MERIT BADGE WINNERS 11 JUNE

P4 MR FIELD:

Cade for settling in so well and making lots of new friends.

Tili for being an excellent pupil all year!

P4 MRS McKEOWN:

Rene and Leon for beautiful cacti pictures using pastels.

P4 MRS SMITH:

Sam for super problem solving numberwork.

Natasha for a great book review with super detail.

P5 MISS RIDDELL & MRS HARRON:

Vivienne for great mental maths work, Lucy for super story writing and Isobel for beautiful sewing!

P5 MRS BROWN:

Zach and Isabelle for their participation in class Sports Week, well done!

P6 MRS CLARKE & MRS HEAWOOD:

Lexi and Evie for working hard to improve their maths.

P6 MISS McGUILE:
Luke and Ben for working very hard at designing an advertisement on Pic Collage.

P6 MR McCONNELL:

Molly for an excellent presentation on Living Things.

Frankie for great work on dividing.

P7 MRS RIDDALL:
Finlay and Chestha for working hard to design a machine that would help to clean up an ocean.

P7 MRS HART:

Zac for participating in the P7 Leavers’ Assembly, Shared Education and Sports Week with such enthusiasm.

Cerys for practising her verse for the Leavers’ Poem so well!

STARS OF THE WEEK 4 JUNE

P1 MISS DUNLOP: Luke for super listening and always being a good friend.

P1 MISS DOBBIN: Dylan for beautiful handwriting.

P1 / P2 MISS ARMSTRONG: Sam for being kind, helpful and for working so hard.

P2 MRS CLARKE & MRS HARRON: Fletcher for brilliant money work and trying really hard in class.

P2 MRS HUNTER & MRS HEAWOOD: Amy for brilliant reading!

P3 MR ATCHESON: Alex for building a brilliant butterfly during outdoor learning.

P3 MRS GIBSON: Hannah for painting a fantastic symmetrical butterfly.

MERIT BADGE WINNERS 26 MAY

P4 MR FIELD:

Rudy for writing an amazing review on Wee Critters.

Caolon for an excellent start to dividing by 2.

P4 MRS McKEOWN:

Betty and Leah for writing detailed reviews about our Wee Critters visit.

P4 MRS SMITH:

Lucy and Luke for good behaviour during the Wee Critters visit and also for writing a great review about the visit.

P5 MISS RIDDELL & MRS HARRON:

Zara & Emily for writing a great book about a bird and a lion.

Charlie and Flynn for working hard to improve their understanding of fractions.

P5 MRS BROWN:

Jacob and Katie for great participation in group work when making a shaduf.

P6 MRS CLARKE & MRS HEAWOOD:

Sam and Lawson for excellent work on their persuasive writing, creating an excellent advert.

P6 MISS McGUILE:

Robbie for working so hard at telling o’ clock times.

Charlie & Maisie for super work converting improper fractions to mixed numbers.

P6 MR McCONNELL:

Bea for excellent work on improper fractions.

Jason for great work on fractions but also for putting in great effort to their class House Hockey during PE.

P7 MRS RIDDALL:

Arianna and Lucas for showing fantastic sportsmanship during Sports Week.

P7 MRS HART:

Ella-Rose for doing an excellent graphic on Pic Collage for a Leavers’ video.

Anna for being so brave after having a terrible fall in the playground.

STARS OF THE WEEK 26 MAY

P1 MRS PEEL: Sophie for working hard at all times.

P1 MISS DOBBIN: Nathan for doing great handwriting.

P1 / P2 MISS ARMSTRONG: Ellen for producing the most amazing standard of Literacy.

P2 MRS CLARKE & MRS HARRON: Sophie for being such a kind and polite member of P2.

P2 MRS HUNTER & MRS HEAWOOD: Olivia for excellent writing about Sports Week.

P3 MR ATCHESON: Logan for building a terrific T-Rex on Dinosaur Day.

P3 MRS GIBSON: Ava for making a fabulous dinosaur.

STARS OF THE WEEK 21 MAY

P1 MRS PEEL:  Joshua for settling in so well to HPS!

P1 MISS DOBBIN: Freddie for being very artistic and drawing fantastic zoo animals.

P1 / P2 MISS ARMSTRONG: Lauren works so very hard and always tries her best.

