Stars of the Week 26 February

P1 MRS FULTON: George for great careful work, sounding out his own words.

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

P1: MISS ARMSTRONG: Henry for beautiful writing and being so helpful.

P2: MRS McGONIGLE & MRS HARRON: Zayn for excellent writing about how to make pancakes!

P2: MRS HUNTER & MRS HEAWOOD: Adam for trying really hard with his phonics and reading.

P3: MR ATCHESON: Cooper for a fantastic effort to keep his cursive handwriting so neat!

P3: MR FIELD: Harry for excellent reading and comprehension work.

P3: MRS GIBSON: James for being a good role model to others.

Stars of the Week 12 February

P1 MRS FULTON: Olivia for great talking and listening. Olivia listens so carefully to others and always has interesting things to say.

P1: MISS DOBBIN: Martha-Rose for super writing about things she loves!

P1: MISS ARMSTRONG: Theo for being so helpful and also for his beautiful writing.

P2: MRS McGONIGLE & MRS HARRON: Kate for fantastic sentences about things she loves.

P2: MRS HUNTER & MRS HEAWOOD: Charley for making a lovely picture of the Marble Arch caves for her class display of Northern Ireland.

P3: MR ATCHESON: Ben for always being enthusiastic to share and take part in all activities in class.

P3: MR FIELD: Tili for always trying her best in everything she does.

P3: MRS GIBSON: Oliver for great enthusiasm during a music lesson

Stars of the Week 5 February

P1 MRS FULTON: Sofie for focusing so well on her throwing and catching in P.E. She gets better every week!

P1: MISS DOBBIN: Ciara for being super at spelling words with three sounds!

P1: MISS ARMSTRONG: Eliza for being a ray of sunshine in Room 3, she’s always smiling!

P2: MRS McGONIGLE & MRS HARRON: Rory for putting excellent effort into all his work and making great progress.

P2: MRS HUNTER & MRS HEAWOOD: Phoebe for excellent work being a summarising Superhero!

P3: MR ATCHESON: Juliette for working really hard on her reading in class.

P3: MR FIELD: Ella for always being helpful and kind!

P3: MRS GIBSON: Archie for always having such enthusiasm towards his work.

Merit Badge Winners 5 February

P4 MRS SMITH / McCARTNEY:

Zach and Amber for their hard work on exchanging HTUs and learning number facts for multiplying as well.

P4 MRS McKEOWN:

Alfie for working hard on taking away with exchanging!

Bella for great sentences in her reading activities on the Planet Emerald book.

P5 MISS RIDDELL/ CURRAN:

Jake for imaginative story writing.

Tilly for designing a great advertisement for a new chocolate bar!
P5 MRS BROWN:

Luke for writing a super letter to Rosa Parks.

Riley for speaking so clearly in her class Assembly.

P5 MRS WILSON:

Mara and Charlie for always working hard and completing their work to a really high standard, including joined up writing.

P6 MRS RIDDALL:

Kaleb for great work on homophones.

Toni for trying hard to master equivalent fractions.

P6 MRS HART:

Noah for writing down methods and checking his answers during his check up tests.

Grace for neat presentation during all her written work.

P7 MRS CLARKE:

Amy for great progress in maths.

Ben for a big effort to improve the presentation of his work.

P7 MISS MCGUILE:

Leah and Amber for working hard to find the lowest common denominators (LCD) in fraction work! They have both made wonderful progress, well done!

P7 MR Mc CONNELL:

Finn for excellent work on the LCD and dividing decimals.

Daanyaal for super dividing and great knowledge of times tables too.

Stars of the Week 29 January

P1 MRS FULTON: Lucy for great focus during independent work and for being a fabulous friend to others.

P1: MISS DOBBIN: Alfie for always working hard and trying his best.

P1: MISS ARMSTRONG: Rosie for amazing sounding out when reading challenging words.

P2: MRS McGONIGLE & MRS HARRON: Kian for lovely writing about our town.

P2: MRS HUNTER & MRS HEAWOOD: James for being an excellent narrator in his class Assembly.

P3: MR ATCHESON: Will for being a superstar and getting changed so quickly for P.E.

P3: MR FIELD: Chloe for working extra hard to complete  all her work recently.

P3: MRS GIBSON: Carter for working really hard in Literacy and always having a positive attitude towards his work.

Swimming to success

P7 pupil, Jorja, was competing in the Swim Ulster Development Gala in Newry.

She won Gold in the 100m backstroke 12yrs and Bronze in the 100m freestyle 12yrs. Both races were personal bests.

Congratulations Jorja. That's also great preparation for the Irish Schools competition in a few weeks!

Christmas Charity collection

We were delighted to receive information about brother and sister Charlie (P6) and Eve (P4), who helped raise money for local homeless charity the Welcome Foundation.

Charlie and Eve joined their friends at the beach on Christmas Eve to sell hot chocolate and buns to the swimmers and supporters taking part in the annual charity swim at Helen's Bay beach.

They raised £87 to add to the rest of the collection for the charity.

What a great idea. We're sure the swimmers and their friends really appreciated the treats. Well done Charlie and Eve!

