This Week’s Newsletter

Broadbridge Primary School            Thursday 24^th June 2021              Note 31

Diary:

COVID-19 Update – Parents are reminded that the school must be contacted if there is a positive case in your household.  Please ring 7181 0520 or email info@broadbridgeprimaryschool.com stating your child/ren’s class and a brief outline of the case.

Adults are reminded that they must maintain a social distance at the gates of the school.  We would encourage the use of masks at these points due to the large gatherings at any one time!

School Closes –  School closes for the Summer Holidays on Wednesday 30^th June at 12 noon and reopens on Wednesday 1^st September at 9:10 a.m.  NB All walkers, scooters and cyclists may leave the school at 11:45 a.m. Walking train and car children will leave at 12:00 noon.  Please park at the other side of ‘The Blue Bridge’ if possible when collecting from school.

Primary 3 & 4 Pupils – Primary 3 & 4 pupils will be having a fun day in school tomorrow. Their class teacher has given them all the information they need.

Parents’ Survey – Please check the News section of our website where you’ll be able to complete a questionnaire on you and your child’s experiences of Remote Learning during the lockdown earlier this year. Your feedback would be greatly appreciated and will help inform our planning for any future periods of Remote Learning. Thanking you in anticipation of your feedback.

Extra-Curricular Activities – All extra-curricular activities are finished for this year. Thanks to all the staff, coaches and outside agencies   for making it an active and memorable last few months at school for the children.

Primary 7 Leavers – Tomorrow is the last day of school for our Primary 7 pupils. We wish the 58 pupils all the best for the future as they embark on the next stage of their education. We are also saying goodbye to 26 families, thank you for entrusting us with the job of educating your children, it has been a pleasure.

Tempest Photography –  The photographer will be in school tomorrow to take the Primary 7 Confirmation photographs. For any other year group, if you wish to have your child’s photograph taken in their school uniform, please contact the class teacher.

School Books – Please return all books belonging to the school tomorrow. The list includes School Library Books, Class Library Books, Class Textbooks and Class Novels.

Yellow Vests – Please return all yellow vests to the class teacher tomorrow.

Classes for next year – The classes for September 2021 have not been finalised as yet as there are a few teaching vacancies within the school that will be appointed during the summer months. Once the positions have been confirmed the children will be informed of their teacher for next year and the classroom that they will be situated in.

First Communion – Congratulations to all the pupils in Primary 4 who made their First Communion at the weekend. Thanks to Fr. Mc Dermott for officiating at the ceremony, to Brian Mc Closkey the sacristan for the preparation of the Chapel, to Miss Doherty and Miss Cusack for preparing the pupils for their special day, to all the other staff for helping on the day, it really was a lovely ceremony. Thank you.

ParentPay – Please pay any outstanding balances on ParentPay ASAP to allow the office staff to do the end of year returns. Thank you.