REMINDER
The Flu vaccine will be administered to children on Friday 30th October 2020.
INSET Day and September Holiday 2020
Dear Parent/Carer,
A reminder that school will close to pupils on Wednesday 23rd September at 3pm.
Thursday 24th September is an INSET Day and children do not attend.
Friday 25th/Monday 28th are holidays. School will re-open on Tuesday 29th September at 9am.
June Letter to Parents and School Uniform
Parental Letter: 22nd June 2020
St. Barbara’s Uniform
- White shirt/blouse
- Tie
- Grey trousers/skirt/pinafore
- Grey cardigan/jumper/tank top
- School Shoes
- Yellow/white P.E. top (will be gifted to P.1 children by the PTA)
- Shorts/Joggers
Please visit the Logoxpres website for additional information:
Logoxpres School Wear
01786 447454
www.logoxpres-schoolwear.co.uk
Please note: you can buy uniform from any retailer of your choice.
June Update: 24th June 2020
Good Morning Everyone!
Welcome to the final school-day blog of Session 19/20 – and what a strange session it has been.
Primary 7
I hope that you (and everyone else) enjoys your special ‘Wishing-you-well Wednesday’ blog which was published earlier this morning. You can see from the video clips and messages how much you mean to our whole school.
I am so sad that I am having to say ‘Goodbye’ to you under these circumstances – but from the Hub today I wish each and every one of you every success and happiness in your new schools. On the bright side we will have a reunion for you once this is possible and I’m really looking forward to that.
Fr. Campbell will be celebrating Mass at 10am especially for you – so please log on to ‘Church Services TV (and select Scotland) to follow Mass with your family this morning.
You have been a terrific group and I hope that you keep in contact with each other and with us. You have been excellent Buddies and amazing ambassadors for St. Barbara’s.
I would also like to take this opportunity to thank your parents who have supported you and us throughout your time in the school. You must be very proud of your young people! I know that you have missed out on the final celebrations and graduation as your children pass from us to high school and we will ensure that you can join in with the reunion too.
I hope that you all have a lovely summer break and I can’t wait to hear all of your news from high school. Remember – you will always be welcome here in St. Barbara’s.
Well done to Euan…an amazing picture!
Parents/Guardians
Please continue to check your emails, our website, Twitter and the NLC website in the coming weeks as we will do our best to keep you updated.
Thank you to all of you for your continued support which is greatly appreciated. I hope that the sun shines brightly over the next few weeks and that you enjoy a relaxing summer break with your children and families.
Staff
Thank you also to St. Barbara’s staff: teachers, support staff, office staff, cleaning staff, catering staff, Mr Feeney and Fr. Campbell (Honorary Staff!) for working so hard this year in school and also in the Hub. I greatly appreciate your commitment to our children and to the whole school community. I hope that you enjoy your summer break with your families too.
Time to finish with the happy dance…
Mrs McKinney
Primary 7- Class of 2020
Well boys and girls your final day of primary school is finally here! I know this is not how you imagined your final day at school but you have really done yourselves proud over these last few months and that is something positive that you should take away from this whole experience.
Let us begin our final day as primary pupils with our morning prayer. 
God Our Father, as we prepare to begin our work, we ask you to help us to use properly the many gifts that you have given us, so that we may fully benefit from our day together.
St Barbara Pray for us.
You have been an amazing Primary 7. I remember your first day at St. Barbara’s Primary School so clearly, because it was my first day as a teacher there too. We started our journey together and I am so grateful that I taught you not just once, but twice, throughout your time at our school. You are a fabulous group of pupils and we have had many laughs and created lots of fantastic memories over the years. I am so proud of you all and of everything that you have achieved over the course of your 7 years at primary school. You have grown into independent, kind and brilliant children. I am positive you will continue to succeed as you begin the next chapter of your lives, high school. 
