0805, 2017

Health Week @ Balornock Primary School

This week is Health Week at Balornock Primary. We will be focusing all our learning on a range of health matters including stranger danger, summer sun safety, internet safety, physical and emotional health and sexual health and relationships. Classes throughout the school will have the opportunity participate in increased physical activity during Health Week including a local walk and taster sessions in Zumba, Football, Boxing and Orienteering. As some of our

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0805, 2017

Health Week – Primary 2’s Local Walk

Today in Primary 2 we went on a local walk to Springburn Park. We wanted to get some fresh air and some exercise. We saw lots of things on our local walk. ‘I saw lots of cars.’ By Darcie-Jaii ‘I saw beautiful flowers. They were colourful.’ By Arran ‘I saw some swans. I also saw lots of ducks. ‘ By Damien ‘There were lots of trees in the park.’ By

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0503, 2017

Literacy Week @ Balornock Primary

We have had an amazing Literacy Week at Balornock Primary. The boys and girls have taken part in a variety of Literacy based activities including library visits, author readings, paired reading and storytelling. The children have also carried out a number of literacy based writing activities in class including authors plans, story retells and book reviews. Lots of these activities were shared and celebrated at our Literacy Week assembly led

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0303, 2017

Earth Hour 2017 Photography Competition

This year Glasgow City Council launched a photography competition for Earth Hour 2017. Boys and girls across the city were asked to take photographs of what they would like to change in their local environment that would make their community more eco friendly. Primary 5 would like to reduce traffic in our local area, create more green space, educate our local community about the importance of keeping our environment clean

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0303, 2017

Literacy Week In Primary 3/2

Our Learning Reflection This week Primary 3/2 have had a super week doing lots of literacy related activities. Holly – We got to dress us as a character from our favourite book. Our teachers dressed up too. I dressed up as Wonder Woman. Miss Davidson dressed up as the Witch from Room on the Broom. Ella-Rose – We swapped teachers and they read us their favourite story. Miss McCarte read

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2302, 2017

Rookie Rockstars Update

The Rookie Rockstars are back and have been working with the boys and girls preparing them for our concerts next week.   Our concerts last year were a huge success. We have no doubt that this years will be even better. It is the expectation that all pupils attend and perform in the concert. If your child(ren) are unable to attend please contact the school to notify us. Concert times

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1602, 2017

Rookie Rockstars Concert

Are you ready to rock? We are! The Rookie Rockstars will be working hard with our children next week in preparation for our Rookie Rockstar Concert performances. Tickets for both shows are now on sale at the school office.  Tickets are priced at £5 each and will be sold on a first come first serve basis. Ticket order forms were sent out with pupils today.   Performance times will be

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0302, 2017

Primary 3/2 Learning Log

We have had a very busy week this week in Primary 3/2. We have been learning how to tell the time using digital clocks. We have been learning about Jewish weddings. We know that a Jewish bride is called a Kallah and a Jewish groom is called a Chatan. The Kallah and Chatan are married under a Chuppah. We were introduced to a new topic – Pirates. We had to

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2001, 2017

The Big Balornock Ballot

  This week Balornock Primary took part in a ballot to choose our school mascot as part of our Rights Respecting Schools Project. There were lots of fantastic entries and 13 amazing finalists to choose from.  Every class had a chance to vote. It was a very exciting day for everyone.