Keep up to date with all the news happening in school at the moment!

• Year 6 Scientists

  Wed 29 Nov 2023

  Yr6 had a fantastic time at Saintfield High School. We had a tour of the brilliant school and really enjoyed the science lesson. Thank you for the invite!

  

• Girls’ Football

  Wed 29 Nov 2023

  Today some of our P5-7 girls played football matches against St Bernard’s. Great fun and experience. Thank you to Dessie for organising ⚽️💪🏼

  

• Thank You PTA for our New iPads

  Tue 28 Nov 2023

  We have purchased a further 20 iPads to replenish our classroom stock thanks to a generous donation of £6000 from our fantastic PTA.

   

   

   

  

• Moneyrea Primary Book Fair

  Thu 23 Nov 2023

  This year the Scholastic Book Fair will be visiting Moneyrea from Tuesday 28th to Thursday 30th November. Children will have the opportunity to visit the Book fair during the school day and the fair will remain open until 3.30pm every day.

  

• Yr6 at the Ulster Scots Language Week Festival

  Thu 23 Nov 2023

  P6 had quare crack at the Ulster-Scots Language Week Festival. We sang songs, went on a historical journey and had a fantastic time. Mark piped us in and Matt did the brilliant presentation. Thanks for the drinks and the goodies too!

  Go to the Yr6 Class Page to see all the videos

  

• Christmas @ Moneyrea

  Wed 22 Nov 2023

  Christmas is an important time in our school calendar as we celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ. It is also an important time for our charity and PTA fundraising. This post provides a little information about a busy month ahead. 

  
  SANTA RUN 
   
  On Friday 1 December we are taking part in the Daily Mile
  Santa Run to help raise funds for our chosen Christmas 
  charities: 

   

  The RVH Liver Group and The Heartbeat Foundation. 

   

  We are asking the children to come to school dressed in Christmas jumpers, or as Santas or elves, or reindeer or anything Christmassy. At 10.00am the whole school (inc. Nursery) will complete a daily mile (walk or jog) around the grounds of the Community Centre. Parents and family are welcome to join us. 

   

  We are also asking each child to bring a small donation towards our Christmas charities. 

   

  WE NEED YOUR HELP ....

   

  We would ask parents if they can help us in any of the following ways:

  • Ballot Prizes for our Christmas Draw

   

  Do you have contacts with local businesses or family members who might provide a prize?
   
  • Christmas hamper items

   

  • Pre-loved toys, games, jigsaws, and children’s books.

  
  Must be in very good condition – these will be offered on sale to parents prior to the sale – more info to follow. 
  (Please send items into school by Thursday 30 November)

   

  PTA CHRISTMAS SALE 

   

  Our Christmas Sale is a very popular event and takes place on Friday 8 December @ 2.00pm in Moneyreagh Community Centre

   

  For the Christmas Sale we are asking each class to contribute the following items:

   

  • Nursery ..... 5 chocolate items for our chocolate tombola stall

   

  • Years 1 – 3 ..... 5 wrapped gifts, labelled Boy or Girl for lucky dip stall. Gifts should be around the value of £1. 

   

  • Year 4 ..... New Christmas tree decorations and wrapping paper etc. 

   

  • Years 5 & 6 ..... Bottles (Juice, Shloer, wine, Coca Cola, toiletries, 
   sauces etc.)

   

  • Year 7 ..... Christmas food & Fayre – home bakes, shortbread, Christmas cake, pudding, yule log, mince pies

   

  Please send items for the sale into school on Wednesday 6 December. 

   

  We also need general donations of home baking, traybakes, cakes, mince pies and Christmas Fayre from everyone.

   

  Set up for the Fair begins at 9.00am on the 8 December. If you can help out, please contact Nicola (0796 6019 575) or Debbie (02890 448 443). 

   

  Please note: school finishes at 1.55pm on the Friday 8 December and all pupils will assemble outside the Community Centre to await Santa’s arrival. We hope Santa will arrive at 2.00pm and the sale will commence in the main hall when Santa makes his way to his Grotto. 

   

  To ease congestion, we will be entering the main hall via the emergency exit doors and not the main entrance. 

   

  There will be opportunity for the children to visit Santa and to have their face and nails painted, tattoos etc. Santa’s Grotto will be upstairs, and tea and coffee will be available in the conference room downstairs.

   

  Please note visits to Santa (£5) should be pre-booked using the booking slip and returned to school asap with payment. This price includes visit to Santa’s Grotto, photograph, and selection box.

   

  After School Club is available on the 8th. Permission must be received for ASC leaders to take ASC children to the Christmas Fair.

   

  PTA CHRISTMAS BALLOT  

   

  We will be sending home our Christmas Ballot sheet during the week commencing 4 December, with the draw being made on the last day of school. If you can provide a prize or can ask a local 
  company/shop etc for a prize, that would be greatly appreciated.