P2 MRS CLARKE & MRS HARRON: George for super independent writing and being such a kind member of P2.

P2 MRS HUNTER & MRS HEAWOOD: Sophia for settling in so quickly to HPS and writing a brilliant creative story about a cucumber.

P3 MR ATCHESON:  Danny for an amazing listening during his P3 Shared Education Day.

P3 MRS GIBSON: Poppy an excellent dinosaur.

MERIT BADGE WINNERS 14 MAY

P4 MR FIELD:

Ella for always being kind and helpful

Caden for working hard on his vertical sums.

P4 MRS McKEOWN:

Charlie and Fraser for working well together on their sun safety poster on PicCollage.

P4 MRS SMITH:

Mya for working hard to catch up on activities she missed when off sick.

James R for lots of hard work and improved handwriting.

P5 MISS RIDDELL & MRS HARRON:

Meadow for excellent measuring.

Caroline for writing a really good playscript.

P5 MRS BROWN:

Ethan and Polly for producing a great Powerpoint on Rosa Parks.

P6 MRS CLARKE & MRS HEAWOOD:

Zoe for excellent persuasive writing.

Jonnie for fantastic work on areas of compound shapes.

P6 MISS McGUILE:

Susannah and Thomas for brilliant work on finding the area of a triangle.

P6 MR McCONNELL:

Lucy and Noah for their still life drawings of a flower. Noah even managed to do it with using one arm!

P7 MRS RIDDALL:

Oscar and Alana for giving super class talks on their future.

P7 MRS HART:

Alicejane and Charlie A for giving an excellent class talk on ‘ Where I see myself in 10 years time!’

STARS OF THE WEEK 14 MAY

P1 MRS PEEL: Teddy for trying so hard all week

P1 MISS DOBBIN:  Lynne for great counting.

P1 / P2 MISS ARMSTRONG:  Jake for amazing writing with the most fabulous punctuation.

P2 MRS CLARKE & MRS HARRON: Jonah for super money work.

P2 MRS HUNTER & MRS HEAWOOD: Reagan for really good reading with Mrs Duff.

P3 MR ATCHESON: Emily for a fantastic dinosaur silhouette painting.

P3 MRS GIBSON: Nico for fantastic research on dinosaurs.

STARS OF THE WEEK 7 MAY

P1 MRS PEEL: Kaylee for trying her best at all times and being a great pupil.

P1 MISS DOBBIN: James for writing great sentences all by himself.

P1 / P2 MISS ARMSTRONG: Faye for being a very hardworking girl who is so caring and polite!

P2 MRS CLARKE & MRS HARRON: Noah for trying really hard in numeracy and being such a helpful member of P2.

P2 MRS HUNTER & MRS HEAWOOD: Henry for excellent number work counting to 20!

P3 MR ATCHESON: Toby for great sportsmanship and teamwork during Sports Week!

P3 MRS GIBSON: Zach for working really hard in his reading and making excellent progress.

STARS OF THE WEEK 30 APRIL

P1 MRS PEEL: Harriet for trying hard at all her work.

P1 MISS DOBBIN: Nina for being such a kind friend.

P1 / P2 MISS ARMSTRONG: Tommu of super behaviour, listening and being a great friend to all.

P2 MRS McGONIGLE & MRS HARRON: Maahi for doing super number work and for being a friendly, helpful girl.

P2 MRS HUNTER & MRS HEAWOOD: Nina for completing a great Carroll Diagram of things that are alive/ not alive in the garden.

P3 MR ATCHESON: Lorne for making a fabulous dinosaur fossil out of clay.

P3 MRS GIBSON: James for fabulous work on speech bubbles and exclamation marks!

MERIT BADGE WINNER 30 APRIL

P4 MR FIELD:

Chloe for a fantastic start to vertical multiplication.

Tili for writing a very descriptive adventure story.

P4 MRS McKEOWN:

Finn and Lachlan for fantastic work on multiplying T U and H T U by 2 and with exchanging!

P4 MRS SMITH & MRS McCARTNEY:

Emmy for completing comprehension activities with care.

James C for being accurate in T U & H T U numberwork while adding, multiplying and subtracting.

P5 MISS RIDDELL & MRS HARRON:

Megan for super flute playing.

Leah for great effort when completing reading activities.

P5 MRS BROWN:

Evan for lovely handwriting in his reading activities.

