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

• Thank You Fr Cargan

  Fri 29 May 2020
  Mrs Kielt, Mrs McAlary and Year 4 would like to say a massive thank you to Father Cargan for his beautiful Mass this morning. 

  

• Trocaire

  Fri 29 May 2020

  St Columba's is supporting the 'Return your boxes' appeal this weekend with a donation of £300 to the Trocaire appeal. This money was raised through the classroom collections.  Thank you to everyone who donated.

   

  https://www.trocaire.org/news/return-your-boxes-not-today

   

• Kilrea GAC 1000km Charity Challenge

  Sat 16 May 2020
  St. Columba’s staff and their families got in on the action today for Kilrea GAC’s 1000km challenge for NI Chest Heart and Stroke. Together we walked/ran a cumulative distance of 249.25 km. It was great to see so many of our pupils and their families getting involved too. Well done to everyone involved in the organisation of today’s event and of course to all those who participated or donated to this very worthy cause. #kilrea1000 #upthepearses 🔴⚪️

  

• Special Mass for Year 4 children

  Wed 13 May 2020
  Due to the current crisis, our Year 4 pupils are unable to receive the Sacrament of First Holy Communion as planned. However, Father Cargan will celebrate a special Mass for the boys and girls in Year 4 on Friday 29th May @9am from St. Anne's via the webcam. All families will be able to view the Mass on the webcam as we come together in prayer.

  

• Great Derry Diocesan Bake Off

  Mon 11 May 2020

  We are so impressed with our Nursery pupil’s wonderful baking for the Great Derry Diocesan Bake Off. We’d love to see more of your kitchen creations. 

  Entries should be emailed to tferry@derrydiocese.org along with your child’s name, age, class and the name of our school. 👩🏻‍🍳🧑🏼‍🍳

  

• May, Our Lady's Special Month

  Thu 07 May 2020
  May is the month of Mary. The pupils in St. Columba’s have been busy at home creating beautiful May Altars dedicated to Our Lady. They have also been learning about Mary. Have a look at some of the fantastic work they have produced. 🙏🏻

  

• Our Home-Learning Journeys

  Mon 04 May 2020
  As well as completing all their written activities and online learning, our pupils have had lots of fun with practical activities. 🌈

  

• Busy Days At Home

  Mon 04 May 2020
  Our Nursery pupils have been busy! Here is a little snippet of their home-learning journeys so far. 🌈

  

• May is the Month of Mary

  Fri 01 May 2020

  Boys and girls,

  May is the month of Mary.  As you know, she was a very special woman because she was chosen by God to be the mother of his son Jesus. Below you can see the May altar just outside Mrs Kielt’s office. On the wall behind there are different pictures of Mary and the prayer “The Hail Mary” is written in English, Irish and Spanish. There is a statue of Mary surrounded by flowers, rosary beads, books, prayers and holy water. Why not have a go at making a little May altar in your house? You don’t need much. You could be very creative and either make your own Mary or draw a picture. You could make the flowers too or pick some wild daisies. You could write your prayer in Polish, German or any language you want. Just be as creative as you wish. We’d love to see a photograph of your May altar. Please send these to your teacher via SeeSaw. Every day in May you could go to the altar and say a Hail Mary for all the people who are sick and for all the people who care for them. 🙏🏻