HPS Footballers SHINE alongside Silverware

Holywood Footballers had their first taste of competitive football today at the annual Ashfield Football Tournament. Holywood fielded 2 teams that competed alongside 22 schools across the Belfast and North Down area in what was a great day out for all involved!

Holywood A’s were in Group C alongside Strandtown B, Victoria Park A, Harding B, Cregagh and Ashfield. The A team finished the Group in 3rd place recording 3 Wins, 1 Draw and 1 Loss and played some wonderful football and scored some great individual and team goals to move on to the next round!

Holywood B’s were in Group A alongside Strandtown A, Harding A, Gilnahirk, Elmgrove B and Leadhill. The B team also finished the Group in 3rd place recording 2 Wins, 1 Draw and 2 Losses and did incredibly well in a very tough group. Some super team work and moments of brilliance led the team to progress through to the knockout stages.

Both teams qualified for the Plate Semi Finals which after 2 draws led both teams to a tense sudden death penalty shootout in which both the A and B team won to progress through to the Plate Final to play eachother!

The Plate Final was a fun filled game played in a good spirit in an all Holwood final. Neither team gave an inch in a tightly contested match that ended as a stale mate to go to yet another penalty shootout. By the narrowest of margins the A team came out on top, but both sets of teams were deserving winners and shared the success together!

A massive congratulations and well done to all involved in what was a joint victory for Holywood PS! A big thank you to all the parent helpers who provided lifts and came along to support. A special mention to Mr Crowe for his willingness to assist and for providing a managerial masterclass throughout the competition for the B Team.

A Team: James, Ethan, Tate, Will, Fraser, Oscar, Luke and Zach (C)

B Team: James R, Tsubasa, Jacob, Harry, Oliver, Peter, Rudy and James C

HPS House Mascot Winner

A massive congratulations to Isabelle in the Green House whose mascot ‘Barry the Beaver’ was selected as the winning design in our first House competition of the year! Isabelle represented all the school Houses in her design alongside a range of sporting activities. Well done to all the P5-P7 pupils who entered in what was a very tough contest to decide the winner! We look forward to many more fun House competitions in the school year ahead!

Run Santa Run!

HPS were feeling festive today in their Christmas hats when they took to the playground to complete the Santa Run with the rest of Northern Ireland for the Daily Mile. As a school we want to continue to celebrate the positive benefits that daily activity can have. Taking part in regular physical activity has lots of benefits for children’s physical health, mental health and wellbeing, and their learning.

Check out some photos of the pupils across P1-P7 in action! We all loved getting outside, getting active and having some festive fun with our friends!

Cross Country is back up and running!

27 pupils across Key Stage 2 took part in Round 1 of this years Flavahans Primary School Cross Country Competition. The pupils had perfect conditions for the first race at Henry Jones playing fields on Monday morning.

In a very tough and competitive field the boys and girls showed character, perserverance and teamwork to encourage one another across the finish line.

A massive well done to all involved who represented the school so well on what was a great day out!

We look forward to further rounds of the Cross Country Competition in the months ahead.

Holywood Girls Crowned Cricket Champions!

Holywood had another fantastic day out competing in the Holywood Cricket Tournament down at Seapark today. This time it was the girls turn to showcase their cricket skills. A total of 23 girls across P6-P7 were selected as part of the girls cricket squad. The teams competed in 2 groups against teams from Penrhyn, Gilnahirk and The Barbarians (a team put together using players from other schools).

The girls were excellent in their attitude and application and played some superb cricket throughout the course of the tournament. There were some magical moments of brilliance behind the bat combined with some outstanding teamwork when fielding.

SQUAD: Martha, Katie, Sophia, Clara, Amber, Isobel, Ruby, Eve, Susannah, Maia, Scarlett, Sarah, Molly, Hannah, Holly, Ellie, Erin, Maisie, Mia, Emma, Bronagh, Mimi and Lucy

Holywood Team 1

Won by 18 runs vs Penrhyn 1

Won by 50 runs vs Penrhyn 2

Holywood Team 2

Won by 2 runs vs Gilnahirk

Won by 23 runs vs Penrhyn 2

After both teams dominant performances in the groups Holywood Team 1 progressed to the finals where they faced Penrhyn 1 and Holywood Team 2 progressed to play Penrhyn 2. After two great action packed games Holywood emerged victorious and as tournament CHAMPIONS! A massive well done to the entire girls cricket squad for their achievements and efforts! A big thank you again to Mrs Harper who was the school representative on the day and for all the support and help from the parent helpers too. A big thank you to Holywood Cricket Club for organising and hosting the tournament which I’m sure will last long in the memories of all the girls who took part!

