Long Tower PS

Amazingly, our talented pupils have raised £1500 in aid of the canonisation of Sister Clare Crockett with their original hymn 'A Dream of the Lord'. Our CrowdFunding Page closes on 10th May. All final donations are welcome @CatholicNewsIRL @McKDonal justgiving.com/crowdfunding/S…

The Girls Indoor Football League started today at Seán Dolans. Our girls played brilliantly throughout, scoring a number of well worked goals. The girls ended up recording three wins and a draw. Well done girls! longtowerps.co.uk/news/girls-ind…

Well done to our Primary 3 and Primary 4 children for leading the school in a brilliant end of year assembly. longtowerps.co.uk/news/primary-3…

We celebrated our medalists from Sports Day at an assembly today. Well done to all the children who won medals. And a massive thank you to all the children who participated in the races as they all helped make our Sports Day such a special day. longtowerps.co.uk/news/sports-da…

Primary 7 were visited by @profsiobhanon, the Mental Health Champion for Northern Ireland who observed a lesson delivered as part of the Verbal Wellbeing Programme. This wonderful programme will be delivered throughout the school in 2023/24. @VerbalArtsDerry

Walls can divide or walls can unite! 300 Pupils of Long Tower and Fountain PS came together today to walk our city walls. It was a superb morning! Our pupils are the most valuable resource we have for shaping future society. longtowerps.co.uk/news/shared-ed…

We were delighted to welcome members of Ryan McBride's family to Long Tower to receive a cheque today from the recent 'Go Red for Ryan' fundraiser organised by the @RyanMcBrideFnd Ryan McBride Foundation. A massive thank you to everyone for the generous donations.

Parent Line NI will be offering free Speech and Language Support for parents of children who may stammers or glue ear. These workshops are an invaluable resource for parents/guardians and can be booked by calling 0808 8020 400.

"Some words they can't be spoken, only sung..." Our #SharedEducation Choir were awarded 2nd Place in @derryfeis Unison Primary School Choir Competition today. Although we wear different uniforms, we are united by our love of music. #DontLookBackinAnger #Sing #Proud

Well done to our school football team who competed well in the Ryan McBride Cup at Bay Road Soccer. We are always proud to take part in this competition which is held in memory of our past pupil Ryan. longtowerps.co.uk/news/ryan-mcbr…

The Education Authority (EA) is holding a series of two-part Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) engagement sessions for parents and carers this month. Further information and details on how to book can be found on our school website. longtowerps.co.uk/news/special-e…

Primary 5, 6 and 7 children had a great time at Springfest yesterday in the Millennium Forum. longtowerps.co.uk/news/springfes…

Well done to all the boys and girls who performed at the St. Patrick's Day concert this afternoon. longtowerps.co.uk/news/st-patric…

Well done to all the boys and girls who performed at the St. Patrick's Day concert this afternoon. longtowerps.co.uk/news/st-patric…

We were delighted to welcome 'Joyology' back to our school today for a Jazz and Blues concert. longtowerps.co.uk/news/jazz-musi…

Primary 6 made their own catapults from lollypop sticks and elastic bands today as part of a STEM investigation. #science #STEMeducation longtowerps.co.uk/news/primary-6…

Primary 2 visited Miss. Colhoun's Primary 1/2 class in the Fountain Primary School yesterday to take part in Shared learning about minibeasts. #sharededucation longtowerps.co.uk/news/primary-2…

Primary Six pupils were welcomed to Fountain Primary School today to work with students from @OIntegrated Integrated College and students from Roosevelet High School @SeaPubSchools who came all the way from Seattle in the USA. #sharededucation longtowerps.co.uk/news/seattle-v…

We celebrated Safer Internet Day at Long Tower today. The children looked at different ways they can stay safe online. longtowerps.co.uk/news/safer-int… #SaferInternetDay2023 #LTICT

We were deeply saddened to hear of the passing of a much loved member of staff, Mr Aidan Heaney. Mr Heaney was a true gentlman with the biggest of hearts. He inspired everyone he taught and was dedicated to each individual in his classroom, putting every child first.