Glow Blogs – Falkirk

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• Primary 3 Showcase Their Learning

  This week, our Primary 3 pupils proudly led a special assembly for their families, celebrating their learning and achievements from across the school year. The children confidently shared highlights from their class novels, explaining how the stories inspired and enriched learning experiences across different areas of the curriculum. Primary 3 also took time to reflect on their journey of faith, sharing their thoughts and experiences of preparing for and receiving the Sacrament of Reconciliation. They spoke thoughtfully about what they had learned and how this important milestone has supported their spiritual growth. Following the assembly, families were invited back to …

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  St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Primary School, Bo’ness

• Primary 3 & Primary 5 Visit Five Sisters Zoo

  Primary 3 and Primary 5 had a fantastic day out at the Five Sisters Zoo! The visit began with an engaging rainforest workshop, where pupils learned about different habitats, animals and how we can help protect our environment. The children asked thoughtful questions and showed great enthusiasm throughout. After the workshop, everyone enjoyed exploring the zoo and seeing a wide range of animals. The bears were a particular highlight, and there was lots of excitement as pupils shared their favourite animals with one another. It was a wonderful opportunity for learning beyond the classroom, and the children represented our school …

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  St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Primary School, Bo’ness

• Digital Educator Awards Scotland

  

  Huge congratulations to our very first cohort of Digital Educator Awards Scotland candidates in Falkirk, who have now been officially verified! 🙌 🎉 🎖️  We have educators from across Primary, Secondary and ELCC in this inaugural group. Because we are directly involved in the validation process at Local Authority level, we were privileged to see all of the portfolios firsthand and the work this group are doing in digital learning across Falkirk is genuinely exceptional. There were so many amazing projects, brilliant initiatives and little gems, alongside inspiring and dedicated everyday work that is transforming learning in our schools and …

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• Celebrating Our Learning & Skills

  During today’s assembly, children from across the school shared what they have been learning through their Explore More tasks. It was wonderful to hear about the different topics, projects and interests that pupils have been exploring. Following this, we had a discussion about the skills that each class has been developing. Using our new skills mats, pupils identified and reflected on the skills they have been using in their learning. It was fantastic to see children making connections between their learning experiences and the important skills they are developing for learning, life and work.

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  St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Primary School, Bo’ness

• Falkirk Skills Progression Framework is under construction!

  

  Yvonne McBlain, Education Support Officer is working with a network of 25 practitioners, teachers, middle and senior leaders to create our new Falkirk Skills Progression Framework. This blog post provides background information about this co-created network task, their process up to June 2016, and their planned outcomes.           The rationale/task set was to draft a skills framework which is mapped to curriculum. The strategic and practical purpose and desired outcomes of the framework are to: Ensure a level of consistency across settings within the authority Provide a central statement of expectation about progressive skills development to …

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• Primary 4 Celebrate First Holy Communion

  We are delighted to congratulate our Primary 4 pupils who recently received the Sacrament of First Holy Communion. This is a very special milestone in their faith journey, and we are incredibly proud of each and every child. The children showed great reverence, maturity and understanding as they prepared for and participated in this important sacrament. It was a joyful and meaningful celebration for our school and parish community. We would like to extend our sincere thanks to our parents and families for their continued support and encouragement at home. Their guidance plays a vital role in nurturing our children’s …

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  St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Primary School, Bo’ness