Well done to Ruby(P4) who had a busy day in Dublin at a dance competition. As you can see she did a great performance, coming 1st in her beginners section.A great result, best wishes for the next one!
Going for gold!
Erin won a gold medal with her Rathgael Gymnastics Cheer Squad at the Northern Ireland Cheer Championships. CONGRATULATIONS ERIN, a great achievement!
‘Egg’cellent creativity from P4
Congratulations to our competition winners! Well done to Erin who came first and runners up Daisy, Ruby and Tamara. We really liked your Easter eggs. We hope you enjoyed your real ones too!
HPS Irish dancers, dance their way to the top!
WELL DONE Eva & Georgia. Both girls have been very busy in recent weeks practising for various competitons. Most recently they performed at Portadown Dance Festival.
Eva (P4) came first in two classes, one in heavy jig and the other in two hand.
Georgia (P3) came first in her heavy jig class.
CONGRATULATIONS GIRLS, you should be very proud of yourselves.
Merit Badge Winners 11 April
P4 Mr Eves
Noah and Scott always adding to class discussions on our cold land topic and producing excellent clay models of cold land animals.
P4 Mrs McCartney & Mrs Smith
Roo and Mathew working hard at all times and making excellent clay models of cold land animals.
P4 Mrs McKeown
Ollie for working hard to get his homework down in the mornings and also completing his maths activities. Keep it up Ollie!
Paige for settling in well to P4 and having a great attitude to school and work.
P5 Miss Riddell & Mrs Curran
Jonathan for working hard at his music.
Leah for consistent hard work and neat writing.
P5 Mr McConnell
Thomas for settling into life at HPS so well.
Adam for making a great start to using speechmarks.
P5 Mrs Brown
Ben for good improvement in handwriting.
Kieran excellent work in speechmarks.
P6 Mrs Eves
Lucy for working hard on fractions, decimals and percentages.
Mitchel for his valuable contributions to class discussions.
P6 Mrs Hart
Grace for always learning her fact learning homework so thoroughly.
P7 Mrs Clarke
Joeli and Sophie for working hard during maths investigations
P7 Miss McGuile
Emily for wonderful creative writing piece, ensuring to include all three verb tenses.
Lucy for working hard during maths problem solving investigation.
Stars of the Week 11 April
P1 Mrs Fulton: Casey for always working so hard and for having a great imagination at story time.
P1 Mrs Elliott: Joshua for fantastic work and behaviour. Joshua is so kind and helpful.
P1 Miss Armstrong: Juliette for being so caring towards a sad friend who had hurt his cheek.
P2 Miss Dobbin: Leah for great sentences about her Easter News.
P2 Mrs McGonigle: Ben for writing super sentences about his Easter holidays.
P3 Mr Atcheson: Jonnie for being a really good friend in class.
P3 Mrs Gibson: Matthew for super speedy work on number bonds.
P3 Mrs Hunter & Mrs Heawood: Ronan for doing great throwing and catching in P.E.
Congratulations Smokey
We were delighted to hear that Smokey recently obtained a distinction in his Grade 5 piano exam! Congratulations Smokey, what a great achievement! You should be very proud of your achievement!
Tennis triumph for Erin
We were delighted to hear that Erin has had success on the tennis court!
Erin won the Ulster Tennis green ball tournament at Downshire.
Well done Erin!
Merit Badge Winners 14 March
Primary 4
Mr Eves:
Reuben for a fantastic presentation using Power Point and its many features.
Emily for working hard on her vertical +, - and X in Maths.
Mrs McCartney & Mrs Smith:
Struan and Karleah for writing an adventure story full of imagination and lots of detail!
Mrs McKeown:
James and Oskar for writing exciting adventure stories with good descriptions and structure
Primary 5
Miss Riddell & Mrs Curran
Oscar and Brooke for excellent concentration when making things for Mothers Day.
Mr McConnell
Ella for making an excellent start to dividing and multiplying, also displaying a good knowledge of her times tables.
Matt for making good progress when subtracting using exchanging.
Mrs Brown
Connor for great contributions to class discussion during their Stone Age topic.
Roger for coping so well when he injured his foot.
Primary 6
Mrs Eves
Imogen for renewed effort and application to her work both in school and at home.
