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

• St Brigid’s Day

  Fri 31 Jan 2025

  This week, our school population came together to celebrate St Brigid’s Day, honouring one of Ireland’s most beloved saints and reflecting on her values of faith, generosity and kindness. Each class took part in creative activities to mark the occasion. 

  P2/P3 boys and girls created beautifully coloured and laminated St Brigid’s crosses, showcasing their creativity whilst learning about the significance of this well-known Irish symbol. 

  Our P4/P5 pupils produced brilliant artwork, drawing St Brigid’s cloak, inspired by the story of how her kindness and faith spread far and wide. Their colourful designs reflected the patchwork nature of the cloak, symbolising unity and care for others. 

  In P5/P6, students crafted St Brigid inspired shields, featuring paper crosses as a symbol of protection and faith. These creative designs incorporated Celtic patterns and meaningful messages, connecting to St. Brigid’s legacy as a strong and compassionate leader. 

  Meanwhile, our P7 pupils took on the challenge of making traditional St Brigid’s crosses, carefully weaving them just as generations before them have done. This hands-on activity allowed them to reflect on the importance of St Brigid’s faith and the enduring traditions that celebrate her life.

  It was wonderful to see our pupils engage so thoughtfully with the stories and traditions of St Brigid, and we are proud of their creativity and enthusiasm in bringing her legacy to life.

  

• Flahavan’s Primary Schools’ Cross Country League

  Fri 31 Jan 2025

  19 enthusiastic Sacred Heart P.S. runners converged on Dunleath Park, Downpatrick, this morning to take part in the third instalment of this season’s league.

  Our participants entered all four races on offer namely the girls’ fun run, girls’ race, boys’ fun run and boys’ race.

  Everyone performed extremely well and it was very obvious that the hard yards being put in at training are now paying dividends on the track.

  Well done to our runners!

  

• Accelerated Reader Certifications

  Fri 31 Jan 2025

  Reading progress is measured in many different ways in school. One of them is via each child’s Accelerated Reader journey. It was highly encouraging today to see so many boys and girls make strides in their reading attainment not to mention the high levels of enjoyment that they are deriving from their books.

  

• Mathletes of the Month

  Fri 31 Jan 2025

  Robyn P1, James P2, Caolán P3, Sophie P4, Mark Óg P5, Harry P5, Aoibhe P6 and Niamh P7 all exhibited the virtues espoused by our Numeracy targets this month as they were crowned Mathletes for January!

  

• Gaeilgeoir na Míosa

  Fri 31 Jan 2025

   P7 pupil Eddie was proudly awarded the Gaeilgeoir na Míosa award for January. Eddie has been highly immersed in cúpla focal within school and he is a passionate contributor during the weekly pop up language sessions.

  

• Principal’s Award

  Fri 31 Jan 2025

  Sonny P5

  This pupil has demonstrated exceptional dedication and hard work across the curriculum this year. He has made significant progress in reading fluency, expression, spelling and comprehension.

  His understanding of mental maths strategies and application in this line of work is commendable. 

  A keen sportsperson, he excels in cross country, soccer and GAA both inside and outside of school.

  Above all, he displays excellent behaviour and impeccable manners, setting a stellar example for his peers and younger members of the school community.

  Well done!

  

• Pupil of the Month

  Fri 31 Jan 2025

  The completion of our first month of 2025 was upon us today as January whizzed to a conclusion. Our teachers searched out reasoning and active evidence as to why our Pupil of the Month winners deserved their accolades. It was very clear from assembly this morning that each and every one of them were fully deserving of their recognition.

  Well done to Max P1, Ailbhe P2, Orlaith P3, Eva P4, Annie P5, Charley P6 and Elliot P7!

  

• Upcoming POSH Events

  Thu 30 Jan 2025
  

• Surveying with P1

  Wed 29 Jan 2025

  Thank you to Saoirse's mum, Bronagh, who visited P1 today to talk to the boys and girls about her job as a surveyor. The children learned about different types of houses and homes and had the opportunity to see the various tools Bronagh uses in her work.

  

• Dragon’s Den

  Wed 29 Jan 2025

  As part of the Junior Entrepreneur Programme, P7 hosted their very own Dragon’s Den today and had the pleasure of welcoming Mr Redmond, Mr Fitzsimons and Mrs Flaherty to their classroom. 

  Over the past three weeks, the boys and girls have been working hard to create and develop their own unique business ideas. Today they presented these ideas to the ‘Dragons.’ 

  Four fantastic and informative presentations were given, with products including phone cases, resin coasters, candles and a lucky dip. The standard of each presentation was so high that it made for a very tough deliberation. But a product was eventually chosen to move forward with and become ‘The Big Idea.’ 

  P7 are delighted to announce that ‘Sacred Heart Scents’ will go into development soon!

  Thank you to Mr. Redmond, Mrs. Flaherty and Mr. Fitzsimons for all their feedback and advice.