Holywood Success at the North Down Athletics Finals

Holywood’s athletes headed back to Bangor Sportsplex this afternoon to compete in the North Down Athletics Finals. A total of 15 boys and girls from across P5-P7 qualified from the heats last week to compete in the finals of each of the track and field events. It was a brilliant day for the finals and all the pupils were both nervous and excited to compete amongst the best primary school athletes across North Down.

The day was a great success with all of the boys and girls representing Holywood shining in their individual and team events in a very competitive field. All of the athletes finishing positions were recorded and points were allocated towards the schools final total to determine a winner for the overall boys and girls teams. There were 7 individual medals won from Holywood and the Girls Team placed an AMAZING 3rd overall and came away with the Davidson Cup! A massive well done to all the competitors from Holywood who should be very proud of their efforts and achievements!

Competitors: Fraser, Mya, Skye, Martha, Molly, Katie, Abi, Jessica, Susannah, Molly, Daniel, Patrick, Charlie, George and Jamie

MEDAL HONOURS:

P5

• Fraser won SILVER in the Cricket Ball Throw

P6

• Martha won GOLD in the 75m Sprint

• Martha won GOLD in the 100m Sprint

• Martha won GOLD in the Cricket Ball Throw

• Katie won BRONZE in the Cricket Ball Throw

P7

• Daniel won GOLD in the Long Jump

• Jamie won GOLD in the 100m Sprint

A big thank you again to all the parent helpers for providing lifts, assisting at the events and supporting all the HPS Stars over the past two weeks!

North Down Athletics Competition

Boys and Girls across P5-P7 have had a fantastic couple of days competing at the North Down Athletics Competition held at Bangor Sportsplex this week. Holywood athletes shone bright in their indiviudal events during Sports Week and had the opportunity to represent the school in a range of Track and Field events against schools from across North Down.

It has been a great couple of days of fun in the sun for the athletes competing alongside friends and giving their best in each of their individual and team events.

Well done to all boys and girls who represented HPS so well in this years competition. Everyone did brilliantly and should be very proud of their efforts and achievements! Keep a look out too on the website for some of the Holywood athletes who qualified for the finals and will be competing next week!

ATHLETES: Fraser, Cooper, Finn, Tate, Erin, Emma, James, Mya, Skye, Flynn, Zach, James, Will, Jacob, Martha, Lexi, Katie, Sophia , George, Jamie, Daniel, Hayden, Thomas, Patrick, Susannah, Molly, Jessica, Abi and Molly.

A massive thank you to all the parent helpers for lifts and for helping to supervise and assist the pupils at the competition!

Check out some of Holywoods' Sports Stars in ACTION!

Holywood Boys Cricket Success!

Holywood had a brilliant day out at the annual Holywood Cricket Tournament at Seapark this afternoon hosted by Holywood Cricket Club. Holywood entered 2 teams into the tournament with a total of 18 boys representing the school in the cricket squad. The teams competed in 2 groups against teams from Sullivan Prep, Campbell, Gilnahirk and The Barbarians (a team put together using players from other schools).

The boys did themselves and their school proud with their attitude and sportsmanship throughout the course of the tournament! There was a high standard of cricket being played and the matches were closely contested, competitive and played in a good spirit.

SQUAD: Zach, Jamie. George, Charlie, Thomas, Jude, Patrick, Daniel, Jackson, Darby, Finn, William, Noah, Luke, Adam, Will, Millar and Jacob.

Results:

HOLYWOOD TEAM 1

Holywood 1 (166) v (133) Barbarians

Holywood 1 (185) v (99) Sullivan

Holywood 1 (174) v (78) Campbell 2

HOLYWOOD TEAM 2

Holywood 2 (140) v (185) Sullivan 2

Holywood 2 (142) v (145) Campbell 1

Holywood 2 (80) v (193) Gilnahirk 1

Holywood Team 1 progressed through to the final to play Gilnahirk after topping each of their respective groups in what was a very close game. After some impressive batting and superb fielding Holywood came out on top with 150 runs to 127 and were crowned this years CHAMPIONS! What a great result and performance from all of Holywood Primary Schools cricketers across both teams!

A massive thank you to Mrs Harper, Mrs Farrell and all the parent helpers for their support in making the competition possible and helping make it such a success for the boys!

North Down Football Tournament

Holywood Footballers had a great day on Friday competing alongside 16 other schools in the North Down Primary Schools Cup.

Holywood were in Group C alongside Ballyholme, Ballymagee, Bloomfield and Portavogie. Holywood showed great team work throughout the group stages and displayed some moments of magic and great passages of play. They came out on top in their opening game against Ballyholme with a 2-1 victory thanks to two super strikes from both Jamie and Logan but narrowly lost in their remaining games after some hard fought contests.

Holywood remained positive from their performances going into the Quarter Final of the plate where they faced Kilmaine B. After going behind early in the game Holywood fought back to level the match and take the game to a penalty shoot out. After a super save from Patrick in nets - Zac, Isaac and Jamie cooly dispatched each of their kicks in style to see Holywood through to the Semi Finals where they would meet Andrews Memorial.

