Prize Winners

Pictured are the sucessful members of the winning Paddy McIntosh Cup Team, children who won Easter Eggs in the Credit Union raffle and Sean Donnelly who won the Easter Bunny in the raffle to help suffers of Multiple Sclerosis.

Roan St. Patrick's Story Corner

Amy reads from her Fantastical Beasts Story

Mr John Devine leads Technology Day for P6 and P7

Mr. John Devine from St. Patrick's Grammar School Armagh lead the P6/7 class in a technology day on Tuesday 30th of March. The children designed, built and tested boats made from recyclable materials. The day was held as part of the stem project which involves a Post Primary School joining up with a feeder Primary school.

Paddy McIntosh Cup Winners

Congratulations to the boys of Roan and Derrylatine who won the Paddy McIntosh Cup today. The competition which began with 24 teams from Tyrone and Armagh was won when Eglish defeated Moortown in the semi final and went on to defeat Tannaghmore Primary school in the final. Mrs Mary McIntosh presented the cup to the joint captains Matthew McGleenan and Ciaran McGready. Well done to all the boys who did so well to retain the cup.

Four Hand Reel

Key Stage 2 perform the Four Hand Reel at the St. Patrick's Disco.

Waves Of Tory

The children perform the Waves of Tory at the St. Patrick's Disco.

St. Patrick's Day Assembly

Primary Two and Three perform their St. Patrick's Day Assembly

with Miss Douglas who was on Teaching Practice.

Tesco Vouchers

The school is presently collecting Tesco vouchers for schools and we would appreciate if you could send any vouchers that you receive in your shopping into the school office.

Basketball Club

We have secured the services of a basketball coach for an after school Basketball club beginning on Tuesday 13th of April from 3pm until 4pm. This club will be open to all children from P5, 6 and 7 and because it is run by Youth Sport will cost £1 per child per week.

Swimming Lessons

We have managed to secure another series of swimming lessons next term for the children from Primary 4 – 7. The children made such good progress in their last set of lessons that we felt it was important to back this up as soon as possible. Primary four and five’s lessons will begin on Thursday 15th of April and will continue for 5 weeks.

Drama Classes

Drama classes will begin for those children in Primary 1,2,3 and 4 on Wednesday 14th April. Primary 1 and 2 will have their classes at 1.15 until 2pm and will go home at the normal time. Initially we were going to charge children for the classes but the Parent Support Group have generously offered to fund the sessions. Anyone who has already paid for the classes will be refunded.

On-Line Activities

At the bottom of the blog page you will find new interactive activities in English, Maths and Science to help your children in the work they will be covering in school. These activities will be changed regularly to try and meet the abilities of all the children.

ICT Accreditation

The children in Primary 7 are taking part in the ICT Accreditation Scheme which involves the children completing a number of ICT projects and attaining an overall level of achievement in ICT. The accreditation scheme has undergone a complete remodelling and the projects will involve the children’s participation in areas such as internet research, movie making and working with images and sound.
We have decided to run an after school ICT club to facilitate this scheme on Tuesday afternoons from 3pm until 4.15pm. I would ask that all children in Primary 7 take part in this scheme as it offers an excellent chance to develop key skills in this area.

St. Patrick's Day

The school will be closed on
Wednesday 17th March for
the feast day and
Thursday the 18th for Staff
Training

After School Clubs
Cooking club and guitar club will finish this week. Well done to all those who took part. After school gaelic football will continue on Wednesday afternoons.

Drama Classes

Drama Classes.
We have acquired the services of a specialised drama teacher after Easter for a period of 8 weeks. P1-4 will begin drama classes on Wednesday 14th April for 4 weeks and P5-7 will begin their classes on Wednesday 12th of May for the following four weeks.

Eglish St. Patrick's GFC

Kieran Hagan (chairman) has requested that all pupils involved within the football and camogie clubs are made aware of the St. Patrick's Day Youth Parade being held this Sunday before and after Mass.

St. Patrick's Day Disco

St. Patrick’s Day disco will be held on Monday 15th March from 7pm—9pm. We intend to hold a raffle and would really appreciate any prizes that parents could contribute. Children MUST be accompanied by an adult. A night of Irish dancing, fun and games for your children.

Primary 1

Primary 1 enjoying world book day

Primary 2

Primary 2 enjoying world book day

Primary 3

Primary 3 enjoying world book day

Primary 6 and 7

Primary 6 and 7 enjoying world book day.

Primary 4 and 5

Primary 4 and 5 enjoying world book day

World Book Day

On Thursday 4th March we are asking the children to dress up as a character from various types of books.
P1 Nursery Character
P2/3 Fairytale Character
P4/5 Roald Dahl Characters
P6/7 Books that have been made into films.
We also would like a photo of your child reading a book with a member of their family. This can be taken anywhere- the more unusual the better.
We are also hoping to run a book sale in school on World Book Day 4th March. If you could send in any old children’s books that you no longer use, we will put these up for sale for 20p and give all the children the chance to buy a book at a very minimal cost. Any money collected will be given to charity.

Presentation to Concern

Marie Claire Gallagher from Concern received a cheque for £931 today to help the victims of the recent earthquake in Haiti. After the presentation Miss Gallagher talked to the children about where the money was going and how it would help the people of Haiti. Thank you to all the parents, children and staff who contributed to this fantastic total.

