Category: Whole School

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!

Mairead’s Picture

I think that you’ll agree that she did a wonderful painting.

Next, take a look at Harris, Rachel and Freya’s wonderful work.

Harris, Rachel and Freya

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 Van Gogh Museum
https://artsandculture.google.com/streetview/van-gogh-museum-groundfloor/2QHwyv_Y6gueAw?hl=en&sv_lng=4.8808198&sv_lat=52.3585336&sv_h=0.07351778050821167&sv_p=-14.958125813166376&sv_pid=T4EwMNbRYOhcEPF8T1I8xw&sv_z=1.200797273705855

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

Rijksmuseum
https://artsandculture.google.com/streetview/rijksmuseum/iwH5aYGoPwSf7g?hl=en&sv_lng=4.885283712508563&sv_lat=52.35984312584405&sv_h=311.1699875145569&sv_p=-5.924133903625474&sv_pid=fOVcUXQW2wpRf33iUmxEfg&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!

 

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.

 

Update Education FAQs

Summer Hub Provision: including a link to book

NLC ARRANGEMENTS FOR SUMMER HUBS

 

Kind Regards

Sheelah McKinney

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 🌞

Good morning boys and girls. I hope you are all enjoying our ‘Health Week’ so far, keeping active and healthy!

Let’s start today as always 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.🙏

Feast of the Birth of John the Baptist.

During the month of June, we celebrate the Birth of John the Baptist. We celebrate his birth on the 24^th June. So today, we are going to be learning about the ‘Birth of John the Baptist’. 

Who is John the Baptist?

John was the first man to publicly identify Jesus as the coming Messiah.

Before he was born

 John the Baptist is a very special Saint, before Saint John the Baptist was even born. God announced his birth to John’s Father Zechariah through the angel Gabriel. We know of someone else who had a visit from the angel Gabriel? Can you think who this might be?

Let’s have a listen to the video below to find out more about his birth and why it is so important:

God had a plan. He had chosen John to be the special prophet who would announce the coming of Jesus the Messiah.

Before you were born. God already knew who you were going to be. In fact, before any of the World was created He already knew every person who was going to live in it!

Just like God had a special plan for Saint John the Baptist. He also has a special plan for you. He wants you to be a prophet-that is, a witness- to Jesus for your friends and family. To do this, you need to stay close to Jesus through prayer and the sacraments. Do your best to live out God’s special plan for you!

Shortly before he died

John announced that the Messiah was coming soon, then baptised Jesus in the Jordan. After this, Jesus went into the desert for 40 days. When He returned, John pointed Him out to the first of Jesus’ disciples. Shortly after, John was arrested and Jesus’ public ministry took off.

Let’s listen to this story to find out more about Saint John the Baptist:

 

Task–

Let’s test our knowledge on how well we now know the ‘Birth of John the Baptist’ by completing one of these tasks below.

Challenge- write in the correct answer if it it false.

Here is a lovely picture that you could print off and colour in or you might like to try have a go at drawing this yourself. 

Please send your work to your teacher’s glow email or tweet us @St_BarbarasPS.

I hope you all have a terrific Thursday! 

It’s ‘Welcome Wednesday’ and a very warm St. Barbara’s welcome to our new intake…the new Primary 1 children and all of your families.

While many of you are familiar with the school, some of you have never seen it before and you will have that opportunity at some point today.

On this special page  you will find lots of information about the school including a video tour, letters and pictures from your Buddies and a special ‘Expert Area.’

The Expert Area has been created especially for you by our current Primary 1 children.

We can’t wait to see you all in school in August. In the meantime, please scroll down and enjoy!

Buddy Letters to Primary 1

Please email your pictures and stories to:

gw09mcintoshdavid3@glow.sch.uk

Thank you!

 

Parent Council: Mrs Mackenzie

A message from Mrs Mackenzie

A Message from the P.T.A.

A message from the P.T.A.

 

Come in and see our school!

 

We hope that you enjoyed all of the messages and video clips! 

 

Finally it’s time for a story and a challenge.

 

Now for the challenge…

 

 

Happy hunting, everyone!

See you in August!

If you have any questions, please email me at:

gw09mckinneysheelah@glow.sch.uk

 

Good morning boys and girls, on Sunday we celebrated the feast of Christ’s Body and Blood, this is also know as Corpus Christi so today we are going to take some time to celebrate Jesus-the bread of life. Make sure that you are comfortable, light a little candle 🕯 (if a grown up is with you) this helps us to take time out of our day to remember that Jesus is with us.

When we go to mass there are two very important symbols that remind us of Christ’s body and blood.  Can anyone think of what they are?

The chalice (the cup) and the host (the bread).  These are very important items we use at mass that become, or hold, Christ’s body and blood.

Why do you think that we celebrate Christ’s body and blood?  Why is it important?

Christ’s body and blood are gifts that Jesus began to give us at the Last Supper and finished after he rose from the dead.  We also call it the Eucharist.  We share the Eucharist together to remind us that we are all united.  In school, the boys and girls in primary 5-7 have received Jesus’s body in communion – the Eucharist, however, it is important for us all to receive Jesus into our hearts.  We can all do this when we show love and kindness towards others. Perhaps today you could try to show kindness to the people in your family. It could be something simple like helping to tidy your room, help to do the dishes or make a cup of tea.  Think of something that will make someone happy.

Have a great day boys and girls, take care and remember to be kind. 😊💕🙏

Good morning boys and girls!

 

Just a reminder that it’s health and wellbeing week this week.  Please continue to work from the grid this week.  The grid is in Monday’s post if you have still to access it.  In addition to this, RE is being uploaded every day too.

Keep working hard boys and girls 🤩

 

🏆LOOK AT OUR CHAMPIONS🏆

Class Champions NLC Contest June 2020

⭐️Primary 1a – Luca                            ⭐️Primary 1b – Ailbhe               ⭐️Primary 2 – Harris

⭐️Primary 3 – Ryan                             ⭐️Primary 4/3 – Jenna               ⭐️Primary 5/4 – Amelie

⭐️Primary 5 – Rachael                         ⭐️Primary 6 – Dylan                  ⭐️Primary 7 – Ava Y

A massive congratulations to all of our pupils who answered all 1000 questions in the contest:

Luca B, Ailbhe, Aaron, Harris, Miley, Ryan, Jenna, Amelie G, Matei, Ronan, Layla, Rory, Amelie K, Charlie M, Freya, Rachael, Hollie, Natasha, Ethan Y, Preet, Aila, Ashton, Rachel, Dylan, Safeia, Nathan, Rebecca , Harris, Olivia C, Niall, Shay, Ava Y, Flynn and Ben.

Amazing effort boys and girls👏👏👏

Over the course of the 7 days of the competition with 5694 students and 539 classes playing we achieved:-

⭐️⭐️4 classes in the Top 100⭐️⭐️

• • Primary 4/3
  • Primary 5/4
  • Primary 5
  • Primary 6

⭐️⭐️6 Students in the Top 100⭐️⭐️

• • Luca – Primary 1a
  • Amelie G – Primary 4/3
  • Jenna – Primary 4/3
  • Rachael – Primary 5
  • Dylan – Primary 6
  • Safeia – Primary 6

A huge well done to everyone⭐️⭐️👏👏

Attached are the Class Champion Certificates!!

Sumdog-Maths-Challenge- June 2020