News

First Holy Communion

On Saturday the 2nd of June all of the primary four pupils made the sacrament of Holy Communion.  The ceremony was beautiful along with the singing of the school choir. A word of thanks to staff, family, grandparents and also friends that came to be part of such a special day for these children.  ...

Antrim V Down

John McAtamney a primary 7 pupil was nominated to take part in the half time GAA game along with other children in the Antrim area against children from Down. John played defence and they won by 2 points. Here we see John with the programme with his name printed inside as a souvenir and he received a medal to remember his experience that day....

We are Vertigo P7

On Thursday 31st of May primary seven set off to We are Vertigo with Mrs Goldring, Mrs Milner and Lisa. They had a fun filled day and had great fun in both the trampoline park and also the activity centre. The day was topped off with pizza and ice cream and it all went down a treat! ...

Young Pioneers

Primary Seven pupils have taken the young pioneers pledge to obstain from alcohol until the age of 18 and also obstain from illegal drugs for life. The children were presented with the pins in St. Mary’s Church by Sister Margaret and Seamus McDonnell. ...

Confirmation

Our Year 7 pupils were confirmed today by Bishop Noel Treanor in St. Mary’s Church Portglenone. This was the first Confirmation to take place since the refurbishment of the church and what a beautiful ceremony it was. Congratulations to all our pupils on this special day. ...

Sports Day

Wednesday the 23rd was the whole school sports day. The weather was beautiful and it was a fun filled day. The PTA also held a tuck shop for the kids to grab some tasty treats. Thank you to all the parents, grandparents and other family members who attended on the day and also took part in the parents’ race....

Senior Citizen Art Competition

All the children within St. Mary’s took part in the Senior Citizen Art competition which is held every year in the local community Centre. Annie the local organiser came in during assembly and presented the children with their prizes. ...

Spelling Bee Success

Congratulations to Eimear from P7 who came first in the County Antrim Final of the Eason Spelling Bee. Eimear won the school knockout competition and after much practising at home was successful at county level. Well done Eimear!...

Staff V Parents Netball Match

On the 23rd of March the staff of St. Mary’s played a charity netball match against some parents within our school. This is the second year it was held which seen the staff win last year! The children had a great time cheering on their teachers, assistants and also their parents. The parents lifted the cup to beat the staff. ...

A Visit from the Fire Service

Today a fireman came to visit our class. His name was fireman Stevie. He was in our school to teach us all about Fire Safety. He introduced us to lots of different characters. Some bad and some good. Two of the bad characters were called scratch and flint they were matches and a lighter. One of the good characters was called Beep, he was a smoke alarm. Stevie told us to check our homes fo...