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

• Autism NI Impact Award

  Tue 05 Dec 2023

  Following on from the success of our Nursery Unit, we are delighted to announce that our primary school has been presented with the Autism NI Impact Award by the NI charity. The award now takes pride of place in our school foyer.  This is indeed a wonderful achievement for our school community and recognition of all the hard work completed!

  

• Year 6 Internet Safety Workshops

  Mon 04 Dec 2023

  Many thanks to Julie from BEAM Creative Network and Antrim and Newtownabbey PCSP for delivering 2 very interactive Internet Safety Workshops to our Primary 6 pupils today.

  

• Peace IV Programme

  Mon 04 Dec 2023

  Antrim and Newtownabbey have wriiten to our school to thank us for our contribution to the Peace IV Programme.  The letter thanked our school for the time and commitment we have invested in our local community and how this work during our Summer Scheme 2023 has contributed towards building a legacy of peace and reconcilliation within the Borough. 

   

  Many thanks to the Borough for the resource allocation to facilitate the delivery of this project,  Miss Agnew our Shared Education Co-ordinator for her work in developing and promoting community links and to all the boys and girls who took part in this project.

  

• Blessing of the Advent Wreath

  Fri 01 Dec 2023

  This Sunday 3rd December marks the First Sunday of Advent.  Today Friday 1st December, Canon Colm called to school to bless our Advent Wreath.  During our Prayer Service we had a number of special readings from Miss Agnew, Mr McCarthy and members of the Year 7 Faith Group.  To conclude the service our Year 7 pupils sang a beautiful rendition of Silent Night.  

   

  After the Service the Advent Wreath was moved to the foyer of our school.  Here the Year 7 Faith Group met to discuss the proper upkeep of our wreath and to share responsibilities for delivering our whole school Advent messages to each class during the month of December. 

   

  After the Blessing of the Wreath, Mr Traynor and Mrs Loughran also presented Canon Colm with two Christmas Hampers donated by the school staff to be used as prizes for the Parish Christmas Bazaar this Sunday 3rd December.

  

• November Golden Assemblies

  Fri 01 Dec 2023

  This week we celebrated the beginning of Advent at our November Golden Assemblies.  Our Year 1 pupils lead our Year 1-3 Assembly with a beautiful selection of Christmas songs from their upcoming nativity 'Simply Nativity'.  They certainly put us all in the Christmas mood.  Mrs Haughian's Year 4 class led our Year 4-7 Assembly on the theme of Advent which focused us all on how we can use this time in the build up to Christmas to prepare for the special day.  It reminded us of the importance of love, joy, hope and peace during this festive season. 

   

  In addition to this some important messages were delivered and there was lots to celebrate with the presentation of our monthly awards, some fabulous achievements in our Accelerated Reading Programme and lots of the children shared with us success they had achieved outside of school.  We certainly have a lot of very talented boys and girls.  A massive well done to everyone involved!