Stars of the Week 19 October

P1 Mrs Donald: Millar for super letter writing formation and lovely neat writing!

P1 Mrs Elliott: Will for being very kind, helpful and a super boy at reading.

P1 Miss Armstrong: Faith for having lovely manners.

P2 Miss Dobbin:  Noah for trying really hard to make his writing a little smaller. It is getting neater each day. Well done!

P2 Mrs McGonigle: Evan for concentrating and finishing his work on time.

P2 Miss McGuile:  Jessica for great adding on 1. Well done!

P3 Mrs Gibson: Tori for being a great helper.

P3 Miss McKeown:  Ella – Rose for cheering up her class with her beautiful solos.

P3 Mrs Curran & Mrs Heawood: Joshua for excellent writing of instructions on how to grow a bean.

Merit Badge Winners 13 October

P4 Room 15 Mrs Smith & Mrs McCartney

Joshua for beautiful handwriting with ticks and tails.

Amber for consistently working very hard in all subjects.

P4 Room 16 Mrs McKeown

Beth for listening well and working hard in class.

Nathan for getting all his grammar work finished.

P4 Room 8 Mr Eves

Megan for being really helpful during Activity Based Learning.

Brooke for showing others how to complete Activity Based Learning activities.

P5 Room 13 Mr McConnell

Charlie for giving a great presentation about the U.S.A. state of Mississippi.

George for his very good presentation on the U.S.A. state of South Dakota. 

P5 Room 14 Mrs Brown

Dawud for a great presentation on Arizona.

Kendal for completing all her work.

P6 Room 9 Mrs Clarke

Georgie for beautiful presentation in all aspects of her work.

Blayney for great progress in division.

P6 Room 10 Miss Riddell

Jack for working the Powerpoint so well for the Harvest Assembly.

Skye for waiting behind in class and putting up chairs for people who had forgotten.

P7 Room 11 Mrs Eves

Thomas for a super design of a new  9 hole Golf Course for Northern Ireland.

Annabel for working hard to improve her mathematics.

P7 Room 12 Mrs Hart

Jack for approaching his work with maturity in recent weeks. Written activities are completed to a higher standard. Well done!

Ruan is working hard to complete all activities to a higher standard.   Keep it up Ruan !

Stars of the Week 12 October

P1 Mrs Donald: Charlie for working hard to remember our sounds and reading words.

P1 Mrs Elliott: Charlotte for looking after Shauna the sheep so well.

P1 Miss Armstrong:Clara for being such a kind and caring friend.

P2 Miss Dobbin: Jayden for doing super number work!

P2 Mrs McGonigle: Luke for always doing his best.

P2 Miss McGuile: Ronan for doing super his adding 2 numberwork.

P3 Mrs Gibson: Toby for working really hard on his reading.

P3 Miss McKeown: Karleah for concentrating hard on her number work this week. Well done!

P3 Mrs Curran & Mrs Heawood: Isla for making lovely ‘Feelings Flower’.

It's gold and bronze for Will at NI Tae Kwon Do Championships

Well done to Will who recently won a gold medal in the NI Tae Kwon Do Championships held in Banbridge. Will also won a bronze medal in Team Sparring. Great results Will.

Stars of the Week 5 October

P1 Mrs Donald: Katie for being such a lovely friend to everyone.

P1 Mrs Elliott: Finn for super listening and great behaviour.

P1 Miss Armstrong: Emily – Rose for being a good friend.

P2 Miss Dobbin: Saxon for being very creative during gymnastics.

P2 Mrs McGonigle:  Arianna for fantastic writing. Arianna always does her very best!

P2 Miss McGuile: Holly for wonderful letter writing. Well done!

P3 Mrs Gibson: Bea for being helpful to others during Maths activities.

P3 Miss McKeown: Lucas for listening carefully to the P.E. coach and performing well in P.E.

P3 Mrs Curran & Mrs Heawood:  Lily for wonderful manners and being a very thoughtful friend.

Merit Badge Winners September 30

P4 Room 15 Mrs Smith & Mrs McCartney

James for helping other children complete their ABC order sticking activity during Activity Based Learning

Jessica for settling into her new class and school so well.

P4 Room 16 Mrs McKeown

Keziah for making good progress in work and growing in confidence this term.

Adam for being consistently hardworking and conscientious.

P4 Room 8 Mr Eves

Matthew for working really hard to present his handwriting so neatly.

Mia for carefully putting all the ticks and tails correctly on her letters.

P5 Room 13 Mr McConnell

Harrison for excellent adding and subtracting work.

Ethan for working really hard and finishing his work on time.

