P7 PDMU Assembly

P4 - P7 had the first of our PDMU Assemblies (Personal Development and Mutual Understanding) and told us of how we can learn from our mistakes. They shared their own experiences and we listened to a song highlighting the theme. Thank you P7 Room 11!

Christmas Carol Service

On Monday evening HPS held their P6 and P7 Carol Service at St Philip and St James Church. The music filled the church and helped create a lovely atmosphere and meaningful service. Everyone was treated to a very special evening which included P6 & P7 singers, readers, choir members and musicians retelling the Christmas Story.

Thank you again to the guests, Governors, friends and families of HPS who supported our children at the Carol Service.

Well done everyone!

Bedtime Stories at HPS

Yesterday evening, HPS hosted it’s first bedtime stories, pre school children were invited to come along to listen to a few stories from our P1 & 2 teachers in our very own Elves Workshop.

The children and parents were then invited to the hall to hear the choir sing, enjoy some drinks and treats and meet other parents and carers.

Holywood Primary School is hosting an open day on Thursday 9th January at 1:30-3:30. parents / carers and children are welcome to view the school inside and out, also going into classrooms where prospective children can enjoy doing a range of activities too

Thank you again for everyone who came along and to all our P7 helpers and School Choir.

Christmas Door Competition

This year Key Stage 2 had a Christmas door competition. The pupils and the staff had great fun getting into the Christmas spirit by creating a festive door. Mr Chism was the impartial judge. After much deliberation, he chose Room 12 as the winner. Their Grinch themed door narrowly took first place, where the only prize is the pride of winning!

Well done to all the pupils - the doors look brilliant!

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HPS House Mascot Winner

A massive congratulations to Ella in P7 from the Yellow House whose mascot ‘Miso the Meerkat’ was selected as the HPS School Mascot for the 2024/25 school year. Ella represented all the school Houses in her brilliant design alongside a range of sports. Well done to all the P5-P7 pupils who got involved! We look forward to many more fun House competitions in the school year ahead! :)

Fun Run at Londonderry Park

Lots of pupils from HPS enjoyed the Cross Country at Londonderry Park yesterday. It was a great opportunity to meet and race pupils from other schools. A huge thank you to all the parents who transported the children and well done to all our runners!

Thank you Mrs Crookshanks!

The Board of Governors, staff and pupils wish a happy (early) retirement to our Principal Mrs Crookshanks. She has been a huge part of Holywood Primary School for 34 years and her hard work, commitment and support has created a fantastic place to work and learn!

Thank you Mrs Crookshanks for everything. We will miss you.

New HPS Sport Kits

Thank you to our very generous sponsors for helping fund our new sport kits.

We think they look great and they will be used by many children for years to come.

Please check out the new kits and sponsor links below.

Rugby

Bennett Estate Agents www.bennettestateagents.com

Belfast Insulation Company www.belfastinsulation.com

BGA Architects www.bga-ni.com 

Football

Cushman & Wakefield www.cushmanwakefield-ni.com

Belfast Insulation Company www.belfastinsulation.com

Bennetts Estate Agents www.bennettestateagents.com

Hockey

BGA Architects www.bga-ni.com 

Slip into Slippers

Thank you to everyone who slipped into their slippers today and raised money for AGE NI. We were pleased to raise over £370! We had a fun day of activities and it was lovely to hear of the special conversations our pupils had had with someone older in their life. Thanks to everyone who got involved.

HPS Eco Committee 2024/2025

We are proud to present our recently elected Eco Committee for this academic year. The committee comprises a representative from each class from P4-7. The committee will work closely with Mrs McKeown promoting our Eco topics across our school.

The committee:

Chair Person: Lydia P7

Deputy Chair Person: Nico P7

Other committee members:

Joni (P6) Emily (P6) Tom (P6) Ellen (P5) Sophia (P5) Eliza (P5) Nao (P4) Torin (P4)

We look forward to the great ideas and intiatives they will bring to our school this year.

Eco Schools Awards

Last Thursday Finn, our Eco Committee Chairperson, and Mrs McKeown represented Holywood Primary School at a 30 Years of Eco Schools Celebration and Green Flag Awards at Stranmillis University. We are very proud to have our eight Green Flag. Well done to all involved!