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Keep up to date with all the latest news happening in school at the moment. You can also find live updates on our school Twitter @StItasPS
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Public Health Agency Coronavirus Update
Mon 16 Mar 2020Please click on the link below to find out important information on the Coronavirus.
https://www.publichealth.hscni.net/news/covid-19-coronavirus
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World Book Day was GREAT Fun!
Sun 08 Mar 2020
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World Book Day Information
Tue 03 Mar 2020Dear Parents,
On Thursday 5 March 2019, St. Ita’s will be taking part in the celebrations for World Book Day.
As part of this, all children are invited to come to school on Thursday dressed as a character from their favourite story. They may also bring a copy of their favourite story with them to share during the day.
Each child will be given a £1 Book Token for use in a book store as they please. This token can also be used at the Scholastic Book Fair which is running from Tuesday 3 March to Friday 6tMarch in the school foyer from 1.30pm –3.15pm.
Please click on the links below for more information.
Free Audio books
https://www.worldbookday.com/world-of-stories/?dm_i=35S3,10ETE,2MULBF,3UB0R,1
Share a Story
https://www.worldbookday.com/share-your-ideas/?dm_i=35S3,10ETE,2MULBF,3UB0R,1
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PTFA Basketball Camp was a great success!
Mon 24 Feb 2020On Monday 17th and Tuesday 18th February St Ita’s PTFA held a Mid-term Basketball Camp in Lough Moss.This camp was delivered in partnership with Queen's Basketball Club and was supported by the Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council ‘Be Active, Stay Active’ small grants programme. The camp was attended by 40 boys and girls from P3-P7 who learnt new skills and got to make lots of new friends. A big thank you to our five coaches from Queen's Basketball Club and to the Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council for supporting this project!Judging by the talent on display there are definitely star basketball players in the making.
A big Thank You to Mrs Helen Lunny and her PTFA team for organising and promoting this basketball camp. It was a tremendous success.
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Happy Memories of Grandparents' Day 2020!
Tue 04 Feb 2020
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Admissions Criteria September 2020
Sun 19 Jan 2020Admissions Criteria for September 2020 can be found by clicking on the link below:
Admissions Criteria September 2020
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St. Ita's Prayer
Wed 15 Jan 2020Each child unique, Each child talented, All children cherished
Dear Lord
This is our special school,
St. Ita’s Primary School
Thank you for the friends we have here.
May our days together
be happy ones.
Help us
To work well together,
To respect each other
To show sensitivity and fairness and
To grow in your love.
Amen.
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Change to School Dinners
Mon 09 Dec 2019Wednesday 18th December - Hot Dog, Sweetcorn, Chipped/Baked Potato & Cupcake
Thursday 19th December - Chicken Curry, Boiled Rice, Naan Bread & Ice Cream and fruit
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P6 Pupils attend United Nations Celebration!
Mon 25 Nov 2019P6 Pupils attend United Nations anniversary celebrations on the Rights of the Child
Thursday 20th November this year, was an extremely important date as it was the 30th anniversary of the UN General Assembly adopting the Convention on the Rights of the Child. The UK government signed up to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) in 1991.
The UNCRC is a list of 42 promises made by Governments from almost all countries (except the USA and South Sudan) in the UN to children and young people, including the right to education, equal treatment and the right to an opinion. All governments who have signed the UNCRC are supposed to work to make it part of their law.
The UNCRC has inspired Governments to change laws, strategies and policies as well as spending money so that more children get the services they need to live and develop. It also means that more children have their voices heard and are able to have a say in decisions that affect them.
Mr McConville’s P6 class attended the anniversary celebrations at the W5 Centre. Over two thousand children from schools throughout NI also attended.
Emily ,from Mr McConville’s class, presented a speech on Children’s Rights at ‘Speakers Corner’.
She was absolutely brilliant and she spoke with such expression and clarity. Those listening gave Emily a fantastic round of applause and she so deserved it. Her speech was well planned and she made her points so clearly. Well done Emily!
It was a great day and the pupils so enjoyed the celebrations. One child even remarked that it was the best day out that she ever had.
For more information on the UNCRC, please use the link below:
https://www.niccy.org/children-and-young-people/your-rights/know-your-rights
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Seven past pupils from St Ita’s Primary School and their P7 teacher, Mrs Maguire attended the launch of the Participation for Protection project (P4P) in Belfast.
Fri 22 Nov 2019Seven past pupils from St Ita’s Primary School and their P7 teacher, Mrs Maguire attended the launch of the P4P (Participation for Protection) project in Belfast. Our past pupils together with young people from Include Youth and Newstart Education Centre in Northern Ireland were advisors on the project. They helped design the survey and identify key messages to inform the training resources.
The P4P (Participation for Protection) training resource has been informed by the views and experiences of over 1,300 children and young people (aged 8-18 years old) across six EU member states, including Austria; Belgium; Germany; Ireland; Romania; and the UK. The research was carried out through surveys and focus groups.
The resource will help train professionals on children’s understandings of violence; barriers and enablers to disclosure; and what child-rights based responses look like from a child’s perspective. Over 350 professionals and trainees across the six countries have been introduced to the resources through training and teaching events.
The research was led by Dr Siobhan McAlister, Dr Katrina Lloyd, Professor Laura Lundy, Dr Michelle Templeton and Dr Karen Winter from the Centre for Children’s Rights and the School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work at Queen’s University Belfast.
The children (and Mrs Maguire) really enjoyed participating in this research and we hope to continue our links with Queen’s University and to take part in any further child-centred projects.
