News 2023

St. Mary's Nursery Unit Open Afternoon

The Nursery Open afternoon will take place on Monday 18th December 2023 from 2.15p.m. to 3.00p.m. This afternoon will give any prospective children and parents the opportunity to visit the nursery unit and experience the nursery environment. At 2.30p.m. parents will then be invited to the multi- purpose hall in the Primary School for a short presentation. The children will remain in the Nurs...

St. Mary's P.S Open Morning

OPEN MORNING FOR THE PRIMARY SCHOOL The Primary 1 Open morning will take place on Monday 18th December 2023 from 9.30a.m. to 10.30a.m. This morning will give any prospective children and parents the opportunity to visit the Primary 1 classroom and experience the learning environment. There will be a short presentation for parents at 9.30a.m. and at this time, children will be brought from the Nu...

Donations for Rotary Club

Kala O’Donnell came to our school to collect the donations and hampers for the Rotary Club. Thank you to all the children and parents who donated food for this cause....

Christmas has come to St. Mary’s P.S.

We received a very special treat yesterday just in time for the beginning of the Christmas season. A parent of 3 of our pupils won a Christmas tree in the Dobbies ‘Not Your Average Community’ competition. We think it’s not your average tree either. Many thanks to Mrs Magee for nominating our school....

Portglenone Juvenile Awards at assembly

Today during assembly our P1-P7 pupils brought up their awards from the Portglenone Juvenile Underage Presentation. Everyone gave them a round of applause! Congratulation to everyone for their commitment to training and to their teams.  ...

Perfect Pets

The pupils of our after school club took part in a Perfect Pet art competition and all of their drawings were selected to be published. Everyone received a certificate at assembly this morning. We are really looking forward to seeing the book when it is published. Congratulations everyone!...

Odd Socks Day

We celebrated Odd Socks Day on Friday 17th November, the final day of Anti-bullying Week. This day reminds us that it's okay to be different. ...

Cumann na mBunscol Champions

Congratulations to our P7 5-a-side team who won the Cumann na mBunscol SW Competition in the Antrim Forum today. The boys are a credit to the school and their clubs. Thank you to all involved in their coaching and mentoring....

Eco Committee hard at Work

Our new Eco Committee for this year have already been hard at work planting spring bulbs, weeding and making bird-food for the Winter. ...

Halloween Dress-Up Parade

We all enjoyed a fun day of Halloween Dress-up and Activities before finishing for the mid-term break. The staff chose their favourites from each class and everyone got a treat!...