STARS OF THE WEEK 3 MARCH

P1 MISS DOBBIN: Emily for doing super gymnastics during our PE lessons.

P1 MISS ARMSTRONG: Kirstie for being a brilliant listener and so helpful.

P2 MRS FULTON & MRS CLARKE: Felix for being such a great mathematician!

P2 MRS HUNTER & MRS HEAWOOD: Heidi for working hard and doing number bonds of 9.

P2/3 MRS GIBSON: Faye for amazing African dance moves.

P3 MR FIELD: Fletcher for working extremely hard in Term 2.

P3 MR ATCHESON: Lucy for working really hard on her number work.

Posted on March 3, 2022 and filed under Stars of the Week.

NI Irish Dancing Championship (Copy)

Charlotte and Clara both enjoyed a day’s dancing at the Northern Ireland Irish Dancing Championship in Belfast. They qualified for this competition after a successful year of placing 1st-3rd in local competitions. Charlotte came third overall with Clara gaining 5th place. This is a fantastic achievement competing against the very best in the country. WELL DONE GIRLS!

Posted on February 27, 2022 and filed under Superstars Outside School.

STARS OF THE WEEK 24 FEBRUARY

P1 MISS DOBBIN: Oliver for doing super writing about his half term news.

P1 MISS ARMSTRONG: Allyson for being such a lovely kind and caring girl.

P2 MRS FULTON & MRS CLARKE: Edythe for settling in so well to Holywood PS.

P2 MRS HUNTER & MRS HEAWOOD: Sophia for completing a tricky lunchbox investigation independently.

P2/3 MRS GIBSON: Jack for fantastic work on his lunchbox investigation.

P3 MR FIELD: Ciara for brilliant number work.

P3 MR ATCHESON: Archie for being such a kind friend in class.

Posted on February 27, 2022 and filed under Stars of the Week.

Holywood Music Festival success

We were delighted to hear that P5 pupil Emmy was awarded 2nd place and won a silver medal in the ‘Enjoying Jazz Under 12 category. Emmy played her piano for this class.She also came first place in the violin solo Grade 3 category. She was delighted to receive her trophy and a gold medal! Congratulations Emmy on your great performances.

Posted on February 27, 2022 and filed under Superstars Outside School.

MERIT BADGE WINNERS 24 FEBRUARY

P4 MRS McKEOWN: Emily and Caleb for excellent work on opposite pairs, they have both worked hard this week.

P4 MRS SMITH & MRS HARRON: Zach and Elizabeth for knowing the answers to their new multiplying tables.

P5 MISS RIDDELL & MRS HARRON: Caden for working hard all week - I’m so proud of you. Harry for fabulous spelling.

P5 MRS BROWN: Harry for making a wonderful Stoneage spear. Ethan for working very hard on his spellings.

P5 MRS WILSON: Logan for a super test on Friday and Bethany for working really hard with vertical addition.

P6 MRS RIDDALL: Caleb for working hard to complete his Crannog. Sophia for always contributing to class discussions and consistently producing a high standard of work.

P6 MRS HART: Charlotte for always being helpful to both Mrs Hart and her classmates. Ashton for excellent work on fractions.

P7 MRS CLARKE & MRS HEAWOOD: Jonnie and Calum for super work on multiplying fractions and mixed numbers.

P7 MISS McGUILE: Maia and Scarlett for working hard at multiplying fractions and mixed numbers.

P7 MR McCONNELL: Cyrus and Logan for excellent work multiplying fractions and mixed numbers.

Posted on February 25, 2022 and filed under Merit Badge Winners.

Merit Badge Winners 10 February

P5 MISS RIDDELL & MRS HARRON: Joshua for excellent work on the BFG with fantastic illustrations. Cade for good planning for Rosa Parks powerpoint.

P5 MRS BROWN: Joshua for giving super answers in this weeks comprehension. Emilia for working hard to learn tables.

P5 MRS WILSON: James for writing a great letter to Rosa Parks. Lucy for having lots of great discussions on ‘Thoughtful Thursday’ during Mental Health week.

P6 MRS RIDDALL: Jack for working hard to add detail to his comic strp. Alfie for very good comparative and superlative work.

P6 MRS HART: Ethan for constructing a fantastic Crannog from paper, card, straws and lollipop sticks. Noah for super concentration and excellent answers given during his proof reading tasks.

P7 MRS CLARKE & MRS HEAWOOD: Zac for super problem solving in maths. Lexi for working hard at division in maths.

P7 MISS McGUILE: Chloe and Annabelle for working hard at applying their times table knowledge to solve division sums.

P7 MR McCONNELL: Ronan for working hard at problem solving. Curtis for excellent maths work including making equivalent fractions and +/- fractions.

