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about 1 day ago St. Colmcille's Primary School, Downpatrick said
St Patrick's Day Celebrations at St. Colmcille's! We are looking forward to celebrating St Patrick's Day together at St. Colmcille's! Our Primary 5 and LSC3 pupils will lead a special St Patrick's Day Assembly on Friday 13th March, sharing the story and spirit of the occasion with the whole school community. To continue the celebrations, we will also be having a Green Day on Monday 16th March. Pupils are invited to come to school wearing their best green outfits to help us mark the occasion in true festive style! We can't wait to see lots of green around the school as we celebrate together!
about 1 day ago St. Colmcille's Primary School, Downpatrick said
Young Enterprise Workshops Pupils from P4-6 were visited by Rebekah from Young Enterprise NI this week to explore how enterprise works from a local to global level. Our P6 pupils had a fantastic time, focusing on the theme of Our World. Rebekah was joined by Anthony from AIB for this session who taught the children all about business, importing and exporting, and how culture and laws in different countries influence what people make, sell, and enjoy. To finish the session, the pupils were challenged to design their own product and promote it while making sure it followed the laws and cultural expectations of a fictional country they were given. They loved the task, showing great creativity, teamwork, and thoughtful decisionmaking. Next, our Primary 5 Children thought carefully about the structure of towns and cities. During this workshop, they learned all about cities and the different people involved in building and running them. The class then got creative by designing their own 3D building models and putting them together to make a whole class city. They also designed their own restaurantscomplete with matching menusand took part in great discussions about earning money, spending money, saving money, and even donating money. It was a fantastic, handson afternoon and the class really enjoyed it! Finally, Primary 4 explored Our Community where they thought carefully about the structure of our local area, including the resources available to us and who the people are the help us on a regular basis.
about 1 day ago St. Colmcille's Primary School, Downpatrick said
Blackwater Young Voices Choir Festival What an incredible day for our school choir! We're thrilled to share that our talented students performed at the Young Voices Choir Festival on Thursday alongside 7 other local primary schools. Their beautifully heartfelt performance of "Let It Be" by The Beatles moved the audience and judges alike. Every note reflected their hard work, teamwork, and passion for music. A huge well done to all involve. A special 'thank you' for preparing the choir goes to Mrs Fryer and Mr Rooney who also accompanied our singers with his excellent guitar skills!
about 2 days ago St. Colmcille's Primary School, Downpatrick said
Learning Around School This week, we're taking a peek inside our fantastic LSC4 class! Pupils have been busy taking part in a wide range of practical, hands-on and activity-based learning experiences, and their hard work really shines through. To see what they've been getting up to, head over to the LSC4 class page on our school website! https://www.stcolmcillesps.co.uk/page/?title=LSC4-+Mr+McReynolds+%26amp%3B+Mr+Boyle&pid=295
about 2 days ago St. Colmcille's Primary School, Downpatrick said
Science Week 2026 Next week, we will be celebrating Science Week 2026! To mark the occasion, the children will be participating in fun and engaging science investigations, where they will be following a scientific method to answer a question posed. Pupils will also be participating in a 'Power Project', where they will be challenged to participate in a wide range of STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Maths) activities, relating to their topic in 'The World Around Us'. Our P7 pupils will host a 'Science Shop', where the children can purchase some exciting science-based gadgets and toys. We are excited to begin Science Week 2026 and look forward to choosing our class scientists of the week and top Power Project for each Key Stage!
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