Darcy for working extremely hard on clocks.

P6 MRS CLARKE & MRS HEAWOOD:

Eira for working really hard to improve her skills in Maths.

Lori for great contribution to discussion when reading the Silver Sword.

P6 MISS McGUILE:

Emma & Cole for taking a keen interest in their new topic ‘Living Things’ and doing a super job labelling parts of a flower.

P6 MR McCONNELL:

Adam & Jackson for working hard and making great contributions to class discussions. They are willing to give it a go and make suggestions even if they are unsure of the answer - which is super!

P7 MRS RIDDALL:

Ollie for wonderful work on negative numbers.

Daisy for writing a brilliant diary entry from the perspective of a firefighter tackling the fire on the Mournes. It included lots of wonderful descriptive words.

P7 MRS HART:

Hugo for designing and constructing his Benagil Se Cave so brilliantly.

Naomi for super literacy work since returning to school after ‘Lockdown’.

STARS OF THE WEEK 23 APRIL

P1 MRS PEEL: Ellie for great writing. She is becoming more independent each day.

P1 MISS DOBBIN: Indie for being a lovely kind friend.

P1 / P2 MISS ARMSTRONG: Nico for listening carefully and being so enthusiastic.

P2 MRS McGONIGLE & MRS HARRON: Daniel for great work on repeating patterns.

P2 MRS HUNTER & MRS HEAWOOD: Sam for excellent reading.

P3 MR ATCHESON: Penny for amazing writing and illustrations in her creative writing about ‘When the dinosaur came to stay’.

P3 MRS GIBSON: Ben for excellent concentration and effort.

STARS OF THE WEEK 16 April

P1 MRS PEEL: Searlaith for trying her best and always offering to help.

P1 MISS DOBBIN: Harriett for writing super sentences all by herself.

P1 / P2 MISS ARMSTRONG: Luca for amazing reading and outstanding manners.

P2 MRS CLARKE & MRS HARRON: Ted for great independent work with money.

P2 MRS HUNTER & MRS HEAWOOD: Grace for being very helpful.

P3 MR ATCHESON: Eva for wonderful work on place value.

P3 MRS GIBSON: Jake for his wonderful art work linked to his class topic about Transport.

MERIT BADGE WINNERS 16 APRIL

P4 MR FIELD:

Gracie for great cricket skills in PE.

Calvin for helping others when they are doing their work.

P4 MRS McKEOWN:

Cooper for working hard and completing activities this week.

Iris for learning her doubles in Maths really well!

P4 MRS SMITH & MRS McCARTNEY:

Logan for completing brilliant work all week!

Emma for great skills during Kwik Cricket.

P5 MISS RIDDELL & MRS HARRON:

Ciara and Isaac for great flute and violin playing earlier this year.

P5 MRS BROWN:

Martha & Noah for showing great interest in their class topic about Electricity.

P6 MRS CLARKE & MRS HEAWOOD:

George for always doing his best work.

Luke for great work in Maths.

P6 MISS McGUILE:

Matthew & Bronagh for great work on angles and turns within a circle, even during PE!

P6 MR McCONNELL:
Riley for super work on adding this week. She got everything correct.

Darby for excellent work on turns, angles and compass points.

P7 MRS RIDDALL:

Kaleb for working extremely hard to understand long division.

Laurie for creating a wonderful portrait in the style of Picasso.

P7 MRS HART:

Reuben for excellent art work.

Emily for working extremely hard to complete her maths work.

MERIT BADGE WINNERS 26 MARCH

P4 MR FIELD: Casey for excellent 3-D shape work. Joshua for an amazing start to multiplying.

P4 MRS McKEOWN: Rama for her great class talk on her bike. Miller for his class talk on the International Space Station.

P4 MRS SMITH & MRS McCARTNEY: Erin & Alex for very god Home Learning and for a well prepared and presented class talk.

P5 MISS RIDDELL & MRS HARRON: Daisy & Jack for consistent effort during Home Learning.

P5 MRS BROWN: Well done to Marcia, Charlotte & Blake for their super Stone age weapons.

P6 MRS CLARKE & MRS HEAWOOD: Ellie & Calum for excellent problem solving in the Easter Challenge.

P6 MISS McGUILE: Scarlett & Evan for great work on similes.

