For a number of years HPS has had close links with members from the Business in the Community Programme. Many thanks to employees from a Belfast firm, Portview, who have been in school recently to help rejuvenate our P1 & P2 play sheds! They have been painting them bright blue and red. The boys, girls and teachers are delighted!
P1- P7 boys and girls are really enjoying a new After School Club ....Zumba & Dance classes! Thanks to qualified coach Rachel Purdie, the children are learning some great routines. The loud music can be heard along with great singing and laughing from the boys and girls!
Roll on next week for the next session!
Mrs Crookshanks has bought more skipping ropes for every class to use at playtime. The boys and girls are really enjoying playing a variety of skipping games. Some of the staff have been spotted skipping too!
We even have French Elastics / French skipping happening as well. The children tie the ends of a long piece of elastic together to make a loop.Two children stand inside the loop so they are stretching it relatively taut around their ankles. A third person performs a series of hops and jumps, saying rhymes. When finished, the height of the elastic is sometimes raised.
Enjoy looking at some photos below.
Everyone enjoyed joining together in a packed Assembly Hall to have our Easter Service. We welcomed Mr Leach who helped us retell the Easter Story. The boys and girls sang lovely Easter songs.
P4 - P7 boys and girls sang For God so Loved the world & Crown Him with many crowns.
P1- P3 sang My God loves me.
The choir sang When I survey the wondrous cross.
The children listened well during Mr Leach's talk and a number of the children had the opportunity to help him too.
Enjoy look at some of the pictures from the morning here.
Thanks to everyone in P1- P4 who joined in and had such a good time during our Charity Event to help raise funds for MacMillan Cancer. A special thank you to Ryan for leading the morning of fun.The boys, girls and staff all joined in. We had a special visitor too! Mrs McCartney came along to support the boys and girls. It was great to see her! There are lots of photos in our Gallery section or click here!
CHARITY EVENTS Congratulations to all the children, staff and parents who participated in a Sponsored Cycle & Walk for the MacMillan Cancer Charity. The children wore their specially designed bright pink t-shirts on top of their sports gear as they set off on their SPONSORED WALK & CYCLE.
We were really encouraged that members of the public come out to support us in the town centre.
Thanks to the PSNI for supporting and accompanying us on our routes along the Coastal path and for getting us back to school safely where we were greeted with a guard of honour by our P1 - P4 children and staff!
A great morning was had by all and all for a great cause!
THANK YOU EVERYONE!
Enjoy looking at LOTS of photos in our gallery section or by clicking here!
The boys and girls thoroughly enjoyed a bird display kindly organised by the Northern Ireland Raptor Study Group (NIRSG) who are a volunteer organisation that studies, researches and monitors birds of prey and owls (raptors) across Northern Ireland. Thanks to Mrs Grills (Hannah’s mum) for helping to organise the informative workshop and providing Activity Booklets for P4 - P7.
PLEASE TAKE CARE AS CONSTRUCTION WORK IS TAKING PLACE AT HPS.
Over the next few weeks significant construction work is taking place. With the help of Pat and his workmen we are really pleased that a new lift will be installed to allow disabled access to our upper level which the staff and pupils have wanted for a long time.
The boys and girls are intrigued by the scaffolding and engineering that is happening each day. Our P2 boys and girls are really pleased too as 'Building Sites' is a P2 Activity Based Learning Topic. This means they don't have to rely on photographs and websites to see what workmen do, they can just look outside at HPS!
Thanks to everyone who has sent in Cash for Clobber bags.
Don't forget we collect and recycle Ink cartridges, batteries and unused mobile phones.
We hope you enjoy looking at our newly created Sensory Garden which some of the boys, girls and birds have already had the opportunity to use! Enjoy viewing our gallery section for some lovely photographs.
Our ECO green house is also underway! Some of our older boys and girls will be helping to construct the greenhouse.
WE STILL NEED MORE PLASTIC BOTTLES AND PARENTS TO HELP WITH CUTTING THEM TOO.
Please contact the school if you are able to help us.
Many thanks.
Thanks to everyone who took part in World Book Day. So many boys, girls and members of staff came into school dressed up or had props from their favourite book or characters.
THE COSTUMES WERE FANTASTIC. THANKS TO ALL THE MUMS, DADS AND GRANDPARENTS WHO HELPED TOO !
Enjoy looking at some photographs from the day in our gallery section.
The Primary 7 boys and girls had a very busy time organising a Book Sale.
ALL MONEY RAISED - £330 - WILL GO TOWARDS SPORT RELIEF.
Many thanks.
Eva in Primary 7 was the winner of the competition to find out who could correctly spell ......
Our two Primary 4 classes enjoyed an interesting afternoon with a representative from RSPB. They learnt lots of interesting information and asked some really important questions too. They really enjoyed going outside into the school grounds to use binoculars to spot various birds. They boys are girls are really looking forward to continuing bird watching now that we have more bird feeders along the P1 & P2 playground as well as in the designated area in our Sensory and Wildlife garden.
Best wishes to our School Choir who are taking part in Priory College Music Festival this week. They have been preparing two pieces to sing, I Believe and Bright Eyes.
School photographs will be sent home this week. The boys and girls look wonderful !
Please return orders with payment by Friday 14th March. Many thanks.
PLEASE JOIN US FOR AN IMPORTANT MEETING AT 7.00 P.M. IN HPS TO BEGIN THE PROCESS OF APPLYING FOR PTA CHARITY STATUS.
On Monday we welcomed a number of visitors and photographers to school. We were asked to host a photo shoot to accompany a press release promoting the forthcoming Giro d’Italia cycling event as well as the Giro Schools Programme and schools competitions organised by DRD Travelwise, SportNI and Sustrans. Look out for photos in the local press in the coming days which include some of our children, MLAs Mr. Kennedy, Minister for Regional Development and Education Minister Mr. O’ Dowd. Click on the DENI website and DRD website to read more information Following the visit I received a number of emails from our visitors complimenting our children and members of staff.
What a great way to begin the new term.
Thanks to our successful Challenge Fund grant application to NI Enviromental Link work is well underway converting a disused area beside the back gates of school. The ground is being developed to create a Sensory and Wildlife area for the children to use and observe birds, minibeasts and an area we hope where small creatures may make their habitat. Plans have also included disabled access to and from the area as well as enhancing the Garden areas at the front of the school and next to the school playgrounds. Please enjoy viewing the story so far below and look back soon for more pictures!
Ellie was all smiles after her great success at the Irish Schools Swimming Finals. Ellie can be seen holding two GOLD medals following her fantastic wins in her two races Backstroke and Butterfly! Well done Ellie.
What a wonderful result!
Thank you to all our volunteers who helped raise a fantastic £785 at the Bag Pack at Tesco. We really appreciate all your support. Thanks to Gillian Morrow who co-ordinated the event and to the many mums, dads, children and grandparents who bag packed throughout the day. More pictures to follow soon.
