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🗣️ Communication Between School and Home 🏡

Sat 26 Aug 2023

We encourage you to become actively engaged in our school, but, more importantly, to stay involved in your child’s academic performance and social development. 🏫

At Fort Hill Integrated Primary School there are several ways in which parents and guardians can be engaged and informed.

School Website:

Visit us at www.forthillips.co.uk to stay informed of school events.

SeeSaw App:

This offers teachers a quick and easy way to keep parents updated with what is going on in their child’s class.

School Newsletter:

Our newly launched 'School Newsletter' will contain relevant information regarding past and future events within our school community. ✉️

🏫 Newly appointed Principal - Mr Patterson 👨🏻‍🏫

Sat 19 Aug 2023

From August 2023, Mr Simon Patterson will be taking over from Mr Anderson in leading Fort Hill Integrated Primary. 👨🏻‍🏫

Mr Patterson is aware that there is a strong sense of pride throughout the school and is excited to build upon our excellent foundation 🏫

Mr Patterson feels privileged to be joining our school community and is very much aware of the responsibility that he and his staff have in ensuring that the highest standard of teaching and learning is taking place. 🏫

Mr Patterson is extremely excited to build upon our “foundations” to ensure even greater success for Fort Hill. ✅

WELCOME TO FORT HILL INTEGRATED PRIMARY SCHOOL MR PATTERSON. 👨🏻‍🏫

Lady Mary Peters visited F.H.I.P.S

Thu 02 Mar 2023

Over the last few weeks, the P7 class has been researching the many achievements of Lady Mary, from her early athletic career, through various successes in Commonwealth games and of course culminating in her glorious gold medal performance in the Munich Olympics in 1972.

We first of all made a visit to The Linen Museum where we viewed the Mary Peters display, then used our ICT skills to produce our own, which was exhibited in our assembly hall.

Before Mary’s visit we thought long and hard about what questions we could ask, who inspired her, what were her dreams and aspirations as a child, how did winning the Olympic gold medal change her life?

Finally, the day of her visit arrived. Mary, looking amazing in her tracksuit from 1972, entered the room and took time to answer all our questions and then spoke to the different children as they showed her their contribution to the display.

An amazing lady took time out of her busy schedule to visit and inspire the next generation of young people.

“Follow your dreams boys and girls, you can be anything you want if you work hard enough for it.”

A day both the children, and staff, will remember for a long time.

📚World Book Day📚

Thu 02 Mar 2023

WORLD BOOK DAY was celebrated on

Thursday 2nd March. 📚

This year’s World Book Day celebrations did NOT involve dressing up, so the children did not need a costume.

Each class celebrated books and reading through carefully planned class activities. 📗

Primary Six pupils enjoyed coming down to read stories to the Primary One children. 📖

The children also got their £1 book token.

🦸‍♀️Raising Autism Awareness - Superhero Day 🦸

Fri 10 Feb 2023

On Friday 10th February we had Superhero Dress Up Day in Fort Hill IPS. We had a mixture of Superhero masks, full costumes and even some Superhero hairstyles! We asked for a voluntary £1 donation to sponsor our Superheroes at Autism NI.

“We need your support to deliver services and support autistic individuals and their families. There are currently 1 in 22 school aged children in Northern Ireland being diagnosed with autism. Schools and youth organisations therefore play a massive part in promoting autism awareness and peer support.” Autism NI

As you know, all schools have many children, staff or both on the Autism Spectrum. We opened our Autism Specific Class two years ago and we also integrate children who have autism throughout our mainstream classes. We, with your help, raised an amazing £1042 on that day with the families of our Autism class raising £806 of this through sponsorship forms. Mr Keith Pyper from Autism NI visited today to collect the mony raised and was extremely appreciative.

🦅 Birds of Prey 🦅

Mon 19 Dec 2022

As a special end of Term treat

“The Birds of Prey”

came to visit FORT HILL INTEGRATED P.S.

🦅 We got to get up close and meet different birds. We also learnt many interesting facts about each of the different species. 🦅

🎄 Christmas Performances 🎄

Sun 18 Dec 2022

🎄 On Tuesday 13th December and Thursday 15th December we had our P1-P3 and P4-P7 Christmas Performances. 🎄

During the P1-P3 performance - each class told a part of the “traditional” Nativity story.

P1 - The angels telling the shepherds baby Jesus had been born. 👼 🐑

P2 - Mary finding out she was going to have a baby and the birth of baby Jesus. 👶🤰

P3 - The wise men Following the star to travel to see baby Jesus. 👑 🌟 🐮 🐑

During the P4-P7 Performance each class displayed a little Christmas message.

This was a great “show” ranging from:

Dancing reindeer 🦌
Christmas traditions around the world🌎
A walk down memory lane to experience a Victorian Christmas. 📜
Wise Men travelling to Bethlehem 👑

and much more…..

🎶 THE SCHOOL CHOIR PERFORMED THROUGHOUT ALL OF THE CHRISTMAS “SHOWS” 🎶

W E L L D O N E T O E V E R Y O N E!

Open Day 16/12/22

Wed 23 Nov 2022

We are holding a NURSERY & PRIMARY ONE OPEN DAY on

Friday 16^th December 2022 at 12:45pm.

This is an opportunity for you to visit (without your child) to hear about the school by the school Principal, Mr Anderson, view the P1 or the NURSERY facilities and ask any questions.

A tour of the school will also be given as part of the visit.

The open afternoon will last approximately

60 minutes.

We have a 2/3 min general promotional video on our school website and can also be viewed on YouTube.

YouTube Title:

Fort Hill Integrated Primary School

There will also be an information video on YouTube for prospective P1 and NURSERY parents at the start of January 2023 or possibly earlier.

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Fort Hill IPS welcome to P1 2023

Fort Hill IPS welcome to Nusery 2023