St Bartholomews

Primary 1 – Paige

Primary 1/2 – Liliana

Primary 2 – Aiden

Primary 2/3 – Lewis

Primary 4 – Oskar

Primary 5 – Chloe

Primary 5/6 – Niamh

Primary 7 – Rachael

COOL CLASS CUP – Primary 5/6

HOUSE TROPHY – Lochend

Tickets for next Thursday’s Halloween disco go on sale today, priced £1.50. There will be prizes for the best costumes, so it’s time to start planning your Halloween outfit!

Our whole-school assembly takes place as usual this morning. Check out the website later today for this week’s Pupils of the Week, Cool Class and winning House.

Finally, please remember to explore our class pages regularly to stay up-to-date with the exciting learning that’s going on across the school. Simply click on the ‘class pages’ link on the right hand side of this page.

Despite not being on the winning side yesterday, our football team did St Bart’s proud. They gave 100%, worked as a team and were gracious in defeat. Well done, boys!

St Bartholomew’s received news yesterday that Paul Robertson, the Scottish Government Director General for Learning and Justice, will be visiting the school on Monday morning. News has reached him of the good work that goes on in St Bart’s and he is keen to see this for himself. The Director General will visit several classes across the school where he’ll have the opportunity to chat to pupils and staff.

One very, very proud P2 pupil turned up at my office yesterday to show off his super work. I promised him I’d post his picture on today’s blog!

Finally, today is the feast day of Saint John Paul II, a pope most blog readers will remember well. Here are some wise words from this remarkable man:

As is so often the case here in St Bart’s, yesterday’s visitors couldn’t resist asking for a tour of the building. They were ultra-impressed with everything they saw, from the fantastic wall-displays to our impressive resources and facilities. Of course, it was our phenomenal pupils who impressed our visitors the most. Primary 7 performed their two songs from the show (tie-dyed t-shirts and surf boards included!) and some friendly P3 pupils even gave our Head of Service, Isabelle Boyd, an unexpected hug! Everyone felt very welcome indeed!

Our newly-formed football team have their next fixture at St Ambrose High School today. Mr Lynch has added some additional players to the team and I know the boys will do St Bartholomew’s proud by being great team-players and sportsmen. Good luck, team!

The new term got off to a great start yesterday and there was a settled, productive atmosphere right across the school. Well done, boys and girls!

Many thanks to those parents and carers who indicated at Parents’ Evening that they would like to help out with school events or would be interested in joining the Parent Council. The next Parent Council meeting takes place a week today, Tuesday 27th October, and the next opportunity to help out in the school will be our Halloween disco on Thursday 29th. We will be in touch by letter with those who volunteered their help. Many thanks again.

Finally, St Bartholomew’s will have a number of visitors to the school this morning as our Staff Development Base is being used as the venue for a local authority meeting. A very warm welcome to our guests.

Welcome back everyone! I hope you all had a relaxing and enjoyable holiday, especially with the weather being so beautiful.

A very warm welcome today to Karen Glen from ‘Curriculo Solutions’. St Bartholomew’s piloted the new ‘Curriculo Solutions’ materials last year, which focus on skills for the world of work. The aim of the programme is to build pupils’ confidence and resilience in knowing who they are and what skills and strengths make them who they are. The programme also relates skills and strengths to the workplace, giving an early look at how these help people make career choices and how skills and strengths enable people to do their jobs. Karen will be working with our Primary 7 pupils and I know the boys and girls will gain a great deal from this afternoon’s input.

PUPILS OF THE WEEK

Primary 1 – Bridgit and Maia

Primary 1/2  – Cara and Ellie

Primary 2 – Brodie and Skye

Priamry 2/3 – Daniel and Alisha

Primary 4 – Cian and Stephen

Primary 5  – Stella and Daniel

Primary 5/6 – Lucy and John

Primary 7 – Holly and Elle

COOL CLASS CUP: Primary 2/3

HOUSE TROPHY: Monklands

What an AMAZING show we were all treated to yesterday! The boys and girls were simply phenomenal and utterly blew away the audience with their talent, energy and enthusiasm. From the beautifully coordinated dance moves of Primaries 1 and 2, to the rock-and-roll energy of Primaries 4 and 7; from the flawless vocals of Primary 5/6 to the colourful, vibrant performances of Primaries 2/3 and 5…. every class and every pupil was just brilliant! A huge well done to the boys and girls and an equally huge thank you to the staff for all their hard work over the term. It was a fantastic end to the first term and we can all be very, very proud of what we achieved as a team.

Of course, I mustn’t forget the audiences: you were fantastic too! Thank you for clapping and singing along and for encouraging the children with such massive cheers and rounds of applause; it made such a difference! Many thanks too to the two parents who left comments about the show on the blog last night.

I’m delighted to say that the extremely healthy ticket sales have replenished the school funds and this will allow us to subsidise school trips in the coming year. This money will also allow us to pay for a theatre company to visit St Bart’s at the end of October with a performance of ‘The Hunchback of Notre Dame’. This is a special thank-you treat for the children and staff for all their hard work with the show. Very well deserved!

Term 1 has flown by and we’re now only a few hours away from the October holidays. Have an enjoyable and relaxing break, everyone, and see you on Monday 19th.

The big day has finally arrived! On behalf of the pupils and staff of St Bart’s, please can I extend a very, very warm ‘WELCOME TO THE SIXTIES!’ to all our parents, carers and friends! Whether your ticket is for the afternoon (1.30pm) or the evening (7.00pm) performance, you’ll be absolutely blown away by the talent, energy and enthusiasm that every class will bring to the stage. You’re going to love it! See you at the show!

Our final two 60’s-inspired wall displays are the handiwork of Primary 1 and Primary 2/3.

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A very, very warm welcome this morning to pupils from Buchanan High School. The young people will be the audience for our ‘Welcome to the Sixties’ dress rehearsal and they’re definitely in for a treat when the St Bart’s children take to the stage. Our morning Nursery children will also be attending the dress rehearsal.

As intimated in the letter that went home to all pupils yesterday, the children should arrive at 6.30pm for tomorrow’s evening performance and collected from their usual doors at 8.15pm. It is essential that the school has written confirmation for all pupils of arrangements for them getting home tomorrow night. Please can I ask, therefore, that all slips are returned to the school by tomorrow morning. Thank you.

Today’s 1960s wall displays are brought to us by Primary 4 and Primary 5/6.

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