January's Newsletter

5 Jan 2017

ST PATRICK’S AND ST JOSEPH’S

FEDERATED PRIMARY SCHOOL

5 Churchtown Road

Tirkeeran

GARVAGH

BT51 5BA

(Tirkeeran Site)

Tel: 028 2955 8039

Fax: 028 2955 8039

37 Glen Road

Brockaghbuoy

GARVAGH

BT51 5BD

(Glenullin Site)

Tel: 028 2955 8641

Fax: 028 2955 8641

Principal: Mr Aidan Rafferty

www.stpatricksandstjosephs.com

5 January 2017

Dear Parent/Guardian

Admission of Children to Primary School

Children, who are four on or before 1 July 2017, are due to start school in September 2017. Application forms for enrolment are available from either the Tirkeeran site or the Glenullin site of St Patrick’s and St Joseph’s.

The application form plus the child’s birth certificate should be returned to the school no later than 12 noon on Wednesday 11 January 2017.

Christmas Show DVDs

Two DVDs of the Christmas Show, one for P1, P2/3 and one for P4/5, P6/7, will be available at a cost of £5 for one and £8 for both DVDs.

School Dinners

Please note that school dinners have increased in price to £2.55 per day from Wednesday 4 January.

Whole School Assembly

The Whole School Assembly on Friday 27 January will be led by P4 in the Glenullin site. It will commence at 9.15 a.m. and everyone is welcome

Allergies / Medical Needs

A number of children within the school are allergic to nuts and or eggs. As an anaphylactic reaction to these foods can be potentially life threatening we ask that all parents ensure that no nut products (e.g Kinder eggs/ bars) or egg (such as egg sandwiches) be brought into the school.

Irish Expression for the Month

Happy New Year

Athbhliain faoi mhaise duit

(Ah-vlain fwee washa ditch)

Cad é mar atá an aimsir inniu? : Ca jay mar ata an amshir in you? : What's the weather like today?

Tá sé fuar : Ta shay fooir : It is cold

Tá sé te : Ta shay che : It is hot

Tá sé ag cur fearthainne : Ta shay ag cur farthina : It is raining

Tá sé ag cur sneachta : Ta shay ag cur snachta : It is snowing

Tá sé gaofar : Ta shay geefar : It is windy

Song for the Month

‘Pretty Little Girl from Omagh’

Grammar for the Month

Could have

Would have

Should have

Might have

√

Could of

Would of

Should of

Might of

I could have done my homework, because I had the time

I would have done my homework and learnt how to make words rhyme

I should have done my homework and been real good therefore

I might have got a star for learning more and more.

Apparently some pupils have been heard to say could of, would of, should of, might of, but

obviously these pupils do not attend St Patrick’s and St Joseph’s.

Pretty Little Girl from Omagh

Way up in the north in old Tyrone,
There's a pretty little girl I call my own.
She's the sweetest rose Ireland's ever grown.
And sure as the moon and stars above,
I'm falling head over heels in love,
With a pretty little girl from Omagh,
In the county of Tyrone.

There's cute little girls in old Strabane,
They're just as pretty in Monaghan.
This to every roving eye is known.
But I guess that I'd be out of bounds,
'Cos there between the northern towns,
There's a pretty little girl from Omagh,
In the county of Tyrone.

She wears my ring and tells her friends,
She going to marry me.
Best of all she tells them all,
She's going to marry me, oh lucky me.
Well I don't know what she's done to me.
There's nothing else my eyes can see.
My pretty little girl from Omagh,

In the county of Tyrone.

T'was down in south in old Tramore,
I recall the yellow dress she wore.
She strolled along the shore there all alone.
But I guess it was my lucky day,
When she came there on holiday.
My pretty little girl from Omagh,

In the county of Tyrone.

She wears my ring and tells her friends,
She going to marry me.
Best of all she tells them all,
She's going to marry me, oh lucky me.
Well I don't know what she's done to me,
There's nothing else my eyes can see.
My pretty little girl from Omagh,

In the county of Tyrone.

My pretty little girl from Omagh,

In the county of Tyrone.

