St Bartholomews

Huge congratulations to all of our ‘Pupils of the week’, who were presented with their well deserved certificates on Friday. Well done boys and girls!

The week ahead looks like this at the moment;

On Monday, we welcome Mrs MacDonald from St Ambrose High School to St Bart’s who has visited on a number of occasions in order to support enhanced transition to High School. Thank you Mrs MacDonald.

On Tuesday, Fiona Ramsay, tutor from Strathclyde University will be visiting Primary 6 and Primary 4/5 . I know that MsRamsay will be made most welcome by our wonderful pupils. Our upper school pupils will be experiencing an exciting new skills- how to play cricket! This new knowledge and set of physical skills will be a welcome addition to the variety of sporting activities experienced by our boys and girls.

Our Parent Council will meet at the usual time of 6pm in the staffroom this evening. As always, all are welcome and we look forward to seeing you then.

On Wednesday, I will be attending a STEM work stream meeting in Cumbernauld. I look forward to meeting with colleagues in order to plan for improved outcomes for children.  Primary 5 will, yet again, attend the Time Capsule in Coatbridge to progress their skills in swimming and also in general fitness. The boys and girls have fully embraced and taken full advantage of this wonderful opportunity. Well done boys and girls.

On Thursday, the NHS team responsible for Primary 1 medical assessments will visit us today, where they will conduct the remainder of assessments from their last visit. Vicky from CLD will join us today, along with a parent group in order to support families. You are all most welcome.

On Friday morning, I will be sharing in the learning experiences of  Primary 2 and very much look forward to this . The boys and girls thoroughly enjoy showing off their skills and knowledge! Our Primary 5 pupils will take part in  their weekly musical experience  with Sally, our  Kodaly expert. What a talented bunch they have become! We will also be joined by Greg, who has been providing musical support at Sacramental celebrations, who will join Primary 4 in the music room for a rehearsal. Thank you Greg.

Mrs Bolland

Primary 2 – John

Primary 4 – Cian

Primary 4/5 – Maya

Primary 5 – David

Primary 6 – Jay

Primary 7 – Wiktor

Winning House: Drumpellier

Cool Class Cup: Primary 4

The photographs above illustrate the wonderful entries for our Easter Egg competition. Prizes were given out on Thursday and the very talented children were absolutely delighted! Well done boys and girls. Our Primary 1 to 3 pupils enjoyed their Easter egg hunt- many thanks to our Parent Council for organising.

Welcome back everyone after the Easter long weekend. This is the most significant feast within the Church’s calendar and on behalf of all of our staff, we hope that the Risen Lord has given you all strength and hope for the future. A huge thank you to Fr O’Kane , who celebrated  a weekly mass in our Oratory during Lent. This is very much appreciated by all in our Parish community.

The week ahead look like this at the moment;

On Tuesday, we welcome back all of our boys and girls, especially those who have recently joined us and some who have rejoined us. It is lovely to see you!

On Wednesday, our  Primary 5 pupils will be attending the Time Capsule for  swimming and dry sports lessons. This is a really important part of physical education and enhances skills and knowledge  that contribute towards life long learning. The children are thoroughly enjoying their time there- long may it continue. We are very fortunate to have a professional theatre company visit our Primary 6 and Primary 7 pupils on the important subject of road safety. I will be attending a meeting at NLC headquarters in the afternoon in order to keep up to date with current initiatives.

On Thursday, Vicky from CLD will be visiting us to work with some of our parents and children. Thank you for organising such worthwhile input. The dental team from  child smile will be popping in today to help support the oral health of our youngest pupils. I will be attending a meeting in respect of new initiatives in Early Years . You will be updated in due course.

On Friday, Primary 1 to Primary 3 will be enjoying cookery lessons in our kitchen. We are so lucky to have such wonderful facilities. We look forward to assembly today, where some very worthy winners will receive ‘Pupil of the Week’ certificates.

Mrs Bolland

A huge welcome back to all! I hope that everyone has enjoyed a restful Easter holiday and have returned to school refreshed.

The photograph in the middle beautifully  illustrates Lenten promises created by our pupils. This week, Holy Week, sees the final part of our Lenten journey and we pray for spiritual enlightenment at this very special time in the Church’s calendar.

On Monday, we welcome all of our boys and girls, staff and parents back to school and nursery! We also look forward to seeing Claire Gordon from the NHS dental team to look after our ‘ pearly whites’ . Thank you Claire.

On Tuesday, Mrs McLean and Ms Allington will attend a numeracy course entitled, ‘Read , Write, Count’ that the authority are endorsing. We look forward to applying this  new information in order to enhance  numeracy skills for all of our pupils.

On Wednesday, our Primary 5 pupils will make their weekly trip to The Time Capsule. The children will enjoy a mix of wet and dry sports, where they will increase their skills and knowledge in both swimming and general fitness skills. So far, children have been a credit to the school and high standards of behaviour and manners have been readily reported. Long may it continue…

On Thursday, our fabulous kitchen facilities will be used in order to accommodate a cookery day for our younger pupils in Primary 1 to Primary 3. I am sure that the boys and girls will love it.Vicky from Community Learning and Development will also be  visiting parents in our Get Together room in order to help support them and their children. Thank you Vicky.

As a means of celebrating Easter, our younger pupils in Primary 1 to Primary 3 will enjoy an Easter egg hunt in our beautiful new garden area. A big thank you to our Parent Council for organising this lovely event. Our Primary 4 to Primary 7 pupils will enjoy taking part in a ‘decorate your boiled egg’ competition. This will be judged on Thursday and children are encouraged to be as creative as possible and there will be one winning entry per class. We look forward to having some difficult decisions to make on Thursday afternoon!

