Congratulations to P4 pupil Skylar .
Skylar competed in a Cheerleading competition and won 2nd place. 😃
Her smile certainly shows how pleased she was too. Well done Skylar!
STARS OF THE WEEK 28 FEBRUARY 2024
P1 MRS SMITH & MRS WILSON:
Alex did lovely writing in his big jotter. His writing is getting better every week.
P1/ P2 MRS CORNISH:
Camryn is the kindest most caring girl - always looking out for her classmates.
P1 MRS FULTON & MRS KAJUGU:
Malaka for being such a kind friend to everyone. She looks after everyone in her class.
P2 MRS HUNTER & MRS HARRON:
Luke for writing excellent speech bubbles independently during our shared reading work.
P3 MR ATCHESON:
Josiah for using an atlas so brilliantly to label the continents of the world.
P3 MRS GIBSON & MRS McKEOWN:
Jemimah for fabulous sentences and pictures about ‘Our World’.
P4 -P7 MERIT BADGE WINNERS 27 FEBRUARY
P4 MR FIELD:
Joseph for excellent fraction work.
Jack for creating a super food chain.
P4 MRS MC KEOWN:
Oliver for working hard on time work.
Sophia for working so well with her group to create a life size superior penguin.
P4 MISS McDONALD:
Noah for excellent work on 4 x tables
Rachela for creating a lovely food chain as part of the class cold lands topic.
P5 MISS RIDDELL & MRS WILSON:
Charlotte and Olivia for beautiful presentations and a good beginning to writing in pen.
P5 MRS BROWN:
Sarah and Euan for making a great start to writing in fountain pen.
P6 MRS RIDDALL:
Martha and Eden for excellent work on alliteration
P6 MRS HART:
Nico for catching up brilliantly after being off school for a week unwell.
Charlie for consistently working hard in school and at home.
P7 MRS CLARKE & MRS HEAWOOD:
Calvin and Jonah for great teamwork and ideas when making their Maths board game.
P7 MRS FRANCIS:
Colby and Caden for fantastic teamwork producing an innovative and interesting Maths board game.
P7 MR MC CONNELL:
Emilia for working well with others when designing a board game.
Ethan for working hard and doing well when multiplying and dividing with fractions.
STARS OF THE WEEK 20 FEBRUARY 2024
P1 MRS SMITH & MRS WILSON:
Caleb for brilliant cutting and sticking for our sounds B, H and G.
P1/ P2 MRS CORNISH:
James for amazing independent writing and fantastic sounding out.
P1 MRS FULTON & MRS KAJUGU:
Jade is such a hard worker, she always tries her very best and her work is beautiful! Well done!
P2 MRS HUNTER & MRS HARRON:
Jackson for great work on the number 11.
P3 MR ATCHESON:
Mia for researching some super facts on Peru and teaching the class some Spanish.
P3 MRS GIBSON & MRS McKEOWN:
Bethany for being a great friend.
P4 -P7 MERIT BADGE WINNERS 7 FEBRUARY
P4 MR FIELD: Lauren for excellent Northern Lights art.
Jessica for super estimating and always working hard.
P4 MISS MCDONALD : Sophie for fantastic polar bear art.
Kaylee for always working hard and giving 100% to her classwork.
P4 MRS MCKEOWN : Luca for contributing well to his team in weighing activity.
Zoe for lovely artwork with polar bear and Northern Lights back round.
P5 MISS RIDDELL & MRS WILSON: Joni for great answering during problem solving in maths.
Ryan for trying very hard and succeeding in completing his maths facts independently
P5 MRS BROWN: Olivia and Tom for writing super letters on Rosa Parks.
P6 MRS RIDDALL: Ryan for great contributions during WALT work.
Alanna for wonderful dividing work.
P6 MRS HART: Luca for great work on averages.
Caleb for continually working hard and answering more confidently in class.
P7 MRS CLARKE & MRS HEAWOOD: Archie for always being kind and helpful and trying his best in all that he does.
