Stars of the Week 7 March

P1 Mrs Fulton: Tili Mai for working hard in everything she does and for being such a friendly happy girl!

 P1 Mrs Elliott: Jack for getting better at completing all of his work.

P1 Miss Armstrong: Erin for always working so hard and being a good friend.

P2 Mrs McGonigle: Trey for sitting quietly on the carpet.

P2 Miss Dobbin: Faith for being great at counting 1p and 2p coins.

P3 Mr Atcheson: Jessica for trying really hard to complete her work by herself.

P3 Mrs Gibson: Daniel for an excellent story on Going on Holiday.

P3 Mrs Hunter / Mrs Heawood: Holly for writing a great book review.

Posted on March 8, 2018 by Debbie Crookshanks and filed under Stars of the Week.

Merit Badge Winners 28 February

Primary 4

 Mr Eves:

Ruby for working very hard during problem solving in Numeracy.

Toby for great improvement in reading and writing answers in full sentences.

Mrs McCartney & Mrs Smith:

Fergus for working hard with T&U exchanging and showing a great interest in their class topic about WW2. 

Laurie has been working hard to perfect telling the time in 5 minute intervals. Laurie is always happy and helpful too!

Mrs McKeown:

Erin has been working really hard on her collective nouns and always presents her work beautifully.

Omar for working hard at telling the time on an analogue clock.

Primary 5

Miss Riddell & Mrs Curran

Leah & Lennox for working hard at reading activities and really thinking about what stories mean.

Mr McConnell

Joshua & Amelia for writing great persuasive letters giving good supporting reasons for the points they made.

Mrs Brown

Philippa & Jorja for writing excellent persuasive letters.

Primary 6

Mrs Eves

Anna for working hard to improve her presentation.

Harrison for improved mental arithmetic and working out rules to calculate perimeters.

Mrs Hart

Charlie for keeping up on current affairs and telling the class things that happen in the world.

Damaris for excellent work on perimeter.

Primary 7

Mrs Clarke

Keira for useful & informative contributions to her class topic on The Victorians.

Toby for accurate work on plotting points in all 4 quadrants.

Miss McGuile

Niamh & Hamish for doing a super job of plotting co-ordinates in all four quadrants.

 

Posted on February 28, 2018 by Debbie Crookshanks and filed under Merit Badge Winners.

Stars of the Week 28 February

P1 Mrs Fulton: Luke for amazing thinking during his maths challenge. What a clever boy!

 P1 Mrs Elliott: Ethan for super behaviour and working hard to learn his new vocabulary.

P1 Miss Armstrong: Betty works very hard and is a caring friend.

P2 Mrs McGonigle: Caleb for concentrating on his work and trying his best. Keep it up Caleb!

P2 Miss Dobbin: Zara for always working hard!

P3 Mr Atcheson: Jake for trying really hard to listen and complete work in class.

P3 Mrs Gibson: Tilly for creating a lovely holiday brochure on Paris.

P3 Mrs Hunter / Mrs Heawood: Erin for directing and starring in a class production of 'Annie'!

Posted on February 28, 2018 by Debbie Crookshanks and filed under Stars of the Week.

Stars of the Week 21 February

P1 Mrs Fulton: A.J. for being such a kind and helpful friend to everyone in P1.

 P1 Mrs Elliott: Caden for being such a  well behaved boy in class and in the playground.

P1 Miss Armstrong: Brodie for trying so hard to get organised, ready for home time.

P2 Mrs McGonigle: Deborah - Agnes for great reading. She LOVES reading the Bug Club books.

P2 Miss Dobbin: Isaac for being a fabulous reader!

P3 Mr Atcheson: Kate for working really hard on her own when completing maths activities.

P3 Mrs Gibson: Jessica for working really hard on her independent writing.

P3 Mrs Hunter / Mrs Heawood: Hannah for painting a fabulous helicopter for the class topic on Travel.

