WOW! Emmeline has recently been awarded a GRADE 1 DISTINCTION in not one but TWO music exams! Emmeline plays the piano and violin. Her smile in this photo says it all! Congratulations, what a great achievement!
STARS OF THE WEEK 11 NOVEMBER
P1 MRS WILSON:Rachela for doing some wonderful writing in her big jotter.
P1 MISS DOBBIN: Sophia for being a very helpful girl!
P1 / P2 MISS ARMSTRONG: Holly for working incredibly hard and always smiling.
P2 MRS McGONIGLE & MRS HARRON: Frankie for great improvement with his numberwork especially when adding on 1 and 2.
P2 MRS HUNTER & MRS HEAWOOD: Juliette for great independent writing.
P3 MR ATCHESON: Jack for wonderful reading work on the history of a teddy bear.
P3 MRS GIBSON: Molly for fantastic work on question marks.
STARS OF THE WEEK 4 NOVEMBER
P1 MRS WILSON: Erica for having super manners and always being polite.
P1 MISS DOBBIN: Nathan for doing super number work!
P1 / P2 MISS ARMSTRONG: Jaxson for trying to listen carefully and follow instructions.
P2 MRS McGONIGLE & MRS HARRON: Sophie for writing great sentences about her Half Term news. Great sounding out Sophie!
P2 MRS HUNTER & MRS HEAWOOD: Charlotte for doing excellent number work to 14!
P3 MR ATCHESON: Kate for being a fantastic helper in the classroom.
P3 MRS GIBSON: Emily for excellent work on spelling.
STARS OF THE WEEK 14 OCTOBER
P1 MRS WILSON: Olivia for her beautiful work! It is so neat and she completes it so carefully.
P1 MISS DOBBIN: Maya for beautiful handwriting.
P1 / P2 MISS ARMSTRONG: Tom for always doing his best work and listens carefully. Tom is a pleasure to teach.
P2 MRS McGONIGLE & MRS HARRON: Joni for working so hard at everything she does.
P2 MRS HUNTER & MRS HEAWOOD: Cormac for doing his very best in all activities.
P3 MR ATCHESON: Isla for a wonderful report on wolves.
P3 MRS GIBSON: Indie for making a FABULOUS hedgehog!
All smiles for Abi & Buster
What a great weekend Abi and her beloved Buster had when they were part of the winning team in the Schools Show Jumping competition at The Meadows Equestrain. Both Abi and Buster were full of smiles! Go Team Little Mix!
STARS OF THE WEEK 7 OCTOBER
P1 MRS WILSON: Kaylee for working so hard and always putting lots of effort into her work.
P1 MISS DOBBIN: Freya for being super a t writing her name!
P1 / P2 MISS ARMSTRONG: Alfie is a fantastic boy. He works so hard and does everything with a smile!
P2 MRS McGONIGLE & MRS HARRON: Rosie for brilliant independent writing. Rosie is great at sounding out words all by herself.
P2 MRS HUNTER & MRS HEAWOOD: Jake for excellent independent writing in his weekend news.
P3 MR ATCHESON: Eden for great work on Fairytale descriptions.
P3 MRS GIBSON: Megan for always being so helpful. Thank you Megan!
MERIT BADGE WINNERS 7 OCTOBER
P4 MR FIELD:
Tate for writing a super recount about his football match.
Oscar for excellent vertical addition.
P4 MRS McKEOWN:
Juliette for working hard on putting capital letters for names on her grammar work.
Colby for being very helpful in tidying up the classroom.
P4 MRS SMITH & MRS McCARTNEY:
Ethan joins in all class activities very well and with enthusiasm.
Skye works very hard and is always enthusiastic.
P5 MISS RIDDELL & MRS HARRON:
Bella and TJ for working really hard to complete maths activities.
P5 MRS BROWN:
Blake for always tidying the classroom at the end of the day without being asked.
Clara for writing a wonderful, creative story about the day Mrs Brown went missing!
