MERIT BADGE WINNERS 5 NOVEMBER

P4 MRS McKEOWN:

Rory for working hard on setting out his maths jotter.

Cara for great work on adding with exchanging.

P4 MRS SMITH & MRS HARRON:

Indie for putting a lot of effort into the presentation of her work.

Jake for showing care when completing work at home and in school.

P5 MISS RIDDELL & MRS HARRON:

Oscar and Taylor for great work rounding numbers to the nearest ten

P5 MRS BROWN:

Leah and Fraser for showing a keen interest in reading quietly in class when their work is complete.

P5 MRS WILSON:

James and Emma for always showing a keen interest in learning and being enthusiastic about contributing to whole class discussions.

P6 MRS RIDDALL:

Ben for working hard and creating a fantastic poster for Victor Hazell’s ‘Shooting Party’.

Max for a wonderful Haiku poem with a lovely illustration.

P6 MRS HART:

Eve for excellent Haiku poems full of feeling.

Marcia for conquering long multiplication.

P7 MRS CLARKE & MRS HEAWOOD:

Mollie for always giving 100% effort in all she does and with a smile on her face.

Seth for working hard to improve his organisational skills.

P7 MISS McGUILE:

Ashton-Khloe for always working really hard in her Maths! She have made wonderful progress.

Emma for a wonderful chapter retell, full of detail. Well done!

P7 MR McCONNELL:

Bea for great work on time duration in both 12 hour and 24 hour clock.

Noah for excellent work on similes and metaphors - he created some great metaphors!

Jamie wins local History competition

Congratulations to Jamie (P4) who recently won a history competition organised by Holywood and District Community Council and Holywood History Group to mark the unveiling of the new MayPole in Holywood.

Jamie’s photo also appeared in the local newspaper!

Congratualations Jamie and well done to all the other pupils who took part in this local competition.

Terrific Trampolining Trio!

We were delighted to hear that Marcia (P6) and Heidi (P2) entered a trampolining competition representing North Down Trampolining Club. Marcia came 3rd, ten places higher than the last time she was in this competition! Heidi was competing in her first competition. Despite being very nervous she won her category and was delighted to receive a gold medal!

The girls are pictured with their older sister and past pupil Isla, who also won 1st place. What a great weekend for the girls. HUGE CONGRATULATIONS to them all!

STARS OF THE WEEK 21 OCTOBER

P1 MISS DOBBIN: Maisie for always working very hard.

P1 MISS ARMSTRONG: Callum for working so hard - always!

P2 MRS FULTON & MRS CLARKE: Bethany for being such a kind girl and always looking out for others.

P2 MRS HUNTER & MRS HEAWOOD: Saul for making a great Harvest Thankfulness wreath.

P2/3 MRS GIBSON: George for writing a fabulous fairy story all by himself.

P3 MR FIELD: Henry for getting full marks in his Friday test.

P3 MR ATCHESON: Cormac for working really hard in class each day.

Bronze in Birmingham for Scarlett

Huge congratulations to P7 pupil Scarlett who was a member of the Ireland Taekwando team who attended the Arnold Sporst Festival in Birmingham. Her team came 3rd and Scarlett was so pleased to receive a bronze medal! We are all delighted for Scarlett and her great acheivement.

STARS OF THE WEEK 14 OCTOBER

P1 MISS DOBBIN: Ruairi for being a lovely friend to everyone.

P1 MISS ARMSTRONG: Freya for being so well behaved and always completing every task to the best of her ability.

P2 MRS FULTON & MRS CLARKE: Merryn for trying really hard and having a great attitude to learning.

P2 MRS HUNTER & MRS HEAWOOD: Jessica for being such a good helper.

P2/3 MRS GIBSON: Reuben for amazing work on the number 17.

P3 MR FIELD: Sophia for working hard and excellent listening.

P3 MR ATCHESON: Rayan for being such an amazing helper in the ICT Suite.

MERIT BADGE WINNERS 14 OCTOBER

P4 MRS McKEOWN: Luke & Isla for showing empathy and space knowledge in their contribution to our class ‘conscience alley’ from the point of view of Neil Armstrong.

P4 MRS SMITH & MRS HARRON: Molly for working hard on number work with odd/even and TU’s. Ben for very good number work and money activities.

P5 MISS RIDDELL & MRS HARRON: Gracie for great work on number patterns. Zoe for good problem solving in maths.

P5 MRS BROWN: Catherine for working very hard on dividing with remainders. Finn for designing a wonderful poster on hornets.

P5 MRS WILSON: Natasha for working really hard on dividing with remainders. Arthur for producing beautiful pop art inspired by Andy Warhol.

