The boys and girls had a great time decorating their hard-boiled eggs this morning and I was ultra-impressed with all their creative ideas. Best of all, they brought their ideas to life all by themselves… even though they only had an hour from start to finish. Anyway, here are our seven FANTASTIC winning eggs. Well done, everyone!
It’s the last day of term and St Bartholomew’s has a fun-packed day ahead! The residents of Townhead are in for a nice surprise this morning when they see St Bart’s pupils making their way to school in their pyjamas and onesies! Keep an eye on the blog today for photographs of pupils and staff in their bedtime gear!
At 9.25am, a special bell will sound to signal the start of our egg-decorating competition. The boys and girls have been mulling over their ideas all week and will have one hour to decorate their hard-boiled egg and bring their idea to life. I can’t wait to see all the creative ideas… although it’s going to be a very difficult job choosing the winning egg from each class!
At 11.00 o’clock, the children will head back out into the playground (weather permitting) for an Easter egg hunt. There’ll be a creme egg for every boy and girl to find. It’s going to be a very amusing sight seeing St Bart’s pupils darting around the playground in all those onesies!!!
We’ll be rounding off the day with our weekly whole-school assembly. As well as the usual Pupil of the Week certificates and trophies, the seven winning eggs will be announced and prizes will be awarded.
Many thanks to Mr Hughes and Primary 6 for giving the school grounds a spring-clean yesterday. You were a fantastic litter-busting team and your hard work has made a huge difference to the grounds. Well done and thank you!
Keep an eye on today’s blog for photographs of all our fun activities as well as an announcement of how much money our various activities this week have raised for SCIAF.
Thank you boys, girls and staff for all your hard work this term. Enjoy a well-earned break over the Easter holidays. See you on Tuesday 22nd April!
Yesterday’s cake & candy stall in aid of our Lenten charities was like a scene from Argyle Street on a Saturday afternoon! A huge queue of pupils (and staff!) formed to snap up the home-made goodies. I’m delighted to announce that the fantastic amount of £60 was raised yesterday, with more items still to sell. Well done Mrs Carlin, Mrs O’Neill and all the pupil helpers! The annual ‘Rich Man, Poor Man’ snack will run during interval this morning. The cost is 50p, and the money raised will be added to yesterday’s amount.
A few things to remember for school tomorrow:
1. Wear your pyjamas or a onesie!
2. If you can, bring £1 to donate to our Lenten charities
3. Bring a boiled egg, along with anything you need to decorate it.
4. REMEMBER THE SCHOOL CLOSES AT 2.30pm FOR THE EASTER HOLIDAYS!!!!
Finally, a HUGE well done to our after-school dance club! They performed in a competition at St Ambrose High School last night and walked away with the winning trophy. This was particularly impressive as there were a total of nine schools competing. WELL DONE TEAM!!!!!
Apologies for the information that went out about the cake and candy stall on yesterday’s and Monday’s blogs. This did not take place yesterday as had been originally planned, but will take place TODAY during morning interval. All proceeds will go to charity. Apologies once again to those children who brought in money yesterday and many thanks to Mrs O’Neill and Mrs Carlin for organising this fundraising event.
We were all shocked and saddened to hear the dreadful news about Keane Wallis-Bennett, the 12 year old girl who was tragically killed yesterday by a collapsing wall in an Edinburgh school. The thoughts and prayers of our whole school community are with Keane and her family and friends at this very sad and difficult time.
Father Doherty will be in school this afternoon to celebrate our end of term Mass. As I glance back over this term’s diary, it’s amazing to see how much we’ve managed to squeeze into school life since Christmas… and there are still a few more things to come before we finish for the Easter holidays on Friday. This afternoon’s Mass will allow our whole school community to set aside some quiet time to reflect on the past few months, give thanks for everything we’ve achieved this term and – most importantly – continue our Lenten journey together towards Holy Week and Easter.
Please note that the ‘Rich Man, Poor Man’ snack will now take place on Thursday rather than tomorrow. However, the cake and candy stall will be open for business at interval this morning. All money raised will go to our Lenten charities.
The Stations of the Cross will be prayed in the oratory this morning at 8.45am. This will continue tomorrow and conclude on Thursday morning. All pupils, parents/carers, staff and friends are very welcome to join us.
It’s hard to believe that we are now into the last week of term. Where does the time go?!
Pupils, staff, parents and friends will have the opportunity to pray the Stations of the Cross in the oratory each morning this week at 8.45am. The chairs have been removed from the oratory to accommodate numbers. Many thanks to Mrs O’Neill for leading this Lenten devotion.
