STARS OF THE WEEK 24 MARCH

P1 MISS DOBBIN: Aidan for being a great listener and for always working so hard.

P1 MISS ARMSTRONG: Darcie for always taking such care to make her work beautiful.

P2 MRS FULTON & MRS CLARKE: Luke for great money work.

P2 MRS HUNTER & MRS HEAWOOD: Ellie for lovely work for her mum, Ellie completed this work independently.

P2/3 MRS GIBSON: Tom for brilliant writing about a ‘suitcase adventure’.

P3 MR FIELD: Jake for always working hard and offering to help.

P3 MR ATCHESON: Maisie for writing a wonderlly detailed diary account of the first ever flight.

All smiles for Lexy's wonderful results!

Lexi had a fantastic haul of three trophies and two medals at a dance event in Newry she competed in at the weekend. She attained firsts in her Lyrical and Jazz group dances, 2nd in her Jazz partner dance and two thirds in her Lyrical solo and partner dance. Well done on another great series of performances.

STARS OF THE WEEK 16 MARCH

P1 MISS DOBBIN: Nao for always trying his best.

P1 MISS ARMSTRONG: Eloise for being so helpful and kind and always looking out for others.

P2 MRS FULTON & MRS CLARKE: Luca for accurate measuring in outdoor numeracy.

P2 MRS HUNTER & MRS HEAWOOD: Ellie for doing great measuring work during outside numeracy time.

P2/3 MRS GIBSON: Ciara for her amazing account of the Three Little Pigs story.

P3 MR FIELD: Daniel for great time work.

P3 MR ATCHESON: Olivia for wonderful sorting of famous landmarks around the world.

MERIT BADGE WINNERS 10 MARCH

P4 MRS McKEOWN: Toby for always being helpful. Emily for always trying her best in all she does.

P4 MRS SMITH & MRS HARRON: Indie and Caleb for following instructions well to get work completed. Books are well presented and handwriting is always neat.

P5 MISS RIDDELL & MRS HARRON: Carl for good reading. Zoe for good answering on equivalent fractions.

P5 MRS BROWN: Charlie and Will for writing very creative stories all about getting lost in the Stone Age. Also for including extra information from the topic.

P5 MRS WILSON: Oliver and Natasha for writing a great story about ‘The Stone Age Boy’.

P6 MRS RIDDALL: Ciara for excellent co-ordinates work (Viking Longboat). Vivien for working hard to read aloud in class.

P6 MRS HART: Katie for excellent defending/interupting during our netball sessions. Ethan for displaying excellent manners and always greeting me in the morning.

P7 MRS CLARKE & MRS HEAWOOD: Jessica and Maria for both working hard to master problem solving strategies.

P7 MISS McGUILE: Matthew and Jude for always putting in 100% during spelling activities. Well done boys!

P7 MR McCONNELL: Frankie and Missy for great work when using co-ordinates.

STARS OF THE WEEK 10 MARCH

P1 MISS DOBBIN: Josiah for being a super friend.

P1 MISS ARMSTRONG: Esme for being such a kind and caring friend.

P2 MRS FULTON & MRS CLARKE: Indi for excellent writing about ‘Our homes’.

P2 MRS HUNTER & MRS HEAWOOD: Freddie for doing excellent money work includng the 10p.

P2/3 MRS GIBSON: Zach for fantastic facts about transport.

P3 MR FIELD: Emily for excellent writing in her ‘Travel Diary’.

P3 MR ATCHESON: Sofie for brilliant coding work while in the ICT suite.

Martial Arts Magic

BIG CONGRATULATIONS to Caleb (P4) who won a gold and silver medal in his martial arts competition. He was very proud of the medals he received. Well done Caleb.

Fabulous result for Harry

WOW Harry! What agreat outcome on your competition. Harry was placed first in his competitions and received two medals! Super duper Harry!

Super Susannah!

Well done to Susannah (P4) who took part in her first ever Irish dancing competition. She got first place and a highly commended. We think the smile tells all just how happy Susannah was! VERY WELL DONE!

Scooting to the top!

