Fivemiletown Primary School and Nursery

We look forward to the ice-cream van visiting on Thursday for all pupils.  Unfortunately we will not have face painting at this time.

Thank you.

If not already done so, please ensure that the signed colour copy of your child's report is returned to school tomorrow.

As school closes early on Friday it will be a non-uniform day for all classes.  If your child is getting the bus home at 12noon please let us know.

Thank you.

Thank you to everyone for their help and support on Friday at our Fun Run event. We couldn't do it without the band of volunteers and community support.

Anyone who left in trays with food can collect at anytime this week.

Thank you.

On Thursday the dinner choices will be as follows;

Chicken burger or sausages with french fries followed by chocolate rice krispie square.

Juice, milk, water, bread & fruit also available.

Thank you.

Excitement is building for our Fun Run tonight! With the glorious weather please ensure all participants are well hydrated throughout and children should be accompanied by an adult.  Registration opens at the school at 6pm for all events and everyone is welcome.

Thank you.

Thank you to everyone who has donated food supplies for our Fun Run. Any remaining donations can be dropped off this morning.

Once the children are in this morning our gates/grounds will be closed for the remainder of today. No cars will have access for pick up times. This will allow preparation and set up for our event. We thank you for your undersatnding.

From Thursday 19th June DfI will begin improvement works on our school entrance.  This work will take at least a week to complete and is very much welcomed but during this time there will be some disruption and safety concerns at drop off and collection times.

The majority of work will be carried out on the top right hand side of our entrance (town side) therefore access to the footpath is limited and anyone entering the grounds on foot will be expected to use the road and also cross the school entrance to continue down into the school grounds.

We would encourage parents to drop off and collect children in the grounds but if your child must walk we will endeavour to cross them over between 8.50-9.10am and 3.05pm. Drivers please be extra vigilant if entering the grounds.

We apologise for any inconvenience caused during this time.

Thank you.

Just a gentle reminder from our PTFA to send in all food donations by Thursday morning.  Your help is very much appreciated as we hope for another successful event.

Thank you.

The last session of the P6 Transfer Club will be tomorrow (Tue 17th June).

Thank you.

Dear Parents,

School Uniform plays a key role in fostering a sense of pride and belonging within the school community. These factors contribute to pupil wellbeing, removing the additional pressure of deciding what to wear and the added stress of meeting the expectations of their peers.

Today I talked to all children in Primary 1 -7 about the importance of our school uniform. I have asked all children to wear their proper school uniform; this includes the navy round neck sweatshirt with school logo, red polo shirt with logo and boys wear navy trousers, girls wear a navy skirt. This is accompanied with navy tights/ socks and black shoes. In the Summer girls may wear a blue/white gingham dress with white socks.

For PE uniform pupils in Primary 1-3 wear their red school polo shirt with logo along with navy joggers or shorts and gym shoes. Pupils in Primary 4-7 wear a white polo shirt with a collar and navy joggers or shorts and gym shoes. Leggings, cycling shorts and hot pants are not part of our PE uniform.

Navy shorts are not part of the school uniform, however about a month ago I did tell children they could wear them; they must NOT be cycling shorts or hot pants. I am happy for children to continue wearing navy shorts until the end of June. Navy shorts should not be worn when a special event is taking place e.g. Leavers Service.

I am NOT asking parents to go out and buy uniform for the last fortnight of the school calendar. If, for example, your child has grown out of their black shoes, just let the class teacher know.

Kind regards,

F Pryce