We were delighted to hear that Smokey recently obtained a distinction in his Grade 5 piano exam! Congratulations Smokey, what a great achievement! You should be very proud of your achievement!
Tennis triumph for Erin
We were delighted to hear that Erin has had success on the tennis court!
Erin won the Ulster Tennis green ball tournament at Downshire.
Well done Erin!
Merit Badge Winners 14 March
Primary 4
Mr Eves:
Reuben for a fantastic presentation using Power Point and its many features.
Emily for working hard on her vertical +, - and X in Maths.
Mrs McCartney & Mrs Smith:
Struan and Karleah for writing an adventure story full of imagination and lots of detail!
Mrs McKeown:
James and Oskar for writing exciting adventure stories with good descriptions and structure
Primary 5
Miss Riddell & Mrs Curran
Oscar and Brooke for excellent concentration when making things for Mothers Day.
Mr McConnell
Ella for making an excellent start to dividing and multiplying, also displaying a good knowledge of her times tables.
Matt for making good progress when subtracting using exchanging.
Mrs Brown
Connor for great contributions to class discussion during their Stone Age topic.
Roger for coping so well when he injured his foot.
Primary 6
Mrs Eves
Imogen for renewed effort and application to her work both in school and at home.
Ellen for working hard to improve her mental arithmetic.
Mrs Hart
Sophie for much improved presentation, especially homeworks.
Isabella for being passionate about Environmental issues.
Primary 7
Mrs Clarke
Matthew for great research on his favourite footballer for his biography.
Daisie for super fraction work recently.
Miss McGuile
Claire and Zak for writing wonderful biographies.
Stars of the Week 14 March
P1 Mrs Fulton: Oscar for persevering with his writing, he used to find it tricky, but he is now one of the best writers in P1!
P1 Mrs Elliott: Emmy for knowing every single word of her new vocabulary.
P1 Miss Armstrong: Mark for amazing independent writing using his phonics.
P2 Mrs McGonigle: Amelia for concentrating really well and trying her very best.
P2 Miss Dobbin: Martha for always working hard.
P3 Mr Atcheson: Zephaniah for super concentration and completing all of his work during class time. Well done!
P3 Mrs Gibson: Missy for working really hard. Mrs Gibson is so proud of her!
P3 Mrs Hunter / Mrs Heawood: Evie for doing some great Irish dancing during PE.
Terrific trampolining from Georgie!
Congratulations to Georgie who competed in the NI team selection trials for trampolining. We were delighted to hear that she has qualified to represent NI in Birmingham in June.
WELL DONE Georgie!
Little Princess Trust
Thanks Phoebe and Maia
Stars of the Week 7 March
P1 Mrs Fulton: Tili Mai for working hard in everything she does and for being such a friendly happy girl!
P1 Mrs Elliott: Jack for getting better at completing all of his work.
P1 Miss Armstrong: Erin for always working so hard and being a good friend.
P2 Mrs McGonigle: Trey for sitting quietly on the carpet.
P2 Miss Dobbin: Faith for being great at counting 1p and 2p coins.
P3 Mr Atcheson: Jessica for trying really hard to complete her work by herself.
P3 Mrs Gibson: Daniel for an excellent story on Going on Holiday.
P3 Mrs Hunter / Mrs Heawood: Holly for writing a great book review.
Merit Badge Winners 28 February
Primary 4
Mr Eves:
Ruby for working very hard during problem solving in Numeracy.
Toby for great improvement in reading and writing answers in full sentences.
Mrs McCartney & Mrs Smith:
Fergus for working hard with T&U exchanging and showing a great interest in their class topic about WW2.
Laurie has been working hard to perfect telling the time in 5 minute intervals. Laurie is always happy and helpful too!
Mrs McKeown:
Erin has been working really hard on her collective nouns and always presents her work beautifully.
Omar for working hard at telling the time on an analogue clock.
Primary 5
Miss Riddell & Mrs Curran
Leah & Lennox for working hard at reading activities and really thinking about what stories mean.
Mr McConnell
Joshua & Amelia for writing great persuasive letters giving good supporting reasons for the points they made.
Mrs Brown
Philippa & Jorja for writing excellent persuasive letters.
Primary 6
Mrs Eves
Anna for working hard to improve her presentation.
Harrison for improved mental arithmetic and working out rules to calculate perimeters.
Mrs Hart
Charlie for keeping up on current affairs and telling the class things that happen in the world.
Damaris for excellent work on perimeter.
Primary 7
Mrs Clarke
Keira for useful & informative contributions to her class topic on The Victorians.
Toby for accurate work on plotting points in all 4 quadrants.
Miss McGuile
Niamh & Hamish for doing a super job of plotting co-ordinates in all four quadrants.