Ellen for working hard to improve her mental arithmetic.
Mrs Hart
Sophie for much improved presentation, especially homeworks.
Isabella for being passionate about Environmental issues.
Primary 7
Mrs Clarke
Matthew for great research on his favourite footballer for his biography.
Daisie for super fraction work recently.
Miss McGuile
Claire and Zak for writing wonderful biographies.
Stars of the Week 14 March
P1 Mrs Fulton: Oscar for persevering with his writing, he used to find it tricky, but he is now one of the best writers in P1!
P1 Mrs Elliott: Emmy for knowing every single word of her new vocabulary.
P1 Miss Armstrong: Mark for amazing independent writing using his phonics.
P2 Mrs McGonigle: Amelia for concentrating really well and trying her very best.
P2 Miss Dobbin: Martha for always working hard.
P3 Mr Atcheson: Zephaniah for super concentration and completing all of his work during class time. Well done!
P3 Mrs Gibson: Missy for working really hard. Mrs Gibson is so proud of her!
P3 Mrs Hunter / Mrs Heawood: Evie for doing some great Irish dancing during PE.
Terrific trampolining from Georgie!
Congratulations to Georgie who competed in the NI team selection trials for trampolining. We were delighted to hear that she has qualified to represent NI in Birmingham in June.
WELL DONE Georgie!
Little Princess Trust
Thanks Phoebe and Maia
Stars of the Week 7 March
P1 Mrs Fulton: Tili Mai for working hard in everything she does and for being such a friendly happy girl!
P1 Mrs Elliott: Jack for getting better at completing all of his work.
P1 Miss Armstrong: Erin for always working so hard and being a good friend.
P2 Mrs McGonigle: Trey for sitting quietly on the carpet.
P2 Miss Dobbin: Faith for being great at counting 1p and 2p coins.
P3 Mr Atcheson: Jessica for trying really hard to complete her work by herself.
P3 Mrs Gibson: Daniel for an excellent story on Going on Holiday.
P3 Mrs Hunter / Mrs Heawood: Holly for writing a great book review.
Merit Badge Winners 28 February
Primary 4
Mr Eves:
Ruby for working very hard during problem solving in Numeracy.
Toby for great improvement in reading and writing answers in full sentences.
Mrs McCartney & Mrs Smith:
Fergus for working hard with T&U exchanging and showing a great interest in their class topic about WW2.
Laurie has been working hard to perfect telling the time in 5 minute intervals. Laurie is always happy and helpful too!
Mrs McKeown:
Erin has been working really hard on her collective nouns and always presents her work beautifully.
Omar for working hard at telling the time on an analogue clock.
Primary 5
Miss Riddell & Mrs Curran
Leah & Lennox for working hard at reading activities and really thinking about what stories mean.
Mr McConnell
Joshua & Amelia for writing great persuasive letters giving good supporting reasons for the points they made.
Mrs Brown
Philippa & Jorja for writing excellent persuasive letters.
Primary 6
Mrs Eves
Anna for working hard to improve her presentation.
Harrison for improved mental arithmetic and working out rules to calculate perimeters.
Mrs Hart
Charlie for keeping up on current affairs and telling the class things that happen in the world.
Damaris for excellent work on perimeter.
Primary 7
Mrs Clarke
Keira for useful & informative contributions to her class topic on The Victorians.
Toby for accurate work on plotting points in all 4 quadrants.
Miss McGuile
Niamh & Hamish for doing a super job of plotting co-ordinates in all four quadrants.
Stars of the Week 28 February
P1 Mrs Fulton: Luke for amazing thinking during his maths challenge. What a clever boy!
P1 Mrs Elliott: Ethan for super behaviour and working hard to learn his new vocabulary.
P1 Miss Armstrong: Betty works very hard and is a caring friend.
P2 Mrs McGonigle: Caleb for concentrating on his work and trying his best. Keep it up Caleb!
P2 Miss Dobbin: Zara for always working hard!
P3 Mr Atcheson: Jake for trying really hard to listen and complete work in class.
P3 Mrs Gibson: Tilly for creating a lovely holiday brochure on Paris.
P3 Mrs Hunter / Mrs Heawood: Erin for directing and starring in a class production of 'Annie'!
