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

• Back to Blackboard Day!

  Fri 01 May 2015

  Congratulations and many thanks to all who supported our  ‘Back to Blackboard Day’. This is one in a series of events to mark the centenary of our school. The period costumes were amazing, thank you to all the parents for their support with getting the children ready. The staff got into the spirit too and transformed their classrooms with no computers, blackboards, finger nail checks, Reading, Writing and Arithmetic drills.

  Many thanks to Tesco for their refreshments for the children and Maxwell Freight for the lorry for our parade. Thank you to Paul McErlane for the wonderful photographs he took. Thank you to all the parents, local businesses and the wider community who lined the route as the Maxwell Titanic lorry surrounded by the entire school in period clothing marched up the Main Street to the beat of the music. The community atmosphere was fantastic and the children, staff and parents had a wonderful time.

  Mr Traynor said, “It was wonderful to see such a great turnout for our parade today, the children and staff had certainly entered into the spirit of the day and the event was indeed a fitting tribute to mark the hundredth anniversary of outstanding education provided by St. Joseph’s Primary school and Nursery Unit past and present.”

  

• Pebble Point Treat

  Thu 30 Apr 2015
  Congratulations to all our Year Groups on achieving the second Pebble Point Award. Mr Traynor booked popular children's entertainer Tom Sweeney to entertain the children. He sang wonderful songs and told great stories. The children had a fantastic time.

  

• Science Week

  Thu 30 Apr 2015
  As part of Science Week 2015 the Year 5, 6 and 7 children had the opportunity to explore Chemistry first hand with exciting Liquid Nitrogen experiments and extracting DNA from a strawberry. 

  

• Knex Challenge

  Wed 29 Apr 2015

  Congratulations to Thomas, Eoin, Daniel and James who represented our school at the recent K'Nex Challenge held at Ballymena Acadamey.  The boys were tasked with designing two aliens and two pieces of alien equipment that they had brought with them from space.  They worked really hard on their designs and enjoyed the making and testing of these.  Well done boys! 

  

• Centenary Big Breakfast

  Mon 27 Apr 2015
  Many thanks to all who came along on Sunday morning to join in with our big breakfast to mark another celebration for our 100th Anniversary. Mrs Weldon and her team of helpers from the staff of the school made a wonderful and very tasty cooked breakfast that all enjoyed, Empty plates all round, good craic and banter at the tables and a lovely community atmosphere.

  

• Yr 4 Come Dine With Me!

  Wed 22 Apr 2015
  Mr McKenna's Year 4 children were the first class to invite their families to come dine with them in our school canteen. The children were really excited about sharing a meal together in preparation for their First Communion Day.

  

• Pupil Council Visit UTV

  Wed 22 Apr 2015

  The Pupil Council go live with UTV!

  The Pupil Council were invited along to tour UTV Live Studios in Belfast on Wednesday 22^nd April . The Council were treated to mini tours of the UTV Live newsroom, gallery, dressing room and green room!  The children got to see where our local news is recorded and how it is broadcast.  The Council got to sit on the UTV Live chairs and pretend to report a news story!  There was plenty to see and investigate with huge cameras, hundreds of lights and lots of buttons!  The Pupil Council got to see Frank Mitchell as he was presenting his radio show and they got to meet some UTV Live journalists who were busy writing and editing stories as well as Jane Loughrey and Ken Reid.  At the end each member received a goody bag. Thank-you to all the team at UTV Live for inviting us along, they made us feel so welcome and listened to all our questions! Well done Pupil Council!

  

• Hurling Superstars

  Thu 16 Apr 2015
  Congratulations to our Hurling Team who gave a sterling performance in the recent INTO 7-a-side tournament. This was one of the best performances to date from our young hurlers.

  

• Easter Awards

  Wed 01 Apr 2015
  

• Year 6 Easter Prayer Service

  Wed 01 Apr 2015
  Thank you to all the parents who attended the Year 6 Easter Prayer Service. The children led their drama around the Stations of the Cross so well and gave all who attended a real sense of the meaning behind holy week. Thank you to all the Year 6 staff for their preparation and Mrs Lawlor for her support with music.