November Newsletter 2017
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<strong>November</strong> <strong>2017</strong><br />
09/11 @ 5-7pm<br />
PTA Photo Evening<br />
14 & 16/11 @ 7pm<br />
P4 ‘Archibald’s War’<br />
08/12<br />
PTA Craft Fair<br />
Nursery & P1 Enrolment<br />
Our Nursery Enrolment Evening will take place<br />
on Tuesday 28 <strong>November</strong> at 7.00 pm.<br />
Our P1 Enrolment Afternoon will take place on<br />
Wednesday 29 <strong>November</strong> at 1.30 pm. To<br />
facilitate our P1 visitors, school will finish for P1-<br />
P3 children at 1.10pm<br />
We hope you can recommend Rathmore<br />
Primary School to your neighbours and friends.<br />
Formal DENI Enrolment Forms are distributed<br />
on these nights and must be returned by 12.00<br />
noon Wednesday 10 January 2018. Invitations<br />
will been posted next week to all families who<br />
have shown an interest in joining Rathmore.<br />
Parent Teacher Consultations<br />
Thank you to everyone who attended our Parent/<br />
Teacher Consultations in October. We hope you<br />
found them informative and supportive.<br />
P1 - P7 Vaccination Programme<br />
This year’s flu vaccination programme (taking the<br />
form of a nasal spray) will be administered to pupils<br />
at Rathmore Primary School on Wednesday 22 and<br />
Thursday 23 <strong>November</strong>.<br />
There will be a letter providing more information,<br />
that will be issued by the Health Trust in the<br />
incoming week that require a response. Please<br />
return your vaccination forms as soon as possible.<br />
P1 Parents<br />
Playgrounds in the Morning<br />
It has been a great start to school for our P1 pupils.<br />
They have all settled well and now know where to<br />
line up in the playgrounds in the morning. Now that<br />
this routine has been established, can we request<br />
that those parents/guardians who are dropping<br />
their children off and wishing to stay until the bell,<br />
move to the periphery of the playground. This will<br />
allow our children to play and our staff to supervise<br />
them more effectively. If you feel that your child<br />
needs to be close to you, you may decide to arrive<br />
at school closer to 9.00am.<br />
Gates are locked at 9.10am and the school becomes<br />
secure for the school day.<br />
Raffy’s Thought for the Month:<br />
‘Be Kind In All You Say And Do’<br />
How we treat others, says a lot about who we are.
After-School Activities start back<br />
this week (for 5 wks)<br />
The last week of After-School Activities for Term<br />
1 is the week beginning 4 December.<br />
P4 ‘Archibald’s War’<br />
P4 pupils will be on stage on 14 and 16<br />
<strong>November</strong> performing their play ‘Archibald’s<br />
War’ which is linked to their World War 2 topic.<br />
The rehearsals are going well and tickets are<br />
now on sale – Good luck everyone!<br />
Congratulations<br />
Over the last few weeks, some of our pupils<br />
have been exercising their talents on the big<br />
stage and we wanted to share their successes<br />
with you.<br />
Mya Jansen Van Rensburg has been performing<br />
in Swan Lake with the English Youth Ballet at the<br />
Grand Opera House.<br />
Ryan McDowell and Josh Bell both represented<br />
Rathmore at the Ulster Schools Swimming Gala<br />
- Josh won a Gold in the 50m Butterfly and a<br />
Bronze in the 50m Freestyle.<br />
Jack Andrews competed in the Prof. Chang-Ung<br />
Cup, a Taek wondo Champion’s League<br />
competition in Scotland.<br />
And finally, Jake Anderson, who also travelled to<br />
Scotland to compete in the Tri-Nations Diving<br />
Competition. Jake came home with 2 silver<br />
medals and a bronze medal.<br />
A huge congratulations to you all. All your<br />
handwork and perseverance is paying off. We<br />
are so proud of you all.<br />
Opportunities at Rathmore<br />
We are currently looking to expand the cover<br />
for our lunchtime supervision teams. If you<br />
would be interested in filling in to cover illness or<br />
be considered for future positions, we would<br />
love to hear from you.<br />
The hours for this role are 12 noon to 1pm,<br />
Monday to Friday. If you are interested, please<br />
speak to someone in the school office.<br />
Good luck to all the P7 pupils sitting<br />
their transfer tests this month.<br />
PTA Family Photo Night<br />
Thursday 9 <strong>November</strong><br />
This is a great opportunity to have a Family<br />
Portrait taken for Christmas. Leaflets have been<br />
distributed and spaces are filling up fast so please<br />
contact the office to reserve a photo session if<br />
you are interested.<br />
PTA Movie Night<br />
To finish our first half term, the PTA held a<br />
Pyjamas & Pillow Movie Night. With 400 children<br />
in attendance, complete with popcorn and<br />
drinks, it was a really fun night. Thank you for all<br />
your support.<br />
School Fund<br />
A huge thank you to everyone who has donated<br />
their school fund to Rathmore. For those of you<br />
who are still intending to donate, see the PTA’s<br />
Local Giving page to do so.<br />
Charity<br />
Thank you to everyone who supported our<br />
Harvest Charity. ‘Storehouse’ was overwhelmed<br />
by your response and asked us to pass on their<br />
appreciation for our large donation!<br />
British Legion Poppy Appeal - the School Council<br />
will be selling poppies this week in the foyer and<br />
at breaktime.<br />
Children in Need<br />
On Friday 17 <strong>November</strong>, it is Children In Need<br />
day. This year the theme is ‘Spotacular’, so pupils<br />
can come to school wearing Children in Need<br />
accessories with their uniform. On the day, we<br />
will be learning about the charity work and<br />
collecting £1 per pupil donated to the appeal.<br />
Nursery Enchanted Evening<br />
5 December (5.30-7.00pm)<br />
P1 Nativities<br />
7 & 8 December (9.30am)<br />
PTA Christmas Craft Fair<br />
8 December (4-6pm)<br />
Rathmore Carol Service<br />
West Church<br />
13 December (7pm)<br />
Nursery Nativities<br />
18 & 19 December (2.10pm & 9.20am)