Stars of the Week 4 September

P1 MRS FULTON: Ella for always trying her best and making lots of new friends.

P1: MISS DOBBIN: Sam for being a super boy and a great listener.

P1: MISS ARMSTRONG: Tom for amazing listening.

P2: MRS HUNTER & MRS HEAWOOD: Abigail for fantastic independent writing.

P2: MRS McGONIGLE & MRS HARRON: Eva for being very helpful to others.

P3: MR ATCHESON: Iris for being a great helper and listening so well in class.

P3: MR FIELD: Gracie for super listening and always putting her hand up to answer questions.

P3: MRS GIBSON: Alex for creating an AWESOME Superhero identity ‘Invincible Man’.

Stars of the Week June 19

P1 MRS FULTON: Charley for amazing number work and working with odd & even numbers.

P1: MRS ELLIOTT:  Ryan for super work all year and being a lovely friend to everyone.

P1: MISS ARMSTRONG: Caleb for always doing his best, he’s an absolute star!

P2: MRS HUNTER & MRS HEAWOOD:Coalan for being a very kind and helpful friend.

P2: MRS HARRON: Liam for writing a fantastic message in a bottle!

P2: MISS DOBBIN:  Erin for being very helpful to Miss Meneely.

P3: MR ATCHESON:  Charlotte for being a wonderful helper and listener in class.

P3: MRS GIBSON:  Ollie for always giving 100% effort in all activities.

Swimming success

We were delighted to hear that brother & sister  Finn and Jorja had success representing Templemore Amateur Swimming Club in the final Aqua-Sprint League Gala against Newry. Templemore won by 205 points to Newry’s 195.

On Sunday, Jorja competed in the Swim Ulster Festival Gala in Newry. She won Silver in the 100m Individual Medley and a Bronze in the 100 Breast Stroke.

Well done Finn & Jorja! 

Merit Badge Winners June 12

P4 MRS RIDDALL:

William for working hard to master multiplying HTU by X3 and X4.

Abi for thinking about lots of great adjectives to describe a dolphin.

P4 MRS SMITH / McCARTNEY:

Ariana for working hard and bringing cheerfulness and colour to everything she does.

Adam works hard on his own and with others. He made a great pic collage which was colourful and informative.

P4 MRS McKEOWN:

Luke was willing to take on the role of God in Assembly when another boy was unwell.

Luke worked hard to learn his lines for his class Assembly.

P5 MISS RIDDELL/ CURRAN:

Finley and Paige for good research about historical places of interest in Holywood.

P5 MRS BROWN:

Freddie for qualifying for North Down Sports.

Jack and Joshua for participating well in team games with the football coach.

P6 MRS CLARKE:

Erin for a super poster about Persuasive Writing.

Amy for great progress in all areas of maths.

P6 MISS MCGUILE:

Lennox and Dylan for fantastic contribution to their class discussions on volcanoes.

P6 MR McConnell:

Kyle for excellent work converting m and cm to mm.

Nathan for excellent work converting cm to mm and always working hard to get his work finished on time.

P7 MRS EVES:

Hope and Liera for coping very well with their work and activities despite hand injuries.

P7 MRS HART:

Luke for enjoying the Shared Education Days and participating fully in all activities.

Oliver for working hard on all Leavers’ Assembly singing, dancing and drama!

Stars of the Week June 12

P1 MRS FULTON: Toby for being a great helper, tidying up well and helping others.

P1: MRS ELLIOTT:  Zach for super reading and answering questions so well.

P1: MISS ARMSTRONG: William for amazing taking away. Miss Armstrong is so impressed.

P2: MRS HUNTER & MRS HEAWOOD: Oscar for being an excellent helper during Pirate Day!

P2: MRS HARRON: Calvin for super writing in his weekend news book.

P2: MISS DOBBIN:  Finn for making a super treasure map!

P3: MR ATCHESON:  Ben for excellent pond dipping skills during the Shared Education visit to Crawfordsburn.

P3: MRS GIBSON:  Amber for being a great friend on the Shared Education trip.

Merit Badge Winners May 29

P4 MRS RIDDALL:

Jayden for super work on rounding to the nearest 10.

Lori for wonderful work on Venn diagrams. 

 P4 MRS SMITH / McCARTNEY:

Jude for learning to add T U with exchanging.

 Maria for working really well to learn all her x table facts. 

P4 MRS McKEOWN:

Ashton Khloe for working hard on rounding to the nearest 10.

Evan has shown great patience and maturity when he broke his arm he has tried his best to complete his work. 

P5 MISS RIDDELL/ CURRAN:

Paige for completing a great Friday test.

Finley for good answering in mental maths. 

P5 MRS BROWN:

Cerys and Omar for working hard on finding the are of irregular shapes.

