Updated on12/05/2022

The Education Authority (EA) has been notified by Translink that their bus drivers who are members of the GMB and Unite trade unions have voted to take strike action in relation to 2021 pay.

This will result in all Translink bus services being withdrawn from Tuesday 17th May to Monday 23rd May 2022. Translink continue to engage with Trade Unions to try and avert this action.

Pupils who use any Translink bus service for any element of their journey are likely to be impacted and parents should make other transport arrangements for these dates.

This includes pupils who connect with Translink buses using an EA yellow bus. As EA cannot guarantee pupils could complete their journey to and from school, even if the EA yellow bus is running, parents should make alternative arrangements for the whole of their child’s journey.

Parents should follow Translink’s social media channels and website over the coming weeks and start to plan now for their alternative transport arrangements.

Updated on 6/05/2022

As our Yr12 prepare for their exams commencing next week, we encourage them to avail of our study classes.

Updated on 26/04/2022

As part of our ongoing inspection process, we are inviting parents and carers to complete a questionnaire.  It should take approximately 15 minutes to complete and can be accessed at the following link: https://tinyurl.com/fivemiletown-qparent. The questionnaire should be completed before 23:59 on Wednesday 4 May 2022.  A letter of information can be accessed below:

Updated on 04/04/2022  AMENDED 07/04/2022 and 08/04/2022

Excitement is building for the Paris trip!  32 places have been confirmed, thank you to all who applied and brought in deposits so quickly.  

We are planning a school trip to Paris this autumn! ONLY 6 PLACES LEFT to pupils in Yr10-11!

If over subcribed the names will be drawn from a hat, but we hope to finalise places by Friday afternoon, 8 April!

Spaces are limited and we need to act quickly to keep this price.  This trip is a French/Art/ICT collaboration and will be a cultural experience for all involved!

All information is on the linked letter, so click here to find out more!

Updated on 18/03/2022

FMT reset

I wish to reinforce a number of points that we as a school community must action for the benefit of all stakeholders. Post-covid we as a school will be pushing numerous ‘reset’ buttons to realign many aspects of school life. We in FMT always hold and instil high expectations across the school. From Monday 21^st March 2022 the following is an overview of standards that all pupils must adhere to…

Covid Mitigations

• The same entry points, toilets and form rooms will remain for the entirety of the school year
•  Face coverings are no longer required within classroom but are encouraged in corridors and communal areas e.g. toilets

Classroom

• A consistent entry routine is essential for all classes. Standards are set before entry.
• Three strategies are always to be used and verbally stated (S1, S2, S3), accompanied by a SIMS entry relating to such and their impact. No impact = BTD. If a referral is necessary it will be…HOD, FT, YH and SLT in that order unless it is of a serious nature and requires escalation.

Corridors

• Loitering is unacceptable by any pupil and will be strongly discouraged. Staff prepare lessons and effective starts are only possible when pupils arrive promptly.
• Uniform: All pupils will now attend school in full uniform with no items permitted of any kind under their blazers except a grey/black v-neck jumper. Any pupil wearing anything other than this will be requested to remove such and the item held by this person until 3.15pm that day. Failure to remove the item results in an internal withdrawal until compliance is forthcoming. Defiance to hand over the item is defiance and results in a BTD.

PE/Games/Enrichment/After-School Sport

•  Irrespective of timetable i.e. having PE/Games/Enrichment/After-school sport, uniform is to be worn to school and a kit   bag brought with the additional items required.
•  Classes needing to change will do so in the respective changing rooms in Block E.
•  Pupils attending after-school sport will also change in the respective changing rooms before training.
•  If any individual or team out of school for the day competing/visiting, will wear uniform unless instructed otherwise by the   teacher in charge.

Break time

•  Years 8-10 pupils remain in their form room until 11.05am.
•  From 11.05-11.15am pupils must remain outside in their respective play area or in the form room.
•  If wet weather prevents anyone from being permitted outside, all pupils will remain in their form room with the staff allocated     present
•  Any deviation from the above will result in an automatic BTD.

Lunch time

• Only Year 8 pupils are permitted to exit the canteen back through the school corridors. They must then be outside in          the tennis courts and only return to school individually to use the toilets when staff permission is granted.
• Year 9 and 10 pupils must exit the canteen through their respective doors. If they need to use the toilet they will do so via the  exit doors at their corridors, entering with permission on an individual basis. Entry to school at 1.35pm is again via these   doors.
• If wet weather prevents anyone from being permitted outside, Year 8 will remain indoors in either their form rooms or  assembly (depending upon availability), while Year 9 and 10 pupils will remain in the canteen area.
• Any deviation from the above will result in an automatic BTD.
• Year 13 and 14 are now permitted to access Fivemiletown and its eatery facilities during their lunch period, with no cars  ever to leave the school grounds at any times. Punctuality to next class is essential with lateness recorded on SIMS and a BTD to follow. Abuse of this privilege returning will be removed for any pupil who deviates away from what is outlined.

Thank you for your continued support and co-operation. As a school we have been superbly committed to all actions against covid 19 and are to be commended. We now look forward to more positivity returning within daily school life, starting on Monday of next week.

