School Closure

School is closed today, Tues 5/2/13 due to heavy snow.

Drama Classes

Drama classes for Ms Quinn's and Miss Carragher's classes are now up and running every Tuesday. The class is run by Andrea from Lights, Camera, Confidence and is jammed with lots of fun and games.

St Michael's at the Movies!

The school hall was packed to capacity as our P3-7 pupils put on a show based on famous songs from the movies. We had Blues Brothers, Muppets and Shreks as well as a host of other well known movie numbers. A big thank you to all who helped make the show a success and also to those who sponsored our raffle prizes.

P1/2 Nativity Play

The pupils from Ms Quinn's class were the stars on show as parents and the Little People playgroup came to our school to see their Nativity play. Here we have the class accepting the applause on stage from a very entertained audience!

Vicious Vikings

The boys and girls from P5-7 spent an enjoyable morning at Navan Fort in Armagh learning all about the Vikings. Time was spent listening to stories in the viking house;writing like monks in the scriptorium and best of all....learning to fight like Vikings. An excellent trip that help bring the topic of Vikings to life.

Credit Union Art Competition

Congratulations to Carol Cooke and Laura Berga from P7 who came 2nd and 3rd in the recent Credit Union Poster Competition. Both girls will receive their prizes from the Newtownhamilton Credit Union in the near future.

Help your Child with Maths

The recent parent's night was well supported as many attended to listen to advice from Primary Maths expert, Timothy Doyle. Timothy showed many strategies that parents could use to help their child with Maths. Iain Smith from 3E learning also demonstrated the excellent online learning platform of Mathletics. All pupils have a unique log in name and password for Mathletics and feedback from pupils is very positive. If you haven't already..... give Mathletics a go. Pupils who have lost their log in details can get their details from their teacher.

Cake Sale in Aid of HAND

Our cake sale in support of the HAND charity which organises the annual Run for Autism in the town was a great success. A total of £175 raised!! This is a local charity which we are proud to support every year. Thank you to all parents and pupils who supported this great fundraiser.

Bird Box Club

A new after schools club for our P.7 pupils starts on Wednesday. This original club involves pupils cutting,measuring and painting wood to construct bird boxes. The club will be led by Michael McElroy and the finished boxes will be situated around the school grounds to offer shelter to our feathery visitors. This club kicks off the schools extended schools program

for the year. There will be clubs on offer to all classes at different stages of the year.

Swimming

Swimming for P5/6/7 starts on Thursday 13th of September.