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  • Strong News quiz answers

    Mon 29 Jun 2015
    The answers and winner of the Strong News quiz were revealed in school this morning. Congratulations to Scott Megarity from P6H/G who got the most correct answers and won the prize of £20.

    The answers were as follows:
     
    1. Which teacher was P7 County Armagh cycling champion? Mrs Hamilton
    2. Which teacher was the 100m sprint champion at grammar school? Mrs Brown
    3. Which teacher has a purple belt in karate? Mrs Coulter
    4. Which teacher has walked the Belfast Marathon three times? Mrs Hassard
    5. Which teacher has worked as a grave digger? Mr Vennard
    6. Which teacher has lived in Wales? Mrs Frazer
    7. Which teacher can play the trombone? Miss Brown
    8. Which teacher has taught in Malaysia? Mrs Poots
    9. Which teacher once flushed their mother’s hat down the toilet? Mr Dickson
    10. Which teacher can walk on their hands? Mr Forbes
    11. Which teacher wanted to be a midwife? Mrs Lee
    12. Which teacher held the record for the 1500m in high school for over 10 years? Mrs Dodds
    13. Which teacher has played tennis with a Wimbledon champion? Mrs Hannam
    14. Which teacher has a twin sister? Mrs Wethers
    15. Which teacher has a twin brother? Mrs Gilmore
    16. Which teacher won a cup with their primary school’s quiz team in a competition against lots of other schools? Mrs Graham
    17. Which teacher used to have to listen to country music as a child to be put to sleep? Miss Purdy
    18. Which teacher designed the logo for their primary school? Mrs Gilpin Brown
    19. Which teacher was born on Christmas Day? Mrs Hewitt
    20. Which teacher has taught in a school in Africa? Miss McCutcheon
    21. Which teacher has worked the nightshift at Tayto? Mrs Moffett
    22. Which teacher has a golf handicap of 14? Mrs Henry
    23. Which teacher won a Young Farmers’ Club public speaking competition? Mrs Ginniff
    24. Which teacher once had a three legged pet lamb? Mrs Rollston
    25. Which teacher once missed a plane home as the connecting train they were on was on fire? Mrs Hutchison
    26. Which teacher has two chickens called Poppy and Rocky? Mrs McBride
    Thank you to everyone who entered and supported the school magazine. Thanks also to the teachers for being willing to share their random facts!
     
  • First Trust Winners

    Tue 16 Jun 2015
    Two pupils from he Armstrong won a First Trust colouring competition.  They went to the bank this morning to collect their prizes.  Well done girls!
     
  • Book Fair

    Wed 10 Jun 2015

    Thank you to everyone who supported our Scholastic Book Fair.  We raised £696 in free books for our school.

  • Fun Night!

    Sat 06 Jun 2015
    Fun night was a great success this year. Thank you to the PTA for organising our annual event.
  • S1 pupil is awarded Junior Rider of the Year.

    Tue 02 Jun 2015
    A pupil from S1 has been awarded young horse rider of the year by the Regional Chairman Lady Juliet Frazer.
     
    She was awarded this for willingness to participate in all tasks, listening to instructions, excellent seated position and naturally at ease with the horses during riding and horse care tasks.
     
    It is a fantastic achievement and we are all very proud of her at The Armstrong.
     
     
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