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P7 MRS FRANCIS: Chloe for a good internet safety poster.
Elsa for always being a resilient kind and caring member of the class.
P7 MR MC CONNELL: Catherine and Teigan for great posters promoting internet safety.
STARS OF THE WEEK 6 FEBRUARY 2024
P1 MRS SMITH & MRS WILSON:
Ellen for amazing progress with her writing.
P1/ P2 MRS CORNISH:
Hannah for amazing writing ( wonderful accuracy and fluency when reading )
P1 MRS McGONIGLE & MRS FULTON:
Thea for drawing a fabulous penguin in ICT.
P2 MRS HUNTER & MRS HARRON:
Kayleigh for excellent weekend news - great writing.
P3 MR ATCHESON:
Joshua for great work in his independent writing.
P3 MRS GIBSON & MRS McKEOWN:
Adam for brilliant work on number puzzles.
STARS OF THE WEEK 30 JANUARY 2024
P1 MRS SMITH & MRS WILSON: Patrick for super phonic blending and amazing writing in the big book.
P1/ P2 MRS CORNISH: Sara for always being enthusiastic and doing her best.
P1 MRS McGONIGLE & MRS FULTON: Freida for concentrating on her work very well and trying hard with word building.
P2 MRS HUNTER & MRS HARRON: Eben for amazing phonics work - well done Eben !
P3 MR ATCHESON: Jack for making an awesome pizza slice with paint and art materials.
P3 MRS GIBSON & MRS McKEOWN: Abi for her hard work and incredible effort in class.
P4 -P7 MERIT BADGE WINNERS 24 JANUARY
P4 MR FIELD: Indi for fantastic comprehensive work.
James for amazing knowledge and interest in our WW2 topic.
P4 MRS MC KEOWN: Aoife and Zara for great working on capacity - comparing containers that are more or less than 1 litre.
P4 MISS McDONALD: Evie and Rafferty for both writing magnificent WW2 letters.
P5 MISS RIDDELL & MRS WILSON: Emily for working really hard at comprehension.
Fletcher for excellent work on digital time.
P5 MRS BROWN: Freya-Skye and Jake for writing super recount letters.
P6 MRS RIDDALL: Jamie for excellent reading aloud in class.
Emily for great contributions during problem solving lessons.
P6 MRS HART: Luke for completing lots of great work over the last two weeks.
Ella for super work on measurement conversions.
P7 MRS CLARKE & MRS HEAWOOD: Peter and Luke for displaying outstanding super cricket skills and outstanding sportsmanship.
P7 MRS FRANCIS: Oliver for trying very hard with his hand writing this week.
Leon for always volunteering to read aloud during our class novel and doing so brilliantly.
P7 MR MC CONNELL: Skye for a great poem on spiders.
Oscar for always producing excellent maths work, especially this week as we were adding fractions.
STARS OF THE WEEK 24 JANUARY 2024
P1 MRS SMITH & MRS WILSON:
Alex is always interested in our topic work and listens so well.
P1/ P2 MRS CORNISH:
Jamie for the most beautiful manners and being wonderful in every way.
P1 MRS McGONIGLE & MRS FULTON:
Juno for super listening and following instructions very well.
P2 MRS HUNTER & MRS HARRON:
Austen for good listening and following instructions.
P3 MR ATCHESON:
Esme for wonderful accuracy and fluency when reading
P3 MRS GIBSON & MRS McKEOWN:
Faya for an excellent food plate in ICT.
STARS OF THE WEEK 16 JANUARY 2024
P1 MRS SMITH & MRS WILSON: Toby for following instructions and learning his sounds well.
P1/ P2 MRS CORNISH: Elias for amazing reading by sounding out all by himself.
P1 MRS McGONIGLE & MRS FULTON: Amelia for beautiful writing and a great show and tell about her favourite Christmas presents.
P2 MRS HUNTER & MRS HARRON: Kayleigh for being a superstar and listening really well.
