Medals for Katie!

A huge well done to P6 pupil Katie who won bronze for her 50m butterfly and gold for the 4x25m medley relay in the Swim Ulster Swim Festival.

What a great achievement Katie! What great results! Well done!

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

MERIT BADGE WINNERS 22 JUNE

P4 MRS McKEOWN: Logan and Alanna for fantastic writing on their P4 memories

P4 MRS SMITH & MRS HARRON: Elizabeth and Caleb for enthusiasm during all our special events in P4.

P5 MISS RIDDELL & MRS HARRON: Carl for excellent persussion playing. Taylor for picking up and sorting out booklets which had fallen on the floor.

P5 MRS BROWN: Miller and Shion for their contribution to our class music for the Summer Serenade.

P5 MRS WILSON: Lucy for being an excellent friend to Veleriia whilst she settles in to HPS. James for showing excellent talent during sports week.

P6 MRS RIDDALL:  Bella and Ciara for fantastic participation at Conlig Outdoor Learning Centre.

P6 MRS HART: Darcy for putting 100% effort into all her work. Grace for always presenting her work beautifully.

P7 MRS CLARKE & MRS HEAWOOD:  Jonnie and Seth for a fantastic sketch using puppets on how to ‘Say No to Drugs!’ Well done boys.

P7 MISS McGUILE: Chloe for a wonderful model of Big Ben. Robbie for making super progree with his sounds.

P7 MR McCONNELL: Cally for a wonderful model of the leaning Tower of Pisa. Bea for a super model of the Pompidou Centre in Malaga.

Posted on June 22, 2022 and filed under Merit Badge Winners.

STARS OF THE WEEK 22 JUNE

P1 MISS DOBBIN: Sloane for beautiful, neat handwriting.

P1 MISS ARMSTRONG: Finn for being so helpful.

P2 MRS CLARKE & MRS McGONIGLE: Sam for always having good behaviour and listening well.

P2 MRS HUNTER: Sophie for trying her best in everything she does.

P2/3 MRS GIBSON: Holly for her enthusiasm and cheerfulness in class.

P3 MR FIELD: Ryan for working really hard on his number bonds.

P3 MR ATCHESON: Grace for sharing lots of great ideas in class discussions.

Posted on June 22, 2022 and filed under Stars of the Week.

Trampolining success


Marcia took part in the Northern Ireland Trampolining Qualifiers and was placed 2nd out of a very strong field. She has now qualified for the National Finals in England. Fantastic achievement! Well done Marcia!

Posted on June 20, 2022 and filed under Superstars Outside School.

Jubilee Fun Day competitions

Well done to a number of pupils who were overall winners at some of the activities at our Jubilee Fun Day.

WELL DONE TO ZARA WHO WAS CLOSEST TO THE BURIED TREASURE! CHLOE WON THE TARGET GOLF AND ADAM WAS THE OVERALL WINNER OF THE HOOPLA!

CONGRATULATIONS TO P5-P7 SCAVENGER HUNT WINNERS GRACIE & MOLLY & CARL, WHO WAS OVERALL WINNER OF THE LOO ROLL CHALLENGE!

JOSHUA WAS THE P1-P4 SCAVENGER HUNT WINNER. AMELIA WAS THE WINNER OF GUESS THE NUMBER OF SWEETS & MEGAN WON THE BASKETBALL TARGET GAME! WELL DONE EVERYONE!

Posted on June 20, 2022 and filed under Competition Winners.

STARS OF THE WEEK 15 JUNE

P1 MISS DOBBIN: Emily for doing beautiful handwriting.

P1 MISS ARMSTRONG: Ella for amazing independent writing.

P2 MRS CLARKE & MRS McGONIGLE: Aurora for quick mental maths. Well done.

P2 MRS HUNTER: Joshua for great problem solving using money.

P2/3 MRS GIBSON: Eliza for great work using digital time.

P3 MR FIELD: Ciara for working really hard in Term 3.

P3 MR ATCHESON: Archie for being a wonderful friend during our Shared Ed day with Glencraig.

Posted on June 15, 2022 and filed under Stars of the Week.

STARS OF THE WEEK 8 JUNE

P1 MISS DOBBIN: Magnus for doing super adding and taking away with really big numbers.

P1 MISS ARMSTRONG: Adam for having the most beautiful manners and working so hard.

P2 MRS CLARKE & MRS McGONIGLE: Felix for beng a number whizz! Super mental maths.

P2 MRS HUNTER: Luca for great recount writing about our trip to the Folk Museum.

P2/3 MRS GIBSON: Jack for a fabulous pirate painting.

P3 MR FIELD: Sarah for excellent creative writing and using lots of adjectives.

P3 MR ATCHESON: Olivia for writing a fab fact file on a Honeybee.

Posted on June 9, 2022 and filed under Stars of the Week.