P6 MRS CLARKE:

Thomas for good work using Scrarch in ICT and for helping others too. 

Charlie for giving his best in all he does, with a smile on his face.!

P6 MISS McGUILE:

Leah for improving her comprehension skills. 

Zak for working very hard to improve his skills in finding complex area. 

 P6 MR MCCONNELL:

Daanyaal and Carson for always working hard during maths lessons and making great progress with dividing. 

P7 MRS EVES:

Eva and Ethan for their interest and contribution to their class European topic discussions.

P7 MRS HART:

Erin and Charlie for showing great interest in all World around Us topics. 

Stars of the Week June 5

P1 MRS FULTON: Ryan for working so hard on his challenge, he even chose to work at it during playtime!

P1: MRS ELLIOTT:  Lorne for working really hard to learn his reading vocabulary.

P1: MISS ARMSTRONG: Penny for brilliant work on half past, well done Penny!

P2: MRS HUNTER & MRS HEAWOOD: Skye for making a fabulous treasure map!

P2: MRS HARRON: Logan for working really hard in numberwork and doing excellent adding.

P2: MISS DOBBIN:  Will for making a super Wanted poster for a pirate.

P3: MR ATCHESON:  Clara for excellent work using vertical addition.

P3: MRS GIBSON:  Sophia for fantastic rhyming couplets.

The Fab Four!

Well done to P2 pupils Luke, James & Harry who reached the final of an end of season tournament. 

The boys play at Holywood Football Club. They were narrowly beaten, 2-1 , in a very exciting match!

WELL DONE boys! Pictured with the boys is their football coach, Euan, who has been in HPS on work experience. What good timing for them to celebrate together!😀 🥈 

It’s Gold for Alana!

We were delighted to hear that one of our P5 pupils, Alana,  competed in the U13 Northern Ireland and Ulster championships and won Gold in the long jump!

What a great achievement, well done Alana!  

Stars of the Week May 29

P1 MRS FULTON:  Ben for raising his hand to speak and sitting quietly on the carpet.

P1: MRS ELLIOTT:  Ryan for making Mrs Elliott smile with his super reading.

P1: MISS ARMSTRONG: Joe for being a lovely caring friend to his classmates.

P2: MRS HUNTER & MRS HEAWOOD: Taylor for trying really hard to write his work by himself.

P2: MRS HARRON: Bethany for making fantastic Grass Head Monster!

P2: MISS DOBBIN:  Tate for being a super actor during his class Assembly.

P3: MR ATCHESON:  Jack for painting a fantastic minibeast in its habitat.

P3: MRS GIBSON:  Louis for AMAZING work on multiplying by 2.

Terrific trampolining from Isla!

CONGRATULATIONS to P6 pupil, Isla, who qualified for the Northern Ireland Championship Finals in trampolining. Isla trains with the Belfast Galaxy Squad.

The finals took place in Newry and Isla came FIRST! in her 2 events. She is now a Northern Ireland Champion! . What a great achievement Isla. Well done Isla.

Stars of the Week May 22

P1 MRS FULTON: Asher for lovely manners and trying his best.

P1: MRS ELLIOTT:  Emily for being a super actor in her class Assembly.

P1: MISS ARMSTRONG: Elizabeth for writing a lovely story about Floppy.

P2: MRS HUNTER & MRS HEAWOOD: Blake for making great models with Lego and Duplo.

P2: MRS HARRON: Chloe for amazing independent writing.

P2: MISS DOBBIN:  Willow for always working really hard.

P3: MR ATCHESON:  James for practising so well for all the races for Sports Day.

P3: MRS GIBSON:  Meadow for a beautiful comic using speech bubbles.

Merit Badge Winners May 15

P4 MRS RIDDALL:

Matthew for confidently presenting a well prepared class talk about football.

Sam for presenting a great class talk about his ski holiday.

P4 MRS SMITH / McCARTNEY:

Bea for being so good about thinking of others.

Abbie is always cheerful and helpful. She is challenging herself to work hard in class each day.

P4 MRS McKEOWN:

Jayden for being keen to give answers during maths activities.

Eira for her great talk on her Rockpool Fish Tank.She knew so many interesting facts about sea creatures.

P5 MISS RIDDELL/ CURRAN:

Millie  and Charlie for confidently presenting their class talks about their favourite hobby and interests.

P5 MRS BROWN:

Madison and Rueben for giving very interesting class talks on their hobbies.

P6 MRS CLARKE:

Oscar for good work on area of triangles

Jonathan for creating a great Kenning on Super Powers!

P6 MISS McGUILE:

Joshua and Jack for working hard to find the area of a triangle. Well done!

P6 MR MCCONNELL:

Jude for settling well into Holywood Primary School.

Lewis for producing an excellent Kenning about his dog.

