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Welcome

 

As the Principal of St Brigid’s Primary School, I extend to you a very warm welcome to our website.  Through this we aim to give you a flavour of some of the school events, visitors and experiences offered to our children.

St Brigid’s is a Catholic maintained, co-educational primary school, where the children are at the heart of every decision we make and everything we do. We value the great relationships that we have formed with our parents and acknowledge the dedicated work and commitment of the Staff, Governors and Parents Association.

We enjoy a warm, welcoming, inclusive atmosphere and it is this distinctive ethos which enables the children to flourish and succeed giving them the skills, attitudes and desire to achieve their full potential. 

I hope that you find our website informative and interesting and gain some insight into how we fulfil our school motto: 'Learning and Growing Together'.  If you would like to see our school and experience our ethos I would be delighted to meet with you.

Thank you for visiting our website.

Kind regards

Dolores Miller

Principal

Mission Statement

St Brigid’s  Primary is a Catholic primary school which seeks to provide a caring, secure and challenging environment in which all its pupils have an equal opportunity to reach their full potential, spiritually, academically socially, physically, emotionally, morally and culturally. 

   The school aims to provide effective education for all its pupils with the co-operation and support of their parents, the parish and the wider community.

 

Life in St Brigid's

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Today we welcomed Dolly the Donkey and Anne from Learning in Harmony with Donkeys for our first Equine Facilitated Learning session in our Early Years class. The children really enjoyed getting to know Dolly today and it was lovely to see them interact and their confidence build throughout the session. Miss Braniff’s class were also very lucky to get a sneaky visit down to meet Dolly before she went back home.
🕵🏻Primary 2 Camouflage investigators 🕵🏼 This week, P2B became real investigators as they explored the fascinating world of camouflage! 🦎🌿 As part of our ‘In the Jungle’ topic, they conducted a fun experiment to see how animals in the jungle use camouflage to survive. We had to find as many sticks in the tray as possible in 1 minute and we learned that it was much easier to find the red rods because they did not blend in! From blending in with their environment to hunting for food and avoiding predators, they learned how animals' unique colors and patterns help them in so many ways. They also explored a range of different animals patterns during play based learning and took part in exciting challenges to spot the camouflaged animals 🌿🐆 Can you spot them?
📚✨ Exciting Day at Downpatrick Library! ✨📚 Our Primary 6 group had an amazing time exploring Downpatrick Library on Thursday! From diving into fascinating books to participating in fun activities, it was a day full of learning and adventure. The kids were thrilled to discover new stories and even got to meet the friendly library staff who shared some great reading tips. A huge thank you to Downpatrick Library for hosting us. 📕
Every week is a great week in P6/7. This week we have been classifying angles, estimating their size and measuring with a protractor. We have also got new Dominoes for our class and were keen to get exploring Dominoes this week. In Literacy, we had fun with our phonics and particularly enjoyed using Spell Blast to try our spellings every day!
"Hello St Brigids Mums! We have started a Gaelic for Mothers and Others team at the RGU and are running some taster sessions over the next two Mondays. Everyone is welcome! Absolutely NO experience necessary. The only requirements are that you are over 25, not playing football competitively for any other team and up for some football, craic, friendship, fitness and fun! You might even learn some skills to impress your footballer kids! There are already a few St Brigids Mums signed up and we'd love to see a few more."
Sponge the Teacher!🪣 🧽 Our Primary Five pupils had a fabulous time at Sponge the Teacher today, and they didn’t hold back! The laughter, the splashes, and the soaking were all worth it because we raised an amazing amount for Trócaire.🤩 A massive thank you to our generous P5 pupils and their families for making this fundraiser such a success. Your kindness will go a long way in helping those in need. 💙 Well done, Primary Five👏🏼

Upcoming Events

Apr
18
Holy Thursday
Children finish at 11am
Apr
18
Easter Holidays
Apr
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Easter Holidays
Apr
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Easter Holidays
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Easter Holidays
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Easter Holidays
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Easter Holidays
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Easter Holidays
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Easter Holidays
May
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May Bank Holiday - school closed
 

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Contact Us...
Our school hours are:
8:30am - 4:30pm Monday to Friday
Phone: 028 4461 2253