MERIT BADGE WINNERS 8 JUNE

P4 MRS McKEOWN: Jamie and Isla for great contributions to class discussions on how animals have adapted to hot environments.

P4 MRS SMITH & MRS HARRON: Hannah and Joe for working hard and showing they are getting ready for P5.

P5 MISS RIDDELL & MRS HARRON: Lucie-May and Tate for excellent participation during our Happy Healthy Minds lesson.

P5 MRS BROWN: Leah and Cooper for making a great effort in our class sports week.

P5 MRS WILSON: Erin and James for excellent effort and good sportsmanship during sports week.

P6 MRS RIDDALL:  Alfie for great contributions to WAU discussions and Jack for super 24 hour time work.

P6 MRS HART: Evan for fantastic work on lowest common multiples. Millar for excellent cricket skills and supporting his ‘House’ well during sports week.

P7 MRS CLARKE & MRS HEAWOOD:  Mollie and Jayden for super water colour paintings in the style of Monet.

P7 MISS McGUILE: Susannah and Scarlett for always being so helpful around the classroom.

P7 MR McCONNELL: Arianna and Mimi for excellent water colour painting in the style of Monet.

Posted on June 9, 2022 and filed under Merit Badge Winners.

MERIT BADGE WINNERS 26 MAY

P4 MRS McKEOWN:

Luca and Martha for great javelin technique in preparation for Sports Week

P4 MRS SMITH & MRS HARRON:

Indie and Harrison for joining in well during the Happy Healthy Minds visit and having good ideas.

P5 MISS RIDDELL & MRS HARRON:

Gracie and Katie for great measuring in centimetres!

P5 MRS BROWN:

Finn and Lachlan for giving interesting talks on their hobbies.

P5 MRS WILSON:

Marnie and Arthur for great class talks including Powerpoint presentations.

P6 MRS RIDDALL:  

Campbell for showing great enthusiasm during Sports Week.

Rachel for working hard at dividing.

P6 MRS HART:

Ollie for being the most outstanding friend.

Amber for continued focus and effort being put into all her work.

P7 MRS CLARKE & MRS HEAWOOD:  

Mara and Lexi for great work in P7.

P7 MISS McGUILE:

Holly for a super self portrait drawing using pencil and water colours.

Jamie for participating so enthusiastically in all events for P7 Sports Week.

P7 MR McCONNELL:

Jason for excellent effort during Sports Week and also for showing great maturity when forgiving another pupil.

Macie for doing some great work despite having a broken wrist!

Posted on May 26, 2022 and filed under Merit Badge Winners.

STARS OF THE WEEK 25 MAY

P1 MISS DOBBIN: Micah for always trying his best at everything he does!

P1 MISS ARMSTRONG: Molly for always doing her best. She is so happy and enthusiastic.

P2 MRS CLARKE: Aurora for asking great questions on her class trip to the Folk Museum.

P2 MRS HUNTER: Heidi K for completing her work really well.

P2/3 MRS GIBSON:Tom for making an AWESOME dinosaur!

P3 MR FIELD: Jude for creating a super dinosaur on P3 Dinosaur Day!

P3 MR ATCHESON: Skye for her fantastic dinosaur creation.

Posted on May 25, 2022 and filed under Stars of the Week.

STARS OF THE WEEK 18 MAY

P1 MISS DOBBIN: Robyn for doing super number work.

P1 MISS ARMSTRONG: Kirstie for being so kind and caring.

P2 MRS CLARKE: Hollie for being such a kind and thoughtful girl.

P2 MRS HUNTER: Dylan for trying really hard to get his work finished on time.

P2/3 MRS GIBSON: James for fabulous writing about sunflowers.

P3 MR FIELD: Henry for super vertical sums.

P3 MR ATCHESON: Jacob for writing a fab news report about a dinosaur in HPS.

Posted on May 18, 2022 and filed under Stars of the Week.

MERIT BADGE WINNER 12 MAY

P4 MRS McKEOWN: Susanna & Harry for good recall of the x 3 tables.

P4 MRS SMITH & MRS HARRON: Jack for getting better at remembering and following classroom rules. Eve for working hard and showing progress in numeracy.

P5 MISS RIDDELL & MRS HARRON: Liam & Harry for excellent work on perimeter.

P5 MRS BROWN: Juliette for great spelling revison for the monthly test. Abraham for working hard on HTU multiplying.

P5 MRS WILSON: Carter & Oliver for super work with co-ordinates in numeracy.

P6 MRS RIDDALL:  Max for working hard to consolidate long multiplication. TJ for super subtraction work.

P6 MRS HART: Blake for always tidying the room at the end of the day without being asked. Martha for revising her facts and formulae so well at home and answering confidently in class.

