Christmas Charity collection

We were delighted to receive information about brother and sister Charlie (P6) and Eve (P4), who helped raise money for local homeless charity the Welcome Foundation.

Charlie and Eve joined their friends at the beach on Christmas Eve to sell hot chocolate and buns to the swimmers and supporters taking part in the annual charity swim at Helen's Bay beach.

They raised £87 to add to the rest of the collection for the charity.

What a great idea. We're sure the swimmers and their friends really appreciated the treats. Well done Charlie and Eve!

Merit Badge Winners 22 January

P4 MRS SMITH / McCARTNEY:

Millar and Will have a very good attitude and work hard. They both know how to be a good friend and know how to accept advice given to them.

P4 MRS McKEOWN:

Charlotte has done great work on contractions and her Literacy jotter is very neatly presented.

Deborah -Agnes for working hard when completing Bug Club books.

P5 MISS RIDDELL/ CURRAN:

Mimi and Jason for making a great start to writing using their fountain pens.

P5 MRS BROWN:

Evan and Holly for presenting their work well especially since beginning to use fountain pen.

P5 MRS WILSON:

Lucy and Calum for trying really hard in Maths when completing activities involving analogue and digital clocks.

P6 MRS RIDDALL:

Steven for brilliant work on right angle turns.

Chestha for excellent work on direct speech.

P6 MRS HART:

Aoife for making a fantastic trifle in Cookery Club.

Toby for listening very carefully in class and doing such a great job when completing activities on the class topic on averages.

P7 MRS CLARKE:

Isaac and Leah for creative contributions to their class poem , A poem to be Spoken Silently.

P7 MISS MCGUILE:

Amelia for reading her class novel with such an enthusiastic expression.

Brooke for working hard to include detail in written comprehension.

P7 MR McCONNELL:

Philippa and Phoebe for making a great effort to improve their comprehension work.

Stars of the Week 22 January

P1 MRS FULTON: Gracie for always trying her best and for coming into school with a huge smile each morning.

P1: MISS DOBBIN: Holly for always working really hard.

P1: MISS ARMSTRONG: Amber for being a lovely caring friend to all her classmates.

P2: MRS McGONIGLE & MRS HARRON: Isla for always having excellent behaviour and completing her work to a very high standard.

P2: MRS HUNTER & MRS HEAWOOD: Beth for working so hard to learn her words in preparation for her class Assembly.

P3: MR ATCHESON: Hollie for super team work during PE.

P3: MR FIELD: Calvin for great reordering in his numberwork.

P3: MRS GIBSON: AJ for always trying very hard.

Strictly come Dancing with Lexi!

More success for Lexi. In a recent competition in Belfast Lexi came 4th in the lyrical dance. Her group also came first in another section. WELL DONE LEXI!

Well done to Lexi (P4) who has recent success in dance competitions.You can tell by her big smile how happy she is😀.Lexi was also awarded more awards with a first place and two thirds . Her friend Olivia was delighted to display the trophies too. ‘Keep Dancing!”

Stars of the Week 15 January

P1 MRS FULTON: Olivia always remembers to bring in exciting things for each topic.  Room 1 love seeing them!

P1: MISS DOBBIN: Frankie for being super at following instructions during PE!

P1: MISS ARMSTRONG: Emily for being a super hard worker and being a good friend.

P2: MRS McGONIGLE & MRS HARRON: Carson for writing a great story about his trip with his class to Tesco in Holywood.

P2: MRS HUNTER & MRS HEAWOOD: Penny for being helpful every day in class. She always does things without being asked.

P3: MR ATCHESON: Colby for fantastic problem solving skills in maths.

P3: MR FIELD: Caolan for excellent writing in his weekend news.

P3: MRS GIBSON: Emma for beautiful presentation. Emma always takes great care when completing her work.

Merit Badge Winners 8 January

P4 MRS SMITH / McCARTNEY:

Isabelle for making a great start to H T U with exchanging!

James for working really hard to complete comprehension activities.

P4 MRS McKEOWN:

Well done to Caleb and Megan for great comprehension work.