Christmas Show DVDs

To be returned before Friday 27 January

One DVD – £5 Two – £8

Name

Class

P1, P2

& P3

P4/5 &

P6/7

Amount enclosed

Dates for Terms Two and Three

Thursdays		Each class will, in turn, visit Garvagh Library on a Thursday morning.
		P7 – Thursday 5 January	P4 – Thursday 26 January
		P6 – Thursday 12 January	P3 – Thursday 2 February
		P5 – Thursday 19 January	P2 – Thursday 9 February
Saturday	7 January	Open morning in Dalriada, Ballymoney
Mondays	9 January – 19 June incl.	Swimming for the P7 class
Tuesday After School’s Club	10 & 17 January	Cross-country with Mr Murphy Glenullin site
Wednesday & Thursday	11 & 12 January	Open nights at 7.00 p.m. in Dominican College, Portstewart
Thursday	12 January	North Derry Camogie at Meadowbank, Magherafelt
Thursday	12 January	Open night at 6.30 p.m. in Coleraine Grammar School, Lodge Road Campus
Thursday	12 January	Open night at 7.00 p.m. in Our Lady of Lourdes, Ballymoney
Thursday	12 January	Open night at 7.00 p.m. in St Patrick’s College, Dungiven
The Friday Website Reporter		Friday 13 January – Jamie O’Kane & Sinead Rafferty Friday 20 January – Matthew Smyth & Carl Talbot Friday 27 January – Mary Kate Turner & Sarah Stewart Friday 3 February – Meabh Boylan & Oisin Bradley
Friday	13 January	P7 Taster Day in St Paul’s Kilrea. Break and Lunch will be provided, please ensure children wear trainers and tracksuit as there will be a PE activity during the day. Children will be picked up and returned to school in time for normal bus times.
Saturday	14 January	Open day at 9.30 a.m. in Loreto College, Coleraine
Saturday	14 January	Open day at 9.30 a.m. in Coleraine Grammar School, Castlerock Road Campus
Wednesday	18 January	Open night at 7.00 p.m. in St Patrick’s College, Maghera
Thursday	19 January	Open night at Limavady Grammar from 6.30 p.m.
Thursday	19 January	Open night at 7.00 p.m. in St Paul’s College, Kilrea
Saturday	21 January	Open day at 10.00 a.m. in St Patrick’s College, Maghera
Friday	27 January	Whole School Assembly led by P4 in the Glenullin site commencing at 9.15 a.m. Everyone welcome.
Monday	30 January	Commencement of Catholic Schools’ Week
Thursday	2 February	Information Sheet 6
Thursday – Monday incl.	16 – 20 February incl.	Mid-term break.
Friday	24 February	Whole School Assembly led by P3 in the Glenullin site commencing at 9.15 a.m. Everyone welcome.
Wednesday	1 March	Ash Wednesday
Thursday	2 March	Information Sheet 7
Monday	13 March	Seachtain Na Gaelige
Thursday	16 March	Class Ceilis
Friday	17 March	School closed – St Patrick’s Day
Wednesday	22 March	First Confession in St Joseph’s Chapel, Glenullin at 7.30 p.m.
Thursday	30 March	Confirmation in St Mary’s Ballerin at 5.00 p.m.
Friday	31 March	Whole School Assembly led by P2 in the Glenullin site commencing at 9.15 a.m. Everyone welcome.
Thursday	6 April	Information Sheet 8
Thursday – Monday	13 April – 1 May incl.	School Closed for Easter Holidays – reopens Tuesday 2 May
Thursday	11 May	Information Sheet 9
Saturday	20 May	First Holy Communion in St Joseph’s, Glenullin at 11.00 a.m.
Friday	26 May	Whole School Assembly led by P1 in the Glenullin site commencing at 9.15 a.m. Everyone welcome.
Monday – Tuesday	29 - 30 May	School closed – reopens Wednesday 31 May
Thursday	1 June	Information Sheet 10
TBC		Financial Awareness Week
TBC		Sports’ Day
Wednesday – Friday	7 – 9 June	P7 class to Woodhall Residential Centre, Kilrea
Thursday TBC	29 June	Leavers’ Mass at 7.30 p.m. in the Glenullin site.
Friday	30 June	School closes at 12 noon for Summer Holidays.

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Song for the Month

T'was down in south in old Tramore, I recall the yellow dress she wore. She strolled along the shore there all alone. But I guess it was my lucky day, When she came there on holiday. My pretty little girl from Omagh,

In the county of Tyrone. She wears my ring and tells her friends, She going to marry me. Best of all she tells them all, She's going to marry me, oh lucky me. Well I don't know what she's done to me, There's nothing else my eyes can see. My pretty little girl from Omagh,

In the county of Tyrone. My pretty little girl from Omagh,

In the county of Tyrone.

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T'was down in south in old Tramore,
I recall the yellow dress she wore.
She strolled along the shore there all alone.
But I guess it was my lucky day,
When she came there on holiday.
My pretty little girl from Omagh,

In the county of Tyrone.

She wears my ring and tells her friends,
She going to marry me.
Best of all she tells them all,
She's going to marry me, oh lucky me.
Well I don't know what she's done to me,
There's nothing else my eyes can see.
My pretty little girl from Omagh,

In the county of Tyrone.

My pretty little girl from Omagh,