St Bartholomews

Our Primary 7 pupils will be taking part in an exciting transition event at St Ambrose High School today. Sixth year STEM leaders will be working with our boys and girls in small groups, whilst completing a series of short, fun experiments. This event will take place in the Community Centre, instead of the school hall, and I am reliably informed that the school’s hall will be full of sequence and fake tan as rehearsals for Strictly will be taking place today!

The children will set off from St Bart’s at 9.30 am as they have a prompt 9.45 am start . It would be greatly appreciated if boys and girls bring a packed lunch, and as always, those in receipt of free meals will be provided with a pack a snack from our dining hall. The reason for this is due to lunch time being out with that of the High  School’s and as a consequence,the canteen will be closed. The workshop will finish at 2.15pm, where the children will make their way back to school, in plenty of time for the 3pm bell. A big thank you to our parent helpers, who are supervising the children on this outing.

A quick reminder to parents and carers to hand in Christmas plates, for judging, on Thursday and it would also be very much appreciated if  any donations for class hampers could be handed in by this date. Thank you very much in advance for your support with this matter.

Mrs Bolland

Mrs McGuiness will be teaching cookery skills to our pupils, I’m unsure about what is on the menu, but I am very confident that it will be delicious! The children really look forward to learning about a number of ingredients, some that may be familiar and some that may not be. Apologies- I made a mistake last week and forgot that Mrs Mc Guinness was on holiday. She will definitely be in today and we look forward to welcoming her. High school pupils will be joining us in the afternoon, to provide an extra pair of hands during lessons. We have also been lucky to receive extra help from St Ambrose pupils, every Monday afternoon. These young people have been assisting in every class in the school and their efforts are appreciated.
Mrs Carlin very kindly organised a Glow workshop last night for P1 mum and dads . Glow is an exciting online tool to help assist with children’s learning. There was a good uptake by parents and carers, who took full advantage of this support. I think that the skills learned from this workshop will be put to good use in the very near future.
Our Parent Council group met last night and it was lovely that Fr James managed to pop in, we know that he has a very busy schedule and appreciate that he found the time to check in on this important group. I will be attending mass this Sunday, at St Bartholomew’s church in order to receive a gift, on behalf of all the staff at St Bartholomew’s Primary from the Millar foundation. I will also be presenting Fr James with a token of their appreciation. It is lovely that the community links between the church and Parish are recognised in such a nice way. Mark and Lucy Millar are also organising a lunch and entertainment event for local pensioners on Sunday the 17th of December. Our P6 &P7 choir will be providing some entertainment , by way of Christmas songs and hymns at end of event.The guests are certainly in for a treat!
A reminder to parents and carers of Primary 3, Primary 4, Primary 6 and Primary 7 pupils that there will be an enrolement mass for sacramental classes, on Sunday 3rd of December. Please try your very best to attend this service if you intend your child to be presented for the sacraments. Your support with this matter is very much appreciated.
Mrs Bolland

I hope that our pupils, parents and staff have all had a restful weekend, despite all the colds and sickness bugs that appear to be doing the rounds at the moment! We all need to be fighting fit for Saturday, when our annual Christmas Fayre takes place. A huge thank you to all of our parent helpers who have worked tirelessly to make this event a success.

Could I ask that any donations for the bottle stall, toiletries, brick a brac and any other unwanted gifts etcher to  be left in the school office . All donations, no matter how small, are very gratefully received. As always, we would appreciate donations of home baking, nearer the time, to allow for this very popular stall to be well stocked!

Please be advised that tickets for this event will be on sale , on the day, at the door. The ticket price includes a cup of tea and a biscuit in our community cafe.Hot dogs will also be on sale, which have always proved very popular with our local community. We are all looking forward to welcoming you on Saturday 2nd December, from 10am. I hear that Santa is particularly looking forward to seeing all of our boys and girls!

Mrs Bolland

Primary 1 – Connor

Primary 1/2 – Aaron

Primary 2/3 – Harvey

Primary 3 – Naia

Primary 4 – Connor

Primary 4/5 – Ava

Primary 5/6 – Lucas

Primary 6/7 – Declan

Priamry 7 – Shakira

Cool Class: Priamry 7

Winning House: Drumpellier

PC James Maxwell  lead an anti bullying presentation for all of our pupils yesterday. Primary 1- Primary 3 all gathered together in the hall and watched an age appropriate video and listened to some very interesting information about how to be a good friend and how to deal with people who are not so nice.

Primary 4/5 and Primary 5/6 listened well to some informative facts and responded to PC Maxwell’s questions, after watching a video. Our boys and girls had obviously been listening attentively as they provided relevant answers to all of the questions.Well done boys and girls.