   

  CHILDREN’S CHRISTMAS DINNER
    
  Wednesday 6 December
  Cost £2.60
  Open to all Yrs 1 -7
  Must be pre-ordered and paid for in advance 
  Children to wear Christmas jumpers 

   

  PTA CHRISTMAS MOVIES

   

  Wednesday 6 December 
  Yrs 1 – 3  1.00pm – 2.30pm £2
  Yrs 4- 7  7.00pm – 9.00pm £3
  (Children to wear PJs for evening showing)

   

  ELF TRAIL 

   

  Tuesday 12 December to be organised in school by Yr6. 
  More info to follow. 
  Children to wear Christmas jumpers or Christmas costumes etc.

   

  NURSERY NATIVITY 

   

  Wednesday 13 DECEMBER @ 10.30am in the school hall – parents and friends welcome. Retiring donation for charities.

   

  Yrs 1 – 4 NATIVITY 

   

  Friday 15 DECEMBER @ 10.30am – parents and friends welcome.
  Retiring donation for charities.

   

  ‘PLAY IT BY EAR’ 

   

  18 December at 1.00pm
  Christmas Panto for the whole school Yrs 1 – 7 in Moneyreagh CC 

   

  CAROL SERVICE (Yrs 3 -7) 

   

  Nursery and Primary parents and friends are invited to our school Carol Service in Moneyreagh NS Presbyterian Church
  Rehearsal – Tuesday 19 December
  Service - Wednesday 20 Dec from 7.00pm – 8.00pm 
  Retiring donation for charities.

   

  MAGIC SHOW ‘Jimbo’ McDowell

   

  END OF TERM 

   

  School finishes for the Christmas Holidays on Friday 22 December at 12 noon. School reopens on Monday 8 January

   

  OPEN NIGHT 

   

  Our Nursery and Primary Open Night is on Wednesday 10 January from 7.00pm – 9.00pm 
  School will close at 2.00pm

   

  Roy Greer
  Principal

  

• Notice of Strke Action

  Tue 21 Nov 2023

  All teaching and headteacher unions are taking strike action on Wednesday 29 November. As a result, school will be closed until 12 noon. 

  Pupils may arrive between midday and 12.15 pm. School meals will be available. Pupils who are unable to attend school in the afternoon will be marked present. 

  Nursery will be closed on the 29th, however, After School Club will be available from midday for registered nursery pupils. 

  We understand the inconvenience that strike action brings to our school families, however, all previous actions short of striking have failed to improve salaries and working conditions for the teaching profession. Salaries have now fallen by upwards of 30% over the last decade while expectations placed upon staff by the Education Authority and Department for Education and other agencies have increased dramatically. 

  We do not take this action lightly but can no longer accept a situation where Northern Ireland teaching salaries are well below all of the other UK regions and 12% below the salaries of their counterparts in Scotland.

  I provide this information by way of a brief explanation as to why we feel it necessary to take strike action.

  

• PTA Wine & Cheese

  Mon 20 Nov 2023

  PTA Wine 🍷 and Cheese 🧀 Quiz Night raising funds for our wee school and nursery .

  Thank you to all who donated wine and cheese and who bought tickets 🎟 for this event and to everyone who worked behind the scenes to prepare the nibbles and set up the room.

  We had a great wee crowd and the crack was mighty.

  Big shout out to quiz master and DJ Sam Hand and his road manager, Susan Welsh - great teamwork. 

  Thank you for your support 🙏🏼

  

• Christmas Appeal - Reaching Out

  Wed 15 Nov 2023

   

  This Christmas instead of our usual Shoebox Appeal we are asking our school community to support the REACHING OUT Christmas Appeal.

  They are currently in desperate need of the following items in order to provide Mega Treat Bags to the children they support at their Christmas Street Party on the 19th December .......

  Over the next two weeks you can help by sending in any of the following goodies :

   

  £1 tins of biscuits from Asda or B&M or the boxes of Festive Friends biscuits

  Selection boxes

  Packets of sweets - Fruit Pastilles, Fruit Gums, Smarties, Frutella etc

  Multipacks of individual fun size bags of Haribo, Skittles, etc.

  Bars of chocolate - Mars, Snicker, etc.

  Candy canes

  Chocolate coins

  Bags of Haribo, jelly sweets, Dolly Mixtures, Jelly Tots, Frooties, mints, toffees etc

  Toiletries

  toothpaste, tooth brushes, shower gel, shampoo, conditioner, face cloths, roll on deodorants, baby wipes, face wipes, small pkts tissues and antibacterial gel...

  THANK YOU ALL IN ADVANCE xxx

  

• Morning Closure

  Fri 10 Nov 2023

  Dear Parents,

  The purpose of this communication is to give our school community advance notification of industrial action in the form of a strike, by members of non-teaching staff in our school and in schools across Northern Ireland.

  This strike action will take effect on Thursday 16 November.

  Consequently, school will be closed for two hours next Thursday morning and will reopen at 11.00am. Children should arrive between 11.00 and 11.15 am, when lessons will commence.

  Nursery will be closed next Thursday, however nursery children who normally attend After School Club may arrive at 11.00am.

  School meals will be available next Thursday.

  Our non-teaching staff are vital to the life of our school and it is only with their support and commitment that our school can operate safely and effectively. 

  We whole-heartedly support their call for fair remuneration and fair contracts.

  Kind regards,

  R Greer
  Principal