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Sports Day KS1

On Monday 15th May and Tuesday 16th May, we returned to our annual sports day with parents attending as spectators. Individual races took place in the egg & spoon, sack race, obstacle and Sprint. Each class then took part in an obstacle relay and a sprint relay. The weather was mostly on our side, with just one short rain cloud overhead on Monday and a light drizzle on Tuesday. ...

Netball Team Achievements

This term saw our school netball team put all their training and practice to the test by taking part in some tournaments. On 11th May they hosted a small tournament with 3 other schools: Carnaghts, Carniny and The Diamond. They won all 3 games! The teamwork was just fantastic and every single player was brilliant.  On may 23rd the team competed in the Antrim Area Play Offs. They played 3 v...

Cumann na mBunscol Large School Football Blitz

On Wednesday 1st June, boys from P5,6&7 took part in the Cumann na mBunscol Large School Blitz in Ballymena, hosted by St. Brigid’s P.S. at Woodside Road.  The standard of play at this competition is always high and this year was no different. Both teams played their best. Unfortunately we lost Conan McKeever early in the tournament due to injury. Despite this setback, the boys got ...

Toddle Waddle

The nursery children took part in their very own fundraising event today, Friday 27th May. They completed a ‘Toddle Waddle’ around the school three times dressed up as ‘Superheroes and Princesses’. All money raised will go towards nursery funds. Thank you for your generosity and your continued support for the nursery.   ...

First Holy Communion P4

Today the pupils of Primary 4 received their First Holy Communion.  The mass was a wonderful celebration of a very special occasion. Some of the pupils took part in the liturgy of the mass and the whole class sang beautifully, accompanied by Mrs Brookman on the organ. ...

Feet First Friday

On Friday the 20th of May the whole school, from Nursery to Primary 7, took part in Feet First Friday as part of Sustrans activities to help us be active, healthy and happy. All the pupils and adults went outside to the carpark (where there were no cars) for a selection of fun and active activities. Each class was split up and put into a group .In total there were 11 groups with pupils from every ...

Pupil of The Week 2021-22

Each week during Friday assembly we celebrate Pupil of The Week. This is a weekly event that celebrates our pupils and their achievements.    Well done to all our pupils of the week. ...

Nursery Trip to Rosepark Farm

The children had so much fun visiting RosePark Farm. We got to walk through the Enchanted Fairy Garden which then led us on to the farm where we saw lots of different  farm animals and even got to go to the maternity ward! After this we visited the Exotic House, the boys and girls were very brave with some even putting the snakes around their necks! After lunch we met new friends from Kilm...

Cumann na mBunscol Camogie Tournament

On 12th May, St. Mary's P.S. hosted the Cumann na mBunscol Camogie tournament for the first time since 2019. The whole day was organised by Claire Doherty, our school coach from Geraldine’s Camogie Club, and everything went so smoothly from start to finish. Our P7 team was also successful in winning the tournament so huge congratulations to them! ...

Mixed Football Blitz (Rasharkin) (P7)

On 4th May 2022, twenty of the Primary 7 children had the opportunity to take part in a Mixed Football Blitz, hosted by St. Patrick’s Primary School, Rasharkin. When we arrived we were sorted into several groups. Each group was named after counties in Ireland. The day was so much fun and the football was incredible with so many talented players from local schools playing on the day. ...