MERIT BADGE WINNERS 2 DECEMBER

P4 MR FIELD:

Mark for excellent problem solving.

Carl for fantastic work and helping others in ICT.

P4 MRS McKEOWN:

Will for great Literacy work. He remembered all the capital letters and full stops in each sentence.

Juliette for great enthusiasm and participation in her class WW2 topic.

P4 MRS SMITH & MRS McCARTNEY:

Lucas and Natasha for being so cheerful and mannerly. They both also appreciate the importance of completing class work and homework as well.

P5 MISS RIDDELL & MRS HARRON:

Sophia and Emily -Rose for their super USA posters linked to their class topic.

P5 MRS BROWN:

Amber for producing very neat art work.

Will for making an excellent effort to learn his spellings accurately each week.

P6 MRS CLARKE & MRS HEAWOOD:

Dylan and Luke B for excellent work in problem solving and extension activities.

P6 MISS McGUILE:

Jayden and Sophia for working very hard on digital clock work.

P6 MR McCONNELL:

Frankie and Riley for excellent work on money.

P7 MRS RIDDALL:

Mollie for making a super flower stamper and writing a great set of instructions explaining how to make a flower stamper.

Steven for trying really hard to extend his reading comprehension answers using evidence from text.

P7 MRS HART:

Nathan for completing all his work to a very high standard over the last two weeks.

Carling for doing all her work independently and  to a very high standard.

Posted on December 5, 2020 and filed under Merit Badge Winners.

STARS OF THE WEEK 2 DECEMBER

P1 MRS WILSON: Saul for working hard at his table to complete all of his work. Well done Saul!

P1 MISS DOBBIN: Theo for doing super work with shapes.

P1 / P2 MISS ARMSTRONG: Noah for amazing reading! Miss Armstrong is so pleased.

P2 MRS McGONIGLE & MRS HARRON: Joshua for writing a lovely letter to Santa!

P2 MRS HUNTER & MRS HEAWOOD: Qaysaar for working really hard on his numbers to 10!

P3 MR ATCHESON: Martha for writing her own wonderful Christmas story and sharing it with the class.

P3 MRS GIBSON: Adam for AMAZING work on the story of the Nutcracker.

Posted on December 2, 2020 and filed under Stars of the Week.

STARS OF THE WEEK 25 NOVEMBER

P1 MRS WILSON: Aurora for super concentration on the carpet and working really hard.

P1 MISS DOBBIN: Freddie for working really hard at his Literacy activities.

P1 / P2 MISS ARMSTRONG: Ella for amazing sounding out! Ella is able to write independently.

P2 MRS McGONIGLE & MRS HARRON: Sofie for great improvement and care with her writing.

P2 MRS HUNTER & MRS HEAWOOD: Abel for working really hard in all his work and trying to be independent.

P3 MR ATCHESON: Rory for being a wonderful role model in class.

P3 MRS GIBSON: Alex  for always  telling Mrs Gibson lovely stories and making me smile.

Posted on November 30, 2020 and filed under Stars of the Week.

Future author in our midst!

Congratulations to P7 pupil Bea. Bea recently won a writing competition organised by the Lyric Theatre, Belfast, with entries from Primary School pupils all over NI. Bea really loves writing and winning this competition shoes us just how talented she is!

Well done Bea, congratulations from everyone at HPS!

You can read her winning entry by clicking here.

Posted on November 27, 2020 and filed under Competition Winners.

MERIT BADGE WINNERS 18 NOVEMBER

P4 MR FIELD:

Zoe for an amazing start to cursive writing in P4.

Harry for excellent listening in class.

P4 MRS McKEOWN:

Renee for learning spellings really well.

Peter for great exchanging work in numeracy.

P4 MRS SMITH & MRS McCARTNEY:

Lucy and Arthur for having lots of interesting information to share with the class during shared reading and discussion time.

P5 MISS RIDDELL & MRS HARRON:

Alfie and Charlie for their creative Christmas powerpoint  which included a Christmas tree with flashing lights!

P5 MRS BROWN:

 Jacob for being very supportive of  members of his class.

Lexi for making a huge effort to learn and have quick recall of table facts.

