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

• Deaf Awareness

  Fri 24 Mar 2017 MMcG

  Congratulations to our Super Students this week: Martin, Archie, Aoibheen, Dylan (absent) and Luke. Miley-Rose was presented with the Playground Award. Well done all. 👍

   

  Ronan Gilchrist visited the school today and presented a 'Deaf Awareness Training' to some children in KS2. The children learned all about communicating using sign language and had a lot of fun! Thanks Ronan.

  

• Marathon Team

  Thu 23 Mar 2017 MMcG

  The Belfast City Marathon team have received their bibs and team numbers for the anticipated Belfast Marathon on Monday 1st May 2017.

  The staff embarrassed themselves by running around the yard after lunch and showing the children their running skills!!

  The children were given sponsorship forms to help us raise vital funds for

  a new state of the art interactive whiteboard to enhance the children's learning. We hope you will support us in achieving our £3000 goal!

  

• First Penance

  Wed 22 Mar 2017 MMcG
  Congratulations to our lovely P3 pupils who made their First Penance today at St Nicholas' Church.

  

• Green Day

  Thu 16 Mar 2017 MMcG
  WE celebrated our patron saint, by having a Green Day celebration of Patrick in school. The children dressed in green, sang, danced a ceíli beag and had a fun day in school. Happy St Patrick's Day everyone ☘️

  

• P6/7 class work alongside the Ardglass Development Association

  Wed 15 Mar 2017 MMcG
  🌱🌲The P6/7 class worked with a big community initiative with two of the Ardglass Development Association members, Raymond and Duane.
  The children dispersed wildflower seeds and planted lavender plants, shrubs and trees. 
  Ardglass Develoment Association are hoping to create a new community space, like a garden, close to the site of the old school. A fantastic idea! 🌱🌲

  

• Jimmy's 10K Roadrace

  Sun 12 Mar 2017 MMcG

  🏃🏻‍♀️🏃🏻Jimmy's 10k Race, Downpatrick🏃🏻🏃🏻‍♀️
  Mr Burns and Miss McGrady ran the Jimmy's 10k race this morning in Downpatrick in preparation for their Belfast Marathon Run. Official Results are in and both ran very well. Chip time results: Miss McGrady completed the course in 47 minutes and 19 seconds. Mr Burns completed it in 49 minutes and 41 seconds. Well done 👍👍.

  Thanks to our supporters (and marathon team relay runners)Miss O'Neill and Miss Deegan for the flattering (?)😂😂🙈photos. Bring on the marathon!

  

• World Book Day

  Fri 10 Mar 2017 MMcG

  📚World Book Day📚
  St Nicholas' celebrated World Book Day today (due to the elections last week) and the children and staff all turned up in lots of colourful costumes of their favourite book characters. Children also handed in some fantastic homework projects of their 'Cereal Box Reports.'

  Lower Sixth pupils, studying English at A-levels, from St Mary's HS, with their teacher, Mrs Dornan, read to the children from each class. The children loved it! Thanks to Mrs Wilson, our Literacy coordinator for organising the day. 👍

  Congratulations to our Super Students this week: Sam, Ava, Adam, Maeve and Sophie. 
  Our World Book Day Cereal Box Report prize winners were: Isobel, Eadie, Anna T, Anna McE, Dylan, Olivia and Sophie. Well done everyone. 😀

  

• Statue of Our Lady of Fatima visits the school

  Thu 09 Mar 2017 MMcG

  🙏This morning St Nicholas' hosted a statue of Our Lady of Fatima. This statue was blessed by Pope Francis on January 11th 2017. He appealed for prayer and reparation for world peace and to promote the sanctity of family in the world. 

  Our pupils were involved in prayer and song to celebrate this special event. 🙏