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!

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.

East Down Rugby Tournament

On Wednesday 10th April the Rugby Club attended their first tournament of the year. The sun wasn’t the only thing shining as the P6 and P7 boys put in some terrific performances against some tough opposition. 

They played six matches winning three, drawing one and losing two.

Results

vs Strandtown 1-1 (D)

vs Moneyrea 0-3 (L)

vs Stranmillis 1-3 (L)

vs Grange Park 3-0 (W)

vs Carrickmannon 3-1 (W)

vs Andrews Memorial 3-0 (W)

A fantastic day of rugby with some great team performances as well as some moments of individual brilliance. Well done to all the boys involved and a big thank you to all the parent helpers.

SQUAD: Jamie McC, Zach H, George M, Keelan N, Finley R, Benjamin G, Isaac H, Ben W, Kieran I, Matthew I and Roger McM.

Ashfield Football Tournament

Congratulations to the sixteen boys who represented Holywood PS at the annual Ashfield tournament. By having two teams participating in the Ashfield Tournament, this  enabled a number of the P7 and many of our P6 pupils to have the opportunity to represent the school for the first time.`

The B Team equipped themselves very well against tough opposition but despite their best efforts and a great goal by Kyle they were unable to secure a place in the knockout stages.

The A Team kicked off the tournament positively with their first competitive win of the season. Throughout the competition the boys played some great football but unfortunately did not manage to convert their chances and suffered two 1-0 losses after having the majority of the possession. The A team finished the group stage with 4 points and narrowly missed out on progressing to the knockout stages by 1 point. Despite the miserable weather the boys had a great morning of competitive football. Special thanks to David Kennedy for his joint managerial role and for all the parent helpers who provided transport and even stayed to support HPS! :)

SQUAD:

P7: Ruan (C), Benjamin, Joshua P, Oliver, Ben, Luke, Jamie, Harrison and George.

P6: Cameron, Thomas W, Zak, Matthew, Joshua, Oscar and Kyle.

Kick Off for HPS Footballers

Holywood’s football season got underway this afternoon as the new league format kicked off at Eddie Irvine Sports Complex in Bangor.

The league consists of 16 teams competing from across the Ards and North Down area and matches take place once a month where each school plays a total of 3 games.

Holywood’s opponents for todays fixtures were Towerview P.S, Crawfordsburn P.S and Clandeboye P.S. Holywood had a lot of boys competing and representing the school for the first time and their enthusiasm showed from the first whistle. The boys worked hard as a team and put together some brilliant passages of play over their 3 games that led to some fantastic goals by Ben (3), Ruan. Zak and Luke. For all their hard work, Holywood unfortunately were edged in all 3 of their games but their attitude and application were excellent and they did themselves and their school proud.

A great day of football overall with plenty to build on for the future games to come!

SQUAD: Cameron, Benjamin, Joshua P, Matthew, Ruan, Luke, Oliver, Zak and Ben (C).

Priory Football Tournament

On Friday, Holywood P.S. took part in the annual Priory Cup Football Tournament. They were amongst over 190 boys and girls from the North Down, Ards and Belfast areas competing at the Eddie Irvine Sports Complex in Bangor. Holywood finished top of their group after victories in all 3 of their group games, showing great team work and an all round excellent display of football.

Progressing into the Semi Final of the A Trophy, Holywood came up against Group D winners Ballyholme which promised to be a tough match. After a spirited performance and some inspired goalkeeping, Holywood ran out eventual winners thanks to goals from Zak D and Charlie.

Making their way to the Final, Holywood were joined by N'Ards Model who had comprehensive victories in all of their previous games. With some great individual performances and a hard fought match, Holywood unfortunately came up just short on what was a fantastic day out! Well done to all the boys who left it all out on the pitch and did themselves and their school more than proud! A big thank you to Priory College for organising a great tournament and for the continued support of parents who turned out to cheer the boys on.

SQUAD: Hamish, Zach W, Danny, Oliver, Matthew, Charlie, Zak D and Darcy.

Group Games

• 4-0 v Bloomfield P.S (Oliver K x 2, Charlie M x2)
• 2-1 Kilcooley P.S (Zak D, Charlie M)
• 4-2 Crawfordsburn P.S (Hamish (GK), Darcy, Oliver K, Charlie)

Semi Final

• 2-0 Ballyholme (Zak D, Charlie M)

Final

• loss to N'Ards Model

A great 2nd place finish out of 16 teams. Well done boys! :)

Football vs Kilmaine P.S

On Wednesday Holywood kicked off their league campaign against Kilmaine P.S at Spafield playing fields in what promised to be a tough match. Holywood started off the stronger team but after a great display of football from both teams Holywood unfortunately found themselves down 2-0 at half time. The boys regrouped at half time, kept their heads up and continued to bring the game to Kilmaine. After a fantastic second half display Holywood ran out eventual 4-2 winners with some super strikes from Matthew, Darcy and Oliver K. A thoroughly deserved result after a great all round performance. Well done to all the boys involved! A big thank you to all the parent helpers that made the game possible by supplying lifts!   

Holywood P.S  4 - 2  Kilmaine P.S

SQUAD: HAMISH, DANNY, ZACH W, MATTHEW, OLIVER K, DARCY, ZAK D, LUKE AND BEN I.