Enjoy the beautiful weather this weekend.

Mr Clarke

Updated on 07/03/2022

Year 9 parents and carers can book online for a Parent-Teacher Event on Friday 18 March.  This online approach will ensure that we have more Parent-Teacher Meetings than we were able to have last year.

Families of Year 9 pupils can book in at https://fmtcollege.schoolcloud.co.uk/, and will then sign in on Friday to speak to teachers according to their pre-booked appointments.

Updated on 11/02/2022

Year 11 parents and carers can book online for a Parent-Teacher Event on Monday 21 February.  This online approach will ensure that we have more Parent-Teacher Meetings than we were able to have last year.

Families of Year 11 pupils can book in at https://fmtcollege.schoolcloud.co.uk/, and will then sign in on Monday to speak to teachers according to their pre-booked appointments.

Updated on 10/02/2022

Updated on 08/02/2022

Safer Internet Day 2022 and we're encouraging all our parents and carers to download the "Safer Schools NI" App.  This App is customised for our school and is packed full of relevant information about online safety.  Watch our presentation to find out more, the access code is given towards the end!

https://youtu.be/Z-2jilcKBnY 

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Updated on 03/02/2022

On Monday past (31.01.22)  we had our first remote parental experience with our Year 10 cohort. To ensure that we best provide for our pupils and their parents, we now ask all parents and guardians who were involved in the online event to complete this short survey. Your views are On Monday past (31.01.22)  we had our first remote parental experience with our Year 10 cohort. To ensure that we best provide for our pupils and their parents, we now ask all parents and guardians who were involved in the online event to complete this short survey. Your views are important to us and provide future direction for the benefit of all stakeholders.

 https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdUKEL4BJEJ3Iw6SiztVRGA47Q0Jxy991kmCGcqUphPwOB_Bw/viewform

Updated on 28/01/2022

Year 10 parents and carers can book online for a Parent-Teacher Event on Monday 31 January.  This online approach will ensure that we have more Parent-Teacher Meetings than we were able to have last year.

Families of Year 10 pupils can book in at https://fmtcollege.schoolcloud.co.uk/, and will then sign in on Monday to speak to teachers according to their pre-booked appointments.

Updated on 14/01/2022

A letter to all Parents from the Minister of Education 

 Updated on 13/01/2022

On what would traditionally have been our Open Night, we'd like to welcome you all to our Virtual Open Night! Enjoy the tour...

https://youtu.be/RlRIT3BoO28

 

Updated on 11/01/2022

Updated on 04/01/2022

Year 12 parents and carers an book online for a Parent-Teacher Event on Tuesday 18 January.  This online approach will ensure that we have more Parent-Teacher Meetings than we were able to have last year.

Families of Year 12 pupils can book in at https://fmtcollege.schoolcloud.co.uk/, and will then sign in on Tuesday to speak to teachers according to their pre-booked appointments.

Updated on 06/12/2021

Tests, assessments, sport...and our pupils still take time to think of others!

On Thursday we're having our Christmas Dinner and Jumper Day, get ready, get involved!

Updated on 22/11/2021

Year 13-14 parents and carers have booked online for a Parent-Teacher Event on Tuesday 23 November.  This online approach will ensure that we have more Parent-Teacher Meetings than we were able to have last year.

Families of Year 13-14 pupils will sign in on Tuesday to https://fmtcollege.schoolcloud.co.uk/ and speak to teachers according to their pre-booked appointments.

Updated on 01/11/2021

Today we had our first remote parental experience with our Year 8 cohort. To ensure we best provide for our pupils and their parents, we now ask all parents and guardians who were involved to complete this short survey. Your views are important to us and provide direction for the benefit of all stakeholders.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfMzPaJF_kGjkViCXjJxoN-zVgTvwjZN0AAO5zFnQShk9k6xw/viewform

We were unable to have our Prize Day this year, but we couldn't let the achievements of our pupils pass without recognition!

Enjoy this short video.

Updated on 22/10/2021

Our Principal and Vice-principal have an update for everyone on how we have been getting on with our 2021-22 academic year.
Click here to read the update.

Updated on 21/10/2021

Year 8 parents and carers have booked online for a Parent-Teacher Event on Monday 1 November.  This is the first time that we're trying an online approach.  It will ensure that we have more Parent-Teacher Meetings than we were able to have last year.

Families of Year 8 pupils will sign in on Monday to https://fmtcollege.schoolcloud.co.uk/ and speak to teachers according to their pre-booked appointments.

Updated on 15/10/2021

We're getting ready for Half-Term...and a few activities to brighten the day!

Updated on 21/09/2021

Our Vice-Principal, Mr Clarke, has a "Curriculum Update" letter for parents and carers of pupils in Yr12 and 14.  Please read to find out about this important year for your child.

Updated on 10/09/2021

Our Principal Mrs Allen has written a letter to all parents advising them of recent changes to the Covid Guidance for Schools.  Also available is a letter from Prof Sir Michael McBride, Chief Medical Officer for Northern Ireland.