Confirmation

 Congratulations to the children who recently made their confirmation! 

AR Shop

Today we celebrated all our hard work in AR when we spent our points in the AR shop! Some children chose to spend their points on vouchers or a Happy Meal and a Mc Flurry for lunch. Other children saved their points for the shop. Everyone was rewarded for all their hard work reading and understanding the books in the AR library. Enjoy your rewards, boys and girls!

P7 Farewell Trip

On Friday, 20th June children in P7 enjoyed a trip to Cheeky Monkeys to celebrate the end of their primary career! They had a wonderful time playing Laser Tag and Bowling before enjoying a delicious lunch. Well done, Primary 7!

End Of Year Trip

On Monday, 2nd June, children in Primary 5, 6 and 7 went to Coco’s Adventure Playground in Newcastle. We had a wonderful time climbing, sliding and bouncing in Coco’s! Afterwards, we had a picnic and then spent some time playing on the beach! It was a great day and there were lots of happy, tired faces on the bus home!

VE Day Exhibition

Today (29th May) we attended an exhibition commemorating the 80th anniversary of VE Day. We received a talk from an historian about WW2 and then had the opportunity to view a range of WW2 and VE Day artefacts and memorabilia. 
After the talk the historian complimented us on our WW2 knowledge and our wonderful behaviour! Well done, Primary 6 and 7!

Sports Day

What a wonderful day we had for Sports Day today! Well done to all the boys and girls for taking part in the races and for encouraging one another!

Keep an eye out for more photos coming soon!

LMC Cookery Demonstration

This week Patricia from the Livestock and Meat Commission visited our class to talk with us about how to ensure we have a varied, healthy diet and the importance of checking where our food comes from. Patricia then used a range of fresh ingredients to show us how to make a delicious meal! She made Tikka Mince with courgette, onion, tomatoes, garlic and potatoes...it was delicious! We all had a sample of the meal and lots of the boys and girls also had seconds! 
Thank you to Patricia and the LMC for their visit!

Bible Exhibition

Today, 3rd April, P6/7 attended a Bible Exhibition where we learned about different books in the Bible, the life of Jesus and much more. Afterwards we participated in a quiz. It was great fun!

Music Workshop

Today, 25th March, P6/7 participated in an African drumming workshop. We learned the different types of sounds that can be created by hitting the drum in different places and ways. Afterwards we put the beats and sounds together to create a song. We also played some games using the drums! We learned lots of musical terms including dynamics, bass, call and respond. It was great fun!

Crazy Hair Day

To support Ruby as she donated her hair to The Little Princess Trust, everyone in school donated £1 each and wore their hair in crazy and unusual styles! It was great fun and a wonderful way to support Ruby and this fantastic charity.

Golden Time

To celebrate the sunny weather we had our Golden Time outside! It was great fun enjoying the sun and playing together!

Art and Saint Patrick’s Day

To celebrate St. Patrick’s Day we created some shamrock art using chalk and negative space. The children cut out their shamrock template and used chalk to create a gradient of colours. Come and see!

BEE SAFE EVENT: P7

On Friday, 8th March children in Primary 7 visited the BEE Safe event in Newry Leisure Centre. This was a proactive, multi-agency community safety initiative for children in Primary 7 to help them prepare for the move to secondary school. Representatives from the PSNI, NI Fire and Rescue Service, Translink and others gave talks and presentations on safety and how to react in dangerous situations. It was a wonderful day and the children learned lots!

World Book Day

P6/7 had a wonderful day celebrating World Book Day! All the children dressed up as a character from a book and participated in the parade. Some children made book recommendations to the class and after break we took part in a ‘Where’s Wally? Hunt’. We had a great day!

Pancake Tuesday

We celebrated Pancake Tuesday in style! Delicious! Thanks, Mrs Hunter!

Taster Day at Newry High School

Today, 13th January, children in Primary 6 and 7 visited Newry High School. The children participated in four exciting lessons designed to give them a taste of the different subjects they can experience in secondary school. We took part in an ‘Escape Room’ challenge in Maths, Geography, Home Economics and PE. The lessons were very interesting and the children had a wonderful day!
Thank you to the staff and children at Newry High School!

Izak9

For Numeracy today, 10th January, we used Izak9 to complete some number investigations. We worked in groups to build a wall of consecutive numbers, then we totalled the rows and columns. In our groups we found prime and square numbers, we also converted percentages into fractions. It was great fun and we can’t wait to use Izak9 again next week!

Christmas Party

We celebrated the end of a successful term with a class party! We played party games, danced and ate some delicious treats! Happy Christmas, everyone! 

Internet Safety Workshops

Today (17th December) children in P6 and P7 participated in two internet safety workshops. We learned about our digital footprint, privacy settings and the ‘Billboard Test’. These are questions to ask ourselves before we post anything on line:

1. Will it embarrass me?
2. Will it embarrass someone else?
3. Will it hurt someone?
4. Will it impact me in the future?

We learned about cyber bullying and that if we are upset about something online we should talk to a trusted adult.

Santa Daily Mile

We had so much fun participating in the Santa Daily Mile! 🎄😀

WW2 The Home Front

Today, 12th November, P6/7 visited the museum in Armagh and participated in a workshop all about WW2. We got to hold artefacts from the time and work as detectives to determine what they were used for. Afterwards we learned about The Evacuation, Propaganda and Rationing - we were shocked by the small amount of food each person was allowed! Finally we made our very own gas mask!  It was very interesting and we’re looking forward to our new topic!

The Vikings Workshop

Today, 18th October, P6/7 visited the Newry and Mourne Museum and participated in a workshop all about the Vikings! We met Freya who told us about life in a Viking settlement. We learned about Viking trade, battle and weapons! It was great fun!

At the end of our trip we were complimented on our Viking knowledge, our behaviour and our interest in the workshop! Well done P6/7!

Outside Learning

Today, Wednesday 18th September, P6/7 took their learning outdoors! We are learning about myths. Today we worked with a partner to read a Viking myth and identify the features of myth such as: good versus bad, magical creatures, different worlds or lands. We decided to complete our work outside in the sunshine. We read and discussed the myth with a partner before returning indoors to see how many features we correctly identified. It was fun to work outside and with a partner!

Orienteering trip to Gosford

On Tuesday 17th September, we visited Gosford forest park and learned to read maps, use a compass and make our way through the forest. We worked in teams to find a number of markers in the woods and ‘check in’ using a walkie-talkie! It was great fun, especially as we had a beautiful sunny day!