Campbell College Football Tournament

The footballers had their first taste of competitive matches at Campbell College on Friday in a tournament run by some senior students in the school.

It was a great day out with plenty of matches played. There was some fantastic team performances combined with some individual brilliance which led to some beautiful passages of play and amazing goals. The team did fantastically well narrowly missing out on 3rd place overall.

A BIG well done to all involved!

TEAM: Rory, Jake, Zach, Danny, Luca, Jack, Carson, Eva, Marlon, William and James.

Check out some of the action in the photos below:

A massive THANK YOU again to all the parent helpers who came along to support and helped with lifts to and from the venue!

Intergenerational Links at Christmas!

Five Primary 7 pupils enjoyed a morning making decorations and talking to residents at Newcroft Lodge Care Home. It was lovely to see how much both the pupils and adults enjoyed making the decorations together.

Run Run Rudolph!

HPS had a festive filled Friday dressed in our favourite Christmas clothing to complete the Daily Mile . The children across P1-P7 wore all things merry and bright to bring some seasonal festive cheer while completing 12 laps of the main playground for our Santa Run while lots of Christmas tunes played on the speaker!

The Daily Mile is a simple and free initiative which gets children out of the classroom for 15 minutes every day, to walk, run, jog or wheel at your own pace. Whilst making them fitter, healthier and able to concentrate in the classroom, it has huge social and emotional benefits too.

HPS were among many schools across Northern Ireland, to get moving on the same day, to celebrate the positive benefits that daily activity can have on our mental health.

Check out some of the festive fun in the photos below:

Sport at HPS

At Holywood Primary School we are very proud to offer a wide range of sport and After School Clubs.

Please check out the video below showing some of the sports and clubs our children are pupils are part of.

Click on the link below to view the full range of clubs we offer at Holywood Primary School.

After School Clubs

Harvard Ice Hockey Team visit P6

What a morning we had with the Harvard Ice Hockey Team! The choir entertained the team with Christmas songs. Mr Atcheson organised a sports quiz for the P6 pupils against five volunteers from Harvard. Through lots of Holywood Sport trivia and challenges the Holywood pupils won by one point! Well done to Jake, Danny and Martha for displaying their skills in the challenges. The team showed the HPS pupils some ice hockey skills and then had some time to answer questions. They have very kindly given the P6 pupils tickets to watch their game. Good luck Harvard! We’ll all be cheering you on!

One small step for man, one giant leap for P4!

P4 finished off their space topic by reusing old junk to make space models which were out of this world! We were so impressed by the design work and creativity. Well done P4!

Challenge Yourself! Children in Need 2024

This week, each class worked hard to complete 12 different challenges to earn extra playtime. Lots of SPOTacular poses showing off all the wonderful spots and yellow clothes on Friday.

Thank you very much for all the very kind donations for Children in Need.

Odd Socks Day 2024

On Tuesday there were lots of bright and colourful odd socks at HPS 🧦 Odd Socks Day is an opportunity for pupils to express themselves and celebrate individuality and what makes us all unique!

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!