This week all pupils will take part in NSPCC 'Keeping Safe' lessons - the theme this term is 'Being Safe' - some classes may share some lessons as homework - ask your child about their 'Keeping Safe' lessons.
| This week finishes all Summer Assessments in school. Your child's Annual Report will be issued on Thursday 25th June.
| This Thursday all our classes will be taking part in a Coaching for Christ Festival Day - see Parentmail for details.
| P1 parents - W5 payment must be made by this Friday. Thank you.
| P2 pupils - Starting from Thursday 21st May - on a THURSDAY during the rest of May/June Primary 2 pupils can purchase breaktime snacks from the canteen at breaktime. Please go over the menu with your child (under Parents area- Canteen menus) and if your child would like to have a breaktime snack on a Thursday please send cash with your child. Your child will be responsible for their own money.
| P2 parents - please complete form sent via Parentmail regarding trip to Belfast Zoo.
| P4 parents - last day to pay 'Wee Critters' classroom visit in June is this Friday 15th May.
| P6 parents - we look forward to welcoming you to our P6 Assembly this Wednesday 13th May - see Parentmail sent out last week for details.
| Good Luck to the Boys playing in the CFC Football Tournament this Friday at Ballymena Showgrounds. A QR code for permission has been sent home with all pupils playing.
| Monday 18th - Friday 22nd May is National 'Walk to school week 2026' - see information added to our website on Wednesday regarding this. We plan to all walk to school next Tuesday from 2 starting points - Ballee Baptist Church and Ballee Presbyterian Church - more information to follow.
The pupils in Primary 7 enjoyed a day of working together to complete two different science activities and a history activity. Great fun was had by all, and it was brilliant being able to work alongside our friends from the other class!
Experiment 1: Making a working pulley system We worked together in small groups to create a working pulley system to lift heavy objects. This was lots of fun, but required a lot of experimenting before we got our pulleys to work how we wanted them to. We learnt about forces and how changing the direction of a force (pulling down rather than lifting up) can reduce the amount of effort required to lift an object.
Experiment 2: Making a working propeller We used some corrugated plastic sheets, scissors and rubber bands to create a moving 'boat' in the water. We had to cut a piece out of our plastic sheets and experiment twisting the propeller to wind up the elastic band before letting it go in the water. We learnt that the spinning propeller pushes the water backwards, allowing our boats to thrust forwards in the water. We also measured how far our boats travelled in the water.
History: Creating a timeline for the night of the Titanic's sinking We watched a video about the night Titanic sank and created a timeline of the events of the 14th-15th April 1912. We were shocked to see how quickly Titanic sank and how long it took for aid to come.
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