Platinum Jubilee Day Wednesday 1st June 2022
Check Out Our Virtual Open Night Video
Richmount Girls’ Football Team Compete in the Mid-Ulster Shield
Richmount Girls’ Football Team competed in the Mid-Ulster Shield Tournament at King’s Park PS Lurgan on Wednesday 24th May. They played six matches in total with four draws. Well done girls!!
Richmount Primary School Triumph in the Richmount Cup 2023
Richmount PS Boys’ A Team triumphed in the Richmount Cup Competition on Wednesday 17th May 2023. The team recorded victories over Richmount B Team, Orchard County PS and Birches PS. Well done boys!! The most outstanding player award for the A Team went to Dawid Ciesielski, with Eliass Bruveris winning the award for the B Team. Congratulations!
Parental Update Letter 13-10-23
Holiday List 2023-24
Admission To P1 September 2023
If your child is due to start Primary School in September 2023 please contact school via email or telephone and leave your child’s name and date of birth. The application procedure is online at www.eani.org.uk/admissions and opens on 10th January 2023 at 12noon and closes 27th January at 4 pm. Further information is available by contacting our school or through the EA website.
A Message from the Principal:
Mr. M Hall,
– Titles: “B.Ed, M.Ed; D.A.S.E; P.G. Dip. Ed; PQH ” (NI) –
“Building on the past, learning for the present, preparing for the future”
Welcome to Richmount Primary School’s website.
This website has been designed to provide you with useful information
and give you some insight into the educational opportunities available in this school . . .
In the many languages of the world,
Richmount Primary School Welcomes you all . . .
~ Week At a Glance ~
Monday 4th December
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Healthy Kidz class sessions
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Healthy Kidz Club P1-3 2pm to 3pm P4-7 3pm to 4pm
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Football Match at Millington PS 3pm-4pm (Pupils to be collected at Millington PS at 4pm sharp at the Armagh Road entrance)
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SCHOOL FINISHES AT 2.55PM FOR P1-3, 2.40PM FOR p4-7.
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Tuesday 5th December
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Clounagh JHS staff talk with P7 at 9.30am
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Wednesday 6th December
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Assembly – Portadown Baptist Team
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Swimming P7
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Thursday 7th December
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Christmas Dinner/Christmas Jumper Day
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Hockey Practice
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Friday 8th December
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Assembly – Mr. Osbourne
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~ House Points ~
HOUSE POINTS
Our Original School Logo
” The rays of sunshine are rays of learning rising above the mount of knowledge.
(Each ray represents the individual strands of the curriculum.) This logo was the winning design produced by a pupil at the school as part of a competition. “
Buckley Cup Tournament 2022
Well the boys who participated in the Buckley Cup Competition at Loughgall Football Club on Friday 27th May 2022. A great day out was had by all. Behaviour both on and off the pitch was excellent! A special mention goes to Ben Woolsy who won the Most Promising Player Award! Great stuff Ben!!!
MUSFA Girls’ Football Tournament 2022
The girls from P6 & 7 competed in the MUSFA football tournament at King’s Park PS in Lurgan on Friday 13th May. The team played matches against: Mullaglass PS, Hart Memorial PS, Orchard County PS, King’s Park PS and Maralin Village PS. The girls played extremely well and thoroughly enjoyed their afternoon away from the classroom. A special mention goes to Brooke Cordner who had an outstanding performance as goalkeeper.
P7 Shannaghmore Residential Trip 2023
The P7 pupils enjoyed a very active residential trip to the Shannaghmore Centre outside Newcaste Co. Down from 24th – 26th April 2023. The pupils took part in bouldering, adventure walk, high ropes course, archery, orienteering and beach walk. They also had a video night as a treat on the Tuesday night. In many cases pupils overcame their initial fear in order to meet a challenge head on and achieve a personal goal. Well done all of you!! The pupils were accompanied by Mr. Hall, Mr. Clyde and Mrs. Heatrick.
Shared Education 2019-2020 P1/2
The P1/2 class in Richmount PS met their friends from St John’s, Eglish PS for the first day of their Shared Education programme. All the children enjoyed a fun-filled day at Cheeky Monkeys Adventure Playground in Newry. Even Mrs Gamble, Mrs Greer and Mrs Black had super fun!
