Artigarvan Primary School, Strabane

Latest News - Year 5/6

18th Dec 2025

Y5/6 would like to wish our family and friends a very merry Christmas.  We hope you all have a lovely break and a very happy and peaceful new year.  

The children have all worked so hard this term.  As a little gift, the boys and girls all worked in groups to create a wish list and were treated to some new games for our classroom 🎁🎁🎁🎁

 
 
 
 
18th Dec 2025

The boys and girls who reached their AR target were treated with a trip to the shop today.  Well done everyone for a great term of reading 📖

 
 
 
 
21st Nov 2025
To mark Universal children’s day, children were allowed to bring a toy in for Golden time.  Y5/6 absolutely loved this and really enjoyed getting to play with some of their friends games and toys.  
 
 
 
 
20th Nov 2025
P5 had a great time today at the Foyle Arena.  We got to make our own pledge badges, take part in sport activities and played number games.  Some of the girls even got up on stage and sang a song! This event, supported by UNICEF, is part of Londonderry and Strabane’s recognition as a UNICEF Child Friendly City and District. 
 
 
 
 
 
14th Nov 2025
To mark Anti-Bullying week Y5/6 class took part in an interactive art class with artist Sinead McDermott. 

Lots of amazing superheroes were created. Well done P5/6.

 
 
 
 
14th Nov 2025
Yesterday marked World Kindness Day.  Check out our video! Can you spot yourself? 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
24th Oct 2025
All the boys and girls had so much fun at our Halloween disco this afternoon!
Everyone looks so well!
 
 
 
 
24th Oct 2025
Our gum ball machine won the pumpkin competition! We all enjoyed our reward :)
 
 
 
 
22nd Oct 2025

We had Constable Lorraine visit our school today from the PSNI, talking to our KS2 children about some important topics.  Lorraine talked about the importance of not talking with or playing games with strangers online, and not sharing personal details or photos with anyone online.  We also discussed the dangers of carrying prohibited items and how to keep ourselves safe from peer pressure. The children all enjoyed the visit - thank you Lorraine!

 
 
 
 
22nd Oct 2025

As part of our topic, we have been learning all about mummification during ancient Egyptian times.  We used a tomato for our ‘body’ and followed most of the steps for mummification.
1. We washed our body
2. Removed the inside of the tomato (the organs)
3. Covered it in natron salt to preserve.

We will observe how our tomatoes change over time and compare them with a tomato that has not been mummified!