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 […]

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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 […]

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Halloween Fun with 3O

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

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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. […]

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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 […]

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Smart Transport Project

Friday 15th Nov, 10:30 – 12:30pm at Castle Tower, Smart Transport Project parent coffee morning. Analytics Engines will be at school to give a demonstration of their smart transport solution which will be going live on the 18th November on EA buses. More information will be sent home with all pupils involved.

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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!

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Harvest Assembly

The pupils and staff from Key Stage 1 collected food items to be donated to a local foodbank as part of their Harvest Assembly.

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Climbing Wall Training

Staff recently took part in climbing wall training to allow them to lead sessions with classes and individual pupils on the school wall. Safety for everyone involved is of the utmost importance to us so we were pleased to be able to welcome back Paul Swail to deliver all the training. Paul is an internationally qualified […]

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Macmillan Coffee Morning

On Friday 27th September staff and pupils held a fundraising coffee morning for Macmillan Cancer Care. Parents, staff and pupils were able to raise £700. We would like to thank everyone who came in to the coffee morning and especially those people who baked or faked for the charity event. This picture shows some of the pupils […]

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