Merit Badge Winners 5 September

P4 MR EVES:

Bethany for settling in to P4 and her new school really well.

Zac for making an excellent start in P4, working hard na being helpful.

P4 MRS SMITH / McCARTNEY: 

Dylan for settling into Room 15 and SUPER number work skills!

Missy has been so keen to complete ALL her work. Well done Missy!

P4 MRS MCKEOWN: 

Thomas for settling in well to P4 and for having a good attitude to school.

Cally for being very polite and helpful in her classroom.

P5 MISS RIDDELL/ CURRAN:

Mason & Kaleb for excellent comprehension work about the swimmer, Adam Peaty.

P5 MRS BROWN:

Carling for working quietly and conscientiously.

Ben for working hard on subtraction with exchanging.

P6 MRS CLARKE:

Charlie for settling well into his new school.

Erin for producing beautifully presented work.

P6 MISS McGUILE: 

Dylan for wonderful reading of his new novel 'Danny Champion of the World.'

Jessica for brilliant revision of addition! Well done!

P6 MR MCCONNELL: 

Dylan for making an excellent start to P6 and life at Holywood PS.

Adam for great multiplication revision.

P7 MRS EVES: 

Poppy for clear presentation of her working out in mathematics.

Lucy for super revision of multiplication by a 2- digit number.

P7 MRS HART: 

Ben for being kind and considerate to others, especially to the new member of his class.

Sophie for catching up on all the work she missed at the being of term, doing so quietly and accurately. Well done!

Stars of the Week 5 September

P1 MRS FULTON: Rory settling in so quickly after moving over from Scotland and making new friends in P1.

P1: MRS ELLIOTT: Isla for sitting so well on the carpet and being a super listener.

P1: MISS ARMSTRONG: Abigail for brilliant listening and being so helpful.

P2: MRS HUNTER & MRS HEAWOOD: Charlie for working really hard in literacy and writing independent sentences.

P2: MRS MCGONIGLE: James for excellent listening and great independent work.

P2: MISS DOBBIN: Willow for being a lovely friend!

P3: MR ATCHESON: T.J. for great listening and working really hard in class. 

P3: MRS GIBSON: Eve for being very kind and helpful.

Abi & Buster jump into first place

 We were delighted to hear that Abbie (P3) and her dear pony Buster recently won the East Antrim Hunt 50cm Jump Cross. We are very impressed with your achievement Abbie & Buster!🐴🥇😃🌟

Stars of the Week 20 June

   P1 Mrs Fulton:

P1 Mrs Elliott:

P1 Miss Armstrong:

P2 Miss Dobbin:

P2 Mrs McGonigle:

P3: Mr Atcheson

P3 Mrs Gibson:

P3: Mrs Hunter & Mrs Heawood:

Diamond Blue Peter Badge for Maia

We have a very happy girl in P3 girl!  Maia recently received a DIAMOND Blue Peter Badge. This is a special edition to celebrate 60 years of the BBC Programme later this year.

Maia had to apply for the badge but before doing so she had to complete a number of different things including showing how she has inspired others and been helpful. She then put all this information on an application form. 

Maia was delighted to receive her special badge in the post! Well done Maia. That's something to treasure!

Scout award for Robbie

Well done to Robbie(P5) who recently won a cup at his Cub Camp weekend.Robbie, along with his brother Charlie and other cubs, spent the weekend at Lorne. Robbie was very proud of the shiny silver cup he was awarded for being the best cub during the weekend. Congratulations Robbie, very well deserved! 👏🏆⛺️🌟

Stars of the Week 13 June

P1 Mrs Fulton: Cara for trying really hard to be kind to others and sharing during Playtime.

P1 Mrs Elliott: Robin for settling in so well into his new class.Well done Robin for being so well behaved.

P1 Miss Armstrong: Tate for being so kind and caring.He’s a great friend to everyone!

P2 Miss Dobbin: Zach for being super at throwing the arrow during Sport Day Practice.

P2 Mrs McGonigle: Ethan for writing a very creative pirate story.

P3: Mr Atcheson: Branagh for super creative writing on her story Wriggly Squiggly!

