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about 3 hours ago St. Colmcille's Primary School, Downpatrick said
End of Year Trips- £3000 Donation Thank you to our brilliant PTFA, who generously donated £3,000 to the school on Friday morning. As a result, each child's End of Year Trip will be reduced by £7.50. With rising transport costs and the ongoing costofliving crisis, we are sure parents will greatly appreciate this kind and thoughtful gesture. Further information will follow in next week or two!
about 7 hours ago St. Colmcille's Primary School, Downpatrick said
Meet Lottie – our new axolotl! We're delighted to welcome Lottie, our new axolotl, who has very quickly become a star of the school! Pupils across all key stages have been fascinated by this amazing creature, sparking curiosity, thoughtful questions, and lots of enthusiastic learning conversations. Having Lottie in school has brought so many benefits for our pupils – from developing responsibility and care, to inspiring interest in science, habitats and animal welfare. Many pupils say spending time observing Lottie is also calming and helps them feel relaxed and focused during the school day. A special shoutout goes to Harry in P7, who has taken on a key role in helping to look after Lottie. Harry thoroughly enjoys caring for her and has been fantastic at teaching fellow pupils and school staff all about axolotls, confidently sharing facts and answering questions about this unique and wonderful animal. We're so proud of how Lottie has already enriched our school community – and we can't wait to see even more learning grow from her stay with us!
about 9 hours ago St. Colmcille's Primary School, Downpatrick said
2026 Microsoft Dream Space Ambassadors! We're proud to be a participating school in the Microsoft Dream Space Ambassador Programme, having been Platinum Award winners for the past four years! Our brilliant pupil ambassadors have been busy developing a wide range of digital skills over recent months alongside the team at Microsoft Ireland. As well as enhancing their digital skills across a vast range of ICT-related areas, these sessions included the development of leadership, teamwork, digital creativity and problemsolving. Over the coming weeks, they'll be putting these skills into action as they roll out their training and knowledge to children across the school, inspiring others to excel in digital skills through peerled learning. We can't wait to see the impact they'll make as digital leaders in our school community!
about 11 hours ago St. Colmcille's Primary School, Downpatrick said
Wednesday Multisports - 3 - 4pm To provide as wide a range of sporting experiences as possible, a variety of sporting activities will take place in Multisport Club each Wednesday from 3-4pm. These will include, Golf, Table Tennis, team ball games and Gaelic Skills delivered by Sav Sports in association with RGU Rising Stars. There will be no Gaelic on Mondays. Children will also have access to our many outdoor areas including our Trampoline Zone. Children can book in for Multisport Club via SchoolMoney and can let their class teacher know which activity they would like to take part in during registration each Wednesday.
about 1 day ago St. Colmcille's Primary School, Downpatrick said
School Calendar and Holiday List Keep updated with the goings on at St Colmcille's by checking out our updated Holiday List & Calendar! Holiday List https://www.stcolmcillesps.co.uk/holiday-list Calendar https://www.stcolmcillesps.co.uk/schoolcalendar
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