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Sports Day 2014
Today, Sgoil a’ Bhac held it’s annual Sports Day. We had an excellent turnout of family supporters who cheered on children in 100m, sack race, egg and spoon, partner race, hopper race, 200m and relays.
We would like to say a big well done to all the children who participated today. You all tried your best and made it a great event.
Thank you to the staff and volunteers who helped to organise and run today’s event.
We’re sharing a small selection of photos here and we’ll run the full selection on the screen in the foyer this week.
P2 and P3 ‘Fun Fours’ Football
Some of our P2 and P3 pupils took part in a special football festival for Lewis schools today. It was organised by the Council’s Sport Development and Active Schools teams. This festival aimed to enhance children’s ability to run, throw, jump and kick the ball and to develop balance and co-ordination through playing four-a-side football games. All our pupils did really well and enjoyed their day. Thank you to Mrs Graham (G1-3), Mr Macdonald (Janitor) and Mrs Macdonald (Parent) for escorting the pupils to this event.
The picture below shows them returning to school with their certificates of participation.
Sgoil a’ Bhac Memories – Book Launch
Everyone at Sgoil a’ Bhac would like to congratulate the book committee on the successful launch of their book ‘Sgoil a’ Bhac Memories Through the Ages’.
This book is the culmination of months of hard work and perseverance by the committee in gathering information, stories and photos, identify the names of hundreds of former pupils and staff and bringing all this together in a volume that charts the 136 year history of schools and education in Sgire a’ Bhac.
It was a delight to see the community coming together at the school last night to see the launch of the book with an evening of talks, singing and musical performances.
Nach math a rinn sibh!
After selling out the initial delivery of books on the launch night, copies will be available for sale at Gordon’s Shop and in Stornoway newsagents in the coming weeks.
Well Done to our April Achievers
Well done to all the pupils who were awarded certificates today as our April Achievers. As well as lots of certificates from our six classes, all the P4 pupils were awarded achievements for their efforts and improvement in swimming lessons this year.
Changes to School Bus Services
Due to the implementation of new bus contracts during the school holidays, there have been some changes to timetables in buses travelling to and from Sgoil a’ Bhac in the morning and the afternoon.
A revised timetable for all services to and from Sgoil a’ Bhac is attached below.
Revised School Transport Timetable – Back School from 14.04.14
Welcome Back
The summer term is upon us!
Welcome back everyone. We hope you all had a refreshing break and are ready for the start of the new term.
We will be confirming dates later this week for events taking place this term. They will be published on our website and circulated to parents when completed.
Sport Relief 2014
Our Pupil Council organised a range of different activities to mark this year’s Sport Relief and raise money for this good cause.
They began with a sports activity morning for pupils in P1-3. They had different activity stations set up around the hall and our younger pupils raced round the stations.
This was followed by an afternoon tea for parents and a football tournament for pupils. The winners of the pupil tournament went head-to-head with an elite staff team. After a close contest , the pupils pipped the staff 1-0. All their events combined raised a total of £145.00. Thank you to the Pupil Council, especially Hannah Macleod, who led the organisation of these events.
Soccer Sevens 2014 – Dundee
Our boys who took part in the North of Scotland Soccer 7s finals in Dundee have arrived home safely. They were all praised throughout their trip They qualified for this prestigious competition by winning the local heats in Stornoway against Lewis and Harris schools earlier in the year.
In the finals they played against nine other teams from Inverness, Aberdeen, Perth, Dundee and Skye. The standard in the competition was very high and the games were tough but the boys tried their best throughout. They won two of their games and drew another two but lost five games by a small margin. Their wins included a 2-0 victory over nearest rivals Portree.
The team, James Maclennan, Euan Anderson, Lee Maclean, Hector Macdonald, Steven Mutch, David Anderson, Ross Maciver, Calum Maclennan and Andrew Macdonald, were described as being a credit to the school and the community for their exemplary behaviour, positive attitude and commitment throughout their trip and the eight games they played.
We would like to thank Mr Dano Macdonald, Mrs Lena Maclennan and Mrs Chrisell Macleod for escorting the team. We’d like to also thank Dano for training and preparing the team for the competition in recent weeks. Thanks as well to the parents of the boys who supported us with fundraising and organising the trip. Well Done boys!
Soccer 7s
All of us at Sgoil a’ Bhac would like to say a huge well done to our boys football team who were competing in the North of Scotland Soccer 7s Finals in Dundee today. They played their best throughout against some very strong and experienced opposition. Staff travelling with the team reported that they were a credit to the school and the whole community with their behaviour, attitude and commitment. We’re looking forward to welcoming them back to school tomorrow afternoon.
We’d like to thank Mr Macdonald, Mrs Maclennan and Mrs Macleod who travelled with the boys and extra thanks to Mr Macdonald who worked for the last few months training and preparing the team.
We hope to have a full report and photos available after the team return.
(Full results in the post below)
