STARS OF THE WEEK 17 DECEMBER

P1 MISS DOBBIN: Nao for doing super writing about Christmas.

P1 MISS ARMSTRONG: Elsie for brightening up our room with her smile and giggle. A helpful kind girl.

P2 MRS FULTON & MRS CLARKE: Lauren for being such a kind and helpful girl.

P2 MRS HUNTER & MRS HEAWOOD: Freya for great clock work on o’clock and half past.

P2/3 MRS GIBSON: Ella for making a fabulous car for our Drive In Movie Day!

P3 MR FIELD: Theo for excellent T&L about his toy car.

P3 MR ATCHESON: Abel for terrific teamwork when building a car for our Shared Ed Drive in Movie.

Pupils of the Term

Levi (P1)

For being a great boy in the Dinner Hall. Levi is extremely polite and always tries the different meals each day.

Jack & Adam (P1)

What a great start to Primary 1. Adam & Jack have both displayed such great qualities. They are kind, helpful and caring towards the others in their class. Well done boys!

Teddy (P2)

Teddy is such a happy and polite boy. Each day he wishes members of staff a cheerful good morning. Well done Teddy!

Alfie (P2)

Alfie is such a kind and helpful friend. He offered to help a classmate in need.

 Layla (P3)

Even though Layla is P3, she has been so kind and helpful with the P1 girls. Miss Armstrong & Miss Dobbin really appreciate this.

Cooper(P5)

Cooper was a gentleman. He stood back and held the door open for Ms  de Haan. Thank you Cooper!

Thomas (P7)

Thomas kindly helped a member of his class without being asked. It was very much appreciated by the other pupil and member of staff.

STARS OF THE WEEK 9 DECEMBER

P1 MISS DOBBIN: Myla for doing super phonics work.

P1 MISS ARMSTRONG: Safaa for being so kind and caring and looking after everyone in our class.

P2 MRS FULTON & MRS CLARKE: Andrew for wonderful ideas and writing about people who help us.

P2 MRS HUNTER & MRS HEAWOOD: Harriett for excellent letter writing when writing to Santa.

P2/3 MRS GIBSON: Ellen for being kind and helpful.

P3 MR FIELD: Jude for fantastic number work.

P3 MR ATCHESON: Nina for writing super questions to Santa.

When Irish dancers are smiling!

Smiling faces all round as Charlotte and Clara came home with an armful of awards between them. They are both members of the Aisling School of Irish Dance and were taking part in their dance school’s annual festival. What an achievement girls, well done to you both!

STARS OF THE WEEK 2 DECEMBER

P1 MISS DOBBIN: Faya for always trying her best at everything she does.

P1 MISS ARMSTRONG: Olivia for being the best behaved girl and always doing her best.

P2 MRS FULTON & MRS CLARKE: Bess for beautiful singing and actions in nativity rehearsals and being such an enthusiastic pupil in P2.

P2 MRS HUNTER & MRS HEAWOOD: Art for excellent singing and great actions during nativity rehearsals.

P2/3 MRS GIBSON: Henry for brilliant ideas for “If I were an elf…”

P3 MR FIELD: Charlotte for working really hard on her number facts.

P3 MR ATCHESON: Harry for super work on our online toy quiz with Glencraig for Shared Education.

MERIT BADGE WINNERS 2 DECEMBER

P4 MRS McKEOWN: Saoirse for great use of plural rules in grammar work.

Harry for detailed comprehension answers on air raid shelters.

P4 MRS SMITH & MRS HARRON: Ava and Ryan for great levels of interest in our topics and for sharing information with the rest of the class.

P5 MISS RIDDELL & MRS HARRON: Liam and Jack for good thinking skills in mental maths.

P5 MRS BROWN: Ashley and Iris for interesting posters on a US State - well done.

P5 MRS WILSON: Jonah and Scarlett for super posters all about an American State - very creative and lots of detail.

P6 MRS RIDDALL: Campbell for working really hard on his maths.

Bella for great work on HTU multiplying.

P6 MRS HART: Lexi for great conversion work with length, mass and capacity.

