Shimna News

Our Netball Minors played St. Colmcille’s HS. Shima came out on top of a competitive match, winning 13 goals to 7. Star players were Zoe, who playing as centre provided the shooters, Amy, Jane, Connie and Keiley with good goal scoring opportunities. Zoe was assisted by wing attack, Isabella, wing defence, Grace and Mia. The defence was led by Isabella and assisted by Lana. The girls can look forward to their next match, against St. Mark’s HS in the New Year. In a closely foug

Thank you to students, staff, parents and carers for joining in a powerful array of activities aimed at addressing bullying-type behaviours over the past month. These have included: - a student film Call to action; - a pledge to use your #PowerForGood; - a pets-in-odd-socks competition to celebrate difference & unconditional acceptance - well done to Ivy, Winnie, Teidi, Arwen, Snowy & Daisy! - “Thankful Thursday” promoting an attitude of gratitude - Parent pledge – with

Thanks to the Nature Network for organising a festive get together in the greenhouse on Friday. Nice to welcome a handful of All Children’s pupils too, who helped out with some pre-Christmas potting. There was plenty of hot chocolate and snacks to keep morale high.

Our production of James Barry’s ‘The Wizard of Oz’ is almost upon us. Tickets are priced at £5 each. You can book your seats through this link: Tickets for Wizard of Oz Performances take place on: Wednesday 17th December - 7:30pm start time Thursday 18th December - 7:30pm start time

Ms Rowell, Head of Biology, writes: “Allan and his Wee Critters visited Shimna yesterday for his much-anticipated annual session, giving our Year 8 students a memorable encounter with real-life biology. The focus of the visit was the variety of life, and Allan certainly brought this theme alive through his engaging delivery and remarkable collection of animals. Throughout the sessions, students learned about key biological groups including invertebrates and their exoskeletons