Merit Badge Winners 20 November

P4 MRS SMITH / McCARTNEY:

Ashton for fantastic reading.

Katie for making a great start to T U subtraction with exchanging.

P4 MRS McKEOWN:

Charlie has worked hard on exchanging ten when working with Tens and Units. Well done Charlie!

Caroline has worked really hard on her reading activity on The Broken Roof.

P5 MISS RIDDELL/ CURRAN:

Jake for working well and thinking carefully during maths activities.

Molly for excellent clarinet playing.

P5 MRS BROWN:

Saxon for remembering lots of information about the Mayflower journey.

Bronagh for writing a very good account about the journey of the Pilgrims on the Mayflower.

P5 MRS WILSON:

Zoe and George for writing amazing poems, using lots of creativity, also making them rhyme!

P6 MRS RIDDALL:                      

Isla for super work on cube numbers.

Carter for facing many challenges at Ganaway and conquering the climbing wall!

P6 MRS HART:

Claire for always listening carefully and doing her best during all areas of the curriculum.

Thomas for excellent skill shown at Ganaway especially as be scaled the climbing wall!

P7 MRS CLARKE:

James and Charlie for working together to create a thoughtful poem about Remembrance Day. Well done boys!

P7 MISS MCGUILE:

Well done to Darcy and Matthew for creating beautiful dolphin art based on their class novel, Island of the Blue Dolphins.

P7 MR McCONNELL:

Alexandra and Ella for creating a very good acrostic poem.

Stars of the Week 20 November

P1 MRS FULTON: Qayssar for listening and saying new words, he is AMAZING!

P1: MISS DOBBIN: Skye for being super at following instructions during P.E.

P1: MISS ARMSTRONG: Tom for being such a great boy. He is so helpful and listens carefully to instructions.

P2: MRS McGONIGLE & MRS HARRON: Cara for writing an excellent letter and keeping her writing so neat.

P2:MRS HUNTER & MRS HEAWOOD Logan for writing a great letter with Mrs Hunter inviting his Nan to the Nativity.

P3: MR ATCHESON: Fraser for being such a wonderful helper in class and kindly volunteering to tidy up all of the resource boxes.

P3: MR FIELD: Casey for excellent number work to 70!

P3: MRS GIBSON: Erin for always putting 100% effort into her work.

Marvellous Mia and Maisie !

Well done to Mia & Maisie (P5) who competed in the Gymnastics Ireland National series competition in Dublin. The picture shows they definitely enjoyed the experience. Well done girls!

Stars of the Week 13 November

P1 MRS FULTON: Amy for great careful listening when her class does their ’Sound of the week’. Amy has learned them really well!

P1: MISS DOBBIN: Ted for making super patterns.

P1: MISS ARMSTRONG: Tom for being enthusiastic and so helpful.

P2: MRS McGONIGLE & MRS HARRON: Nico for a fantastic Show and Tell. She did a Powerpoint presentation about her family.

P2:MRS HUNTER & MRS HEAWOOD: Emily for writing a great recount about when a Firefighter called James visited her class.

P3: MR ATCHESON: Elsa for being such a kind friend on the recent Shared Education Days.

P3: MR FIELD: Caden for amazing work on time!

P3: MRS GIBSON: Bethany of being a wonderful friend and being very helpful on the P3 Shared Education Days with Glencraig IPS.

Merit Badge Winners 6 November

P4 MRS SMITH / MRS Mc CARTNEY:

Noah is very good at seeing what he can do to improve his work.

Marcia is challenging herself to improve, especially when completing maths activities.

P4 MRS MCKEOWN:

Zara for excellent use of adjectives when making up her own verse of a poem.

TJ has super understanding of ¼ and ½ turns on a clock.

P5 MISS RIDDELL / MRS CURRAN:

Mollie and Luke for great research and super posters on their USA states of Florida and Nevada.

P5 MRS BROWN:

Emma and Ben for great posters on the American states of Massachusetts and Minnesota.

P5 MRS WILSON:

Seth and Finn for great research and super posters on their USA states of Texas and Wisconsin.

P6 MRS RIDDALL:

Matthew for super problem solving in Maths.

Eva for always giving 100% effort in every lesson.

P6 MRS HART:

Charlie and Cerys for showing kindness and consideration towards others in the class on numerous occasions.

