Fri 6th February

Happy Half-Term,

Today we had great fun breaking the rules. Thanks for contributing to that, the money raised will go back into improving your child's education and experiences at Spa Primary. Thanks to the School Council for organising it.

We had a very special day on Tuesday this week as our Governors came in to meet the staff and children. They enjoyed our E-safety assembly on the joys and dangers of AI. This was led by Mrs Kernaghan, our ICT coordinator, and our Digital Leaders. They then had some time in all the classrooms, seeing the good practice that goes on every day in Spa Primary. I have attached a lovely email we received from our Chair, Mr H Shields.

A massive congratulations to Jay Foster, Jenny Gunson and Lily Henderson who have made it to the finals of the Northern Ireland Primary Cross Country Race to be held on 27th February. We are very excited for them.

I hope you all have a lovely half-term and we will see you on Mon 16th February,

Mrs F

On Wednesday Clive Anderson from Helping Hinch Plus came to Spa to deliver a big cheque for the school. The local charity gave us £500 and we are extremely grateful. The school council will listen to their classmates and come to us after half-term with some ideas on what to spend it on.

P6 enjoyed Shared Education with St Francis Primary School. They focused on the theme of ‘Giving’ linked to ‘The Five Ways to Wellbeing’. Everyone made a jar as a special gift for a parent, grandparent or carer with ‘Reasons I Love You’. A lot of creativity and imagination went into decorating the jars and writing thoughtful notes. 🥰

We celebrated Safer Internet Day on Tuesday 2nd February. All of our Digital Leaders played an important role in Assembly to assist Mrs Kernaghan with exploring the theme of Artificial Intelligence (AI). We discussed how we use AI and the importance of using it safely and responsibly. Well done to the Digital Leaders! 👏

This is a parent night not to be missed. Please put it in your diary now and plan to attend. We guarantee something for everyone, regardless of the age of your child.

Breakfast Club are serving pancakes on Tuesday 17th February. This is always a very popular morning. If your child wants to join us please book them in on SchoolMoney before Mon 16th. This allows us to know what numbers we are catering for.

Our Wellbeing Warriors are organising a bake sale on Thurs 26th Feb. Once again we want to support our families who are going through cancer by raising money for Macmillan Cancer. Please note the change of date from previously advertised. More info will follow from our Wellbeing Warriors when we return after half-term.

We are a cashless school and all payments are made through SchoolMoney. If you have any trouble getting on please email Joy in the office at jwhitley697@c2kni.net.

New menu for October below

HALF TERM- Mon 9th- Fri 13th inclusive

Tues 17th Feb- Pancake Tuesday- Breakfast Club

Wed 18th Feb- P7 swimming

Mon 23rd Feb- P4 Library visit

Tues 24th Feb- Help your child to Read- Parent Night

Wed 25th Feb- P7 swimming

Thurs 26th Feb- Macmillan Bake Sale

Fri 27th Feb- NI Cross Country Final

Mon 2nd Mar- Hockey Girls Final

Tues 3rd Mar- Boys Hockey Final

Wed 4th Mar- P7 swimming

Thurs 5th Mar- World Book Day

Wed 11th Mar- P7 swimming

Tues 17th Mar- Off for St Patrick's Day