Category Archives: – Achievement

- Achievement, - Pupils, parent council, parents

The Big Bag Pack

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We raised a total of £513.16 ! from which we will make a donation to Yorkhill Hospital.

The children did a really wonderful job representing Busby Primary and we had so many positive comments from customers saying how smart, polite and helpful the children were – so a very big thank you  and well done to P7s Abby, Libby, Sophie, Steven, Thomas, Keir, Ellie, Sally, Fran, Lou, Nicholas, Owen and Niamh and all their parents !

A big thank you also to Erin, Caleb and Eva who also bag packed and to those P7s who were enjoying bag packing so much they stayed on beyond their allotted time .

Asda staff were very accommodating and friendly. Customers were very generous, some of whom still donated, even though they chose to pack their own bags. Will write a thank you to Jen at Asda.

Everyone is keen to do again !

Busby Primary Parent Council

- Achievement, parents

Thank you!

“The East Renfrewshire Convoy to Calais leaves this Thursday at 8pm from the car park of ER Council HQ in Eastwood Park, Giffnock. They are taking the largest single donation from anywhere in Scotland.  Schools and nurseries from all over East Renfrewshire responded with overwhelming generosity to the appeal.  All parents, children and staff are invited to be there for the send-off. The convoy organisers want to give the families who contributed the opportunity to see their donations leave, and to send the convoy off in style.

 We hope you can join us.”

 

 

- Achievement, - Pupils

Tartan Tycoons – Questionnaire Results

The proposal to create a Busby Primary School tartan was developed in order to create a sense of identity as a Scottish primary school in our local East Renfrewshire community. The idea is being supported by Kinloch Anderson who have offered to register one of the tartans designed by our pupils. This provides an exciting opportunity for Busby Primary School to lead the way in a unique initiative that has never been done before.

In order to progress this initiative we feel that it is vital to consult parents to provide a sense of ownership with regards to the final decision being made. The children and staff members were also consulted in this decision. The pupils carried out their own market research with the parents of Busby Primary school.

Through a Masterclass, tartan designs have been submitted by children in the second level of the school which provides ownership of the initiative and ensures that children are involved at all stages of the process. The final decision on the design of the busby tartan is yet to be made by our guest judges.

Please click here to read the results of the pupil survey.

- Achievement, - Pupils

School Videos

Please click on the links in the ‘School Video’ section on the left hand side to see the films we have made showcasing life at Busby. Our ‘Loving the Learning’ film highlights the work being carried out in our master classes with a focus on food and health. The two ‘Ten Pieces’ films celebrate the pupils’ achievements during this fantastic project with the BBC. We hope you enjoy them.

- Achievement, Science Week, Sciences, Technologies, Uncategorized

STEMM Week

The week beginning 16th March was our annual STEMM week – we added an extra ‘M’ for Medicine! It was a fabulous week with trips to the Snow Zone and the Museum of Rural Life. We showcased our work in Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths from the year. We also had parents leading workshops, alongside STEM ambassadors and business partners. The week finished with our STEMM Fayre where parents and families could try out experiments, maths puzzles and engineering problems for themselves. Feedback was highly positive and we hope you learned something new.

 

- Achievement

Scottish Education Awards

scottish-education-awards-2015-480x316We are extremely pleased and very excited to announce that Busby Primary has been shortlisted for one of this year’s Scottish Education Awards in the catagory of ‘Enterprise and Employability Across Learning’. We will be visited by the judges after Easter where we will share the fantastic learning experiences of the pupils.

- Achievement, - Pupils, choir, Expressive Arts, music, Uncategorized

The Incredible BBC ‘Ten Pieces’ Take-Over Day

10 piecesOn the 26th of March, the BBC came to Bubsy and ‘took over’ for the day. We were only one of four schools chosen in Scotland. There were musicians from the Scottish Symphony Orchestra working with our musicians, an opera singer working with the choir and animators and film makers working with groups of children. The day finished with a performance of ‘Zadok the Priest’, the premier of the documentary and animation and the performance of a song written on the day. What a fantastic experience and can’t wait until next week when we have our showcase for parents and guests. Watch this space for the videos of this truly exciting and unforgettable day. We have also uploaded our videos and art work and hope that some of it may be chosen to be shown at the Proms in the Albert Hall later on in the year. P7 have included some of their thoughts in their class blog.

Click here to visit the ‘Ten Pieces’ web page. You can watch the original BBC Film on the BBC i-player from here.

- Achievement, - Pupils, Eco

3rd ECO Flag Award

greenflag1We are proud to announce that we have just had our green flag renewed for the third time. An assessor from Eco-Schools Scotland came out to see the fantastic work that has been going on at Busby since our last submission. She was extremely impressed with the work that the children are leading and was overwhelmed by the confidence and dedication they demonstrated towards the Eco work. She said, “At all times I found your pupils to be enthusiastic, articulate and knowledgeable about Eco-schools learning and activities.” She was also very impressed by the Eco Committee and identified that they are doing an, “Excellent job in motivating others to take positive environmental action.” Well done, everyone!

- Achievement, - Pupils

Euro Champs

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Well done to the Busby Euro Quiz Team – they came first in the East Renfrewshire Competition. We are extremely proud of them all as this is the first time that Busby Primary has won this prestigious award. Their hard work and dedication really paid off. A big thank you also goes to Miss Macrae. She has supported the pupils at lunch times and after school. The National round takes place in Edinburgh in May. We wish our team all the very best.

Click for  the link to the Scottish European Education trust Twitter feed