Latest News

• Girls Active Leaders

  Mon 24 Mar 2025

  Today our new Girls Active Leaders attended a training day in Dromore Community Centre. They met two well known female sportswomen and had a chance to hear from them and ask them questions. They learnt about their new role as Active Leaders and they got to meet other Active Leaders from other local schools. It was a great day and we look forward to seeing how they bring their ideas into our school. 

  

• Sustrans Big Walk and Wheel Challenge 2025

  Fri 21 Mar 2025

  Commencing on Monday 24^th March until Friday 4^th April, we will once again be participating in the Sustrans Big Walk and Wheel Challenge.  This is the UK’s largest walking, wheeling, scooting and cycling to school initiative so we want to encourage as many children and adults as possible to make active journeys to and from school for the next two weeks.

  Pupils will be able to win spot prizes in school on random days by checking their bike or scooter for a special ‘prize tag’. They should bring their tag to Mrs Craig’s room where they can choose a prize.

  

• Rugby at PRFC

  Fri 07 Mar 2025

  Two teams walked to Portadown RFC to take part in a training sessions and matches against other local schools. Everyone played well and had great fun and the sun even came out to warm us up!

  

• School Photographs 2025

  Thu 06 Mar 2025

  SCHOOL PHOTOGRAPHS 2025

  Online booking is now available for school photographs. These will be taken on Monday 24^th March, all pupils are kindly requested to wear their full school uniform for these photographs. Please follow the booking link below.  It is anticipated that family groups with younger siblings will commence at 8.30am on Monday 24^th.

  You must register your child for the session if you would like to have their photograph taken.

  Please complete the sibling section if relevant.

   

   If your child's name is not registered for this session you will not receive a photo link.

   

  Family groups will be taken from 8.30-9am. You do not need to register 

  your child if they are not in Bocombra PS/NS.

   

  Please follow the attached instructions or click on they direct link below to register. 

   

   

  DIRECT LINK - CLICK TO REGISTER YOUR CHILD-

   

  https://orders.coolforschoolphotography.com/register/?code=BOCPS25

   

   

   

  

• Swim Ulster Primary Schools Cup and Championships

  Thu 06 Mar 2025

  Bocombra was well represented at the Swim Ulster Primary Schools Cup & Championships at Lisburn pool on Saturday 1st March. The children participated in a number of races and did very well, bringing home a number of medals. Four of the children have qualified to take part in the next round in Dublin and we wish them luck. Thanks to all of our pupils for participating, to their parents for taking them along and cheering them on and also to Mr Kanis-Dickson for organising the swimmers from Bocombra. 

  

• World Book Day 'Book Talk'

  Thu 06 Mar 2025

  Our theme this year is 'Book Talk'. On Thursday 6th March, everyone from Nursery to Year 7 will spend time in their own class and also with their class partner peers to participate in a variety of activities. They will be talking about their favourite book characters or stories and listening to what others like about the books they prefer. Nursery to P.3 decorated a large character to help them chat with their Key Stage 2 partners while P. 4 to 7 created match the book character game cards to play with their Foundation or Key Stage 1 peers. Have a look at the class website pages to see 'Book Talk' in action.

• Cross country finals for Anna!

  Mon 03 Mar 2025

  Congratulations to Anna who made it through as an individual to the Flahavans Primary School Cross-country Finals at Mallusk last Thursday.

  She raced exceptionally well and came 22^nd out of 138 girls, so she is officially the 22^nd fastest Primary School girl in all of Northern Ireland! Well done Anna!