Speech Festival Success
Donacloney Primary School were once again in fine voice at Portadown’s Speech Festival. 37 children from P1-P7 represented the school and achieved a Merit Mark or above. Special mention should be made to the following children who received prizes:
Macy Croft (P3), Jacob Cousins (P3), Jonathan Morrow (P3), Emma McLaughlin (P4), Sophia Murray (P4) and Sarah Sullivan (P6) received a Certificate for fourth place.
Bronze Medals were awarded to Sophia Murray (P1), Mayah Sole (P4), Nancy Emerson (P5), Poppy Dunwoody (P6), Tom Emerson (P6), Faith Jordan (P7) and Lily McKinney (P7).
Silver Medals were awarded to Carmen Bird and Ella Wallace (P3), Tilly Radcliffe (P4), Stephen Kirkwood (P6), Sienna Kelly (P7) and Rose Cousins (P7).
The following children achieved first place: Sarah Morrow and Lucia Larmour, both in P5.
We are so incredibly proud of every child who took part! Thank you to all who helped them in any way.
Have a look at our lovely new Librarians!
P7 students recently applied for their post and have now received their badges.
Each class will have one session in the school library per week when they will have time to choose a book and spend some time reading.
Congratulations we know you’ll do a great job 😊
For anyone who was unable to attend our open day on 7th December, why not have a little look around our Nursery
We were delighted to have our annual open day on Thursday 7th December for parents and children to come and have a look around school.
P7 had a lovely time visiting St Patrick’s Church Christmas Tree Festival this morning. It’s definitely worth a visit and a big thank you to Rev Lennox and Mrs Dean for hosting us.
Donacloney Primary School
Nursery and Primary 1
Open Afternoon
Thursday 7 December 2023
2pm - 4pm
Prospective parents and pupils
are invited to come and visit
Donacloney Primary School and Nursery Class.
Our pantomime, entitled ‘Ali Baba and the Bongo Bandits’ was a great success and involved all of the children in Key Stage 2. What a talented bunch they turned out to be!
The ancient city of Old Baghdad is in chaos and the bustling bazaar is overrun with robbers! The Sultan’s precious Princess, played by Rose Cousins, and the Royal Ruby have vanished! To make matters worse, the poor Sultan, played by Harry Wilson, cannot trust his Vizier, played by Faith Jordan, nor his mischievous monkey (Elijah Doyle). Not to worry though, as Ali Baba (Edmund Hilary), the Genie (Isaac Giffin) and Humphrey the Camel (William Waugh and Elliott Copeland) save the day, although not before they encounter the hilarious and confused duo Dusty and Sandy (Lily McKinney and Sienna Kelly) and Wicked Balthazar (Mea Frizell) and her troublesome tribe of Bongo Bandits!
This was an amazing experience for all the children and every performance was filled with laughter and comedic chaos. The acting, singing, dancing, lighting, scenery, props, costumes, make-up and sound were so professional that some of the audience commented that it should be put on in the Grand Opera House. Can’t wait for the next one!
What a fantastic Jubilee Celebration!! Thank you to everyone who helped make this day possible! Such a wonderful day from start to finish, great memories made and ending our school year with a bang!