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• Nursery/P1 update

  Wed 15 Dec 2021
  

• The Great Hardy Cut Off!!

  Wed 08 Dec 2021

  In June 2022 we’re going to host a fundraiser on the playground with as many staff, pupils and parents as possible getting ‘chopped for charity’ in aid of the super ‘Little Princess Trust’. 
   

  6 months to go .......... ready,steady,GROW!

  

• Armagh Foodbank Donations

  Wed 08 Dec 2021

  A magnificent 240kg of food and £700 in donations was delivered to Richard Thompson of Armagh Foodbank this morning in lieu of teachers presents this Christmas. Thanks to all our parents and pupils for their generosity🎄🎄

  

• November Award Winners

  Mon 06 Dec 2021

  Congratulations to our Monthly Certificate Award winners!

  

• Congratulations Thomas!!

  Mon 29 Nov 2021

  Congratulations once again to Thomas Ferris. Thomas' stamp design has now progressed through to the grand final which will be judged in Feb 2022 by Prince Charles. He is now one of two winners in NI. This is an absolutely outstanding achievemnent for our P4 pupil. In this round the judging panel consisted of:

  • The Prime Minister, Rt Hon Boris Johnson MP

  • Family of Captain Sir Tom Moore - his daughter Hannah Ingram-Moore and grandchildren, Benjie and Georgia

  • Baroness Floella Benjamin

  • Simon Thompson, CEO, Royal Mail

   

  We are also delighted that the other winner from NI has a connection to our school. Mrs A Smith works in St Patrick's PS and has been a close colleague of Mrs McClughan in our Shared Education Partnership. Her daughter's stamp design was also chosen. Well done to Grace!

  

• Remembrance Day Service and Special Service for Private Jack McCoo

  Thu 11 Nov 2021

  Remembrance Day is always a special day at Hardy Memorial PS. A special thankyou to the boys and girls in the Pupil Council who attended the service at the Cenotaph and laid a wreath on belhalf of the school. As always we are very proud of our pupils.

   

  Today a Special Commemoration then took place at our school - The Re-Dedication of a Tree planted in our grounds in memory of Private Jack McCoo by Jack's sister Mrs Kathleen Neville.

   

  Jack was one of four brothers who served during WWII. He joined the 1st Battalion The Royal Irish Rifles 19 Platoon - D Company.  Jack's platoon landed in Normandy at roughly 9pm on on the evening of D Day 6 June 1944. in Horsa Gliders which landed on Landing Zone N to the North of Pegasus Bridge. Sadly Jack was killed while on a patrol sweeping the woods on 13 June. He is buried in Ranville Cemetary. On his grave it states he was 21 yrs old however he had lied about his age to join and was actually only 19 when he died. 

   

  The plaque will serve as a reminder to the Hardy Memorial and wider Richhill community of the sacrifice made by Jack and many like him. We are very priviledged that it is present on the tree in our school grounds.

   

  A special thankyou to Mrs Neville, Mr Kyle Quinn, Mr Jackie and Gary McCoo, Rev Carlton Baxter and all those who played a special part in making today happen.

  

• Christmas Shoebox Appeal!

  Tue 09 Nov 2021

  A huge thank you to everyone who donated Shoe Boxes to Team Hope/Drop Inn Christmas Appeal. Over 120 shoeboxes collected. Thank you for your huge generosity!

  

• October Award Winners

  Tue 09 Nov 2021

  Congratulations to our super October Award Winners! Well done!

  

• September Award Winners!

  Wed 06 Oct 2021

  A huge well done to all our award winners for the month of September. Thank you to Miss Herron and her helpers for a wonderful assembly and also a big thank you to Rebekah from the Cancer Fund for Children who joined us to accept a cheque for £2,290.32. This was half of the incredible total raised during our ‘180 Challenge’ in support of Rory Best and baby Theo.

  

• Congratulations Thomas!!

  Tue 28 Sep 2021

  Congratulations to our P4 pupil Thomas Ferris who has become one of only 7 NI winners in the Royal Mail Hero Stamp Design competition. The competition was organised in May and received 606,049 entries. Thomas' design depicted the hero 'Professor Sarah Gilbert' who was responsible for helping develop the Covid 19 vaccine. We are so proud of Thomas and his achievement. Well done!