You have been super role models for your peers; in particular, your little Primary 1 buddies who I know loved having you by their side during their first year at school. They have made a little video for you all to say thank you for all of your help.
To celebrate all of your amazing achievements over the years and each of your unique talents and personalities we have made a virtual awards ceremony. Click on the link below and watch in slideshow mode to see if you have won an award. Good luck! 
St Barbara’s Primary 7 Virtual Award Ceremony
The staff at St. Barbara’s have made a little video to say goodbye and good luck for the future.
I wish you every success for the future and hopefully we will be able to organise a reunion to help give the Primary 7 class of 2020 the send-off that you truly deserve. 
Have a super summer Primary 7, I will miss you all.
Love
A very proud teacher,
Mrs Butler 
xx
Primary 7 I hope that you’re up and ready to go because you might want to peep outside from 10am onwards…you never know who you might see!!!
Statement from NLC in Response to Scottish Government Announcement
Please see a statement below from Gerard McLaughlin, Head of Education (North), NLC:
Today’s announcement from the Scottish Government outlines the plan to reopen all schools on a full time basis from August.
We are currently considering the practicalities and implications of this announcement and will await further clarification and guidance from government, particularly in relation to public health and scientific advice.
Our priority is the safety of our pupils and staff across our network of primary, secondary and ASN schools, as well as our early learning and childcare settings.
We understand that you will have questions, and as this news was only announced today, we will make further information available on how this impacts on our schools and facilities in the coming days.
We are preparing for pupils to return full-time to school on 12 August and we will be working closely with our schools and partners, including our early years and childcare provision to establish our plans, which we will communicate as soon as we are in a position to.
Tuesday 23rd June 2020
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Good Morning! Only one more sleep until the holidays!!!!!!
Let’s begin with our morning prayer:
God our Father
As we prepare to begin our work
We ask you to help us to use properly the many gifts you have given us
So that we may fully benefit from our day together. Amen.
National Theatre
As you know it’s Expressive Arts’ Week and Mrs Goodwin has sourced some exciting performances from the National Theatre for you to enjoy. Parents: please read the exclusion information in bold below. Thank you!
In response to the school closures caused by Coronavirus, National Theatre is now offering username and password access to the National Theatre Collection. For a temporary period, plays can be accessed remotely ensuring students studying from home can still watch them.
Your access details are: https://www.dramaonlinelibrary.com
Username: 6Msp3Xa&o&
Password: 4Ax#7FjYs!
(The Log in button is in the top right-hand corner of the landing page. Please insert your username and password to left-hand option of the login pop-up.)
If you copy and paste the details please be very careful not to include any invisible spaces as these will invalidate the details. These should be entered under the ‘access log in’ and not the ‘personal log in’. If you have any difficulties please test in another browser as some are known as having issues.
Parents – PLEASE NOTE THE CONDITIONS OF THIS OFFER:
ACCESS DETAILS must NOT be offered to anyone external to your institution OR posted on social media. Thank you.
Art and Design Ideas
Picasso is well known for painting in the cubist style. Some of his paintings may appear a little strange at first – however you’ll have great fun copying his style!
Picasso: some strange faces!
Some Strange Objects!
Finally, my favourite painting by Picasso: The Three Musicians
Just look at those faces, clothes and instruments! Look at the shapes!
Watch the video clips below and have a go yourself. Remember to email your pictures and paintings to your teacher. Good luck!
The story of the Spanish Artist Pablo Picasso
Some Ideas for younger children
Pablo Picasso for older children
Pablo Picasso for Everyone!
More Art and Design Ideas to try…
Remember to ask an adult for help with a glue gun…or use blu tack instead.
Ideas with Paper
Now, how about a school trip…try out some of these and let us know how you get on!
Virtual Tours
As it’s the last few days of school why not go on a school trip! Although it’s not possible to visit these places in person at present why not enjoy a virtual tour. There’s lots to choose from. Click on the links below.