Stars of the Week 28 February
P1 Mrs Fulton: Luke for amazing thinking during his maths challenge. What a clever boy!
P1 Mrs Elliott: Ethan for super behaviour and working hard to learn his new vocabulary.
P1 Miss Armstrong: Betty works very hard and is a caring friend.
P2 Mrs McGonigle: Caleb for concentrating on his work and trying his best. Keep it up Caleb!
P2 Miss Dobbin: Zara for always working hard!
P3 Mr Atcheson: Jake for trying really hard to listen and complete work in class.
P3 Mrs Gibson: Tilly for creating a lovely holiday brochure on Paris.
P3 Mrs Hunter / Mrs Heawood: Erin for directing and starring in a class production of 'Annie'!
Stars of the Week 21 February
P1 Mrs Fulton: A.J. for being such a kind and helpful friend to everyone in P1.
P1 Mrs Elliott: Caden for being such a well behaved boy in class and in the playground.
P1 Miss Armstrong: Brodie for trying so hard to get organised, ready for home time.
P2 Mrs McGonigle: Deborah - Agnes for great reading. She LOVES reading the Bug Club books.
P2 Miss Dobbin: Isaac for being a fabulous reader!
P3 Mr Atcheson: Kate for working really hard on her own when completing maths activities.
P3 Mrs Gibson: Jessica for working really hard on her independent writing.
P3 Mrs Hunter / Mrs Heawood: Hannah for painting a fabulous helicopter for the class topic on Travel.
Merit Badge Winners 7 February
Primary 4
Mr Eves:
Bea for always working studiously and with a smile.
Jamie working very hard to complete all his work on time.
Mrs McCartney & Mrs Smith:
Isla for making valuable contributions to group and class discussions.
Zac for being a very good pupil in P4. His recent work and good behaviour his really please Mrs McCartney & Mrs Smith.
Mrs McKeown:
Jack for working hard to get all his grammar activities completed each week.
Alice Jane for great work on adding and taking away H T U with exchanging.
Primary 5
Miss Riddell & Mrs Curran
Carson for hard work and using strategies to help him when he finds his work challenging.
Megan for excellent comprehension on 'Jessie and the Snake'
Mr McConnell
Amy for super work on multiplying money!
Zak for making an excellent start to working with money.
Mrs Brown
Matthew & Phoebe for lovely handwriting.
Primary 6
Mrs Eves
Ethan for a thoughtful character led story about an escape from danger.
Sarah for accurate and clear presentation of results in her negative numbers Space Task.
Mrs Hart
Aimee for excellent work on averages.
Simrah for always being helpful and thinking of others.
Primary 7
Ellen for being very helpful when Mrs Crookshanks was in her class.
Louis for neat presentation of his work.
Mrs Clarke
Benjamin and Esther for writing wonderful poems based on Pie Corbett's 'To be spoken Silently'.
Miss McGuile
Stars of the Week 7 February
P1 Mrs Fulton: Ben for learning and reciting his Jack Frost poem so confidently .... with actions!
P1 Mrs Elliott: Rory for being a fantastic reader and working so hard!
P1 Miss Armstrong: Lucy is a great listener, a hard worker ad fantastic friend.
P2 Mrs McGonigle: Meadow for always doing her best work and listening carefully.
P2 Miss Dobbin: Bella for always working hard.
P3 Mr Atcheson: Jake for practising and working hard on his handwriting.
P3 Mrs Gibson: Saxon for fantastic numberwork.
P3 Mrs Hunter / Mrs Heawood: Billy for trying hard to get all his work done.
Stars of the Week 31 January
P1 Mrs Fulton: Harry for being kind and such a helpful boy especially after playtime.
P1 Mrs Elliott: Gracie for super behaviour and wonderful reading.
P1 Miss Armstrong: Shion for always trying his best and for being so caring.
P2 Mrs McGonigle: Charlie for trying very hard with his reading.
P2 Miss Dobbin: James for always working very hard.
P3 Mr Atcheson: Arianna for fantastic work in her maths number booklet.
P3 Mrs Gibson: Maisie for beautiful work and lovely handwriting.
P3 Mrs Hunter / Mrs Heawood: Mara for beautiful balances and jumps in P.E.
Stars of the Week 24 January
P1 Mrs Fulton: Logan for working hard to write his name and remember his sounds.
P1 Mrs Elliott: Joshua for making fantastic models at playtime.
P1 Miss Armstrong: Emma for always working so hard and for being a great friend.
P2 Mrs McGonigle: Megan for fantastic writing with lots of detail!
P2 Miss Dobbin: T.J. for being very creative during gymnastics!
P3 Mr Atcheson: Frankie for fantastic work on his reading.