Mrs Bolland

Primary 1 – Charley Rose

Primary 2 – Jack

Primary 3 – Guy

Primary 4 – Lee

Primary 4/5 – Caitlyn

Primary 5 -Rhys

Primary 6 – Daniel

Primary 7 – Ciaran

Winning House: Summerlee

Cool Class Cup: Primary 1

The boys and girls pictured above have enjoyed great success outwith school – all of your friends at St Bartholomew’s congratulate you for these wider achievements!

On Monday, Primary 1 are looking forward to visiting the Riverside museum as part of their topic work in class. We are looking forward to finding out how they got on! Dance after school club is on today and as always, please remind children to pack kits and water bottles. Thank you.

On Tuesday, I will be visiting Noble Primary as part of our involvement in the Scottish Attainment Challenge. I look forward to learning about literacy initiatives that will contribute towards improvements. Mrs Dolan will escort some of our pupils to St  Augustine’s for the annual dance festival. We wish them the very best of luck… We are also thinking of our Primary 3 boys and girls who will be receiving the very special sacrament of Reconciliation this evening at St Bartholomew’s Church at 7pm. Could I ask that children and their families arrive at Church for 6.40pm so that everyone is settled in plenty of time.Thank you.

On Wednesday, our Primary 5 boys and girls will enjoy their third session of swimming and dry sports at The Time Capsule. This is a very important part of the curriculum and will contribute towards life long learning. As part of the early years expansion, I will be meeting Aileen and Lizzie  from facilities and nutrition in order to plan ahead for providing our youngest pupils with a healthy meal. I am very much looking forward to visiting P1 this morning and look forward to sharing in the children’s numeracy progress.

On Thursday, Primary 3 will also be out and about and will visit the National Museum in Edinburgh, as part of current learning. We look forward to hearing all about it!  Our Education Psychologist will visit this morning in order to support some of our pupils and their families. As always, visitors to our school are most welcome.

On Friday, Mrs McLean will be meeting with NLC’s numeracy team in order to plan for improvements in numeracy. As always, we will hold our weekly assembly and keep you posted on who our pupils of the week, Cool Class and winning house will be.

Please look out for next term’s newsletter in your child’s bag as it contains all of the important dates for events in our final term so that you are well prepared for the very busy term ahead. Be advised that on Friday, we finish at 2.30pm for the Easter holidays and return on Monday 15th April. Have a wonderfully relaxing break.

Mrs Bolland

Primary 1 – Caleb

Primary 2 – Fiona

Primary 3 – Lucy

Primary 4 – Liam

Primary 4/5 – Shay

Primary 5 – Eva

Primary 6 – Amy Lee

Primary 7 – Summer

Winning House: Summerlee

Cool Class: Primary 4

The photograph above pictures our winners and runners up in the World Book Day competition organised by Ms Connor last week. Children were asked to create their own book cover and the most creative entries won. The boys and girls were delighted to receive their prizes during assembly on Friday. Well done everyone!

On Monday, there will be a  mini sports hall event  for our Primary 3 pupils. Please ensure children are appropriately equipped with kits etc. I will be spending some time in Primary 7, after interval to share in the day to day learning. I am very much looking forward to experiencing the children’s progress. Mrs MacIntyre will be attending a literacy coach meeting in order to improve experiences for all of our boys and girls. I look forward to hearing about new initiatives in this core area. Staff from St Ambrose Support for learning team will be visiting St Bart’s this afternoon,  you are most welcome! As always, we have our dance after school club on at 3pm until 4pm.

On Tuesday, I will be attending a leadership course on grievience and discipline at the Westerwood hotel. I look forward to keeping up to date with current procedures and processes.

On Wednesday, I will be attending the  west partnership conference at Celtic Park and look forward to collaborating with colleagues from across the West of Scotland inordevto improve outcomes for our children. Primary 5 boys and girls will be attending the Time Capsule for the second time in order to learn or enhance their skills and knowledge in swimming. This is a wonderful opportunity for our pupils to experience such important life skills. There is also the opportunity to take part in dry sports, increasing fitness levels and general health. One of our nursery staff will take part in  verp training today, again to enhance Experian’s outcomes for our youngest pupils. Primary 3 will experience further skills in  outdoor learning from the team at NLC.

On Thursday, St Bartholomew’s will be hosting a cluster meeting, which will provide an excellent review of collaboration within our cluster. There will also be an outdoor learning meeting, organised by Mrs MacIntyre.

On Friday, Sally Wilkinson will be delivering  kodaly for our p5 pupils. The boys and girls are looking forward to enha cin* their musical skills and talents. I will also be sharing in the learning of our p6 pupils and look forward to experiencing new initiatives in numeracy. We all look forward to finding out who our pupils of the week, Cool Class Cup and winning house will be at assembly!

Mrs Bolland

Primary 1 – Holly

Primary 2 – Jamie

Primary 3 – Ciaran

Primary 4 – Jayden

Primary 4/5 – Skye

Primary 5 – Cara

Primary 6 – Jayden

Primary 7 – Ami

Winning House: Monklands

Cool Class Cup: Primary 6

Primary 1 – Corey

Primary 2 – Oscar

Primary 3 – Orlaith

Primary 4 _ Ryan

Primary 4/5 – Brogan

Primary 5 – Shay

Primary 6 – Lewis

Primary 7 – Michael

Cool Class: Primary 4/5

Winning House: Drumpellier