P4 have finished their Space topic by making junk models that are out of this world! We have been very impressed by the creativity shown in reusing old materials to make rockets, satellites, astronauts and solar systems! These models will be on display in the school foyer from Wednesday 15th of November.
P5 went to Helen’s Bay this week to harvest pumpkins that they planted back in June in P4. We were amazed at how well they had grown and couldn’t believe the size of them! Room 7 were very lucky with the weather but unfortunately Room 8 had the opposite! Nevertheless, both classes had great fun on the farm. Thanks to Helen’s Bay Organic Farm for having us!
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!
Thanks so much to Alexander’s mummy who came in to talk to P1 about her job being a paediatrician. We had lots of fun and learned so much.
The P3s had lots of fun last week during Superhero Senses day! Everyone (including the teachers) dressed up as their favourite superhero and had fun completing a number of exciting experiments based on the 5 senses
The children in Room 3 have settled into school so well and are having so much fun!
We have really enjoyed our Ancient Egypt topic this term. As part of this topic we created our own ‘Shaduf’ which the Egyptians used as an irrigation tool to lift water from the River Nile. We also designed our own ‘Sarcophagus’ using chalk that were made for Pharoahs thousands of years ago.
P4 enjoyed a visit from Marcel and Wendy (Cara’s mum) from Danske Bank today. They learnt about what a bank does, how to budget and the difference between needs and wants. The pupils engaged well and enjoyed participating in the various activities.
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A fantastic day was had by all…..thank you Noel, Scott and Hazel! Team building, fire making and archery went down a treat, especially the toated marshmallows!
P3 had lots of fun welcoming Glencraig IPS to our school as part of Shared Education. They children were able to eat break and lunch together, play outside and completed 3 outdoor learning stations before finishing the day with a well-deserved ice cream.
P6 Rm11 loved the team building games, archery and bushcraft at Conlig Activity Centre. A big thank you to Noel, Hazel and Scott for a fantastic day!
P4 Room 14 had a wonderful day at Helen's Bay Organic Farm. The sun was shining and we enjoyed learning about compost and planting our pumpkins in the ground with Farmer John. We also went on a nature walk with Sarah Jane. We got to see strawberry plants, bee hives (from a far) and lots of other interesting things on the farm. After lunch we had a nature scavenger hunt in the meadow before heading back to school. It was lovely to have Miss Hall and the parent helpers along too. Thanks everyone for such a great day
The rugby players, from both P6 and P7, had a great afternoon out at Campbell College. The afternoon started with a P6 game and a P7 game across half pitch each. Both games were very enjoyable to watch with great tackling, lots of offloads and some super tries. The afternoon finished with a larger game on a full size pitch with a mix of P6 and P7 players.
The boys and girls involved all played excellently and represented Holywood Primary School extremely well.
Many thanks again to all the parents for helping with the lifts, to Mr Cupitt and Campbell College for inviting us to play and to Mr McKeown for his coaching expertise.
We had such a great day at W5 today. There was so much to do and see plus a great workshop building our own machines. You can see how much fun we had from the photos!
