Stars of the Week

P1 Mrs Wallace: Luke for beautiful Christmas colouring.

P1 Mrs Elliott: Darby for having wonderful manners and always remembering to say please and thankyou.

P1 Mrs Maher: Jamie always tries his best and his work looks beautiful!

P2 Miss Dobbin: Cerys for writing lovely sentences about winter.

P2 Mrs McGonigle: Bea for such enthusiastic singing at Natvitiy rehearsals.

P2 Miss McGuile: Isla for lovely  writing about winter.

P3 Mrs Gibson: Leah for painting a lovely Elf.

P3 Miss McKeown: Connor for teaching Miss McKeown new facts about animals. He is an animal expert!

P3 Mrs Hunter & Mrs Heawood: Beth for writing and decorating a beautiful letter to Santa.

Regional School Trampoline

Congratulations to a number of our girls who took part in the Regional School Trampoline. An under-11 novice team competed that included Zoe McD, Izzy D, Charlotte C, Emily C and Georgie W.

Angharad K came second in the under-14 novice competition. This means she is through to the UK northern zonal round in Gateshead in January 2016.

Well done girls! Best wishes Angharad for the next round!

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Angharad with her medal

Stars of the Week

P1 Mrs Wallace: Cole for trying really hard to remember his reading words.

P1 Mrs Elliott: Hayden for being really helpful with a new visitor in Room 2. Well done!

P1 Mrs Maher: Calum for beautiful writing - copying from the whiteboard.

P2 Miss Dobbin: Grace for writing a fantastic letter to Santa. 

P2 Mrs McGonigle: Tamara for writing an excellent apology letter from Goldilocks to the three bears.

P2 Miss McGuile: Lucas for trying hard in PE and joining in so enthusiastically.

P3 Mrs Gibson: Carter for making a FANTASTIC robot.

P3  Miss McKeown: Darcy for a lovely attitude in class and for being a good friend in the playground.

 P3 Mrs Hunter & Mrs Heawood: Rebecca for making an excellent doll!

Eva dances her way to a cup!

Congratulations to Eva (P2) who was very successful at the Newtownards Festival. She was awarded first place in a dance class and was presented with the Doherty Cup. Eva also received a silver medal for being placed second in another dance. Well done Eva. You should be very proud of yourself!

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Eva with her cup and medal

Merit Badge Winners

P4 Room 15 Mrs Smith & Mrs McCartney

Olivia has settled into life in Room 15 really well. She has made new friends and is working hard too!

Benjamin makes his writing sound very interesting. He is good at using adjectives and starting sentences in different ways.

Room 16 Mrs Stewart

Darcie for a huge improvement in her reading.

Ben for working very hard in literacy and numeracy.

P5 Room 13 Mr McConnell

Hamish for an excellent recount on the Pilgrim's Journey.

Niamh for making excellent progress with her dividing work.

P5 Room 14 Mrs Brown

Sam for writing a fabulous account of the Pilgrim's Journey.

Molly for writing a fabulous account of the Pilgrim's Journey.

P6 Room 12 Mrs Hart

Alyda for fantastic literacy activities and getting everything completed.

Jack for catching up so fantastically well after being off for a whole week with a chest infection.

P6 Room 11 Mrs Eves

Jamie for super apostrophe work with contractions and the apostrophe of omission.

Izzy for super apostrophe work with contractions and the apostrophe of omission.

P7 Room 9 Mrs Clarke

Angharad for excellent playing of the glockenspiel at Holywood Music Festival.

Scott for excellent playing of the glockenspiel at Holywood Music Festival.

P7 Room 10 Miss Riddell

Zoe for excellent clarinet playing at Holywood Music Festival.

Dennis for a super piece of writing about Half Term.

Stars of the Week

P1 Mrs Wallace: Lucy for making a big effort with her handwriting.

P1 Mrs Elliott: Antony for working hard to complete all of his work. 