P7 MRS CLARKE & MRS HEAWOOD:  George for useful and sensible contributions to class discussions on our novel or other topic related activities. Lori for concentrating and working to the very best of her ability regardless of any distractions.

P7 MISS McGUILE: Maisie & Ben for super work using the protractor to measure angles.

P7 MR McCONNELL: Hayden for excellent reading during guided reading time and working hard when it’s not his groups turn to read. Jake for great work in his problem solving book and realising where he went wrong and identifying how to fix it.

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

STARS OF THE WEEK 11 MAY

P1 MISS DOBBIN: Sloane for beautiful handwriting.

P1 MISS ARMSTRONG: Freya for great independent work when completing reading activities.

P2 MRS CLARKE: Nico for great sportsmanship during P2 Sports Week.

P2 MRS HUNTER: Abe for being such a great team player during Sports Week. Well done!

P2/3 MRS GIBSON: Joni for painting a lovely picture when local artist Aly Harte visitied the school to complete an art workshop with P3 as part of our Shared Education Programme.

P3 MR FIELD: Eva for excellent work with coins.

P3 MR ATCHESON: Martha- Rose for making a terrific dinosaur fossil.

Posted on May 11, 2022 and filed under Stars of the Week.

End of season at Holywood RFC

At the final day of training for the season for Holywood Minis Rugby, the children finished with a fun day and presentation of medals to all the teams.

Well done to P4 pupil, Zach receiving his medal from Ulster Rugby player Matty Rea.

P4 teammates Joe, Danny, Caleb, Alex, James, Rory and Ella also received their medals.

WELL DONE EVERYONE, WHAT A GREAT WAY TO FINISH THE SEASON OFF!

Posted on May 10, 2022 and filed under Superstars Outside School.

STARS OF THE WEEK 4 MAY

P1 MISS DOBBIN: Joshua for being a very helpful boy and super at tidying up.

P1 MISS ARMSTRONG: Caleb for being a brilliant friend to everyone in our class, so helpful and kind.

P2 MRS CLARKE: Oliver for great number work all by himself.

P2 MRS HUNTER: Theo for great sorting when we were learning about what grows in the garden.

P2/3 MRS GIBSON: George for a FABULOUS dinosaur painting.

P3 MR FIELD: Hafsah for a super painting of a dinosaur.

P3 MR ATCHESON: Alfie for fantastic dinosaur research in class.

Posted on May 4, 2022 and filed under Stars of the Week.

A busy few months ahead for Patrick!

Congratualations to P7 pupil, Patrick, who has been selected to represent the Northern Cricket Union U11s in this summer’s training and series of interprovincial matches, as well as a tour to Jersey. All the very best Patrick in the months ahead! (We like your hoodie too!)

Posted on May 3, 2022 and filed under Superstars Outside School.

MERIT BADGE WINNERS 28 APRIL

P4 MRS McKEOWN: Eva and Lorne for great work multiplying TU by 2.

P4 MRS SMITH & MRS HARRON: Lydia and Jake for being very understanding during PDMU lessons and having good ideas for describing feelings about Amazing Grace.

P5 MISS RIDDELL & MRS HARRON: Mark for good problem solving in maths. Willow for beautiful artwork about Stonehenge.

P5 MRS BROWN: Fraser for great interest in the Stonehenge topic and remembering lots of interesting facts. Elsa for a wonderful painting of Stonehenge.

P5 MRS WILSON: Skye and Sam for a great attitude to all school life after the Easter break for Term 3.

P6 MRS RIDDALL:  Leah for wonderful ideas during our discussion about compassion. Emily-Rose for reading aloud to the class.

P6 MRS HART: Faith for making a great Viking longboat and helping others attach their sail. James for great sportsmanship shown during our sports day practice.

P7 MRS CLARKE & MRS HEAWOOD: Hannah for super writing about her trip to Saudi Arabia. Ariana for writing an interesting account of her Easter holiday.

P7 MISS McGUILE: Phoenix and Sophia for super improvements in reading.

P7 MR McCONNELL: Antony for working really hard to learn his spellings and improving his number work. Riley for making great progress in her maths work and adding accurately.

Posted on April 28, 2022 and filed under Merit Badge Winners.

STARS OF THE WEEK 28 APRIL

P1 MISS DOBBIN: Mia for always working hard and using lovely manners.

P1 MISS ARMSTRONG: Finn for having beautiful manners.

P2 MRS CLARKE: Phoebe for great ideas and wonderful writing about Spring.

P2 MRS HUNTER: Erica for doing great Spring writing.

P2/3 MRS GIBSON: Lizzi for her enthusiasm and hard work in topic work.

P3 MR FIELD: Theo for working hard on his place value work.

P3 MR ATCHESON: Euan for fantastic teamwork and sportmanship in Sports Week.

Posted on April 28, 2022 and filed under Stars of the Week.