Posted on February 10, 2022 and filed under Merit Badge Winners.

Stars of the Week 10 February

P1 MISS DOBBIN: Aidan for working really hard each day.

P1 MISS ARMSTRONG: Eloise for being a brave girl and doing her best.

P2 MRS FULTON & MRS CLARKE: Jaxson for trying really hard and being such a thoughtful friend.

P2 MRS HUNTER & MRS HEAWOOD: Oliver for great enthusiasm about our topic especially when learning about The Titanic.

P2/3 MRS GIBSON: Freddie for his enthusiasm this week on Workout Wednesday and being kind to his friends on Thoughtful Thursday.

P3 MR FIELD: Rosie for working hard on her numeracy.

P3 MR ATCHESON: Riley for super dribbling skills in football during PE.

Posted on February 10, 2022 and filed under Stars of the Week.

Stars of the Week 3 February

P1 MISS DOBBIN: Ariah for always being very happy and trying her best at everything she does.

P1 MISS ARMSTRONG: Kayleigh for being so helpful and kind.

P2 MRS FULTON & MRS CLARKE: Dylan for having great knowledge about the Titanic!

P2 MRS HUNTER & MRS HEAWOOD: Luca for making a great Johnny the Jig.

P2/3 MRS GIBSON: Claire for fabulous work on problem solving.

P3 MR FIELD: Sophia for super reading every week.

P3 MR ATCHESON: Amy for super work in the ICT suite when colouring the 7 different continents.

Posted on February 3, 2022 and filed under Stars of the Week.

Irish Dancers are smiling!

Well done to Charlotte and Clara (P6) who participated in the Belfast FDTA . They Irish danced their way to a haul of cups and medals. Both Charlotte and Clara were awarded 1st in the Slip/Double Jig and the Treble Jig and 2nd in the Reel and in their Light and Set Dance in their respective age groups. CONGRATULATIONS GIRLS,! What great achievements!

Posted on January 31, 2022 and filed under Superstars Outside School.

All Ireland Dance Championships 2022

CONGRATUALTIONS to P6 pupil Lexi who took part in the All Ireland Dance Championships in Bundoran. She came away with a large display of trophies coming 1st in her Jazz solo, 2nd in her Lyrical duo and trio and 7th in her Lyrical solo. Her dance school G&L Dance Company also came first in the group dance. What a super outcome! WELL DONE LEXI!

Posted on January 31, 2022 and filed under Superstars Outside School.

Merit Badge Winners 27 January

P4 MRS McKEOWN: Eva for showing good comprehension in her reading activities. Lorne for great work on +/- HTU with exchanging.

P4 MRS SMITH & MRS HARRON: Hannah and Jacob for making good progress with number work and learning number facts well.

P5 MISS RIDDELL & MRS HARRON: Katie for working hard with her reading and reading confidently in front of others. Calvin for writing an excellent “I have a dream for Holywood Primary”.

P5 MRS BROWN: Peter for showing a great interest and rememebering lots of facts from our Rosa Parks topic. Hollie for working hard on digital clocks and converting them to analogue.

P5 MRS WILSON: Archie for working hard on telling the time in analogue and digital. Mya for working hard on telling the time ‘to the hour’.

P6 MRS RIDDALL: Leah for excellent work on right angles. TJ for a wonderful character description of Lila and Hamlet from ‘The Firework - Makers Daughter’.

P6 MRS HART: Evan for an excellent letter written from Lalchand to Lila persuading his daughter to come home. Olivia for a fantastic ‘Recycling Poster’!

P7 MRS CLARKE & MRS HEAWOOD: Lawson and Luke for super creative versions of Pie Corbetts ‘A Poem to be Spoken Silently’.

P7 MISS McGUILE: Cole and Phoenix for writing wonderful poems based on P.Corbett’s ‘A Poem to be Spoken Silently’. Both boys included personification and similes. Well done!

P7 MR McCONNELL: Cally for displaying excellent dribbling skills in PE. Molly for a super version of the poem ‘A Poem to be Spoken Silently’.

Posted on January 27, 2022 and filed under Merit Badge Winners.

Stars of the Week 27 January

P1 MISS DOBBIN: Micah for being a very well behaved, polite boy!

P1 MISS ARMSTRONG: Lacey for the most beautiful writing and being a very kind, helpful girl.

P2 MRS FULTON & MRS CLARKE: Rachela for wonderful independent writing about our walk to Holywood.

P2 MRS HUNTER & MRS HEAWOOD: Sibi for excellent independent literacy and numeracy work.

P2/3 MRS GIBSON: Noah for excellent writing about our Holywood Trail.

P3 MR FIELD: Amber for working really hard on her spellings.

P3 MR ATCHESON: Alfie for super money work using change.