P6 MRS CLARKE & MRS HEAWOOD:

Mara and Arianna for producing super posters for Victor Hazell’s Shooting Party as part of their novel work.

P6 MISS McGUILE:

Robbie for working very hard to learn his spellings.

Jude for persevering with long multiplication.

P6 MR McCONNELL:

Caleb for a very artistic poster linked to the novel Danny the Champion of the World.

Ronan for his detailed Shooting Party poster as linked to his class novel.

P7 MRS RIDDALL:

Katie for excellent work on time.

Ben for a great comic strip based on Chapter 4 & 5 of ‘The Iron Man’.

P7 MRS HART:

Bea for writing fabulous and cleverly worded sentences during her class homophone challenge.

Scott for checking back through his homework comments on Google Classroom to improve his attainment.

Posted on November 19, 2020 and filed under Merit Badge Winners.

STARS OF THE WEEK 18 NOVEMBER

P1 MRS WILSON: Teddy for concentrating so hard on his work and completing it all!

P1 MISS DOBBIN: Trisitan for being very enthusiastic when learning his sounds.

P1 / P2 MISS ARMSTRONG: Luca for working so hard and being enthusiastic about everything he does in P1!

P2 MRS McGONIGLE & MRS HARRON: Archie for great perseverance with his work.  Well done Archie!

P2 MRS HUNTER & MRS HEAWOOD: Olivia for writing great sentences using ‘ff’ and ‘ss’ words!

P3 MR ATCHESON: Aaron for fantastic work in his number booklet.

P3 MRS GIBSON: Beth for an excellent PicCollage with super adjectives on toys.

Posted on November 19, 2020 and filed under Stars of the Week.

Double distinction!

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WOW! Emmeline has recently been awarded a GRADE 1 DISTINCTION in not one but TWO music exams! Emmeline plays the piano and violin. Her smile in this photo says it all! Congratulations, what a great achievement!

Posted on November 11, 2020 and filed under Superstars Outside School.

STARS OF THE WEEK 11 NOVEMBER

P1 MRS WILSON:Rachela for doing some wonderful writing in her big jotter.

P1 MISS DOBBIN: Sophia for being a very helpful girl!

P1 / P2 MISS ARMSTRONG: Holly for working incredibly hard and always smiling.

P2 MRS McGONIGLE & MRS HARRON: Frankie for great improvement with his numberwork especially when adding on 1 and 2.

P2 MRS HUNTER & MRS HEAWOOD: Juliette for great independent writing.

P3 MR ATCHESON: Jack for wonderful reading work on the history of a teddy bear.

P3 MRS GIBSON: Molly for fantastic work on question marks.

Posted on November 11, 2020 and filed under Stars of the Week.

STARS OF THE WEEK 4 NOVEMBER

P1 MRS WILSON: Erica for having super manners and always being polite.

P1 MISS DOBBIN: Nathan for doing super number work!

P1 / P2 MISS ARMSTRONG: Jaxson for trying to listen carefully and follow instructions.

P2 MRS McGONIGLE & MRS HARRON: Sophie for writing great sentences about her Half Term news. Great sounding out Sophie!

P2 MRS HUNTER & MRS HEAWOOD: Charlotte for doing excellent number work to 14!

P3 MR ATCHESON: Kate for being a fantastic helper in the classroom.

P3 MRS GIBSON: Emily for excellent work on spelling.

Posted on November 4, 2020 and filed under Stars of the Week.

STARS OF THE WEEK 14 OCTOBER

P1 MRS WILSON: Olivia for her beautiful work! It is so neat and she completes it so carefully.

P1 MISS DOBBIN: Maya for beautiful handwriting.

P1 / P2 MISS ARMSTRONG: Tom for always doing his best work and listens carefully. Tom is a pleasure to teach.

P2 MRS McGONIGLE & MRS HARRON: Joni for working so hard at everything she does.

P2 MRS HUNTER & MRS HEAWOOD: Cormac for doing his very best in all activities.

P3 MR ATCHESON: Isla for a wonderful report on wolves.

P3 MRS GIBSON: Indie for making a FABULOUS hedgehog!

Posted on November 3, 2020 and filed under Stars of the Week.

