Holy Cross Girls'Primary School

Primary Five really enjoyed their trip to the Ulster Museum last week. The girls have been learning all about the artist Caravaggio. They entered the Creative Classrooms competition and were awarded a certificate for outstanding achievement so of course they just had to visit the artwork in real life while the artworks are in Belfast. The girls also visited Takabuti the Egyptian mummy and had a scavenger hunt. A great day was had by all!

Primary Six had some fun with IZAK9 today. They used it to revise some of the key concepts they have been learning in maths this year, including the ordering of fractions and percentages. There was great problem solving and team work on show as well. Izak9

🎼 Congratulations to these fabulous musicians who all recently passed their Grade One music exams. We had merits and a distinction amongst their results. The girls really deserved this as they have been working incredibly hard with Ms Lagan and Ms Bingham, as well as all the practising they have been doing in their own time. 🎶

Weekend Winners
We have a footballer who was named Trainer for the Week for the second time in 3 months along with 2 more match winning footballers, a girl who has achieved her bronze (stage 3) Lifeguard certificate, and a troupe of Irish Dancers who came away laden down with medals and trophies from Portaferry Feis.

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🎂 Birthday Girls 🎂

Mrs Owens was delighted to present certificates to the girls who represented the school at Feis Bhéal Feirste at the weekend. The girls performed their poems and conversation beautifully in front of lots of other schools. We are so proud of how well they all did, and thank them all for giving up their own time on behalf of Holy Cross Girls’.

Our Primary Five, Six and Seven girls were delighted to receive their certificates and lanyards for taking part in the Irish News Young Readers Project. The girls have enjoyed exploring the world of newspapers and enhancing their literacy skills through this project. Irish News

Happy birthday this week to:
Niamh Gourley
Caoimhe Cushnan and
Rachel Thompson

Well done to all our Ready to Learn girls, who received their certificates at assembly this morning. A huge thank you to Mrs McElroy, Ms Larkin and Miss McElroy for making the Ready to Learn after school so much fun.

Girls of the Week
13.6.24

Primary Six and Primary Seven had a fun afternoon together using IZAK9. Our Primary Seven girls produced their own Eliminator tasks for IZAK9 along with fabulous videos showcasing their ICT talents. They really got the brain cells working with their range of questions. Primary Six were very impressed and enjoyed working with Primary Seven to solve the puzzles. Izak9

It was lovely to welcome Angela, our local Tesco Community Champion, to school today. Our breakfast club girls were able to say thank you for the donation we received from the Tesco Strong Start Community Grants programme, as this has enabled us to provide free breakfasts to our girls this year. Thank you once again to everyone who voted and helped us to secure the grant.

Comhghairdeas to the girls who represented us at the Feis Bhéal Feirste on Saturday. The girls gave up their Saturday morning and performed beautifully at the Feis and we are so proud of them all. Well done girls!

Weekend Winners
It was a busy weekend for our girls. Some of our girls travelled all the way to Dublin to earn their trophies for disco dancing. Another group of girls travelled Drogheda to take part in their Irish dancing Feis. We had footballers who got trophies and medals at their end of year awards for their clubs, including a P7 who was Player of the Year. One of our P7s took part in the Northern Ireland Trampolining Championships and we had gymnastics of the month. Last, but not least, the girls who represented Holy Cross Girls’ at the Feis Bheal Feirste. Well done everyone.

SUMMER SINGING COURSE 2024

We are thrilled to be able to offer our singing course to boys and girls aged 8-16 this August!

🗓️ 5 - 9 August

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Our girls enjoyed taking part in the annual Primary Schools’ Irish Traditional Music Performance organised by Glengormley School of Traditional Music this week.

Primary school children showcase traditional music skills in Belfast city centre PRIMARY schools from across Belfast have been showcasing their traditional music skills at a special two-day event in the city centre.