A huge thank you to Brian McCloskey and Gerry Cuningham, Eucharistic Ministers from our parish, who visited our school this morning to distribute ashes to pupils and staff.

Praying the Lenten Prayer below is a lovely way to prepare for Easter over the next six weeks.

Broadbridge Primary School                 Thursday 9^th February 2023      Note 23

School Diary:  Friday 10^th February 3^rd Round Flahavan’s cross-country.

                          Mid Term Break Monday 13^th – Friday 17^th February (Both Dates Inclusive)

                          Tuesday 21^st February – School opens at 12 Noon for all pupils.

                          Friday 3^rd March –‘World Book Day’

 

SCHOOL PROVISION	CLUB	COST
Mon 20th Feb.- Friday 24th Feb.	Morning Club – 8:00-8:45 No Morning Club Tues 21st Feb	(£1 PER CHILD)
	2-3 PM Club – 2:00-3:00	(£2 PER CHILD)
	Afterschool Club – 3:00-4:15	(£3 PER CHILD)

PLEASE NOTE:  ALL CLUBS MUST BE BOOKED IN ADVANCE ON THE PARENTPAY APP

If your child does not normally use the afterschool service, please contact the school office and we will inform the class teacher about the change in their daily routine.

 

EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

DAY	ACTIVITY	TIME & VENUE	ACTIVITY SUPERVISORS
Monday 20th Feb	Cross-Country P4, 5, 6, 7	3:00-4:15    At School	Miss Simpson & Miss Madden
Tuesday 21st Feb	Gaelic               P4 & P5	3:00-4:15    At School	Miss Maguire (Assisted by coaches from both parish Gaelic clubs)
Wednesday 22nd Feb	Skill School P1 & P2	2:00-3:00    At School	Mr Ricky Fernandez & Assisting Coaches
	Skill School P3 & P4	3:00-4:15    At School
Thursday 23rd Feb	Netball P5, 6, 7	3:00-4:15    At School	Mrs T Gillespie Mrs Mairead Hull
Friday 24th Feb	‘The Premiership’ P6, P7	3:00-4:15    At School	Mr Mc Laughlin & Assisting Coaches
Be prepared for wet weather.  Cross-Country, Gaelic & Soccer players bring boots and trainers. If you have any concerns or your child has medical needs, please contact the school office and bring to the attention of one of the people in charge.

Primary 7 – The application process for Primary 7 Post Primary Transfer is now open. Guidance is available on the Google Classroom platform for all applicants.

Children’s Mental Health Week – ‘Let’s Connect’ 6^th-10^th Feb, classes will carry out activities and discussion, focusing on meaningful connections with family, friends, and ourselves.

Safer Internet Day – Thanks to all the pupils and parents for participating in safer internet day and the completion of interviews at home.

Netball – Congratulations to our netballers who have won their first league match against Ebrington. Many more matches to come. Well done girls!

 

Ladies Netball – Broadbridge Ladies Netball Thursday 9^th February at Broadbridge Primary School in the Master’s Hall at 7:30- 9:00 p.m.  All ladies 18+ are welcome to join.  Cost £3.

 

Half day strike action by teachers on 21 February –You may have seen coverage of the forthcoming teachers’ strike action in the news, we want to inform you about the impact this is likely to have at our school.

When a strike takes place, those taking strike action stop work and withdraw their labour. Teachers involved in the action will, therefore, not teach their class(es) or undertake any other duties before 12.00 noon on the strike day. A risk assessment has been conducted which considers the impact that the action will have on the health and safety of pupils, staff and visitors, and whether the school can run a full or amended curriculum, to determine whether it is possible to operate the school safely during the strike. The school will be closed for pupils until 12:00 noon on Tuesday 21^st February. Clearly this is a difficult situation, which will cause some disruption. I would ask you, however, to be understanding. A strike by teachers is very unusual. Taking strike action is not something that any teacher would undertake 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.

On that day the school will open for all pupils from 12:00 noon. If you want your child to have a school dinner this day, it must be prebooked using ParentPay before 8:45 a.m. This applies to all pupils including those in receipt of free school meals.

