St. Brigid's Primary School, Downpatrick
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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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 School seeks to provide a safe, caring, inclusive and stimulating environment in where every child can reach their full their potential. Guided by our Catholic values of love, respect, honesty, kindness, empathy and responsibility we learn and grow together. We aim to provide high quality learning experiences for all our children, in partnership with parents, the parish and wider community.
 
 

Life in St Brigid's

 
 
 
 

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πŸš€P4/5 & P5 Class Trip to Armagh Planetarium!πŸš€ What an out-of-this-world day our P4/5 and P5 pupils had at the Armagh Planetarium! We explored all things space, dressed up as astronauts and blasted off on an incredible dome experience, flying through space and learning all about the planets along the way. 🌍πŸͺ To finish the day, the children worked brilliantly in groups of three to design and make their own rockets before launching them into space! πŸš€βœ¨ A fantastic day full of learning, teamwork and fun that we won’t forget anytime soon. Huge thank you to the team Armagh Observatory πŸͺ
πŸ‘ Cumann na mBunscol Indoor Hurling – Group Winners! πŸ‘ A huge well done to our boys’ hurling team who competed in today’s Cumann na mBunscol indoor hurling event in Lecale Trinity. The boys went unbeaten, showing fantastic skill, teamwork and determination throughout the day. They recorded impressive wins against Ardglass, Finnis, Carnacaville and Bunscoil Bheanna Boirche, and battled hard to secure two tight draws with Crossgar and OLSP. Their efforts saw them finish top of the group overall! By topping the group, the boys have now qualified for the County Finals in the coming weeks – a brilliant achievement and fully deserved. The grit, determination and hard work they’ve put in were clear for all to see today. We are incredibly proud of every one of them. πŸ’™πŸ€ Maith sibh, a bhuachaillΓ­! πŸ†πŸ‘
✨ Take a peek inside LSC! ✨ This week, our children enjoyed a wide range of engaging and meaningful learning experiences. We loved meeting Mariam the donkey during equine therapy, supporting relaxation and emotional wellbeing. πŸ“š Literacy – We focused on phonics throughout the week, working on initial sounds and a–e split digraphs to support early reading and spelling skills. πŸ’» ICT – The children explored coding and control using Bee-Bot, Sphero and dot and dash, developing problem-solving, turn-taking and teamwork skills. πŸ”’ Numeracy – We practised partitioning tens and units using Numicon, and making correct amounts using coins. Through this it is helping to build a strong understanding of numbers through hands-on learning. We have been busy bees in our class 🐝

Upcoming Events

Jan
21
Grandparents Day
Jan
30
St Brigid's Day Celebrations
Feb
9
Winter Midterm Break
School closed
Feb
10
Winter Midterm Break
School closed
Feb
11
Winter Midterm Break
School closed
Feb
12
Winter Midterm Break
School closed
Feb
13
Winter Midterm Break
School closed
Mar
9
First Confessions
Mar
17
St Patrick's Day
School closed
Mar
18
St Patrick's Day
School closed
 

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