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Author: Miss Whitelaw
Behind the Scenes
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Micro Bits
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Check out our amazing P6/7 class exploring and successfully coding games onto MicroBits! Truly brilliant and wonderful enthusiasm in the class challenging themselves to tricky codes after only being introduced to Microbits LAST WEEK!
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Micro Bits
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Through a successful application we have 20 Micro bits available in school to help teach digital literacy and coding as part of our technologies curriculum.
We have introduced Micro Bits, making it easy to have immediate success with coding. It’s great for simple, tangible introductions to digital and computing technologies. Helping students learn what digital and computing technologies are and how they work
The children in the upper classes have thrived using this new technology and are setting themselves a challenge to learn how to play ‘Rock, Paper, Scissors.’ Check back in later to see the results!!
G r e a t E x p l o r i n g E v e r y o n e !
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Sphere BOLTs
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East Ayrshire’s digital learning library has given Bellsbank the opportunity to explore the Sphere BOLTS as part of our digital literacy and coding curriculum.
We have introduced Sphere BOLT, a fully programmable and highly advanced technology into our curriculum this year which promotes coding and STEM principles through play-based learning. As part of their mission, Sphere BOLT aims to empower all learners to use skills such as: exploration, imagination and perseverance. As an introduction to this new programming initiative we have encouraged children to explore the controls and manipulate their Sphere BOLT to navigate an obstacle course. Our aim, in line with Sphere BOLT is to ‘encourage the world’s future Changemakers’ by fostering a love of robotics within our pupils as well as giving them the confidence to learn through trial and error methods.
Its clear to see the children have enjoyed their first experience using these robots and I’m sure they’ve shot to the top of their Christmas Lists already!
G r e a t E x p l o r i n g E v e r y o n e !
Kids Acting Up!
Good Morning,
*Sent on Behalf of Chloe at Kids Acting Up*
“We had a phenomenal response to our class so far and are looking to starting very soon. We hope to start the week after the October school holidays. (w/b 24th October 2022) Once we have all the enrolment forms, we will be in touch regarding days and times in the next coming weeks.”
Could you please register your interest if you haven’t done so in the next few days following the link below;
https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=oyzTzM4Wj0KVQTctawUZKWmnN4O6-v5Iq3NcRxmpwNZUM0NQVDZMVzE0UVdIM0haUU5ZMzZDS1ZEMi4u
Acting Up
Good Evening,
following on from Mrs Currie’s message on Friday, if you would like to register your interest in the new after school acting/drama session please follow the link below and complete the online FORM.
Alternatively, there will be access to the FORM via the School Dojo and School App.
Thanks,
G. Whitelaw
Data Consent Forms
The forms below have been designed to allow parents to complete one consent form for all siblings attending the same school / ECC.
Previously, parents of a family of 3 children in Bellsbank last year would have completed 9 forms!!
This year you only need to complete each form below once, but name all children attending that establishment.
These are your Data Consent Forms and they must be completed ASAP.
If you have any trouble accessing the FORMS and require assistance to complete, please contact me directly and I can arrange a suitable time to meet and assist where I can.
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Bellsbank Primary School – EAC Photographic Consent for Children and Young People
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Bellsbank Primary School: EAC Acceptable Use of Computer Facilities
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Bellsbank Primary School – EAC Parent Pay Consent
Thanks,
G. Whitelaw
Instrumental Music Tuition
Music Service EOI letter – Brass
Please click the attached link to access a letter regarding an opportunity that your son/daughter is now eligible for.
This is aimed at pupils in P6 and P7 only.
If you would like your child to be tested for a Brass instrument, then please complete the Expression of Interest MS form here
alternatively, please scan the QR code below to access the FORM.
