Camphill Primary School, Ballymena

Building works NEWS! Our New Modular Classroom works outside the P4 area begins next week - please look out for site traffic and do not enter any restricted areas. More details will follow. | This Friday is a Non-Uniform Day - 'Ditch the Dark' day..... see NEWS below for more details. | Christmas Hamper Rotary Club appeal - LAST FEW DAYS to donate!!!! information about this FOOD HAMPER appeal is in NEWS below - ALL Donations will be gratefully received - last day for donations is TUES. 3rd December. | Little Stars/Big Stars booking for DECEMBER now open via Parentmail shop - last day to book a place for December is this FRIDAY. | Parents - Have you paid your child's Cinema Trip? Payment closes next Tuesday 3rd Dec. Anyone not going to the cinema on Weds. 18th December should remain at home that day until 12:30pm - a present attendance mark will be given. | P1 & P2 Nativity - WEDNESDAY 4th DEC - is now sold out. There is a small amount of tickets available for THURSDAY 5th DEC.... Any remaining TICKETS will be on sale (via Parentmail Shop) for the P1/2 Nativity 'Everyone Loves a Baby' this Thursday from 12 noon. | Good luck to our Netball Team and Football Team who play in Ballymena area Tournaments this week. | Christmas Dinner in the canteen is next FRIDAY (6th) - please complete the form via Parentmail (sent on Weds 27th) if you wish your child to take canteen Christmas dinner next Friday. The cost of Christmas dinner is £2.60. | Ski Trip pupils - final details/information will be out later this week. | P2 are taking part in Action Mental Health workshops this week - please support this charity and our purchase of workbooks - see Parentmail. | P6 'Ballymena Library Visit' - this Thursday 28th Nov - have you given your permission for your child to attend? See parentmail for details. See parentmail for details. | This Friday is the final day to pay for the - P6 Viking Workshop and the P7 November monthly payment for the residential trip. | P3/P4/P5 Carol Service - Information will be out on Monday 2nd December via Parentmail. | Look out for our P6/7 Senior Choir singing on BBC Newsline during the week bg. Mon.16th December..... see them in the recording studios on Mon. 25th Nov. in NEWS below..... | OPEN DAY - Friday 13th December for all prospective Sep'25 P1 pupils and their parents - see details in NEWS below and under 'Our School' - 'School Admissions'.

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'Journey to Santa' - Sustrans Challenge

11th Nov 2021

To get us into the Christmas spirit, we are going to be hosting a 4 week Sustrans challenge called 'Journey to Santa'. The challenge begins on Monday 15th November and will finish on Friday 10th December. The aim of the challenge is for our school pupils to try and collectively travel 2500 miles to reach the North Pole before Santa begins his deliveries at Christmas!

Each pupil will be able to travel a maximum of '3 miles' per day. Miles can be gained in the following ways:

Walking / scooting / cyclying to and/or from school (1 mile)
At least 15 minutes of active activity within school, e.g. The Daily Mile, PE lessons, Playpark visit, etc. (1 mile)
At least 15 minutes of active activity outside of school, e.g. football, hockey, walking the dog, playing with friends outside, etc. (1 mile)

Pupils or parents will then able to record their daily total on a recording sheet which will be home on Monday 15th. Pupils can bring these into school each day or at the end of a week so that their teacher can record their daily/weekly totals.

Your child's class teacher will be keeping the class weekly total and Mrs McCullagh will then collect these weekly totals at the end of the challenge to see if we have reached our destination! The NORTH POLE here we come!