Giffnock Community Sports Hub are having an information stand at this event on Saturday 30th May.
Euro Quiz 2015 Finals
Well done to the Euro Quiz team. They came 5th out of 30 teams in the 2015 final at the Scottish Parliament building. The team, under the expert coaching of Miss Macrae, worked really hard and we are very proud of you all.
You can see all the teams in action by clicking here.
Cluster Tennis Champions
Well done to the Primary Four Tennis Team. They came first in the Cluster Tennis Tournament last week. Next up is the East Renfrewshire Final on the 20th May. Good luck!
Glasgow Music Festival
Well done to the school choir and instrumentalist and the P1 and P2 ‘Busbits’. Both groups performed last week at the Glasgow Music Festival. The judges were very impressed with the performances and the choir were awarded a merit.
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.
Scottish Education Awards
We 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.
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.
Quiz Masters!
Busby Staff were triumphant at the Williamwood High School Quiz night. Our resident experts had no competition as they marched to victory. The winners cup will take pride of place in our trophy cabinet!
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.
3rd ECO Flag Award
We 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!
Euro Champs
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
Parental Calendar
Please click here to see the updated calendar of events for this term.
Events for Parents and carers of Children and Young People with ASD
Please see the attached information for events in East Renfrewshire.
ERC Parent Equalities Forum
The first meeting of the Parent Equalities Forum will take place on Thursday 15th January in Woodfarm HS at 7pm. The main item on the agenda will be the Education Department’s Equalities Delivery Plan.
All parents are welcome to attend
