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Virtual Open Morning

Sat 02 Jan 2021 M. McNeil

Please take the time to check out our new ‘Virtual Open Morning’ using the following link:

Pupil of the month - January - Excellent Handwriting

Thu 27 Feb 2020

Congratulations to our Foundation Stage and KS1 pupils of the month who received their awards for excellent handwriting!

A huge ‘Well Done’ to all our runners who took part in the Athletics NI Northern Ireland Finals. The race took place at the City of Belfast Playing Fields, Mallusk on a beautiful morning, ideal for running. The competition was very high, as this race was between the top three teams from over 4,000 children, from each of the different areas across Northern Ireland.
We were delighted that both our boys’ and girls’ teams were successful in achieving a place in the race. Everyone ran with determination and showed great effort. This resulted in Top Ten finishes for both teams with the girls finishing 8th and the boys finishing 10th - an amazing result!! The boys’ team were also named Southern Area Winners! Special mention must go to Oliver who finished 9th and Sam who finished 18th as they will now be invited to join the Flahavan’s Athletics Northern Ireland Junior Endurance Squad.
Many thanks for all parents and family members who supported the children with lifts and encouragement.
Full results can be found at:
https://athleticsni.org/Results

Energy saving week

Wed 29 Jan 2020

Energy Saving Week – 2019 - Schools Challenge
Energy Saving Week took place in Northern Ireland from Monday 18th – Friday 22nd November 2019. During this week, we encouraged everyone to think about saving energy at home. The Eco Committee asked pupils in Year 2, 4 and 6 to take part in the Energy Saving Week schools challenge. This included
implementing small changes at home such as taking showers instead of baths, turning off lights and electrical items when not in use, turning down the thermostat and turning off the tap when brushing their teeth. Pupils were asked to record the activities
they completed throughout the week. The Eco committee then gathered the
results and sent them to the Energy Saving Trust. On account of our ‘amazing’ results, Moira Primary School has been identified as one of the top schools for saving CO2. On the certificate towards the end of this week’s newsletter you can see how much CO2 our children saved in just one week- we were able to save lots of carbon!  Thanks to everyone who took part and keep up the great work!

Girls football

Wed 29 Jan 2020

Girls Football – League Matches
Our girls began their league campaign with much success. They all showed determination and some great skills to come away with 4 wins and 1 loss. A tremendous effort from all! – Well done!
Results:
MPS 3 – 0 Riverdale PS
MPS 2 – 0 St. Coleman’s (No show so 2-0 win recorded) MPS 5 – 2 Dunmurry PS
MPS 4 – 1 Wallace Prep
MPS 1 – 3 Ballymacash PS
Our final round of matches will take place on Thursday 13th February at Hillsborough Boys Football Factory.
Many thanks for the continued support from parents.

Penny wars

Wed 29 Jan 2020

Penny Wars
We will be running again this year our popular ‘Penny Wars’ scheme from Monday 3rd – Friday 14th February as part of a fundraising project to purchase a new Interactive Panels for classrooms throughout the school. Each class will have their own jar for collecting money which will gain them positive and negative points depending on the type of coin found within! The higher the points the more likely it is to secure a trip to Scallywags for the class! A poster will soon be sent home to outline the scheme in more detail. Start saving up those pennies!

Boys hockey

Wed 29 Jan 2020

Boys Hockey
The Boys’ Hockey Team got off to a great start in the league with the following results:
MPS 2 Ballinderry 1 MPS 1 Academy 0 MPS 1 Fort Hill 1 MPS 1 Friends 1 MPS 0 Downshire 0
They worked so hard for each other and demonstrated what it means to be a TEAM. Well done boys...bring on the next set of matches!

Habitat for humanity

Wed 29 Jan 2020

Habitat for Humanity Workshop
When Habitat for Humanity came to school we had lots of fun. Firstly, we did a waste quiz which helped us find out lots of interesting facts e.g. if half the plastic in the UK was recycled, the plastic saved would stretch to the moon and back! We did an activity called ‘how long until it’s gone’ which taught us how long it took until things decomposed; a Shloer bottle takes 1-2 million years to decompose. Next we learnt a bit about their shop, ReStore, which is a home improvement store which sells bath tubs, doors, sofas, storage units and many, many more! Then we learned about the impact of plastics in our ocean and on land. We learned about The Great Pacific Garbage Patch that is so big it can be seen from space! Finally, we did an activity where we designed coasters that were made from kitchen tiles and cork. We were given loads of colours. We loved our time with Habitat for Humanity and we hope the Great Pacific Garbage Patch disappears.
Written by Ciara and Erin (P6W)