ICT Accreditation Classes

After school ICT classes for our P7 children start on Wed 19th Oct. The classes will help the children to complete the ICT Accreditation Scheme. At the end of the scheme pupils will be awarded with a certificate detailing their level of ICT competence. All children are encouraged to attend.

Road Safety Walk

Miss Carrragher's class went on their road safety walk through the town this week. The boys and girls have been learning all about road safety and were accompanied on the walk by Road Safety Officers,Gareth and Lorna. As our school is beside a busy road, road safety awareness is vital for our pupils. Well Done to the boys and girls who completed this very worthwhile exercise.

Run For Autism

Our pupils raised £100 for the Annual Run For Autism through our recent non uniform day. Many thanks are extended to our parents for supporting this local charity.

Healthy Bodies, Healthy Minds

This term the school has organised a series of High Quality PE lessons for all classes delivered by specialist coaches. Please ensure your child has PE clothes to change into on the day of their PE. P1/2 children can wear in tracksuit bottoms and trainers on their days of PE. The list of PE days for each class is listed below. P1/2 - WEDNESDAY AND FRIDAY. P3/4/5 - WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. P6/7 - MONDAY AND WEDNESDAY. P. 5-7 CLASSES WILL ALSO GO SWIMMING EVERY FORTNIGHT. THE DATES LEFT FOR THIS TERM ARE 6/10/11, 20/10/11, 3/11/11, 17/11/11, 1/12/11 AND 15/12/11.

Fruit Bags on Sale

Fruit Bags are once again on sale in school. The bags cost 40p each and are an excellent way to get one of your recommended 5 a day!

New Play Area for Key Stage 1!

The school is delighted to announce the opening of our new play area for our Key Stage 1 pupils. The playarea was built with funding secured from the Awards for All National Lottery Grant. The children can run, play and climb on the new soft rubber surface with no fear of cut knees or mucky shoes. Look out in the Local papers in the next few weeks for photographs of the official opening.

First Day of School!

The summer is quickly drawing to a close and it's back to school time again. All children, including our new P.1 children are due back to school on Thursday the 1st of September. The Breakfast Club will be open from 8.15am. Any children not attending the Breakfast Club can arrive at school from 8.50am. Classes start at 9.15am sharp. Parents are reminded that P.1 children finish school at 1pm each day for the month of September.

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.