Keep up to date with all the latest news happening in school at the moment.

• Getting festive with decorating our sustainable Christmas Tree

  Wed 26 Nov 2025

  P5/6 had lots of fun using foraged materials and some recycled ribbon to create a festive sustainable Christmas tree. There was lots of discussion about how we can reduce, reuse and recycle our waste to our benefit.

  

• You are invited to our school Open Afternoon

  Thu 20 Nov 2025

  All prospective parents are welcome to come along and bring their child/children with them to our school open afternoon.

  

• Going for Gold in Mathletics

  Fri 14 Nov 2025 Mrs Gill

  Congratulations to our first Gold Mathletics winners of the year! In another few weeks, Mrs Gill will be presenting the next Gold winners with their awards….keep working hard to earn 1000 points each week boys and girls to get a Gold Award! Mathletics is a great way to practise your Maths skills!

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• Children in Need Bake Sale

  Fri 14 Nov 2025 Mrs Gill

  Our School Councillors are delighted to announce that a fabulous total of £229.60 was raised for Children in Need today. Thank you to everyone who baked, provided buns/face paints or who donated so generously to this very worthy cause!

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• Christmas Craft Club

  Thu 13 Nov 2025

  We are so grateful to Mrs Corriston for organising a Christmas craft club for our pupils. 

  

• We Really Shine: October

  Thu 06 Nov 2025 Mrs Gill

  Mr Milligan was delighted to give out headteacher awards to this bunch of superstars this afternoon. Well done to you all! Keep shining!

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• Glasswater PS had a lovely treat from Lick Gelato. Simon came to school to speak to P5/6 and brought enough gelato and dairy alternatives to share with the whole school.

  Wed 22 Oct 2025
  

• Cross Country at Dunleath Playing Fields

  Tue 14 Oct 2025 Mrs Gill

  Congratulations to all our runners who completed the cross country race today. We are proud of each one of you. A special mention to our super-speedy pupil who finished in third place in the girls’ race! 

  Thanks to Newry, Mourne and Down District Council for organising this event and to Rachel for helping with transport. 

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• Hope for Youth Ministries Bible Club

  Wed 08 Oct 2025 Mrs Gill

  It’s always a pleasure to welcome Colin from Hope For Youth Ministries to Glasswater. The pupils are thoroughly enjoying the Bible stories, songs and quizzes this week. Thank you Colin. 

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• Ulster Scots Drumming Success

  Fri 03 Oct 2025 Mrs Gill

  We are so proud of these pupils for achieving their certificates in drumming. Well done everyone! Thanks to Barney for teaching the pupils each week and to the Ulster Scots Agency for hosting a great event at Stormont last week. The boys and girls are delighted to have started back to lessons with Barney this term and he has some new recruits who are very keen to get drumming! 

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