Dear Parents and Guardians,

As we rapidly approach the Christmas Season I would like to, on behalf of the staff of the school, to wish all our children, parents, carers, advertisers and sponsors a Happy and Peaceful Festive Season. At this time of year our school is a very busy place and I would like to take this opportunity to thank all the parents and children for continuing and generous support of our efforts to bring Christmas to those who may not be as fortunate or as well off as ourselves.

St. Vincent De Paul Appeal:

We will be continuing our Annual Christmas St. Vincent De Paul Appeal and we would ask children to bring in items for the appeal to help others give Christmas to families and children in need. Last year families across our local area celebrated Christmas because of help from people like you. Unfortunately, this Christmas even more families will need help to put food on the table. In order to support the children can bring in a toy, non-perishable festive food items, or general non perishable food items. Our appeal and collections runs from Monday 3rd until Thursday 13th December with our donation being presented to the local St Vincent De Paul Society on Friday 14th December. Your donations, as always, will be greatly appreciated.

Christmas Collections For School Funds:

Christmas Jumper Day - Wed 12th December - £ 1.00 donations from the children.

Children's Christmas Raffle - Mon 17th December - Tickets on sale from Mon 3rd Dec in classrooms. £1/Strip - All Prizes donated by the staff of the school.

Important Dates and Events:

Annual Parish Carol Service - Tuesday 4th December at 7.00pm - Granemore Chapel

School Pantomime Trip to Belfast - 'Jack and The Beanstalk' Wednesday 5th December

Primary 1 Nativity Play - Tuesday 11th December - 10.00am in School Hall - All Parents welcome

P6-P7 Carol Singing - Tuesday 11th December - Greenpark Nursing Home Armagh at 10.30am

P6-P7 Posting Children's Christmas Wishes - Tuesday 11th December - Market Place in Armagh at 11.30am

School Christmas Dinner - Wednesday 12th December - School Closes at 1.00pm to let staff, invited guests and visitors have their Christmas Dinner

Christmas Jumper Day - Wednesday 12th December - £1 Donations for School Funds

St. Vincent De Paul Appeal Presentation: Friday 14th December 10.00am

Second P4 'Do This In Memory Mass' - Sunday 16th December at 11.30am - Ballymacnab Chapel, (For all Primary 4 children and parents).

Christmas Vacation - Commences - Thursday 20th December 2018 - School Closes at 12noon (No Dinners Served) - School Re-Opens Monday 7th January 2019.

Thank you for taking the time to visit our website and we hope that you are able to learn more about the life of our school community through your visit. I hope, whether you are already part of our school community or that you may be considering our school for your child, that you find our school site useful, informative and interesting. If you would like to come and visit our school please feel free to contact the school on 02837531564 to arrange a visit and to meet the staff between 9.00am and 12.15pm.

Our school continues to be a friendly school, with high expectations for all of our children. We are committed to our Catholic ethos and the traditional values of hard work, respect for others, good manners and self-discipline These are essential attributes that we promote at all times within our school.

I thank you for your continuing and future support.

Martin Kelly

Principal