On Thursday 30th May 2013 we had our assessment for our ‘Green Flag Award’. The Eco Club have been working hard for 2 years to achieve this award, carrying out various projects inschool. We are pleased to say we were awarded the ‘Green Flag’ which will now be displayed in our school grounds to recognise that we are an ‘Eco School.’ The assessors commented on the enthusiasm and hard work the children demonstrated when giving them a tour of our school grounds. They were very impressed with all of the projects this year and also with how well the school grounds are kept. This is a great achievement for the Eco Club and the school. Well done!

Ballyoran Primary School receives Young Enterprise Centre of Excellence Award

 

Adrian Farrell, President of the Portadown Chamber of Commerce presented the Young Enterprise Northern Ireland special award to Ballyoran Primary School, for promoting enterprise and entrepreneurship in the school.

 

Helen Fitzpatrick, Development Officer for Young Enterprise’s Southern Region, commented: ‘Ballyoran Primary School has been working with Young Enterprise for many years, to promote business and enterprise to pupils, in order to help them develop skills and qualities which will undoubtedly help them in their future careers.

 

‘This award recognises the fact that the school has facilitated a large amount of Young Enterprise business programmes over a considerable number of years, in partnership with business leaders from the local community.

 

‘All Young Enterprise Programmes complement the new NI Curriculum, which challenges schools to add value to students’ learning experience, and they thoroughly deserve this recognition.

We are delighted to present this Centre of Excellence Award to Ballyoran Primary School, and look forward to working with them in partnership for many years to come.’

 

On receipt of the award, Mr Woolsey, school principal commented; “We are delighted to have received this award, we are very proud of the links we have developed over the years with Young Enterprise and would like to thank Adrian for presenting us with the award. We would also like to thank the local business volunteers who have helped deliver the programmes namely Eileen Carville (Moy Park), Ilish Farrell (Moy Park), Mary Daly (Moy Park), Mary Brannigan (Moy Park) and Sean Bingham (Kellogg’s).”

Thank you to all parents, family and friends who supported our very successful Sports Day on Tuesday 14th March 2013.  We were very relieved that the weather held up and we were able to get it completed.  See Gallery and Class Pages for photos.

Well done to the following pupils who achieved success in the Credit Union Poster Competition.  They were presented with their awards at a ceremony in the Town Hall on 14th May 2013.
 

 

Twenty children from Ballyoran PS received their First Holy Communion on Saturday 11th May in St. John’s Church. Three children from Millington PS and Clounagh Junior High School who were instructed by Sr. Yvonne, joined Ballyoran pupils for the occasion.

 

Fr. O’Dwyer and a great uncle of Ellie Delaney: Fr. John Lavery concelebrated the Mass, which was attended by parents, relatives and friends of the children.

 

Afterwards, Fr. O’Dwyer, Fr. Lavery, Sr. Yvonne, teachers and assistants joined relatives and friends for refreshments in the Pastoral Centre.