STARS OF THE WEEK 7 OCTOBER

P1 MRS WILSON: Kaylee for working so hard and always putting lots of effort into her work.

P1 MISS DOBBIN: Freya for being super a t writing her name!

P1 / P2 MISS ARMSTRONG: Alfie is a fantastic boy. He works so hard and does everything with a smile!

P2 MRS McGONIGLE & MRS HARRON: Rosie for brilliant independent writing. Rosie is great at sounding out words all by herself.

P2 MRS HUNTER & MRS HEAWOOD: Jake for excellent independent writing in his weekend news.

P3 MR ATCHESON: Eden for great work on Fairytale descriptions.

P3 MRS GIBSON: Megan for always being so helpful. Thank you Megan!

Posted on October 7, 2020 and filed under Stars of the Week.

MERIT BADGE WINNERS 7 OCTOBER

P4 MR FIELD:

Tate for writing a super recount about his football match.

Oscar for excellent vertical addition.

P4 MRS McKEOWN:

Juliette for working hard on putting capital letters for names on her grammar work.

Colby for being very helpful in tidying up the classroom.

P4 MRS SMITH & MRS McCARTNEY:

Ethan joins in all class activities very well and with enthusiasm.

Skye works very hard and is always enthusiastic.

P5 MISS RIDDELL & MRS HARRON:

Bella and TJ for working really hard to complete maths activities.

P5 MRS BROWN:

Blake for always tidying the classroom at the end of the day without being asked.

Clara for writing a wonderful, creative story about the day Mrs Brown went missing!

P6 MRS CLARKE & MRS HEAWOOD:

Maria and Hannah for both coming up with lots of creative ideas for their kite poems!

P6 MISS McGUILE:

Annabelle for working hard at H T U when using Dienes equipment.

William for writing clear instructions for poaching pheasants.

P6 MR McCONNELL:

Mia and Cally for good contributions to our class debate.

P7 MRS RIDDALL:

Isla for working hard across the curriculum and always being keen to share her strategies during class discussions.

Freddy for drawing and describing some fantastic Iron Man Traps!

P7 MRS HART:

Tori for working brilliantly with Ms Nicholl learning her phonic blends and also with Mrs McBride to compete multiplication activities.

Thomas for getting a ‘Full House’ in his Friday test for 4 weeks in  a row.

Well done Thomas!

Posted on October 7, 2020 and filed under Merit Badge Winners.

STARS OF THE WEEK 30 SEPTEMBER

P1 MRS WILSON: Luke for being so helpful around the classroom and towards others.

P1 MISS DOBBIN: Evie for sharing lots of interesting facts.

P1 / P2 MISS ARMSTRONG: Lauren for always working so hard and producing the most beautiful work!

P2 MRS McGONIGLE & MRS HARRON: Riley for being a kind and helpful friend to others.

P2 MRS HUNTER & MRS HEAWOOD: Ciara for making a fabulous Get Well Soon card.

P3 MR ATCHESON: Kian for fantastic balancing skills in P.E.

P3 MRS GIBSON: Joe for amazing work during a money investigation up to 30p!

Posted on September 30, 2020 and filed under Stars of the Week.

STARS OF THE WEEK 23 SEPTEMBER

P1 MRS WILSON: Heidi for beautiful colouring and for being a super helper.

P1 MISS DOBBIN: Art for fabulous balancing during PE.

P1 / P2 MISS ARMSTRONG: Claire for beautiful writing and always doing her best.

P2 MRS McGONIGLE & MRS HARRON: Annie for excellent writing about her friends.

P2 MRS HUNTER & MRS Aria for making a fabulous ambulance.

P3 MR ATCHESON: Susanna for making a fantastic superhero splat painting.

P3 MRS GIBSON: Abigail for beautiful handwriting. Her work is ALWAYS fabulous!

Posted on September 23, 2020 and filed under Stars of the Week.

MERIT BADGE WINNER 23 SEPTEMBER

P4 MR FIELD:

Molly for writing a super Autumn poem.

Blake for amaing place value work!

P4 MRS McKEOWN:

Ethan for impressing Mrs McKeown with his Tens & Units work.

Harry for excellent dictionary work.

P4 MRS SMITH & MRS McCARTNEY:

Bethany for her great numberwork, adding using cubes.

