P4 love the new iPads

P4 Room 5 have enjoyed using the iPads to create their own Space fact books using book creator.

NSPCC Kindness Challenge Week

Last week pupils spent a lot of time talking about kindness, compassion and empathy. Staff were delighted that they spotted so many different acts of kindness around the school. Well done everyone!

P4's Comet Creations!

Both P4 classes have loved exploring Space as part of the World Around Us. This week, they have looked at how comets are formed, where they come from and what they are made of. They then created their own comets during Art.

P4 - P7 Art Exhibition

Lots of wonderful artwork was on display in the Assembly Hall last week for the HPS Art Exhibition! The pupils and staff were very proud of the artwork produced and had a lovely time celebrating P4-P7 creativity.

P5 - P7 Winner of the 'Design a Book Cover'

P5 - P7 pupils designed a book cover for their competition in partnership with Concern Worldwide. Well done to all who entered and it was lovely to see your designs displayed in the shop window.

Dunville Garden Eco Schools Celebration

Members of our school Eco Committee attended a community celebration today at Dunville Gardens at Redburn. They were one of four local schools represented, they learned a little of the history of the Dunville Garden and had the opportunity to go on a bug hunt and build mini beast homes. Our pupils engaged enthusiastically and demonstrated great knowledge of insects and wildlife. A big thank you to Lauren from the Ulster Conservation Volunteers for organising the event and the Holywood Shared Town initiative for funding it. The garden is open on a Monday and Saturday to the pubic and is well worth a visit.

P4 Sports Week

Well that is a wrap on P4 Sport’s Week! Thank you to all the folks at home who braved the rain to cheer on our P4s today. We have had a great week with lots of team and individual events, well done P4! Here are some photos to give you a taster of our week.

P6 & P7 Cake Break

The School Council run P6 and P7 'Cake Break' was a roaring success. Much cake was eaten and enjoyed and they raised a fantastic £190 for their chosen charities. Thank you very much to everyone who contributed the delicious sweet treats. Special mention goes to  Ella, Leah, Betty and Hollie who made beautiful bracelets and sold them on Friday too. Special mention also to Joshua, our budding documentary photographer, for his great photography skills! More fundraising activities will come in the second week of June!

P4 Trip to Lough Neagh Discovery Centre

The P4 year group loved their days at the Lough Neagh Discovery Centre this week. We have been learning about Lough Neagh as part of our Northern Ireland topic. We had great fun pond dipping and searching for mini beast in the woodlands area. These activities brought to life our current school Eco topics of biodiversity and marine life; it was fascinating to learn about the interdependence of local food chains and the importance of the Lough Neagh fly! The play park was also a great hit!

P7 enjoying games, treats and gardening.

P7 having fun in Holywood

P7 have been so busy. They helped R3 with their ICT work, enjoyed cricket in the sunshine and have been designing fabulous posters. As a special treat they went into Holywood for a picnic and an ice lolly. It’s great fun to play in Jonny the Jig during the day when no-one else is around!

USPCA visit P3 and P4

Thank you to Lauren who came to talk to us about the USPCA. We loved seeing the photos and videos of all the animals they rescue and care for.

P7 hoodies have arrived!

There was much excitement across P7 today as the pupils’ hoodies were handed out. The pupils are loving their new hoodies.

A big thank you to Mrs Boyd and the PTA for helping to organise and order them. We are sure you’ll agree the pupils all look very smart in their new attire!

North Down Hockey Blitz

The school hockey teams had a great time at Regent House last week, taking part in the qualifiers for the Pearson/McCloy Cup competitions.

The boys played on Thursday and were in a tough group with Carrickmannon, Towerview and Dundonald. They played well; drawing two matches and losing a third. Unfortunately they did not progress out of the group but they did win their consolation game against Crawfordsburn with Caleb scoring the only goal of the match!

The girls played on Friday and were up against Towerview, Academy and Comber. They started well with a 2-0 victory over Towerview, with our hockey captain Selena scoring both goals. The second match was a tough game but unfortunately a strong Acadmey side had too much and the girls lost 2-0. The final group game was against Comber, with the girls rallying following their previous game to run out 4-1 winners - the goals coming from Selena (x2) and Eva (x2)!

The girls finished second in their group which got them through to the quarter finals were they played Rathmore. This was a very close game but unfortunately for Holywood, Rathmore scored with almost the last hit of the match.

Well done to all the pupils involved!

(A special mention to Betty who volunteered to play goalkeeper for the girls despite never playing in nets before!)

Sport Changes Life

P7 had a great time taking part in the Sport Changes Life programme. They, along with the P7s from Glencraig, went to Queen’s Leisure Centre for a festival day of sport and activities.

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P1/ R2 Room 3 enjoyed World Book Day!

Concern Worldwide Book Sale

Pupils from all classes had a fantastic time looking through the books provided by Concern Worldwide. Thanks to our fabulous P7’s for reading to some of our younger children and suggesting book titles. It was wonderful to be able to welcome parents to buy books after school. There was such a buzz around the hall.

Supporting Concern Worldwide

We love reading books! When we get pre-loved books from Concern Worldwide bookshops we support a local charity and help the environment.

Lyric Theatre Waste Busters Play

Our P5s enjoyed a fantastic performance by the Lyric Theatre called ‘Waste Busters’ this morning. The play used music and drama to raise awareness of littering and plastic pollution. It has a powerful message and tied into our work as an Eco School. A big thank you to the team from the Lyric Theatre in Belfast.