Year 10 Trip to Belfast

Our Year 10  pupils really enjoyed their tour of our capital city.  This trip enhanced our topic work on Northern Ireland and our capital city.  Pupils will also produce a recount of the trip in English.  One of the highlights for pupils was Stormont Buildings.  The weather was also kind to us.    

Class 3O Autumn Walk

Post 16 Woodhall Trip

Post 16 went to Woodhall Outdoor Pursuits Centre for two nights in October. They had a fabulous time and received certificates of from the centre. These we presented in assembly. Well done to all the pupils who joined in fully and impressed everyone.

Toyota Fund for a Better Tomorrow

Castle Tower School would like to say a huge thank you to Curtis Toyota who have awarded our school £875.00 through their Toyota Fund for A Better Tomorrow scheme. Pupils are very excited to develop further projects within our beautiful new environment through growing herbs, vegetables, plants and flowers.

Year 11 Planetarium Trip

Year 11 are currently studying Space Science as part of their ELQ Qualification. They visited the planetarium in Armagh to learn as much as they could about space travel, the life of an astronaut, the solar system, making and launching rockets and much more. Thanks to David McCann who drove us all the way there […]

Year 8 Mapskills

Year 8 pupils working as a team in geography. Our topic this term is Mapskills and in this lesson pupils are identifying the continents.

STEM Engineering Competition

Four pupils from Castle Tower School came 2nd in a STEM engineering competition organised by the Rotary Club Northern Ireland in partnership with Sentinus. Ciara, Jordan, Nathaniel and Ethan were asked to design and manufacture a device that could lift an item from a set distance. They competed against schools from all over the country […]

Year 10 Science Class

Year 10 are currently learning about plants and photosynthesis. They were testing leaves for starch in class, and found that this is a good time of the year to find leaves full of food. These pictures show them carrying out their investigations.

Jingle All The Way

An event is being organised by Northern Ireland Children’s Hospice. You are all invited to the launch of the event on  Thursday 28th September at 6:60-8:30 in Montgomery’s Restaurant. This will be followed by the Jingle All The Way Parade on Saturday 25th November in Ballymena @2pm. An invitation and Flyer are being sent home to all […]

Secondary Prize Day

Secondary Prize Day is on Wednesday 25th October at 10:30 am in our new school hall. Please be sure to keep the date free and join us in the  celebration of the achievements of our fantastic pupils. Guest of honour is Ruth Gorman UTV Sports Presenter.