P3 MR ATCHESON: Olivia for super writing about her weekend news.
P3 MRS GIBSON & MRS McKEOWN: Phoebe for a fabulous painting of Jack Frost.
P4 -P7 MERIT BADGE WINNERS 10 JANUARY
P4 MR FIELD: Henry for excellent place value work.
Heidi for excellent expression whilst reading.
P4 MRS MC KEOWN: Jaxson and Art for great work on adding and subtracting 10 on a 100 square.
P4 MISS McDONALD: Mason for working hard to secure his knowledge on his X3 tables.
Edward for fantastic rugby skills.
P5 MISS RIDDELL & MRS WILSON: Henry for super mental Arithmetic
Lucy for a super watercolour painting.
P5 MRS BROWN: Hafsah for a great effort to improve the speed of her work.
Joshua for great work on digital time.
P6 MRS RIDDALL: Alex for a great oil pastel self portrait.
Toby for fantastic problem solving involving cm and m.
P6 MRS HART: Harry and Saoirse for excellent understanding of homophones.
P7 MRS CLARKE & MRS HEAWOOD: Iris for a great effort to improve spelling.
Emma for super thinking skills during problem solving in Maths.
P7 MRS FRANCIS: Betty for making a great start in Term 2 - hard working, kind and thinking of others.
Finn for being an excellent friend, always thinking of others first.
P7 MR MC CONNELL Lucas for always giving 100%, even when he finds something challenging.
Caden for great work on rounding and multiplying 10 and 100.
STARS OF THE WEEK 13 DECEMBER
P1 MRS SMITH & MRS WILSON:
Clara always works very hard and does beautiful writing.
P1/ P2 MRS CORNISH:
James works so hard. His independent writing is really good too!
P1 MRS McGONIGLE & MRS FULTON:
Cora is a great listener during carpet time. She also focuses really well when doing other activities.
P2 MRS HUNTER & MRS HARRON:
Erne is trying really hard to get her work finished on time. Well done Erne.
P3 MR ATCHESON:
Eloise for creating a wonderful animation in ICT.
P3 MRS GIBSON & MRS McKEOWN:
Nao for fabulous art work.
P4 -P7 MERIT WINNERS 6 DECEMBER
P4 MR FIELD: Nathan for having excellent rugby skills.
Toby for making a great start with HTU.
P4 MRS MC KEOWN: Ruby and Bethany for bringing great enthusiasm in dance practice.
P4 MISS McDONALD: Faye for being kind and considerate in class and the playground.
Felix for working hard on his HTU.
P5 MISS RIDDELL & MRS WILSON: Sam and Olivia for excellent posters about the U.S.A.
P5 MRS BROWN: Theo and Juliet for wonderful posters on U.S.A.
P6 MRS RIDDALL: Elizabeth for excellent work on decimals.
Jack for great recount writing.
P6 MRS HART: Charley for super pushing and stopping skills during hockey.
Eve for much improved organisational skills.
P7 MRS CLARKE & MRS HEAWOOD: Ashley and Juliette for beautiful artwork including the P1-P3 play, School Mascot and compass stars.
P7 MRS FRANCIS: Scarlett for excellent work on Roman Numerals.
Zoe for unbelievable knowledge of worldwide countries and time zones.
P7 MR MC CONNELL: Blake and Jack for super work using Roman Numerals.
STARS OF THE WEEK 6 DECEMBER
P1 MRS SMITH & MRS WILSON: Layla for being an enthusiastic star for the Nativity rehearsals.
P1/ P2 MRS CORNISH: Isobel for being so helpful and hard working.
P1 MRS McGONIGLE & MRS FULTON: Lana for working so hard on her writing! Well done Lana!
P2 MRS HUNTER & MRS HARRON: Markus for doing excellent hand wiriting with Mrs Black.
P3 MR ATCHESON: Robyn for her wonderful performance as a narrator during our Nativity.
P3 MRS GIBSON & MRS McKEOWN: Charlie for being a fabulous shepherd in our Nativity.