P5 Room 14 Mrs Brown

Mitchel for great work with verbs.

Charlotte for being a good friend to others.

P6 Room 9 Mrs Clarke

Danny for using a good range of verbs to write a humorous poem.

Charlie for writing a humorous verb poem.

P6 Room 10 Miss Riddell

Christian for being a great P6 Buddy in the playground.

Kathryn for excellent cornet playing.

P7 Room 11 Mrs Eves

James for super division work with remainders.

Emmy for using decimal places accurately when completing division activities.

P7 Room 12 Mrs Hart

Jamie for working extremely hard to understand and write units of measurement as decimal fractions.

Sarah for understanding and using the correct units of measurement as decimal fractions.

Stars of the Week 28 September

P1 Mrs Donald: Martha for working hard to remember all the letters, sounds and reading words so far in Primary 1.

P1 Mrs Elliott: Caleb for being a very brave boy when he fell in the playground.

P1 Miss Armstrong: Esther always does her best and listens carefully.

P2 Miss Dobbin: Zoe for writing super sentences all by herself!

P2 Mrs McGonigle:  Charlie for having lovely manners. He always remembers to  say please and Thank you.

P2 Miss McGuile: Hayden for writing super sentences using his sounds to spell.

P3 Mrs Gibson: Mariama for fantastic reading.

P3 Miss McKeown: Oskar for creating an amazing booklet full of animal facts and drawings. P3 loved reading it this week!

P3 Mrs Curran & Mrs Heawood:  Kirsty for always trying her best in all her work.

Stars of the Week 21 September

P1 Mrs Donald          Ollie for always trying his best and being kind and helpful.

P1 Mrs Elliott             Eve for being a super helpful and a great listener.                             

P1 Miss Armstrong   Ben for being a brilliant listener and being a good friend.

P2 Miss Dobbin         Mimi for always working hard and being a good listener.

P2 Mrs McGonigle     Maisie for fantastic sentences of her own. A super star!                                    

P2 Miss McGuile         William for settling into his new school brilliantly!

P3 Mrs Gibson             Nathan for fantastic numberwork. You are a STAR!

P3 Miss McKeown       Logan for good careful money work- fantastic thinking!

P3 Mrs Heawood / Mrs Curran     Luca for making a super collage of his eye.

Merit Badge Winners 16 September

P4 Room 15 Mrs Smith & Mrs McCartney

Erin for making a good start to P4 by showing good manners and working hard.

Thomas tries his best to complete his work and has good manners each day.

P4 Room 16 Mrs McKeown

Nina listens very carefully and tries her best to complete her work.

Cameron has worked very well in class and listens to instructions given.

P4 Room 8 Mr Eves

Amelia for producing excellent, neat and beautiful work in her ‘All About Me’ topic.

Ben for settling in to his new school and getting on so well with his new class mates.

P5 Room 13 Mr McConnell

Scarlett has settled very well into P5 Room 13, well done!

Anna has made a great effort in her first few weeks at Holywood PS.

P5 Room 14 Mrs Brown

Smokey has completed super work on problem solving this week.

Lottie has made a great effort to accurately complete problem solving activities.

P6 Room 9 Mrs Clarke

Emily for settling in so well to her new school.

Abbie for writing an excellent dream blown into her room by the BFG.

P6 Room 10 Miss Riddell

Niamh for a super piece of research on Hadrian’s Wall.

Patrick for a great story about the B.F.G.’s dreams.

P7 Room 11 Mrs Eves

Harris for excellent work on Place Value, including presentation.

Susi for good contribution to class discussions on a topic about N.I.

P7 Room 12 Mrs Hart

Alison for being extremely helpful to others in the class, her teacher and other members of staff.

Harrison for excellent manners and consideration to others.

Stars of the Week 14 September

P1 Mrs Donald: Noah always trying his best to do lovely, careful work.

P1 Mrs Elliott: Meadow for being such a well behaved girl and fantastic listener.

P1 Miss Armstrong: Zara for always listening and doing her best. A star!

P2 Miss Dobbin: Jamie for writing super weekend news.

P2 Mrs McGonigle:  Eira for settling into her new school brilliantly.

P2 Miss McGuile: Mara for beautiful writing.

P3 Mrs Gibson: Naomi for a fabulous story about her day as a super hero.

P3 Miss McKeown: Erin for being a lovely kind girl who always tries her best.

P3 Mrs Curran & Mrs Heawood:  Claire for fantastic work using a super hero Venn Diagram.

Stars of the Week 7 September

P1 Mrs Donald: Megan for super listening, lovely work and excellent behaviour.

