result of the PCR/Lateral Flow test to the school office.  If a positive result is returned, please contact the school office for further guidance.  If a child tests positive in any class, an email will be sent out to the parents/guardians of pupils in that class.  The guidance has changed; you DO NOT keep your child off school (unless your child has tested positive!), an updated information email will be sent out if there is a positive case in your child’s class.

 

First Communion – The First Communion will take place on Saturday 21^st May at 10:00 a.m.  There have been no restrictions placed on people attending the ceremony, however, there may be guidance in place regarding face covering etc.  Once confirmation is received from Fr. Mc Dermott, all attending will be informed.  Primary 4 children have a separate note regarding the ceremony.  Choir children will also receive a separate note.

 

New Primary 1 Play Days – Week 3 of Induction Play Sessions is on Tuesday 24^th May from 2:15-3:00 p.m.  Please note there will be no play session on the 31^st May.

 

Netball Congratulations – Fantastic news for the girls’ netball team who have made it through to the NI Primary Schools’ Finals which will take place in Lisburn on Saturday 18^th June.  Supporters welcome!

 

Soccer Congratulations – Congratulations to the school soccer team who came runners up in the C League Cup at the Vale Centre on Friday past.

 

School Show

 

Dress Rehearsals – The dress rehearsals scheduled for Friday 20^th May at 10:00 a.m. for Cast A and Monday 23^rd May at 10:00 a.m. for Cast B have been brought forward to 9:30 a.m. to accommodate canteen times.  Sorry for any inconvenience.  There is no need to purchase tickets for the dress rehearsals as these performances are free to view.  We would encourage parents who would like pre-school children to see the show to bring them along at these times as they will not be able to attend any of the evening performances.

 

Costumes – Please send in all remaining costumes as soon as possible in preparation for the dress rehearsals.  If you are having any difficulty sourcing costumes, please contact your child’s class teacher.

 

Tickets for School Show – Most ticket orders for the Wizard of Oz have been collected.  Remaining tickets please collect as soon as possible.  For those who placed their order, your tickets are now ready for collection and payment.  We have been able to fulfil all ticket requests made to date, if you require any additional tickets there are still some available to purchase.  Children from other primary schools may attend the performances, we would ask that no children from pre-school attend the evening performances, they may attend the dress rehearsals.  Children from Broadbridge Primary School are not allowed at the evening performances, they will see the show on the dress rehearsal days.

 

Broadbridge Primary School                      Thursday 12^th May 2022                                              Note 29

Diary:       Saturday 21^st May – First Communion, Star of the Sea, Faughanvale at 10:00 a.m.

Monday 23^rd May-Thursday 26^th May – School Show ‘The Wizard of Oz’

School Provision	Club	Cost
Tues 3rd May – Fri 6th May	Morning Club – 8:00-8:45 a.m.	(£1 PER CHILD)
	2-3 PM Club – 2:00-3:00 p.m.	(£2 PER CHILD)

 

Extra-Curricular Activities

Day	Activity	Time & Venue	Note
Tuesday 17th May	IFA Soccer Training P4, 5	3:00-4:15        At School	Please be prepared for wet weather.
	Gaelic P6, 7
Wednesday 18th May	Skill School P1 & P2	2:00-3:00        At School
	Skill School P3 & P4	3:00-4:15        At School
Thursday 19th May	Netball P5, 6, 7	3:00-4:15        At School
Friday 20th May	Soccer Training P6, 7	3:00-4:15        At School

 

COVID in School – If your child displays symptoms of COVID, keep them at home and do a Lateral Flow test.  If your child is tested for COVID, please forward a copy of the result of the PCR/Lateral Flow test to the school office.  If a positive result is returned, please contact the school office for further guidance.  If a child tests positive in any class, an email will be sent out to the parents/guardians of pupils in that class.  The guidance has changed; you DO NOT keep your child off school (unless your child has tested positive!), an updated information email will be sent out if there is a positive case in your child’s class.

 

First Communion – The First Communion will take place on Saturday 21^st May at 10:00 a.m.  There have been no restrictions placed on people attending the ceremony, however, there may be guidance in place regarding face covering etc.  Once confirmation is received from Fr. Mc Dermott, all attending will be informed.

 

New Primary 1 Play Days – On Tuesday 10^th May we welcomed our new Primary 1 pupils for the first of their five play days.  Children got to meet their teacher and the children who will be in their classes in September, a great time was had by all!  This is a great opportunity for the children to familiarise themselves with their new learning environment hopefully making the transition from nursery to primary school as easy as possible.  We would like to remind any children who are starting our school in September 2022 that the next play day session will take place on Tuesday 17^th May from 2:15-3:00 pm.

 

Tickets for School Show – Most ticket orders for the Wizard of Oz have been returned to the school office, there are however a few families who have not returned their order forms.  We would ask any outstanding orders to be sent in as soon as possible.  For those who placed their order, your tickets are now ready for collection and payment.  We have been able to fulfil all ticket requests made to date, if you require any additional tickets there are still some available to purchase.

 

Dress Rehearsals – The dress rehearsals have been scheduled for Friday 20^th May at 10:00am for Cast A and Monday 23^rd May at 10.00 am for Cast B.  There is no need to purchase tickets for the dress rehearsals as these performances are free to view.  We would encourage parents who would like pre-school children to see the show to bring them along at these times as they will not be able to attend any of the evening performances.  Parents are also reminded that children from our school are not allowed to attend evening performances and will be refused entry if they arrive on any night.  Please be assured that all pupils will see the show at the dress rehearsals.  Primary school children from other schools are welcome to attend evening shows.