P5 MISS RIDDELL/ CURRAN:

Hayden and Annabelle for really good work on reading and activities.

P5 MRS BROWN:

Jayden and Susannah for enthusiasm while working on circuits in electricity.

P5 MRS WILSON:

Lexi and Dylan fo always working hard and completing work to a really high standard.

P6 MRS RIDDALL:

Katie for working really hard to master adding tens and units with carry overs.

Ollie for working hard on dividing.

P6 MRS HART:

Tori for being kind,considerate and helpful to others in the class.

Scott for asking sensible and probing questions during all areas of the curriculum.

P7 MRS CLARKE:

Erin for immaculate presentation in all areas of her work. Her otters are a delight to mark.

Thomas for quick thinking and logical reasoning in all aspects of Maths.

P7 MISS MCGUILE:

Aleyna and Robbie for always working very hard in Numeracy and for making super progress in multiplying decimals.

P7 MR McCONNELL:

Carter for making positive and informative contributions to class discussions.

Ruby for always producing work of a high quality.

Stars of the Week 8 January

P1 MRS FULTON: Joshua for great, careful writing about his ‘best present’ at Christmas. Well done!

P1: MISS DOBBIN: Maisie for always using beautiful manners.

P1: MISS ARMSTRONG: Sarah for always trying her best to make her work so beautiful. 

P2: MRS McGONIGLE & MRS HARRON: Lydia for super writing about her favourite present.

P2: MRS HUNTER & MRS HEAWOOD: William for trying really hard with everything that he does.

P3: MR ATCHESON: Leah for always trying her best and listening so well in class.

P3: MR FIELD: Molly for amazing adjective work.

P3: MRS GIBSON: Cara-Louise for a lovely, glittery painting of Jack Frost.

Rory McIroy gets to meet HPS pupil George!

P5 pupil George was absolutely thrilled to win a competition to ‘Meet and Compete’ against his hero.

What a magical afternoon George had when he met the one and only, Rory McIlroy!

(We’re sure Rory was delighted to meet George just as much!)

You can tell by the photos that everyone had a great time together. Rory was very keen to take a selfie with George too!

Well done George. That's certainly a day you will never forget.

Centra Christmas Competition winners

Congratulations to seven pupils who recently won a colouring competition organised by Centra in Holywood. The boys and girls were delighted to receive their prize.

Well done to........

P1 Zach

P2 Martha

P3 James

P4 Alfie

P5 Erin

P6 Chesta

P7 James

Stars of the Week 11 December

P1 MRS FULTON: Freya -Skye for trying so hard to write all her letters this week. Well done!

P1: MISS DOBBIN: Riley for being super at ordering Christmas trees from the smallest to the biggest.

P1: MISS ARMSTRONG: Henry for working hard.

P2: MRS McGONIGLE & MRS HARRON: Luke for being very responsible and leading his line during the Nativity plays.

P2:MRS HUNTER & MRS HEAWOOD: Susanna for being a fabulous during the Nativity, even though she felt a little nervous.

P3: MR ATCHESON: Robin for fantastic number work in class.

P3: MR FIELD: Oscar for excellent listening and super number work to 90!

P3: MRS GIBSON: Arthur for great work on number bonds.

Merit Badge Winners 4 December

P4 MRS SMITH / McCARTNEY:

Lexi and Blake for working very hard during number activities. They are both good at asking questions to help them learn and understand more.

P4 MRS McKEOWN:

Ciara for detailed comprehension answers on Rationing as part of her class project on WW2.

Jack for being a very kind friend to his peers, often sharing his whiteboard pens and pencils.

P5 MISS RIDDELL/ CURRAN:

Arianna and Logan for working very hard to find the right strategy when solving money problems.

P5 MRS BROWN:

Cally for showing great interest in all her class Thanksgiving activities.

Robbie for working hard on his number work using Numicon.

P5 MRS WILSON:

Luke and Eira for showing great interest and enthusiasm during activities about Pilgrims to the USA and Thanksgiving.

P6 MRS RIDDALL:

Millie for fantastic work on tenths and hundredths of a metre.

