Having entered our first ever cross country team into the Flahavan’s Primary Schools’ League in December, the school have created a five week block of After School Club XC training.

The squad got together this afternoon and completed pace, stamina and distance runs as they prepare for the next instalment of the league in Dunleath Park on Friday 24th January.

Great effort everyone!

Niall P1, Manna P2, Matty P3, Aaron P4, Éabha P5, Catarina P6 and Jude P7 were officially recognised as our first Pupil of the Week winners of 2025 at this afternoon’s whole school assembly.

Well done to you all!

Isla P7 

This week’s Principal’s Award goes to P7 pupil, Isla. Isla is an incredibly hardworking girl who applies herself to all areas of the curriculum. She particularly excels during Literacy, whether that be with reading, writing stories or understanding a new grammatical concept. She will ensure that all activities are completed to the highest standard along with handwriting and presentation that can’t be faulted. 

Isla is becoming a more confident pupil who tackled a lead role in our play with great enthusiasm. She is coming to the forefront during groupwork and expressing her own opinions, whist listening to those around her. 

She is a kind and well-mannered pupil who shows exemplary conduct to everyone within our school community. Isla cares for those around her and is a great friend to all.

Well done!

 Oisin, Charlie, Noah and Ruadhán represented the school at the annual Cumann na mBunscol quiz this morning at Kilcoo GAC. The new format saw a mixture of Irish Sport and GAA questions with the four boys excelling throughout.

Well done on a fantastic effort!

Dundrum GAC

P1 headed up to the forest today to look for signs of winter. They had a great time doing a science experiment, collecting all kinds of winter treasures and then putting them in water to see what would happen when it freezes. They also enjoyed exploring the frosty trails, looking at how the plants and trees had changed and talking about how animals get ready for winter.

Northern Ireland Forest School Association

P7 had a great start to their Trailblazer programme today. They explored different acting techniques and started to plan their stories which they will then turn into films!

Trailblazers is a project that supports pupils in exploring Good Relations issues whilst at the same time learning film making skills. The programme is proven to deliver social cohesion, the encouragement of fair and positive attitudes towards community and culture, the use of animation/film as a gateway for creativity, thought processing and transferable skills, which is all guided by professional artist facilitators.

WheelWorks

If all pupils, parents and staff could be extremely cautious coming to school this morning. Despite being salted, the areas around both entrances are still very icy and underfoot conditions are treacherous. Children should come directly to their classrooms from 8:45am onward.

Thank you.

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An incredible £3205 has been raised from the 2024 edition of the POSH Grand Prize Christmas Draw!

All prize winners can contact the school office (437 51293) to claim and collect their prize before 11:30am tomorrow.

Thank you to all of our prize sponsors and to all those in our school community who sold and bought tickets. A wonderful achievement!

1st - £500 (POSH) - Ciara Gibney.

2nd - Full Engine Service (BSW Autohouse) - Hannah Moore.

3rd - Mountain Bike (Ross Cycles) - Catherine Fitzpatrick.

4th - Night in the Yew Tree Barn - Mary Redmond.

5th - Birthday Party Food Package (Coffee Dock) - Ryan Kearney.

6th - 1 Night B&B in the Burrendale Hotel - Judy Clarke.

7th - £100 Voucher (Mourne Cycles) - Donagh Cunningham.

8th - £100 Voucher (First 4 Floors) - Eamon Hogg.

9th - Deluxe Drinks Hamper (POSH) - Hayley McCoy.

10th - £50 Voucher (Maghera Inn) - Shane Melville.

11th - £50 Voucher (Dundrum Inn) - Bronagh Smyth.

12th - £50 Cash (Bark N’ Go Dog Wash) - Paudie McCormick.

13th - Family Pass (Mourne Archery Centre) - Julie Burns.

14th - Family Pass (Mountpanther Farm Park) - John Caldwell.

15th - Family Pass (Global Adventure Play) - Marie Byrne.

16th - Family Pass (Coco’s) - Brendan Cleland.

17th - £30 Voucher (AJC Electrical) - Hannah Leslie.

18th - £20 Voucher (Tonn Ruray) - Brian Rogan.

19th - £20 Voucher (Black Box Donuts) - Andrew Gregory.

20th - £10 Voucher (Primal Effect Coffee) - Eddie Quinn.