P7 MRS CLARKE:

Benjy for a fascinating fact file on Red Pandas.

Josh for his extremely interesting fact file on Penguins.

P7 MISS McGUILE:

Dylan and Jack for creating a wonderful informative fact file on an Arctic Fox using Microsoft Word. Well done boys.

P7 MR MCCONNELL:

Adam for an excellent fact file on the Emperor Penguin.

Oliver for completing an excellent fact file on the Peregrine Falcon.

Stars of the Week 6 November

P1 MRS FULTON: Maahi for brilliant careful writing about her half term holidays.

P1: MISS DOBBIN: Noah for super writing about his half term news.

P1: MISS ARMSTRONG: Jude for having the most beautiful manners.

P2: MRS McGONIGLE & MRS HARRON: Hannah for working hard to complete her work on time. Keep it up Hannah!

P2:MRS HUNTER & MRS HEAWOOD Aaron for being Mrs Hunter’s great helper at Nativity rehearsals.

P3: MR ATCHESON: Joshua for being a wonderful role model and walking brilliantly along the corridors.

P3: MR FIELD: Liam for always taking pride in all areas of his work.

P3: MRS GIBSON: Lucas for amazing work sorting toys using a Carroll Diagram.

Stars of the Week 23 October

P1 MRS FULTON:Rayan for trying very hard to learn lots of new words- she is amazing!

P1: MISS DOBBIN: Abel for being super at painting ‘h’.

P1: MISS ARMSTRONG: Ella always does her best. She is a very helpful and kind girl.

P2: MRS McGONIGLE & MRS HARRON:Alexander for excellent throwing and catching in PE.

P2:MRS HUNTER & MRS HEAWOOD: Caleb for trying really hard to complete his work on time.Well done Caleb!

P3: MR ATCHESON:Harry for fantastic use of question marks in Literacy.

P3: MR FIELD: Jack for super reading in his Class Assembly.

P3: MRS GIBSON:Natasha for always working really hard.She makes Mrs Gibson very happy!

Abi and Buster enjoy Show Jumping success

We were delighted to hear of P5 pupil Abi’s success with Buster! They finished 5th out of 32 in the 60cm Schools Show Jumping Competition at The Meadows Equestrain Centre. A week later they came 1st! They have won ‘Best Turned Out’ two weeks in a row! Congratulations Abi and Buster.

Merit Badge Winners 16 October

P4 MRS SMITH / McCARTNEY:

Sophia and Faith for being such hard workers this week.The girls had great ideas and worked together very well especially for their recount writing.

P4 MRS McKEOWN:

Lucy for great adding of T and U with exchanging.

Meadow for completing a detailed recount of her weekend.

P5 MISS RIDDELL/ CURRAN:

Mia and Ronan for writing a great set of instructions about going swimming using bossy verbs!

P5 MRS BROWN:

Scarlet and Darby for working hard with remainders.

P5 MRS WILSON:

Maria and Elis for working really hard to learn their times tables and improving lots!

P6 MRS RIDDALL:

Mason for fantastic graph work in ICT.

Lily for a wonderful description of Mr.Hazell from Danny Champion of the World.

P6 MRS HART:

Zac for a super maths investigation on cantilever bridge patterns.

Bea for an excellent description written about Mr Victir Hazell from the novel Danny Champion of the World.

P7 MRS CLARKE:

Jonathan and Connor for excellent pictures of the Space Bat Dragon from the Iron Man.

P7 MISS MCGUILE:

Holly and Daniel for each creating a wonderful storyboard on Chapter 5 of the Iron Man. They included great sequencing and summarising.

P7 MR McCONNELL:

Jemima and Mia for excellent story boards retelling the dramatic battle of strength between the Iron Man and the SpaceBat Angel Dragon.

Stars of the Week 16 October

P1 MRS FULTON: Reagan for being so kind when people hurt themselves. He has been particularly kind to Qayssar and Freya.

P1: MISS DOBBIN: Sophie for super travelling along equipment during PE.

P1: MISS ARMSTRONG: Benjamin for being a lovely caring boy.

P2: MRS McGONIGLE & MRS HARRON: Joe for super independent writing.

P2: MRS HUNTER & MRS HEAWOOD: Zach for being a great boy this week.

