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• Bocombra P.S Rose Garden

  Thu 07 Sep 2023

  In June 2023 year 2/3 Addis/Nesbitt gifted our friends at Quarry Gardens some roses. They have created a beautiful rose garden to remember the class of 2023!

  

• Year Group Meetings

  Thu 07 Sep 2023

  YEAR GROUP MEETINGS: SEPTEMBER 2023

  During these short meetings, lasting approximately 30 minutes, you will receive an overview of the work to be covered in each year and key concepts e.g., linguistic phonics, mathematics and helping your child with reading/spellings. Teachers will also outline expectations in written homework and our school adopted handwriting style. Whilst we appreciate the time commitment required for a parent/carer to attend, we believe that forging a strong reciprocal relationship at the start of the school year will yield better outcomes for your child. This will in part replace the October Parent/Teacher Meeting, however, we will still fulfil our statutory responsibility to offer a face-to-face meeting at the beginning of the second term.

  Below are the dates and timings for the Year Group Meetings and a Google Form link (these have previously been sent by notification:

   

  • Year 5 on Monday 18/9/23 at 2.15pm            https://forms.gle/WUcbS5WB6GgiRyRA9
  • Year 7 on Tuesday 19/9/23 at 2.15pm           https://forms.gle/mHexxB8zLrPikncL6
  • Year 6 on Wednesday 20/9/23 at 2.15pm     https://forms.gle/Yd6Xsgt8RrVZ13Tg7
  • Year 4 on Thursday 21/9/23 at 2.15pm         https://forms.gle/xMqhPRsvZTTVmAGu9
  • Year 3 on Monday 25/9/23 at 2.15pm            https://forms.gle/jxpAJungYsq2HxBQ9
  • Year 2 on Tuesday 26/9/23 at 1.30pm           https://forms.gle/CAGBLYACiTGJqGMV9
  • Year 1 on Wednesday 27/9/23 at 9.10am     https://forms.gle/R2sFLnHGVEAW4pu38

   

  Thank you for your kind consideration of these important meetings and please plan to attend.

  

• Welcome Back!

  Fri 01 Sep 2023

  It is my great privilege to welcome everyone back for the new school year, I trust you all had a restful summer break. We are all looking forward to welcoming your child(ren) back and are excited about what 2023/24 will bring.  I particularly want to welcome Mrs Jordan as our new Year 1 teacher and Miss Coulter as our new job share teacher.  We hope they will soon settle into school life and feel very much part of our Bocombra family. As we start the new school year, please note that all Year 2-7 children will be finishing at 12 noon on both Wednesday 30^th August and Thursday 31^st August.  New Nursery and Year 1 pupils will have separate induction arrangements. The first full school day will resume on Friday 1^st September.

• Thank you from Mrs Freeburn

  Fri 30 Jun 2023

   Thank you from Mrs Freeburn: See attached message from Mrs Freeburn thanking everyone for her very kind and generaous gift on the occasion of her retirement. We will all miss you Mrs Freeburn! We wish you a long and happy retirement.

  

• Bocombra’s Got Talent

  Thu 29 Jun 2023

  Today saw the return of one of the best events in the school calendar - Bocombra’s Got Talent. We had a wide range of fantastic acts from comedians, gymnastics, magicians, singers, actors, musicians, dancers, hulahoopers, Rubix cube solver, puppeteers and we even had bagpipes for the first time!
  We can indeed confirm that Bocombra does have talent! 
  Check out the photos to see our wonderfully talented pupils.

  

• Final Assembly

  Wed 28 Jun 2023

  Today we said farewell to our P7 year group.  What a great job they did in their final assembly.  We wish them every success in their new school in September.

  

• Prize Day

  Fri 23 Jun 2023

  Well done to our prize winners this year.  Sports, music, golden feather, academic and endeavour awards and cups were given out today.  Thank you to Mrs Freeburn for giving out the prizes.

  

• Summer Concert

  Wed 21 Jun 2023

  Congratulations to our forty five talented musicians who performed for the school on Tuesday afternoon and then their parents and grandparents on Wednesday morning. The guitar pupils are tutored by Mr Braiden, upper strings by Ms Cunningham, lower strings by Mr Hughes, brass by Mr McLean and woodwind by Mr Bothwell. Everyone performed their group, duet or solo pieces brilliantly and Mr Vallelly commended our pupils on their practising during the year to be able to play to such a high standard. Well done to all of the music tuition pupils from Year 4 to Year 7!

  

• PTA Fun Night

  Fri 16 Jun 2023

  Thank you to our PTA for organising a very successful evening.  

  

• Green Flag and Eco pupil of the year success!

  Thu 15 Jun 2023

  Last week some members of our School Council went to Craigavon Civic Centre to receive their Green Flag which they had been awarded after their recent Eco Schools assessment visit.

  However, one of the School Council received a very special award - Zara Cousins was awarded Eco Pupil of the year for the whole of Armagh Banbridge and Craigavon area. Zara was very surprised and delighted to receive this award for all her hard work in Eco Schools activities, not just this year but during lockdown. She even got to meet the new Lord Mayor Mrs Tinsley and got her photograph taken with her.

  Congratulations to all School Council for their hard work and effort in achieving our third Green Flag!