MERIT WINNERS 19 APRIL

P4 Mrs Gibson Holly for showing great interest in minibeasts and birds on her school trip.

P4 Mrs McKeown: Archie and Amber for showing great interest and enthusiasm on the class trip. Archie asked some very good questions.

P4  Mrs Smith & Mrs Wilson: Riley and Grace for showing great enthusiasm and good behaviour on our school trip.

P5 Miss Riddell & Mrs Wilson: Hala for working hard to improve her reading.

Caleb for thoughful comprehension and neat presentation.

P5 Mrs Brown: Ava for a beautiful painting of cherry blossom

Beth for good work on 3D shape.

 P6 Mrs Clarke / Mrs Heawood: Mya for working hard to learn her tables.

Emma for good explanations during problem solving in maths.

P6 Mrs Hammond: Caden and Cade for working very hard at finding information from a comprehension text.

P6 Mr McConnell: Teigan for settling in so well to life at HPS.

Willow for always working hard to learn her spellings and times tables.

P7 Room 11 Mrs Riddall: Isobel for writing a fantastic autpbiorgaphy with a superb title!

Niamh for mastering long division!

P7 Room 12 Mrs Hart: Evan for excellent batting and catching during our cricket sessions.

James for writing a very entertaining autobiography with an excellent title.

STARS OF THE WEEK 29 MARCH

P1 MISS DOBBIN: Kayleigh for always trying her best at everything she does.

P1 MRS CORNISH: Zoe for always working hard and doing her best.

P2 MRS McGONIGLE & MRS FULTON: Kirstie for being very conscientious in all activities. Well done Kirstie!

P2 MRS HUNTER & MRS HARRON: Faya for doing so well to read and remember new words in her reading.

P3 MR ATCHESON: Ruby for writing some super facts in the class travel diary when learning about different countries.

P3 MR FIELD: Maisie for amazing listening.

P3 MRS GIBSON: Reuben for a fantastic animation using ‘Just2Easy’ during ICT.

MERIT WINNERS 29 MARCH

P4 Mrs Gibson:

Jake for fantastic ideas in creative writing.

P4 Mrs McKeown:

Amber for working hard when reading aloud with confidence and expression.

Henry for being very motivated in independent writing.

P4  Mrs Smith & Mrs Wilson:

Jude and Ella for showing enthusiasm and effort during recorder lessons.

P5 Miss Riddell & Mrs Wilson:

Pranati for being a good friend and caring about others.

Alex for retelling the story of The Billy Goats Gruff so well.

P5 Mrs Brown:

Carson for working hard on equivalent fractions.

Nico for continued hard work in all areas of work.

 P6 Mrs Clarke / Mrs Heawood:

Cara Louise for a super effort to learn number facts.

Juliette for creating a wonderful Kenning poem about a duck.

P6 Mrs Hammond:

Will and Scarlett for their fabulous Kenning poems. Will’s was about ghosts and Scarlett’s was about her best friend.

P6 Mr McConnell:

Sam and Casey for writing an excellent Kenning poem about a knight and also for Casey’s excellent Kenning poem all about a snake!

P7 Room 11 Mrs Riddall:

Emily- Rose and Caroline for excellent participation during the Sports Changes Lives sessions.

P7 Room 12 Mrs Hart:

Martha and Ashton who were excellent participants during Sports Changes Lives sessions.

Hurrah for Holly!

Well done to Holly for winning the most improved P1 player at CI Ladies Hockey. The smile certainly says how pleased she is! Congratulations Holly, what a great end to your hockey season!

Dance,dance,dance!

Well done to P6 pupil Emila who passed her Grade 1 Acro Dance exam with merit!

STARS OF THE WEEK 22 MARCH

P1 MISS DOBBIN: Alice for being a kind and lovely friend to all.

P1 MRS CORNISH: Austen for being the most caring and kind girl and always looking out for others.

P2 MRS McGONIGLE & MRS FULTON: Sloane for trying really hard with his writing - greeat work this week - so proud!

P2 MRS HUNTER & MRS HARRON: James for being a good friend to other children in our class

P3 MR ATCHESON: Nathan for creating a super animation on transport in ICT.

P3 MR FIELD: Noah for working really hard in numeracy.

P3 MRS GIBSON: Lizzie for interesting information on different countries.