 

Sustrans – Check out the special mention the school has received in the Sustrans Quarterly Leaflet. A massive thank-you to the schools who carried out walking and cycling challenges over the festive period. A special mention to Broadbridge Primary School, Eglinton for sharing footage of their Santa Walk: https://fb.watch/hr8RTRUSBJ/ Broadbridge Primary School Eglinton Daily Mile

 

Road Safety Education –  Please see most UpToDate advice from the department on road safety. The recently produced road safety guides for parents (of children 0-7 years & 8-11 years) are now both available to download on NI Direct – in English and Irish at: https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/publications/parents-guide-road-safety

Broadbridge Parents & Friends Association Update- After our recent AGM we just wanted to share some things that may interest our school families.The coming months will see The Parents and Friends group concentrate on building our school community.  If you have ideas or just want to lend a helping hand please keep an eye out in the school note for the date of our next meeting.  Just come along, you won’t be signed up for life or onto a committee, it is just a chance to say that you are interested or willing to help out when you can.In the next school year we hope to help the school work towards developing the outside play areas.  Work is currently ongoing in the background with regards to getting permissions approved and we look forward to being able to help out.

Planned Giving  At the AGM there was a heartfelt THANK YOU from the School to all those that contribute.  No matter if the contribution is £1 per month or more, it all adds up and each contributor makes a difference. The funds are handed to the school each year to help where it really matters, things like Classroom assistant costs, Library expenses or the Accelerated Reading Licence.  It was also decided that we should make clear some information about the scheme:

*  The Planned Giving Scheme  for the school is a registered Charity and the accounts are reported annually to the Charities Commission by the Parents and Friends Association.

* a £1 donation turns into £1.25 if we have a gift aid form signed by each person giving.  As a charity we can claim this additional 25p from the Government to add to our funds. This is a fantastic benefit as every penny counts.

* If you haven’t signed up to the Planned Giving plan and feel like you would like to do so please email the school for a form:   info@broadbridgeprimaryschool.com No one in the Parents and Friends group sees who or how much any family contribute, the account is managed by the school Bursar.

 

Slaughtmanus GAC Gaelic Football for Boys & Girls

 

Monday	Primary 1 Boys	Broadbridge P.S	6:00-6:45 p.m.
	Primary 4-6 Girls	Broadbridge P.S	6:45-7:30 p.m.
	Primary 7-Year 8 Girls	Broadbridge P.S	7:30-8:30 p.m.
Wednesday	Nursery & Primary 1 Girls	Broadbridge P.S	6:00-6:45 p.m.
	Primary 2-3 Girls	Broadbridge P.S	6:45-7:30 p.m.
	Primary 2-3Boys	Campsie Indoor	6:00-7:00 p.m.
	Primary 4-7 Boys	Campsie Indoor	7:00-8:00 p.m.

 

Faughanvale GAA Gaelic Football for Boys & Girls

 

Wednesday	U-10 (P.4, P.5 & P6 Girls)	Vale Centre	6:00-7:00 p.m.
Thursday	U-12 (P.7 Girls)	Campsie Indoor	6:00-7:00 p.m.
Thursday	U-11 (P.6 & P.7 Boys)	John McLaughlin Park	6:30-7:30 p.m.
Friday	U-5 (Nursery/P.1 Boys & Girls)	Vale Centre	6:00-7:00 p.m.
Friday	U-7 (P.2 & P.3 Boys & Girls)	Campsie Indoor	7.00-8.00 p.m.
Friday	U-9 (P.4 & P.5 Boys)	Campsie Indoor	7.00-8.00 p.m.

This will remain in place until the end of March. Please check online for daily updates.

 

  Eglinton Eagles- Please see below the Training Schedule for Eglinton Eagles Football Club.

 

Team (Aligned by Year of Birth)	Day / Time	Location
2015	Wednesday 18:00 to 19:00 Sunday 11:00 to 12:30	Vale Centre Outdoor 3G Campsie Indoor 3G
2014	Monday 19:00 to 20:00 Thursday 18:00 to 19:00	Vale Centre Outdoor 3G Campsie Indoor 3G
2013	Tuesday 19:00 to 20:00	Campsie Indoor 3G
2012	Tuesday 18:30 to 19:30 Friday 18:00 to 19:00	Mullabuoy Outdoor 3G Campsie Indoor 3G
2011	Tuesday 18:00 to 19:00	Vale Centre Outdoor 3G
Girls – (P3 to P7)	Tuesday 18:00 to 19:00	Campsie Indoor 3G

 

 

Broadbridge Primary School                                       Thursday 2^nd February 2023                         Note 22

School Diary:  Tuesday 7^th February Safer Internet Day

                          Friday 10^th February 3^rd Round Flahavan’s cross-country.