Posted on February 21, 2018 by Debbie Crookshanks and filed under Stars of the Week.

Merit Badge Winners 7 February

Primary 4

 Mr Eves:

Bea for always working studiously and with a smile.

Jamie working very hard to complete all his work on time.

Mrs McCartney & Mrs Smith:

Isla for making valuable contributions to group and class discussions.

Zac for being a very good pupil in P4. His recent work and good behaviour his really please Mrs McCartney & Mrs Smith.

Mrs McKeown:

Jack for working hard to get all his grammar activities completed each week.

Alice Jane for great work on adding and taking away H T U with exchanging.

Primary 5

Miss Riddell & Mrs Curran

Carson for hard work and using strategies to help him when he finds his work challenging.

Megan for excellent comprehension on 'Jessie and the Snake'

Mr McConnell

Amy for super work on multiplying money!

Zak for making an excellent start to working with money.

Mrs Brown

Matthew & Phoebe for lovely handwriting.

Primary 6

Mrs Eves

Ethan for a thoughtful character led story about an escape from danger.

Sarah for accurate and clear presentation of results in her negative numbers Space Task.

Mrs Hart

Aimee for excellent work on averages.

Simrah for always being helpful and thinking of others.

Primary 7

Ellen for being very helpful when Mrs Crookshanks was in her class.

Louis for neat presentation of his work.

Mrs Clarke

Benjamin and Esther for writing wonderful poems based on Pie Corbett's 'To be spoken Silently'.

Miss McGuile

 

Posted on February 7, 2018 by Debbie Crookshanks and filed under Merit Badge Winners.

Stars of the Week 7 February

P1 Mrs Fulton: Ben for learning and reciting his Jack Frost poem so confidently .... with actions!

 P1 Mrs Elliott: Rory for being a fantastic reader and working so hard!

P1 Miss Armstrong: Lucy is a great listener, a hard worker ad fantastic friend.

P2 Mrs McGonigle: Meadow for always doing her best work and listening carefully.

P2 Miss Dobbin: Bella for always working hard. 

P3 Mr Atcheson:  Jake for practising and working hard on his handwriting.

P3 Mrs Gibson: Saxon for fantastic numberwork.

P3 Mrs Hunter / Mrs Heawood: Billy for trying hard to get all his work done.

Posted on February 7, 2018 by Debbie Crookshanks and filed under Stars of the Week.

Stars of the Week 31 January

P1 Mrs Fulton: Harry for being kind and such a helpful boy especially after playtime.

P1 Mrs Elliott: Gracie for super behaviour and wonderful reading.

P1 Miss Armstrong: Shion for always trying his best and for being so caring.

P2 Mrs McGonigle: Charlie for trying very hard with his reading.

P2 Miss Dobbin: James for always working very hard.

P3 Mr Atcheson: Arianna for fantastic work in her maths number booklet.

P3 Mrs Gibson: Maisie for beautiful work and lovely handwriting.

P3 Mrs Hunter / Mrs Heawood: Mara for beautiful balances and jumps in P.E.

Posted on January 31, 2018 by Debbie Crookshanks and filed under Stars of the Week.

Stars of the Week 24 January

P1 Mrs Fulton: Logan for working hard to write his name and remember his sounds.

 P1 Mrs Elliott: Joshua for making  fantastic models at playtime.

P1 Miss Armstrong: Emma for always working so hard and for being a great friend.

P2 Mrs McGonigle: Megan for fantastic writing with lots of detail!

P2 Miss Dobbin: T.J. for being very creative during gymnastics! 

P3 Mr Atcheson:  Frankie for fantastic work on his reading.

P3 Mrs Gibson: Susannah for her enthusiasm. Susannah works hard and is great fun in class.

P3 Mrs Hunter / Mrs Heawood: Ariana for working really well to complete her spelling activities.

Posted on January 24, 2018 by Debbie Crookshanks and filed under Stars of the Week.