STARS OF THE WEEK 15 MARCH

P1 MISS DOBBIN: Erne for being super at recitng over nurssery ryhmes.

P1 MRS CORNISH: Edward for beautiful writing!

P2 MRS McGONIGLE & MRS FULTON: Callum for listening well in assembly and sensible behaviour in class.

P2 MRS HUNTER & MRS HARRON: Faya for making great CVC words independently. Well done!

P3 MR ATCHESON: Dylan for being kind and helping others during our Columbian Day with Shared Educaton.

P3 MR FIELD: Edith for super work on question marks.

P3 MRS GIBSON: Alfie for brilliant number work.

MERIT WINNERS 15 MARCH

P4 Mrs Gibson: Zach for working with a friend to create a fabulous power point presentation.

P4 Mrs McKeown: Fletcher and Sophie for working hard with their reading.

P4  Mrs Smith & Mrs Wilson: Theo and Maahi for good team work - briniging their skills to help produce lovely life - size chalk penguin pictures.

P5 Miss Riddell & Mrs Wilson: Molly for working really hard to catch up after being absent.

Ben for a big effort to improve his reading

P5 Mrs Brown: Caleb for working hard each day and being very helpful and kind.

Selena for having excellent focus, working hard and always participating fully in class.

 P6 Mrs Clarke / Mrs Heawood:Joshua for kindness and politeness in Ganaway noted by all the staff

Ashley for doing an amazing piece of programming using Logo.

P6 Mrs Hammond: Leah for being so adventurous on the zipline at Ganaway - upside down!!

Elsa for great basketball skills in PE!!

P6 Mr McConnell: Ethan for being so polite and helpful while away in Ganaway. All the teachers were very impressed!

Rene for pushing herself to give the climbing wall a go at Ganaway! Well done for stepping out of your comfort zone.

P7 Room 11 Mrs Riddall: Olivia for working hard at her biography research of Eileen Collins

P7 Room 12 Mrs Hart: Jacob for being a strong oral conributer in class, especially during novel week.

STARS OF THE WEEK 8 MARCH

P1 MISS DOBBIN: Anabel for using lovely manners.

P1 MRS CORNISH: Sophie for working really hard and having fantastc listening skills.

P2 MRS McGONIGLE & MRS FULTON: Magnus for fantastic writing all about his home.

P2 MRS HUNTER & MRS HARRON: Arthur for working reallly hard and getting all his work done.

P3 MR ATCHESON: Dylan for super practical measuring for length using a ruler in class.

P3 MR FIELD: Sophie for always looking hard in all areas of learning.

P3 MRS GIBSON: Toby for excellent coding skills in ICT.

Gymnastics Glee!

Emmeline and Elsa who are both in P6, were awarded a silver medal for their gymnastics routine at the NI regional gymnastics competition. They were competing with the rest of their squad from Queens gymnastics. Amazing achievement girls! Well done to both of you!

STARS OF THE WEEK 1 MARCH

P1 MISS DOBBIN: Elliott for being a kind friend.

P1 MRS CORNISH: Rhea for being so kind and caring to everyone, even Mrs Cornish!

P2 MRS McGONIGLE & MRS FULTON: Bethany for excellent progress in reading and trying her very best at all she does.

P2 MRS HUNTER & MRS HARRON: Emily for making great “SH” words.

P3 MR ATCHESON: Freddie for super teamwork during the car investigation with Sentinus, as part of Shared Education.

P3 MR FIELD: Sibi for excellent building during Shared Education.

P3 MRS GIBSON: Evie for participating whole heartedly in the recent Shared Education Day

MERIT WINNERS 1 MARCH

P4 Mrs Gibson: Ellen for excellent research on polar animals.

P4 Mrs McKeown: Layla for working hard on her reading.

Henry for being a good friend to his peers.

P4  Mrs Smith & Mrs Wilson: Riley for working hard and making great progress in his number work.

Emily for drawing a really lovely polar bear in her Northern Light picture.

P5 Miss Riddell & Mrs Wilson: Spencer and Eden for great ideas and contributions to Young Enterprise.

P5 Mrs Brown: Hannah for making a fantastic effort to learn X3 tables.

Harry for his interest in topic work.

 P6 Mrs Clarke / Mrs Heawood: Archie for interesting contributions to class discussionson the Vikings.

Iris for working hard on perimeter questions.