P6 MR McCONNELL: Curtis & Cyrus for settling in so well at HPS!

P7 MRS RIDDALL: Lily for using Powerpoint to create a fantastic presentation about Global Warming. Matthew for designing an excellent prototype egg cup that keeps a chocolate egg cool!

P7 MRS HART: Claire & Scott for excellent effort throughout Home Learning.

STARS OF THE WEEK 26 MARCH

P1 MRS PEEL:Sophia for good attention and working hard.

P1 MISS DOBBIN: Eliza for doing beautiful handwriting!

P1 / P2 MISS ARMSTRONG: Tom for always doing his best and being so helpful.

P2 MRS McGONIGLE & MRS HARRON: Layla for coming to school with a big smile each morning!

P2 MRS HUNTER & MRS HEAWOOD: Jacob for trying hard to concentrate.

P3 MR ATCHESON: Susanna for doing extremely well in LIteracy Challenges.

P3 MRS GIBSON: Caleb for always putting 100% effort into his work, with fantastic presentation too!

Double distinction for Darby!

HUGE CONGRATULATIONS to Darby (P6). Darby recently sat his grade 4 Clarinet and grade 4 saxophone exams and was awarded a DISTINCTION in both exams! What a great achievement in both instruments. Well done Darby, we are very proud of you.

MERIT BADGE WINNERS 16 DECEMBER

P4 MR FIELD:

Lucie - May for fantastic Literacy work.

Katie for creating an amazing WW2 helmet.

P4 MRS McKEOWN:

Catherine and Hollie for working well together on their WW2 Powerpoint.

P4 MRS SMITH & MRS McCARTNEY:

Scarlet and Carter for their lovely choices of Christmas adjectives which were well illustrated.

P5 MISS RIDDELL & MRS HARRON:

Ben & Ruby for excellent clarinet playing.

P5 MRS BROWN:

Sophia for working very hard at her Maths and Spellings.

James for trying very hard with the chime bars in his class carol.

P6 MRS CLARKE & MRS HEAWOOD:

Zac for always working hard and having lovely manners.

Mollie for working hard to improve her maths.

P6 MISS McGUILE:

Chloe and Phoenix for working very hard to learn their X 8 and X 9 tables.

P6 MR McCONNELL:

Arianna for writing a very good recount writing on the visit from Amy from the Wandering Wild Forest School.

P7 MRS RIDDALL:

Eva for an exellent fact file about Victorian Child Labour.

Omar for working really hard to improve his understanding of the plural rules.

P7 MRS HART:

Ella Rose for writing great extended sentences in her homeworks. Her sentences include interesting adjectives and adverbs.

Charlie for being one of the kindest boys in Room 12.. Charlie also has impeccable manners. Well done Charlie!

STARS OF THE WEEK 16 DECEMBER

P1 MRS WILSON: Luca for super writing in his big jotter.

P1 MISS DOBBIN: Adam for using lovely manners.

P1 / P2 MISS ARMSTRONG: Henry for amazing Numeracy. Miss Armstrong is so proud of him!

P2 MRS McGONIGLE & MRS HARRON: Emily for excellent number work. She has been great at finding out ways to make 8!

P2 MRS HUNTER & MRS HEAWOOD: Harry for excellent handwriting when writing a Christmas song!

P3 MR ATCHESON: Hala for wonderful ideas in her writing about ‘If I were an elf!’

P3 MRS GIBSON: Eve for wonderful writing about being an elf.

Abi tops again!

It was great to hear that Abi (P6) & her four- legged partner Danny,  recently won the 70cm WH at Ardnacashel. Congratulations Abi. You have had a great season so far!

STARS OF THE WEEK 9 DECEMBER

P1 MRS WILSON: Toby for working really hard this week!

P1 MISS DOBBIN: Zoe for doing super number work.

P1 / P2 MISS ARMSTRONG: Edith for always producing the most beautiful work and being a caring friend.

P2 MRS McGONIGLE & MRS HARRON: Daniel for fantastic winter writing.

P2 MRS HUNTER & MRS HEAWOOD: Jacob for being a great narrator for their P1&P2 Nativity..

P3 MR ATCHESON:Ella for creating a wonderful poster with lots of adjectives about her lost toy!

P3 MRS GIBSON: Ella for thinking of great adjectives as part of her class topic on Toys!