 

Costumes – Please send in all costumes as soon as possible in preparation for the dress rehearsals.  If you are having any difficulty sourcing costumes, please contact your child’s class teacher.

 

Book Fair – Thank you to all who supported the Book Fair at school last week.  Your purchases have given our school £670.00 in commission to spend on books for our school library.  We hope the children are enjoying the new books they bought.

 

Netball Blitz – Mrs Gillespie and the netball team are taking part in a Netball Blitz today.  They will be playing matches against St. Patrick’s Pennyburn and Hollybush.  We wish the girls every success.

 

PC Fitness – Tuesday 6:15 p.m. BodyPump 7:30 p.m.  Beginner BodyPump.  Thursday 6:15 p.m. Boxfit Saturday 8:00 a.m. Functional Fitness.  All classes pay as you go, apart from BodyPump 6:15 p.m. class which is prebooked through Paypal only.  Please contact Paschal for further information 07778514063.

 

Swimming at Whitehorse – Gavin O’Kane is running a 5 week block of swimming lessons for beginners. The lessons will start Monday the 16^th May and finish on the 13^th June at the White Horse Hotel. There will be two sessions 4:00 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. and will cost £50 per child. Spaces will be limited to 12 per session and it will be a case of first come first served. Anybody that is interested, please send an email to goswimschool@hotmail.com and include your child’s details and a contact telephone number. www.canyouswim.co.uk

All ticket orders are to be returned to the school office by tomorrow 6^th May with the child/ren’s names and class written on the order slip.  When all requests have been received we will then be in a position to allocate additional tickets to those who have requested them.

There is no money required at this time, please do not send money to school.  

We would like to remind parents that pupils from this school will not be permitted into the evening performances.

Broadbridge Primary School                        Thursday 28^th April 2022                                                    Note 27

Diary:       Saturday 21^st May – First Communion at 10:00 a.m.

Monday 23^rd May-Thursday 26^th May – School Show ‘The Wizard of Oz’

School Provision	Club	Cost
Tues 3rd May – Fri 6th May	Morning Club – 8:00-8:45 a.m.	(£1 PER CHILD)
	2-3 PM Club – 2:00-3:00 p.m.	(£2 PER CHILD)

 

Extra-Curricular Activities

Day	Activity	Time & Venue	Note
Tuesday 3rd May	IFA Soccer Training  P4 & P5	3:00-4:15        At School	Please be prepared for wet weather.
Wednesday 4th May	Skill School P1 & P2	2:00-3:00        At School
	Skill School P3 & P4	3:00-4:15        At School
Thursday 5th May	Netball P5, 6, 7	3:00-4:15        At School
Friday 6th May	Soccer Training P6 & P7	3:00-4:15        At School

 

COVID in School – If your child displays symptoms of COVID, keep them at home and do a Lateral Flow test.  If your child is tested for COVID, please forward a copy of the result of the PCR/Lateral Flow test to the school office.  If a positive result is returned, please contact the school office for further guidance.  If a child tests positive in any class, an email will be sent out to the parents/guardians of pupils in that class.  The guidance has changed; you DO NOT keep your child off school (unless your child has tested positive!), an updated information email will be sent out if there is a positive case in your child’s class.

 

School Disco – Thanks to all at the Parents & Friends’ Association who helped with the smooth running of the Easter Disco in the Master’s Hall.  It was a great night enjoyed by all.  A special word of thanks to DJ Gabriel for keeping children on their feet for the whole duration.

 

Mr Logue’s Amazing Raffle – Mr Logue’s annual Easter draw in aid of Trócaire raised a grand total of £1422 and €32.  Thanks to all the pupils and parents for their generosity once more and of course a massive thanks to Mr Logue who organised the draw and donated all the prizes!

 

Congratulations! – Well done to all the Primary 4 boys and girls who made their First Confession on Monday past in preparation for their forthcoming First Communion Day on Saturday 21^st May.

 

P1 Admissions September 2022 – Primary 1 admission letters have been posted today for families that have no siblings at our school, letters should be received today.  Any new starts that have a brother/sister already attending will receive a letter via their sibling today.  Please check the school bags!  There will be a meeting on Wednesday 4^th May at 8:00 p.m. for the parents of the new Primary 1 pupils.  Introductory sessions for new admissions start on Tuesday 10^th May, 2:15-3:00 p.m. for 5 weeks.

 

P6 River Study – Mrs Gillespie’s P6 class carried out a river study today with the Lough’s Agency at Castle Burn in St. Canice’s Park in Eglinton.  A great time was had by all, with a few soggy feet!!  Thank you to the parents who helped supervise the trip today.

 

Choir Children – Choir children all received a note before Easter.  Please complete and return ASAP.

 

PC Fitness – Tuesday 6:15 p.m. BodyPump 7:30 p.m. Beginner BodyPump. Thursday 6:15 p.m. Boxfit Saturday 8:00 a.m. Functional Fitness. All classes pay as you go, apart from BodyPump 6:15 p.m. class which is prebooked through Paypal only.  Please contact Paschal for further information

Wishing our pupils, staff, parents and the whole school community a very happy Easter.

Enjoy the Easter Eggs!