Carr Primary School

House Points
Sports Day has changed things for house points but still all to play for!!

Sports Day and Fun Afternoon 2026

What a wonderful day at Trinity Playing Fields! Pupils from P1–P7 took part in a fantastic mix of races and activities, with the whole school coming together to celebrate Sports Day. It was a lovely opportunity for families to cheer on their house teams, socialise, and help raise funds for the school. As usual the parents races were very competitive 🙈 and new for this year, the staff turned their hand to tug of war (with a little help from some of our parents!) 🤣

There was something for everyone to enjoy, including bouncy castles, a BBQ, pizza Pizza Crew - Lisburn , hook-a-duck, a toy sale, and face painting, to name just a few of the attractions.

A huge thank you to the PTA for organising such a fun-filled afternoon, and to all the families who came along to support and encourage the children throughout the day. Also to Trinity Presbyterian Church Boardmills for granting permission to use the playing fields and supporting us in this event.
Sports Day points will be added to the house totals on Monday — could this change the current leaderboard?

The weather is to be good! Join us for what will be a great day.

'A Million Dreams' come true for the children of Carr Primary School.

It was an honour to be invited to Royal Hillsborough today to welcome Her Majesty The Queen to Northern Ireland.

Alongside our friends from Parkview Special School, we had the very special opportunity to sing and sign using Makaton 'A Million Dreams' for Queen Camilla. We were delighted when Her Majesty stopped to listen, exchanged a few words with us, and shook hands with pupils from both schools. The Queen even commented on how much she enjoyed our choice of song.

Greta Murray had the honour of presenting a bouquet of flowers to Queen Camilla.

We are thrilled that this is now the second time our pupils have had the opportunity to meet members of the Royal Family. In 2022, we were fortunate enough to provide our pupils with the chance to meet both The King and Queen.

A very special word of thanks must go to Alderman Amanda Grehan who made today possible. The support she has shown our school throughout her term of office has been greatly appreciated by everyone at Carr Primary School.

Today is a day we will never forget. Providing our children with moments and memories like this is one of the greatest privileges for our staff.
For a small school we certainly achieve BIG things.💙
What a day!

👋🏼👋🏼👋🏼Meet the Staff Monday 👋🏼👋🏼👋🏼

Do you know all the staff at Carr? Unless your child has been taught in every year group it can be difficult to put names to faces and work out exactly who is who. So we have decided to try to introduce one member of staff to you weekly.
This week it is a women with many different job roles within our school.....Miss McKeown.

1.⁠ ⁠ What is your name?
Rachel Mckeown

2.⁠ ⁠What is your role in Carr Primary?
Breakfast Club Leader
Sen Classroom Assistant
Afterschool leader

3.⁠ ⁠How long have you worked in Carr?
I have been working at Carr for the last 4 years, but I’ve actually been part of the Carr family for much longer as I was a past pupil.

4.⁠ ⁠What has been your favourite moment made whilst working at Carr?
Sports day last year, when cedar won the house cup 💙

5.⁠ ⁠What snack are we most likely to find in your desk drawer?
Dairy Milk chocolate or crisps

6.⁠ ⁠Have you got a quote or a piece of advice you would give to your younger self or pass on to a pupil?
Small steps every day lead to big achievement.

*Photos shows Miss McKeown as a pupil at Carr and more recently.

☀️🍫 Summer Vibes Club included a spot of baking today, and the yummy chocolate Rice Krispie buns were a big hit!

As our afterschools programme begins to draw to a close, Summer Vibes will continue to offer a range of fun and exciting activities each week.

We are so proud of the fantastic variety of afterschool activities that have been available to our pupils this year — there really has been something for everyone! 💛

Football Festival ⚽️
Carr Primary School were delighted to be invited to the Ballynahinch Football Festival. We took two teams to Assumption Grammar School, we competed in five matches throughout the day.
Both teams showed great skill, determination and teamwork, but most importantly demonstrated excellent sportsmanship and represented our school positively at all times.
We hope that taking part in tournaments such as this helps to build our pupils’ confidence and strengthen their ability to work together as a team.
We are so proud of all you all and the fantastic attitude you showed throughout the festival.
A huge thank you to Ellie - Mea and Maddie our coaches who gave up their time to accompany us today. Also to all the organisers of the football Festival.

First week of 🏃‍♀️ Running Club 🏃‍♂️ at Lough Moss. The weather was kind to us as we played some warm up games before beginning our first run. All children and staff completed today's run - 2.2K
We all agreed that although we were tired we felt much better after some exercise and fresh air.
If you are a P5-7 and want to join sign up using the app.
Keep Northern Ireland Beautiful