Primary 6/7 and Primary 7 pupils received a more grown up version of an anti bullying message. PC Maxwell made a very clear message about the consequences of using threatening behaviour to other children and indeed, adults. Threatening others with weapons was also  discussed and again the consequences of such actions were relayed. Our pupils were very attentive throughout the presentation and many found it very interesting and informative. Thank you boys and girls.

A huge thank you to PC Maxwell for his input yesterday afternoon and we look forward to welcoming him back into the school in the very near future to talk about ‘Stranger Danger’.

Primary 4 pupils  missed out on PC Maxwell’s presentation as they were out on their excursion to Glasgow Science Centre. As you can see from our twitter pictures, great fun was had by all. Thank you to our parent helpers who volunteered their time, to escort our boys and girls on their trip.

Please keep up to date with the names of our ‘Pupils of the Week’  from our assembly today. Mrs MacIntyre will post the names of the deserving boys and girls, later on in the afternoon.

Mrs Bolland

We had five visitors from John Paul 11 Primary School in Uddingston in our school yesterday. They arranged this visit to observe teaching and learning in maths, as they have heard some good things about what we do in St Bart’s. Mr Thomas and his colleagues were very impressed with our boys and girls’ wonderful attitude to their learning and also the fantastic teaching from Ms Connor and Ms Kiernan. A big thank you to both of them for welcoming our visitors so warmly!

Our Primary 4’s are visiting the Science Centre in Glasgow today to learn from the ‘How the body works’ workshop. This trip has been rescheduled from a few ago and I know that the boys and girls are especially looking forward to it now. Again, thank you to our parent helpers who have rearranged their schedules to join us on this super trip.

I have invited Police Scotland to talk to all of our boys and girls about bullying and how seriously this is taken by the Police. They will be in St Bart’s this afternoon and I know that our pupils will listen attentively and will wholeheartedly engage with the community officers. We are all looking forward to welcoming the officers in to St Bartholomew’s.

Mrs Bolland

I will be spending some time in P2/3 this morning, and look forward to sharing in the wonderful gifts and talents of our pupils. Every time that I visit this particular class, I am greeted with big smiles and enthusiasm. I can’t wait!

Talking of gifts and talents… Sunday’s gospel was about the importance of using our gifts and talents in order to help others.Everything we have, our intelligence,our health, our children, are given to us by God  so that we may serve him and love him and serve our fellow humans. If we listen carefully to what Jesus tells us, the only ‘right’ we have is to love. In using this love, we will help build the Kingdom of God and use our talents and gifts to serve others. We will not only fulfill ourselves, but we will also contribute towards creating God’s Kingdom on earth.

Mrs Bolland

I hope that our boys and girls had a very well deserved day off from school yesterday. The staff  from St Bartholomew’s were all working hard, ensuring that the learning experiences that the children receive, are off the highest quality. Teachers, Early Years Practitioners and support staff were all working collaboratively with  relationships specialists. We were all inspired with high quality,interactive presentations and practical activities that contributed towards  important reflection and discussions. What a great experience!

Mrs McGuiness will  be teaching a number of cookery skills to a selection of our pupils today. The boys and girls are always extremely excited to join Mrs McGuiness in the kitchen and look forward to producing some wonderful creations. This is such a great experience for our pupils and we all look forward to sharing in the fabulous aromas coming from the kitchen on Tuesday’s. Could I please respectfully ask that boys and girls refrain from wearing earrings or nail polish during cookery lessons. As you can imagine, this is part of healthy, safety and hygiene regulations. Thank you in advance for your support with this important matter.

Mrs Bolland

Primary 2/3 – Kalinka

Priamry 3 – Patrick

Primary 2 – Fin

Primary 4/5 – Jennifer

Primary 5/6 – Gary

Primary 6/7 – Ryan

Primary 7 – Neve

Cool Class Cup: Primary 3

Winning Houses: Lochend & Monklands

I certainly felt some  Christmas spirit this afternoon when I walked into our Get Together Room! Mrs McNaughton, who works in our 2 year old nursery, has been leading a Christmas Crafts club for parents and carers. There are some very talented mums in Townhead now, as Mrs McNaughton inspired some beautiful craft making. I would certainly encourage more parents and carers from our nursery to join in. A big thank you to Mrs McNaughton and also to the ladies who dedicated their time and efforts.

Its Primary 3’s assembly today…I know that the boys and girls have been working hard on rehearsal this week. I managed to have a sneak preview this afternoon, and the children looked very professional on the stage, following a tricky routine. Well done boys and girls, we are all looking forward to seeing you on stage at 2pm and thereafter, in class for a cuppa.

Primary 1 and Primary 1/2 are out and about in Stirling today. They will be visiting Stirling Castle, as part of their topic work. I know that the children will thoroughly enjoy their workshop and having a look around this very interesting castle. A big thank you to our parent helpers, who are supervising the children. Your support is very much appreciated.

Mrs Bolland