P4/5 RNLI Lifeboat Station in Newcastle
The P4/5 class along with Mr Clyde, Mrs Wilson and Mrs Heatrick, visited the RNLI Lifeboat Station in Newcastle as part of their work on Seas and Oceans. The children toured the station, met the crew, watched some real-life rescues off the Newcastle coast on DVD, tried on the gear and safety equipment and climbed on board the All-Weather and Inshore Lifeboats. Each child received a badge, pencil and activity sheet on the completion of the tour.
After the tour we walked into Newcastle and enjoyed lunch in KFC. The children enjoyed spending their money in the Bon-Bon sweet shop and after that Mr Clyde treated everyone to ice-cream in Nugelato. A great day was had by everyone and the children were praised on the excellent behaviour and good manners everywhere they went.
Shared Education 2019-2020 P7
The P7 class at Richmount PS had a very successful introductory day to their Shared Education programme. The P6/7 class travelled from St John’s, Eglish PS for an action-packed day of ice-breaker activities, team challenges and sports’ tournament. Mr Clyde and Mr McKenna would like to thank Karol McQuade who helped lead the day. Pupils integrated very well together and enjoyed spending time chatting over their lunch. The P7 class will travel to St Johns next Friday (14th Feb) for day 1 of their STEM activities focused on the topic of Flight.
~ Sports Captains 2019 / 2020 ~
Oliver Robinson – Rugby
Calin Murphy – Boys’ Football
Keira Smyth – Girls’ Hockey
Emma Jackson – Girls’ Football
Djan Niyazi – Boys’ Hockey
ASPIRE, AIM & ACHIEVE
Winners for September 2023
P1 Nancy O’Hara – making a super start to P1.
P2 Samuil Todorov – working really hard on his sounds.
P3 Oliver Woods – making a great start to P3 and working really hard.
P3 Elsie Fraser – settling into P3 really well and always doing her best.
P4 Mason Orr – making a super atsrt with 3 digit mumbers.
P5 Poppy Burns – hard work and helping a new pupil settle in.
P6 Paulina Dabuleviciute – very good set reading progress.
P7 Faith Lappin – neat and accurate graph and data work.
After School Club Grace Corkin – being extremely pleasant in After School Club.
Special Award Annie Boyce – for very generously donating apples to P1 from her apple stall free of charge.
~ School Council / Eco Committee 2023–24 ~
P4 Jessica Woolsey
P4 Arthur Boyce
P5 Poppy Burns
P5 Thomas Newport
P6 Halle Woods
P6 Luke Harrington
P7 Faith Lappin
P7 Logan Wright
Mr Clyde Teacher
New iPads For Richmount PS
Richmount PS have received 5 new ipads from funding secured through a grant by the Richmount Rural Community Association. The PTA received the ipads and presented them to the school in assembly. Pictured with the pupils are Joe Garvey, chairman of RRCA, Simon Clyde, teacher, and Richard Newport, PTA Chairperson. The PTA hope to donate additional funding to purchase several more ipads in the near-future.
THE BIG WATER BUS VISITS RICHMOUNT!
The members of the school Eco-team arranged for the Water Bus to visit P5/6/7 at Richmount on Friday 6th March to give pupils a better understanding of the water cycle, where our water comes from, how our water is cleaned and purified and most importantly, how we can conserve water in the home and at school.
WORLD BOOK DAY
The pupils and staff of Richmount Primary School celebrated World Book Day last Friday by coming to school dressed as a character from a book they selected. A boy and girl were chosen from each class as the ‘best-dressed character.’ Book-themed literacy was the focus in each class throughout the day.
Many thanks to all pupils and parents for the fantastic effort with many fabulous costumes on display!
P7 Class Present Cheque To Air Ambulance NI
On Thursday 14th November Colleen Milligan, fundraiser manager, visited Richmount PS to chat to the P7 class about the work of the Air Ambulance NI and receive the donation from their recent coffee morning held in school. Pupils were given the opportunity to ask her questions and find out what their £730 raised would be used for. The class would like to say a huge ‘thank you’ to all their sponsors, supporters, suppliers and pupils for their generosity.
School Council Colouring Competition
The winners of the School Council colouring competition were announced on Thursday 19th December.
Key Stage 1
1st place Abigail Boyd P3
2nd place Jacob McCoo P2
Key Stage 2
1st place Aimee-Lee Simpson P5
2nd place Josh farmer P4
~ Children Learn What They Live ~
– If a child lives with criticism it learns to condemn.
– If a child lives with hostility it learns to fight.
– If a child lives with ridicule it learns to be shy.
– If a child lives with shame it learns to feel guilty.
– If a child lives with tolerance it learns to be patient.