Merit Badge Winners 22 January

P4 MRS SMITH / McCARTNEY:

Millar and Will have a very good attitude and work hard. They both know how to be a good friend and know how to accept advice given to them.

P4 MRS McKEOWN:

Charlotte has done great work on contractions and her Literacy jotter is very neatly presented.

Deborah -Agnes for working hard when completing Bug Club books.

P5 MISS RIDDELL/ CURRAN:

Mimi and Jason for making a great start to writing using their fountain pens.

P5 MRS BROWN:

Evan and Holly for presenting their work well especially since beginning to use fountain pen.

P5 MRS WILSON:

Lucy and Calum for trying really hard in Maths when completing activities involving analogue and digital clocks.

P6 MRS RIDDALL:

Steven for brilliant work on right angle turns.

Chestha for excellent work on direct speech.

P6 MRS HART:

Aoife for making a fantastic trifle in Cookery Club.

Toby for listening very carefully in class and doing such a great job when completing activities on the class topic on averages.

P7 MRS CLARKE:

Isaac and Leah for creative contributions to their class poem , A poem to be Spoken Silently.

P7 MISS MCGUILE:

Amelia for reading her class novel with such an enthusiastic expression.

Brooke for working hard to include detail in written comprehension.

P7 MR McCONNELL:

Philippa and Phoebe for making a great effort to improve their comprehension work.

Stars of the Week 22 January

P1 MRS FULTON: Gracie for always trying her best and for coming into school with a huge smile each morning.

P1: MISS DOBBIN: Holly for always working really hard.

P1: MISS ARMSTRONG: Amber for being a lovely caring friend to all her classmates.

P2: MRS McGONIGLE & MRS HARRON: Isla for always having excellent behaviour and completing her work to a very high standard.

P2: MRS HUNTER & MRS HEAWOOD: Beth for working so hard to learn her words in preparation for her class Assembly.

P3: MR ATCHESON: Hollie for super team work during PE.

P3: MR FIELD: Calvin for great reordering in his numberwork.

P3: MRS GIBSON: AJ for always trying very hard.

Strictly come Dancing with Lexi!

More success for Lexi. In a recent competition in Belfast Lexi came 4th in the lyrical dance. Her group also came first in another section. WELL DONE LEXI!

Well done to Lexi (P4) who has recent success in dance competitions.You can tell by her big smile how happy she is😀.Lexi was also awarded more awards with a first place and two thirds . Her friend Olivia was delighted to display the trophies too. ‘Keep Dancing!”

Stars of the Week 15 January

P1 MRS FULTON: Olivia always remembers to bring in exciting things for each topic.  Room 1 love seeing them!

P1: MISS DOBBIN: Frankie for being super at following instructions during PE!

P1: MISS ARMSTRONG: Emily for being a super hard worker and being a good friend.

P2: MRS McGONIGLE & MRS HARRON: Carson for writing a great story about his trip with his class to Tesco in Holywood.

P2: MRS HUNTER & MRS HEAWOOD: Penny for being helpful every day in class. She always does things without being asked.

P3: MR ATCHESON: Colby for fantastic problem solving skills in maths.

P3: MR FIELD: Caolan for excellent writing in his weekend news.

P3: MRS GIBSON: Emma for beautiful presentation. Emma always takes great care when completing her work.

Merit Badge Winners 8 January

P4 MRS SMITH / McCARTNEY:

Isabelle for making a great start to H T U with exchanging!

James for working really hard to complete comprehension activities.

P4 MRS McKEOWN:

Well done to Caleb and Megan for great comprehension work.

P5 MISS RIDDELL/ CURRAN:

Hayden and Annabelle for really good work on reading and activities.

P5 MRS BROWN:

Jayden and Susannah for enthusiasm while working on circuits in electricity.

P5 MRS WILSON:

Lexi and Dylan fo always working hard and completing work to a really high standard.

P6 MRS RIDDALL:

Katie for working really hard to master adding tens and units with carry overs.

Ollie for working hard on dividing.

P6 MRS HART:

Tori for being kind,considerate and helpful to others in the class.

Scott for asking sensible and probing questions during all areas of the curriculum.

P7 MRS CLARKE:

Erin for immaculate presentation in all areas of her work. Her otters are a delight to mark.

Thomas for quick thinking and logical reasoning in all aspects of Maths.

P7 MISS MCGUILE:

Aleyna and Robbie for always working very hard in Numeracy and for making super progress in multiplying decimals.

P7 MR McCONNELL:

Carter for making positive and informative contributions to class discussions.

Ruby for always producing work of a high quality.

Stars of the Week 8 January

P1 MRS FULTON: Joshua for great, careful writing about his ‘best present’ at Christmas. Well done!

P1: MISS DOBBIN: Maisie for always using beautiful manners.

P1: MISS ARMSTRONG: Sarah for always trying her best to make her work so beautiful. 

P2: MRS McGONIGLE & MRS HARRON: Lydia for super writing about her favourite present.

P2: MRS HUNTER & MRS HEAWOOD: William for trying really hard with everything that he does.

