MEADOW BRIDGE PRIMARY SCHOOL
17 March 2017
News Sheet No 515
Breakfast Club
Every Morning, 7.45-8.45am
£2.00
Two big events coming up at Meadow Bridge Primary School!!
Tractor and Vintage Car Run
There will be lots of tractors and cars to view, and enjoy a
farmer’s feast for lunch. Children £2.50 Adults £5.00
Registration at school
Spectator entrance
11.00am
11.30am
Tractor Run begins
12.00noon
Farmer’s Feast served from 12.00noon
Tractor Run returns
Approx 1.00pm
Tomorrow!!!!
PARENTS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR CHILDREN AT ALL
TIMES. ALL GRASS AREAS AND PLAY EQUIPMENT AT THE
REAR OF THE SCHOOL ARE OUT OF BOUNDS.
You can still register for this event on the
morning of the event itself, Saturday 18
March 2017 between 11.00am and
12.00noon
Raffle Prizes for The Tractor and Vintage Car Run. Tickets will be sold on
the day. Thanks to Mrs Walker (mum of James P4 and Lewis P2) for
coordinating the raffle prizes and many thanks to all who have contributed.
Item
Basket of Ironing
Cut and Blow Dry
Gel polish for nails
Walkers Oil Voucher
Amount/ Donor
Tracey Norwood
Caroline Dickson
Claire Rodgers
Walker Fuels
Voucher £20
Make-up voucher
Fosters Butchers, Hillsborough
S. Berry Butchers, Lisburn
Cake Voucher
Humble Pie
Avril Gibson
Voucher
Voucher
Tracey McCann
2 x 20kg of Spuds
Nikki Tate
Flower Pot
Massey Jumper and Shorts
Hillsborough Fruit
Shop
Reaney’s Chemist,
Hillsborough
S.D. Sports
Farm Play Set Large
Toys R Us
My Little People Play Set
Item
Outside Glow Torch
Box Car Brian CD
Box Car Brian CD
Yankee Candle
Diffuser
Sweets
Sweets
Sweets
Sweets
Children’s Wheel
Barrow
Cake
£20 voucher
Moschino Perfume
Pack
Big Green Bruder
Tractor
Paul Shappiro
Amount/ Donor
Jim’s DIY
Nikki Tate
Shops
Shops
Shops
Shops
Mackey’s Bakery,
LIsburn
Sandra Houston
Alison HarrisonMitchell
Ground Force
Voucher
Next week, P7 will be raising money for Comic Relief. As part
of the fundraising, from Wednesday to Friday, there will be a
daily bun sale, with buns costing only 20p – yummy and a
bargain! Next Friday, we are requesting a minimum £2
donation when every child will receive their own red nose,
and get the privilege to come to school dressed in
something red. P7 will be taking assembly and the School
Council will also have a few fun activities planned for each
class to enjoy. We’re really looking forward to next week
and appreciate your support!
Additional Information during Parent/Teacher Consultations
 PLEASE NOTE THAT FOR THE DURATION OF CONSULTATION WEEK, CHILDREN WILL BE DISMISSED
FROM 1.00pm DAILY (including P1s and private bus pick-ups).
 2.00pm AND 3.00pm BUSES WILL RUN TOGETHER AT 1.10pm EACH DAY - MORNING BUSES ARE
NOT AFFECTED.
 There will be no afterschool activities all week
 Music tuition will continue as normal with the exception for guitar. This will resume Thursday 30
March.
 Please appreciate that this is a very busy week for our teaching staff by respecting the 10 minute
slot allocated to you
 If children will be waiting for you while you are in with the teacher, please bring suitable interests
to occupy them during this time. School play areas cannot be used at this time as supervision is not
available and these areas will have been set up for the next day. Thank you.
Praying Parents
The next prayer meeting will be held on Monday 27 March at
9.15am in the library. This is open to anyone with an interest in
praying for all that goes on within and around Meadow Bridge
and we would be particularly delighted to welcome new people
to our meeting. Our time includes a cuppa, and lasts up to an
hour or as long as you can stay. Dates for the rest of the year
are as follows:
Monday 24 April
Monday 22 May
Monday 19 June
Girls’ Football Fun Day
On Tuesday past, 14 girls from P5 and P6 were delighted to
get the chance to attend a Girls’ Football Fun Day run by IFA
U19 coaches and players at Lisburn Leisureplex. The girls had
the chance to take part in a number of different fun activities
with players from different schools, meet some of the
Northern Ireland U19 players, and even got a goodie bag at
the end!
Downshire Rugby Blitz Tournament
On Thursday 16 March, a group of P5 - P6 boys represented
Meadow Bridge at the Downshire Rugby Blitz Tournament.
Our players had a very enjoyable afternoon and proved to be
very competitive in round-robin matches of contact rugby.
We secured a draw against Moneyreagh (0-0) and two wins
against Downshire B (1-0) and Academy B (5-1). Given that
these matches were against mostly P.7 pupils, we were
delighted with our determination in defence and use of skills
during the games. Our boys must also be commended for
playing in a sportsman-like manner during the afternoon and
were commended for their manners. We had an amazing
troop of parental support on the side-lines too!
A Big Thank you from Via Wings
Link Committee and Miss Wortley would like to thank
everyone for their generous donations to Via Wings. The
children heard today about the work of Via Wings in
Dromore and where their items were going. The children
were delighted with the response and hope to visit Via
Wings in the future. The organisation’s ‘Food for the Soul’
project has been shortlisted for the Big Lottery Fund’s
People’s Project.
You can support them by visiting
https://www.thepeoplesprojects.org.uk/projects/region/utv
watch the video and vote for them. You can also share with
family and friends.
School Meals W/C 20 March; cheques payable to ‘EA - South Eastern Region’ (£2.55 per day)
Monday
Filled Baked
Potato or Chicken
Breast Bites,
Beans, Mashed
Potato
Tuesday
French Bread Pizza
or Fish Fingers,
Salad, Coleslaw,
Chip/Baked Potato
Wednesday
Roast Gammon,
Pineapple,
Stuffing, Broccoli,
Dry Roast/Mashed
Potato
Thursday
Chicken Curry, Rice
and Naan Bread or
Savoury Mince,
Carrots, Mashed
Potato
Friday
Bacon Rolls or
Chicken, Pasta
Bake, Sweetcorn,
Diced Potatoes
Rice Pudding and
Oranges
Shortbread, Fruit
and Milk
Apple Sponge and
Custard
Ice Cream, Jelly
and Fruit
Yoghurt and Fresh
Fruit
Meadow Bridge Primary School, 3 Lany Road, Hillsborough BT26 6JR
Tel: 02892 622509 Website: www.meadowbridge.org.uk