Fun Run

Congratulations to Casey and Kaitlin Gallagher, Morgan Horsefield, Michael Gallen, Hannah Donnelly and Laoise Toye who organised a sponsored fun run this week to raise money for the earthquake victims in Haiti. They showed great initiative and thought to organise the run themselves.

Prize Winner

Congratulations to Aoife McConnell P5 who was a prize winner in an Art Competition hosted by the Library in Moy.

Fundraising for Haiti

Our non-uniform day which we held to raise money for the victims of the Eathquake has been an amazing success thanks to the generousity of you the parents. Well over £850 was raised and this will be presented to the charity Concern next week when a representative will visit the school.

Staff Training

Cooking and Guitar clubs are cancelled this week due to staff training. They will resume next week. School will finish early at 1 o’clock on Thursday 4th of February for staff training. There will be a bus available for those children who normally travel home on the school bus. Those children who are usually collected from school should be lifted at 1 o’clock.

Haiti Non-Uniform Day

We all have become aware of the devastation in Haiti caused by the massive earthquake and the suffering of the people of the area. We plan to have a Non-Uniform day on Friday 5th of February to raise awareness of the plight of the Haitian people and to raise some money which can be given to the charity organisations working in Haiti. Children can bring in a donation to charity and wear their own choice of clothes on Friday of this week.

DELTA Parenting Programme

Monday 1st February 2010 7.30pm

Healthy Lifestyles
Speaker: Lorraine O’Neill

Monday 8th February 2010 7.30pm

Positive Parenting
Speaker: Lorraine O’Neill

Monday 22nd February 2010 7.30pm

Numeracy
Speaker: Timothy Doyle

Monday 1st March 2010 7.30pm

Play
Speaker: Lorraine O’Neill

Monday 22nd March 2010 7.30pm

Internet Safety
Speaker: Elish Boyle

Monday 29th March 2010 7.30pm

Growing Up
Speaker: Lorraine O’Neill
All parents will be presented with a certificate and play pack which is made up of paints, glue, crayons, pencil, scissors, etc.

World Around US

The children in Primary 2 and 3 designed their own paper aeroplane in class. They planned a fair test and everyone tested their aeroplane. We had great fun and Cliodhna, Daniel Stephen and Shauna came up trumphs.

After School Clubs

The children are having great fun this term in their after school clubs. The cooking club has been a great success for both boys and girls. Children in Primary 6 and 7 are starting to play their first songs in guitar club

PE Clothes

Please ensure that your child is wearing appropriate clothing for PE lessons. The school PE uniform consists of;
1. A white T-shirt
2. Black/ Navy Shorts or tracksuit bottoms.
3. Trainers

Tri-County Shield

Congatulations to Roan St. Patrick's boy's football team who retained the Tri-County Football Shield. The boys remained unbeated throughout the whole competition.

After School Clubs

Cooking Club and Guitar Club begin tomorrow from 3pm until 4.

Please make sure your child is collected at the appropriate time.

Our School Film by Primary 7

The children in Primary 7 put this video together for the Parents

of the children coming to school for the first time in September.

School Open night

The school is holding an Opening Night on Monday 18th January for the parents of those children starting school in September.

Christmas DVD

The DVD recording of our Christmas Production is available now from the school office priced at £5.

New Term

School re-opens on Wednesday 6th Of January 2010.

We wish you all a Happy New Year.

Christmas Production

Despite the weather we had a fantastic turn out for the Christmas Productions. The children's performance was exceptional and all the hard work really paid off. A big thanks to all the staff who helped make the night one to remember. Some pictures of the night are in the slide show at the top of the page.

Enjoying The Snow

Some of the children taking time out to enjoy the winter snow.

A Party in Primary One

The Primary One class had a very special birthday party recently where they celebrated everyone's birthday. The children worked hard planning and preparing for their party. They made shopping lists, menus, cards, party hats, place mats, invitations and lastly rice krispy buns.

School Christmas Mass

There will be a special Christmas Mass for the school on Wednesday 16th of December at 10am. Everyone is welcome to attend.

Christmas Play

The school Christmas Performance will take place on Monday 21st of December at 7pm in the parochial hall. The children are all working hard rehearsing for the big night. We would appreciate any assistance parents could give toward organising costumes.

Birds of Prey

Mr. Ian Patterson brought his Birds of Prey show to the school on Tuesday. The children were joined by the pupils from the Rainbow Playgroup. Birds such as the Barn Owl, Long Eared Owl, Peregrine Falcon and a Kestrel were on display. The children had the opportunity to see the birds up close, learn about their lives and habitat and even to have the birds land on their arms.

Happy Birthday Primary 1

Primary 1 are having a special day on Friday 20th. We are having a birthday party in our class to celebrate everyone's birthday. Prepartions have been on-going over the last two weeks. We have busy making birthday cards, invitations, menus and cooking buns etc. The party is fancy dress so the children can bring in their favourite costumes.

Some children have been off sick this week, so we hope that they will be back on Friday. However, if we have any absentees we will have the party next week. The children can leave their costumes in school.

We will publish some of the photographs on the blog after the party.