Safer Internet Day 2025, which is celebrated on February 11, promotes online safety, digital responsibility, and cybersecurity awareness to create a better internet for everyone. Please see the link below for more information about TikTok. 

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On Wednesday our KS1 pupils attended a skills day in Dunloy GAC. Thank you to all the coaches and Cumann na Bunscol Antrim for a great day- our pupils really enjoyed all the activities and getting to meet new people- exactly what sport is all about.

On Tuesday we joined lots of other schools for a virtual workshop from Little Sunflower. Little Sunflower is an animated, interactive, digital, emotional wellbeing resource to help parents and teachers to help children understand and navigate big feelings with the help of the Little Sunflower characters –Milo Mouse, Lucas Lion, Tobey Tortoise, Harriet Hare, Deanna Dog, Kate Cat and Mickey Monkey who gently take children on journeys of big feelings that they themselves have experienced too. For more information see: https://littlesunflower.ie/

Please see the information regarding upcoming workshops from ‘The Children’s Occupational Therapy Service’.

On Friday 4 of ourP6/7's joined 18 other teams from across north Antrim schools in St.Ciaran’s Cushendun for the annual Cumann na Bunscol quiz. The pupils had a great day and competed really well- a great experience for all and hopeful the beginning of a quizzing journey for these pupils.

Thank you to all our grandparents – and great grandparents- who joined us in school on Thursday 30^th January. Together we made St. Brigid’s crosses and pupils presented their grandparents with special prayers and certificates. Maith Thú everyone.

Parent line NI we are running a Worry to Wonder workshop on Tuesday 18^th February from 10am to 11.30am on Zoom.  This workshop is specifically for the parents of Primary school aged children and aims to help with understanding and acknowledging worry and our role in it along with practical and easy everyday steps to transform worry into wonder. See poster for more details. 

The Daily Mile initiative is a school-based physical activity program encouraging children to run, jog, or walk for 10 minutes each day during school hours. It was founded in 2012 in Scotland and has since expanded globally. The initiative aims to improve children's physical health, mental well-being, and concentration in the classroom. It is inclusive, requires no special equipment, and is designed to be non-competitive, ensuring all children can participate regardless of fitness level. All our pupils are taking part in this at 1pm every day.