Merit Badge Winners 24 January

PRIMARY 4

Mr Eves: Eva always works hard. She recently wrote an amazing WW2 evacuee letter. Thomas has focused very well since the beginning of the new term and wrote an excellent letter, his best piece of work in P4!

Mrs McCartney & Mrs Smith: Aoife for showing great improvement in her handwriting. Charlie for always smiling and for accurate work in H T U when adding and subtracting with exchanging.

Mrs Mc Keown: Millie for always being eager to help around the classroom. Charlie has been very motivated and tried hard when completing activities involving contractions.

PRIMARY 5

Miss Riddell & Mrs Curran: Ereen for making a fabulous book about Martin Luther King. Noor for being a very industrious worker. Noor always listens intently and contributes in class discussions.

Mr Mc Connell: Amber & Keziah  for making a great start to writing using a fountain pen.

Mrs Brown: Keziah & Hannah for working extremely hard on weekly spellings.

PRIMARY 6

Mrs Eves: Charlotte for super work on properties of 2D shapes. Kendal for working to improve her independent work.

Mrs Hart: Ruan for always listening attentively and putting effort into all aspects of the curriculum. Erin  for being more industrious and getting through a larger volume of work.

PRIMARY 7

Mrs Clarke: Emily & Hannah for imaginative contributions to their class poem.

Miss McGuile: Patrick and Kathryn for doing a super job of selecting and using the correct Mental Maths strategies to solve calculations.

 

Posted on January 24, 2018 by Debbie Crookshanks and filed under Merit Badge Winners.

Stars of the Week 18 January

P1 Mrs Fulton: Scarlett for being a kind friend to everyone in P1 .What a lovely girl!

P1 Miss Armstrong: Xavier for fantastic writing about polar bears.

P2 Mrs McGonigle: Alfie for making sure he includes everyone in his games. A kind friend!

P2 Miss Dobbin: Caroline for using lots of detail in her writing.

P3 Mr Atcheson: Mimi for fantastic work using Recorder Rosie!

P3 Mrs Gibson: Sam for a wonderful Jack Frost painting.

P3 Mrs Hunter / Mrs Heawood: Ellie for excellent retelling of a story using Summerising Superhero.

Posted on January 18, 2018 by Debbie Crookshanks and filed under Stars of the Week.

Merit Badge Winners 10 January

Primary 4

 Mr Eves: Madison and Jay for creating excellent evacuee letters in our WW2 topic.

Mrs McCartney & Mrs Smith: Chestha for always being cheerful and willing to help do jobs around the classroom.

Joshua for working hard and joining in all class activities.

Mrs McKeown: Toni for writing detailed full sentences in her comprehension activity.

Grace for taking time and care over her 'Dig for Victory' poster.

Primary 5

Miss Riddell & Mrs Curran

Katy for super listening skills. Katy always concentrates really well and works hard at everything she does.

Benjamin for super Mental Arithmetic. He has learnt his facts and can recall them quickly.

Mr McConnell

Carter for asking great questions and making super contributions to class discussion on his class America topic.

Lewis for working very hard on his Literacy.

Mrs Brown

James for working hard in all areas and always smiling.

Beth for hard work on digital clocks.

Primary 6

Mrs Eves

Libby and Smokey for showing good concentration and attention to detail during complex co-ordinate work.

Mrs Hart

Benjamin for improving his listening skills.

Olivia for taking greater care over her written work.

Primary 7

Mrs Clarke

Darcy for working hard to improve his mental maths.

Toby for using good thinking skills during maths investigations.

Miss McGuile

Charlotte for beautiful reading of her new novel, Under the Hawthorne tree.

Brodie for great instructional writing.

 

 

 

 

Posted on January 10, 2018 by Debbie Crookshanks and filed under Merit Badge Winners.

Stars of the Week 10 January

P1 Mrs Fulton: Caolan for working really hard to learn all his new words each week. Well done!

 P1 Mrs Elliott: Rudy for being such a kind, polite and helpful boy.

