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

• 🚮 Big Spring Clean 🍃

  Thu 18 Apr 2024

  This morning our School Eco Councillors participated in the Live Here Love Here ‘Big Spring Clean’ campaign.

   

  The campaign is focused on improving the local environment and building a sense of civic pride in our local communities through Litter Picks.

   

  Our Eco Councillors completed a litter pick around the school grounds and also along the main Strangford Road. They did a fantastic job in ensuring that our school and the local community is a cleaner and safer place.

  

• 🙏 Primary 7 Confirmation Retreat ⛪️

  Fri 12 Apr 2024

  Today our Primary 7 pupils took part in a retreat in Dunsford Old School to assist them in their preparations for their forthcoming Sacrament of Confirmation. 

   

  During the retreat led by the Ignite Retreat Team, the pupils completed a number of workshops to help deepen their understanding of the Sacrament which they will receive on the 26th  April.

   

  It was wonderful day with lots of reflective opportunities which proved to be the ideal preparation ahead of Confirmation.

  

• ⛪️ Visit of Relic of Blessed Carlo Acutis 🙏

  Fri 12 Apr 2024

  The relic of 15 year-old Carlo Acutis a Catholic Italian teenager will be brought to the Parish by Monsignor Anthony Figueiredo on 13th and 14th May 2024.

   

  From a young age, Carlo had a special love for God and he loved to pray the rosary. After he made his First Holy Communion, he went to Mass as often as he could, and he made Holy Hours before and after Mass. He went to confession weekly and asked his parents to take him on pilgrimages - to the places of the Saints and to the sites of Eucharistic miracles.

   

  Carlo was an ordinary teenager with an extraordinary love for God. He excelled at computers and used his skills to build a website on Eucharistic Miracles in the world.

   

  Carlo died within 10 days of being diagnosed with Leukaemia in October 2006. Blessed Carlo was beatified by Pope Francis on 10th October 2020 and is the first millennial to be declared 'Blessed'. Pope Francis referred to Carlo as a model of holiness in a digital age.

   

  Carlo’s motto was;

  “To always be close to Jesus, that’s my life plan”.

   

  Our whole School Community is greatly looking forward to attending the Mass on the 14th May led by Monsignor Anthony Figueiredo in St Mary’s Church, Dunsford and It promises to be a very special event, with people coming from afar to venerate Carlo’s relic.

   

  Today in school we held a special assembly in preparation of the visit of the Relic of Blessed Carlo Acutis and gave the children the opportunity to find out more about him.

  

• 🚢 Titanic Trip 🚢

  Thu 11 Apr 2024

  Primary 7 had a wonderful time at Titanic Belfast today as part of their ‘World Around Us’ topic on the Titanic.

   

  The children got to experience a guided tour of the SS Nomadic (the original tender ship to the Titanic) as well as a tour of ‘The Titanic Experience’, an authentic retelling of the iconic Titanic story.

   

  The tour extended to over ten interactive galleries and the pupils thoroughly enjoyed the experience, especially the ‘Shipyard Ride’.

   

  A fantastic day was had by all with many thanks to Titanic, Belfast for a very informative and most enjoyable trip.

  

• 🐣 Friends of St Mary's Easter Egg Donation 🐰

  Wed 27 Mar 2024

  Many thanks to our wonderful PTA, Friends of St Mary's who today presented each child with a lovely Easter Egg.

   

  We are extremely grateful for all that you do for the children in St Mary's. 

  

• 📚 Accelerated Reader Success 🥇

  Wed 27 Mar 2024

  Congratulations to Ella in Primary 7 who has now read over 500,000 words in Accelerated Reader since September – an absolutely magnificent achievement!

   

  Well done Ella, everyone is so proud of you! 💫 

  

• 📚📚 Accelerated Reader Success 📚📚

  Wed 27 Mar 2024

  Well done to all the children who achieved their Accelerated Reader Target during the last term.

   

  The volume of reading taking place across the school on a consistent basis is absolutely remarkable.

   

  Keep up the great work!

  

• 🐣 Easter Raffle & Trócaire Fundraising 🐰

  Wed 27 Mar 2024

  Our Easter fundraising events, organised by our School Council were a huge success with councillors coordinating and planning a number of events over the Lenten period.

   

  The School Council organised an Easter Raffle as well as a Pyjama Day. There was great excitement today as our Raffle took place at our special Easter Assembly with over £500 being raised through events organised and led by the Council.

   

  This was a truly amazing effort from everyone in our school community and we would like to thank everyone for their generous support and kindness. 

   

  All proceeds from these events will be donated to Trócaire as part of our Lenten fundraising.

  

• 🏆 Numbots 🤖

  Tue 26 Mar 2024

  The pupils have been working very hard on their Number Facts throughout this term. 

   

  Congratulations to everyone on their achievements in Numbots so far this year and it is fantastic to see how this is translating across into daily numeracy activities. 

   

  🌟 Well done and keep up the brilliant work! 🌟

  

• 🏆🎖️Reading Eggs & Fast Phonics🎖️🏆

  Tue 26 Mar 2024

  Congratulations to all the boys and girls on achieving new levels in Reading Eggs and Fast Phonics over this term.

   

  Keep up the fantastic work!