RASHARKIN'S GOT TALENT

Today we had a very entertaining morning in school watching our annual Rasharkin’s Got Talent competition. Thanks to Mrs Wright and the P7 children for organising this :- gathering music, doing powerpoints, posters, organising prizes and sorting out the running of the competition.

Everyone enjoyed listening to piano, violins, drums, jokes, songs and watching football demonstrations, gymnastics, dancing and magic tricks. It was a very varied programme, show casing the many talents of our children.

The shared winners of the trophy were Brooke with a beautiful ribbon dance, and Thomas drumming.

PRIZE DAY

On Wednesday 22nd June we had our Prize Day to celebrate the many succesess of our pupils throughout the year. This year we had two sessions, P1 - P3 and this was followed by P4 - P7. We were delighted to welcome parents and friends to these events. Our special guest speaker was Mr Jonny McCrystal from Sustrans. He encouraged us all to be more active when we are travelling locally. Congratulations to everyone who received certificates, achievements awards and special trophies.

Best wishes to the children in P7 who will be moving to their new schools in September. We look forward to hearing how they are getting on in the years ahead. We are also saying goodbye to Mrs Morrison who has been with us as Classroom Assistant and Lunchtime Supervisor for the past six years. We thank her for her faithful service to our school.

Sports Day, Team Games Winners

Well done to all the children who took part and enjoyed the team games on Sports Day. A massive thanks to Mrs. McIlmoyle who worked hard to carefully collate the points. Thanks to Mr. Wilson who judged the mascots for us. The winning team was the ‘Royal Racoons’, who also had the winning mascot. Second place were the ‘Regal Tigers’ and third place went to the ‘Jubilee Winners’..

P4/5 Trip to Greenmount

On Friday 17th June P4/5 went to CAFRE Greenmount campus as part of the ‘Bank of Ireland’s’ Open Farm Weekend. While there they had the opportunity to:

  • Make their own butter

  • Experience what it would be like to milk a cow

  • Visit and identify vegetables growing in the vegetable plot

  • Visit the milking parlour

  • Make their own flower arrangements to give to their dads, grandads, uncles etc in the floristry department

  • See lots of different types of farm machinery

After we left Greenmount we went to Antrim Castle Gardens where we had a picnic and then visited the new garden that was created for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee before walking along the river path to Antrim Loughshore where the children played in the park and fed the ducks.

P1, 2 & 3 Trip to Bushmills

On 25th May the P1,2&3s enjoyed a trip to bushmills, where they were treated to a morning of craft and role play to commemorate the village’s past connections to the Queen. The highlight of the morning for most of the children was a trip on the tram to the Giant’s Causeway. The day was finished off with lunch and play at Megaw Park Ballymoney.

Gardening Club

Thank you to all the parents and grandparents who used their time to help us garden. It was a lovely opportunity to enjoy each others’ company and for chidlren and adults to work together to make our school grounds even better.

JUBILEE THEMED SPORTS DAY

Today we had a very special Jubilee themed Sports Day. It was great to see so many parents and friends coming along to support the children. The main races were, bean bag, obstacle, running and egg and spoon. The P4-7 children also participated in the mini marathon around the school grounds. We also had four Jubilee team activities, - Feed the corgi; Coronation; March of the Guards; The Queen’s Royal Polo. Thanks also to those parents who joined in the obstacle race.

Uniform Labels

Many families are starting the think about uniform for next school year. Please remember to label all uniform. If you choose to purchase labels from ‘My NameTags’ the school receives 24% from all orders.

Help Your Child with Maths

Over the last year, the CCEA Primary Maths Team have developed the Help Your Child with Maths hub to support parents and teachers as you work together from home and the classroom.

This primary resource will continue to grow in the next academic year and help learners to use consistent maths language and processes as they study.

The Mayor's visit

On Friday 27th May we had a lovely visit from the Mayor for Causeway Coast and Glens. He called in to see the children enjoying the fruit and vegetables that is served up each Friday morning free to pupils thanks to a grant from Causeway Coast and Glens.

Platinum Jubilee Celebration

We enjoyed crafts and games on Wednesday 1st June to celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. The children decorated fabric squares which will be sewn together and used to create a large patchwork and made individual souvenirs in their classrooms. Lunch was a big picnic outside in the sunshine. Many thanks for Causeway Coast and Glens and DE for their grants whcih made this all possible.

P6&7 Shaken Trip

P6&7s enjoyed their celebration event for completing the ‘Shaken’ programme, in Limavady at ‘The Big House’. Nicky reminded them of things they can do to cope when life shakes them. The children were each awarded a certificate and goodie bag to congratulate them on finishing the course. Additional funding from EA for Health and Well-being enabled us to purchase the delivery of this programme for all our P6&7s, over a period of ten weeks. We hope it proves useful to them as they face different challenges in life.

High Five - Problem Solving

Click here for another edition of HIGH FIVE! The newsletter produced by Primary Behaviour Support and Provisions, packed full of good ideas to inspire, support and challenge all our young people to be the best they can be.

Our theme this week is to Be a Problem Solver. Problems often give us the opportunity to learn something new or to think of a different way of doing things. In this issue, our EOTAS centres share good problem solving skills to help us think creatively. We also hear from two members of the PBS&P team who share their memories of the coronation 70 years ago.

P6/P7 Residential to Woodhall

We were delighted to be able to enjoy the first school residential since 2019. P6/7 children experienced a variety of activities that offered teamwork and challenge, on both water and land, under the excellent leadership of Woodhall staff. It was a pleasure to be with this group of children, whose very high standard of behaviour and manners received many compliments from Woodhall staff and even strangers in a local shop.   Many thanks to all the staff who gave up their time to make it possible. 

Donation to Coaching for Christ

To show our appreciation for the many weeks of football coaching that we have enjoyed this year we were pleased to be able to present Coaching for Christ coaches with a cheque for £300. This money was kindly donated by the parents and we know it will be put to great use.

Rocket Competition Winners

Congratulations to Sam, Ethan, Dan, Alexander and Ewan who designed and created a fabulous rocket as part of their presentation for the RAF / Small Piece Trust’s Road to Riat competition. They were tasked with presenting their imaginations of what aerospace will look like in 2050. As the winning entry for Northern Ireland they have won £150 for our school and free entry to Royal Airforce International Air Tattoo. Well done!