P3: MR ATCHESON: Betty for fantastic reading with great expression.

P3: MR FIELD: Taylor for an excellent piece of art work of an Autumn tree.

P3: MRS GIBSON: Logan for trying really hard with his numberwork.

Stars of the Week 9 October

P1 MRS FULTON: Lucas has lovely manners and is a great hard worker. Mrs Fulton thinks he’s a brilliant boy!

P1: MISS DOBBIN: Aria for always working hard and trying her best.

P1: MISS ARMSTRONG: Zach for outstanding throwing and catching during PE!

P2: MRS McGONIGLE & MRS HARRON: Charlie for writing an excellent recount about a visit from Dr Shaw.

P2 MRS HUNTER & MRS HEAWOOD: Danny for trying really hard at everything he des.

P3: MR ATCHESON: Finn for being a wonderful friend on the P3 Shared Education visit to Glencraig IPS.

P3: MR FIELD: Katie for fantastic number work to 50!

P3: MRS GIBSON: Mya for being kind and caring towards her friends.

Stars of the Week 2 October

P1 MRS FULTON: Eva concentrates so carefully during all her work and also does beautiful handwriting this week.

P1: MISS DOBBIN: Jonah for super writing.

P1: MISS ARMSTRONG: Annie for being so helpful and very hardworking.

P2: MRS McGONIGLE & MRS HARRON: Eden for writing a fantastic letter about how Slippy the Seal felt when he was left out of games.

P2: MRS HUNTER & MRS HEAWOOD: Jack for making a super Get Well Soon Card as part of a class topic.

P3: MR ATCHESON: Lachlan for super singing during his class Assembly song ‘Everyday Heroes!’

P3: MR FIELD:Blake for showing excellent data handling skills.

P3: MRS GIBSON:Luke for super speed at number bonds to 10 on ‘Hit the Button’.

Merit Badge Winners 2 October

P4 MRS SMITH / McCARTNEY:

James & Martha for working hard at numberwork and asking questions to make sure they understand new things.

P4 MRS McKEOWN:

Charlie & Isobel for great work on finding the missing numbers in 100 square.

P5 MISS RIDDELL/ CURRAN:

Jayden and Erin for writing a fabulous story about the day Mrs Curran went missing!

P5 MRS BROWN:

Maia & Maisie for writing very imaginative stories about the day Mrs Brown went missing too!

P5 MRS WILSON:

Ariana and Jessica for working really hard in Maths and because of that they are now able to subtract and exchange numbers.

P6 MRS RIDDALL:

Paige for excellent effort and concentration put into all subjects.

Oskar for fantastic work on triangles.

P6 MRS HART:

Lexi for reading with expression during novel work.

Charlie for revising his ‘Parts of Speech’ facts and using his knowledge well during Literacy activities.

P7 MRS CLARKE:

Faye & Ella for working hard to include detail in written comprehension answers.

P7 MISS

Jesica and Matt for doing really well at learning their lines and speaking very well in their class Assembly.

P7 MR McCONNELL:

Lewis for answering his comprehension work in full sentences.

Nathan for producing excellent grammar work and putting in lots of effort.

Stars of the Week 25 September

P1 MRS FULTON: Jake for making lots of new friends and being a great friend to everyone!

P1: MISS DOBBIN: Luke for great throwing and catching during P.E.

P1: MISS ARMSTRONG: Cormac for listening so carefully and following instructions.

P2: MRS McGONIGLE & MRS HARRON: Ben for trying really hard when writing his weekend news.

P2:MRS HUNTER & MRS HEAWOOD: Grace for her fabulous news!

P3: MR ATCHESON: Peter for being a ‘Recycling Champion’. Peter helps to clear the litter in the classroom.

P3: MR FIELD: Joshua for fantastic number work and offering to help others too.

P3: MRS GIBSON: Scarlett for being an amazing scientist and exploring her senses through experiments.

Triumph in Tae Kwondo!

Well done to brothers Zac and Ethan who have been preparing hard for their recent Tae Kwondo assessments. Zac has achieved his red belt ,black tag and Ethan has achieved his green belt, blue tag in a recent Tae Kwondo grading.

Congratulations boys,a great outcome for you both.

Swimming for Autism NI

Huge congratulations to Molly who did a 1K swim in OPEN WATER to raise money for Autism NI. Molly was the youngest person taking part!

