School Uniforms Available Online

The school sweatshirt and polo shirt with our embroidered crest are now available online at Tesco. To order online, go to tesco.com/clothing , then click on school embroidery in the kids menu. Select our school name from the list. It is listed as St. Michael's with our postcode, BT35 0PB underneath. You will then see the embroidered products on offer as well as the other uniform items that Tesco offer in their back to school range. Please be aware that delivery can take up to 14 days. Uniforms are also available in the usual shops such as as McEvoys in Newry.

Attendance Awards

The Buttercrane Shopping Centre in Newry kindly sponsored the school's Attendance awards for 2011. The lucky recipients of the awards were Antanas in P4 and Matthew in P.7, who had the best attendance records in the school this year. The two boys received their awards from Therese from the Buttercrane at a special assembly. They each received a framed certificate and a £25 voucher for the Buttercrane. The race for next year's prize begins in September!

Breakfast Club

The St. Michael's Breakfast Club begins on Monday 20th June. The club is open from 8.15am to 8.45am daily. Children will be offered a choice of cereal, fruit and toast as well as fruit juice or milk for the daily price of 60p. Any children not attending the club are reminded not to be at school before 8.50am as supervision is not available before that time. The Breakfast Club is part of the schools Extended Schools program. It was the top choice in our recent online poll and it is hoped that the club will be of help to our parents for the remainder of this school year and next.

Champions!

Congratulations to the school Soccer Team. They won the annual 5 a side soccer tournament, which was held in Newtownhamilton Primary School foootball pitch. The team won their group without conceeding a goal and came from behind to win their semi final 3-1. The final was against Richmount P.S and the team were excellent throughout, winning the match 3-1. The cup was presented and the celebrations began. The scouts from Liverpool and Man United will no doubt be knocking our doors soon! Thank you to our neighbours Newtownhamilton P.S, who stage this excellent event each year.

Confirmation

The boys and girls of P.7 made their Confirmation in St. Patrick's Church, Cullyhanna on the 27th May. Bishop Clifford conducted the ceremony with Fr. Cullen and Fr.McGuckin. Well done to the children who have reached this very important milestone.

Holy Communion

A huge congratulations to the children in Miss Carragher's class who made their First Holy Communion on Saturday. Thank you to everyone who helped make the day so special for the boys and girls.

Jamie Clarke Visit

On Friday 13th May, Armagh Star Jamie Clarke, visited the school to promote the forthcoming Ulster Championship. The flying forward delivered a special Irish News Championship magazine to each of the children. Jamie also took time to answer some questions from the classes. He revealed that he thinks Armagh will go a long way in the race for the All Ireland and he that was a big Liverpool fan. Here's hoping that his prediction for the Orchard county comes true.

Fruit Snack Shop

The St. Michael's Fruit Snack Shop is now open for business. Fruit bags are priced at 40p per bag. The fruit bags are a good way to have one of your recommended five a day and are supplied by Simply Fruit, partners of the Armagh GAA. Our P6/7 class have taken on the responsibility of running the Snack Shop and as well as ordering and selling, they will decide how the profits of the Shop will be spent. This is a great venture that encourages the pupils of our school to eat healthily and gives our older children a taste of running a business. The shop will be open every morning from 9.00 to 9.15am and also during break time.

Service of Light

The Service of Light for our P.7 children will take place in St. Patrick's Chapel, Cullyhanna, on Monday 16th May. The service is an important part of the preparation for Confirmation and begins at 7.00pm with children asked to be in their seats for 6.50pm.

Non Uniform Day

The school will be holding a Non Uniform Day on Tues 19th April in Aid of the Liver Unit in the Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast. A grandparent of some of our pupils recently underwent a successful Liver Transplant and our non uniform day is a way of saying thanks and to raise awareness of the great work of the hospital. Children can donate anything from a £1 upwards in aid of this great cause.