Newtownards Model Primary School

19/03/2026

It was a pleasure to be part of the fabulous manner with which our pupils finished off a great season of hockey @ Model PS.
Thanks to Regent House School, Mrs Ryan & Mr Gray for bringing yesterday’s blitz event together.

We couldn’t have asked for more from the boys and girls. They all showed incredible grit, determination and tenacity throughout all of their matches. Like a great Holywood blockbuster the matches had everything from drama to sadness, even a couple of real nail-biters!

Additional special mentions to the mums who also helped out today and to our retiring P7 pupils for their commitment to hockey during their time with us.

We appreciate everyone who contributes to hockey at our school.

Graham Bennett

14/03/2026

The sun inspired a little sunbathing at snack time and a few budding young Wimbledon hopefuls in P3 PE this week !

14/03/2026

P4P planted carrot seeds in our garden for Science week🥕

14/03/2026

Science experiment in P3 with vinegar and baking soda-using simple household ingredients to simulate an eruption through an acid-base reaction. By mixing baking soda (base) and vinegar (acid), carbon dioxide gas is produced, creating foam and "lava" that erupts from a container hidden inside our volcano . The children’s faces say it all ! 💕

13/03/2026

One of the questions we were thinking of for Science Week was, “what makes the best design for a paper plane?” We set this challenge to the  children and this afternoon we had our first ever Newtonards Model paper plane competition! Two winners from each class competed in our grand final and big congratulations to James, Austin and Theo who were our top three overall! 

13/03/2026

11/03/2026

As part of Science Week and linking in with our Italy & The Romans topics, P3Y enjoyed erupting Mount Vesuvius. We used vinegar, baking soda and Fairy liquid for our experiment to see how the different substances would react. Everyone had great fun!

11/03/2026

As part of Science Week and after learning about the Dig For Victory campaign during World War II, P4S decided to do a little digging of our own this afternoon and planted some carrots!

06/03/2026

The sun shone for day two at Ganaway! The children had a fabulous trip, they threw themselves into all the activities and their behaviour was excellent. They’ll sleep well tonight!

06/03/2026

Another act of kindness from Scrabo Service Station!

A wonderful treat arrived in school before lunch today courtesy of one of our school dads, Ryan Patterson.
Ryan left in ice lollies for all the children and staff too.
From us all here at school, thank you for your generosity.

Be sure to support and shop local!

06/03/2026

Not only was it World Book Day,Dojo and trophy day in Key Stage One but it was also Superman’s birthday! We said farewell to Miss Campbell in P4 who has done an amazing job and wished her well for her next placement in Key Stage Two . Well done to all of our superstar award winners !

06/03/2026

MASSIVE CONGRATULATIONS to Cali & Lottie

Recently, Cali had a very busy weekend as she competed for Entourage Athletics in Stunt City held at the Waterfront Hall. She smashed it : 1st place Tiny solo & 1st place 'ICONS' u10 Level 1Team
She then competed in the National Gymnastics League for Pro-Star Gymnastics & managed another 3 medals
1st Bars, 1st Floor, 3rd Beam

Lottie also attended and had a fantastic competition too, coming away with a 2nd & 3rd place on floor & beam!

Proud mums and a proud school for these talented girls