Reading Eggs and Reading Eggspress

If your child didn’t get a Reading Eggs or Reading Eggspress certificate in assembly, this might be something they could do over the Christmas holidays. If you have forgotten the log in information please contact your class teacher.

Certificates are awarded slightly differently in each programme.

At the end of each map on Reading Eggs, the students will have to complete a quiz. In order to pass the quiz and progress on to the next map, they will need to gain 11 out of 15 correct answers. 

They will then receive a certificate dependant on their result, as outlined below: 

  • Gold Certificate - 14+ out of 15 correct answers

  • Silver Certificate - 12 to 13 out of 15 correct answers

  • Bronze Certificate - 11 out of 15 correct answers

Pupils can earn multiple certificates a week, depending on how many end of map quizzes they complete.

Reading Eggspress works slightly differently, as their certificates are based on how many Eggs earned, not correct answers in the quizzes. 

  • 1000 Eggs per week - 1 Bronze Medal

  • Once the have 5 Bronze Medals - they'll achieve 1 Silver Medallion

  • Once they have 3 Silver Medallions - they'll achieve 1 Gold Trophy

Please note: Within Reading Eggspress, students will have a quiz after every lesson and will need to receive 80% to move on to the following lesson. If a student mentions that they are stuck on a level, this is usually why.  

Reading Eggspress pupils can only earn one certificate per week.

ASSEMBLY AWARDS NOVEMBER/DECEMBER

The Headteacher Awards for November and December were awarded in Assembly today.

P4 and P5 Winners

Dan P5 - Super Maths Facts (Tables)

Beth P4 - Being Creative

Mark P4 - Being Motivated & Enthusiastic

Isaac P5 - Being kind and Caring

P6 and P7 Winners

Ewan P6, Sam P6, Lucy C P7, Susanna P7 - Super Maths Facts (Tables)

Poppy P6 - Being Creative

Molly P7 - Being Motivated and Enthusiastic

Alexander P6 - Being Kind and Caring

ACCELERATED READING CUP

Congratulations to Emma P6 who was the winner of the Accelerated Reading Cup for this half term.

LUNCHTIME AWARDS (P4 and P5) (P6 and P7)

Mark in P4 and Robin P4 received lunctime awards for ‘Good Behaviour’.

Oliver P7 - I used lovely manners today

Thomas P6 - Good behaviour and eating well

VERY IMPORTANT VISITOR

On Monday we had a very important Christmas visitor - Santa. He came around to the door of each classroom and handed in a bag of presents for the children. Not quite the same as other years but then 2020 has been an exception to the rule.

Being social online this December: a parent's guide

Access to new tech over the winter period can provide new opportunities for children and young people but also present risks. 

This guide for parents, from ThinkUKnow, looks at how they can support their child to be safer online this season by focusing on 3 key areas: viewing, sharing, chatting and friending.

IT'S BEHIND YOU!

P4/5 were involved in creating the crowd performance background noises for SRC’s panto, Beauty and the Beast. They submitted their part of the script two weeks ago which was then used in SRC’s live, online performance on 10th December. P4/5 really enjoyed watching the pantomime and hearing themselves. Great fun was had by all!

ACTION MENTAL HEALTH

Leah from Action Mental Health also did a very interesting and beneficial ‘Healthy Me’ workshop with P4 and P5. They learned about healthy bodies and minds and also about being kind to others.

HOW ARE YOU FEELING?

Leah from Action Mental Health came into school on Wednesday to talk to the children in P6 and P7 about their mental health and well-being.

Children learned how to ensure both a healthy body and mind by getting regular exercise, water and sleep. They also discussed how our thoughts and feelings can affect our behaviour and who we can talk to if we need help or want to talk to someone about how we feel.

LUNCHTIME AWARDS

At lunchtime, our children are encouraged to always have good behavior in the canteen and in the playground. The lunchtime supervisors award certificates to children they have noticed displaying really good manners, being helpful, eating up their dinner well, for example. Two names from each class group are then chosen to receive a special prize each half term. The winners are :-

P1 and P2

Minnie P1 - I used lovely manners today

Luke P2 - well done for staying in your seat in the dinner hall

P3

Jacob - well done for staying in your seat in the dinner hall

Evie - I used lovely manners today.

READING EGGS CERTIFICATES

Congratulations to the children in P1 and P2 and P3 who have been working hard on their Reading Eggs Programme and have received certificates this half term.

Safeguarding Video

As we enter the Christmas season and you prepare for the school holidays , we are mindful that for some children and young people in NI, it may not be such a happy time.

This year – politicians across parties have come together to produce an awareness raising video (with signposting to helplines) that we have been encouraged to share.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXNocBKv_-M

CHRISTMAS DINNER

Today was the start of our Christmas activities in school. We all had a delicious Christmas dinner in our class bubbles and the children also enjoyed having colouring sheets to do while they waited. Thanks to Louise and all the lunchtime supervisors for their hard work, not only today but also every day throughout the year.

RAF GLIDER CHALLENGE P6 AND P7

P6 and P7 had a very exciting technology challenge day yesterday. They were taking part in the Royal Air Force Glider Challenge. In groups they had to design and build three prototype gliders using the materials that had been provided. After designing and creating the gliders they then tested them for speed and distance.

There were some super design and great excitement as the gliders were tested. After many calculations the final results were in

  • Grace and Annie - fastest glider 12.55 metres per second

  • Tom and Ewan - furthest travelled 12.06 metres.

Well done everyone and a huge thanks to the RAF for this great Technology Challenge

ODD SOCK DAY

On Monday 16th November at the start of Anti Bullying week, our children all wore ‘odd socks’ to school

What is Odd Socks day?

‘Odd Socks Day is designed to be fun! It’s an opportunity to encourage people to express themselves and celebrate their individuality and what makes us all unique!’ - Anti Bullying Alliance.

As part of Anti Bullying Week, our children had various activities which looked at the subject of bullying and what they need to do if they find themselves being bullied by anyone.

P1 AND P2 BULB PLANTING

P1 and P2 had great fun planting Spring bulbs. They planted daffodil, tulip and crocus bulbs in the raised beds. They also enjoyed looking at the beautiful autumn leaves.

NEW WORLD GLOBES

We received a donation of £100 from proceeds of the Co Antrim Fleadh which was held in Rasharkin last year. This enabled us to purchase a world globe for each of our classrooms.