Holy Family Primary and Nursery School continues to play a key role in the community beyond its core function of providing high quality education for our pupils. After the school day is ended a host of clubs and other activities take place in the school.

The after school clubs for our pupils which run during the 3 - 4.15pm slot includes homework club, P2 fun club, P3 fun club, indoor football club, netball club, choir,cross country club, Spanish club,accelerated reading club, reading club, drama club and art club.

The evening clubs held in the school include slimming world, boxing club and ICT club.

Information regarding all clubs is available from the school office on 71267798.

Reading Evening

All our P3 and P4 parents are invited to a very important set of meetings at 7.00pm on Thursday 28th January. The meetings will explain how parents through our Paired Reading and Accelerated Reading programmes, can ensure that their children become more engaged, fluent and committed readers.

The evening will be presented by our Literacy co-ordinators, Mr Mc Dermott and Mrs Mc Ginty. An interesting and enjoyable evening is assured for all. The meetings will conclude by 7.40pm

Congratulations - Science Step Up Champions

Congratulations to all our pupils who took part in the University of Ulster Primary Step Up Science Quiz which took place at Magee University Buildings. Holy Family pupils competed against numerous other primary schools and came out winners after a tie break final.

Well done to the winning team of Orlaith Harrigan, Thomas O' Hagan, Eoin Matthewson and Mark Kivlehan. Thanks to the university staff for organising the event and to the teaching staff of the school for all their work.

RE programme

Important dates and meetings associated with our religious education programme this year will appear on the school calendar very soon.Those parents who have a child due to receive the sacrament of First Communion or Confirmation are advised to look through the school calendar so that they have good notifcation of all the various dates.

thanks to Miss Mc Carron, our RE co-ordinator, for organising all the times.

Accelerated Reading

We encourage all P3 - P7 pupils to take part in our highly successful accelerated reading programme. The quizzes can be taken each morning from 8.45am and prize giving takes place every third week at assembly.

Thanks to Mr. Mc Dermott  and his team of helpers for organising the programme.