St Mary's Primary & Nursery School, Bellaghy, Magherafelt

Welcome

On behalf of the children, staff and governors of St Mary’s Primary School and Nursery Unit, I am delighted to welcome you to our school website.

St. Mary’s Catholic Primary School was established in 1964 and is situated in the middle of the town of Bellaghy. County Derry. Our Nursery Unit was opened in 2002, expanding our provision for the children of Bellaghy.

We believe that all children are life time learners. We know that children learn best when they feel happy, secure and well cared for. Therefore our first priority is the provision of strong pastoral care in a nurturing environment of catholic faith. We aim to develop in our children a passion and love of learning by providing an enriched, broad and balanced curriculum; that delivers a high quality, inclusive education for all, so that each may reach their full potential.

I sincerely hope that you will find our website to be an extremely useful resource, helping you to engage with your child’s educational journey through St Mary’s. Should you require any further information on admissions or would like to visit the school at any stage, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Mrs Mary McCann

Principal

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P7 Road Safety Week

21st Nov 2025

This week, our P7 pupils took part in a range of activities to mark Road Safety...

P7 STEM Bridge Challenge

21st Nov 2025

Our P7 pupils took on a brilliant STEM challenge this week - designing and constructing...

P7 Transfer Club Celebration!

21st Nov 2025

We celebrated the fantastic effort and dedication shown by our Transfer Club pupils...

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P7 Transfer Club Celebration! We celebrated the fantastic effort and dedication shown by our Transfer Club pupils over the past number of weeks. The children have worked incredibly hard, tackling challenging questions, supporting one another and giving their very best. They enjoyed a little celebration with hot chocolate and a few tasty treats!Well done to everyone involved, we are very proud of you.

Take 5 - Take Notice Before all the colours of Autumn left, P6 got a chance to explore and create beautiful autumnal art pieces. The nursery was a perfect place to find different textures, colours, patterns and take notice of our beautiful world, working together in the fresh, Autumn air.

P7 STEM Bridge Challenge Our P7 pupils took on a brilliant STEM challenge this week - designing and constructing a bridge using only raw pasta and marshmallows. With plenty of creativity, teamwork and problem solving on display. The children worked together to test which structures were the strongest and most stable. A special thanks to our WAU coordinator Mrs McAteer, for guiding and supporting the challenge. The pupils loved exploring entering skills in such a fun, hands on way. Mrs Convery is hoping the P7s can help in Klirea :)

Show and Tell Children in Primary 1 brought in their favourite toys for Show and Tell as part of our theme ‘In the ToyBox’. They were absolutely fantastic! The pupils told us all about their toys and answered any questions the class had about their toys. This was a great activity to build their confidence as well as developing their thinking skills about how toys work and what materials they are made from. Well done Primary 1!!

Road Safety Week This week was Road Safety Week. Today we ‘Ditched the Dark!’ wearing our bright coloured clothes. Listen to our Road Safety Song…

Road Safety Awareness

P.1/2 Our Favourite Toys P.1/2 pupils had great fun last week bringing in their favourite toys for show and tell! A great start to our new theme ‘In the Toybox’. We will be learning all about the materials toys are made from, toys in the past and the mechanics of toys over the coming weeks.

Wheely Fun in P6! As part of our WAU topic, ‘Back to the Future’, P6 have been finding out about machines before and after the Industrial Revolution. They created their own water wheels using recyclable materials and worked in small groups to create a model that would use flowing water to generate energy. P3 came to visit and ask questions!

School Council Anti-Bullying Competition Miss Elliott and the School Council were running a competition last week for all classes to create an Anti-Bullying poster. The School Council picked the winners from each class and they got a special treat of hot chocolate and cookies in the staff room! It was a tough decision with so many amazing entries. Check out the 2 winning posters from each class below.

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Upcoming Events...

Friday, 28th November 2025
Advent Assembly (for children in school only)
Saturday, 29th November 2025
P7 Service of Commitment Mass (St Mary's Church, Bellaghy at 7pm)
Friday, 5th December 2025
NI Daily Mile Santa Run (Children to wear Christmas Jumpers )

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