{"id":7444,"date":"2025-05-02T10:30:02","date_gmt":"2025-05-02T10:30:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/stbrendansps\/?p=7444"},"modified":"2025-05-02T10:39:12","modified_gmt":"2025-05-02T10:39:12","slug":"weekly-blog-wb-28th-april","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/stbrendansps\/2025\/05\/02\/weekly-blog-wb-28th-april\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekly Blog WB 28th April"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>St Brendan\u2019s Weekly News <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Welcome back to our Weekly Blog with our exciting news and learning experiences from our pupils.<\/p>\n<p>Take a look at the exciting learning experiences our pupils have been involved in over the past two weeks!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Remembering Pope Francis <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>At school, we have been spending time reflecting on the life and legacy of the late Pope Francis. Through prayer, discussion, and tasks, we are remembering his deep commitment to peace, compassion, and care for the poor and the environment. His example inspires us to live with greater kindness, humility, and faith, following his call to build a more just and loving world.<\/p>\n<p>Here is some of the tasks we have been working on in class.<\/p>\n<div data-carousel-extra='{\"blog_id\":27621,\"permalink\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\\\/nl\\\/stbrendansps\\\/2025\\\/05\\\/02\\\/weekly-blog-wb-28th-april\\\/\"}' id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-7444 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-large'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/stbrendansps\/2025\/05\/02\/weekly-blog-wb-28th-april\/image-20250429-150218-a0b10650\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"465\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/stbrendansps\/uploads\/sites\/27621\/2025\/05\/02090834\/image-20250429-150218-a0b10650-1024x768.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/stbrendansps\/uploads\/sites\/27621\/2025\/05\/02090834\/image-20250429-150218-a0b10650-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/stbrendansps\/uploads\/sites\/27621\/2025\/05\/02090834\/image-20250429-150218-a0b10650-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/stbrendansps\/uploads\/sites\/27621\/2025\/05\/02090834\/image-20250429-150218-a0b10650-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/stbrendansps\/uploads\/sites\/27621\/2025\/05\/02090834\/image-20250429-150218-a0b10650.jpeg 1260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" data-attachment-id=\"7445\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/stbrendansps\/2025\/05\/02\/weekly-blog-wb-28th-april\/image-20250429-150218-a0b10650\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/stbrendansps\/uploads\/sites\/27621\/2025\/05\/02090834\/image-20250429-150218-a0b10650.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"1260,945\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.78&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 15 Pro&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1745942538&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;6.7649998656528&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;160&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.01&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image-20250429-150218-a0b10650\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/stbrendansps\/uploads\/sites\/27621\/2025\/05\/02090834\/image-20250429-150218-a0b10650-300x225.jpeg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/stbrendansps\/uploads\/sites\/27621\/2025\/05\/02090834\/image-20250429-150218-a0b10650-1024x768.jpeg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/stbrendansps\/2025\/05\/02\/weekly-blog-wb-28th-april\/image-20250429-160123-21edbb71\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"827\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/stbrendansps\/uploads\/sites\/27621\/2025\/05\/02090842\/image-20250429-160123-21edbb71-768x1024.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/stbrendansps\/uploads\/sites\/27621\/2025\/05\/02090842\/image-20250429-160123-21edbb71-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/stbrendansps\/uploads\/sites\/27621\/2025\/05\/02090842\/image-20250429-160123-21edbb71-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/stbrendansps\/uploads\/sites\/27621\/2025\/05\/02090842\/image-20250429-160123-21edbb71-rotated.jpeg 945w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" data-attachment-id=\"7447\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/stbrendansps\/2025\/05\/02\/weekly-blog-wb-28th-april\/image-20250429-160123-21edbb71\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/stbrendansps\/uploads\/sites\/27621\/2025\/05\/02090842\/image-20250429-160123-21edbb71-rotated.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"945,1260\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.78&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 15 Pro&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1745946083&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;6.7649998656528&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0014144271570014&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image-20250429-160123-21edbb71\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/stbrendansps\/uploads\/sites\/27621\/2025\/05\/02090842\/image-20250429-160123-21edbb71-225x300.jpeg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/stbrendansps\/uploads\/sites\/27621\/2025\/05\/02090842\/image-20250429-160123-21edbb71-768x1024.jpeg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/stbrendansps\/2025\/05\/02\/weekly-blog-wb-28th-april\/image-20250429-150230-d432d0d1\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"465\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/stbrendansps\/uploads\/sites\/27621\/2025\/05\/02090838\/image-20250429-150230-d432d0d1-1024x768.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/stbrendansps\/uploads\/sites\/27621\/2025\/05\/02090838\/image-20250429-150230-d432d0d1-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/stbrendansps\/uploads\/sites\/27621\/2025\/05\/02090838\/image-20250429-150230-d432d0d1-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/stbrendansps\/uploads\/sites\/27621\/2025\/05\/02090838\/image-20250429-150230-d432d0d1-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/stbrendansps\/uploads\/sites\/27621\/2025\/05\/02090838\/image-20250429-150230-d432d0d1.jpeg 1260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" data-attachment-id=\"7446\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/stbrendansps\/2025\/05\/02\/weekly-blog-wb-28th-april\/image-20250429-150230-d432d0d1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/stbrendansps\/uploads\/sites\/27621\/2025\/05\/02090838\/image-20250429-150230-d432d0d1.