St Francis' PS Lurgan

The Department of Education, in partnership with the
Public Health Agency, is seeking examples of outstanding pastoral care in schools.

Find out more and how to apply - https://education-ni.gov.uk/news/nominate-your-school-derrytrasna-pastoral-care-awards-5

Support is available for parents and carers submitting SEN Annual Reviews on EA Connect.

The team is hosting drop-in digital assistance clinics on Monday 13 November in:

📍 Belfast Central Library - 10:00am to 12:00pm
📍 Newry City Library - 2:00pm to 4:00pm
📍 Brownlow Library - 10:00am to 12:00pm
📍 Dungannon Library - 2:00pm to 4:00pm
📍 Derry Waterside Library - 10:00am to 12:00pm
📍 Derry Central Library - 2:00pm to 4:00pm

If you have any queries in relation to special educational needs, you can contact the SEN Helpdesk on 028 9598 5960. Lines are open Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm.

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Congratulations to the team- especially the Coleman sisters, both working with us in our school.

Congratulations to our senior ladies & management on a great victory today.
Our girls progress to their first ever senior ulster club final , we won ulster intermediate club final back in 2005 , so this day is a very historic day for our girls. We are so proud of them.

SENIOR ULSTER CLUB FINAL
SUNDAY 19th November
CLANN ÉIREANN V BREDAGH ( DOWN )

Please take time and nominate St Francis' PS Lurgan for this amazing Christmas gift 🎁

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Moy Park Makes Magical Moments this Christmas | Moy Park Chicken Moy Park is proud to help Make Magical Moments in schools this Christmas. As part of our continued 80th anniversary celebrations, we have launched a festive competition to give 20 primary schools in Northern Ireland and 20 primary schools in Great Britain the opportunity to win a £500 donation.

Why do only the kids get to have fun????? Eh… big kids in this school too🤣🥰🤣🥰

Super event and thanks to Friends of St. Francis Lurgan for their continued support - especially Lori.

As part of Clan Na Gael Health & Wellbeing have organised a Ceili and old time dance this Sunday evening from 8pm no booking necessary

Francis Street Lurgan

It’s been a busy week in front of the St Francis’ Shield celebrating our . Lots of clubs have had prizegiving events and others have competed successfully in their chosen sport or artistic endeavour.
Well done to you all

🍂🍁 Plan your visit to the Fanged and Fantastic trail for Saturday 28th Oct and you’ll also be able to join us in Lough Neagh Discovery Centre for some Halloween and autumn art and craft activities. Be inspired by the season, the colours of autumn and our trees as we mark the beginning of the tree planting season.

• Saturday 28th October

• 10:30 - 13:30

• Lough Neagh Discovery Centre

• Free activities suitable for children aged 3 to 11 years

• Children must be accompanied by an adult at all times

• No booking required

Hints and tips for an inclusive Halloween 🎃👻

This time of year can be filled with excitement, but can also involve new sensory and social experiences that are not part of you or your child's usual routine. Check out our helpful tips that may help you plan for your Halloween celebrations! 👇

www.autismni.org/halloween-hints-and-tips

Sparklers might appear to be harmless but they can cause serious injury as they burn at very high temperatures. Follow our advice to use sparklers safely:

🎇Light one sparkler at a time at arm’s length wearing gloves
🎇When it’s burnt out, put the hot end in a bucket of cold water
🎇Supervise children and never give sparklers to children under 5.

Read more safety advice: www.nifrs.org/home/staying-safe/community-safety/other-safety/

Some children and young people like dressing up at Halloween and others find it difficult or confusing. Centre for Autism have created this social narrative resource to help explain that there are choices around this. It can be adapted to suit the home environment too. 🎃👻❤🧡The link for the resource is below:
https://www.middletownautism.com/files/shares/Resources/Fri_Oct_20th_Halloween_Social_narrative.pdf

Delighted to be having a stall at this event supporting Mental Health in our community ❤️

https://southerntrust.hscni.net/services/mental-health-services/

https://www.armaghbanbridgecraigavon.gov.uk/health-wellbeing-directory/

Remember tomorrow is Maths day! Wear your favourite math themed clothes!! All day Math fun and games ➕➖➗🟰

Super work from the ladies of Clann Eireann, winning the Ulster quarterfinal and securing themselves a home tie for the semifinal. Congratulations to our two Miss Coleman’s and their teammates on this comprehensive win. 🙌🏽

Heart break today for St.Pauls GFC Lurgan & Clan na Gael CLG.
There’ll be lots of disappointment for the clubs and the boys and girls at school tomorrow but beyond that, great pride that you took them to the final. 💚💛💙🤍

Congratulations to past-pupil Ciaran Smyth who is now u-12 boys Ulster Cross Country Champion! 🏆
The way Ciaran chased the race down to win was admirable. Never give up attitude won him that race!!! 🙌🏻

Congratulations to all of our pupils who competed in the Flahavan’s Schools Cross Country race on Friday. Despite the very cold and blustery conditions, we came away with 3 medals & a lot of points on the board for the season ahead. One child even finished the race with only one boot! Well done everyone! Athletics NI Flahavans

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Local Schools:
St Francis' PS Lurgan and Bunscoil Naomh Proinsias
St. Anthony's Primary School, Craigavon
St Brendan's Primary School

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Super group of girls 🙌🏻

What A Night.

St Pauls packed for Awards event.

Ladies teams on the up .

C’mon the girls!!!! Bring it home and show the men how to do it 🙌🏻🙌🏻

Kicking off our Championship weekend will be our ladies team, taking on Middletown on Friday at 8pm, Away to Middletown. 🟢⚪️🟡

Backing both Clan na Gael CLG & St.Pauls GFC Lurgan for the big wins this weekend.
Clean sweep boys!!!

😱😱😱 It's scary how time is flying by! We're only 1️⃣ week away from the Halloween Activity Day at Rathfriland Community Centre 🎃

We hope you and your friends will spook us with your presence to enjoy some face painting, a bouncy castle, toys, art, music & more!

To register please call Rathfriland Community Centre ☎️ 028 4063 8188

We’ll be seeing that trophy in school on Monday 🙌🏽💙💛

Lots to celebrate over the week. We love the boys and girls sharing their achievements - lots of Irish Dancers, Gaelic Blitz medals, soccer achievements and hip hop dancing. Everyone a super star 🌟

Congratulations to Fiona and the team.

It will be a great day celebrating all things numbers! 🔢