P7 pupil, Jayden entered his first ever scooter competition at The Ramp House in the Under 14s novice catergory and won first place! Congratulations Jayden, what a wonderful outcome!

STARS OF THE WEEK 3 MARCH

P1 MISS DOBBIN: Emily for doing super gymnastics during our PE lessons.

P1 MISS ARMSTRONG: Kirstie for being a brilliant listener and so helpful.

P2 MRS FULTON & MRS CLARKE: Felix for being such a great mathematician!

P2 MRS HUNTER & MRS HEAWOOD: Heidi for working hard and doing number bonds of 9.

P2/3 MRS GIBSON: Faye for amazing African dance moves.

P3 MR FIELD: Fletcher for working extremely hard in Term 2.

P3 MR ATCHESON: Lucy for working really hard on her number work.

NI Irish Dancing Championship (Copy)

Charlotte and Clara both enjoyed a day’s dancing at the Northern Ireland Irish Dancing Championship in Belfast. They qualified for this competition after a successful year of placing 1st-3rd in local competitions. Charlotte came third overall with Clara gaining 5th place. This is a fantastic achievement competing against the very best in the country. WELL DONE GIRLS!

STARS OF THE WEEK 24 FEBRUARY

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

P1 MISS ARMSTRONG: Allyson for being such a lovely kind and caring girl.

P2 MRS FULTON & MRS CLARKE: Edythe for settling in so well to Holywood PS.

P2 MRS HUNTER & MRS HEAWOOD: Sophia for completing a tricky lunchbox investigation independently.

P2/3 MRS GIBSON: Jack for fantastic work on his lunchbox investigation.

P3 MR FIELD: Ciara for brilliant number work.

P3 MR ATCHESON: Archie for being such a kind friend in class.

Holywood Music Festival success

We were delighted to hear that P5 pupil Emmy was awarded 2nd place and won a silver medal in the ‘Enjoying Jazz Under 12 category. Emmy played her piano for this class.She also came first place in the violin solo Grade 3 category. She was delighted to receive her trophy and a gold medal! Congratulations Emmy on your great performances.

MERIT BADGE WINNERS 24 FEBRUARY

P4 MRS McKEOWN: Emily and Caleb for excellent work on opposite pairs, they have both worked hard this week.

P4 MRS SMITH & MRS HARRON: Zach and Elizabeth for knowing the answers to their new multiplying tables.

P5 MISS RIDDELL & MRS HARRON: Caden for working hard all week - I’m so proud of you. Harry for fabulous spelling.

P5 MRS BROWN: Harry for making a wonderful Stoneage spear. Ethan for working very hard on his spellings.

P5 MRS WILSON: Logan for a super test on Friday and Bethany for working really hard with vertical addition.

P6 MRS RIDDALL: Caleb for working hard to complete his Crannog. Sophia for always contributing to class discussions and consistently producing a high standard of work.

P6 MRS HART: Charlotte for always being helpful to both Mrs Hart and her classmates. Ashton for excellent work on fractions.

P7 MRS CLARKE & MRS HEAWOOD: Jonnie and Calum for super work on multiplying fractions and mixed numbers.

P7 MISS McGUILE: Maia and Scarlett for working hard at multiplying fractions and mixed numbers.

P7 MR McCONNELL: Cyrus and Logan for excellent work multiplying fractions and mixed numbers.

Merit Badge Winners 10 February

P5 MISS RIDDELL & MRS HARRON: Joshua for excellent work on the BFG with fantastic illustrations. Cade for good planning for Rosa Parks powerpoint.

P5 MRS BROWN: Joshua for giving super answers in this weeks comprehension. Emilia for working hard to learn tables.

P5 MRS WILSON: James for writing a great letter to Rosa Parks. Lucy for having lots of great discussions on ‘Thoughtful Thursday’ during Mental Health week.

P6 MRS RIDDALL: Jack for working hard to add detail to his comic strp. Alfie for very good comparative and superlative work.

P6 MRS HART: Ethan for constructing a fantastic Crannog from paper, card, straws and lollipop sticks. Noah for super concentration and excellent answers given during his proof reading tasks.

