St Bartholomews

A huge thank you to all of our parents and carers for ensuring the incredibly smart appearance of all of our boys and girls. The children have received many positive comments about how smart they look and it is clear to see that they have great pride in their appearance. We were discussing this matter at assembly on Friday and talked about ‘look smart, think smart’, which I think is very appropriate. I look forward to the children’s continued smart appearance.

An additional thank you to all of our parents and carers who have adhered to our new rules regarding the playground. As you know, it is very important that the children are allowed some time to prepare themselves for the day ahead, prior to, oand during lining up at the bell. It is very much appreciated that parents are supporting this and gathering behind the pencils or the low wall in order to allow their children to become independent. It is already making a real difference!

On Thursday and Friday last week whilst I was in and around classes, it was clear to me that the vast majority of our children are delighted to back at school. I am sure that many parents and carers will agree with this as 6 weeks can be a long time without the routine of school and daily interaction with friends. All of the St Bartholomew’s team are delighted to see the children back after the holidays and look forward to working with your children for this next session.

Friday is the feast of St Bartholomew. In order to mark this very important day for our faith community, all of our pupils and staff will attend mass at St Bartholomew’s church for 10am mass. We would love it if you could join us for mass on Friday morning as it would be a lovely opportunity for our entire faith community to gather at the beginning of a new school year. We look forward to seeing you there!

Mrs Bolland

This young lady has appeared in my office on numerous occasions this year and all for very positive reasons! She has won a number of trophies and medals over the year and was especially proud to show them off. Well done and keep dancing…

On Monday, we have the Community Police visiting our Primary 4 to Primary 7 pupils. The main purpose of this visit to reinforce a positive message about looking after our community and to be good citizens. I am hopeful that this will encourage boys and girls and their families to look after our wonderful school over the holidays when incidents of vandalism can become more frequent.

On Tuesday, Fr O’Kane will be celebrating mass in honour of our Primary 7 pupils. We will hold an awards ceremony after mass where some lucky pupils will receive special awards and prizes for their positive contributions to St Bartholomew’s. All pupils will receive a high school tie, pen and  personalised tee shirt in addition to a leavers certificate. Some very worthy children will receive a Pope Francis award with a Parish commendation. We are all looking forward to recognising the fantastic work of these wonderful boys and girls.

On Wednesday, the Primary 7 boys and girls will take part in the long awaited beach party. Our loyal parent group have been organising a bouncy castle, DJ, photo both and chippy dinner with some special treats thrown in. Our boys and girls really look forward to this final social event and it is a very fitting farewell.

On Thursday, school finishes at 1pm.  Lunch will be served earlier on this day to ensure that our boys and girls don’t go home hungry! I would like to take this opportunity to thank all of our parents and carers for their continued support this year, it has been very much appreciated. On behalf of myself and all of the St Bartholomew’s staff I would like to wish everyone a fantastic, safe holiday and look forward to seeing you all on Thursday 16th August.

Mrs Bolland

Primary 1 – Aaliyah

Primary 1/2 – Chloe

Primary 2/3 – Cheyenne

Primary 3 – Emily

Primary 4 – Fin

Primary 4/5 – Sophie

Primary 5/6 – Luka

Primary 6/7 – William

Primary 7 – Jennifer

Mr Fowler – Brodie

Cool Class Cup: Primary 5/6

Winning House: Lochend

Healthy Snack Winning House: Lochend

From the above photographs,it is very evident that  both of these girls are very proud of their achievements. One of the young ladies has achieved personal success, outwith school, something that we are always happy to share. The other young lady has come a long way in progressing her writing skills. What fabulous achievements. Keep it up!

The week ahead contains the following key events:

Today, Primary 2/3 will be visiting Almond Valley as part of their topic related studies. This is a fabulous trip and the children are very much looking forward to joining in with all the fun and excitement that this venue provides. A big thank you to our parent helpers for dedicating their time and efforts to help supervising the children. We couldn’t do it without you!

On Tuesday, we welcome Ms Kirkland and Ms Reid to our school, who will be visiting on school related business. Mrs Carlin will be visiting some of our prospective primary 1 pupils at their current nursery as part of our transition programme and also to provide a warm welcome to St Bart’s.

