P5-P7 pupils participated in competitive and fun events at the 2024 Hart Olympics, in small teams. Winners from each year group will be awarded their prizes in a special Olympic Ceremony next week. We are very proud of all the boys and girls who took part.
On Wednesday 5th June, all children in P4 to P7 classes who took part in Shared Education this year with Presentation PS had a wonderful time at Portadown Peoples Park. They spent the day taking part in a variety of different sports that was run by the staff from Healthy Kidz. Here are some photos to show what they did while at the park.
The third and last day of our school trip was another succesful one. After our breakfast we headed outside to the big, open field at the front. Here we had both archery and frisbee golf set up. After throwing our frisbees and pretending to be Robin Hood, it was time for wall climbing! This all went really well and led us to our last lunch in Tanagh. And as we loaded up the bags, said our goodbyes and got in our seats ... the sun came out.
Day 2 in Tanagh, another day full of fun even though the sun didn't always show up. We went orienteering and had a battle with bow and arrow. We ate some lovely goujons for lunch. After, we took to the water again to go canoeing. Cold water did not bother our P7L! After dinner we went outside to explore the local forests and see what plants and bugs we could find. We finished the night with some karaoke. Another great day with some (very) tired pupils.
We were very fortunate to have Laurence form Hope Community Church to lead our assembly today. He spoke about the importance of having a positive mindset, facing our fears and having confidence in ourselves. We really enjoyed his singing!
We were very fortunate to have the Reverend Orr come to speak to us again today in assembly. He has reached ‘E’ in the alphabet of messages and today he spoke about Earth and Eyes.
He told us the story of Jesus healing a blind man using mud and saliva.
We sang ‘Our God is so big’.
On Wednesday 1st May, Hart Memorial PS and Presentation PS showcased the work they have completed throughout the academic year in Shared Education through an event held in the Millennium Court in Portadown. Parents, children, governors and Principals from both schools came to this wonderful event. A lovely sense of community was felt throughout the day.
Displays of the work children have completed this academic year from P1 to P7 were on show. Hart Memorial PS and Presentation PS have been taking part in Shared Education lessons for over 25 years and bonds are as strong as ever between the two schools. This could clearly be seen from the work and photographs that were on display for everyone to see.
Both schools would like to thank the following for their help and support last year and this year -
- Bethany and her amazing team from Oasis Youth came to school and hosted a workshop and from this lots of children from both schools enjoy going to the afterschool clubs they offer.
- Healthy Kidz staff are always on hand to help the children celebrate all the work that has been completed during Shared Education lessons. They host a fun day at the Peoples Park for P4 to P7 children and a fun morning for the P1 to P3 children; during the month of June.
- Currently the P6 children from Hart Memorial PS and Presentation PS, are taking part in a basketball project run by PeacePlayers. Alex made contact with school at the start of the year and has organised 4 weeks of basketball workshops. The boys and girls are having a great time learning lots of new skills.
- The Millennium Court in Portadown allowed the schools to use their amazing building to host the event. A huge thank you from both schools for allowing this.
- Also, a big thanks to Tesco in Portadown for the tea, coffee, milk and biscuits that were supplied by them and used during the event.
We were very privileged to have Stuart Reid in school to speak at the KS2 assembly. Stuart motivated everyone with his enthusiasm for reading books and writing creatively. The children had so much fun, whilst also gaining superb knowledge from our visitor.
