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.
30th Jun 2025
On Thursday 26th June, we held a prize giving and leavers' celebration in our school. It was a wonderful morning filled with memories, tears and laughter. Many thanks to Jonny Hampton for presenting our awards and for speaking to our leavers! We wish our leavers every blessing in the next step of their education!
26th Jun 2025
The children had great fun designing and creating a three-wheeled vehicle during Technology. Super work P6M!
26th Jun 2025
The boys and girls created excellent artwork on the theme of ‘Under the Sea’. They explored ocean plastic pollution as part of their ‘Sustainable Planet’ topic in World Around Us this term.
26th Jun 2025
The P6 children enjoyed orienteering at the Palace Stables in Armagh this week. They learnt the key skills of map reading and competed in an orienteering competition in small teams.
20th Jun 2025
The boys and girls had a wonderful time at the School Council disco today. Thank-you to everyone involved for organising it.
20th Jun 2025
The Digital Leaders in P6M did a fantastic job at teaching their classmates how to use Makecode Arcade on the iPad, to create their own themed game.
