St Bartholomews

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

Mrs Timmons, Principal Teacher of Maths will be visiting St Bartholomew’s today. There will be some wonderful maths problem solving activities for the children to work on collaboratively and have fun at the same time! This is part of our transition programme to St Ambrose High School, which will be of huge benefit to our boys and girls.

I am attending a cluster meeting at St Ambrose High this evening where we will discuss the upcoming mass at Falkirk Stadium, in addition to other current matters in respect of Primary 7’s transition to High School.

Just a reminder that Football after school club will be on this afternoon. Children are required to bring appropriate kits and water bottles.

Gordon Meek photography will be visiting  St Bart’s tomorrow morning, between 9am and 10am so that parents of our First Communicants can choose photographs from their very special day. I am sure that everyone will be spoiled for choice!

Wednedsay also sees the Primary 7 Gaelic Football boys final, held at St Ambrose High. The boys have done very well to achieve this status and we wish them the very best of luck!

Our third induction day will take place for our new cohort of Primary 1 children on Thursday. This will allow the children to work in their new class and take part in a number of activities, particularly related to literacy and numeracy. The final induction day will be next week where the children and their parents will enjoy lunch and a tour of the school with their buddy.

Thursday sees two after school clubs on. The Tesco cookery after school club for both parent and child will be taking place in our Get Together Room. Mrs Carlin’s art after school club will be taking place for our younger children, in the Primary 1 classroom.

There is always something exciting going on at St Bart’s!

Mrs Bolland

Our second and final group of First Communicants received this very special sacrament, yesterday at St Bartholomew’s Church. The children looked fantastic, sounded wonderful and behaved impeccably. This was such an important day in the faith life of our boys and girls and one that will stay in their hearts for many years to come. Congratulations to all of our Primary 4 pupils who received the sacrament of the Eucharist.

On Thursday, last week, the first of four transition meetings took place for our new Primary 1 parents and children. It was wonderful to see some familiar and not so familiar faces, everyone was most welcome and we are happy to welcome them as part of the St Bartholomew’s family. Transition events will  follow during the next three Thursday ‘s and we look forward to seeing everyone then.

Our after school cookery club has been a huge success, with a representative from Tesco hosting the sessions. Mums, dads and grandparents worked with the children to produce a fabulous bowl of carrot soup. I was lucky enough to have a taste- absolutely delicious. I am looking forward to sampling this week’s delights! This after school club will be running for some time, so don’t worry if you didn’t get a place this time around. There will be plenty opportunities in the near future.

Mrs Bolland

Primary 1 – Woody

Primary 1/2 – Jack

Primary 2/3 -Lucie

Primary 3 – Maya

Primary 4 – Aimee

Primary 4/5 – Sophie

Primary 5/6 – Nikita

Primary 6/7 – Skye

Primary 7 – Annie

Cool Class Cup: Primary 4

Winning House: Monklands

Huge congratulations to our boys and girls from Primary 4 who received the sacrament of First Holy Communion yesterday at St Bartholomew’s Church. This was the first of two groups of children who will receive the Eucharist, the second of which, will celebrate their First Holy Communion on Sunday. Our entire parish community were gathered to share in this very special sacrament. The boys and girls looked radiant and sang beautifully. They were a credit to themselves, families and the school. Well done boys and girls!

Our Primary 7 pupils arrived safe and sound on Friday, after their adventure in York. Mums and dads reported that they had some very tired boys and girls on Friday night and were very glad to be reunited with their little darlings.

Some of our Primary 7 boys and girls will be visiting St Ambrose High School today, representing St Bartholomew’s Gaelic football team. We wish you all the very best of luck.

Finally, a wee reminder to Primary 1 and Primary 2 parents that our Cheerleading after school club takes place this afternoon. Your support with providing the children with appropriate kits and water bottles is very much appreciated. Thank you.

Mrs Bolland

As it is Ascension Thursday,  we are celebrating mass at 10.30am in St Bartholomew’s Church this morning. This is a wonderful opportunity for us all to gather as a Parish community. Thank you to our parent helpers who are escorting  the children to Church, this is very much appreciated.

Primary 7 pupils are having a fabulous time together in York. Mrs McLean tells me that they have not stopped. After a hearty breakfast they left for York and started off with the Castle Museum, then they visited Yorvik and found out about  the historical context of Vikings in the UK. After that, it was off to York’s Chocolate story, where the children learned about the chocolate making process. The best bit, of course, was the chocolate treats at the end. The day was finished with a fantastic ghost walk and an insight into York’s ghostly history.

Today, the children will visit Flamingo Land! This is a wonderful outing with lots of fun rides, games and activities to take part in. I hope the children have had a good sleep last night, as this is another fun filled busy day. Enjoy boys and girls. Please check twitter to follow all the fun and adventures…

Mrs Bolland