We had endless Halloween fun today with fabulous fancy dress costumes, apple bobbing, piñatas, games, sweet treats, pupil karaoke and the return of staff Traitors. Massive thanks to all those who made today a huge success and great fun for all our pupils and staff. 🎃👻🎇💙

8D caused fireworks in Science this week!!They burned some of the metals used to make sparklers and created colourful firework displays 🎆🎇🔥

Our U16 LGFA team had their first blitz of the year. What a fantastic display of skill, enthusiasm and teamwork from the girls today. We drew against Trinity College and won against St Benedicts. Big thanks to @Davitts1912 for allowing us to use their pitch and facilities👏👏

We have been studying how we use evidence from the past in History. Kasi from 8I brought in her grandfather's medals from WW2 to show us fabulous examples of artefacts. What a super star ⭐🎖️🏅

Congratulations to Key Stage 4 and 5 Artists of the Month. Ethan O’Rourke Yr 14, Aoife Quinn 13T, Jack Winter Yr 12 and Jack Clarke Yr 11. Well done everyone!🖼️🖌️🎨👏👏

9I have put together a hamper to raise funds for the school. They have been spending form, break and lunch going around the yard and classes to get both students and staff involved in the raffle! The winner will be revealed on Friday 23rd during our Halloween activities.🎃👻👏👏

Parents please ring the office in Beechmount to confirm attendance.

Well done to all who helped to raise vital money through sponsorship for 10 mile walk from Cushendall to Carnlough @CancerFocusNI

Impressive work from our Year 8 on observational studies of pumpkins using value and tone. 🎃👻

Our Year 8 girls braved the elements to attend the Antrim Cup Blitz today at the Valley. They got a win, a draw and a loss but played fantastic in each game. Some great goals scored across the three games. Fantastic performance girls in very tough conditions. 🌧️🌬️

Our KS3 pupils will get to enjoy a variety of Halloween events on Friday from P4 -6 on the Glen Rd and our KS4 & 5 pupils will be involved in similar activities on Beechmount Avenue.🎃👻🐈‍⬛

♟️A busy chess club full of fun, new friendships and a warm welcome for new members! It’s lovely to see everyone learning from each other and sharing their skills …if you’re wondering what checkmate looks like…Jack managed to beat Mrs Simpson today! 🏆♟️Well played, Jack! 😄

Massive thanks to all our staff, students and parents for making our bun sale such a success. We raised a whopping £600 for Action Cancer! 💕🎀 Well done to everyone who donated, helped and bought our lovely treats! 🧁🍰🍪🍩

Yr 9 students took part in a valuable session with Margaret from the La Salle Pastoral Centre, exploring practical ways to cope with stress and manage life’s challenges. Thanks for sharing strategies to support our students’ wellbeing and build confidence in managing stress🌟💙

Well done to our Yr 8 Times tables Champions 🏆 we've all been very busy practicing during Mathsweek Ireland👏👏

8B developing their skills in measuring volume 🌈🧪👏👏

Year 11 pupils took part in some team building activities today at Prison Island. Thank you to Cyber Quest with @YouthEmpNetwork who are doing fantastic work with the group and organised the trip.👏👏

Big thank you to Damien from IFA who delivered a brilliant introduction to grassroots coaching to our Year 13 & 14 OCR Sport pupils. A superb opportunity for our pupils to learn from an experienced coach before they become the coach themselves ⚽️ 🏸 🏀 🏐 🤸‍♀️

10E are marking the end of their Poetry Unit by exploring Blackout Poetry and One Page Summaries✏️📚Well done on your beautifully presented revision ✨

As part of Maths Week Ireland, we were delighted to be invited to PWC to look at different opportunities for careers with maths. Mathematician @TomRocksMaths also looked at fun problems in Maths around movies and video games.