Zach for working hard on his handwriting.

P7 MRS CLARKE & MRS HEAWOOD: Mara and Ellie for creative and neat presentation in all work.

P7 MISS McGUILE: Molly and Saxon for writing a mysterious and detailed story plan.

P7 MR McCONNELL: Adam and Caleb for good work when planning their mystery stories - I am looking forward to reading their final pieces.

STARS OF THE WEEK 26 NOVEMBER

P1 MISS DOBBIN: Harriet for being very polite and using lovely manners.

P1 MISS ARMSTRONG: Charlie for amazing listening and being so well behaved.

P2 MRS FULTON & MRS CLARKE: Henry for always trying his very best in everything he does. What a great boy!

P2 MRS HUNTER & MRS HEAWOOD: Joshua for being an excellent helper especially at tidy up time.

P2/3 MRS GIBSON: Jake for being very helpful and kind.

P3 MR FIELD: Eva for excellent singing.

P3 MR ATCHESON: Martha-Rose for being a wonderful friend and being kind to others in room 4.

Congratulations Eve!

Well done to P6 pupil Eve who passed her Grade 1 violin exam with distinction! Hard work definitely pays off. A great result Eve!

Marvellous Martial Arts!

Well done to Adam & Saul (P2) who recently being chosen to do the next belt level. Both boys worked really hard to achieve this. Well done!

Logan scoots to success!

Well done to Logan (P7) who came third in the UK Scooter Qualifiers in Cardiff. Logan will now complete in the UK Finals. Congratulations and the best of luck Logan for the finals!

MERIT BADGE WINNERS 19 NOVEMBER

P4 MRS McKEOWN: Martha and Asher for very good understanding of their reading books in their reading activities.

P4 MRS SMITH & MRS HARRON: Eve and James for creativity when completing Poppy and Blitz art activities.

P5 MISS RIDDELL & MRS HARRON: Mark and Tate for really good work on telling the time.

P5 MRS BROWN: Elsa and Lachlan for remembering lots of facts about the Mayflower for our writing activity.

P5 MRS WILSON: Erin and Carter for writing a super recount on the Pilgrims journey.

P6 MRS RIDDALL: Isaac and Lucy for wonderful acrostic poems for Remembrance Day.

P6 MRS HART: Darcy and Will for excellent manners and always replying to Mrs Hart’s homework comments on Google Classroom.

P7 MRS CLARKE & MRS HEAWOOD:Lori and Luke for exhibiting good general knowledge during our discussion around COP26 powerpoint.

P7 MISS McGUILE: Bronagh and Sophia for wonderful work on time duration. Well done!

P7 MR McCONNELL: Lucy for super work converting between 12hr and 24hr time.

Jackson for an excellent acrostic poem on Remembrance.

STARS OF THE WEEK 19 NOVEMBER

P1 MISS DOBBIN: Jude for being a super listener and great at following instructions.

P1 MISS ARMSTRONG: Thomas for being so well behaved and very helpful.

P2 MRS FULTON & MRS CLARKE: Maisie for always trying her best at everything in P2.

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

P2/3 MRS GIBSON: Alfie for his enthusiasm and excitement in class discussion.

P3 MR FIELD: Sarah for always presenting her work so neatly.

P3 MR ATCHESON: Frankie for lining up so wonderfully.

Sign Language exam success

Well done to Charlotte (P6) who has passed her British Sign Language exam. Charlotte’s tennis coach had to seek special permission for Charlotte to be entered for the exam as the age requirement is usually 12 years old! Congratulations Charlotte!

STARS OF THE WEEK 12 NOVEMBER

P1 MISS DOBBIN: Nate for being very creative when travelling along the PE equipment.

P1 MISS ARMSTRONG: Jack for always listening carefully and being so kind and well behaved.

P2 MRS FULTON & MRS CLARKE: Teddy for trying his best with all his work this week - I’m so proud of him!

P2 MRS HUNTER & MRS HEAWOOD: Mason for writing a brilliant sentence in our phonics work.

