St Bartholomews

Our boys and girls continue to work hard and are immersed in so many wonderful experiences – look at the fabulous art work above.

Last week, our senior pupils thoroughly enjoyed their morning in Dunbeth Park on Thursday to take part in running trials with many other NL schools. They did so well, and we are so proud of them. Music tuition continues in the school, and our children are working hard towards performing at the Christmas concert at St Ambrose.  We are looking forward to it!

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Well done to our fabulous Pupils of the Week.

Congratulations to this week’s Cool Class Cup Winners.

Congratulations to this week’s winning house.

Week beginning 3^rd November 2025

I hope that everyone had a lovely weekend and for those celebrating Halloween, that great fun was had by all. Our pupils thoroughly enjoyed a very entertaining Pantomime that had been organised by the school for some time, on Friday. Feedback was very positive, and the quality of the performance was outstanding. Our dinner ladies played a very entertaining role…

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Congratulations to our primary 4 and primary 5 pupils who too part in the netball festival. They all had great fun.

Congratulations to this week’s Winning House.

Congratulations to this week’s Cool Class Cup winners.

Well done to our fabulous pupils of the week.

As you can see above, our children have been very busy creating beautiful seasonal scenes and they are adorning the walls of our fabulous school. Well done boys and girls!

Term 2 has started with a great flurry of activity and there is so much going on just now to help and support our pupils with their learning, especially health and wellbeing.

A very special mass will be celebrated on Monday in respect of Missio. Please attend if you can.

I appreciate that some parents may be disappointed that our scheduled Halloween disco had to be cancelled as a result of insufficient PVG’s. I would encourage these parents to sent their details, as requested, to our office and they can then be put forward to help and support events such as discos. This is a legal obligation and out with our control in terms of time frames for approvals. The scheme has been inundated with requests. Your patience and support is appreciated.

Thank you,

Mrs Bolland , Head Teacher.

The week ahead looks like this:

Monday       –  Pupil conference in Airdrie Town hall

Missio mass, 9.45am

Tuesday       –  P6 Halloween class event

Ms Allington attending P4-5, Fun 5z Netball tournament

P5 pupil at Ponies for Children am.

Mrs Bolland meeting Ms Smith, CIIL.

Wednesday –  No events so far…

Thursday     – Mrs Bolland attending CHAPS conference

Mrs Crielly attending  ELC self evaluation course

P1/2 using the cooking room

Friday          –  Mrs Bolland attending CHAPS conference

Pantomime for the whole school, am.

P5 benchball

Congratulations to this week’s Cool Class cup winners.

Congratulations to this week’s winning house.

Well done to our fabulous pupils of the week.

Welcome back after the October break and I trust that everyone  feels refreshed and relaxed. We are now in Term 2 and this is always busy, especially later on with Christmas events. We will keep you posted regarding important dates for your diary, including Christmas Nativity plays, Christmas concerts, Christmas lunch, Pantomime etc.

Our Christmas Fayre will be Saturday 29th November and as always we rely on your support with donations for tombola, raffles, Bric a Brac etc.

We are delighted to welcome Ms Coyle back to St Bartholomew’s as a result of staffing changes.

The week ahead looks like this:

Monday –         Whole School and Nursery Photographs.

Tuesday –        Mrs MacIntyre attending the Literacy base

Mrs Bolland meeting our new CIIL

Wednesday –  Ms Duffy attending Play pedagogy course

SRG meeting 1

Thursday –      Mrs Crielly attending ELC self evaluation course

Education Psychologist visiting

Update – P2/3 assembly cancelled

Friday –           Holding Space team visiting P5 & 6 pupils

P5 Benchball training

Parent Council meeting now 7th November

Week beginning 5^th October 2025

Incredibly, this is our final week of term 1 and the children have settled so well into good learning habits. The children have enjoyed several exciting experiences, including our Mini Vinnie’s gathering food for the food bank, music tuition, sporting events and training, including after school clubs. The list goes on. A huge thank you to our wonderful staff team for facilitating these events. Another important issue is that of attendance and our figures are currently in line with North Lanarkshire Council parameters. We would like to keep it that way. Thank you to our parents and carers for your support with this matter.

All the staff at St Bartholomew’s look forward to welcoming you on Wednesday to Parent’s Evening where you will be able to discuss your child’s progress. Other news includes the school photographer’s visit on the 20^{th of} October where your child’s lovely smile will be captured.

Thank you for your continued support, Deirdre Bolland, Head Teacher.

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Welcome back after the September weekend and I hope that all our families, staff and wider community enjoyed a lovely relaxing break. Parent’s evening will be upon us soon and please ensure that you have made an appointment with your child’s teacher to hear all the wonderful things that your child is learning about. We all look forward to seeing you soon.