Today, as Children's Laureate, I have written an open letter to the govt UK Prime Minister calling on them to put primary school libraries at the heart of our pandemic response, with £100m yearly investment. Read here; please share with #lifechanginglibraries booktrust.org.uk/news-and-featu…

Our final lucky recipient of a Raspberry Pi starter kit was from #StJamesPS #Whiteabbey. Thank you for taking part in the BITC NI #TimetoCode competition in partnership with .. Enjoy your prize and #HappyCoding ❤👨‍💻❤

What a day at the official opening of the new ‘memory Lane sensory garden’ at Praxis Care, The Croft. Thanks to Choice and the Northern Trust for being such reliable partners in provision.Thanks to Hubert, Ronan and Joseph from St James's PS PTA for designing our sign. Well done

Pupils at St James' PS helped to spread positive WE CAN messages during #AntiBullyingWeek by designing these great posters- aren't they fab? #WECAN...be creative #WECAN...be kind to others

Today we welcomed enthusiastic School Cllrs from St James’s PS, Newtownabbey - a first time visit for this school! Pupils had super questions for Stewart Dickson CF MLA 🇺🇦 and Gordon Lyons MLA Thanks to Ms O’Neill (teacher) for booking the session.

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Beautiful outdoor spaces for learning and growing at St. James Primary School and Nursery Unit. So great to see a Shared Education lesson with Whitehouse Primary in these fabulous grounds #PlayMattersNI #OutdoorClassroomDay CCEA

A beautiful, buzzing night of fun and fundraising at the St James's PS and NU PTA Summer Fair: thanks to all who came along to celebrate the school and its community. We loved it. And to all the staff and volunteers who helped so willingly, THANK YOU.

In the running of tonight’s Summer Fair - as so often before - the PTA had the extremely generous support of Established Coffee. And tonight, as always, it’s so very much appreciated. Thanks for everything during the St James's PS and NU years, folks, and all the very best for the future.

Thanks also to The Sipster Liquor Store for stepping up without hesitation to help the PTA Summer Fair, and for doing so with such generosity. It means a great deal to the St James's PS and NU PTA to receive support from such a vibrant business in the local community.

It was a joy to welcome Whiteabbeyscouts to St James's PS and NU tonight to demonstrate the fantastic things young people can get a chance to do in scouting. This is a very special group, and St James' PS can be proud that so many of its pupils, past and present, are a part of it.

Thanks to Wolfe Tones GAC - Greencastle for adding a brilliant sporting element to the St James's PS and NU PTA Summer Fair tonight. It was great to build on the school’s highly valued connection with the club, from which the pupils gain so much.

You are warmly invited to the St James's PS and NU PTA Quiz at The Sipster, Whiteabbey. Thursday 26 October 2023, 7.30pm. Tickets £5 via SchoolMoney, or pay at the door. Teams max 6 people (and if you don't have a team come anyway - we'll find you one!).

Families, staff, and friends of St James's PS and NU – come to the PTA quiz on 26 Oct, 7.30pm at The Sipster! Tickets £5 each (SchoolMoney, or on the door) - teams maximum of 6 people. Feel free to bring along friends unconnected to the school. ALL ARE WELCOME.

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Please note that the Annual General Meeting of the St James's PS and NU Parent Teacher Association will be held at the school on Monday 15 January 2024 at 6pm. All interested in the work of the PTA will be most welcome.

Two weeks to St James's PS and NU PTA Summer Fair! Thursday 6 June 2024, 6pm - 8pm. Entrance £1 (children under 3 free).

Thanks to Parentkind for the great poster templates for the St James's PS and NU Summer Fair (6 June at 6pm). Please let us know if you can help out - it’s your PTA!

THIS THURSDAY! Donate! Bake! Volunteer! But most of all, come along and give your support. St James's PS and NU Parentkind