News 2026

Staff Appreciation

School Council Staff Appreciation  Following on from Children's Mental Health Week last week, our school council launched a staff appreciation 'GOLDEN ENVELOPE'  initiative. The school council members hid lots of Golden envelopes around our school for staff to try and find. For each envelope found, a ticket was entered into the raffle for lovely prizes.  The school c...

Ballymena Indoor 5 Aside

⚽️⚽️Well done to the boys who competed at the Ballymena Primary Schools indoor 5 aside Futsal Competition today along with 17 other teams. They were narrowly beaten in a dramatic semi-final drawing 2-2 in normal time, still a draw after the Golden Goal period and it took approximately 15 penalties to find a winner.  The boys played some brilliant football...

Road Safety Quiz

Well done to our Quizzers who took part in the Annual Road Safety Quiz on Tuesday past. They put in a very impressive performance and even had time for a chat with the Mayor of Mid and East Antrim....

Dr. Murphy Visits the Nursery

Dr. Murphy visits St Mary's Nursery Our nursery had a visit from Patrick's mum, Dr Murphy, this morning as the boys and girls continue to learn about the people who help us. She told the boys and girls all about her job as a doctor and let them try out some important doctor jobs! We're delighted that she gave everyone a clean bill of health for the weekend. We are so grateful to Therese ...

Principal Award- Optimism

Principal Award Winners Well done to our  Principal Award Winners who have been chosen for showing OPTIMISM! Optimism means looking for the good in every situation, even when things feel a bit tricky. It’s about believing that things can get better and trusting that you can improve with effort. Being optimistic helps us try our best, keep going, and stay positive, because we know t...

Children's Mental Health Week

Children's Mental Health Week This week, our school proudly celebrated Children’s Mental Health Week, focusing on this year’s theme which is 'This is My Place' focusing on 'belonging'. We talked about all the different groups that we belong to: our family, our school, our football, camogie and sports clubs, our local community, and our World. As a recognised Take 5 School, ...

Walk Wheel Cycle Trust

Active School Journeys Pilot Project Primary 7 Consultation  We were delighted to welcome Walk Wheel Cycle Trust (formerly known as Sustrans) and AECOM to our school on Tuesday 17th February for our first engagement session as part of the Department for Infrastructure’s Active School Journeys Pilot Project. They consulted with our Primary 7 class who gave really great feedback a...

150th Celebrations

 A NIGHT TO REMEMBER Thank you to everyone who made our 150th celebration a fantastic success last night! It was a reminder of just how special our school community is.  It was lovely to be able to pay tribute to our school’s rich history, offer people the chance to reconnect with friends and colleagues and hear from lots of past pupils and staff. #livelovele...

Credit Union Quiz

Bannvale Credit Union Quiz Success On Friday morning eight of our primary seven children took part in the annual Bannvale Credit Union Quiz. We had an under 11 team and an under 13 team with both teams achieving success. Our under 11 team came first winning the shield and individual plaques and will go on to represent our area at the next stage of the Credit Union Quiz. Our under 13 te...

Nursery Post Valentines Cards

Nursery Walk to Post Valentines Cards The children all did amazing on their first trip out of nursery yesterday! They walked to Fullans to get some stamps before posting our Valentines cards in the postbox. The children all did so well walking on the footpath, crossing the road safely and listening to instructions, even with the wind and rain! A big well done to all the boys and girls ԅ...