                          Mid Term Break Monday 13^th – Friday 17^th February (Both Dates Inclusive)

 

SCHOOL PROVISION	CLUB	COST
Mon 6th Feb. – Friday 10th Feb.	Morning Club – 8:00-8:45	(£1 PER CHILD)
	2-3 PM Club – 2:00-3:00	(£2 PER CHILD)
	Afterschool Club – 3:00-4:15	(£3 PER CHILD)

PLEASE NOTE:  ALL CLUBS MUST BE BOOKED IN ADVANCE ON THE PARENTPAY APP

If your child does not normally use the afterschool service, please contact the school office and we will inform the class teacher about the change in their daily routine.

 

EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

DAY	ACTIVITY	TIME & VENUE	ACTIVITY SUPERVISORS
Monday 6th Feb	Cross-Country P4, 5, 6, 7	3:00-4:15     At School	Miss Simpson & Miss Madden
Tuesday 7th Feb	Gaelic               P4 & P5	3:00-4:15     At School	Miss Maguire (Assisted by coaches from both parish Gaelic clubs)
Wednesday 8th Feb	Skill School P1 & P2	2:00-3:00     At School	Mr Ricky Fernandez & Assisting Coaches
	Skill School P3 & P4	3:00-4:15     At School
Thursday 9th Feb	Netball P5, 6, 7	3:00-4:15     At School	Mrs Gillespie Mrs Mairead Hull
Friday 10th Feb	‘The Premiership’ P6, P7	3:00-4:15     At School	Mr Mc Laughlin & Assisting Coaches
Be prepared for wet weather.  Cross-Country, Gaelic & Soccer players bring boots and trainers. If you have any concerns or your child has medical needs, please contact the school office and bring to the attention of one of the people in charge.

 

Grandparents’ Day – Thanks to all the Grandparents who attended the Mass yesterday as part of Catholic Schools Week, it was great to see so many grandparents who support our families so well and play such an important role in the lives of our pupils. Our thanks to Monsignor Dolan and Fr N. Mc Dermott for celebrating the mass, to all the children and staff who made the day possible. A special word of thanks to our caterers for providing an excellent spread for the tea and of course to all the volunteers in the Parents & Friends Association for hosting the event. It really was a marvellous day which undoubtedly will become an annual event in our school. Thank you.

Relationship and Sexuality Education –All year groups primary 1-7 have agreed on the 4 lessons to be taught as part of the programme -Flourish. The introductory letter and the content of the four lessons will be posted in your child’s Google Classroom.

Primary 7 – The application process for Primary 7 Post Primary Transfer is now open. Guidance is available on the Google Classroom platform for all applicants.

Cross- country Team – The best of luck to the Cross-country team who are completing in the 3^rd round of the Flahavan’s League next Friday 10^th February at Templemore Sports Complex.

Ladies Netball – Broadbridge Ladies Netball Thursday 2^nd February at Broadbridge Primary School in the Master’s Hall at 7:30- 9:00 p.m.  All ladies 18+ are welcome to join.  Cost £3.

 

Broadbridge Parents & Friends Association – Thanks to all who attended the  AGM of the Parents & Friends Association  on Thursday 26^th January 2023 at 8:00 p.m. The elected representatives are

 

Chairperson	Danielle McLaughlin
Vice Chairperson	Shauna McKeegan
Co-Secretary	Charlene Woods
Co-Secretary	Emma Mulgrew
Co-Treasurer	Suzanne Bruce-Brand
Co-Treasurer	Sinead Marlow

Any new members looking to join. Please contact the school office.

 

Faughanvale GAA Gaelic Football for Boys & Girls

Wednesday	U-10 (P.4, P.5 & P6 Girls)	Vale Centre	6:00-7:00 p.m.
Thursday	U-12 (P.7 Girls)	Campsie Indoor	6:00-7:00 p.m.
Thursday	U-11 (P.6 & P.7 Boys)	John McLaughlin Park	6:30-7:30 p.m.
Friday	U-5 (Nursery/P.1 Boys & Girls)	Vale Centre	6:00-7:00 p.m.
Friday	U-7 (P.2 & P.3 Boys & Girls)	Campsie Indoor	7.00-8.00 p.m.
Friday	U-9 (P.4 & P.5 Boys)	Campsie Indoor	7.00-8.00 p.m.