The Louvre
https://www.louvre.fr/en/visites-en-ligne#tabs
The Vatican Museum
http://m.museivaticani.va/content/museivaticani-mobile/en/collezioni/musei/tour-virtuali-elenco.html
The British Museum
https://britishmuseum.withgoogle.com
Metropolitan Museum of Art
https://artsandculture.google.com/streetview/metropolitan-museum-of-art/KAFHmsOTE-4Xyw?hl=en&sv_lng=-73.9624786&sv_lat=40.7803959&sv_h=335.0285349959785&sv_p=0.9453475127378823&sv_pid=KeFx8oXHzeuY8L5rfepHaA&sv_z=1.200797273705855
Musée d’Orsay, Paris
https://artsandculture.google.com/partner/musee-dorsay-paris
Smithsonian Natural History Museum
https://naturalhistory2.si.edu/vt3/NMNH/
The Guggenheim
https://www.guggenheim.org/collection-online
The Getty Museum
https://artsandculture.google.com/partner/the-j-paul-getty-museum?hl=en
Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum Madrid
https://www.museothyssen.org/
en/thyssenmultimedia
NASA – Langley
https://oh.larc.nasa.gov/oh/
NASA – Glenn
https://www.nasa.gov/glennvirtualtours
Women’s History Museum
https://www.womenshistory.org/womens-history/online-exhibits
MOMA – NY
https://artsandculture.google.com/partner/moma-the-museum-of-modern-art?hl=en
The Uffizi -Florence
https://www.uffizi.it/en/online-exhibitions
Please email your work to your teacher or upload it onto Twitter with an adult’s permission. Thank you!
Tomorrow is the last day of school before the summer break and it’s:
‘Wishing-you-well Wednesday!’
Remember to log in for a Primary 7 special….see you tomorrow!
Monday Update and Expressive Arts’ Week
Good morning everyone!
It’s hard to believe that it’s the last week of a very strange term and that summer holidays or staycations are looming!
Below you will find an update and then a celebration of all things art and design for the final couple of days!
Important Updates
Primary 1 Intake
Last week we welcomed our new Primary 1 children into our school community – albeit virtually. I would like to thank all of the staff who worked so hard to create the video clips, the Bear Hunt and all of the information for parents and children to make the transition a little less difficult. Weren’t the current Primary 1 children superstars with their welcoming video clips? The Primary 6 letters and pictures were terrific too. Well done to all of you! Thanks also to Fr. Campbell for his message to the little ones too.
Wishing- you-well Wednesday!
This week we have to say good bye and good luck to our fabulous Primary 7 children. Please log in to the website on Wednesday for ‘Wishing-you-well Wednesday!’ to celebrate the contribution the Primary 7 children have made to the school.
School Information: August
This week we will be contacting you to give you important information in respect of the new school session, beginning in August. Please check your email regularly, including spam folders also.
Summer Hub
On Friday I posted information and a link in respect of access to the summer hub. In case you missed it I have attached the link below.
NLC ARRANGEMENTS FOR SUMMER HUBS
Let’s begin our final couple of days with our school morning prayer.
God our Father
As we prepare to begin our work
We ask you to help us to use properly the many gifts you have given us
So that we may fully benefit from our day together. Amen.
Art and Design Week
What better way to start Art and Design Week than a super painting from Mairead!
I think that you’ll agree that she did a wonderful painting.
Next, take a look at Harris, Rachel and Freya’s wonderful work.
What beautiful R.E. work…well done to all of you!
We’re moving from Mairead’s French inspiration to Spain and we’ll look at some paintings by a very famous Spanish painter, Pablo Picasso. Picasso is well known for painting in the cubist style. Some of his paintings may appear a little strange at first – however you’ll have great fun copying his style!
Picasso: some strange faces!
Some Strange Objects!
Finally, my favourite painting by Picasso: The Three Musicians
Just look at those faces, clothes and instruments! Look at the shapes!
