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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.
The Incredible BBC ‘Ten Pieces’ Take-Over Day
On 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.
Fair Trade Award
We have recently been award ‘FairAware’ status by the Fiar Trade Association for our work on raising awaress of fair trade. We are now working towards the ‘FairActive’ and hope to achieve this soon. The Nurseyr has also won the first ‘How Fair Trade is your Nursery?’ competition. Click here to see the blog posted by the Fair Trade Forum.
Parent Council Meeting
All parents are warmly invited to the next Busby Parent Council Meeting. The meeting is on Wednesday 14th January, 6.45pm at Williamwood High School. Please come along.
Please click here for the agenda.
Man and Toddler Group
Please click here for further information about the meetings for young dads or male carers with children from 0 – 5.
Lockerbie Visit (2)
Enjoying songs and marshmallows around the campfire and exploring by canoe!
June Newsletter
A copy of the June newsletter is available here or on the Newsletter section of the website.
Ardentinny – some more photos
They all look like they are having a fantastic time.
One of the team challenges.
Proud of their achievements!
P1 Induction Presentation
Click below to see the P1 Induction presentation. It was fantastic to meet the children and parents joining the Primary 1 classes. We look forward to seeing you again on Thursday.
Registering your Child for Primary School 14th – 18th January 2013
East Renfrewshire Council has set up one week when you should register your child for school education in East Renfrewshire. You must register at your catchment school, even if you intend to make a placing request to another school or to defer your place and keep your child at home for another year. The school will be able to provide you with a placing request form. You will require to complete this form and return it to the Education Department.
If you intend to educate your child privately or at home you should still register at your local catchment school.
You may choose to enrol you son or daughter in either the local denominational or local non-denominational school. This choice will determine the secondary school to which your child will transfer.
If your child is aged five between 1 March 2013 and the end of February 2014 you shuld come along to the primary school bewteen 1.30pm and 3.30pm any day during the week of Monday 14 January 2013 to Friday 18 January 2013.
You should bring your child’s birth cirtificate, your child benefit statement or a bank statement showing your child benefit award, a copy of your current council tax notice and mortgage statement or rental agreement.
For further information please visit the East Renfrewshire Council website; contact Ann Nairn, East Renfrewshire Council, on 0141 577 3578 or ask at the school offfice.
If you wish to make a placing request for your child for the session beginning in August 2013 you should return a completed placing request form to Ann Nairn before 31 January 2013 to:
Placing Requests,
East Renfrewshire Council Offices, Education Department,
211 Main Street,
Barrhead,
East Renfrewshire
G78 1SY
Placing request forms can be downloaded from the council website or from the school office.
Maths Problem for the Weekend (3): Scottish Culture Week
Paw Broon has won the Postcode lottery! Hooray!
He spent two thirds of his winnings on a baronial Highland castle.
He spent two thirds of what he had left on a luxury yacht so he could take the family on a tour of the Scottish Islands and sea lochs.
Then he spent two thirds of what he had left on funding a scientific expedition to locate the Loch Ness Monster.
He spent his final £20,000 on treating Maw Broon to a week at Skibo Castle.
How much did Paw Broon win on the lottery?
National Autistic Society Parent Seminars
The family programme in partnership with East Renfrewshire carers centre would like to invite you along to our one day parent seminars. Help! Seminars provide information and advice to families of children affected by Autism (including Asperger Syndrome) up to and inclusive of 18yrs old. Please see links for further details.
Set4Sport with Judy Murray
On Thursday 22nd November, Judy Murray and her team of coaches came on a ‘play date session’ with the staff and pupils of Primary 1 and 2. Set4Sport is a programme designed by Andy Murray’s mother, Judy and its message is all about having fun in the family environment. The equipment needed for these games and exercises will almost certainly already be in your garden or home. If not, they can be found cheaply in most toy stores. For further information about Set4Sport visit http://www.set4sport.com/. Thanks go to one of our parents, Valerie Bruce, for donating this prize to the school.
Here are some of the children’s comments abou the day:
“I liked playing all the games,” Lara
“I liked jumping over the sharks and the river,” Nicholas
“Judy Murray showed me how I can keep fit by tidying my bedroom,” John