Congratulations Molly on such an achievement and for such a worthy cause. Molly has raised over £300!👏🌟

Stars of the Week 18 September

P1 MRS FULTON:

Euan for being such a kind boy to others. He listens carefully to his friends during Circle Time.

P1: MISS DOBBIN:

Ellen for always trying her best and being a great listener.

P1: MISS ARMSTRONG:

Claire for being such a great listener. Claire is so well behaved and has a lovely smile every day at school!

P2: MRS HUNTER & MRS HEAWOOD:

Jayden for being a really good friend especially to Ryan.

P2: MRS McGONIGLE & MRS HARRON:

Ella for using her imagination when travelling and balancing on the small equipment during PE.

P3: MR ATCHESON:

Catherine for being a wonderful friend to others in class.

P3: MR FIELD:

Willow for always helping others.

P3: MRS GIBSON:

Brodie for being a fantastic Superman in his class Assembly.

Merit Badges 18 September

P4 MRS SMITH / McCARTNEY:

Evan and Clara for finding out information about the planets Mars and Saturn and then presenting it on well designed posters.

P4 MRS McKEOWN:

Sophia for a beautiful pastel picture of Neptune.

Emily Rose for coping so well with breaking her arm and trying her best despite this setback.

P5 MISS RIDDELL/ CURRAN:

Ellie and Adam for great numberwork, working accurately on subtraction with exchanging.

P5 MRS BROWN:

Missy and Matthew for working accurately on subtraction and decomposition.

P5 MRS WILSON:

William and Jessica for working really hard in Maths and producing neat, accurate bar graphs.

P6 MRS RIDDALL:

Mollie for fantastic addition work.

Lucas for using a variety of adjectives to add extra information about his marvellous and fantastic dream.

P6 MRS HART:

Reid for excellent presentation and effort that he puts into all his subjects.

Madison for working really hard and answering well in class.

P7 MRS CLARKE:

Isla and Adam for showing imagination and creativity in their writing about the Iron Man.

P7 MISS MCGUILE:

Kieran for a wonderful drawing of the Iron Man which included great detail.

Ciara for settling into HPS so well.

P7 MR McCONNELL:

Megan and Beth for writing an excellent background story for the Iron Man

Stars of the Week 11 September

P1 MRS FULTON: George for lovely manners and super sharing with others.

P1: MISS DOBBIN: Skye for beautiful manners.

P1: MISS ARMSTRONG: Jake for amazing listening and for being a super hard worker!

P2: MRS HUNTER & MRS HEAWOOD: Indie for great work using Numicon.

P2: MRS McGONIGLE & MRS HARRON: Abigail for fantastic independent writing.

P3: MR ATCHESON: Charlie for fantastic use of capital letters for the names of superheroes!

P3: MR FIELD: Rudy for always writing neatly during Literacy activities.

P3: MRS GIBSON: Lucy for being a wonderful helper.

Merit Badges 4 September

P4 MRS SMITH / McCARTNEY:

Jacob for being very helpful and keeping himself busy!

Sarah for working hard and answering questions well.

P4 MRS McKEOWN:

Ruby for great work on ordering words in alphabetical order.

Ben has a great attitude to school. He works conscientiously and each activity completed is always beautifully presented.

P5 MISS RIDDELL/  MRS CURRAN:

Bea for excellent mental maths answering.

Anthony for good thinking and counting in maths.

P5 MRS BROWN:

Ashton – Khloe for being well organised and trying hard.

Evan for making an effort to complete his maths activities and settling into new P5 routines.

P5 MRS WILSON:

Zac for always listening to instructions and following them immediately.

Abbie for having a great attitude to school and conscientiously working hard.

P6 MRS RIDDALL:

Ben for working really hard to master dividing.

Arianna for creating a fantastic emotion portrait.

P6 MRS HART:

Alice Jane for listening carefully and following instructions to complete her work accurately.

Nathan for working extremely hard. Nathan even asked to finish his maths during lunchtime!

P7  MRS CLARKE:

Erin and Keziah for working very hard to understand new topics in maths.

P7 MISS MCGUILE:

Zak and Joshua for working very hard at line graphs in maths.

P7  MR McCONNELL:

Kyle for making a great start to P7.

Carson for producing some excellent grammar work.