Unfortunately after a great game and performance from both teams, Andrews Memorial slightly edged past a resolute Holywood team to progress to the Final.

Holywood footballers had an amazing day out showcasing their footballing ability, teamwork and sportsmanship in what was a fantastic day of football fun for all involved. Each player shone and should be very proud of their attitude and application throughout the course of the tournament both on and off the pitch.

TEAM: Patrick, Cally, Zac, Cyrus, Curtis, Luke, Hayden, Isaac, Logan and Jamie

The Daily Mile 10th Birthday Celebration

Today the whole of Holywood Primary School celebrated the 10th Birthday of The Daily Mile. We took to the playground with thousands of schools around the world to complete The Daily Mile together, all on the same day! Each class or year group spent 15 minutes out of the classroom in the fresh air with their friends to have a break and get active. They walked, jogged or ran at their own pace and had lots of fun! The Daily Mile is a great inititaive that not only helps children to get fitter and healthier but also has a huge impact on both their social and emotional health too.

We had lots of fun celebrating the positive benefits that daily activity has on our physical, mental and social health today! Why don’t you check out some photos of the pupils and staff hitting the tarmac to get those daily steps in! :)

House Mascot Competition

Congratulations to Sophia for her winning design in the School Mascot Competition! This is the first of many House Competitions this school year which gives pupils an opportunity to display a range of skills and talents! Sophia’s drawing was selected out of all the P5-P7 entries and will be displayed in the school alongside being used for future House Competitions. “Dexter the Wolf” has arm bands representing each of the house colours, a skateboard representing the colours of the school crest and is even sporting the new Holywood Sports Kit! Well done to all the entries in what was a very tough competition to judge! We look forward to plenty more friendly competition in our House Teams in the New Year!

P3 Shared Education Drive-In Movie

P3 had a blast assembling their own cars using cardboard boxes, wrapping paper and art materials for their Drive-In Movie. They watched a Christmas film and enjoyed some popcorn while sitting in their awesome car creations in the sports hall! P3 have loved all the fun virtual calls and activities around the theme of Toys alongside Glencraig IPS in the lead up to Christmas! We can’t wait for more exciting things to come in the New Year with our friends from Glencraig IPS :)!

Hat Trick of wins for HPS Footballers

Today marked another day on the footballing calendar for Holywood as they travelled to Bangor Football Ground to compete once again in the North Down League.

Holywood kicked off the trio of fixtures for the day against Bloomfield PS. The boys got off to a flying start taking a commanding two goal lead courtesy of both goals from Matthew K who neatly slotted the ball past the keeper with great composure. Holywoods’ quick passing and moving was causing trouble for the opposition and Holywood were dominating the possession. Bloomfield pulled a late goal back but Holywood held on for a well deserved 2-1 win.

Moving into the 2nd fixture of the day Holywood came up against Crawfordsburn PS. In a cagey opening few minutes both sides battled to get a foothold of the game. Holywood gradually started to win the second ball in the middle of the park and looked the more dangerous going forward. Crawfordsburn were a threat on the counter attack but Holywood broke the stalemate with a great finish by Kyle which was the only goal of the game.

Final game on the schedule was an anticipated local derby against St Patricks. The boys were fired up and excited to put their skills to the test against a lot of their friends and club team mates. In the early stages the game was end to end with some great passages of play from both sides. Holywood looked the more comfortable on the ball and were winning their individual battles and eventually took the lead with a strike from Zac W. As St Patricks looked for a way back in they began to commit more men forward which left Zak S to find some space and after a good solo run neatly rolled the ball into the bottom corner leaving the keeper stranded.

A great day of friendly competition and football with friends topped off with 3 excellent wins! Well done to all the boys on a great display both on and off the pitch.

Results:

2-1 W - Bloomfield

1-0 W - Crawfordsburn

2-0 W - St Patricks

SQUAD: CAMERON, JOSHUA, THOMAS, CONNOR, KYLE, OSCAR, MATTHEW K, ZAC W, MATTHEW L & ZAK S.

NI Cross Country Finals

On Wednesday 22nd January Holywood set off to compete in the Northern Ireland Primary Cross Country Finals at Mallusk Playing Fields in Belfast. After some tough competition in the County Down qualifying rounds before the new year Holywood earned themselves a spot in the finals with a boys team qualifying alongside two individual competitors Isla and Mia in the girls race.

The boys and girls were very excited for what was a fantastic day out. The atmosphere was electric and with so many schools across the country competing the runners were piled up at the starting line. This made it difficult for the Holywood runners to make their way to the start of the pack in the early stages of the race but none the less they pushed themselves all the way to the finish line. The boys and girls did immensely well with the boys team finishing 12th overall across the whole of Northern Ireland and the individual competitors in the girls race recorded excellent times to finish off a great cross country campaign!

