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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!

Posted on May 13, 2024 by Ryan McConnell and filed under P6, P7.

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!

Posted on April 11, 2024 by Ryan McConnell and filed under P7, PTA.

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!)

Posted on March 25, 2024 by Ryan McConnell and filed under Sports.

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.

Posted on March 19, 2024 by Ryan McConnell and filed under P7.

P7s step back in time to the Victorian Era

P7 have had a great day reenacting a Victorian school day. From reciting their times tables to developing their Victorian handwriting and even a visit from a very strict headmistress! Everyone looked the part and had a great time.

Posted on February 5, 2024 by Ryan McConnell and filed under P7.

Iron Man Invasion in P7!

P7 have really enjoyed reading The Iron Man by Ted Hughes. To finish off our novel, they made some wonderful Iron Men out of recycable materials. Well done everyone!

Posted on October 20, 2023 by Ryan McConnell and filed under P7.

P6 Viking Day

P6 had a super day dressing as Vikings, eating a “Viking” breakfast, and making Viking masks, bracelets and scratch boards. They really enjoyed re-enacting a Viking battle.

Posted on April 25, 2023 by Ryan McConnell and filed under P6.

Jingle Bell Rock

P6 have had great fun during Jingle Bell Rock! They were totally danced out by the end!

Posted on December 15, 2022 by Ryan McConnell and filed under P6.

A visit from a Giant

P6 enjoyed a visit from Belfast Giant defender Mark. He took time out of his busy day to call in and talk to all the pupils about the importance of leading a healthy lifestyle. He also answered many questions about ice hockey.

Posted on December 15, 2022 by Ryan McConnell and filed under P6.

P6 cause a storm in a jar!

P6 had great fun carrying out a science experiment related to our Weather topic. Using a jar, shaving foam, water and some food dye they recreated a storm. Great fun was had all round!

Posted on October 18, 2022 by Ryan McConnell and filed under P6.

P7 Hoodies!

The day the P7s have been waiting on has finally arrived - the Leavers’ Hoodies are here!

Posted on April 8, 2022 by Ryan McConnell.

Ganaway Getaway

P7 had a great time visiting Ganaway last week. The boys and girls all did really well and everyone gave everything a go which was very impressive! (Some of us even conquered our fear of heights!)

The zipline was a huge hit but lots of fun was also had on the rock climbing wall, the ropes course and the crate stack challenge!

Posted on February 1, 2022 by Ryan McConnell and filed under P7.

Victorian Christmas in P7

P7 have had great fun finding out about Victorian Christmas and learning how many of our Christmas traditions started or developed during the Victorian era including the Christmas tree and crackers! This week we have been making a gift box which we then decorated using decoupage, and making our own Christmas crackers which are sure to go off with a bang!

Posted on December 16, 2021 by Ryan McConnell and filed under P7.

P7 Treat Day!

After working so hard over the last number of months, the P7s had a well earned treat day. They had a great day out at the Strand Cinema where they watched Home Alone 2. Followed by some delicious pizza from Holywood Pizza Company. Thanks to the PTA for this special treat. Everyone had a great time!

Posted on December 9, 2021 by Ryan McConnell and filed under P7.

P7 Iron Men

P7 have been reading The Iron Man by Ted Hughes. They had to build an Iron Man out of recycable/old materials. All the Iron Men look amazing. Well done P7!

Posted on October 15, 2021 by Ryan McConnell and filed under P7.

P6 Sports Week

P6 had a great Sports Week. The children all enjoyed taking part in a range of activities.

Posted on June 25, 2021 by Ryan McConnell and filed under P6, Sports.

P6 making the most of lockdown!

Both P6 classes looking happy and healthy...a must see to put a smile on your face!

Posted on June 12, 2020 by Ryan McConnell and filed under P6 and tagged P6 lockdown challenge hand sanitiser.

P7 European Art

P7 have been having great fun replicating some famous pieces of art and uploading them to their Google Classrooms. Here are some that have been uploaded already. Well done P7!

Posted on May 1, 2020 by Ryan McConnell and filed under P7 and tagged art artists p7 replica.

P7 Science Experiment

P7 were investigating how many marbles their boats could hold. Working in groups they designed a boat and then created it using plasticine. They then had to check their boat floated and work out how many marbles it would hold before it sank.