P6 MRS RIDDALL: Charlotte for super work identifying triangles. Emily-Rose for writing a great set of instructions explaining how to poach a pheasant.

P6 MRS HART: Millar for showing excellent competitiveness in PE but also being a great team player and including everyone. Sophia for completing all her homework to a very good standard.

P7 MRS CLARKE & MRS HEAWOOD: Hannah and George for lots of interesting detail in the Iron Man story boards.

P7 MISS McGUILE: Jayden for super rounding to the nearest ten. Jamie for being the only one to get full marks in the ible and able spelling test.

P7 MR McCONNELL: Darby and Evan for both creating an excellent story board for the Iron Man.

MERIT BADGE WINNERS 1 OCTOBER

P4 MRS McKEOWN:

Ella for working really well with her reading.

Jamie for working hard on his 100 square work.

P4 MRS SMITH & MRS HARRON:

Beth & Jake for completing comprehensions accurately, in full sentences and with lovely illustrations.

P5 MISS RIDDELL & MRS HARRON:

Joshua and Rudy for good problem solving when constructing woodlice!

P5 MRS BROWN:

Cooper and Leon for working quickly to complete their work.

P5 MRS WILSON:

Bethany for working hard on her phonics and reading.

Lucas for working hard in numberwork.

P6 MRS RIDDALL:

Lacey for writing a wonderful poem about flying a kite.

Rachel for super rounding up numberwork.

P6 MRS HART:

Jacob for excellent knowledge shown on continents.

Louis for an excellent Kite poem full of feeling and great adjectives.

P7 MRS CLARKE & MRS HEAWOOD:

Ariana for a big improvement in reading. Well done!

Dylan for super explanations when completing challenging problem solving activities in maths.

P7 MISS McGUILE:

Robbie for amazing work being able to read, add and subtract numbers up to 999!

Thomas for knowing how to add and subtract numbers to three decimal places!

P7 MR McCONNELL:

Daniel and Mimi for super super descriptive phrases to describe the Space-Bat-Angel-Dragon in the class novel The Iron Man.

Let's Dance!

Well done to Lexi (P6) who achieved great results in the recent WLDF Dance Competition. Lexi was placed first in the Lyrical section and second in Jazz. Her smile certainly shows how happy she is with the outcome. Great results Lexi!

Gaelic girls glory!

Well done to the Girls’ Gaelic team at St. Paul’s, Holywood who were Under 9s tournament winners 2021. The team was made up of girls from different schools and P6 pupil Clara was one of them. She enjoyed showing the lovely trophy to her class. Well done Clara and your team!

MERIT BADGE WINNERS 17 SEPTEMBER

P4 MRS McKEOWN:

Hala for great work with Mrs Andrews on number bonds.

Danny for great listening and contributions to class discussions.

P4 MRS SMITH & MRS HARRON:

Joe for a brilliant presentation and very informative PowerPoint about Space.

Emily for good listening and joining in.

P5 MISS RIDDELL & MRS HARRON:

Lucie - May for thinking up great questions about Minibeasts.

Blake for working hard at subtracting H.T.U.

P5 MRS BROWN:

Juliette and Will for wonderful self portraits.

P5 MRS WILSON:

Emmy & Sam for a lovely piece of detailed writing on the Life Cycle of a butterfly.

P6 MRS RIDDALL:

Caleb for showing great enthusiasm during the first Paws class session.

Zara for fantastic work on factor pairs.

P6 MRS HART:

Kielan for much improved concentration and effort being put into his classwork.

Amber for producing a high standard of Literacy during all topics.

P7 MRS CLARKE & MRS HEAWOOD:

Evie for super work in Mental Maths.

Jessica for working hard to learn tables.

P7 MISS McGUILE:

Maisie and Charlie for super work finding percentages of numbers!

P7 MR McCONNELL:

Riley for excellent use of apostrophes.

Hayden for working hard at both Literacy and Numeracy work.

Gallery Block

These are example images. Double-click here to replace these images with your own content. Learn more

STARS OF THE WEEK 17 SEPTEMBER

P1 MISS DOBBIN: Magnes for trying his best at everything he does!

P1 MISS ARMSTRONG: Isabella for always doing her best - a brilliant girl!

P2 MRS FULTON & MRS CLARKE: Kaylee gives of her best in everything she does. She’s a super hard worker!

P2 MRS HUNTER & MRS HEAWOOD: Zara for always trying her best and working so hard.

P2/3 MRS GIBSON: James for fantastic numberwork and patterns.

