Holy Cross Boys PS, Belfast
Key Info/Dates: TRIPS: P2 Streamvale Farm on Thursday 30th April. Assemblies: P4M R13 Thursday 23rd April & P1Q R2 Friday 24th April 26. CAREERS Week from Monday 20th to Friday 24th April 26. Danske Bank Financial Literacy Workshop for YEAR 5 classes Tuesday 21st April 11.00-2.30. HCB Annual Barbecue: on Friday 1st May 2026 (Finish @12.00noon). May Bank Holidays: Monday 4th, Tuesday 5th & Monday 25th & Tuesday 26th May 2026. St Anne Trust Belfast Choir of the Year @St Anne's Cathedral Tuesday 12 May. Sports Days: P2 (9.15-10.15) & P1 (10.30-11.30) on Tues 2nd June 2026. P4 (9.15-10.15) & P3 (10.30-11.30) on Wed 3rd June 2026. P6 (9.15-10.15) & P5 (@10.30-11.30 on Thur 4th June 2026.  P7 (Mon 15th June @9.30-11.00am). Big Bassoon Day with the Ulster Orchestra in Townsend Street on Thursday 21 May 10.00. Cullens Funfair: Sun 24 to Sun 31 May 2026. Holy Communion: Friday 22nd May@11am.  YEAR 7 School Show: Monday 8th (KS1 and Nursery), Tuesday 9th (KS2), Wednesday 10th (Parents) & Thursday 11th June (Parents).                               
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Term 1 AR (Accelerated Reader) Awards for pupils who achieved their individual targets

12th Dec 2023

With term one finishing next week, it was time to reward the pupils who have met their individual reading targets in AR. Many boys received certificates for their efforts from AR Coordinator, Mr. Connolly, but those who achieved their target points got the opportunity to guess a three-digit code to open the AR safe and collect the £20 reward inside.
Unfortunately, we had no winning code chosen, so another opportunity to win will be offered next week but only to those boys that have read the most words in the next week.
Boys who have shown a positive attitude to their reading, which was reflected in their word count also got certificates.
Individual teachers have also been giving out reward passes for effort e.g. homework passes, non-uniform pass, extra play pass, break of choice pass etc. It’s fair to say that the homework pass proved a very popular choice.
We encourage all the boys to read over the Christmas holidays, so they are ready to quiz as soon as they start term two and give themselves an opportunity to reach targets and receive rewards.
It definitely pays to read in Holy Cross Boys’.