P6 MRS CLARKE & MRS HEAWOOD:
Maria and Hannah for both coming up with lots of creative ideas for their kite poems!
P6 MISS McGUILE:
Annabelle for working hard at H T U when using Dienes equipment.
William for writing clear instructions for poaching pheasants.
P6 MR McCONNELL:
Mia and Cally for good contributions to our class debate.
P7 MRS RIDDALL:
Isla for working hard across the curriculum and always being keen to share her strategies during class discussions.
Freddy for drawing and describing some fantastic Iron Man Traps!
P7 MRS HART:
Tori for working brilliantly with Ms Nicholl learning her phonic blends and also with Mrs McBride to compete multiplication activities.
Thomas for getting a ‘Full House’ in his Friday test for 4 weeks in a row.
Well done Thomas!
STARS OF THE WEEK 30 SEPTEMBER
P1 MRS WILSON: Luke for being so helpful around the classroom and towards others.
P1 MISS DOBBIN: Evie for sharing lots of interesting facts.
P1 / P2 MISS ARMSTRONG: Lauren for always working so hard and producing the most beautiful work!
P2 MRS McGONIGLE & MRS HARRON: Riley for being a kind and helpful friend to others.
P2 MRS HUNTER & MRS HEAWOOD: Ciara for making a fabulous Get Well Soon card.
P3 MR ATCHESON: Kian for fantastic balancing skills in P.E.
P3 MRS GIBSON: Joe for amazing work during a money investigation up to 30p!
STARS OF THE WEEK 23 SEPTEMBER
P1 MRS WILSON: Heidi for beautiful colouring and for being a super helper.
P1 MISS DOBBIN: Art for fabulous balancing during PE.
P1 / P2 MISS ARMSTRONG: Claire for beautiful writing and always doing her best.
P2 MRS McGONIGLE & MRS HARRON: Annie for excellent writing about her friends.
P2 MRS HUNTER & MRS Aria for making a fabulous ambulance.
P3 MR ATCHESON: Susanna for making a fantastic superhero splat painting.
P3 MRS GIBSON: Abigail for beautiful handwriting. Her work is ALWAYS fabulous!
MERIT BADGE WINNER 23 SEPTEMBER
P4 MR FIELD:
Molly for writing a super Autumn poem.
Blake for amaing place value work!
P4 MRS McKEOWN:
Ethan for impressing Mrs McKeown with his Tens & Units work.
Harry for excellent dictionary work.
P4 MRS SMITH & MRS McCARTNEY:
Bethany for her great numberwork, adding using cubes.
Oliver for great work when completing Tens & Units activities.
P5 MISS RIDDELL & MRS HARRON:
Rachel and Oscar or working really hard to complete their Numberwork this week.
P5 MRS BROWN:
Charlotte for working conscientiously in all areas of the curriculum.
Ashton for working very hard at Maths.
P6 MRS CLARKE & MRS HEAWOOD:
Jessica L for working really hard everyday in Room 9.
Jessica R for great work in Maths.
P6 MISS McGUILE:
Molly & Finn for writing wonderful kite poems.
P6 MR McCONNELL:
Missy or excellent multiplying work.
Daniel for completing dividing number activities very well.
P7 MRS RIDDALL:
Jamie for fantastic similes about the Iron Man.
Toni for consolidating work on area and perimeter.
P7 MRS HART:
Lexi for writing an excellent piece of creative writing on The Iron Man.
Reid for always having a kind word for others and making sure that everyone is included.
Distinction for Darby - double success!
We were delighted to hear that Darby passed his Grade 4 piano exam with distinction AND his Grade 5 piano with distinction. He practised a lot over lockdown! What an amazing achievement Darby. We are very impressed! CONGRATULATIONS!
STARS OF THE WEEK 16 SEPTEMBER
P1 MRS WILSON: Joseph for always listening and doing his best.
P1 MISS DOBBIN: Phoebe for being a super girl and completing all of her activities with enthusiasm.
