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

• Environmental Youth Speak 2023

  Fri 24 Feb 2023

  Well done to Rory in Primary 7 who has been chosen to represent the school in the forthcoming Newry, Mourne & Down District Council Environmental Youth Speak competition based on the theme of;

   

  ‘By 2050 there will be more plastic in the sea than fish. Let’s stop marine plastic pollution before it’s too late’. 

   

  Please follow the link below to view his entry; 

   

  https://www.stmaryspsdunsford.co.uk/eco-schools-1/

• 🌟Stars of the Week🌟

  Fri 24 Feb 2023

  Well done to our star pupils this week who were awarded certificates for their excellent attitude towards school, their enthusiasm towards learning and their fantastic behaviour.

   

  Keep up the great work! 🌟

  

• PCSP Kids' Court

  Thu 23 Feb 2023

  Newry, Mourne and Down Policing and Community Safety Partnership (PCSP) held a ‘Kids’ Court’ at school today, to help reduce speeding issues on the Strangford Road outside St Mary’s.

   

  Motorists apprehended for speeding outside our school faced a ‘Kids’ Court’ panel of P7 pupils to explain why they had broken the 30mph speed limit as they passed the school. Motorists who did not want to participate in the initiative had to pay the usual speeding fine and accept penalty points on their driving licences.

   

  In total, six speeding drivers attended the Kids’ Court and faced questions from the P7 children about their road safety knowledge, before receiving a lesson from the young judges on the dangers of speeding.

  

• Ash Wednesday

  Wed 22 Feb 2023

  Today, on Ash Wednesday we came together as a school community to reflect and give thanks.

   

  We received ashes from Fr McCloskey to mark the beginning of Lent and all the classes presented their Lenten promises.  

  

• Children's Heartbeat Trust - Rock Red Friday

  Fri 10 Feb 2023

  Today we donned our red clothing and participated in Rock Red Friday in aid of Children’s Heartbeat Trust.

   

  The aim of today was to raise funds and vital awareness of congenital heart disease (CHD), Northern Ireland’s most common birth defect.

   

  The Children’s Heartbeat Trust is a charity which has supported several families in our school community over the years and is something which is very close to us all.

  

• 🌟Stars of the Week🌟

  Fri 10 Feb 2023

  Congratulations to our ‘Stars of the Week’.  

   

  Well done everyone! ⭐️👏🏻

  

• RSPB Big Schools' Birdwatch 🐦

  Wed 08 Feb 2023

  This week we took part in the RSPB Big Schools' Birdwatch scheme. Our Eco-Council began the week by making bird feeders, bird baths and left lots of lovely nuts and berries around the school.

   

  All the other classes then took part in the Birdwatch, observing the different types of birds around our school grounds and completing a tally of their results.

   

  The children were extremely excited to send their results off to the RSPB and see the nationwide results.

  

• Safer Internet Day 2023

  Tue 07 Feb 2023

  We celebrated Safer Internet Day 2023 today with key messages to help keep everyone safe.

   

  It was a very informative day for us all with lots of valuable learning taking place.

  

• Happy 100 days of School

  Tue 07 Feb 2023

  On Monday we celebrated 100 days of school!

   

  We are all now 100 days smarter and everyone was busy completing different tasks about the number 100!

  

• NSPCC Number Day

  Fri 03 Feb 2023

  Today we celebrated NSPCC Number Day in school.

   

  Number Day is something that the children and staff always look forward to each year and it gives the children the opportunity to apply their maths skills to everyday scenarios, whilst raising money for a fantastic cause.

   

  There were a range of activities involving numbers taking place throughout the school today with a number of classes also taking part in the NSPCC ROCKS tournament delivered on TT Rockstars which proved to be very competitive! 

   

  A very enjoyable day was had by everyone.