STARS OF THE WEEK 29 NOVEMBER
P1 MRS SMITH & MRS WILSON: Caleb for working hard to hold his pencil correctly. Caleb is also a very kind boy and made his class pancakes.
P1/ P2 MRS CORNISH: Seth for amazing counting!
P1 MRS McGONIGLE & MRS FULTON: Charles for being a great helper and a kind friend. ( He looks after them if they are hurt )
P2 MRS HUNTER & MRS HARRON: Annabelle for working hard all week.
P3 MR ATCHESON: Myla for being a wonderful helper in the mornings in class.
P3 MRS GIBSON & MRS McKEOWN: Safaa for great kindness and always looking after her friends.
Nico plays her way to success
What great news. Nico came 3rd playing her flute at Holywood Music Festival.
Nico previously passed her flute Grade 1 exam with Distinction. This was her first flute performance in front of people!
Congratualtions to Nico. Keep playing!
P4 - P7 MERIT WINNERS 22 NOVEMBER
P4 MR FIELD:
Abbas for showing great enthusiasm in class and completing all tasks.
Brooke for working hard and completing excellent comprehension work.
P4 MRS MC KEOWN:
Tristan and Freddie for working well together in a team sharing objects into 5 groups in outdoor learning.
P4 MISS McDONALD:
Sibi for showing great determination to complete his work.
Maisie for working hard to develop her numeracy skills.
P5 MISS RIDDELL & MRS WILSON:
Jacob for learning his xylophone music really quickly.
Cormac for really good glockenspiel playing.
P5 MRS BROWN:
Riley and Rayan for making a great effort learning x4 and doing HTU multiplying sums.
P6 MRS RIDDALL:
James for excellent problem solving with numbers over 1 million.
Kate for super inference work.
P6 MRS HART:
Ben for completing fantastic Haiku Autumn poems.
Emily for excellent presentation during all work.
P7 MRS CLARKE & MRS HEAWOOD:
Cara-Louise for consistantly getting top marks in her spelling tests.
Emmy for being kind and friendly to members of other P7 classes during Anti-Bullying Week.
P7 MRS FRANCIS:
Bethany for working incredibly hard on digital time.
Leah for being extremely kind, caring and helpful.
P7 MR MC CONNELL
Willow, Gracie and Katie for making great progress with digital time.
STARS OF THE WEEK 22 NOVEMBER
P1 MRS SMITH & MRS WILSON: Finn is so helpful, often pushing in chairs and tidying up around him.
P1/ P2 MRS CORNISH: Lucas for being so kind and helpful. Always looks out for others.
P1 MRS McGONIGLE & MRS FULTON: Clodagh for being a super hard worker, always tries her best.
P2 MRS HUNTER & MRS HARRON: Jesse for being a great leader on our walk into Holywood.
P3 MR ATCHESON: Ruairi for great singing during our Nativity rehearsals.
P3 MRS GIBSON & MRS McKEOWN: Chloe for fablous singing and actions in rehearsals.
Shion shines at Holywood Music Festival
We were delighted to hear about Shion's piano achievements. Shion who is a P7 pupil, passed his piano Grade 3 exam with distinction.
At Holywood Music Festival he came third in the piano class and won a bronze medal.
Huge congratulations Shion. What great acheivements.
STARS OF THE WEEK 15 NOVEMBER
P1 MRS SMITH & MRS WILSON: Ruya for trying hard to listen well and follow instructions.
P1/ P2 MRS CORNISH: Nina is such a great listener and so well behaved.
P1 MRS McGONIGLE & MRS FULTON:Elish is such a kind girl to others.
P2 MRS HUNTER & MRS HARRON: Joseph for beautiful handwriting on his nativity invitation.
P3 MR ATCHESON: Sloane for super teamwork while working with P5 in our HPS togetherness week.
P3 MRS GIBSON & MRS McKEOWN: Myla for great number skills when learning together in P5.
