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Take 5 Award
We pleased to announce that Damhead Primary School have obtained Level 1 in the Take 5 programme. Most of us have a sense of when ...
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Value Award
Well done to all our Value Award winners this month for the Value of Hardwork and Perseverance . Thank you to Alice for taking our ...
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AR Reward
Well done to all the children in Primary 5 to 7 who earned a treat with the Principal, for achievement in Accelerated Reading . Keep ...
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Pirate Party!
The children in Primary 4 enjoyed finishing off their Pirate topic with a Pirate party, where they enjoyed playing pirate themed games and learning pirate ...
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Portstewart Music Festival Success
Well done to all those who took part in solo competitions at Portstewart Festival. A big thank you to Mrs Hutchinson for preparing the children ...
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P4/5 Show
Congratulations to our P4 & P5 (both children and staff) on an amazing performance today. So much talent on stage and it is lovely how ...
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Choir Success at Portstewart Music Festival
A huge well done to our school choir who were placed first and second today at Portstewart Music Festival . The adjudicator commented it was ...
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Tackling Anxiety Workshop P4
P4 took part in an engaging online workshop on Tackling Anxiety delivered by HIP Psychology. During the session, we learned what anxiety is, talked about ...
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Choir Success at Coleraine Festival
We are so proud of our senior school choir who took part in Coleraine Festival today and were against four other wonderful choirs . The ...
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Festival Success
Festival Success We are so delighted with the success of our children at the Coleraine Music festival . All of the children are winners in ...
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Girls Football Competition
It was the turn of the Girls Football team yesterday who took part in the Score Cip tournament held at SCORE, Coleraine . These girls ...
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Girls Hockey Competition
The girls hockey team enjoyed a fantastic series of matches on Wednesday (25th), showing great teamwork, resilience and skill throughout. Well done everyone- a credit ...
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Easter Raffle
The School Council are busy selling tickets for our two beautiful Easter baskets provided by the PFA Committee. Tickets are priced at £1 per strip ...
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Science Shop
Next week we are celebrating Science Week throughout the classes. Your child will be taking part in science activities and photographs will be shared on ...
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Reading and Numeracy Awards
Congratulation to our amazing Reading and Numeracy Award Winners. Well done and keep up the good work.
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Kindness Value Award Winners
Congratulations to all the Kindness Value Winners who were presented with their badges from Alice McAlary. We are now concentrating on our Value “Perseverance/Hardwork” for ...
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World book Day 2026
Thank you to the children and parents for supporting our event on World Book Day this year in dressing up as ‘a word’. The children ...
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Pancake Tuesday!
We all enjoyed making and eating some yummy pancakes on Pancake Tuesday!
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P4 Shared Education
Primary 4 have thoroughly enjoyed building new friendships with pupils from Macosquin and St Eoghans Primary Schools. Through working and learning together, the children have ...
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Internet Safety Week 2026
This week we celebrated Internet Safety Week with the theme “Smart Tech, Safe Choices – Exploring the Safe and Responsible Use of AI.” Our Digital ...
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Parent and Toddler Group
We are excited to relaunch our Parent and Toddler group on a Monday commencing 23 rd February . Everyone very welcome . Come along for ...
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Carol Service
Please come and join us for our Annual Carol Service followed by tea, coffee and mince pies. There will also be a collection for our ...
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Elfridges
A huge thank you to our PFA for organising a fabulous Elfridges event in school last Friday. Not a single item left unsold and approximately ...
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P2 enjoy a trip to Lislagan Farm
A huge thank you to Can Can for organising this fabulous visit to Lislagan Farm for our p2s.
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Outdoor Play training with Claire Devlin
Thank you to Claire Devlin for her recent staff training on aspects of outdoor play. We continually try to enhance the learning experiences of our ...
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Mellow Movement
Yesterday our teaching staff attended a training course in the use of the INPP schools programme looking at improving balance, physical coordination and motor skills, ...
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Teamwork Value Award Winners
Well done to all our award winners of our last value for this year ‘Teamwork’ . A huge thank you to Alice for taking all ...
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Ice Cream Treat
A Friday morning treat for all our amazing children. Thanks to the Patton family .
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P4/5 Boys Football
A huge well done to our p4/5. Football team who were crowned runners up after a very exciting , nail biting final against Harpers Hill ...
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School Show
Audiences have been blown away with the talent of our p4-7 children in their two night performances of a Big Night at the Musicals . ...
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Golf Competition
Well done to our group of golfers who took part in the competition at Ballyreagh golf course today . A huge thank you to Stephen ...
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Doherty Cup
Tonight unfortunately was not our night but this group of boys made us so proud in the determination and teamwork they showed . The Damhead ...
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School Fair 2025
Summer fair 2025 done and dusted . The weather was fabulous and a great total of money was raised for our school. Thank you to ...
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Eco School
We are delighted to announce that we have been awarded our Eco Schools flag again today . A huge well done to Miss Dale and ...
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Outside Achievements
Well done to these pupils for their success in various activities outside of school! We have so many talented pupils in school!
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Festival Success
Well done to the children below who took part in the Festival! We are so lucky to have so many talented children!
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P3 Shared Education
P3 have enjoyed visiting Macosquin and St Eoghans Primary Schools for shared education. Their visits involved lots of outdoor play. The children enjoyed making new ...
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P4 Shared Education
Primary 4 have been enjoying their Shared Education trips with St. Eoghan’s Primary School and Macosquin Primary School. They have been busy visiting churches in ...
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PSNI Visit
Yesterday officers from Causeway Coast and Glens PSNI visited p3-7 to tell them how to keep safe on the Internet and when gaming . Thank ...
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Rugby Team
Well done to the p6/7 boys from our school and Macosquin Primary . You played amazing rugby today and it was wonderful to see you ...
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Boys Hockey Success!
We are so proud today of our boys hockey team who represented our region at the finals day of the Pearson Cup played at Stormont. ...
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Doherty Cup Success!
This afternoon the boys secured their place into the Doherty Cup final for a second year in a row . The boys played against a ...
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Portstewart Music Festival
A huge congratulations to our choir today who scored an amazing 91 /100 at Portstewart Music festival and brought home another cup . A big ...
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Responsibility Value Award Winners
Congratulations to our Value Award Winners for Responsibility.
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Shared Education Rugby Team
P6 and P7 boys enjoyed participating in an Ulster Rugby Blitz at Coleraine Rugby Club this week. Our boys teamed up with one of our shared ...
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