P7 MRS EVES:

Zach for his positive attitude to catching up on his school work after being off unwell.

Harrison for showing great improvement when paying attention to detail during problem solving activities.

P7 MRS HART:

Leah for continuing to work hard in class and offering help at every opportunity.

Jude for going out of his way to introduce himself to a new pupil to HPS and for being a good friend.

Scottish Dancing success!

Well done to P7 pupil Taylor who recently competed in the Scottish dancing finals held in Newtownards at the Pipe Band Championships. Taylor was awarded three firsts in the Lilt, Flora and Special Fling. She also was placed second in the Reel and Swords. As a result of her three first places, she was also awarded a shield. CONGRATULATIONS Taylor, what great achievements , all in one day!

Stars of the Week May 15

P1 MRS FULTON: Jacob for lovely manners and raising his hand to speak in class.

P1: MRS ELLIOTT: Phoebe for wonderful work and super reading. 

P1: MISS ARMSTRONG: Lydia for speaking out so well in her class Assembly.

P2: MRS HUNTER & MRS HEAWOOD: Brodie for trying really hard all the time especially with his sound work.

P2: MRS HARRON: Colby for amazing instructional writing about planting cress seeds.

P2: MISS DOBBIN: Ethan for writing super instructions about how to grow cress.

P3: MR ATCHESON:  Polly for being a wonderful role model on her class Shared Education visit to the Zoo.

P3: MRS GIBSON:  Ethan for great work when adding tens and units

Clean sweep at Holywood May Day Art Competition

Congratulations to six HPS pupils who won prizes in the May Day Art Competition this year. The boys and girls were presented with their prizes by the Mayor at the May Day Celebrations.

Age 9 - 12 years old category

1st Dylan    2nd Holly     3rd Erin

Age 4 - 8 years old category 

1st Mia    2nd   Bea 3rd  Isla

Stars of the Week May 8

P1 MRS FULTON: Eden for being an amazing listener! Eden listens so carefully at Circle Time and can remember what every child has said.

P1: MRS ELLIOTT: Kate for excellent reading and behaviour.

P1: MISS ARMSTRONG: James for being able to write sentences all by himself!

P2: MRS HUNTER & MRS HEAWOOD: Cara for being very kind, by giving another child some of her break because they had forgotten theirs.

P2: MRS HARRON: Harry for writing amazing sentences about Springtime.

P2: MISS DOBBIN:  Gracie for doing super spellings!

P3: MR ATCHESON:  Jacob for an amazing effort with his Numeracy in class.

P3: MRS GIBSON:  Louis for his enthusiasm when making a junk model sports car.

Stars of the Week 1 May

P1 MRS FULTON:  Indie for super sounding out of her own words. Indie is such a hard worker!

P1: MRS ELLIOTT:  Jake for listening so well and laughing at all the jokes during the school show Peter Pan!

P1: MISS ARMSTRONG: Caleb for being such a lovely caring friend to everyone.

P2: MRS HUNTER & MRS HEAWOOD: Iris for settling in so well to HPS!

P2: MRS HARRON: AJ for amazing work when  learning new sounds.

P2: MISS DOBBIN:  Emma for always working really hard.

P3: MR ATCHESON:  Vivien for asking some super questions when there was a pilot visiting her class.

P3: MRS GIBSON:  Isobel for being son conscientious and hardworking.

Merit Badge Winners May 1

P4 MRS RIDDALL:

Seth for writing a great story using picture clues.

Annabelle did fantastic work using Black Cat Logo. Annabelle was able to write instructions to draw a picture on the computer. 

  P4 MRS SMITH / McCARTNEY:

Jonnie & Chloe wrote very good stories which included proper sentences and interesting adjectives.

P4 MRS McKEOWN:

Charlie used great descriptive language in his story writing.

Tilly for using great picture clues to write an interesting story. 

P5 MISS RIDDELL/ CURRAN:

Scott and Daisy both made great contributions during class discussions about Ancient Egypt.

P5 MRS BROWN:

Well done to Claire and Ander who always work to the best of their ability,

P6 MRS CLARKE:

Ereen and James for excellent Kennings.

P6 MISS McGUILE:

Jorja and Matt for writing wonderful Kennings.

P6 MR MCCONNELL:

Andrew for always working hard and producing good work.

Jemima for always producing very neat work. 

P7 MRS EVES:

Emma for continuing to show improvement in her literacy.

Ethan for sharing his knowledge of the solar system and space exploration. 

P7 MRS HART:

Scarlett for working conscientiously in class at all times. 

Luke for working really hard on his understanding of angles of a circle. 

Erin's terrific tennis triumph!

CONGRATULATIONS to P7 pupil Erin won the Under 12 singles at the Ulster Tennis North West Junior Open in Letterkenny.

A great achievement Erin, well done!