Stars of the Week 21 February
P1 Mrs Fulton: A.J. for being such a kind and helpful friend to everyone in P1.
P1 Mrs Elliott: Caden for being such a well behaved boy in class and in the playground.
P1 Miss Armstrong: Brodie for trying so hard to get organised, ready for home time.
P2 Mrs McGonigle: Deborah - Agnes for great reading. She LOVES reading the Bug Club books.
P2 Miss Dobbin: Isaac for being a fabulous reader!
P3 Mr Atcheson: Kate for working really hard on her own when completing maths activities.
P3 Mrs Gibson: Jessica for working really hard on her independent writing.
P3 Mrs Hunter / Mrs Heawood: Hannah for painting a fabulous helicopter for the class topic on Travel.
Merit Badge Winners 7 February
Primary 4
Mr Eves:
Bea for always working studiously and with a smile.
Jamie working very hard to complete all his work on time.
Mrs McCartney & Mrs Smith:
Isla for making valuable contributions to group and class discussions.
Zac for being a very good pupil in P4. His recent work and good behaviour his really please Mrs McCartney & Mrs Smith.
Mrs McKeown:
Jack for working hard to get all his grammar activities completed each week.
Alice Jane for great work on adding and taking away H T U with exchanging.
Primary 5
Miss Riddell & Mrs Curran
Carson for hard work and using strategies to help him when he finds his work challenging.
Megan for excellent comprehension on 'Jessie and the Snake'
Mr McConnell
Amy for super work on multiplying money!
Zak for making an excellent start to working with money.
Mrs Brown
Matthew & Phoebe for lovely handwriting.
Primary 6
Mrs Eves
Ethan for a thoughtful character led story about an escape from danger.
Sarah for accurate and clear presentation of results in her negative numbers Space Task.
Mrs Hart
Aimee for excellent work on averages.
Simrah for always being helpful and thinking of others.
Primary 7
Ellen for being very helpful when Mrs Crookshanks was in her class.
Louis for neat presentation of his work.
Mrs Clarke
Benjamin and Esther for writing wonderful poems based on Pie Corbett's 'To be spoken Silently'.
Miss McGuile
Stars of the Week 7 February
P1 Mrs Fulton: Ben for learning and reciting his Jack Frost poem so confidently .... with actions!
P1 Mrs Elliott: Rory for being a fantastic reader and working so hard!
P1 Miss Armstrong: Lucy is a great listener, a hard worker ad fantastic friend.
P2 Mrs McGonigle: Meadow for always doing her best work and listening carefully.
P2 Miss Dobbin: Bella for always working hard.
P3 Mr Atcheson: Jake for practising and working hard on his handwriting.
P3 Mrs Gibson: Saxon for fantastic numberwork.
P3 Mrs Hunter / Mrs Heawood: Billy for trying hard to get all his work done.
Stars of the Week 31 January
P1 Mrs Fulton: Harry for being kind and such a helpful boy especially after playtime.
P1 Mrs Elliott: Gracie for super behaviour and wonderful reading.
P1 Miss Armstrong: Shion for always trying his best and for being so caring.
P2 Mrs McGonigle: Charlie for trying very hard with his reading.
P2 Miss Dobbin: James for always working very hard.
P3 Mr Atcheson: Arianna for fantastic work in her maths number booklet.
P3 Mrs Gibson: Maisie for beautiful work and lovely handwriting.
P3 Mrs Hunter / Mrs Heawood: Mara for beautiful balances and jumps in P.E.
Stars of the Week 24 January
P1 Mrs Fulton: Logan for working hard to write his name and remember his sounds.
P1 Mrs Elliott: Joshua for making fantastic models at playtime.
P1 Miss Armstrong: Emma for always working so hard and for being a great friend.
P2 Mrs McGonigle: Megan for fantastic writing with lots of detail!
P2 Miss Dobbin: T.J. for being very creative during gymnastics!
P3 Mr Atcheson: Frankie for fantastic work on his reading.
P3 Mrs Gibson: Susannah for her enthusiasm. Susannah works hard and is great fun in class.
P3 Mrs Hunter / Mrs Heawood: Ariana for working really well to complete her spelling activities.