We have a number of special events this week to raise money for our Lenten charities (SCIAF and Mary’s Meals). There will be a Cake & Candy stall in the main entrance area during tomorrow’s interval and, on Wednesday, the Prayer Group will run their annual ‘Rich man, Poor man’ snack during playtime.
Primary 5 emailed me last week to ask if they could have a special onesie/pyjama day for charity on Friday. This has now been extended to the whole school and all pupils are invited to donate £1 on Friday to come to school in their pyjamas or a onesie. I honestly didn’t think I would ever see myself standing in a shop queue to purchase a onesie… but that’s exactly what I did before Mass yesterday evening! Although I like wearing a shirt and tie to work, I’m looking forward to climbing into my onesie on Friday morning!
However, the fun doesn’t stop there on Friday. Each pupil is also invited to bring in a hard-boiled egg to decorate, along with any special items they need to bring their ideas to life such as a piece of fabric, a pair of googly eyes or some tin foil (the school will provide basic materials like paper, felt pens and glue). The children will be given one hour to decorate their egg from scratch and there will be a prize for the best egg in each class. THE EGG MUST NOT BE DECORATED AT HOME!
Finally, there will be an Easter egg hunt for each class around the playground on Friday morning, with a chocolate egg hidden away for every single pupil.
It’s going to be an exciting end to the term!
It was fantastic to see such a great turn-out at Parents’ Evening last night. There were certainly lots of happy smiles on the faces of both parents and pupils as they walked out of the hall – proof of just how hard so many of the boys and girls have worked this year and how well they’ve behaved. I’m really proud of you!
A HUGE thank you to the Parent Council who manned the Book Fayre, gift shop and raffle stall throughout the evening. It was extremely generous of you to give so freely of your own time to support the school. Thank you!
I’m absolutely delighted to announce that the raffle and gift shop raised the fantastic sum of £270. £200 of this has been donated directly to the school to help towards the P7 trip to York. Any money left over will be used to kick-start our campaign to raise funds to replace SMARTBoards in classrooms across the school. Thank you to the Parent Council for this very generous donation!
£770 worth of books were purchased from the Book Fayre this week. This money automatically earns St Bartholomew’s ‘book credits’ which we can use to buy reading books, library books and various other resources for the school. I’ll post the exact amount we have earned on Monday’s blog.
Once again, many, many thanks to the Parent Council for all their hard work last night. What an amazing boost to our school funds and resources! You’re absolute stars!
Parents’ Evening takes place from 3.15pm onwards today. This is a valuable opportunity for parents and carers to meet with their child’s teacher to discuss their progress and have a look at some of their work. P1-7 consultations will take place in the hall, with nursery meetings being held in the Music Room. All parents and carers (including those of nursery children) should enter and exit via the main front door.
As always, those pupils who are not sitting in on the consultation should proceed straight to the ‘Cinema Area’ and remain on the benches until their parents collect them. However, ALL PRE-SCHOOL CHILDREN MUST REMAIN WITH THEIR PARENTS AT ALL TIMES. Thank you.
Please remember that the Book Fayre will be open this evening, with a wide selection of books for all ages. There will also be a stall selling items for Mother’s Day (proceeds to Parent Council funds) as well as a raffle in aid of the P7 York trip.
Finally, as I fast approach the end of my second year at St Bartholomew’s, parents and carers will be asked to fill in a very short evaluation this evening. This will have two simple boxes: KEEP DOING THIS! and HAVE YOU THOUGHT ABOUT THIS? Your views and suggestions are very important to us, so please take the opportunity to fill in a sheet when you arrive at the school this evening. Thanks for your help.
Our weekly prayer service takes place in the oratory this morning at 8.45am. This is always a peaceful and positive way to start the day. It’s been good to see so many pupils taking the opportunity for some quiet prayer in the oratory before school each morning during Lent.
There was a real buzz of excitement in the Music Room last night as P7 pupils and their parents/carers heard about all the exciting activities planned for the York and Kilbowie trips next term. Please can I ask that consent forms are handed into the office as soon as possible. Thank you.
Finally, the P4/5 toilets open today. The Parent Council had a sneak preview last night and were very impressed indeed at the quality of the finish. The boys and girls have been waiting patiently for almost a month, so I’m sure they’re looking forward to the grand opening this morning!
Please remember that the Parent Council meets this evening in the staffroom at 6.00pm.
Two important meetings for Primary 7 parents will also take place from 6.30pm in the Music Room. The first is an information meeting on the Kilbowie trip which takes place in the second last week of the summer term. This will be immediately followed by a short information meeting on the York trip. I look forward to seeing P7 parents and carers this evening.
I was very impressed when I walked into Primary 2 last week and saw one of our pupils with a fantastic trophy which he won for his street dancing skills. I’m sure you’ll be as impressed as I am!