Lucas for super problem solving work.

P6 MRS HART:

Anna for excellent weight,length and capacity conversion work.

Logan for catching up on all his work missed from being off sick.

P7 MRS CLARKE:

Tom and Annie for creating interesting colourful and informative tourist information leaflets using Publisher on the computer.

P7 MISS MCGUILE:

James and Grace for developing their skills using Microsoft Publisher to create informative tourist information leaflets.

P7 MR McCONNELL:

Lilly and Cameron for creating excellent tourist brochures on Publisher, displaying a range of skills.

What a 'smashing' young volunteer!

Erin (P6) recently completed her 100th hour of volunteering at visually impaired and blind tennis. Erin is a volunteer helper at CIYMS every week, rain or shine, and is a really helpful asset to the coaches and players. The players and Erin have built up a lovely rapport and she will often play against blind opponents wearing a blindfold to make it a fair game.

What a wonderful way to spend your time Erin. It also fits perfectly with our PMDU theme for December which is ‘GIVING’. You certainly GIVE so much to so many and always with a huge smile. THANK YOU Erin, we are very proud of you.

Stars of the Week 4 December

P1 MRS FULTON:  Harry is such an artist! Every drawing he does is so carefully done - he has a great      imagination.

P1: MISS DOBBIN: Layla for being super at cutting and sticking.

P1: MISS ARMSTRONG: Charlotte for having the most beautiful manners.

P2: MRS McGONIGLE & MRS HARRON: Asher for great work on speech bubbles.

P2:MRS HUNTER & MRS HEAWOOD: Poppy for lovely writing in her work. Poppy even does extra work at home!

P3: MR ATCHESON: Ben for doing a wonderful job as a host during our Nativity rehearsals.

P3: MR FIELD: Lucie - May for excellent work in Literacy and always presenting her work neatly.

P3: MRS GIBSON: Sam for being a fantastic shepherd.

Stars of the Week 27 November

P1 MRS FULTON: Nina for learning her key words so well each week. What a clever girl!

P1: MISS DOBBIN: Archie for super listening skills.

P1: MISS ARMSTRONG: Juliet for being a caring friend to her classmates.

P2: MRS McGONIGLE & MRS HARRON: Caleb for always doing his best. He’s such a hard working boy.

P2:MRS HUNTER & MRS HEAWOOD Jacob for having such lovely manners which has also been noticed by Mrs McGonigle.

P3: MR ATCHESON: Rama for working really hard on her letter sounds.

P3: MR FIELD: Mark for excellent reading in Nativity rehearsals.

P3: MRS GIBSON: Skye for being a SUPERSTAR!

Merit Badge Winners 20 November

P4 MRS SMITH / McCARTNEY:

Ashton for fantastic reading.

Katie for making a great start to T U subtraction with exchanging.

P4 MRS McKEOWN:

Charlie has worked hard on exchanging ten when working with Tens and Units. Well done Charlie!

Caroline has worked really hard on her reading activity on The Broken Roof.

P5 MISS RIDDELL/ CURRAN:

Jake for working well and thinking carefully during maths activities.

Molly for excellent clarinet playing.

P5 MRS BROWN:

Saxon for remembering lots of information about the Mayflower journey.

Bronagh for writing a very good account about the journey of the Pilgrims on the Mayflower.

P5 MRS WILSON:

Zoe and George for writing amazing poems, using lots of creativity, also making them rhyme!

P6 MRS RIDDALL:                      

Isla for super work on cube numbers.

Carter for facing many challenges at Ganaway and conquering the climbing wall!

P6 MRS HART:

Claire for always listening carefully and doing her best during all areas of the curriculum.

Thomas for excellent skill shown at Ganaway especially as be scaled the climbing wall!

P7 MRS CLARKE:

James and Charlie for working together to create a thoughtful poem about Remembrance Day. Well done boys!

P7 MISS MCGUILE:

Well done to Darcy and Matthew for creating beautiful dolphin art based on their class novel, Island of the Blue Dolphins.

