Issue 30 - Belfast Education & Library Board

double celebrations at nettlefield primary
Nettlefield primary invited the wider
community into the school grounds for
double diamond celebrations as Their 75th
Anniversary coincided with the Queen’s Jubilee. The
school is situated behind small, terraced housing
bounded by Cherryville Street, Sherwood Street,
Lawnmount Street and Radnor Street in East Belfast.
It was designed by the renowned architect Reginald
Sherman Wilshere at a cost of £30,000 and opened it’s
doors in 1936.
The school also has noticeably many windows (Around
2000). Tuberculosis (TB) was common around this time
and many people including children fell victim to the
deadly illness and windows ensured good ventilation
thereby limiting the spread of the disease. Many pupils
past and present have went through it’s doors over it’s 75 year history including the footballer George Best and Miss
Northern Ireland Diana Sayers.
go wild in the west kathleen has left the building
Supervisor Mary McGann and her team at St John the
Baptist primary planned a massive Wild West theme
day for all the pupils including her exporting schools.
The team used the ‘Wild West’ theme kit provided by
school catering to dress up and decorate the dining room.
Staff made an extra special effort and get into the spirit
of things by customizing some of their own clothing and
purchasing some additional items that added to the event.
Mary McGann said “The children really enjoyed the day
but they were disappointed they never got to dress up like
us. But not to worry because we plan to have more theme
days in the near future and involve the children more”
food in schools website
On 31st May 2012 Kathleen Elliott, Catering
Supervisor walked out of the doors of Glenwood
school meals kitchen for the last time after 40
years service. As was reported in the last issue of Teamtalk,
Kathleen had just recently celebrated 40 years service
on 14th February 2012 (St Valentine’s day) for it was on
that same day she began work back in 1972. Friends and
colleagues gathered at Cliftonville school meals canteen
to wish her all the best for the future and present her with
flowers and a gift in appreciation for her hard work and
dedication over her long and distinguished service.
The Department of Education (DE) has launched a new web site. The site includes a section on school meals which provides
useful links to information and documents on nutritional standards and food in schools. It’s a great step in providing
schools with support in relation to food in schools and can be accesses through the link:
http://www.deni.gov.uk/index/support-and-development-2/5-schools_meals/schools_-_meals-nisca-pg.htm