Food Fest

INTERNATIONAL FOOD FEST

Saturday 24th March

12:00noon—2:00p.m.

School Assembly Hall

This is a major event in our school year. It is a fun-filled day for all the family and an opportunity to celebrate the cultural diversity at the heart of our school community.

For the event to be a success we need as many people as possible to contribute by making an international or local dish, salad or dessert of at least 10 portions. Please remember that our school is a nut free zone and dishes containing nuts cannot be served.

If you can contribute a dish or help on the day please complete the reply slip  and return to your child’s class teacher as soon as possible.

Food Fest reply slip

Hockey Results

matches at Grosvenor Grammar School. The boys lost their first match against Inchmarlo 1-2, but they played well and were unlucky not to snatch a late equaliser. Excellent goalkeeping from Finn Hagan and a cool finish from Thomas Armstrong were the highlights of the game. In the second match against Campbell, Alex Armstrong’s goal was enough to give Stranmillis a 1-0 victory. The final match against Strandtown was a great contest, with both teams attacking and defending well. Stranmillis led for most of the game thanks to a Gregory Conway goal, but Strandtown didn’t give up, and scored a late equaliser.

On Friday, the girls played against Ben Madigan, Holywood and Strandtown. The team competed well in all three fixtures, which all finished 0-0. Fiona Murray played excellently at the back and stopped several attacks from the opposition teams. Stranmillis did have chances to score, but were unable to find a breakthrough. Well done to all the children involved.

NI Cup Match

ROAD TRIP, PENALTIES AND KFC!

The boys’ football team travelled to Strabane last Tuesday to play Sion Mills Primary in the N.I Cup. After a long bus journey, Stranmillis started slowly and conceded an early goal after ten minutes. The home side played attractive passing football, and were unfortunate that they didn’t increase their lead before the break. Determined to get back into the game, Stranmillis started the second half well and created some good chances. Five minutes after the restart, Ihan Westerhuis hit a speculative shot from just over the halfway line, which bounced over the head of the opposition goalkeeper and into the roof of the net. Stranmillis continued to push forward and Finn Hagan was on hand to put the visitors into the lead after a goalmouth scramble. Sion Mills responded almost immediately and the game finished 2-2.

Both teams created chances in extra-time, but neither side was able to make a breakthrough. The game had to be decided on penalties as there are no replays in the N.I Cup competition. Ihan Westerhuis calmly slotted the first penalty into the corner of the net. Sion Mills missed their first attempt, and successful penalties from Thomas Armstrong and Andrew McMurray saw Stranmillis progress to the next round of the cup. Before making the long trip home, the boys enjoyed the traditional post match meal in KFC, where their knowledge and experience of the KFC menu was remarkable! Well done to all the boys involved.

11 a-side

STRANMILLIS TAKE A POINT FROM THE DOUBLE-HEADER

Last week, the boys’ football team played Methody Prep and Campbell College Junior School in the 11-a-side league. On Tuesday, a very confident Methody side arrived at the YMCA hoping to build on their success against Stranmillis earlier in the season. The away side were dominant in the first half and went into the break leading by three goals. Determined to avoid a heavy defeat, Stranmillis started the second half much brighter and began to compete in midfield and take a hold of the game. After ten minutes, they got their reward when Thomas Armstrong made a superb run down into the box and crossed for Isaac Jarman to tap in his 4th goal of the season. Sensing the come back was possible, the home side pressed forward and Caleb Bowden scored a fantastic goal into the roof of the net. Despite continued pressure from Stranmillis, the boys were unable to equalise and lost the game 3-2.

On Wednesday, Campbell College Junior School were the visitors to the YMCA. Stranmillis started well and created some early chances. Ten minutes into the first half, Isaac Jarman intercepted a back pass from a Campbell defender and calmly slotted the ball into the corner of the net. Stranmillis looked in control of the game, with the back four of Patrick Hanna, Adam Simms, Ted Linton and Matthew Moran proving to be a very solid defence. In the second half, Campbell created some good chances and equalised after a scramble in the goal mouth. Both teams could have gone on to win the game, but in the end a draw was a fair result. Well done to all the boys involved.