Class C1 at Christmas

We in class C1 are all a bit fitter as we reach Christmas. Do you want to know why? Well in September we embarked on a mission to try to walk a mile every day. While we may have missed a few days over the course of the past 4 months we did for the […]

Class C2 Residential

Class C2 went on a residential trip to Belfast last week and stayed in the Ramada Encore Hotel. They went out for dinner, went to the cinema, had breakfast, visited the Christmas markets and did some Christmas shopping before returning to school on Wednesday evening.

Prince’s Trust Certificates

Ulster and Ireland player, Luke Marshall, presented pupils with their Prince’s Trust certificates. Well done to our pupils who achieved Level 1 accreditation in ‘Participating in Exercise’.

A week in the life of C4

Our week started with meeting Pudsey after the Children in Need assembly on Monday morning! On Tuesday we did sensory circuits and rebound therapy in the hall. On Wednesday we enjoyed a trip out to Costa. On Thursday we had lots of fun at the hydrotherapy pool and horse riding. Then on Friday we used the […]

Children in Need 2019

On Friday 15th November our pupils and staff came to school in spotty clothes and non uniform to raise money for Children in Need. We raised a fantastic total of £300! Well done to all those involved.  Class 8A also had a Bun and Treats party. Thomas provided yummy buns for everyone in the class!   On […]

Attention Autism in Class S3

The ladybirds in class S3 love Attention Autism or ‘bucket’ time as we call it! Attention Autism is an intervention model designed by Gina Davies, Specialist Speech and Language Therapist. It aims to develop natural and spontaneous communication through the use of visually based and highly motivating activities. Bucket time aims to support children’s attention […]

Halloween Fun with 3O

P3 enjoyed cleaning out pumpkins, dressing up, messy play and lots of lovely treats for Halloween.

Children in Need 2019

On Friday 15th November pupils in Castle Tower will have a non uniform/ fancy dress day to raise money for Children in Need. Leading up this event Class C6 have been learning all about the work that Children in Need do and have created an informative assembly to share with school on Monday 18th November. […]

Secondary Prize Day 2019

On Wednesday 23rd October we celebrated our secondary pupils achievements at Prize Day. Our guest speaker this year was Shealyn Caulfield, who along with her mum, set up a charity called Bravehearts NI. Shealyn is a former pupil of St Patricks School in Ballymena and was born with a congenital heart condition. Shealyn has undergone 3 major open […]

Scarecrow Festival

Both pupils and staff had a lot of fun making scarecrows and entering them into our very own Castle Tower Scarecrow Festival.  Many thanks to our Foundation/Key Stage 1 department for organising this fantastic event!