29th Aug 2025
Please find a letter which contains important arrangements and information. Please read it carefully.
A summary is provided below, however, there is much more detail in the letter.
A summary is provided below, however, there is much more detail in the letter.
General Updates
- Celebrating the school’s 90th anniversary this year.
Important Dates & Events
- School holidays listed on the website.
- Celebration Service: Sunday 19th October, 6pm at St Columba’s Church.
Attendance
- ‘Attendance HERO’ initiative continues.
- Monthly raffle prizes for 100% attendance.
- Monitored by Vice Principal Mrs Susan White.
School Timings
- P1–2: 8:45am–1:45pm
- P3: 8:45am–2:45pm (Mon–Wed), 1:45pm (Thu–Fri)
- P4–7: 8:45am–2:45pm
School Fund
- £15 per pupil (P1–P7), optional but strongly encouraged.
- Payable in full or 3 instalments via School Money.
Morning Routine
- Line-up from 8:30am; doors open at 8:40am.
- Pupils late after 8:50am.
- Wet mornings: doors open earlier.
- New arrangements for where to line up.
Line-Up Areas (from 1st Sept)
- Nursery & P1: Classroom doors
- P2/3: Junior Playground
- P4/5: MUGA
- P6/7: Back Playground
Communication Tools
- Facebook: Follow and engage respectfully.
- School App: Download ‘Schools NI’ and select Hart Memorial.
- Seesaw: Weekly updates and blog posts.
- Messaging: Use school office for urgent changes.
Healthy Eating
- Healthy snacks and lunches required.
- Incentive program launching on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
Dinner Payments
- Book and pay via School Money.
- Primary: £2.60/day; Nursery: £2.50/day.
- Packed lunch must be marked online.
Rights Respecting School
- Working towards Unicef UK recognition.
- Monthly assemblies introduce children’s rights.
- Led by Mrs Lee.
Other Notices
- After-school clubs: Info coming soon.
- Absences: Report via school website.
- Safeguarding Team: Contact if concerned about a child.
- Medication: Requires signed form and GP-aligned instructions.
- School Development Plan: Based on community feedback; updates to follow.
28th Aug 2025
90 years ago, in October 1935, Hart Memorial Primary School first opened its doors to pupils in Portadown, following an amalgamation of other local schools. Since then, the Hart has grown significantly and seen many changes in our town. For many of you, the Hart was the school you went to, your child goes to, or your parent/grandparent/great grandparent went to. Lots of you have memories and stories about our school; and so many of you speak so highly about our school and your experiences here.
This year, we will be having several events and celebrations to mark this huge milestone.
The first of these events will be a Service of Celebration and Thanksgiving in St Columba's Church of Ireland on Sunday 19th October at 6pm.
Please share this post and let past pupils, family and staff know!
It would be great to see the church packed for this celebration.
23rd Jun 2025
- We had a great fun day. There was a lot of excitement when the ice cream van arrived playing music. We spent the morning having lots of fun bouncing on the bouncy castles and having our faces painted. We then had a picnic lunch to finish off a super day.
20th Jun 2025
We had a super morning at our school disco, raising lots of money for charity. We enjoyed dancing to the music with DJ Paul. When we came back to Nursery, we had a special treat for our snack.
18th Jun 2025
We had a treat of ice cream, sprinkles, sauce and strawberries today. It was delicious 😋
16th Jun 2025
Please find a letter with key information for the last couple of weeks.
13th Jun 2025
What a great show Mr Hullabaloo put on for us today. We loved listening and taking part in the stories he told about the Australian bear, Peter Pan and Goldilocks.
3rd Jun 2025
We have really enjoyed developing our listening and gross motor skills with Bonnie from Jump, Jiggle and Jive.
3rd Jun 2025
With the weather being so good in May, we have spent lots of time outside looking for mini beasts, practising our pedalling skills, planting, watering and taking care of our flowers and herbs. The children have also really enjoyed playing on the new seesaw. Indoors we have been exploring numbers, creating beautiful art pieces and using our imagination during our play in the home corner.
3rd Jun 2025
What an amazing time we have had during our Healthy Kids sessions with Coach Steve. The children have developed lots of skills including throwing, jumping, kicking, catching, running, marching etc. They have learned to work in pairs and as part of a team. It really has been great fun. Thank you Steve.