P3 Mrs Gibson: Annabelle for singing really well in Summer Serenade rehearsals.

P3: Mrs Hunter & Mrs Heawood: Logan for being great at pond dipping even with a broken arm!

Ben swims into silver position

Well done to Ben (P5) who recently took part in a Swimming  Final at Lisburn Swimming Pool. Ben is a member of Bangor Swimming Club. He was participating in the Under 9s Front crawl 25m race and came second! Very well done Ben⭐️👏🥈🏊🏻‍♂️

Mitchel master of Black Belt!

Mitchel (P6) recently got awarded his junior black belt in Jujitsu following 3 years of hard work. What a great achievement Mitchel, well done for your commitment and the great outcome! 

Stars of the Week 6 June

P1  Mrs Fulton: Rene for listening reallcarefully during Sports Day Practice.

P1 Mrs Elliott: Alex for being so well behaved all year. Well done!

P1 Miss Armstrong: Harry is a super star, always kind, helpful and hardworking.

P2 Miss Dobbin: Millar for being very enthusiastic during Pirate Day.

P2 Mrs McGonigle: Campbell for settling in so well to his new school. He has made new friends and has been working hard.

P3 Mr Atcheson: George for super work on multiplying by 2 & 5.

P3 Mrs Gibson: Sophia for being really helpful and kind.

P3 Mrs Hunter & Mrs Heawood: Seth for trying very hard to listen and get his work done.

Merit Badge Winners 6 June

 P4 Mr Eves

Lexi for working extremely hard throughout all of P4.

Toby for being a super friend to all his classmates ALL year.

P4 Mrs McCartney & Mrs Smith

Joshua for very good comprehension work in his reading activities.

Tori for creating a brilliant PicCollage which she worked very hard to complete.

Benjamin for settling in so well to HPS!

P4 Mrs McKeown

James for being very motivated in planning his Hotlands adventure story.

Grace 

P5 Miss Riddell & Mrs Curran

Alexandra and Isaac for hard work and excellent presentation.

P5 Mr McConnell

Megan for an excellent conversation piece between two characters.

Benjamin for an excellent conversation between Gus and Peck. He used all the correct punctuation

P5 Mrs Brown

Phoebe and Finn for wonderful Nefertiti crowns.

P6 Mrs Eves

Ellen for improvement in quick recall of tables and short division.

Oliver for working really hard to improve his mental arithmetic and short division.

P6 Mrs Hart

Charlie for being considerate and thoughtful to the feeling of others.

Olivia for working extremely hard during all areas of the curriculum.

P7 Mrs Clarke

Ben for working hard all year to improve his spellings.

Ella for a positive and cheerful attitude at all times.

P7 Miss McGuile

Brodie and Jake for working really hard at interpreting times tables during a Maths investigation.

Georgia & Niamh do it again!

We were delighted to hear that two of our P7 girls were very kind, thinking of others.Georgia and Niamh decided to have their hair cut for The Princess Trust who make wigs for children suffering from hair loss. 

It was extra special because it was Georgia’s  third time donating and Niamh's second!

Well done girls, your kind gesture will make others very happy. 👏

Your new hairstyles really suit you both👍 

Stars of the Week 30 May

P1 Mrs Fulton: Taylor for fantastic independent sentences and beautiful neat work.

P1 Mrs Elliott:  Cooper for super adding on 2!

P1 Miss Armstrong: Abraham for beautiful manners.

P2 Miss Dobbin: Eve for trying hard to complete her work quickly.

P2 Mrs McGonigle: Ashton for concentrating on his work and trying to it all by himself.

P3 Mr Atcheson: Cally for writing a detailed description about the life cycle of a frog.

P3 Mrs Gibson: Sophia for a beautiful pastel minibeast.

P3 Mrs Hunter & Mrs Heawood: Calum for making a really good minibeast hotel with blocks.

Georgia makes the podium at NI Finals!

Congratulations to Georgie (P7) who competed in the NI Trampoline Championship Finals. She did really well coming 3rd in NDP 3 for 11-12 yr olds. 

