News 2019

P5 Trip to Portglenone Forest

On Wednesday 16th October Primary 5 went to Portglenone forest on a trip. We all came into school with old bottoms on and wellies. As we walked there we all had to go through an old road and there were puddles and it was so muddy. When we finally got there we met our tour guide Liz O`Connor. First we ate our snack that we brought with us, I had a packet of high fives. Liz said we had to take our...

Sustrans Bronze Award

Last year we began working with SUSTRANS. They help schools to improve on the amount of active travel they do. We work with Johnny Mc Crystal to achieve our SUSTRANS goals. Last year, we took part in a superhero challenge, ditch the dark day and learnt loads about bike safety. We did such a good job that we earned our Bronze Award. This year we are aiming to earn our Silver Award.   ...

Gig 'n the Bann

On Friday 13th September the P4 to P7 children from our school and Portglenone Primary were invited to the Wild Duck to see a concert.  It was part of the Gig n’ the Bann festival.  We were all very excited because we got to walk down the street with our teachers and classroom assistants.  When we arrived at the Wild Duck we were shown to our seats and then told that the per...

HUGE THANK YOU

A huge thank you to all the local businesses for their very kind donations towards new netball tops for our very successful netball team....

Sponsored Fun Run

Our big Fundraiser this year was A Fun Run … and fun it was!!! A huge well done to everyone for taking part. So many children tried so hard to run all the way or as much as possible.   ...

P7 Leavers

Today we celebrated the achievements of our Year 7 pupils with a Prize-giving Assembly. We wish them every success in their new schools. What a fantastic bunch!...

Football Success

This year we have had one of the most successful football teams in St. Mary’s Primary School history, winning the Southwest Indoor Tournament, the Indoor County Final, and the outdoor County Final. We owe our sincere thanks to our local club, Casements CLG, for their support and for providing coaching throughout the year. Congratulations to all!   ...

First Holy Communion

Conratulations to our P4 pupils who made their First Holy Communion today....

Recycling Bus

The recycling bus came to our school today and all the classes got to visit it. Noel, the driver and guide for the bus explained to us about recycling and how important it is. ...

Cycling Proficiency

Congratulations to a group of our P7 pupils who completed the Cycling Proficiency Course this week....