{"id":1667,"date":"2025-11-28T15:52:50","date_gmt":"2025-11-28T15:52:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/balmerinoprimaryschool\/?p=1667"},"modified":"2025-11-28T15:52:50","modified_gmt":"2025-11-28T15:52:50","slug":"weekly-information-28th-november-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/balmerinoprimaryschool\/2025\/11\/28\/weekly-information-28th-november-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekly Information 28th November 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Dates<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Please check here to make sure you have the dates for December: <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/balmerinoprimaryschool\/calendar-term-4\/\">Calendar 2025-26 | Balmerino Primary School<\/a><\/p>\n<p>There is one change &#8211; the party\/cinema day is moving to 18th December<\/p>\n<p>There is also a change in February. The P5-7 display of learning will be on 10th February as the class are going to the Wee Big Sing on 17th. More details will follow about both!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>Panto Payment<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Please remember to pay for your child(ren)&#8217;s tickets following the information sent in an email on 27th October. Or contact Mrs Jess directly if you can&#8217;t meet the cost. No child will miss out. Many thanks<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Parental Engagement<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Did you come to the P1-4 Literacy and Numeracy event on Tuesday? We would love to have some feedback to help us plan future events &#8211; what did you like, could anything have been better. Please click here to give us your views: <a href=\"https:\/\/forms.office.com\/e\/sLQp4KgM9c\">P1-4 Numeracy and Literacy Event \u2013 Fill in form<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Transforming Learning<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Do you have any questions about the iPad roll out to P6 and P7 &#8211; please click here to submit it: <a href=\"https:\/\/forms.office.com\/e\/U2nbD9ddKF\">Transforming Learning at Balmerino and Wormit Primary Schools \u2013 Fill in form<\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you are going to come to the information evening on Monday &#8211; please click here to let us know: <a href=\"https:\/\/forms.office.com\/e\/mNh7z962w6\">Balmerino and Wormit PS Transforming Learning Parental Information Session &#8211; In Person\u00a0 \u2013 Fill in form<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Message from Botanic Gardens:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">I am delighted to let you know about a new\u00a0<b>outdoor learning group \u2013 Wild Oaks<\/b>\u00a0\u2013 running at\u00a0<b>St Andrews Botanic Garden<\/b>, and to invite families to join us.<\/p>\n<p><b>\u00a0<\/b><b>Wild Oaks<\/b>\u00a0is aimed at\u00a0<b>pre-schoolers and primary school flexi-Friday families<\/b>\u00a0who would like to spend regular, meaningful time outdoors together. Sessions take place\u00a0<b>every Friday from 10:30am \u2013 12:00pm<\/b>\u00a0and are designed to be\u00a0<b>inclusive, child-led and nature-focused<\/b>, with a strong emphasis on building confidence and community.<\/p>\n<p>Through Wild Oaks, children will have the opportunity to:<\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li>Develop\u00a0<b>leadership and mentoring skills<\/b>, with older children gently supporting younger ones<\/li>\n<li><b>Learn about nature and biodiversity<\/b>, exploring the Garden\u2019s woodland, ponds and meadows<\/li>\n<li>Build\u00a0<b>teamwork and communication skills<\/b>\u00a0through group collaboration, play and shared tasks<\/li>\n<li>Spend\u00a0<b>unhurried time outside with local families<\/b>, helping foster friendship, resilience and wellbeing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>During sessions we:<\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li>Explore different areas of the Garden in all weathers<\/li>\n<li>Take part in\u00a0<b>seasonal nature and conservation activities<\/b><\/li>\n<li>Enjoy\u00a0<b>creative play, storytelling and nature-based crafts<\/b><\/li>\n<li>Practice\u00a0<b>mindful moments outdoors<\/b>, helping children connect calmly with nature<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Families who are interested can\u00a0<b>book via Eventbrite<\/b>:<br \/>\n\ud83d\udc49\u00a0<a title=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.co.uk\/e\/wild-oaks-outdoor-learning-group-tickets-1801948369079\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.co.uk\/e\/wild-oaks-outdoor-learning-group-tickets-1801948369079\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"0\">https:\/\/www.eventbrite.co.uk\/e\/wild-oaks-outdoor-learning-group-tickets-1801948369079<\/a><\/p>\n<p>More\u00a0<b>Wild Oaks sessions will be available to book in the New Year<\/b>, so families are welcome to check back at the link or get in touch for future dates.<\/p>\n<p>If any families would like further information, please contact:<br \/>\n<b>Hollie Sutherland, Education Leader<\/b><br \/>\n\ud83d\udce7\u00a0<a title=\"mailto:hsutherland@standrewsbotanic.org\" href=\"mailto:hsutherland@standrewsbotanic.org\" data-linkindex=\"1\">hsutherland@standrewsbotanic.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dates Please check here to make sure you have the dates for December: Calendar 2025-26 | Balmerino Primary School There is one change &#8211; the party\/cinema day is moving to 18th December There is also a change in February. The P5-7 display of learning will be on 10th February as the class are going to &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/balmerinoprimaryschool\/2025\/11\/28\/weekly-information-28th-november-2025\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Weekly Information 28th November 2025<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14267,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1667","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/balmerinoprimaryschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1667","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/balmerinoprimaryschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/balmerinoprimaryschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/balmerinoprimaryschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14267"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/balmerinoprimaryschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1667"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/balmerinoprimaryschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1667\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1670,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/balmerinoprimaryschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1667\/revisions\/1670"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/balmerinoprimaryschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1667"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/balmerinoprimaryschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1667"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/balmerinoprimaryschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1667"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}