P3: MR ATCHESON: Leah for always trying her best and listening so well in class.

P3: MR FIELD: Molly for amazing adjective work.

P3: MRS GIBSON: Cara-Louise for a lovely, glittery painting of Jack Frost.

Rory McIroy gets to meet HPS pupil George!

P5 pupil George was absolutely thrilled to win a competition to ‘Meet and Compete’ against his hero.

What a magical afternoon George had when he met the one and only, Rory McIlroy!

(We’re sure Rory was delighted to meet George just as much!)

You can tell by the photos that everyone had a great time together. Rory was very keen to take a selfie with George too!

Well done George. That's certainly a day you will never forget.

Centra Christmas Competition winners

Congratulations to seven pupils who recently won a colouring competition organised by Centra in Holywood. The boys and girls were delighted to receive their prize.

Well done to........

P1 Zach

P2 Martha

P3 James

P4 Alfie

P5 Erin

P6 Chesta

P7 James

Stars of the Week 11 December

P1 MRS FULTON: Freya -Skye for trying so hard to write all her letters this week. Well done!

P1: MISS DOBBIN: Riley for being super at ordering Christmas trees from the smallest to the biggest.

P1: MISS ARMSTRONG: Henry for working hard.

P2: MRS McGONIGLE & MRS HARRON: Luke for being very responsible and leading his line during the Nativity plays.

P2:MRS HUNTER & MRS HEAWOOD: Susanna for being a fabulous during the Nativity, even though she felt a little nervous.

P3: MR ATCHESON: Robin for fantastic number work in class.

P3: MR FIELD: Oscar for excellent listening and super number work to 90!

P3: MRS GIBSON: Arthur for great work on number bonds.

Merit Badge Winners 4 December

P4 MRS SMITH / McCARTNEY:

Lexi and Blake for working very hard during number activities. They are both good at asking questions to help them learn and understand more.

P4 MRS McKEOWN:

Ciara for detailed comprehension answers on Rationing as part of her class project on WW2.

Jack for being a very kind friend to his peers, often sharing his whiteboard pens and pencils.

P5 MISS RIDDELL/ CURRAN:

Arianna and Logan for working very hard to find the right strategy when solving money problems.

P5 MRS BROWN:

Cally for showing great interest in all her class Thanksgiving activities.

Robbie for working hard on his number work using Numicon.

P5 MRS WILSON:

Luke and Eira for showing great interest and enthusiasm during activities about Pilgrims to the USA and Thanksgiving.

P6 MRS RIDDALL:

Millie for fantastic work on tenths and hundredths of a metre.

Lucas for super problem solving work.

P6 MRS HART:

Anna for excellent weight,length and capacity conversion work.

Logan for catching up on all his work missed from being off sick.

P7 MRS CLARKE:

Tom and Annie for creating interesting colourful and informative tourist information leaflets using Publisher on the computer.

P7 MISS MCGUILE:

James and Grace for developing their skills using Microsoft Publisher to create informative tourist information leaflets.

P7 MR McCONNELL:

Lilly and Cameron for creating excellent tourist brochures on Publisher, displaying a range of skills.

What a 'smashing' young volunteer!

Erin (P6) recently completed her 100th hour of volunteering at visually impaired and blind tennis. Erin is a volunteer helper at CIYMS every week, rain or shine, and is a really helpful asset to the coaches and players. The players and Erin have built up a lovely rapport and she will often play against blind opponents wearing a blindfold to make it a fair game.

What a wonderful way to spend your time Erin. It also fits perfectly with our PMDU theme for December which is ‘GIVING’. You certainly GIVE so much to so many and always with a huge smile. THANK YOU Erin, we are very proud of you.

Stars of the Week 4 December

P1 MRS FULTON:  Harry is such an artist! Every drawing he does is so carefully done - he has a great      imagination.

P1: MISS DOBBIN: Layla for being super at cutting and sticking.

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

P2: MRS McGONIGLE & MRS HARRON: Asher for great work on speech bubbles.

P2:MRS HUNTER & MRS HEAWOOD: Poppy for lovely writing in her work. Poppy even does extra work at home!

P3: MR ATCHESON: Ben for doing a wonderful job as a host during our Nativity rehearsals.

P3: MR FIELD: Lucie - May for excellent work in Literacy and always presenting her work neatly.

P3: MRS GIBSON: Sam for being a fantastic shepherd.

Stars of the Week 27 November

P1 MRS FULTON: Nina for learning her key words so well each week. What a clever girl!

P1: MISS DOBBIN: Archie for super listening skills.

P1: MISS ARMSTRONG: Juliet for being a caring friend to her classmates.

P2: MRS McGONIGLE & MRS HARRON: Caleb for always doing his best. He’s such a hard working boy.

P2:MRS HUNTER & MRS HEAWOOD Jacob for having such lovely manners which has also been noticed by Mrs McGonigle.

P3: MR ATCHESON: Rama for working really hard on her letter sounds.

P3: MR FIELD: Mark for excellent reading in Nativity rehearsals.

P3: MRS GIBSON: Skye for being a SUPERSTAR!