Posted on January 27, 2022 and filed under Stars of the Week.

Fabulous Festival succcess for Darby

Darby (P7) competed in Holywood Music Festival. He entered the woodwind class and was awarded 1st place for clarinet and 2nd place for saxophone in the same category. What a fantastic outcome. HUGE CONGRATULATIONS TO DARBY on this achievement. We really liked the prizes he was awarded too!

Posted on January 24, 2022 and filed under Competition Winners.

Stars of the Week 20 January

P1 MISS DOBBIN: Olivia for being a super gymnast during our PE lessons.

P1 MISS ARMSTRONG: Sophia for always working so hard and doing her best - a superstar.

P2 MRS FULTON & MRS CLARKE: Edith for having super general knowledge about recycling and ‘Our Town’ topic.

P2 MRS HUNTER & MRS HEAWOOD: Zoe for doing beautiful pictures in her town and country mouse work.

P2/3 MRS GIBSON: Lizzie for writing fabulous sentences.

P3 MR FIELD: Reagan for excellent number work.

P3 MR ATCHESON: Sam for super rhyming words.

Posted on January 20, 2022 and filed under Stars of the Week.

Merit Badge Winners 13 January

P4 MRS McKEOWN: Alex and Charley for fantastic WW2 posters.

P4 MRS SMITH & MRS HARRON: William and Poppy for working hard to produce accurate adding and subtracting with exchanging.

P5 MISS RIDDELL & MRS HARRON: Chloe for always presenting beautiful work. Ella for excellent work improving her spelling and fantastic work on digital clocks.

P5 MRS BROWN: Charlie and Rene for working very hard on digital clocks.

P5 MRS WILSON: Cara-Louise for working hard all week on her phonics and spelling. Alex for producing a lovely ‘birdhouse’ piece of art.

P6 MRS RIDDALL: Caroline for excellent work on angles. Oscar for working hard and consistently producing a high standard of work.

P6 MRS HART: Clara for being an excellent member of a group/team and showing leadership skills. Sarah for listening carefully and always working to full capacity.

P7 MRS CLARKE & MRS HEAWOOD: Eira and Krista for producing lovely artwork related to Island of the Blue Dolphins.

P7 MISS McGUILE: Ben and Holly for working really well as part of a team during our STEM activity of building a bridge.

P7 MR McCONNELL: Macie and Arianna for working really well at all activities during the week.

Posted on January 13, 2022 and filed under Merit Badge Winners.

Stars of the Week 13 January

P1 MISS DOBBIN: Harry for being a happy hardworking boy.

P1 MISS ARMSTRONG: Luca for being kind and hardworking each day.

P2 MRS FULTON & MRS CLARKE: Nina for being happy and working so hard each day in school.

P2 MRS HUNTER & MRS HEAWOOD: Heidi for excellent number work.

P2/3 MRS GIBSON: Joshua for fantastic mental maths.

P3 MR FIELD: Tom for working really hard on his reading.

P3 MR ATCHESON: Skye for working really well in class and trying her best.

Posted on January 13, 2022 and filed under Stars of the Week.

Sumdog Winners!!

A big well done to all the children who took part in the Sumdog Maths contest. There was a total of 121 classes from Northern Ireland that entered the competition and HPS featured very highly on the leadership board! A big well done to Room 10 who came 7th in the whole contest and to Room 6 who came 22nd out of 121!

Posted on December 20, 2021 and filed under Competition Winners.

MERIT BADGE WINNERS 17 DECEMBER

P4 MRS McKEOWN: Jack and Kate for measuring accurately with cm.

P4 MRS SMITH & MRS HARRON: Charlie and Megan for rising to the challenges of school life - in and out of the classroom.

P5 MISS RIDDELL & MRS HARRON: Molly and Casey for excellent singing in our recording of the carol service.

P5 MRS BROWN: Shion for working at a much faster pace and completing his work on time. Miller for making a big effort with his handwriting.

P5 MRS WILSON: Skye for excellent singing for the carol service. Luke for excellent writing for reindeer application.

P6 MRS RIDDALL: Charlie for working really hard to learn his weekly facts. Ruby for super coordinates work.

P6 MRS HART: James for completing all his work on Google Classroom when he was off ill. Martha for excellent answers during our class discussion on nouns, adjectives, verbs and adverbs.

P7 MRS CLARKE & MRS HEAWOOD: Luke for great ideas for his mystery story. Maria for making a super decoupage box.

P7 MISS McGUILE: Finn and Susannah for doing brilliant circle work using a compass.

P7 MR McCONNELL: Jason for excellent ‘hot seating’ as a character from the nativity. Jake for great work using a compass and always working hard.

Posted on December 17, 2021 and filed under Merit Badge Winners.