P2/3 MRS GIBSON: Holly for a fabulous toy drawing in ICT.

P3 MR FIELD: Layla for being kind and helpful.

P3 MR ATCHESON: Freya-Skye for working really hard with her reading.

Lexi loves to dance!

Congratulations to P6 pupil who recently completed her Grade one ( with distinction) in Classical Ballet and Level 1 in Acrobatic Dance. What great results. Well done for all your great practice Lexi!

STARS OF THE WEEK 5 NOVEMBER

P1 MISS DOBBIN: Myla for giving her best effort at everything she does. Well done!

P1 MISS ARMSTRONG: Ella for being so well behaved and always producing the most beautoful work.

P2 MRS FULTON & MRS CLARKE: Olivia for wonderful ly detailed writing about people who help us.

P2 MRS HUNTER & MRS HEAWOOD: Toby for doing excellent and really tricky number work.

P2/3 MRS GIBSON: Aoife for beautiful writing and fabulous pictures.

P3 MR FIELD: Ryan for excellent movement in gymnastics.

P3 MR ATCHESON: Grace for awesome alphabetical ordering.

MERIT BADGE WINNERS 5 NOVEMBER

P4 MRS McKEOWN:

Rory for working hard on setting out his maths jotter.

Cara for great work on adding with exchanging.

P4 MRS SMITH & MRS HARRON:

Indie for putting a lot of effort into the presentation of her work.

Jake for showing care when completing work at home and in school.

P5 MISS RIDDELL & MRS HARRON:

Oscar and Taylor for great work rounding numbers to the nearest ten

P5 MRS BROWN:

Leah and Fraser for showing a keen interest in reading quietly in class when their work is complete.

P5 MRS WILSON:

James and Emma for always showing a keen interest in learning and being enthusiastic about contributing to whole class discussions.

P6 MRS RIDDALL:

Ben for working hard and creating a fantastic poster for Victor Hazell’s ‘Shooting Party’.

Max for a wonderful Haiku poem with a lovely illustration.

P6 MRS HART:

Eve for excellent Haiku poems full of feeling.

Marcia for conquering long multiplication.

P7 MRS CLARKE & MRS HEAWOOD:

Mollie for always giving 100% effort in all she does and with a smile on her face.

Seth for working hard to improve his organisational skills.

P7 MISS McGUILE:

Ashton-Khloe for always working really hard in her Maths! She have made wonderful progress.

Emma for a wonderful chapter retell, full of detail. Well done!

P7 MR McCONNELL:

Bea for great work on time duration in both 12 hour and 24 hour clock.

Noah for excellent work on similes and metaphors - he created some great metaphors!

Jamie wins local History competition

Congratulations to Jamie (P4) who recently won a history competition organised by Holywood and District Community Council and Holywood History Group to mark the unveiling of the new MayPole in Holywood.

Jamie’s photo also appeared in the local newspaper!

Congratualations Jamie and well done to all the other pupils who took part in this local competition.

Terrific Trampolining Trio!

We were delighted to hear that Marcia (P6) and Heidi (P2) entered a trampolining competition representing North Down Trampolining Club. Marcia came 3rd, ten places higher than the last time she was in this competition! Heidi was competing in her first competition. Despite being very nervous she won her category and was delighted to receive a gold medal!

The girls are pictured with their older sister and past pupil Isla, who also won 1st place. What a great weekend for the girls. HUGE CONGRATULATIONS to them all!

STARS OF THE WEEK 21 OCTOBER

P1 MISS DOBBIN: Maisie for always working very hard.

P1 MISS ARMSTRONG: Callum for working so hard - always!

P2 MRS FULTON & MRS CLARKE: Bethany for being such a kind girl and always looking out for others.

P2 MRS HUNTER & MRS HEAWOOD: Saul for making a great Harvest Thankfulness wreath.

P2/3 MRS GIBSON: George for writing a fabulous fairy story all by himself.

P3 MR FIELD: Henry for getting full marks in his Friday test.

P3 MR ATCHESON: Cormac for working really hard in class each day.