P7 MR McCONNELL:

Alexandra and Ella for creating a very good acrostic poem.

Stars of the Week 20 November

P1 MRS FULTON: Qayssar for listening and saying new words, he is AMAZING!

P1: MISS DOBBIN: Skye for being super at following instructions during P.E.

P1: MISS ARMSTRONG: Tom for being such a great boy. He is so helpful and listens carefully to instructions.

P2: MRS McGONIGLE & MRS HARRON: Cara for writing an excellent letter and keeping her writing so neat.

P2:MRS HUNTER & MRS HEAWOOD Logan for writing a great letter with Mrs Hunter inviting his Nan to the Nativity.

P3: MR ATCHESON: Fraser for being such a wonderful helper in class and kindly volunteering to tidy up all of the resource boxes.

P3: MR FIELD: Casey for excellent number work to 70!

P3: MRS GIBSON: Erin for always putting 100% effort into her work.

Marvellous Mia and Maisie !

Well done to Mia & Maisie (P5) who competed in the Gymnastics Ireland National series competition in Dublin. The picture shows they definitely enjoyed the experience. Well done girls!

Stars of the Week 13 November

P1 MRS FULTON: Amy for great careful listening when her class does their ’Sound of the week’. Amy has learned them really well!

P1: MISS DOBBIN: Ted for making super patterns.

P1: MISS ARMSTRONG: Tom for being enthusiastic and so helpful.

P2: MRS McGONIGLE & MRS HARRON: Nico for a fantastic Show and Tell. She did a Powerpoint presentation about her family.

P2:MRS HUNTER & MRS HEAWOOD: Emily for writing a great recount about when a Firefighter called James visited her class.

P3: MR ATCHESON: Elsa for being such a kind friend on the recent Shared Education Days.

P3: MR FIELD: Caden for amazing work on time!

P3: MRS GIBSON: Bethany of being a wonderful friend and being very helpful on the P3 Shared Education Days with Glencraig IPS.

Merit Badge Winners 6 November

P4 MRS SMITH / MRS Mc CARTNEY:

Noah is very good at seeing what he can do to improve his work.

Marcia is challenging herself to improve, especially when completing maths activities.

P4 MRS MCKEOWN:

Zara for excellent use of adjectives when making up her own verse of a poem.

TJ has super understanding of ¼ and ½ turns on a clock.

P5 MISS RIDDELL / MRS CURRAN:

Mollie and Luke for great research and super posters on their USA states of Florida and Nevada.

P5 MRS BROWN:

Emma and Ben for great posters on the American states of Massachusetts and Minnesota.

P5 MRS WILSON:

Seth and Finn for great research and super posters on their USA states of Texas and Wisconsin.

P6 MRS RIDDALL:

Matthew for super problem solving in Maths.

Eva for always giving 100% effort in every lesson.

P6 MRS HART:

Charlie and Cerys for showing kindness and consideration towards others in the class on numerous occasions.

P7 MRS CLARKE:

Benjy for a fascinating fact file on Red Pandas.

Josh for his extremely interesting fact file on Penguins.

P7 MISS McGUILE:

Dylan and Jack for creating a wonderful informative fact file on an Arctic Fox using Microsoft Word. Well done boys.

P7 MR MCCONNELL:

Adam for an excellent fact file on the Emperor Penguin.

Oliver for completing an excellent fact file on the Peregrine Falcon.

Stars of the Week 6 November

P1 MRS FULTON: Maahi for brilliant careful writing about her half term holidays.

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

P1: MISS ARMSTRONG: Jude for having the most beautiful manners.

P2: MRS McGONIGLE & MRS HARRON: Hannah for working hard to complete her work on time. Keep it up Hannah!

P2:MRS HUNTER & MRS HEAWOOD Aaron for being Mrs Hunter’s great helper at Nativity rehearsals.

P3: MR ATCHESON: Joshua for being a wonderful role model and walking brilliantly along the corridors.

P3: MR FIELD: Liam for always taking pride in all areas of his work.

P3: MRS GIBSON: Lucas for amazing work sorting toys using a Carroll Diagram.