P1 Mrs Maher: Mollie for working hard to get work finished on time and for looking after her belongings.

P2 Miss Dobbin: Jacob for trying hard to spell new words.

P2 Mrs McGonigle: Anna for always trying her best and working very hard.

P2 Miss McGuile: Lily for being so enthusiastic in PE this week.

P3 Mrs Gibson: Izzy for great cutting and sticking.

P3  Miss McKeown: Dylan  for working extra hard to make his handwiritng neat! A super job!

 P3 Mrs Hunter & Mrs Heawood: Amber for always taking her time to do beautiful work independently.

Stars of the Week

P1 Mrs Wallace: Zac for trying really hard at everything Mrs Wallace asks him to do.

P1 Mrs Elliott: Molly for being very kind - sharing her money with another child so he could buy a poppy.

P1 Mrs Maher: Cally for being so caring.

P2 Miss Dobbin: Ollie for great numberwork!

P2 Mrs McGonigle: Joshua for writing sentences all by himself.

P2 Miss McGuile: Charlie for super writing about a doctor!

P3 Mrs Gibson: Benjamin for fantastic numberwork.

P3  Miss McKeown: Issac for settling in so well over the last week. Everyone loves having him in the class.

 P3 Mrs Hunter & Mrs Heawood: Daniel for great numberwork.

Merit Badge Winners

P4 Room 15 Mrs Smith & Mrs McCartney

Rebecca for reading out loud really well.

George for working hard and smiling lots.

Room 16 Mrs Stewart

Joel for fantastic work on HTU.

Mitchel  for fantastic work on HTU.

P5 Room 13 Mr McConnell

Benjamin for a great woodlouse investigation.

Sophie for a great woodlouse investigation.

P5 Room 14 Mrs Brown

Jasmine for working very hard on multiplying sums.

Ella for working well on dividing especially with remainders.

P6 Room 12 Mrs Hart

Noah for showing lots of enthusiasm for his class Assembly and practising his part at home.

Sam for coming into school (even though he was unwell) as he didn't want to miss his Assembly.

P6 Room 11 Mrs Eves

Ryan for a vibrant and effective Christmas Card design.

Emmy for super multiplication by 2 - digit numbers.

P7 Room 9 Mrs Clarke

Lori for a super Christmas Card design.

Kalo for working hard to thoroughly learn 6,7, and 8 times tables.

P7 Room 10 Miss Riddell

Martha for hard work and good presentation.

Patrick for hard work and good presentation.

Stars of the Week

P1 Mrs Wallace: Luke for super work on sounds. 

P1 Mrs Elliott: Ronan for being a super leader and walking down the corridor so well.

P1 Mrs Maher: Susannah for being so well behaved and listens very carefully.

P2 Miss Dobbin: Lucas for writing lots of sentences with no help.

P2 Mrs McGonigle: Naomi for thinking of excellent sentences about autumn.

P2 Miss McGuile: Krish for being very well behaved and for super walking in the corridor.

P3 Mrs Gibson: Erin for always trying her best. Mrs Gibson is very pleased with her.

P3  Miss McKeown: Ella for brightening up her classroom with her great dancing. She was amazing in the    assembly practices.

P3 Mrs Hunter & Mrs Heawood: Nina for doing excellent comprehension work on our shared reading book.

Street Dancing Ella

Congratualtions to Ella (P5) who is a member of Ajendance Dance Company and is part of the Lil Playaz Hiphop Crew.

Earlier this year they came second in the NI and Ulster dance championships, 1st in Destination Dance, 2nd in Dance Supreme and also second place in I Love Hiphop.  

Later this year they are travelling to Dublin as they have qualified for Street Dancer of the Year.

Good luck Ella!

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Stars of the Week

P1 Mrs Wallace: Saxon for trying so hard to be well behaved. 

P1 Mrs Elliott: Maisie for excellent work and behaviour.

