HPS Eco Committee 2022- 2023

Each class from P4-7 have elected their Eco Committee representative. The committee will work closely with Mrs McKeown towards our Eco Schools Green Flag award and will be involved in promoting enviromental initiatives in our school. Pupils who were interested in the role in each class had an opportunity to share why they felt they would be suitable for the post before the class voted. We are really pleased to have the following pupils onboard our committee for this academic year.

P7 - Evan (R12) and Emily (R11)

P6 - Natasha (R13), Ella (R10) and Marnie (R9)

P5 - Kate (R8) and Eden (R7)

P4 - Ella (R6), Lucy (R14) and Euan (R19)

Book Fair 2022

Thank you to the many parents and children who visited our Book Fair in the foyer. It was lovely to see so many people coming along each day to view and buy the wide range of books available. Thanks to Miss Dobbin and the Office Staff for all their hard work preparing for the event and to parents and members of staff who have kindly helped each day also.

P3 had a TREE-mendous Shared Education Day at Clandeboye Estate!

P3 children from Holywood Primary School and Glencraig Integrated Primary School had a fantastic day at Clandeboye Estate. The children had the opportunity to explore the forest, toast s’mores, learn about different trees and minibeast and create their own creatures using items from the forest.

Thank you again to the Clandeboye Nature Rangers for an amazing day out.

After School Clubs begin

We are delighted that 220 pupils have signed up to be part of our extensive After School Clubs during Term 1 & Term 2.

There are 13 clubs for the children to choose from. Many thanks to all members of staff involved in leading these clubs.

Monday - MULTI SPORTS

Tuesday - CHOIR DRAMA FOOTBALL YOGA

Wednesday - CAMERA COOKERY ECO HOCKEY NETBALL

Thursday - ARTS & CRAFTS RUGBY SU

Yoga, football, drama and choir.

Cookery, ECO, hockey & netball.

Arts & Crafts, Rugby & SU

Multisports

Cross Country is back up and running!

27 pupils across Key Stage 2 took part in Round 1 of this years Flavahans Primary School Cross Country Competition. The pupils had perfect conditions for the first race at Henry Jones playing fields on Monday morning.

In a very tough and competitive field the boys and girls showed character, perserverance and teamwork to encourage one another across the finish line.

A massive well done to all involved who represented the school so well on what was a great day out!

We look forward to further rounds of the Cross Country Competition in the months ahead.

Ulster Schools Gala 2022

Congratulations to Katie, Emily, Peter and Finn who recently represented HPS at Swim Ulster Primary School Gala.

They all swam extremely well.

Katie came 3rd in butterfly and 5th in the IM. She has qualified for the Irish schools Finals in March 2023. Best wishes for the finals in Dublin later in the year!

Thanks also to the parents who supported the children at each session.

Let's Connect and Code

Some P3 pupils from both Holywood Primary School and Glencraig Integrated Primary School enjoyed using the new E.A.R.L coding robots as part of the Shared Education Programme. Everyone loved the different mats and being able develop their own algorithms to complete a number of challenges.

Shared Education is Back!

Holywood Primary School were excited to welcome back Glencraig Integrated Primary School. The P3 children had lots of fun making new friends and completing a number of activities. This year’s theme is ‘Connect and Code’.  The children had the opportunity to use different materials to build various models, get creative during Art , develop their coding skills with robots and explore a range of movements in Yoga.

We are looking forward to many more fun days with our partner school for Shared Education.

P5 and P6 Awards

A huge congratulations to all of our medalists from Sports Week and well done to everyone who took part and enjoyed all the different events that took place throughout the week. Congratulations also to the girls and boys who received the progress awards this year. Glenlyon House came out on top after the years events - well done Green House!

Holywood Girls Crowned Cricket Champions!

Holywood had another fantastic day out competing in the Holywood Cricket Tournament down at Seapark today. This time it was the girls turn to showcase their cricket skills. A total of 23 girls across P6-P7 were selected as part of the girls cricket squad. The teams competed in 2 groups against teams from Penrhyn, Gilnahirk and The Barbarians (a team put together using players from other schools).

The girls were excellent in their attitude and application and played some superb cricket throughout the course of the tournament. There were some magical moments of brilliance behind the bat combined with some outstanding teamwork when fielding.

SQUAD: Martha, Katie, Sophia, Clara, Amber, Isobel, Ruby, Eve, Susannah, Maia, Scarlett, Sarah, Molly, Hannah, Holly, Ellie, Erin, Maisie, Mia, Emma, Bronagh, Mimi and Lucy

Holywood Team 1

Won by 18 runs vs Penrhyn 1

Won by 50 runs vs Penrhyn 2

Holywood Team 2

Won by 2 runs vs Gilnahirk

Won by 23 runs vs Penrhyn 2

After both teams dominant performances in the groups Holywood Team 1 progressed to the finals where they faced Penrhyn 1 and Holywood Team 2 progressed to play Penrhyn 2. After two great action packed games Holywood emerged victorious and as tournament CHAMPIONS! A massive well done to the entire girls cricket squad for their achievements and efforts! A big thank you again to Mrs Harper who was the school representative on the day and for all the support and help from the parent helpers too. A big thank you to Holywood Cricket Club for organising and hosting the tournament which I’m sure will last long in the memories of all the girls who took part!