Did You Know?

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Welcome to our web site. We hope you like it!

Our aim is to provide you with all you need to know about our school and we hope you enjoy your visit.

From this web site you can:

  • Find out about us;
  • See who our teachers are;
  • Contact us;
  • Check on School Holidays and
  • Find out the latest news.

Did You Know ?

 

Kircubbin Integrated Primary school transformed to its integrated status in September 1998. We are situated on the shores of Strangford Lough in Co. Down. We have a current enrolment of 124 and are determined to embrace the new technologies that all schools need.

 

In October 2009 work was completed on our new Assembly Hall/gymnasium and P1 classroom. The existing school building has been extensively refurbished during summer 2009 with the four classrooms being modernised.

 

The Foundation Stage (P1 and P2) also now have access to our outdoor play area and new sand pit.

 

The school is equipped with a dedicated computer suite/library and 7 Interactive Whiteboards! Each class is also linked to the school network via at least two computers in each room.

 

Our After school Club runs from 2pm (P1-P3) or 3pm (P4-P7). The children enjoy a wide range of activities including creative play, art and craft, table top games, rest area, indoor and outdoor games, gardening, drama, reading, computers, music etc. Outings e.g. Play Cafe and Paint Me Glaze Me are arranged at no additional cost and members enjoy trips to the adjoining play park as well as our extensive school grounds - sand pit, climbing frame, playground games, football pitch, soft play area etc.

More information can be found here.

 

 

 

Our new lottery funded Jungle Gym is now completed. The children can use this amazing facility at break and lunch time as well as after school. The teachers even bring classes out to burn off extra steam between lessons. It's a great way to keep fit.

 

We have purchased the Promethean Activote system. This state of the art technology allows the pupils to completely interact during the lesson using their individual pod. They can give their answers to many questions thus allowing all pupils to answer instead of picking out only one. It has proved extremely popular! We also have the ACTIView system to accompany our interactive whiteboards. This allows pupils to share their work with the rest of the class by displaying his/her work easily on the whiteboard. They can then discuss what they have been doing.

 

Promethean ACTIVote 32 voting system

 

 

Our School Prospectus

The prospectus does have a lot of graphics and, therefore, we have split it into sections.

 

Part 1 - Principal's Welcome

Part 2 - General Information

Part 3 - Admissions Criteria and The Curriculum

Part 4 - Our School Information

 

 

 

Kircubbin I.P.S. News :

 

School Holidays 2011/12 :

 

The next scheduled school holidays are:

 

Spring Term

  • Exceptional Closure 1st February
  • Thursday 16th and Friday 17th February - half term.
  • School closes at 12noon on Tuesday 3rd April for the Easter vacation.

 

Summer Term

  • School reopens on Monday 16th April 2012 at 9am.
  • Monday 7th May - Spring Bank Holiday
  • 4-5 June - Holiday
  • Exceptional Closure Friday 15th June
  • School closes at 12noon on Friday 29th June for the Summer vacation.

 

 

Dates to Note for Term 2:

 

  • Open enrolement forms are available from school. Closing date Wednesday 18th January
  • Each Thursday - P5/6 swimming lessons.
  • Each Monday 3.10-4.10pm - football training.
  • Each Wednesday - Guitar Lessons
  • Each Friday - Drumming Lessons
  • Zumba dance classes on Wednesdays at 6.30pm in the assembly hall.
  • 14th February - all classes on trips.
  • More to follow