News Archive
PTA Meeting
Weekly Dinner Menu
Please find attached the new weekly dinners menu with dates at the top. Dinners will not be served until the canteen opens on Friday 1st September.
Dame Mary Peters visits Finaghy Primary School
Breakfast Club of the Year Awards!
We are so proud of our staff involved with breakfast club. To receive our award we flew over to London with 4 children who attend breakfast club. Below are some photos if what we got up to!
Golden Ticket Raffle
P1 Admissions
Rock Your Socks Day to Mark World Down’s Syndrome Day!
Ukraine Appeal
£10,700 raised for Friends of the Cancer Centre!
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️£10,700⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ For Friends of the Cancer Centre at Belfast City Hospital. We are amazed, delighted and humbled by your generosity, especially given the difficult circumstances we are all currently living through. ⭐️Thank you to our pupils for completing the sponsored walk (in the pouring rain!) and for raising such an amazing amount. ⭐️Thank you
£2300 for NSPCC
A huge thank you to everyone who participated in our Santa Dash in December, raising almost £5000. A cheque was presented to NSPCC in assembly and the remaining amount has gone to PTA funds. Once again, we are amazed by the generosity of Finaghy PS pupils, family and friends.
Calamity Jane – pictures in gallery
£7000 raised for NI Guide dogs!
Guide Dogs NI are our chosen charity this year and we have raised a stunning total of £7000 – a full £2000 over our target. We now get to name two pups, receive birth certificates, get regular ‘pup-dates’ and two visits to the school! We’re very excited. A huge thank you to all pupils, parents
Back to Basics promotion
As promised, here are the links we mention in the leaflet: Websites: www.topmarks.co.uk (Maths and English) www.mrthorne.com Videos and links) Youtube: https://youtu.be/twv-ynv_m9o (Finger-multiplying)
Edinburgh ’15
This year’s Edinburgh trip included visits to adventure park, Seaworld, puppet theatre, Camera Obscura, Edinburgh Castle, bowling, Dynamic Earth, Science Centre and indoor skiing! A whirlwind trip, with lifetime memories! Check the gallery for photos. (Also on our Twitter account: @Finaghyps)
Cup Final Winners!
On 10 May Finaghy PS played Downshire PS in the final of the Lisburn & District Under 11 Cup. It was a tightly fought contest between two great teams, ending in a 2-2 score draw after extra time. (Goal scorers: Callum Keys and Christian King.) A penalty shoot-out still failed to produce a winner, and the victory
Annie: 24-26 March
FPS in bloom!
June 2014: Amongst this year’s crops we have radishes, lettuce, leeks, strawberries, raspberries and herbs. The garden has been in great demand these past few weeks for story-telling, bug-hunting, fish-spotting and sun-bathing.
Musicians Sweep the Boards!
NI Brass Band League Solo & Ensemble Contest: February 2014. in the Junior Sections, (comprised largely of Finaghy PS past and present pupils,) members of the Youth Band won the 12 and under ensemble playing, ‘The Great Escape’ and ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ under the direction of Jacklin Bingham. Jacklin and the 1st Old Boys Youth Band
Past pupil: Head Girl!
Past pupils, Azka, Emma and Charis are all now in Upper Sixth at Victoria College, and Azka was chosen this year as Head Girl of the school. We were delighted to welcome the girls back to take part in assembly and to talk to our pupils about their hopes and dreams for the future. Azka