Most after school activities finish today, Friday 29 March 2019. If a club or a booster programme has additional sessions next week or the one after, you will have been informed by the leader in writing.
The term 3 after school activities timetable will be out straight after the Easter holidays, with clubs recommencing on Wednesday 8 May 2019.
A group of six P7 pupils from both classes travelled to The Royal School, Armagh on Wednesday 20th March to compete in a STEM challenge (Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics). Their challenge was to create a vehicle that would be expected to transport a load (a creme egg!!) safely down a ramp and a certain distance across the floor. The children were given a selection of materials to build their vehicle and had to design three potential vehicles before deciding on their final design. Although we didn’t win the challenge, both teams were successful in designing and building a vehicle that met the criteria of the challenge, and most importantly, they had lots of fun using their problem solving skills during the challenge. Well done P7s!
P7 pupils Robyn, Adam T, Bradley and Adam B did a brilliant job on Thursday afternoon competing in the local heat of the Sentinus KNEX challenge. The yearly event, which places pupils against other local primary schools, allows them the opportunity to be creative and to build upon their engineering skillset. The challenge for pupils this year was to plan and build a playground using KNEX. An excellent effort from all four pupils ensured a strong model and finishing product. Pupils used their imagination to great effect and should be very proud of their creations. Unfortunately, we did not get into the elusive top two positions but still a very good afternoon’s work for the P7’s. Fantastic behaviour and manners from all involved. A fun afternoon!!
P7 took part in a Sentinue workshop where they had to program a car to follow a route on a floor mat. They worked in pairs to develop a set of instructions to guide the car around a tricky route involving roundabouts without going ‘off-road’.
Primary 7 have been focusing on the life and times of Robert Hart throughout the school year. Today, Katie Leeper from Queen’s University, Belfast was here to share information and pictures of some artefacts that Hart collected over his life. Pupils will get the opportunity to see the artefacts up close and personal when we visit the University to observe his gatherings. Thanks again must go to David Weir from ABC council to help facilitate this setup.
Four children from our P7 classes did themselves and their teachers proud on Monday 4th February at St John the Baptist’s Pastoral Centre where they completed in this year’s Credit Union quiz. They finished just outside the top three; a great achievement given how difficult the questions were. A superb team effort - well done!
Well done to Dylan and Jessie for earning their bronze and silver Mathletics certificates. Keep up the good work.
P7 have enjoyed listening to Ducko on Monday afternoons. He has been sharing stories of his time as a teenager, and how our pupils can learn from his life experiences. This work has been fantastic in building resilience, promoting positive behaviour and helping to prepare the children for the life ahead after Primary School.
We are very thankful to Ducko giving of his time to help our children. It is much appreciated.
P7 enjoyed their afternoon taking part in Healthy Kidz activities with Steve.
