Catholic schools’ week will be celebrated in schools across the island of Ireland from Sunday 22^nd January – 29th. The theme this year is Catholic schools: Walking together in faith and love.There will be a week of activities for each of the classes in school.

Holy Trinity Primary School are delighted to be awarded the 360 Degree Safe Online Safety Mark for the second time from South West Grid For Learning. This prestigious award recognises the comprehensive program of work in the school in relation to esafety.

The assessor Mr Ron Richards from SWGfL was impressed with ‘how the school has continued to improve its online safety provision and that the school remains at (and in many places, above) Online Safety Mark benchmark levels. ‘

Holy Trinity are very proud of the education program we have in place to teach our children about esafety. Our mascot eSafetysaurus is a regular visitor at assemblies and events and the monthly codes help drive the esafety message forward. Mrs Boyd is always very focussed on staff development and ensures parents receive effective information to help them navigate the digital world.

We would like to thank Mrs Rooney and Miss Mc Laughlin for submitting the detailed review and evidence to SWGfL. The submission covered four main elements relating to: Policy and Leadership, Education, Technology and Outcomes.

We would also like to thank our teaching staff, Governors, parents and of course our children for their continued support and work on esafety across the school and community. Our Digital Leaders are a great team who help us deliver our esafety messages at regular times throughout the year.

Well done to all at Holy Trinity!

School will finish at 11am on Thursday. We will see you all again on Thursday 5th January. We would like to wish you all a very happy Christmas and thank you for all your support this year.

A big thank you to @MS_eduIRL and DreamSpace for a brilliant Minecraft workshop with our P5s today! We had a great time learning lots of new skills from Conor! #MSDreamspace

9/12/2022

Dear Parent / Guardian,

We have been informed that a number of children who attend Holy Trinity Primary School have been diagnosed with scarlet fever/ Strep A. The Public Health Agency have advised that because of increased rates of Group A streptococcus in the community compared to what is usually seen at this time of year, that it is not unexpected that schools and early years settings will see cases. The Public Health Agency has provided the enclosed information leaflet for parents and guardians. I would encourage to read it as it contains useful information about the scarlet fever and other infections caused by Group A streptococcus. If your child is unwell, they should not attend school or early years settings. If your child is diagnosed with scarlet fever they should stay at home and not attend school or early years settings for at least 24 hours after starting the antibiotic treatment, to avoid spreading the infection.

Further information about scarlet fever is available on the PHA website: https://www.publichealth.hscni.net/news/scarlet-fever and http://pha.site/scarlet-fever2022 and also on NI Direct https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/conditions/scarlet-fever

Thank you

Mrs F Boyd

Please see following information regarding Strep A and Scarlet Fever from the PHA. http://www.holytrinitybelfast.co.uk/public-health-agency-group-a-strep-information-and-guidance/

Dear Parents

Whilst we are aware that the cost of living crisis is affecting everyone this year, we would like to support our families who are struggling this Christmas. There is absolutely no obligation to contribute but if anyone would like to send in a small donation or send in new or good quality toys, we will ensure that they are passed on to a family for Christmas. If you wish to help in any way, please send your donation to the school office by Tuesday 13 th December. Also, if you have a Christmas jumper which no longer fits your child, we would be happy to accept washed, good quality Christmas jumpers to pass on to another child.

Thank you

Fiona Boyd

URGENT MESSAGE TO ALL PARENTS

STREP A /SCARLET FEVER SYMPTOMS

As you will have seen in the media, there has been a sharp increase in the number of children with Strep A or Scarlet Fever. Eight children have died recently as a result of contracting this contagious illness. Signs to look out for:

• Sore throat •

Headache

• Fever •

Fine, pink or red body rash •

Rash with a ‘sandpapery’ feel.

It is essential if you feel your child is displaying symptoms of Strep A/ Scarlet Fever, you seek urgent medical advice. Please do not send your child to school if they are displaying any of the above symptoms. Thank you Mrs F Boyd

Dear Parents,

Please note the following dates:

7 th December- Open Day 10.00am-11.00am

7th December- Christmas dinner in the canteen. Children may wear their Christmas jumpers that day. ??

13 th and 14th December- Christmas Concert in KS1 hall 9.30am for children in P1 and P4.

15th and 16th December- Christmas Concert in KS1 hall 9.30am for children in P2 and P3 and LSC 1 and 2.

16th December- P5 Carol Service in Holy Trinity Church 1.30pm.

16 th December- Christmas Jumper Day.

22nd December- School will close for the Christmas holidays at 11.00am.

5 th January- School re-opens. Normal school day.

10th January- EA Portal opens for applications for P1 for September 2023 27th January- Closing date for applications for P1 for September 2023

We would like to take this opportunity to wish our pupils, parents and families a very merry Christmas and a happy and peaceful new year.

Thank you

F Boyd

We had a brilliant day completing the Daily Mile Santa Run today and think it shows how much our children enjoyed it! Well done everyone and it was great to see a couple of special visitors doing our walk too! ???