Oliver for great work when completing Tens & Units activities.

P5 MISS RIDDELL & MRS HARRON:

Rachel and Oscar or working really hard to complete their Numberwork this week.

P5 MRS BROWN:

Charlotte for working conscientiously in all areas of the curriculum.

Ashton for working very hard at Maths.

P6 MRS CLARKE & MRS HEAWOOD:

Jessica L for working really hard everyday in Room 9.

Jessica R for great work in Maths.

P6 MISS McGUILE:

Molly & Finn for writing wonderful kite poems.

P6 MR McCONNELL:

Missy or excellent multiplying work.

Daniel for completing dividing number activities very well.

P7 MRS RIDDALL:

Jamie for fantastic similes about the Iron Man.

Toni for consolidating work on area and perimeter.

P7 MRS HART:

Lexi for writing an excellent piece of creative writing on The Iron Man.

Reid for always having a kind word for others and making sure that everyone is included.

Posted on September 23, 2020 and filed under Merit Badge Winners.

STARS OF THE WEEK 16 SEPTEMBER

P1 MRS WILSON: Joseph for always listening and doing his best.

P1 MISS DOBBIN: Phoebe for being a super girl and completing all of her activities with enthusiasm.

P1 / P2 MISS ARMSTRONG: Faye for always doing her best and ensuring her work is beautiful.

P2 MRS McGONIGLE & MRS HARRON: George for having beautiful manners. Always remembering to say please and thank you.

P2 MRS HUNTER & MRS HEAWOOD: Jude for trying really hard with all his work.

P3 MR ATCHESON: Selena for singing a beautiful song in class to remind everyone of their odd and even    numbers.

P3 MRS GIBSON: Jack for working really hard on exclamation marks and speech bubbles.

Posted on September 16, 2020 and filed under Stars of the Week.

MERIT BADGE WINNERS 4 NOVEMBER

P4 MR FIELD:

Caolan for excellent spelling in his Literacy work

Willow for amazing money work!

P4 MRS McKEOWN:

Joshua and Elsa for working well as a team on their Fair Play poster. Well done!

P4 MRS SMITH & MRS McCARTNEY:

Cara-Louise for super spelling and reading with Mrs Ebbinghaus.

Archie for working really hard with adding Tens and Units.

P5 MISS RIDDELL & MRS HARRON:

Deborah Agnes and Lacey for their extra special reading this week!

P5 MRS BROWN:

Faith and Ollie for super use of ipads when completing activities about USA Landmarks.

P6 MRS CLARKE & MRS HEAWOOD:

Zoe and Ellie for great ideas when they were writing Haiku poems.

P6 MISS McGUILE:

Holly and Saxon for designing wonderful information posters on the water cycle.

P6 MR McCONNELL:

Macie for an excellent Haiku poem on Flamingos.

Mimi for a superb Haiku on the Sunset.

P7 MRS RIDDALL:

Millie for using leaves to create excellent reflective symmetry.

Jay for an amazing Dark Hedges painting.

P7 MRS HART:

Rob for communicating his ideas excellently during his groups’s ‘Build a Bridge Challenge.’

Minnie for her excellent creative ideas especially her Iron Man and her interpretation of the Dark Hedges.

Posted on September 12, 2020 and filed under Merit Badge Winners.

STARS OF THE WEEK 9 SEPTEMBER

P1 MRS WILSON:

Bess for being so kind and a great helper.

P1 MISS DOBBIN:

Jack for making a great start to Primary 1. He does super colouring in too.

P1 / P2 MISS ARMSTRONG:

Jake works so hard. He makes Miss Armstrong smile and laugh everyday.

Nico does beautiful work and is a great listener.

P2 MRS McGONIGLE & MRS HARRON:

Sarah has done her very best in all the P2 work completed so far. Well done !

P2 MRS HUNTER & MRS HEAWOOD:

Tom for his great work when he was writing about ‘Amazing Me’.

P3 MR ATCHESON:

Caleb is a great helper and kind to all his friends in Room 4.

P3 MRS GIBSON:

Ava has worked so hard and has made some lovely new friends in her P3 class.

Posted on September 9, 2020 and filed under Stars of the Week.