On Wednesday, Mrs MacIntyre will be leading training for a new reading for enjoyment programme that we are introducing next session. There are a number of exciting initiatives that the leadership team are preparing for implementation next session. Watch this space…

On Friday, our pre school children in the nursery are graduating. This is such an important milestone for these boys and girls and we are  very proud at St Bartholomew’s and wish them all well in their school careers. Well done! Mr McLaughlin, our head of service will be visiting St Bartholomew’s and I know that he will be incredibly impressed with our wonderful pupils. You are most welcome.

Mrs Bolland

Primary 1 – Zara

Primary 1/2 – Guy

Primary 2/3 – Brooklyn

Primary 3 – Marysa

Primary 4 – Kaitlyn

Primary 4/5 – Emily

Primary 5/6 – Breagh

Primary 6/7 – Ami

Primary 7 – Paul

Cool Class – Primary 4

Winning House: Drumpellier

Primary 1 – Filip

Primary 1/2 – Jamie

Primary 2/3 – Kalinka

Primary 3 – Gabrielle

Primary 4 – Malinka

Primary 4/5 – Jennifer

Primary 5/6 – Sinead

Primary 6/7 – Michael

Primary 7 – Alan

Mr Fowler – Patrick

Cool Class Cup: Primary 1

Winning House: Lochend

This very talented young lady appeared in my office, laden with certificates, medals and a trophy.  This is as a result of all of her hard work work and dedication in dance. Watch this space for more great news about a potential career in dance!

Our Primary 7 pupils will be visiting St Ambrose on Monday and Tuesday this week. They will make their own way there and back and it is very much a trial run to the start of their High School career in August. This is a great opportunity for the children to be more independent, follow their timetable and meet new friends. We are all looking forward to hearing about their experiences on Wednesday.Good luck boys and girls.

As you know, this week is STEM week and their are is a huge variety of events and activities lined up for our pupils. This is a great way of introducing and developing skills and knowledge about STEM subjects, which will be very much the direction in future careers.

Cheerleading after school club takes place today for our younger pupils in Primary 1 and Primary 2. Please remember appropriate kits and water bottles please.

The National mass will take place on Thursday of this week in Falkirk Stadium. All Catholic schools in Scotland will be represented at this celebration and the main theme will be marking the one hundred year anniversary of Catholic Schools in Scotland. Our Primary 7 pupils, who have received a full commendation from their Pope Francis Faith award will be representing St Bartholomew’s Primary.

Mrs Bolland

Primary 1 – Mark

Primary 1/2 – Leyla

Primary 2/3 – Ava

Primary 3 – Eve

Primary 4 – Rhian

Primary 4/5 – Logan

Primary 5/6 – Cameron

Primary 6/7 – Declan

Primary 7 – Neve

Mr Fowler – Maddison

Cool Class Cup: Primary 1/2

Winning House: Monklands

This fabulous Primary 1 pupil was super excited to show me her wonderful work. It exemplifies the amount of hard work that takes place in Primary 1, when children are producing such high quality writing in a matter of 9 months. Well done!

Yesterday, the Church celebrated the feast of Corpus Christi.It is perhaps worth remembering that one of the last things that Jesus did before he started his passion was to teach the Apostles how to bring him to life in bread and wine.Receiving the Eucharist, with the correct disposition can transform us. This is a divine gift and allows us to grow closer in an even deeper love for Jesus.

Sports Day is scheduled to take place on Wednesday afternoon, weather permitting. Mrs McLean has been hard at work coordinating the various components that make up this exciting event. Lunch will begin at 12pm on this day as we need to maximise time to ensure that all of our fantastic events can take place within an afternoon.We will keep you up to date with basic arrangement via text.

It’s STEM week, next week, and Ms Kiernan has organised a whole host of exciting events and activities for all of our pupils to enjoy. Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) are hugely important subjects that will certainly drive future careers of many of our pupils and it is with this in mind that we are investing in its success. Your support with these events and activities, by way of volunteering to supervise children on trips etc is very much appreciated.

Mrs Bolland