I attended the annual Catholic Head Teachers’ conference in St Andrew’s on Thursday and Friday last week. The theme of the conference was ‘Teaching Scotland’s Catholic Future’ and speakers included Archbishop Tartaglia, Graham Donaldson (former Chief Inspector of schools) and … Continue reading →

I think that some of our Primary 1 pupil’s have suddenly realised that school is a full five days a week operation! Some of our boys and girls, ( not just P1’s) are getting tired and are adjusting to the … Continue reading →

Today is a very special day! It is Our Lady’s birthday…. or to give this feast day it’s ‘proper’ title, we would say today was the Feast of the Nativity of  the Blesseed Virgin Mary. We are reminded today that … Continue reading →

As the September weekend approaches, you may be starting to think of activities to fill the days. Walking is one of the easiest ways for us to become more active and maintain a healthy lifestyle. North Lanarkshire Council is running … Continue reading →

As mentioned in last week’s blog, we are planning a sponsored obstacle course later this term. The provisional date is Wednesday 12th October, just before the holidays. Our school roll has now risen to 210, so even a small amount … Continue reading →

St Bartholomew’s is very keen this year to create new opportunities for parents, carers and families to get involved in their child’s learning. Two new initiatives will be starting next week. The first will begin on Thursday 15th September at … Continue reading →

Primary 1 – Kara Primary 2 – Patrick Primary 2/3 – Gracie Primary 3 – Arron Primary 4 – Liam Primary 5 – Brooke Primary 6 – Neve Primary 7 – Rebecca   Cool Class Cup: Primary 6 Winnng House: … Continue reading →

St Bartholomew’s has been allocated a new Community Learning Development worker called Raymond McCabe. I’ll be meeting with Raymond this morning to discuss plans for the year ahead and I’m particularly excited about some new opportunities for pupils and parents … Continue reading →

I’m delighted to inform parents and carers that thrifty use of last year’s budget has freed-up funds to allow St Bartholomew’s to invest in two areas of the school over the coming month or so. First of all, we will … Continue reading →

A quick reminder that our weekly Prayer Service is on this morning at 8.50am in our beautiful Oratory and of course, all are welcome! Could I please ask our parents and carers to ensure that their children are NOT playing … Continue reading →