P1 Mrs Maher: Emma for being so well behaved and listening carefully.

P2 Miss Dobbin: Finlay for doing great counting and adding!

P2 Mrs McGonigle: Thomas for having beautiful manners.

P2 Miss McGuile: Erin for being very well mannered and always listening in class.

P3 Mrs Gibson: Threson for an excellent investigation on number bonds to 10. 

P3  Miss McKeown: Lewis  for working really hard on his addition this week. Well done!

 P3 Mrs Hunter & Mrs Heawood: James for painting a beautiful farm scene.

Merit Badge Winners

P4 Room 15 Mrs Smith & Mrs McCartney

Harrison for improved use of ticks and tails when copying poems fro handwriting.

Isabella for lovely ticks and tails in handwriting.

Room 16 Mrs Stewart

Oliver for excellent planning on the Apollo 11 Moon Landing.

George for being a good friend to others.

P5 Room 13 Mr McConnell

Logan for improved effort in his work this week.

Katie for a great talk on the state of Florida.

P5 Room 14 Mrs Brown

Christian for working very well on a weight investigation.

Charlotte for working very well on a weight investigation.

P6 Room 12 Mrs Hart

Amy-Lee for working really well in class. She persists with tasks in her Maths. Keep it up!

Harry for being a very hard working member of the class. He is always determined to demonstrate the highest standards in his work. Well done Harry!

P6 Room 11 Mrs Eves

Bradley for terrific improvement in time work, especially digital times.

Molly for perserverance in time duration problems, spotting errors and correcting her own work.

P7 Room 9 Mrs Clarke

Lucy for a super performance in his class assembly.

Tom for giving 100% effort to everything he does.

P7 Room 10 Miss Riddell

Victoria for thoughtfulness and lots of hard work.

Jonathan for thoughtfulness and lots of hard work.

Stars of the Week

P1 Mrs Wallace: Ellie for trying hard at all he does. 

P1 Mrs Elliott: Evan for being a great listener and working neatly.

P1 Mrs Maher: Evie for being a super boy at finishing all her work.

P2 Miss Dobbin: Rob for being very sensible using the large equipment for PE!

P2 Mrs McGonigle: Madison for listening carefully at carpet time and to class instructions.

P2 Miss McGuile: Zac for fantastic balancing on the large equipment in PE.

P3 Mrs Gibson: Annette for a wonderful farm collage.

P3  Miss McKeown: Zak  for trying very hard to his best work this week. A big 'Well done'.

 P3 Mrs Hunter & Mrs Heawood: Alexandra for excellent factual writing about a pig.

Going for gold!

We were really pleased to see Will return to school with a gold medal after competing in Scotland.

Will travelled with his Tae kwon do Holywood team. They were delighted to get first place in the Tag team. 

Well done Emmy!

Congratulations to Emmy! 

Emmy (P6) is a very keen runner. She recently came first in the NI Road Relay Championships at Victoria Park. Best wishes to Emmy in her forthcoming race later this month as part of Flahavens Porridge Primary School Cross Country League.

Stars of the Week

P1 Mrs Wallace: Luke for trying hard at all he does. 

P1 Mrs Elliott: Tabitha for being a super hard working girl in class. She is so well behaved too.

P1 Mrs Maher: Jason for super behaviour at all times. 

P2 Miss Dobbin: Aoife  for doing great handwriting.

P2 Mrs McGonigle: Katie for settling in so well to her new school and working well.

P2 Miss McGuile: Matthew for fantastic sounding out to write sentences in his weekend news.

P3 Mrs Gibson: Mia for speaking out so clearly during in her class Assembly .

P3  Miss McKeown: Leah  for writing a brilliant story this week all about a cow. What an author!

 P3 Mrs Hunter & Mrs Heawood: Ryan for working hard in all his work. Well done!

Merit Badge Winners

P4 Room 15 Mrs Smith & Mrs McCartney

Sarah for finding all the nouns on her class scavenger hunt and sorting them correctly into places, people and things.

