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

Primary 1 have been enjoying learning all about People Who Help Us, and yesterday they focused on the important role of a nurse. The children discovered how nurses care for others, help people feel better, and play a vital role in keeping us healthy.

A big thank you to our lovely parent who kindly came in to share their knowledge and experiences. The children were fascinated by all the interesting information and loved asking questions to learn even more.

It was a fantastic, engaging experience that really brought their learning to life!

Our nursery was full of smiles, laughter and the delicious smell of baking today as the children prepared something very special for the important women in their lives. To celebrate Mother’s Day, the children rolled up their sleeves and got busy in the kitchen making cakes for a wonderful afternoon tea.

Once everything was ready, we were delighted to welcome mums, aunties and grannies into the nursery for our afternoon tea celebration. The children were so proud to show off their cakes and enjoyed sharing them with their special guests. The room was filled with happy chatter as families sat together, enjoyed tea and cake, and spent some lovely time together.  Thank you to all the mums, aunties and grannies who joined us and helped make the celebration so special.

Happy Mother’s Day to all the amazing women in our nursery community!

Primary 6 have been learning all about life in Victorian times. Yesterday, their classroom was transformed into a Victorian classroom, giving the children the chance to experience a little of what it might have been like to attend school during that era.

The pupils discovered how strict Victorian classrooms could be and learned about the routines, expectations and rules that children had to follow. They took part in traditional activities and experienced a very different style of learning from what they are used to today.

It was a fantastic way to bring their topic to life and helped the children develop a deeper understanding of what school life was like for children in the Victorian period.

Our P4 Explorers Club had great fun celebrating British Science Week. To get inspired, the children read the story “The Curious Why”, which sparked lots of interesting discussions and questions about how and why things work.

After the story, the young scientists took part in two exciting experiments. First, they made their own ice cream using a clever scientific method. The children placed flavoured milk in a small zip-seal bag, which was then put inside a larger bag filled with ice and salt. As they shook the bag, they discovered how the ice and salt mixture made the temperature cold enough to freeze the milk into ice cream!

Next, they put their engineering skills to the test by designing and building their own boats. Using a range of materials, they carefully constructed their creations and tested them to see if they would float.

It was a fantastic afternoon of curiosity, creativity and hands-on learning, and our Explorers Club scientists did a brilliant job investigating, experimenting and working together.

Some of our Primary 6 and Primary 7 pupils took part in the Cross Country event at Callendar Park today. The children showed great determination as they tackled the course and represented the school brilliantly.

We are very proud of their effort, resilience and excellent sportsmanship throughout the race. Well done to everyone who took part!

To celebrate World Book Day, Primary 7 teamed up with Primary 1 for a fun-filled morning of reading and book-themed activities.

The children worked together to complete a Book Detective Hunt, searching for clues and solving questions linked to different stories. They also got creative by designing and making their own colourful bookmarks to use when reading their favourite books.

One of the highlights of the morning was paired reading, where Primary 7 pupils shared stories with their Primary 1 partners. It was lovely to see the older pupils supporting the younger children and helping them develop their love of reading.

A fantastic morning was had by all, celebrating books, stories and the joy of reading together! 📖✨

Primary 1 have been learning all about what it means to be a good friend. As part of their learning, the children created their very own friendship spells! They thought carefully about the ingredients needed to make and keep good friendships, such as kindness, sharing, helping others and including everyone.

After creating their magical spells, the children practised their writing skills by creating instructions explaining how to make them. They used sentence starters First, Next, Then and Finally to organise their ideas and clearly explain each step.

It was wonderful to see the children thinking about how their actions can help others feel happy, included and valued. Well done, Primary 1, for spreading a little friendship magic! ✨🪄

We are delighted to congratulate our February Head Teacher Award winners.

This month, awards were presented for Kindness and Learning, recognising pupils who have demonstrated outstanding effort, positive attitudes and care for others in our school community.

A special well done goes to the whole of Primary 2, who received a Head Teacher Award for their fantastic performance at their class assembly. They showed confidence, teamwork and great enthusiasm, we are so proud of them!

Well done to all of our award winners. Keep up the wonderful work!

Recently, our Headteacher, Mr McPeake, met with our Pupil Council representatives to review our school values.

While our existing values have guided us well over the past few years, the group agreed that there were quite a lot of them and, visually, they appeared very busy. The Pupil Council felt that simplifying and refining our values would make them clearer, more memorable and easier for everyone to live by each day.

Together, they looked carefully at what we already had, discussing which values felt most important and which could be combined or adapted. It was a thoughtful and mature conversation, with pupils sharing honest opinions about how our values should reflect our school community today.

By streamlining our values, we aim to create something that is meaningful, easy to understand and truly representative of who we are as a school.

We look forward to sharing our updated values with you soon and continuing to build a positive, supportive and inspiring school community together.

Inspired by the hit TV show The Traitors, Mr McPeake has secretly selected a  group of traitors among the staff… and now the game is officially ON!

🕵️ The Mission

The children have been recruited as loyal “faithfuls” and are working together to identify the hidden traitors before members of staff are dramatically “eliminated” from the game. Each day brings new clues, suspicious glances in the corridor, and plenty of excited whispers in the playground!

Who can be trusted? Who is playing a double game? The suspense is building by the hour.

🛡️ Hidden Shields

Adding to the excitement, protective shields have been hidden throughout the school. If a member of staff finds a shield, they are safe from elimination! This has led to some very enthusiastic (and very determined!) searching high and low across classrooms and corridors.

The buzz around school is incredible, children are discussing theories, forming alliances, and carefully watching staff reactions. The teamwork, critical thinking and problem-solving on display has been fantastic to see.

❤️ Raising Funds for a Great Cause

This exciting whole-school challenge isn’t just about fun and mystery – we are also proudly raising funds for SCIAF.

Through this initiative, our pupils are learning about solidarity, fairness and supporting communities around the world. Donations will go towards helping those most in need, making a real difference beyond our school gates.

🤩 The Excitement is Real!

We can’t wait to see who will be unmasked next…

Watch this space – the traitors won’t hide forever! 👀