Due to the usually hard weather we are experiencing, we have had to change some of the arrangements for the coming week. Our Christmas show will take place tomorrow Tuesday 21^st at 1.30pm in the Parochial Hall. We are very aware that this will present problems for some parents getting to see the show but the safety of everyone must take priority. We feel that this is a better option than taking children, parents and staff out at night in such dangerous conditions. The show will finish at around 3.30pm and all children will be going home at that stage. We will be running a raffle as usual and we would appreciate any prizes that parents feel that they would like to donate. We hope to video the show tomorrow and DVDs will be available after Christmas.

School Holidays

School will finish up on Thursday 23rd December at 11am and children return to school on Friday 7th of January 2011.

Primary 0ne Party!

Primary One children celebrated their party on Friday 3rd of December. Mrs Magill, Mrs McGleenan and Miss Quinn had worked with the children organising and planning the party. A fun day was had by all and the children looked great in their fancy dress.

Tesco Vouchers

Thanks to all the parents who contributed Tesco Vouchers to the school. We used the vouchers to buy musical instruments for the school which ties in with the work we are doing presently with the SELB's music service.

Wizard of Oz

The Primary 6 and 7 children will be travelling to St. Catherine’s College in Armagh on Thursday 25th of November for their school production of the Wizard of Oz. Admission is free and break will be provided.

Christmas Play

The children have started to rehearse and practice for the school Christmas play. This is an important part of the school year and something the children really enjoy.

The Christmas Play will take place on Tuesday the 21st of December at 7.30pm

Pantomime

The children will be travelling to The Market Place Theatre in Armagh on Friday 10th December to see the Pantomime ‘Cinderella’. The show starts at 10am so we should be home in time for school dinners. The cost of the trip is £10 per child and we would appreciate if everyone is paid up before the day as all seats booked in the theatre have to be paid for by the school.

Halloween Festivities

Scary costumes, Halloween arts and crafts, cooking, poems and song were all on offer at our Halloween Day on Thursday.

Prize winners

Congratulations to the children who received their most improved pupil awards on Thursday.

Halloween Cooking

The Primary six and seven children enjoyed making chocolate apples, gingerbread pumpkins and shortbread on Thursday afternoon.

Primary Four and Five

Miss Cullinan's class entertained all the children on Thursday with their version of the 'Time Warp'

Primary Two and Three

Some of the Primary Two and Three children enjoying our Halloween festivities

Primary 0ne

The primary one children entertained the other children with Halloween poems and songs on Thursday afternoon.

Halloween Disco

A big thank you to the parent support group and all those who helped in any way to make the Halloween disco such a success. We had probably our biggest crowd ever in the Parochial hall enjoying the music and party games. The costumes were fantastic and we had prizes galore for the children and parents.

After School Clubs

The after school camogie club is now finished and we are very grateful to Mrs Leona Gallagher and Miss Francis Bigley for their time and hard work in promoting camogie at primary school level. The after school football club and cooking club will finish on Tuesday evening and the basketball club will continue for two more weeks.

Road Safety

Due to the increase in pupil numbers in the school, home time continues to be a very busy time around the front of the school. Cars should be parked on the school side of the road. This prevents traffic build up and allows the children to walk up the footpath home. Please inform those who are picking your child up from school about this. We really appreciate your cooperation in this matter.

Parent Teacher Meetings

The children will be going home from school at 11 O’clock on Wednesday 10th of November to facilitate the parent teacher meetings. Please ensure that your child has a lift home at that time. We will send out a date and time of your meeting. If this time is not suitable please contact the school office and another time will be arranged.

School Photographer

On Tuesday 19th of October, County Photographs will be sending their photographer to the school. This year there will be a greater variety in photograph styles and backgrounds.

Basketball Club

Basketball club will now be open to children in Primary 4 on Monday evenings. Any Primary 4 child who is staying for the basketball club will need to be collected at 4pm at the school. The cost is £1 per session.

After School Cooking Club

There will be no afterschool cooking club on Tuesday 12th of October. The club will resume on Tuesday 19th.

Linguistic Phonics

We are inviting all the parents of children in Primary 1,2 and 3 to join us for an evening of Linguistic phonics on Wednesday 13th of October. This will be led by our own teachers here in the school and will be very helpful for parents interested in helping their children's development in reading. The evening begins at 7pm.

Golf Lessons

Primary 6 and 7 children were treated to their first golf lesson by Mr Chris Jelly on Friday at Dungannon Golf Club.

The children began their series of lessons learning how to putt on a golf green.

Our new Primary 4 and 5 class enjoying the September sun.

A Visit from Bryson House

The message was Reduce, Reuse and Recycle at this week's visit from a representative from Bryson House.

Cooking Club

Cooking Club has been a great success again this year.

We have gone very international this year with Italian

Pizza and Garlic Bread and even Mexican Fahitas.

Basketball Club

Basketball Club for children in Primary 5,6 and 7 will begin on Monday 27th of September. The club will last for approx. six weeks and cost £1 per session per child.

Travelling Book fair

Travelling Book Fair

Our annual Book Fair will begin on Monday 27th of September and will run until Thursday 30th of October. Parents are welcome to come along and view the books at the fair from 9am -12pm each morning and again at home times. All commission earned from the fair is used to purchase books for the school.

Golf Lessons

The Primary six and seven children will begin a six week program of golf lessons starting on the first week of October. Dungannon Golf Club are offering schools the chance to work with the club professional Chris Jelly.

Parent Information

Please return all data collection forms and other important information to the school as soon as possible.