P3 Mrs Gibson: Susannah for her enthusiasm. Susannah works hard and is great fun in class.
P3 Mrs Hunter / Mrs Heawood: Ariana for working really well to complete her spelling activities.
Merit Badge Winners 24 January
PRIMARY 4
Mr Eves: Eva always works hard. She recently wrote an amazing WW2 evacuee letter. Thomas has focused very well since the beginning of the new term and wrote an excellent letter, his best piece of work in P4!
Mrs McCartney & Mrs Smith: Aoife for showing great improvement in her handwriting. Charlie for always smiling and for accurate work in H T U when adding and subtracting with exchanging.
Mrs Mc Keown: Millie for always being eager to help around the classroom. Charlie has been very motivated and tried hard when completing activities involving contractions.
PRIMARY 5
Miss Riddell & Mrs Curran: Ereen for making a fabulous book about Martin Luther King. Noor for being a very industrious worker. Noor always listens intently and contributes in class discussions.
Mr Mc Connell: Amber & Keziah for making a great start to writing using a fountain pen.
Mrs Brown: Keziah & Hannah for working extremely hard on weekly spellings.
PRIMARY 6
Mrs Eves: Charlotte for super work on properties of 2D shapes. Kendal for working to improve her independent work.
Mrs Hart: Ruan for always listening attentively and putting effort into all aspects of the curriculum. Erin for being more industrious and getting through a larger volume of work.
PRIMARY 7
Mrs Clarke: Emily & Hannah for imaginative contributions to their class poem.
Miss McGuile: Patrick and Kathryn for doing a super job of selecting and using the correct Mental Maths strategies to solve calculations.
Breaststroke bronze for Erin!
We were delighted to hear that Erin (P6) recently won a bronze medal in her 100m breaststroke at the swim Ulster development meet in Ballymena.
Congratulations Erin!
Stars of the Week 18 January
P1 Mrs Fulton: Scarlett for being a kind friend to everyone in P1 .What a lovely girl!
P1 Miss Armstrong: Xavier for fantastic writing about polar bears.
P2 Mrs McGonigle: Alfie for making sure he includes everyone in his games. A kind friend!
P2 Miss Dobbin: Caroline for using lots of detail in her writing.
P3 Mr Atcheson: Mimi for fantastic work using Recorder Rosie!
P3 Mrs Gibson: Sam for a wonderful Jack Frost painting.
P3 Mrs Hunter / Mrs Heawood: Ellie for excellent retelling of a story using Summerising Superhero.
Merit Badge Winners 10 January
Primary 4
Mr Eves: Madison and Jay for creating excellent evacuee letters in our WW2 topic.
Mrs McCartney & Mrs Smith: Chestha for always being cheerful and willing to help do jobs around the classroom.
Joshua for working hard and joining in all class activities.
Mrs McKeown: Toni for writing detailed full sentences in her comprehension activity.
Grace for taking time and care over her 'Dig for Victory' poster.
Primary 5
Miss Riddell & Mrs Curran
Katy for super listening skills. Katy always concentrates really well and works hard at everything she does.
Benjamin for super Mental Arithmetic. He has learnt his facts and can recall them quickly.
Mr McConnell
Carter for asking great questions and making super contributions to class discussion on his class America topic.
Lewis for working very hard on his Literacy.
Mrs Brown
James for working hard in all areas and always smiling.
Beth for hard work on digital clocks.
Primary 6
Mrs Eves
Libby and Smokey for showing good concentration and attention to detail during complex co-ordinate work.
Mrs Hart
Benjamin for improving his listening skills.
Olivia for taking greater care over her written work.
Primary 7
Mrs Clarke
Darcy for working hard to improve his mental maths.
Toby for using good thinking skills during maths investigations.
Miss McGuile
Charlotte for beautiful reading of her new novel, Under the Hawthorne tree.
Brodie for great instructional writing.
Stars of the Week 10 January
P1 Mrs Fulton: Caolan for working really hard to learn all his new words each week. Well done!
P1 Mrs Elliott: Rudy for being such a kind, polite and helpful boy.
P1 Miss Armstrong: Bethany for doing fabulous cutting and sticking all by herself.
P2 Mrs McGonigle: Rachel for always trying her best and working very hard.
P2 Miss Dobbin: James for being great at spelling 3 lettered words! Ollie for doing great reading.
P3 Mr Atcheson: Macie for being a great role model when her class visited Little Wing.
P3 Mrs Hunter / Mrs Heawood: Luke for having really good resolutions for 2018!
Brooke beaming about her Blue Peter badge!
Well done to Brooke (P5) who received a Blue Peter badge for a picture she had drawn and sent into the BBC.