P3 MR FIELD: Juliet for working hard in every lesson.

P3 MR ATCHESON: Emily for working hard all week and trying her best in each activity!

MERIT BADGE WINNERS 3 SEPTEMBER

P4 MRS McKEOWN: Selena and Kian for very neat cursive handwriting in their poetry work.

P4 MRS SMITH & MRS HARRON: Alex and Nico for a really good start to P4!

P5 MISS RIDDELL & MRS HARRON: Caolan and Willow for lovely art work about minibeasts.

P5 MRS BROWN: Rama and Colby for settling in to the P5 routines and working well.

P5 MRS WILSON: Ethan and Marnie for making a wonderful start to P5, well done!

P6 MRS RIDDALL:

Daisy for making an excellent start to P6. Daisy has been working hard and contributing well to group work.

Flynn for super maths work!

P6 MRS HART:

Grace for settling in so well into her new school and P6!

Blake for listening carefully and doing so well with his maths.

P7 MRS CLARKE & MRS HEAWOOD:

Zoe for producing some lovely neat graphs in Maths and for always shoing good manners.

Sam for a great start and settled approach to P7 work!

P7 MISS McGUILE:

Sarah for settling into HPS so quickly. Well done!

Erin for being a wonderful friend to Sarah and making her feel so welcome.

P7 MR McCONNELL:

Anthony for making an excellent start to P7, especially in Maths. He has been working independently. Keep up the great work !

Jake for a gret start to P7. Jake has started P7 with a great attitude and has produced some great work!

Musical Mara!

We were delighted to hear that P7 pupil Mara, has passed her Grade 2 violin exam. She practised her violin every day during Lockdown! She is still practising in order to take her Grade 3 exam next year.

What lovely news to get from Mara's parents!

Mara is pictured here with her violin tutor Niamh who is also very proud of her achievement.

CONGRATULATIONS MARA!

STARS OF THE WEEK 8 OCTOBER

P1 MISS DOBBIN: Madi for her beautiful manners.

P1 MISS ARMSTRONG:Tristan for excellent behaviour and for always doing his best.

P2 MRS FULTON & MRS CLARKE: Joseph for working really hard to sound out his own words during Weekend News. Well done Joseph!

P2 MRS HUNTER & MRS HEAWOOD: Tristan for being so kind and caring to all his friends during inside and outside playtime.

P2/3 MRS GIBSON: Eliza for fabulous creative writing about having a magic wand!

P3 MR FIELD: Hafsah for excellent poses during the Shared Education Yoga session.

P3 MR ATCHESON: Jonah for building an amazing car using construction toys.

STARS OF THE WEEK 23 SEPTEMBER

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

P1 MISS ARMSTRONG: Caleb for impeccable behaviour and manners!

P2 MRS FULTON & MRS CLARKE: Sophia for great concentration during worktime and beautiful presentation.

P2 MRS HUNTER & MRS HEAWOOD:Nathan for trying so hard with his work and listening so well.

P2/3 MRS GIBSON: Tom for AMAZING problem solving.

P3 MR FIELD: Aria for amazing bar modelling and numberwork.

P3 MR ATCHESON: Olivia for wonderful use of capital letters for the names of people.

STARS OF THE WEEK 10 SEPTEMBER

P1 MISS DOBBIN: Sloane for being so well behaved and doing beautiful colouring in !

P1 MISS ARMSTRONG: Molly for being an absolute star and so well behaved.

P2 MRS FULTON & MRS CLARKE: Sam for trying so hard and being such a polite, kind member of the class.

P2 MRS HUNTER & MRS HEAWOOD: Adam for being so kind and caring to everyone.

P2/3 MRS GIBSON: Joni for making a fantastic graph on the computer.

P3 MR FIELD: Ted for creating an excellent Superhero block graph.

P3 MR ATCHESON: Ella for a fantastic effort when using gymnastics equipment.

STARS OF THE WEEK 3 SEPTEMBER

P1 MISS DOBBIN: Phoebe for being very enthusiastic and a super listener.

P1 MISS ARMSTRONG: Adam for being a brilliant boy in every way. He is so helpful and a great listener.

P2 MRS FULTON & MRS CLARKE: Hollie for settling into P2 with a super smile and trying so hard with everything in class.

P2 MRS HUNTER & MRS HEAWOOD: Heidi for trying her best in everything she does.

P2/3 MRS GIBSON: Evie for amazing numberwork and problem solving.

P3 MR FIELD: Euan for amazing creative writing about the day in the life of a superhero!

P3 MR ATCHESON: Luke for excellent particiaption in his class topic work discussion.