P6 Mrs Hammond: Leon for working really hard at ordering fractions.

Chloe for a beautiful watercolour art piece of a mountain landscape.

P6 Mr McConnell: Jack for making great contributions to class discussions and working hard in all areas of his work.

Lucas for wokring really hard at his maths and always being so bright and cheerful.

P7 Room 11 Mrs Riddall: Ben for excellent work adding fractions.

Ciara for super contributions during the Shared Education Lego challenge.

P7 Room 12 Mrs Hart: Amber for putting excellent effort into all aspects of the curriculum.

Faith for putting greater effort into her Maths.

Let's dance!

Lexi recently participated in the Dance Empire Competition. She came away with three second and four third placings in various dance disciplines. Well done Lexi!

NI Irish Dancing Championship

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 22 FEBRUARY

P1 MISS DOBBIN: Markus for doing super cutting out.

P1 MRS CORNISH: Radvin for being a good friend.

P2 MRS McGONIGLE & MRS FULTON: Lucy for being super helpful in class at tidy up time.

P2 MRS HUNTER & MRS HARRON: Oliver for trying really hard to write instructions for making pancakes.

P3 MR ATCHESON: Oliver for super work and listening during our Young Enterprise programme.

P3 MR FIELD: Joshua for working hard on his reading and spelling.

P3 MRS GIBSON: Joseph for excellent reading. Joseph has been enjoying HPS literacy and has been reading novels.

STARS OF THE WEEK 8 FEBRUARY

P1 MISS DOBBIN: Clea for writing two letter words all by herself.

P1 MRS CORNISH: Grace for beautiful writing and amazing drawings.

P2 MRS McGONIGLE & MRS HARRON: Elsie for fabulous sentences about “things she loves”.

P2 MRS HUNTER & MRS HARRON: Jude for trying so hard in all that he does.

P3 MR ATCHESON: Teddy for being such a kind friend to the rest of the class.

P3 MR FIELD: Edythe for working really hard on her number work.

P3 MRS GIBSON: Eliza for being a great friend on a Shared Education day.

MERIT WINNERS 8 FEBRUARY

P4 Mrs Gibson: Joni for excellent work on our STEM project designing an igloo.

P4 Mrs McKeown: Ciara for consistently taking time and care to ensure great accuracy in her maths work.

Archie for working hard on opposites in his grammar work.

P4  Mrs Smith & Mrs Wilson: Freya - Skye and Qayssar for always trying their best and putting effort into everything they do.

P5 Miss Riddell & Mrs Wilson: Penny for working hard on division of money.

Jake for being a great friend and help to others around him.

P5 Mrs Brown: Saoirse for contribution to discussion - always very thought provoking questions.

Jamie for working hard to complete work on time and keeping jotters tidy.

 P6 Mrs Clarke / Mrs Heawood: Miller and Harry for fantastic understanding of and writing full answers for a class comprehension on Victorious Vikings.

P6 Mrs Hammond: Cade and Ella for speaking so well in their class PDMU Assembly about Friendship.

P6 Mr McConnell: Natasha and James for excellent work on equivalent fractions.

P7 Room 11 Mrs Riddall: Vivien for wonderful radial symmetry work.

TJ for working extremely hard in Maths.

P7 Room 12 Mrs Hart: Darcy for conquering reflective symmetry on a 45 degree line!

Ethan for astounding Mrs Hart with his knowledge about national flags and capital cities!

Emmy excels at the Ulster Orchestra Concert

We were delighed to hear that P6 pupil, Emmy recently took part in ‘Come and play’ with the Ulster Orchestra. Emmy performed a concert alongside members of the orchestra in the Girls Model School. ( including her mum & dad !)

Congratulations on this great achievement Emmy!

STARS OF THE WEEK 1 FEBRUARY

P1 MISS DOBBIN: Camryn for being very polite and using lovely manners.

P1 MRS CORNISH: Mark for doing the most amazing reading and sounding out.

P2 MRS McGONIGLE & MRS HARRON: Madi for being such a caring friend to others.

P2 MRS HUNTER & MRS HARRON: Evie-Rose for great work on bar charts.

P3 MR ATCHESON: Olivia for creating a fantastic food face portrait in the style of Italian Artist Giuseppe Arcimboldo.

P3 MR FIELD: Theo for excellent time work.

P3 MRS GIBSON: Jack for being a great friend.