May Day Art Winners

Congratulations to Claire  (P7) Thomas  (P5), Lilly (P5), Clara (P2) and Skye (P1) who won prizes in the May Day Art Competition this year. The boys and girls received their prizes at the May Day Celebrations.

Stars of the Week 23 May

  P1 Mrs Fulton: A.J. for working hard on his handwriting - it is so neat now! A.J. was also great at remembering all the words for his class assembly.

P1 Mrs Elliott: Colby for super listening and knowing all of his new words. Fabulous Colby!

P1 Miss Armstrong: Oliver for trying to work more independently.

P2 Miss Dobbin: Evan fro writing a super story all by himself. 

P2 Mrs McGonigle: Aminah - Grace for great progress and effort with Literacy work.

P3 Mr Atcheson: Finn for super work building his dinosaur on Dinosaur Day.

P3 Mrs Gibson: Noah for building a SUPER dinosaur.

P3 Mrs Hunter / Mrs Heawood: Hayden for being a fantastic helper at dinosaur day. Well done! 

Merit Badge Winners 23 May

 P4 Mr Eves

Bea for a very informative and funny talk on Harry Potter. 

Madison for a very detailed great presentation about Lego for her class talk. 

P4 Mrs McCartney & Mrs Smith

Rob for preparing and presenting a super talk about Lego. 

Kaleb for great presentation of his class talk. 

P4 Mrs McKeown

Omar for being a great Moses in his class assembly.

Oskar for a very impressive class talk about Poland.Oskar spoke confidently with lots of facts and detail. 

P5 Miss Riddell & Mrs Curran

Megan for an excellent talk about G.B. 

James for an excellent talk about B.M.X. Biking. 

P5 Mr McConnell

Amy & Daanyaal  for excellent Nefertiti head pieces

P5 Mrs Brown

Hannah and Matthew for a lovely Cartouche. 

P6 Mrs Eves

Tia for always cleaning and washing equipment after craft work. 

Bryn for showing good sportsmanship in games. 

P6 Mrs Hart

Dawud for participating with enjoyment in the class cricket sessions. 

Elsa for a high standard of presentation in all areas of the curriculum. 

P7 Mrs Clarke

Charlie & Rishav for good work on a piece of formal writing on the Solar System. 

P7 Miss McGuile

Katie for settling in so well to HPS!

Christian for a wonderful drawing of Saturn using oil pastels. 

Stars of the Week 16 May

P1  Mrs Fulton: Sam is getting changed so quickly for PE and for working hard to finish his work on time.

P1 Mrs Elliott: Skye foe being a wonderful bride in her class Assembly and for super singing.

P1 Miss Armstrong: Betty for amazing story writing all by herself.

P2 Mrs McGonigle: Charlie for fantastic balance and control on BikeIt Day - great cycling!

P2 Miss Dobbin: Jacob for being very enthusiastic during Bike It Day!

P3 Mr Atcheson: Luke for super summarising during his Reciprocal Reading.

P3 Mrs Gibson: Zoe for great facts about dinosaurs.

P3 Mrs Hunter & Mrs Heawood: Antony for being creative when making dinosaur fossils.

End of season awards

It was great to hear from Sam and Noah that so many of our pupils had a lovely Fun Day at Holywood Rugby Club. This was a perfect end to their rugby season.

Two of the Ulster rugby players came along to present them with their medals. Noah and Sam are proudly showing them in this picture!

Well done!

Keep on running!

HUGE CONGRATULATIONS to Scott  & Matthew from P4. Both boys have enjoyed success running the Junior Park run in Belfast Victoria Park each week. The 2K run is a free, fun, timed event (not a race!) for all 4-14year olds, 9.30am every Sunday Morning at various locations around Northern Ireland. More info at www.parkrun.com.

Scott and Matthew have been dedicated runners, achieving their Half Marathon, Marathon and Ultra Marathon wristbands. That’s a massive 100 kilometres distance covered.
The photo shows Scott and Matthew holding their orange Ultra Marathon bands with run director Gary Keenan.
The boys have now run an impressive 71 runs (Scott) & 77 runs (Matthew) each.

We would encourage  more HPS pupils to take part. Do ask Scott and Matthew to tell you more about it!  Let's RUN FOR FUN!