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Castle Gardens Primary School, Newtownards
Open Morning Castle Gardens Primary School and Pre-school will be hosting an Open Morning on Saturday 10th January from 10am to 1130am.  This is an opportunity for families to come along who were unable to attend our Open Afternoon in December, or indeed due to Storm Bram were unable to view our extensive school grounds.  Join us on our Open Morning and connect with staff, governors, parents, and pupils and discover how our extended wraparound care, enriching extra-curricular activities, and outstanding academic results have made Castle Gardens P.S. the fastest-growing school in Newtownards. Please complete this form below to book a place at the event. [Open Image] | The Final Newsletter of 2025 is Now Online School Returns on Tuesday 6th January 2026 [Open Image]
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Holidays 2024-25

23rd Feb 2024

Governors approved the holiday list for the next school year at their meeting earlier this month. A hard copy of the attached will be sent home later this school year for your convenience.

There are a couple of changes that I would like to bring to your attention:

  • Two of our school development days have been rescheduled to Monday 7th October 2024 and Monday 30th June 2025. The day in October is an attempt to find time for staff to write PLPs (Personal Learning Plans) for pupils when there is a limited budget to pay for substitute teachers. The day in June has been scheduled as it is a day when attendance would likely be very low and it also gives families a chance to get away on holiday and avail of June prices.
  • To facilitate these changes, the Easter holidays in 2025 have been shortened by 2 days with the last day of term being the Wednesday before Good Friday.