10A and 10B pupils visiting Stormont

Our pupils had a tour of the building and were very impressed with the Great Hall. They took part in a debate in the chamber ‘ Say no to school uniforms’. We had a great debate with a good range of arguments presented. The conclusion was that the majority agreed with wearing school uniforms. Pupils […]

World Kindness Day

Year 11’s assembly this week was on World Kindness Day. It made us all aware of the benefits of being kind and Year 11 delivered the message very clearly to us. Well done Mr Murphy and Year 11A

Pupil of the Month Awards

  Congratulations to the pupils who were awarded the Pupil of the Month Award for September and October. The certificates were awarded on Monday at the Secondary Department assembly.

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 […]