National Space Day! @followstannes pic.twitter.com/eU48, RT @MsOlsonsClass We had lots of fun learning about money this week! Leading members such as James Craig, Davy Payne and Tommy Lyttle made their homes in the area. The information is provided by . School closes for the Summer Holidays on Friday 30th June 2023 at 12pm. It has been a very emotional month for me. As well as extensive housing the Woodvale area contains the Woodvale Presbyterian Church, which building on the corner of the Woodvale and Ballygomartin Roads dates back to 1899. Henderson was a native of Dundee Street on the Shankill.[59]. [33] George McWhirter, a writer and first Poet Laureate of Vancouver, B.C., Canada, also came from the area originally. Well done to children and staff involved. Water Safety Week takes places from Monday 12th June 2023 Monday 19th June 2023. All Rights Reserved. How lucky are we!?! The list of 20, 40 or 60 schools will show schools ranked by their School Guide Star Rating first. For more information on events:https://ireland.representation.ec.europa.eu/index_en. If no Star Rating is available, the school will be listed as Not Rated and will appear in geographical order based on the school's proximity to the centre of the search location or postcode. Allshoes should haveVelcro fastenings in the Infant classes and for any child who cannot yet tie their own laces. [50], Also found locally is St. Matthew's Church of Ireland, which was rebuilt in 1872 and is named after the original church which had sat in the grounds of the Shankill graveyard. Happy Easter wishes everyone @msrigbysclass @followstannes twitter.com/msrigbys, RT @MsOlsonsClass Lovely end to a great term! A School Guide Star Rating is activated by a set number of official performance data fields. The areas south of the road were covered by the Belfast Woodvale seat at Westminster and a seat of the same name at Stormont. Wishing all our pupils the best on their Confirmation Day @followstannes pic.twitter.com/txX0, RT @MsOlsonsClass We also had a ball on Friday practising our GAA ball skills! The "Rex Bar" on the middle Shankill is one of the oldest pubs on the Shankill Road and frequented by members of the UVF. - Lauren Myracle, "Tell me and I forget, teach me and I may remember, involve me and I learn." Glencairn is an area based around the Ballygomartin Road, which runs off the Woodvale Road, as well the Forthriver Road. @followstannes @PDSTie pic.twitter.com/cwGV, RT @hinds_mcquiston Finger puppet chicks! - George Evans. School opens:8.40 amClasses Commence: 8.55amInfants finish:1.25pm1st-6th Classes finish:2.25pmGames:2.30-3.30pm. Further information is available in our 2022/2023 leaflet. Bike Week takes place from Saturday 13th May 2023 to Sunday 21st May 2023. Creative learning, personal achievement and happiness. [56] Highfield is seen as an enclave and has been the scene of sectarian tension. [citation needed], Similarly, the Ulster Defence Association, established in September 1971, began on the Shankill when vigilante groups such John McKeague's Shankill Defence Association and the Woodvale Defence Association merged into a larger structure. Our Student Council started with a huge clean-up in the cemetery in conjunction with Shankill Tidy Towns. pic.twitter.com/uaFd, Getting ready for our End-of-Year 'Aladdin Trouble' Show! John Coveney Photography. George O'Boyle, who had a long career in Scottish football, is also a Shankill native. Reviews, Deals and Coupons for 9 Primary Schools in Shankill. Butterfly Awareness and Education Day takes place on Saturday 3rd May 2023. Our vision is everything you will see within our daily school life: all children flourishing through the many opportunities and challenges they are presented with. . School Guide local leagues show the 20 nearest schools to the search location or postcode by default. Local law enforcement officers had to barricade themselves in Bower's Hill barracks where a long siege followed. ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? Buses link Belfast City Centre to the estates at the top of the Shankill as well as the Ballysillan area of the Crumlin Road. [65] Others primary schools in the area include three on the Shankill Road itself in Glenwood Primary School, established in 1981,[66] Edenbrooke Primary School on Tennent Street and Malvern Primary School as well as Black Mountain Primary School and Springhill Primary School on Springmartin Road. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it. The area expanded greatly in the mid to late 19th century with the growth of the linen industry. We also offer a breakfast club, after-school clubs and teacher-led Nursery provision for 3 and 4 year olds. Many of the streets in the Shankill area, such as Leopold Street, Cambrai Street and Brussels Street, were named after places and people connected with Belgium or Flanders, where the flax from which the linen was woven was grown. Nelson lived at Sugarfield House on the Shankill, which has since given its name to Sugarfield Street. Located in the southeast of the historic County Dublin, close to the border with County Wicklow, it has a population of 14,257 (2016 census). St. Saviour's School was located in the city of Belfast, Shankill Parish. var l3 = '