Quiz Victory!

March 31, 2016 Hamish Budge Leave a comment

UPDATE: It was confirmed this afternoon that Sgoil a’ Bhac are indeed Western Isles Champions and will go on to complete in the next round in Dingwall in May.

A team of our P7 pupils took part in the National Rotary Club Quiz for Schools this week. This is the first time that the event has been held in the Western Isles. We were delighted to hear that our team were victorious in the Lewis and Harris heat and came back to school with the trophy, beating a number of teams from other island schools.We’d all like to say a huge well done to our P7 team, Luke, Tom, Hannah and Cara.

We will find out later this week if they’ve managed to qualify for the North Finals of this national event, which will be held in Dingwall next term.

Our winning team with Mr Maclennan and Mr Woods who organised the quiz.

School Office

Vision Statement Consultation

March 28, 2016 Hamish Budge Leave a comment

One aspect of the School’s Improvement Plan this session was to develop a new school vision statement. In consultation with staff and pupils, we’ve drawn up a short list of possible statements. We would now like to consult with parents and establish from you which of the draft statements you’d prefer to use to convey the aspirational vision for the school in the years ahead.

The draft statements from pupils and staff:

On a journey to achievement – Air an t-slighe gu Soirbheas

Creating excellence through opportunity for all – A’ cruthachadh cothroman sonraichte le chèile

Motivated to learn

Our School, our learning, our future – Ar sgoil, ar ionnsachadh, ar teachdail

Bring out the best in Back

Be the best that you can be

Excellent learning: bright future

Be happy, be yourself, be the best

Please Note: Some suggestions above were submitting in Gaelic and English. The final choice will be published in both languages.

You can vote using the form on this letter: 096 Letter to Parents – 28.03.16

Sgoil a' Bhac

Sport Relief 2016

March 24, 2016 Hamish Budge Leave a comment

Thank you to everyone who participated in our Sport Relief activities last Friday. It was a very enjoyable day, the sun shone and all the children had a fantastic time while helping to raise money for a very worthy cause.

The total raised was £440.14

Thank you to all the parents who donated sponsor money, baking and came along to spectate on the day.

School Office

Updated Withdrawal Form

March 17, 2016 Hamish Budge Leave a comment

Following feedback from parents, we have updated and made changes to the form used to notify the school of intentions to withdraw children for planned short periods for holidays, family events, sports participation etc.

The form now includes guidance notes for parents that include information about the process and how such absences are categorised. The revised form has been added to the ‘School Forms’ page of the website and can also be downloaded using the link below.

Notification to Withdraw – Sgoil a’ Bhac Mar 16

G1-2

G1-2 Sponsored Walk and Silence

March 11, 2016 Hamish Budge Leave a comment

G1-2 did a water focused topic at the beginning of Term 3. The children suggested giving money to children in deprived countries who don’t have clean water to drink. As a class we decided to do a sponsored walk and silence to raise money for UNICEF. The children walked 2.2 miles this morning and then participated in a silence for 1 hour 20 mins!! Didn’t they do well! Some parents joined us for the walk and Finlay’s dad drove the support car for us. We are overwhelmed by everyone’s generosity…..we have raised almost £600!!!