MERIT WINNERS MAY 4

P4 Mrs Gibson: Ella for a fabulous watercolour painting of a lion.

P4 Mrs McKeown: Reagan and Frankie for working hard on the gr blend in their spellings.

P4  Mrs Smith & Mrs Wilson: Aria and Sam for following instructions, being enthusiastic and showing great skills during cricket sessions.

P5 Miss Riddell & Mrs Wilson: Charlie and Elizabeth for making an effort to prepare their parts for assembly.

P5 Mrs Brown: Vanessa and Luke for making a good start at multiplying by tens.

 P6 Mrs Clarke / Mrs Heawood: Lucy and Peter for very enthusiastic participation in all aspects of Viking Day and asscoiated arts and crafts.

P6 Mrs Hammond: Tate and Leon for enthusiastically taking part in cricket sessions with the Holywood cricket coach.

P6 Mr McConnell: Katie for great work on plurals.

Abraham for making a great start to percentage increase and reduction Maths.

P7 Room 11 Mrs Riddall: Isaac for super participation at Greenhill.

Ruby for writing a lovely quote in the style of “The Boy the Mole the Fox and the Horse”

P7 Room 12 Mrs Hart: Grace and Isabelle for excellent performances by both during the Drug Education workshop.

STARS OF THE WEEK 4 MAY

P1 MISS DOBBIN: Seth for being a kind friend.

P1 MRS CORNISH: James for beautiful manners and excellent behaviour..

P2 MRS McGONIGLE & MRS FULTON: Talia for settling in so well into her new school and working extremely hard.

P2 MRS HUNTER & MRS HARRON: Faye for doing a great recount about our school trip.

P3 MR ATCHESON: Bethany for doing so wonderfully in her role for our P3 assembly on feelings.

P3 MR FIELD: Ellie for excellent work using speech bubbles.

P3 MRS GIBSON: Reuben for painting a fabulous dinosaur.

STARS OF THE WEEK 26 APRIL

P1 MISS DOBBIN: Isaac for doing super Literacy work!

P1 MRS CORNISH: Edward for amazing throwing and catching at PE.

P2 MRS McGONIGLE & MRS FULTON: Tristan for great numberwork.

P2 MRS HUNTER & MRS HARRON: Faya for working SO hard.

P3 MR ATCHESON: Nico for being an amzing role model in P3 and for always litening and trying his best.

P3 MR FIELD: Toga for excellent reading and writing.

P3 MRS GIBSON: Noah for thinking of some wonderful questions at the beginning of the Dinosaur topic.

A gold rush for Megan!

We were delighted to hear about P7 pupil Megan who recently took part in the Ulster Dance and Fitness Chamionships. She won 5 gold medals for lyrical duo, jazz duo, lyrical group, jazz group and handjive.

She was over the moon!

HUGE CONGRATULATIONS MEGAN.

Well done from everyone at HPS!

STARS OF THE WEEK 19 APRIL

P1 MISS DOBBIN: Ruby for being super at sounding out words and spellig them.

P1 MRS CORNISH: Alexander for sounding out lots of sentences completely by himself.

P2 MRS McGONIGLE & MRS FULTON: Finn for having beautiful manners and being helpful.

P2 MRS HUNTER & MRS HARRON: Nate for trying really hard to listen and follow instructions.

P3 MR ATCHESON: Rachela for drawing an incredibly detailed digital picture of the Taj Mahal.

P3 MR FIELD: Jessica for being so welcoming and helpful when Toga started.

P3 MRS GIBSON: Faye for great writing about the history of travel.

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!