Sophie for finding all the nouns on her class scavenger hunt and sorting them correctly into places, people and things.

Room 16 Mrs Stewart

Luke for being a super friend to others.

Taylor  for working hard in class and beautiful presentation.

P5 Room 13 Mr McConnell

James for putting great effort into all his work.

Ben for super answers in class discussion and his reading group.

P5 Room 14 Mrs Brown

Kenji for settling in so well to HPS and working hard.

Menori for settling in so well to HPS and working hard.

P6 Room 12 Mrs Hart

Ryan for excellent classwork and homework in all of subjects.

Ruan for being very focused during class discussion on extreme weather .

P6 Room 11 Mrs Eves

Bailey for great discussion and input on a class topic about extreme weather.

Joshua for great discussion and input on a class topic about extreme weather.

P7 Room 9 Mrs Clarke

Greg for a super performance in his class assembly.

Pheobe for a super performance in her class assembly.

P7 Room 10 Miss Riddell

Melissa for her fantastic photographs.

Talha for working really hard at mental maths.

Stars of the Week

P1 Mrs Wallace: Jonnie for good behaviour in Primary 1.

P1 Mrs Elliott: Matthew for excellent listening and behaviour. Well done!

P1 Mrs Maher: George always listens so well and is so well behaved.

P2 Miss Dobbin: Luca  for trying hard to complete his work in a given time.

P2 Mrs McGonigle: Mollie for listening carefully on the carpet and having lovely manners.

P2 Miss McGuile: Eva for fantastic ICT work. Eva used clicker to write sentences about the hospital.

P3 Mrs Gibson: Noah for excellent writing in his News.

P3  Miss McKeown: Faye for always wanting to help Miss McKeown. She is such a good helper!

P3 Mrs Hunter & Mrs Heawood: Grace for making lovely autumn leaves with her hands.

Stars of the Week

P1 Mrs Wallace: Holly for working quietly and doing lovely colouring.

P1 Mrs Elliott: Molly for being a super helper and listener.

P1 Mrs Maher: Dylan for being a brilliant listener and always doing his best.

P2 Miss Dobbin: Kirsty  for always working hard and being a great listener.

P2 Mrs McGonigle: Tori for being very caring especially her brother.

P2 Miss McGuile: Claire for super adding 1 in numeracy.

P3 Mrs Gibson: Adam for being a great friend.

P3  Miss McKeown: Phoebe for trying really hard to keep her writing neat this week. A super effort.

P3 Mrs Hunter & Mrs Heawood: Erin for making such a lovely 'All About Me ' booklet.

Merit Badge Winners

P4 Room 15 Mrs Smith & Mrs McCartney

Hope for giving great facts about Space and asking interesting questions about Space too.

Lottie for beautiful handwriting with ticks and tails.

Room 16 Mrs Stewart

Casey for working really hard and presenting her work beautifully.

Paige for working really hard and presenting her work beautifully.

P5 Room 13 Mr McConnell

Blayney for settling so well into his new school and class.

Jeanie for settling so well into Primary 5.

P5 Room 14 Mrs Brown

Jack for beautiful presentation in his jotter. 

Esther for beautiful presentation in her jotter.

P6 Room 12 Mrs Hart

Jake for excellent recall of his times tables.

Kriti for listening carefully and presenting her work neatly.

P6 Room 11 Mrs Eves

Georgia for beautiful presentation in all her written work.

Rory for accuracy in multiplication.

P7 Room 9 Mrs Clarke

Cody for settling quickly into P7 and working hard to complete all activities.

Chloe for quiet, conscientious work at all times.

P7 Room 10 Miss Riddell

Rachel for doing 'the impossible jigsaws'. (First time ever!)

Ethan for getting Holywood Primary School's highest ever mark in a music exam. A fantastic 139 out of 150!