P1 Miss Armstrong: Bethany for doing fabulous cutting and sticking all by herself.

P2 Mrs McGonigle: Rachel for always trying her best and working very hard.

P2 Miss Dobbin: James for being great at spelling 3 lettered words! Ollie for doing great reading.

P3 Mr Atcheson: Macie for being a great role model when her class visited Little Wing.

P3 Mrs Hunter / Mrs Heawood: Luke for having really good resolutions for 2018!

Posted on January 10, 2018 by Debbie Crookshanks and filed under Stars of the Week.

Amazing Archie

Well done  to one of our P1 pupils Archie! Archie plays for Glentoran  FC 2013 age group. He is pictured here with a big trophy that his team won. They scored 73 goals to win a Belfast tournament. WELL DONE ARCHIE! 

Posted on December 12, 2017 by Debbie Crookshanks and filed under Superstars Outside School.

Stars of the Week 8 December

P1 Mrs Fulton: Chloe for fabulous neat work. Chloe always tries her very best in everything she does!

 P1 Mrs Elliott: Lachlan for excellent singing and dancing for our Nativity.

P1 Miss Armstrong: Lucie – May for being a very kind and caring friend.

P2 Mrs McGonigle: Ciara for singing with lots of enthusiasm during Nativity rehearsals.

P2 Miss Dobbin: Will for drawing a great picture on the computer using Colour Magic.

P3 Mr Atcheson: Faith for working really hard on her reading.

P3 Mrs Gibson: Jamie for beautiful handwriting and presentation. He always gives 100%.

P3 Mrs Hunter / Mrs Heawood: Lori for designing a lovely photo frame.

 

 

Posted on December 8, 2017 by Debbie Crookshanks and filed under Stars of the Week.

Merit Badge Winners 6 December

P4 Mr Eves

Hugo for settling in very well to his new school.

Claire for excellent research on WW2 when in the ICT Suite.

P4 Mrs McCartney & Mrs Smith

Arianna and Matthew for valuable contributions to their class retell of 'Bundle of Sticks.'

P4 Mrs McKeown

Steven for working hard on Tens and Units activities.

Tamara for trying to answer her reading activities in complete sentences. Well done!

P5 Mrs Curran

Alexander for great listening skills and for taking car over the presentation of her work.

Kyle for trying really hard to learn his multiplication facts.

P5 Mr McConnell

Ben and Nina took every effort to make excellent woodlouse investigation boxes.

P5 Mrs Brown

Erin for an amazing effort with her reading activities.

Joshua for a good woodlouse investigation.

P6 Mrs Eves

Keelan for excellent work converting between units of measurement.

Paige for working to improve her mental arithmetic.

P6 Mrs Hart

Taylor for excellent mental maths, she has learnt her facts fantastically and can recall them quickly.

Sophie for much improved presentation of written activities. Well done!

P7 Mrs Clarke

Sophie and Ella for writing great poems. 

P7 Miss McGuile

Ella and Jasmine for working very hard during ICT lessons and producing Wonderful Northern Ireland Brochures.

Posted on December 6, 2017 by Debbie Crookshanks and filed under Merit Badge Winners.

Stars of the Week 30 November

P1 Mrs Fulton                       Harry for trying very hard to learn his new words each week and recognise them really quickly.

P1 Mrs Elliott                       Skye for always being a super kind, helpful and hard working girl.

P1 Miss Armstrong            Liam for being brave and willing to have a try at everything.

P2 Mrs Mc Gonigle            Clara for always giving 100% in everything she does.

P2 Miss Dobbin                   Vivien for being a kind, caring friend.

P3 Mr Atcheson                 Lawson for being  really settled when he comes into school each morning.

P3 Mrs Gibson                    Ashton for being a fabulous dancer in her school play.

P3 Mrs Hunter / Mrs Heawood    Darby for being an excellent narrator in his school play

Posted on November 30, 2017 by Debbie Crookshanks and filed under Stars of the Week.