| Halloween
Dress Up For School Funds. This Halloween all our pupils dressed up for our Halloween party day.
£ 359 was collected altogether. |
COMPUTER NETWORK. |
This is the year that C2K (Classroom 2000) supplied all schools in Northern Ireland with networked computers. We began a new phase of security procedures putting up cameras and a buzzer system.
The school show was Jack and the Beanstalk and we received our first Inspection report.
| Halloween
Dress Up For School Funds. This Halloween all our pupils dressed up for our Halloween party day.
£ 359 was collected altogether. |
COMPUTER NETWORK. |
|
New School Security Systems The idea of allowing groups
of people to stand inside the door left the children and staff so
insecure. The dangers are so easily missed. The same man went on to
the Holy Family school, robbed the phonebox and brandishing a a kitchen
knife left the school. Later he used later to hold up a local bar.
|
Brothers/Sisters After School Supervision A rota of supervising parents for children who wait for an older brother or sister in the school at home time was organised by Mrs Mc Gonagle this year.
Mr Liam Mc Guinness became our new patrolman on the Creggan Road. to have 3 safety patrols in the vicinity. |
Educational Trips. P.3 's have been to St. Columb's Park, P.4's and 7's went to the Ulster Folk Park, P.5's to the History Park and the P.6's to the Verbal Arts Centre. These are very valuable trips and experiences for our children. We planned to increase these as the years go on.
|
| Jack & His Mother (Alannah & Rebecca) |
JACK AND THE BEANSTALK. School Show. This year's show was very popular and a real family show. We might have to put on an extra show next year. The Primary 7 children and P.5/6 choir were absolutely fabulous. |
|
|
The School Choir Once again the school choir at 10a.m. mass every Sunday in the Months of November, January, March and May. Mr Gormley, Miss Mc Laughlin and the choir did their usual Christmas rounds this year. They were at the Foyleside Centre and Mark's and Spencer's on Mon. 16th Jan to carol sing for charity, at the Edenballymore Home to cheer up the residents on Wednesday 18th and in Quayside on Thursday 19th Jan at 10:15. |
CLUBS Drama Club, Trumpet, Flutes and Recorders. |
|
The Transfer Tests (11plus) took place on Friday 8th November and Friday 22nd November. |
|
|
INSPECTION REPORT The Inspection Report was sent out to all families. It was a very positive document and the Board of Governors have written in response to the Inspectorate. The Board of Governors thanked the staff for their great work. As a new school a tremendous amount of work and commitment has been needed to get the school to reach the present levels of achievement. |
|
| Foyle Youth Sport Competition & Clubs. Our Primary 7 children who took part in the Foyle Youth Sport "Sports Hall Competition". The Youth sport group have been running a number of different clubs at the school in partbnership with St. Cecilia's College. |
Church Art Competition All the children in the school took part in the church art competition
entitled ' Family Peace at Christmas'. |
| Reading Is Fundamental A special thanks to all volunteers and to the parents on the RIF Committee for their help with the project. We have had two book distributions already this term. Primary 2 children are to get 3 free books in 2003. |
RICKETY WHEEL
This year our Christmas Fair managed to raise around £1930.
|
| EMU Project. 4 children from Mrs Gillespie's P.5 Class represented the school at the Millennium Forum this term as the whole class will embark on a new cross-border/community. Mrs Gillespie's class has been involved in a cross-community project with Greenhaw Primary and St. Mura's in Buncrana. They have all been to "The Junction" where they created Silk Collages and to the "Central Library" where the children listened to traditional stories and composed their own. |
Christmas Day Mass
The school choir will be singing in the Holy Family Church on Christmas Day at 10 O Clock mass. We are really grateful to all the parents of pupils who have agreed to participate on this occasion. A special thanks to Mr Gormley, Miss Mc Laughlin, the choir children and their parents who have participated in the masses in November. |
Winners of the Road Safety Poster Competition. Congratulations The children who won the Derry Road Safety Poster
Competition. |
FUN RUN In the last term the whole school took part in a Fun Run around the school for the Foyle Hospice. |
| READATHON This was incredibly worthwhile. Children collected £3130. This money will be used to build up stocks in our ultra modern library. Thanks to Anita for all her help throughout the term in the Library. |
Book Fair The Travelling Book Fair visited the School. for a week in term 2. Once again a good amount of books were sold. We sold £1718 worth of books the school received 60% of this amount in free book commission. |
| Events First Communions & Confirmation First Communion |
|
| The Fire Service and Ambulance Service visited the school to explain when and how to use the 999 emergency number. They also visited the Primary 5 classes to make them aware of potential dangers in the home. | PAIRED MATHS & PAIRED READING. A special thanks to all the parents of P.3 and P.4 who helped with our Paired Maths and Paired Reading projects. This has been a great experience for all the pupils involved. |
STAFF
19 Teaching Staff, 1 Secretary, 1 Caretaker and 7 Classroom Assistants. 442 pupils. |
|
| Mr. G. Cosgrove (P) Teachers Key Stage 1: P.1: Miss S. Doherty, Miss D. Coyle , & Miss M. Green P.2: Mrs. Mc Gonagle(VP), Mrs U. Devlin & Mrs F. Mc Clean P.3: Mrs J. Coyle, Miss J. Mc Laughlin and Ms M Lynch. P.4: Mr. Gormley, Mr Kerr and Mrs Spence Teachers Key Stage 2: P.5: Mrs K. Gillespie, Mrs J. Doherty & Mrs M. Mc Guigan. P.6: Mr J. Meehan P.7: Mrs L. Mc Cusker Senco: Mrs M. Grant |
Secretary: Mrs K. Brady Caretaker: Mr. G. Donaghey New Staff this year: Ms M. Lynch. |
|
|
The Giant (Dearbhla) 
