On Wednesday,the HPS rugby team travelled to Standtown Primary School. The result may not have gone our way but they team showed a great attitude, super offloading in attack and worked well as a team in defense.
Next up for the squad is a trip to Ards RFC for the Ulster Regional Blitz.
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!
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.
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.
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
The H.P.S Rugby Squad travelled to Ravenhill today to play in the Ulster Rugby Primary School Festival. They played some fantastic rugby over 3 games and scored some great tries.
They then got the opportunity to get a tour around the changing rooms and, thanks to Rudy’s dad, they even got to visit the gym.
Many thanks again to all the parent volunteers for helping with transport and for cheering us on throughout the year.
It is a been a pleasure coaching this group of players throughout the year and I hope they all continue to play rugby at their new schools.
The HPS Rugby Squad travelled to Malone RFC today to take part in the Ulster Rugby Regional Blitz. They played some fantastic rugby throughout 4 games whilst braving the elements and experience all the seasons at once.
Well done to everyone involved.
Thank you everyone for your generous donations. Over £420 has been raised for Comic Relief!
Don’t forget to check out your child’s Seesaw or Google Classroom for more Red Nose Day photos.
Harry Sheridan current Ulster Rugby Player and former Holywood Primary School pupil kindly popped into this afternoon to coach the rugby squad.
The children loved getting some expert tips, learning new drills and were able to ask Harry about what is like as a professional rugby player.
Thanks again to Harry for coming in and good luck for the rest of the season.
What an amazing time was had by all !
Last Friday, children from P1 – P7 took part in a sponsored colour run. The children started with a fun warm up before starting the colour run. Their objective was to keep on moving around the course whilst running past the different coloured paint stations and dancing to the music.
The children (and adults) had a great time, thank you again for all the generous donations.
The Holywood Primary School Rugby Squad finished their season with a friendly game against Sullivan Upper Preparatory Department.
It was another great day for rugby and after the short walk along Demesne Road it was time for the match to begin. After a typical slow start, HPS started to play some excellent rugby. Some brilliant, tactical kicking helped HPS gain so good territory and even a try. The team defended well in a very evenly matched game. With the ball in had the team were prepared to offload the ball, when given the chance, and some direct running lead to several excellent tries. Thank you again to Sullivan for hosting the match and to all the parent helpers for coming along to assist and support.
Final Score Sullivan Prep 5 – 6 Holywood Primary School
Well done to all the players who were involved in HPS rugby this year. With a lot of P6 players in the squad, rugby in Holywood Primary looks in safe hands. A special mention must also go to all the P7 players who were playing their final game for the school, they have all been fantastic and a pleasure to coach over the last two seasons. I really hope they all continue to play rugby as the move on to their new schools.
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On Thursday afternoon, the HPS rugby squad travelled to East Belfast for a tournament at Strandtown Primary School. The sun had finally come out which made it ideal conditions to play rugby.
The first game was against a very strong Standtown Primary School. We had already played Strandtown Ps in a friendly earlier in the year and knew to expect a tough opening game. The match was played at a quick pace with both teams playing great attacking rugby. Final score Strandtown PS 2 – 1 HPS.
The second game was against Ben Madigan, HPS started strong and scored 3 early tries, the team played some excellent rugby keeping the ball alive with superb offloading and passing. The final score Ben Madigan 1– 3 HPS.
The third group game was against Campbell, this was a particularly important match for Will, the HPS rugby captain, as his dad was the Campbell coach. This game was extremely close, Campbell scored 2 quick tries and then managed to defend the HPS attack for the rest of the game. HPS came very close and were camped on the Campbell try line for much of the match. Final score Campbell 2 – 0 HPS.
Our final game was against Strandtown Eagles, they were a big side but that didn’t put off the HPS players who tackled well. This was another very close game and both teams matched each other with tries scored. Final score Strandtown Eagles 2 – 2 HPS.
Many thanks again to Mr McKeown for helping with the coaching, to all the parent volunteers (and supporters) and to Strandtown Primary School for hosting a fantastic event.
Holywood Rugby Club travelled to East Belfast to play two friendly matches against Standtown Primary School. Both games were played in good spirits with some pupils representing the school for the first time. All the sides were determined to play attacking rugby and the crowd witnessed lots of fantastic tries combined with some excellent defence.
Many thanks to all the parents for volunteering with lifts and for their support from the touch line, to Standtown PS for hosting the event and a special mention to Mr McKeown for helping coach the sides today.
P3 children from Holywood Primary School and Glencraig Integrated Primary School had a fantastic day at Clandeboye Estate. The children had the opportunity to explore the forest, toast s’mores, learn about different trees and minibeast and create their own creatures using items from the forest.
Thank you again to the Clandeboye Nature Rangers for an amazing day out.
Some P3 pupils from both Holywood Primary School and Glencraig Integrated Primary School enjoyed using the new E.A.R.L coding robots as part of the Shared Education Programme. Everyone loved the different mats and being able develop their own algorithms to complete a number of challenges.
Holywood Primary School were excited to welcome back Glencraig Integrated Primary School. The P3 children had lots of fun making new friends and completing a number of activities. This year’s theme is ‘Connect and Code’. The children had the opportunity to use different materials to build various models, get creative during Art , develop their coding skills with robots and explore a range of movements in Yoga.
We are looking forward to many more fun days with our partner school for Shared Education.
The School Rugby Club travelled to the Kingspan Stadium to compete in a mini rugby tournament. The squad was a mix of mainly P7 boys with a handful of P6 boys stepping up to the challenge. With glorious weather, it only heightened the boy’s excitement to get started. We were in a group with three other primary schools; Greenisland P.S, Gibson P.S and Bushvalley P.S.
Our first opponent was Greenisland P.S. They were a quick side with plenty to offer. We played well in attack but the game was won with the excellent team effort in defence. Strong tackles and excellent rucking help HPS gain possession. Darby and Dylan both managed to power over the line with George scoring a brace.
Game 1 – Full Time Holywood P.S 4 – Greenisland P.S 1
Our second match was against Bushvalley P.S, this game was all about our attack. The dry weather helped as the boys offloaded whenever possible and passed the ball effectively around the pitch. The boys showed no sign of slowing down and managed to score 4 fantastic tries. Well done to George, Charlie, Luke and Noah for crossing the line and scoring.
Game 2 – Full Time Holywood P.S 4 – Bushvalley P.S 1
Our final game was against Gibson P.S, they were also unbeaten and a very physical side. As soon as the whistle went the rain started to pour down, this led to more scrums and less fluidity. We defended heroically against a much bigger side but Gibson P.S managed to score once in the first half. In the second half, we had more possession but the slippery ball made attacking much more challenging. The boys all played excellently and it was not without effort that we unfortunately didn’t manage to score in this game.
Game 3 – Full Time Holywood P.S 0 – Gibson P.S 1
Many thanks again to all the parents who offered to help with lifts and who came to support and to Ulster Rugby for organising a fantastic event.
HPS Squad - William, Luke, Darby, Daniel, George, Noah, Dylan, Charlie, Ronan, Mathew, James, Jacob, Will, Ben & Zach
