The last of our Christmas events take place today. Mrs MacFarlane and I will be accompanying a group of Primary 6 and 7 pupils to St Bartholomew’s church hall this morning to entertain the parishioners with a selection of Christmas … Continue reading →

Fr Doherty will be visiting St Bartholomew’s this morning to celebrate Mass. It has been a busy few weeks, and our various festive events aren’t over yet, so this will be a very welcome opportunity for our school community to … Continue reading →

A HUGE well done to Primary 1-3 for their fantastic nativity, ‘It’s a Baby’, yesterday afternoon. You all looked amazing in your costumes and I can’t quite believe you managed to remember all those lines! You brought joy, laughter and … Continue reading →

Primary 1-3 take to the stage this afternoon for their nativity, ‘It’s a Baby’. The boys and girls have been working exceptionally hard and looked and sounded fantastic at yesterday’s dress rehearsal; you really are in for a treat! Today’s … Continue reading →

I’m absolutely delighted to announce that St Bartholomew’s has raised the fantastic sum of £320.75 for Mary’s Meals. Our original aim was for each class to raise £12.20, the amount it costs to feed one child in a developing country … Continue reading →

We are now into the Third Week of Advent, with Christmas less than two weeks away. I attended a friend’s ordination to the priesthood on Saturday and there was a beautiful Advent quotation on the back of the order of … Continue reading →

Our nursery children take to the stage today for their Christmas show, ‘The Nativity Party’. The boys and girls have been practising hard over the past few weeks and are sounding absolutely great! You really are in for a treat! … Continue reading →

A huge well done to Primary 4-7 for a fantastic Christmas concert yesterday afternoon; you truly brought Christmas to St Bartholomew’s with your beautiful singing. What a talented bunch you are! Despite it only being the 10th December, it’s our … Continue reading →

The day of the Primary 4-7 Christmas concert has finally arrived. The concert starts at 1.30pm and tickets, priced £1.00, are still available from the office. There will be the usual raffle as well as an opportunity to purchase our … Continue reading →

Our nursery had an unannounced visit from Care Inspectorate yesterday and I’m delighted to say that we were graded ‘very good’ in all areas. Well done to our hard-working, dedicated nursery team… and, of course, to our fantastic nursery children … Continue reading →