This will remain in place until the end of March. Please check online for daily updates.

 

 

Slaughtmanus GAC Gaelic Football for Boys & Girls

Monday	Primary 1 Boys	Broadbridge P.S	6:00-6:45 p.m.
	Primary 4-6 Girls	Broadbridge P.S	6:45-7:30 p.m.
	Primary 7-Year 8 Girls	Broadbridge P.S	7:30-8:30 p.m.
Wednesday	Nursery & Primary 1 Girls	Broadbridge P.S	6:00-6:45 p.m.
	Primary 2-3 Girls	Broadbridge P.S	6:45-7:30 p.m.
	Primary 2-3Boys	Campsie Indoor	6:00-7:00 p.m.
	Primary 4-7 Boys	Campsie Indoor	7:00-8:00 p.m.

 

A great way for the kids to make friends, learn new skills, self-discipline and confidence, £1 per session.  These sessions will continue every week. All newcomers are welcome.

 

Eglinton Eagles- Please see below the Training Schedule for Eglinton Eagles Football Club.

 

Team (Aligned by Year of Birth)	Day / Time	Location
2015	Wednesday 18:00 to 19:00 Sunday 11:00 to 12:30	Vale Centre Outdoor 3G Campsie Indoor 3G
2014	Monday 19:00 to 20:00 Thursday 18:00 to 19:00	Vale Centre Outdoor 3G Campsie Indoor 3G
2013	Tuesday 19:00 to 20:00	Campsie Indoor 3G
2012	Tuesday 18:30 to 19:30 Friday 18:00 to 19:00	Mullabuoy Outdoor 3G Campsie Indoor 3G
2011	Tuesday 18:00 to 19:00	Vale Centre Outdoor 3G
Girls – (P3 to P7)	Tuesday 18:00 to 19:00	Campsie Indoor 3G

Eglinton Eagles Swap Shop

“Eglinton Eagles are starting a Swap Shop initiative within the village – local Primary Schools, Sports Clubs, and Eagles Football Club itself.

Whilst the cost-of-living crisis continues to stretch budgets, the increased cost of sports gear along with peer pressure to wear big brands is constant. This leads to surplus kit that children outgrow quickly (with the kit barely marked); as well as making it more challenging to equip / clothe kids, potentially stopping them from playing sports.

The idea is really simple – remove potential barriers to kids not engaging in sport by providing access to sports gear.

We invite you to donate sports gear (jerseys; shorts; half-zips; coats; trainers; boots) by bringing it into school in plastic bags; the gear will be collected and triaged by Eagles volunteers; and will then be made available to pick up at our Pop-Up shop(s). The plastic bags will be recycled by being used by shoppers to take home the gear from the Pop-Up shop(s). Please only donate good quality gear that you would be happy for your own child to wear.

Everything will be free, and the shop(s) will not be manned so as to create a completely anonymous shopping experience. We will aim to have the shops open at various times to generate as many shopping opportunities as possible. Anything not taken from the shop(s) will be donated to local charities.

Drop-in centres will be available in schools (a box will be left in beside the office and gear collected regularly), via an Eagles’ training session (please see the school bulletin for training session times) and in the Pop-Up shop(s).

Pop-up shop(s) locations and Opening Dates / Times will be confirmed in the next few weeks, however the first stage is the collection process. This will run for the next two / three weeks.

Thank you for your support and if you have any questions or would like to volunteer to help with the initiative please reach out to Paul O’Reilly (paulo_reilly@hotmail.com)”.

 

As part of Catholic Schools’ Week, we will be celebrating Mass for the whole school on Wednesday 1^st February at 11:00 a.m. As this is Grandparents’ Day, all grandparents are invited to attend the mass and join us for refreshments immediately afterwards. (This will be the first of two invitations to Grandparents to come into the school. Therefore, please do not worry if you cannot attend next Wednesday.) An invitation and reply slip will be sent out tomorrow, please complete one form per family and return to school on Monday for seating and catering purposes.