Watch the video clips below and have a go yourself. Remember to email your pictures and paintings to your teacher. Good luck!
The story of the Spanish Artist Pablo Picasso
Some Ideas for younger children
Pablo Picasso for older children
Pablo Picasso for Everyone!
More Art and Design Ideas to try…
Remember to ask an adult for help with a glue gun…or use blu tack instead.
Ideas with Paper
Now, how about a school trip…try out some of these and let us know how you get on!
Virtual Tours
As it’s the last few days of school why not go on a school trip! Although it’s not possible to visit these places in person at present why not enjoy a virtual tour. There’s lots to choose from. Click on the links below.
The Louvre
https://www.louvre.fr/en/visites-en-ligne#tabs
The Vatican Museum
http://m.museivaticani.va/content/museivaticani-mobile/en/collezioni/musei/tour-virtuali-elenco.html
The British Museum
https://britishmuseum.withgoogle.com
Metropolitan Museum of Art
https://artsandculture.google.com/streetview/metropolitan-museum-of-art/KAFHmsOTE-4Xyw?hl=en&sv_lng=-73.9624786&sv_lat=40.7803959&sv_h=335.0285349959785&sv_p=0.9453475127378823&sv_pid=KeFx8oXHzeuY8L5rfepHaA&sv_z=1.200797273705855
Musée d’Orsay, Paris
https://artsandculture.google.com/partner/musee-dorsay-paris
Smithsonian Natural History Museum
https://naturalhistory2.si.edu/vt3/NMNH/
The Guggenheim
https://www.guggenheim.org/collection-online
The Getty Museum
https://artsandculture.google.com/partner/the-j-paul-getty-museum?hl=en
Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum Madrid
https://www.museothyssen.org/
en/thyssenmultimedia
NASA – Langley
https://oh.larc.nasa.gov/oh/
NASA – Glenn
https://www.nasa.gov/glennvirtualtours
Women’s History Museum
https://www.womenshistory.org/womens-history/online-exhibits
MOMA – NY
https://artsandculture.google.com/partner/moma-the-museum-of-modern-art?hl=en
The Uffizi -Florence
https://www.uffizi.it/en/online-exhibitions
Please email your work to your teacher or upload it onto Twitter with an adult’s permission. Thank you!
Updated Information from the Executive Director – Friday 19th June 2020
Dear Parent/Guardian,
I would like to thank you all for your patience over the last few months and also in respect of organization for August. While we have draft plans in place, we are still waiting for local authority confirmation in a number of key areas. Once these areas have been clarified we will be in a position to update you on salient information for your children returning to school after the holidays.
Below you will find:
- A letter from the Executive Director
- Frequently-asked questions
- An important update on Hub provision including a link for booking purposes
I do apologize for sending so much information on a Friday afternoon however it was issued within the last few hours.
Please find a letter from the Executive Director and a section dedicated to frequently-asked questions. Thank you.
Summer Hub Provision: including a link to book
NLC ARRANGEMENTS FOR SUMMER HUBS
Kind Regards
Sheelah McKinney
R.E – Friday 19th June
Good morning boys and girls!😊
I hope you have all enjoyed Health Week and have being staying active.
Throughout this week you have been learning about different saints. You have learned about St. Anthony and St. John the Baptist. Today we are going to look at what it means to be a saint. What does someone have to do to be considered a saint?
Please cut and paste the link below to find out how someone can become a saint. Some of our younger children may wish to ask an adult to help them read the information.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/32772092
As the article explained, saints are very special people. Watch the video below to see what makes them so special.
Now choose one of the following tasks to show what you have learned.
Task 1:
In your jotter write down the five steps to becoming a saint. You may also wish to draw a picture to show each of the five steps.
Task 2:
Choose a saint you admire and complete the worksheet below. You may have to do some research. Can you find out what this person did to become a saint?
Have a lovely day and a very nice weekend 🌞