P1 Mrs Elliott: James for being a super listener in class.

P1 Miss Armstrong: Charlotte for amazing listening and beautiful writing.

P2 Miss Dobbin: Lexi for doing beautiful, neat work.

P2 Mrs McGonigle:  Riley for being a really kind friend.

P2 Miss McGuile: Maia for always being well - mannered.

P3 Mrs Gibson: Charlie for writing fabulous sentences.

P3 Miss McKeown: Carter for always putting in his best effort to make his work amazing!

P3 Mrs Curran & Mrs Heawood:  Blair for setting into H.P.S. so brilliantly. WELL DONE!

Merit Badge Winners 17 June

June 17

P4 Room 15 Mrs Smith & Mrs McCartney

Oliver for finding correct answers in his comprehension and writing them in super sentences.

Damaris for beautiful joined writing. 

Room 16 Mrs Stewart

Joel for making a huge effort with his reading, well done Joel.

Luke for working very hard at comprehensions, answering in full sentences.

P5 Room 13 Mr McConnell

Jeanie for writing excellent instructions on how to make a cloud.

Kristian for writing excellent instructions on how to make a cloud.

P5 Room 14 Mrs Brown

Abbie for learning the words of our Egyptian songs in two days!

Ella for being so enthusiastic in her class preparations for the school concert.

P6 Room 12 Mrs Hart

Alyda for loving her role as a P1- P3 Buddy, always happy to stand in for anyone who is unable to do their duty.

Sarah for being a great P1- P3 Buddy and always willing to stand in when one of her classmates is unable to do it.

P6 Room 11 Mrs Eves

Curtis for being a good friend to someone who needed cheering up.

Susi for her cheerfulness and willingness to help others.

P7 Room 9 Mrs Clarke

For producing a great European landmark of Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge.

Lucy for her great model of the Leaning Tower of Pisa .

P7 Room 10 Miss Riddell

Carly for lovely art work in the style of Van Gogh.

Ethan for working hard to complete his Record of Achievement.

Music Exam Success

CONGRATULATIONS to P6 pupils Eve, Benjamin and Thomas who successfully passed their Grade 1 music exams. Eve passed her flute exam and Benjamin and Thomas both passed their violin Grade 1 exam. Thanks to  their  music tutors  Miss McDaniels and Mrs Ashmore and to Miss Riddell for all her support during the year.

Stars of the Week 15 June

P1 Mrs Wallace: Olly for great singing in the P1 rehearsals for the summer concert.

P1 Mrs Elliott: Molly for super speaking out when getting ready for the summer concert.

P1 Mrs Maher: Arianna for always doing her best and is a great friend.

P2 Miss Dobbin: Grace for writing a super story about pirates.

P2 Mrs McGonigle:  Gabrielle for excellent effort and presentation in her homeworks. Mrs McGonigle loves marking Gabrielle's homework book.

P2 Miss McGuile: Minnie for super singing in her concert rehearsals.

P3 Mrs Gibson: Annette for writing fantastic rhyming cuplets.

P3 Miss McKeown: Jemima for being so brave about settling into her new school. Her class love having her here!

P3 Mrs Hunter & Mrs Heawood:  Matthew for writing a great report about his trip to Crawfordsburn Country Park.

Stars of the Week 8 June

P1 Mrs Wallace: Annabelle for being cheerful and working hard.

P1 Mrs Elliott: Scarlett for being a super happy worker all year!

P1 Mrs Maher: George for always trying his best and having beautiful manners.

P2 Miss Dobbin: Jay for writing a super story about a dragon.

P2 Mrs McGonigle:  Naomi for fantastic story writing using her imagination.

P2 Miss McGuile: Claire for always being a wonderful friend.

P3 Mrs Gibson: Thomas for fabulous work on money to £1.00.

P3 Miss McKeown: Robbie for fantastic work in Numeracy. Robbie likes to finish his work super fast!

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

Angharad represents NI

This is Angharad (P7) trampolining for Northern Ireland at the UK regional team finals held in the Barclaycard Arena in Birmingham over the Bank Holiday weekend on 28th and 29th May.
Congratulations Angharad we are very proud of you. What an achievement!
 

Singing success!

Congratulations to Niamh (P5) who has received some great news!

Niamh loves singing, both in the School Choir and the Parish Choristers.  She recently attended a selection workshop for the Phil Kids, part of the Belfast Philharmonic Choir, and was delighted to be selected to join their Phil Kids Choir.  She will start training with the choir in September.  Niamh is so excited, she could sing, and sing, and sing!
Well done Niamh and best wishes for the training next term.