Keep up to date with all the latest news happening in school at the moment.

• Music Recital

  Fri 31 Mar 2023

  Congratulations to all those boys and girls who took part in our Music Recital in the school assembly hall.  We enjoyed a range of performances from our School Orchestra, Guitarists and individual soloists.  A wide range of musical instruments were represented to include the violin, cello, trumpet, obeo, flute, guitar and piano.

   

  What amazing talent we had on show - we all all very proud of the girls and boys today.  Many thanks to Mrs McDonnell (Music Co-ordinator)  and Mr Heron (EA Music Tutor)  for all their hard work with the boys and girls throughout the year. 

   

  Well done to all involved!

   

   

  

• Transport and Logistics Industry Masterclass

  Tue 28 Mar 2023

  Year 7SMcC spent a fun packed day in The Theatre, Mossley Mill learning about Transport and Logistics Industry.  During the day pupils met with a variety of people from the industry, learning about career paths and taking part in interactive workshops such as the driving simulator and international journey planning. 

   

  Throughout the day pupils got an opportunity to develop an understanding of the variety of careers and different routes to employment in the industry and had the opportunity to quiz experts from the industry.  We would like to thank the Labour Market Partnership and Council in partnership with Young Enterprise NI for the invitation to participate - the pupils had a great day!

  

• World Autism Acceptance Week

  Mon 27 Mar 2023

  Last year our Nursery Unit successfuly achieved the Autism NI Impact Award.  This year we have plans in place to work towards this award within the primary school setting.

  Today marks the beginning of World Autism Acceptance Week.  Our Pupil Council met with Mr Traynor and Mrs Wray to discuss how we as a school community can all build a kinder and more inclusive society for our autism community in Northern Ireland. 

  We have decided that the Pupil Council will create their own posters to promote the message 'Be Kind To Different Minds' as well as sharing their own unique messages during the week.  The Pupil Council will then create a display and share and promote these messages with the children and staff.

   

  #BeKindToDifferentMinds   

  

• Year 6AW Shared Education Community Litter Pick

  Thu 23 Mar 2023

  As part of our Shared Education project our Year 6AW pupils met up with Crumlin Integrated PS, Gaelscoil Ghleann Darach and Crumlin Integrated College to help our village by completing a community litter pick. Over 100 of us met at Stylus Engraving to give out the hi-vis jackets and litter picking equipment which Antrim and Newtownabbey Council very kindly supplied to our Shared Education Partnership. Mark from Stylus in Crumlin presented each school with a trophy to acknowledge our hard work for the local area. All involved worked really hard and this has been appreciated by many different people within the community. 

  

• Year 7 attend the Bee Safe Event

  Thu 23 Mar 2023

  Primary 7 visited Antrim this morning to take part in the 2023 Bee Safe Event. This event is tailored towards Year 7 pupils and informs them about how to react and deal with challenging situations that they potentially may be faced with over the coming years, as they move on to their new schools.  Each agency present used interactive scenarios and role-play exercises to encourage the pupils to think for themselves. 

   

  BeeSafe covered: bus safety; fire safety; safety in the home; safe use of the Internet; staying safe around electricity; personal safety; farm safety; water safety and how to act if approached by strangers.  Pupils were also provided with a healthy snack and received a goody-bag filled with stationary for their pencil cases. A morning well spent!

  

• World Water Day

  Wed 22 Mar 2023

  Today is World Water Day.  World Water Day has been held every year since 1993 and this year's theme is all about accelerating change to solve the water and sanitation crisis. Water is a precious resource and we can all make a difference by changing the way we use, consume and manage water in our lives.

   

  Today our Eco Council were delivering a presentation to share this important message with all the classes in our school.  They also delivered the presentation to Mr Traynor and Mr McMullan in Mr Traynor's office.  Also as part of their class topic our Year 5 pupils joined schools across the UK for a Virtual Teams Live World Day Assembly. 

  

• Year 3 Celebrate the Sacrament of Reconciliation

  Wed 22 Mar 2023

  Congratulation to our wonderful Primary 3 boys and girls who celebrated the Sacrament of Reconciliation with Canon Colm today, Wednesday 22nd March, in Mater Dei Church.  They were just amazing - a real credit to their families and their school.  Well done boys and girls.

   

  Following First Confession the pupils celebrated as a year group with cake and a party on their return to school.

  

• Allen Park 7-a-Side Football Tournament

  Tue 21 Mar 2023

  A great display of skill, determination and team spirit on display today at the Allen Park 7-a-side Football Tournament.  Well done boys and girls.

  

• Year 5 Fire Safety Visit

  Tue 21 Mar 2023

  On Wednesday 22^nd March, two firefighters visited our Year 5 children to complete our annual Fire Safety Talk.  The children participated in discussions and educational conversations about how to prevent fire in the home.  In addition, they discussed with the Fire service, what measures to take in the event of an emergency fire situation.

  The firefighters gave the children TWO challenges:

  • To make sure they could remember their home address incase they had to make a 999 call and request the help of the Fire Service.
  • To make sure all smoke alarms were tested at home and were working properly.

  All children received a ‘Safety Team’ pack to discuss with adults at home.

  

• Engineers Ireland - STEPS Programme

  Tue 21 Mar 2023

  The Engineers Ireland STEPS programme gives children the opportunity to discover engineering with the main aim being the promotion of engineering.  Today our Year 7 pupils were fortunate to have Carly and Cleona in school to complete a series of workshops and highlight the importance of the profession to the children.  Many thanks ladies - much appreciated.