P1 / P2 MISS ARMSTRONG: Faye for always doing her best and ensuring her work is beautiful.
P2 MRS McGONIGLE & MRS HARRON: George for having beautiful manners. Always remembering to say please and thank you.
P2 MRS HUNTER & MRS HEAWOOD: Jude for trying really hard with all his work.
P3 MR ATCHESON: Selena for singing a beautiful song in class to remind everyone of their odd and even numbers.
P3 MRS GIBSON: Jack for working really hard on exclamation marks and speech bubbles.
MERIT BADGE WINNERS 4 NOVEMBER
P4 MR FIELD:
Caolan for excellent spelling in his Literacy work
Willow for amazing money work!
P4 MRS McKEOWN:
Joshua and Elsa for working well as a team on their Fair Play poster. Well done!
P4 MRS SMITH & MRS McCARTNEY:
Cara-Louise for super spelling and reading with Mrs Ebbinghaus.
Archie for working really hard with adding Tens and Units.
P5 MISS RIDDELL & MRS HARRON:
Deborah Agnes and Lacey for their extra special reading this week!
P5 MRS BROWN:
Faith and Ollie for super use of ipads when completing activities about USA Landmarks.
P6 MRS CLARKE & MRS HEAWOOD:
Zoe and Ellie for great ideas when they were writing Haiku poems.
P6 MISS McGUILE:
Holly and Saxon for designing wonderful information posters on the water cycle.
P6 MR McCONNELL:
Macie for an excellent Haiku poem on Flamingos.
Mimi for a superb Haiku on the Sunset.
P7 MRS RIDDALL:
Millie for using leaves to create excellent reflective symmetry.
Jay for an amazing Dark Hedges painting.
P7 MRS HART:
Rob for communicating his ideas excellently during his groups’s ‘Build a Bridge Challenge.’
Minnie for her excellent creative ideas especially her Iron Man and her interpretation of the Dark Hedges.
STARS OF THE WEEK 9 SEPTEMBER
P1 MRS WILSON:
Bess for being so kind and a great helper.
P1 MISS DOBBIN:
Jack for making a great start to Primary 1. He does super colouring in too.
P1 / P2 MISS ARMSTRONG:
Jake works so hard. He makes Miss Armstrong smile and laugh everyday.
Nico does beautiful work and is a great listener.
P2 MRS McGONIGLE & MRS HARRON:
Sarah has done her very best in all the P2 work completed so far. Well done !
P2 MRS HUNTER & MRS HEAWOOD:
Tom for his great work when he was writing about ‘Amazing Me’.
P3 MR ATCHESON:
Caleb is a great helper and kind to all his friends in Room 4.
P3 MRS GIBSON:
Ava has worked so hard and has made some lovely new friends in her P3 class.
MERIT BADGE WINNERS 9 SEPTEMBER
P4 MR FIELD:
Taylor for amazing Numberwork, he has five Dojo points already!
Jack for great joined up writing.
P4 MRS McKEOWN:
Emilia for settling well into her new school.
Shion for making sure everyone is included during playtime in the playground.
P4 MRS SMITH & MRS McCARTNEY:
Jonah and Marnie for a brilliant start to P4 in HPS!
P5 MISS RIDDELL & MRS HARRON:
Charlotte for patiently waiting for a technical issue to be sorted out on her MySchool account.
Campbell for working really hard to complete mental maths activities.
P5 MRS BROWN:
Sarah for working conscientiously and finishing all activities she is given to do.
Kielan for settling in well to Primary 5 at Holywood Primary School.
P6 MRS CLARKE & MRS HEAWOOD:
Patrick, Isaac & Krista foe settling really well into their new class.
P6 MISS McGUILE:
Maia for a brilliant mnemonic for the seven continents in the world.
Ashton-Khloe for working really hard to multiply H T U.
P6 MR McCONNELL:
Tilly for making a great start to Maths activities.
Anthony for trying extremely hard at his sounds. Well done!
P7 MRS RIDDALL:
Ruby for fantastic research using the computer.