Linguistic Phonics Evening

We have invited Ann McKinless from the SELB’s Literacy Team to speak with the parents of children in Primary 1,2 and 3 here in the school. Mrs McKinless will explain the principals that underpin Linguistic Phonics and more importantly the role that parents need to play in the reading process. The talk will begin at 7pm on Tuesday 14th of September and it is vitally important that any parent who will be working on reading with their child at home attends this session.

Primary 1 Assembly

The first assembly of the school year will take place at 11.30 a.m. on Friday 17th in the school hall. The children from Primary 1 will be receiving the DVD of their ‘First day at School’ and everyone is welcome to attend.

After School Clubs

After school clubs will begin again next week. Gaelic Football Club ( Primary 4 , 5 6 and 7) and Cooking Club (Primary 5,6 and 7) will be held on Tuesdays from 3pm until 4pm. Cooking Club will cost £6 for the six week club and the first 20 names in with payment will join the club. Camogie Club will take place on Wednesdays for girls from P3, 4, 5, 6 and 7.

School's Back

School reopens for the new school year on Wednesday 1st September at 9.05.

See you all then.

School Assemblies & Mass

The prize giving assembly will be held in the school assembly hall on Wednesday 23rd of June at 1.30pm. All parents are welcome to attend.

Leaver’s Mass will be held on the morning of Monday 28th of June and we will hold the Leaver’s Assembly on the same day at 1.20 pm. This will be the last day of school for the Primary 7 children. All other children will finish at 11 O’clock on Wednesday 30th of June.

Sports Day

Sports Day was held on Wednesday 16th of June and everyone has a wonderful day. A big thank you to all the satff and IFA coach Neil Morrison who organised the Fun Activities for all the children. Thank you to Tesco for sponsoring the fruit and drinks and a big well done to all the children who took part.

Cabragh Cup 2010

Congratulations to the School Gaelic Football team who were victorious in this year's Cabragh Cup. The team finished top of the small schools section and then went on to beat St. Mary's Cabragh in the semi-final and also St. Mary's Pomeroy in the final. This was an exceptional achievement and the first time the school has achieved this honour. The icing on the cake was that Matthew McGleenan was named player of the tournament.

NSPCC Visit to School

Michell Lafferty from the NSPCC visited the school on Tuesday the 8th June to talk to the children about the role of the NSPCC. Casey, Laoise, Morgan and Molly presented Michelle with money that they had raised for the charity.

Staff Training

All children will be going home at 1pm to facilitate staff training. We are sorry for any inconvenience; however, the date was rearranged by the SELB’s support staff. The school bus will be available for those who usually travel home on it.

Cumann na mBunscol League Champions

Well done to the Roan St. Patrick's football team who who their League Section of Cumann na mBunscol Tir Eoghain Primary School's Football.

Camogie Blitz

Well done to the Roan St. Patrick's Camogie team who performed so well in the recent Cumann na mBunscol Blitz. The girls finished runners up to a strong Mount St. Catherine's team from Armagh.

Roan St. Patrick's Story Corner

Eimear reads her poem 'The Wizard of Oz'

School Closures

The school will be closed for staff training on Friday 28th of May and on Monday the 31st of May for the Bank Holiday.

Open day for new pupils

Children who will be coming to school in September for the first time will be visiting the school on Tuesday 3rd June at 10 am. The Rainbow Playgroup staff will take those children who attend the playgroup and parents should be at the school at 12 noon. There will be a representative of DELTA to speak to parents about issues regarding starting school.

School Competitions

The Tyrone Primary Schools Camogie Blitz will be hosted in Eglish this year on Friday 4th June at 10.15 am. There will be seven teams involved in the competition and everyone is welcome to come and enjoy the morning.

The league section of the Cumann na mBunscol football will be held here in Eglish on Monday 7th June at 10.15 am and again parents are welcome to come and see the competition.

Making Films

The Primary 7 children will be travelling to the AmmA Centre in Armagh on Wednesday 2nd of June as part of their animation project. The children have been working on the production of an animated film and have been invited to the technology and media suite in the AmmA Centre to create and edit their films. All the children will require a packed lunch.

School Trips

On the 14th of June Primary 1, 2, 3 and 4 will travel to Omagh Cinema in the morning and then on to Mr Tumbles in the afternoon. The children will only require a snack as they will be receiving a meal in Mr Tumbles. The trip costs £10 per child which includes transport and a meal.

The Primary 5,6 and 7 children will be travelling to The Share Centre on the 24th of June and any outstanding money for this trip should be paid as soon as possible.

Teddy Bear's Picnic

The Primary 1 children will be travelling to Grant’s Homestead for the annual ‘Teddy Bear’s Picnic’on Tuesday 8th of June. The children will require a packed lunch for the day and should bring their favourite teddy bear. Admission for each child costs £5 and should be paid no later than Friday 4th of June.

Cinderfella by Primary 4 and 5

The children of Primary Four and Five perform Cinderfella.

School Tests

The children from Primary 2 - Primary 7 will be completing class tests next week beginning Monday 24th of May. It is important that all children attend school next week and children perform much better in school when they have had a good night's sleep.

Tyrone V Antrim

Congratulations to Lorcan McCaughey who has been selected to play in the half time game at Sunday's Senior Championship fixture between Tyrone and Antrim in Casement Park in Belfast.

School Closures

The school will be closed on Friday 28th for Staff Training and on Monday 30th of May for the May Bank Holiday.

Swimming Lessons

Primary 6 and 7 will begin swimming lessons on Thursday 27th May and the classes will last for 5 weeks. Children should all be wearing googles and girls should have a swim hat and full swimming costume.