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Cook It Programme
A very successful programme was run by the Dry Arch Child and Family centre. This entailed a series of workshops with parents and their children. They learned about healthy eating, making some wonderful healthy dishes, exercise and fitness, stress management and confidence building. At the end of the programme the parents were presented with George Foreman Grill Machines and the children were presented with a children’s cook book.

German Classes
These were run as part of our extended schools programme. The children greatly enjoyed these sessions and it was lovely to hear children speaking in German and playing games in German.

Line Dancing
The line dancing proved to be very popular with all the children! The music was wonderful and the moves were amazing!! This was also part of the extended schools programme and culminated in a line dancing demonstration at our Fun Day. The children wore gorgeous costumes and everyone agreed their performance was fantastic. They were also presented with certificates during our Awards Ceremony recognising their hard work and commitment – Well done everyone!!

Integrated Education Week
This proved to be a very busy week with lots of exciting events including
  • Visits from Buttercup Nursery and Rossmar P1.
  • Visit to and from Oakgrove Integrated Primary School.
  • Our school visited Thackeray Day Care and Residential Home to sing songs and present them with flowers.
  • The Vale Centre at Greysteel really enjoyed the visit from our children who sang lovely songs and entertained them with stories of our school.
Visits to the Roe Valley Country Park
All classes enjoyed sessions at the Roe Valley Country Park. These included guided tours and Teddy Bear’s Picnics!! The children found the park to be an excellent way of observing nature and at the same time having fun. Our next year’s sessions are already booked!!!

Bookfair
We had 2 successful Bookfairs this school year. The children bought lots of books and a substantial amount was raised for the school. These two events highlighted the importance of reading and the fun you can have with books. It brought a great buzz around the school with children sharing books and recommending them to each other.

Birds of Prey Demonstration
Ian Patterson brought a variety of owls and birds of prey to the school. This was a wonderful opportunity for children to handle the birds safely, learn about their habitat and feeding habits. They asked lots of questions and were very interested. Lots of children were able to handle the birds and gain very valuable experience in the care of these birds. This session proved to be one of the highlights of the school year.

Tom Sweeney
The popular children’s singer visited our school – this was an extremely lively session where children learned lots of new songs and rhymes. There was lots of hilarity and fun. The school bought a variety of CD’s as a result of this visit and the fun continues!!

Sports Club
A variety of sports including Gaelic, Cricket and Rugby were offered to the children throughout the school year. These proved to be very popular and both boys and girls took part.

The Wolfhounds Gaelic Club kindly donated a kit to the school and the children and staff were delighted as they had been without one during their training. So a heartfelt thank you to the Wolfhounds!!

New P1’s – 2008
On Friday 6th June 08 – 24 new Primary 1’s visited their new classroom and met their teacher. This was a fun filled morning where children played games, had fun with their new classmates and listened to stories read by their new teacher. Their parents met with the Principal for a question and answer session. They also looked at the uniform and had a brief overview of the curriculum. When leaving, all P1’s were presented with a Roe Valley Integrated Primary School water bottle, pencil and schoolbag!!

School Trips
P1 and P2 visited Barrontop Fun Farm where they enjoyed feeding and playing with a variety of animals. They also used the adventure playground , the bouncy castle and the tractor trip which proved to be the favourite part of the day.

P3/4 visited Portrush and the Bushmills Railway. This was a wonderful opportunity to experience the beautiful views along the coast. All children agreed the train ride was enjoyable but the most popular treat of the day was a delicious ice cream at Morelli’s!!!

W5 at the Odyssey was the venue for the P4/7 trip. The children experienced a variety of interesting activities and opportunities. They were amazed and delighted by this trip and most parents have been instructed they must revisit W5 during the holidays!!!

Sports Day
This was held at Roe Valley Leisure Centre. The focus was co-operation and fun. All children understood it was not about the winning but the taking part that was important. All children received a variety of stickers from 1st to 6th and everyone won prizes. The fun morning came to an end with well earned drinks and ice pops! The parents really enjoyed taking part in the parent race, cheating every inch of the way!!!!

Certificates of Achievement
The school celebrated the achievements and successes of all the children in the school by inviting parents to come to our Awards Ceremony. All children heard their teacher tell the audience of all the wonderful achievements that each individual child had accomplished. The children’s faces were beaming with pride as were their parents. This is a excellent opportunity to build up children’s self esteem and help them learn the skill of being able to accept praise. All children received beautiful certificates outlining their achievements and their successes – well done everyone!!
 
 










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