Holywood are very proud of all the pupils who competed across P5-P7 in what was a great way to get active with friends and enjoy a healthy dose of competition.

A special well done to the boys team and girl individual finalists for their superb efforts and performances throughout!

Matthew L, Benjamin, Oliver, Matthew L, Reuben, Lucas, Isla and Mia

A big thank you as well to both Mr Lockington and Mr Wright for their help as parent representatives for the school at each of the events. Their continued support has been greatly appreciated!

Footballers kick off the New Year

Holywood travelled to Bangor Football Ground today to kick off the new year in the North Down League.

Holywood were feeling fresh and started brightly in their first game against St Malachys. The boys worked well as a team and were on top for large parts of the game but just couldn’t break down the resolute defence of the opposition which meant the game ended 0-0.

In their second game they came up against a strong Ballyholme side but brought the game to the opposition from the first whistle. Holywood had some great spells of possession and had their fair share of chances. After falling behind Zac brought the sides level after a fantastic individual goal that left the keeper helpless. The game was well balanced with both teams going end to end but with a late break away against the run of play Ballyholme managed to steal a late goal and hold out for the win. A disappointing result but the boys left it all out on the pitch in a great performance.

On to the last game against Crawfordsburn and the team had gone from to strength to strength from their previous games. Holywood dominated the play and overwhelmed their opponents in the opening stages leading to a great goal from Connor who had pushed from defence into the middle of the park to drive the ball into the side of the net. Holywood continued to apply the pressure but against the run of play were caught out with a quick break away. With the game all level Holywood continued to press for the winner with some great strikes on goal but the Crawfordsburn keeper pulled off some wonderful saves to earn their side a point at the final whistle.

Overall three great performances in what was a great start to the new footballing year! Well done to all the boys involved! Time to rest and recharge before another fun filled footballing day when HPS head to the Ashfield Football Tournament on Friday.

SQUAD: CAMERON, JOSHUA, CONNOR, THOMAS, MATTHEW L, MATTHEW K, KYLE, ZAC, OSCAR AND ZAK

Footballers Kick Off League Campaign

The start of the month saw Holywood PS kick off the new league campaign at Bangor FC in what was a wet and windy day.

The team played some fantastic football and worked hard as a team in what was their first competitive matches of the season. They narrowly lost 2 of their 3 games finishing with a draw.

Well done to all the boys who represented the school so well in what was a fun filled footballing afternoon.

SQUAD: Cameron, Joshua, Thomas, Connor, Matthew K, Zac W, Oscar, Kyle, Zak and Matthew L

RESULTS

0-2 Kilmaine PS

0-2 Clandeboye PS

1-1 Bloomfield PS

Cross Country qualify for NI Finals

On Tuesday 25 pupils from across P5-P7 headed to Newcastle to compete in the Second Round of the Flavahans Cross Country competition.

On a beautiful, bright and brisk morning the boys and girls had a blast running at the foot of the Mourne Mountains. The boys team finished 3rd overall in their heats and qualified for the NI Finals in January and although the girls team narrowly missed out on qualifying both Isla and Mia both made it through to the finals based on their individual performances. A huge congrats on what is a great achievement!

All the boys and girls loved getting out and getting active in what was a brilliant day all round! A massive congratulations to all the boys and girls who took part and a big thank you to both Mr Lockington and Mr Wright for all their help as parent representatives.

New Netball Tops Revealed

The school netballers were thrilled to see their new netball hoodies courtesy of Mrs Robertson and anyvision. The girls enjoyed sporting the new tops and can’t wait to wear them during the upcoming season. The new hoodies will look great alongside their new kits and tracksuits.

A massive thank you again to Mrs Robertson and anyvision for supplying the school with the personally designed kits.

Flavahans Primary Cross Country Round 1

On Tuesday a record number of 24 boys and girls across P5-P7 competed in the Flavahans Primary School Cross Country Competition at Henry Jones Playing Fields. It was great to see so many pupils willing to participate and enjoy keeping active!

A massive well done to both the boys team who finished in a fantastic 3rd place and also the girls team who finished in an excellent 5th place overall in their team races.

There were some fantastic individual performances as well, most notably with Reuben finishing an impressive 4th overall in the mixed fun run and Matthew L finishing 6th, Lucas 9th and Isla 10th with some super fast times in a very competitive field in both the girls and boys team races!

A massive well done to all the boys and girls who took part and enjoyed the opportunity to challenge themselves while having fun and keeping fit! You all did HPS proud!

Thanks to Mr Lockington as the parent representative and for all the parents who helped out on the day. photo cred: Mrs Crowe :)

Check out the results in Round 1 using the link below:

https://athleticsni.org/Results/Flahavans-ANI-Primary-School-Cross-Country-League

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