Ballyholme Primary School is a caring school where everyone is welcomed, valued and respected. It is a happy school, where all, individually and together, play a part in developing pride in self, in school, in others, and towards developing their potential in becoming responsible future citizens.
P4/7 Reading Partnership
Our P7 pupils recently received training from Mrs Rothwell on 'how to help pupils read'. They are now being given the opportunity to use this knowledge as we have begun an exciting new reading partnership with P4 pupils. Each pupil has a reading buddy who listens to them read and models fluent reading on a weekly basis. This is proving to be very popular with P4 and P7 pupils.
Abaana
Our P7 classes have been learning about the work of Abaana and decided to help by raising money through a charity walk. Click here to find out more.
Autumn Fair
Many thanks to all who supported our recent Autumn Fair. Through your support and the fantastic work of our PTA we managed to raise a whopping £4000! It also proved to be a great night of fun and a roaring success. Well done to our PTA once again!!!
Children in Need
This year the school raised a total of £814.40 for Children in Need through a non-uniform day!
Music News
Congratulations to some of our musicians who took part in the Holywood Music Festival. Ballyholme PS enjoyed many successes once again. Click on our music section under 'News' to find out more.
KS2 assemblies
Our P5-P7 assembly now takes place on a Monday afternoon to allow teachers more time with literacy and numeracy during the week. This may mean it is more difficult for some of you to come and see a family member involved during the year. Whenever possible we will post a video of the assembly on the website in the Primary Pages section.
Eco-Schools
Congratulations to all Eco enthusiasts who have helped Ballyholme Primary achieve our Bronze award in June 2011. Please refer to our 'School Info' section for more details on current projects being carried out to achieve silver award status.
N Ireland Champions and UK Runners Up!!
Many congratulations to Miss Tolson and our Gymnastics team, who for the second year running are the N Ireland Primary Schools Gymnastics Champions!! They then qualified for the UK Finals later in the year and finished an amazing second in the UK! Well done to Alice McDowell, Aimee Deaney, Ceri Watters, Caitlin Meier, Faye McKee , Rebecca Reid and Darcy Yeatman.
Rights Respecting School Award 
We are currently working towards becoming an officially recognised (UNICEF) 'Rights Respecting School'. Please see our 'School Info' section for more details.
Congratulations to our swimmers!!!
Some of our girls and boys had fantastic results at the All Ireland Championships!!!
Senior Singers on BBC this Christmas!
Our much-celebrated Senior Singers are appearing on the BBC during December. Click here for more information.
Our P7s raise £325 for Abaana!
Congratulations to our P7s who raised money during December for Abaana in response to what they had been learning through their topic of Famine. The highlight of the topic was undoubtedly 'Africa Day'.
Pudsey Bear visits as Ballyholme raises £800 for Children in Need!
To find out more click here...
Local politician sings the praises of Ballyholme Primary School
25/06/2010
Ulster Unionist North Down MLA Leslie Cree is delighted that Ballyholme Primary School has received the recognition that they deserve by being invited to sing in the Great Hall at Parliament Buildings, Stormont today (Thursday) following their success as BBC Songs of Praise Junior Choir of the Year 2010.
The UUP MLA said that their "wonderful performance was just a taster of the talent that secured their success in this year's competition".
"It gave me great pleasure to see the group perform today. Northern Ireland is really coming into its own, with successes across the sporting and arts spectrum and it is important that the contribution of those who work so hard is given due recognition.
"This win was no small challenge for Ballyholme Primary School, as they faced stiff competition from hundreds of entrants from across the UK."
"I am very proud of this local group, and commend staff on their hard work in encouraging and training a superb choir. They have clearly worked very hard and I am delighted that they have been rewarded for their commitment."
"Their determination is certainly not in question, having already made it to the final twice before. But this time they weren't leaving without a trophy!"
Click on the video below to receive a Ballyholme welcome!!!
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