P7 MRS CLARKE & MRS HEAWOOD: Zac for super problem solving in maths. Lexi for working hard at division in maths.

P7 MISS McGUILE: Chloe and Annabelle for working hard at applying their times table knowledge to solve division sums.

P7 MR McCONNELL: Ronan for working hard at problem solving. Curtis for excellent maths work including making equivalent fractions and +/- fractions.

Stars of the Week 10 February

P1 MISS DOBBIN: Aidan for working really hard each day.

P1 MISS ARMSTRONG: Eloise for being a brave girl and doing her best.

P2 MRS FULTON & MRS CLARKE: Jaxson for trying really hard and being such a thoughtful friend.

P2 MRS HUNTER & MRS HEAWOOD: Oliver for great enthusiasm about our topic especially when learning about The Titanic.

P2/3 MRS GIBSON: Freddie for his enthusiasm this week on Workout Wednesday and being kind to his friends on Thoughtful Thursday.

P3 MR FIELD: Rosie for working hard on her numeracy.

P3 MR ATCHESON: Riley for super dribbling skills in football during PE.

Stars of the Week 3 February

P1 MISS DOBBIN: Ariah for always being very happy and trying her best at everything she does.

P1 MISS ARMSTRONG: Kayleigh for being so helpful and kind.

P2 MRS FULTON & MRS CLARKE: Dylan for having great knowledge about the Titanic!

P2 MRS HUNTER & MRS HEAWOOD: Luca for making a great Johnny the Jig.

P2/3 MRS GIBSON: Claire for fabulous work on problem solving.

P3 MR FIELD: Sophia for super reading every week.

P3 MR ATCHESON: Amy for super work in the ICT suite when colouring the 7 different continents.

Irish Dancers are smiling!

Well done to Charlotte and Clara (P6) who participated in the Belfast FDTA . They Irish danced their way to a haul of cups and medals. Both Charlotte and Clara were awarded 1st in the Slip/Double Jig and the Treble Jig and 2nd in the Reel and in their Light and Set Dance in their respective age groups. CONGRATULATIONS GIRLS,! What great achievements!

All Ireland Dance Championships 2022

CONGRATUALTIONS to P6 pupil Lexi who took part in the All Ireland Dance Championships in Bundoran. She came away with a large display of trophies coming 1st in her Jazz solo, 2nd in her Lyrical duo and trio and 7th in her Lyrical solo. Her dance school G&L Dance Company also came first in the group dance. What a super outcome! WELL DONE LEXI!

Merit Badge Winners 27 January

P4 MRS McKEOWN: Eva for showing good comprehension in her reading activities. Lorne for great work on +/- HTU with exchanging.

P4 MRS SMITH & MRS HARRON: Hannah and Jacob for making good progress with number work and learning number facts well.

P5 MISS RIDDELL & MRS HARRON: Katie for working hard with her reading and reading confidently in front of others. Calvin for writing an excellent “I have a dream for Holywood Primary”.

P5 MRS BROWN: Peter for showing a great interest and rememebering lots of facts from our Rosa Parks topic. Hollie for working hard on digital clocks and converting them to analogue.

P5 MRS WILSON: Archie for working hard on telling the time in analogue and digital. Mya for working hard on telling the time ‘to the hour’.

P6 MRS RIDDALL: Leah for excellent work on right angles. TJ for a wonderful character description of Lila and Hamlet from ‘The Firework - Makers Daughter’.

P6 MRS HART: Evan for an excellent letter written from Lalchand to Lila persuading his daughter to come home. Olivia for a fantastic ‘Recycling Poster’!

P7 MRS CLARKE & MRS HEAWOOD: Lawson and Luke for super creative versions of Pie Corbetts ‘A Poem to be Spoken Silently’.

P7 MISS McGUILE: Cole and Phoenix for writing wonderful poems based on P.Corbett’s ‘A Poem to be Spoken Silently’. Both boys included personification and similes. Well done!

P7 MR McCONNELL: Cally for displaying excellent dribbling skills in PE. Molly for a super version of the poem ‘A Poem to be Spoken Silently’.