St. Barbara's Primary School

Dear Families of St. Barbara’s,

In Primaries 5/6 and 6, we have been exploring ways in which we can care for our amazing planet by living more sustainably.

One way in which we have been doing this is through recycling.

In order to promote recycling within our school an community, we are planning on holding a BIG Spring Bring and Buy Sale on the morning of Wednesday 2^nd April.

We would be very grateful for donations of the following preloved items – in excellent condition, please:

• Books
• Games
• Children’s clothing
• Toys
• Soft Toys (pre-washed, please)
• Unwanted gifts

Donations will be gratefully accepted from now until Monday 31^st March 2025.

Funds from our sale will be used to develop sustainable practices within our school.

You will be very welcome to come to along to our sale and times can be seen below.

We have to arrange slots in order to accommodate everyone safely in the hall.

Time Slot	Families of children in…
9.30 – 10.15	Primaries 1 and 2
10.30 – 11.15	Primaries 3, 4 and 4/5
11.30 – 12.15	Primaries 5/6, 6 and 7

Thank you for your support

St. Barbara’s Waste Warriors 

   

Congratulations to the children of Primary 3 who received the Sacrament of Reconciliation for he first time this morning.

Many thanks to Fr. O’Brien and to Fr. Rooney as well as to their parents, the staff and to their friends who supported them every step of the way.

 

The Primary 6 children have been learning about Planet Earth; specifically the impact of plastic pollution, fast fashion and climate change on the planet.

This culminated in a visit to the SKY UP studios in Livingston where they worked together to create a series of news reports.

While quite a number of children are seen on screen, the others worked behind the scenes learning about cameras, editing etc.

Please use the link below to view the media technicians and presenters of the future!

https://viewer.mediafly.com/skyup_share/s/c3a9212c1bf1426198d7ba5a58344407#/video/afd4fc7d052744fb920cfe09e74e6c20product2530053?c=eyJ0IjoxLCJ2IjoiMTg5Y2M1NzQxN2FjOTIzMTRmNGZmNGFmMTMzNDUxNmQifQ%3D%3D&parentSlug=afd4fc7d052744fb920cfe09e74e6c20product2529611&shareSlug=c3a9212c1bf1426198d7ba5a58344407

Skills for learning, life and work.

Nurse Emma visits St. Barbara’s

Nurse Emma came to school today to collect a cheque for £4000!

Thank you so much for your support in raising this huge amount of money for the children’s hospital. Emma says that it will make a real difference to all of the children in the Schiehallion Ward – thank you!

 

Period Dignity Week will take place from 17 to 21 February 2025.

The Community Partnership Team will be operating 12 pop-up stalls across North Lanarkshire to provide a wide range of free period products and promote our pick-up points.

Details of the pop-up stalls can be found on our website using this link Free period products or the QR code below.

 

Please use the link to access the February Newsletter, thank you.

February Newsletter 2025.doc

 

Dear Parent/Carer,

Red weather warning for Storm Eowyn – Friday 24 January 2025 – School Closures

 

A Red weather warning has been issued for Friday 24 January 2025, between 10am and 5pm as Storm Éowyn is expected to bring very strong winds and widespread disruption.

The Council has taken the decision to close all schools and education establishments including early learning facilities on Friday 24 January.

We understand the impact this may have on parents and carers, however the safety of people is paramount. No school transport or breakfast clubs will run.

We will provide updates on the impact on other services through the normal Council social media channels and the website here: northlanarkshire.gov.uk/weather

 

As always, we would like to remind you that learning resources are available via NLC’s Virtual Classroom for P1-S3 pupils, and eSgoil and Scholar are available for senior phase pupils.

Please use the link below to access the cluster Catholic Education Week Newsletter:

Catholic Education Week Newsletter