We wanted to share some great news about our school teams who have been competing over the past few weeks. The sporting fixtures have provided a welcome and well-deserved break from SEAG preparations, and as always, our pupils represented themselves and our school exceptionally well.

Both our girls' and boys' Gaelic football squads were successful in winning their respective Cumann na mBunscol groups, earning places in the Autumn League semi-finals. Although both teams narrowly missed out on a place in the final, they performed admirably throughout the competition and can look forward with confidence to the championship campaign in Term 2.

Our cross-country runners travelled to Downpatrick to compete in Round 1 of the Flahavan's Cross-Country League. Over the challenging 1km course, our pupils produced some outstanding performances. Not only did they excel individually, but they also demonstrated great teamwork, with the boys finishing as the top school in County Down for this round and the girls securing an excellent second-place finish.

Our P7 camógs travelled to Assumption Grammar School to participate in the Dr Cunningham Shield, a tournament held in memory of a teacher who sadly passed away recently. The girls played brilliantly throughout the competition and were unfortunate to miss out on a semi-final place on score difference alone.

We have another busy sporting programme ahead. On 17 November, our P5 pupils will compete in the Cleveland Basketball Blitz at Lisburn Racquets Club. Following the completion of the SEAG tests, our hurlers and camógs will take part in the indoor 5-a-side competitions and in addition to that, our boys' football team has been invited to Lecale Grammar School to participate in a Gaelic football tournament involving schools from across East Down.

The sporting talent within our school continues to flourish, and it is wonderful to see so many pupils enthusiastically representing the school across a variety of sports.

Congratulations and well done to all of the boys and girls who have taken part. They have been excellent ambassadors for our school and should be very proud of their achievements.