Mason for working hard across the curriculum. A great start to P7.
P7 MRS HART:
Carling for having learnt her Maths & Literacy facts brilliantly over the summer.
Noah for displaying excellent knowledge about Northern Ireland.
Not out! Cricket success for Lucas and Scott!
CONGRATULATIONS to P7 pupils, Lucas and Scott , who were part of the Junior Holywood Cricket Club team that recently won the Instonians Tournament. Both played key roles in the win! Well done boys.
Stars of the Week 11 March
P1 MRS FULTON: Joni for a great start to P1. Joni tries her best and also has worked really hard to make new friends. Room 1 love getting to know her!
P1: MISS DOBBIN: Skye for writing lots of super sentences all by herself!
P1: MISS ARMSTRONG: Daniel for working hard and trying to concentrate really well.
P2: MRS McGONIGLE & MRS HARRON: Eve for making a fantastic book cover for World Book Day.
P2: MRS HUNTER & MRS HEAWOOD: Penny for being so brave and working very hard over the last few weeks even though she had a broken arm!
P3: MR ATCHESON: Ethan for fantastic place value work in class.
P3: MR FIELD: Carl for excellent creative writing.
P3: MRS GIBSON: Carter for designing a fantastic parachute.
Merit Badge Winners 11 March
P4 MRS SMITH / McCARTNEY:
Olivia and Ollie for working hard to get better at their work and always trying their best, especially with Number and Reading activities.
P4 MRS McKEOWN:
Flynn and Isaac for working hard to use the correct punctuation and keep their handwriting neat in their grammar work each week.
P5 MISS RIDDELL/ CURRAN:
Noah and Caleb for being great Narrators in their class Assembly.
P5 MRS BROWN:
Cole for having a great interest and wide knowledge of his class World Around Us topics.
Chloe for working hard to learn times tables.
P5 MRS WILSON:
Abi for being a great team captain during their class Chester's Challenge session.
Lawson for asking and answering lots of questions and showing great interest during Chester's Challenge sessions.
P6 MRS RIDDALL:
Eva for fantastic comprehension work. Eva was able to extend her answers by using evidence from the text.
Joshua for super work on comparative and superlative adjectives.
P6 MRS HART:
Jack and Hugo for the thought and humour preparing for World Book Day........ What a great double act of Thing1 and Thing 2!
P7 MRS CLARKE:
Matthew and Nina-Grace for sensible contributions to class discussion on Internet Safety.
P7 MISS MCGUILE:
Fionnbharr for great contributions to the class discussion of the Irish Famine.
Noah for taking part so enthusiastically during a science experiment on floating and sinking.
P7 MR Mc CONNELL:
Roger for good work on rotational symmetry.
Dylan for good contributions to a class debate on the Victorian Workhouse.
Fabulous Fencing from Timur & Daria!
Congratulations to brother and sister Timur and Daria!
Both have won 3rd places in Northern Ireland Junior Fencing Series Competition which consist of 5 games over the whole year
Timur took 3rd place in Boys Under 12th category and will be representing Northern Ireland in 2020 British Youth Championship in Birmingham later this year!
Daria took 3rd place in Mix Under 10th category.
Well done to both of you, what a great achievement!
Stars of the Week 4 March
P1 MRS FULTON: Ella for being such a kind friend to a new pupil in her class.
P1: MISS DOBBIN: Holly for doing great work with clocks.
P1: MISS ARMSTRONG: Jacob for amazing numberwork.
P2: MRS McGONIGLE & MRS HARRON: Lorne for adding on 3 to different numbers.
P2: MRS HUNTER & MRS HEAWOOD: Jayden for doing really good money work with 1p and 2p coins.
P3: MR ATCHESON: Rene for fantastic African dancing in PE for her class topic on travel.
P3: MR FIELD: Ethan for excellent research using an iPad.
P3: MRS GIBSON: Emmy for great work when building tinfoil boats. Emmy did an excellent design!