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"1260,945\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.78&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 15 Pro&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1745942550&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;6.7649998656528&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;125&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.02&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image-20250429-150230-d432d0d1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/stbrendansps\/uploads\/sites\/27621\/2025\/05\/02090838\/image-20250429-150230-d432d0d1-300x225.jpeg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/stbrendansps\/uploads\/sites\/27621\/2025\/05\/02090838\/image-20250429-150230-d432d0d1-1024x768.jpeg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Please continue to pray for Pope Francis.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">O God, from whom the just receive an unfailing reward,<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">grant that Your servant Francis, our Pope, whom you made<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">vicar of Peter and Shepard of your Church,<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">may rejoice forever in the vision of your glory,<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">for he was a faithful steward here on earth<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">of the mysteries of your forgiveness and grace.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Through Christ our Lord.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>Eternal rest grant unto him, O Lord, and <\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>let perpetual light shine upon him.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>May he rest in peace.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>Amen. <\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Creating Engineers K\u2019Nex challenge <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Last month two of our Primary 6 boys won the Cluster challenge as part of the K\u2019Nex Creating Engineers and yesterday attended the Regional Finals held at the University of the West of Scotland along with other finalists. The competition is designed for pupils to apply teamwork, construction skills, and imagination, by solving set engineering challenges using the construction set K\u2019Nex.<\/p>\n<p>Yesterday pupils were given the challenge of designing a \u2018rover\u2019 with rotating wheels and a steering mechanism that NASA can send to the moon. Our boys certainly met the design brief, an incredible creation, well done!<\/p>\n<div data-carousel-extra='{\"blog_id\":27621,\"permalink\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\\\/nl\\\/stbrendansps\\\/2025\\\/05\\\/02\\\/weekly-blog-wb-28th-april\\\/\"}' id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-7444 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-large'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/stbrendansps\/2025\/05\/02\/weekly-blog-wb-28th-april\/image-20250501-151019-337bc8d2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"465\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/stbrendansps\/uploads\/sites\/27621\/2025\/05\/02091502\/image-20250501-151019-337bc8d2-1024x768.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/stbrendansps\/uploads\/sites\/27621\/2025\/05\/02091502\/image-20250501-151019-337bc8d2-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/stbrendansps\/uploads\/sites\/27621\/2025\/05\/02091502\/image-20250501-151019-337bc8d2-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/stbrendansps\/uploads\/sites\/27621\/2025\/05\/02091502\/image-20250501-151019-337bc8d2-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/stbrendansps\/uploads\/sites\/27621\/2025\/05\/02091502\/image-20250501-151019-337bc8d2.jpeg 1260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" data-attachment-id=\"7450\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/stbrendansps\/2025\/05\/02\/weekly-blog-wb-28th-april\/image-20250501-151019-337bc8d2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/stbrendansps\/uploads\/sites\/27621\/2025\/05\/02091502\/image-20250501-151019-337bc8d2.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"1260,945\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image-20250501-151019-337bc8d2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/stbrendansps\/uploads\/sites\/27621\/2025\/05\/02091502\/image-20250501-151019-337bc8d2-300x225.jpeg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/stbrendansps\/uploads\/sites\/27621\/2025\/05\/02091502\/image-20250501-151019-337bc8d2-1024x768.jpeg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/stbrendansps\/2025\/05\/02\/weekly-blog-wb-28th-april\/image-20250501-151019-6bed1f54\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"465\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/stbrendansps\/uploads\/sites\/27621\/2025\/05\/02091500\/image-20250501-151019-6bed1f54-1024x768.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/stbrendansps\/uploads\/sites\/27621\/2025\/05\/02091500\/image-20250501-151019-6bed1f54-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/stbrendansps\/uploads\/sites\/27621\/2025\/05\/02091500\/image-20250501-151019-6bed1f54-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/stbrendansps\/uploads\/sites\/27621\/2025\/05\/02091500\/image-20250501-151019-6bed1f54-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/stbrendansps\/uploads\/sites\/27621\/2025\/05\/02091500\/image-20250501-151019-6bed1f54.jpeg 1260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" data-attachment-id=\"7449\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/stbrendansps\/2025\/05\/02\/weekly-blog-wb-28th-april\/image-20250501-151019-6bed1f54\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/stbrendansps\/uploads\/sites\/27621\/2025\/05\/02091500\/image-20250501-151019-6bed1f54.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"1260,945\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image-20250501-151019-6bed1f54\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/stbrendansps\/uploads\/sites\/27621\/2025\/05\/02091500\/image-20250501-151019-6bed1f54-300x225.jpeg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/stbrendansps\/uploads\/sites\/27621\/2025\/05\/02091500\/image-20250501-151019-6bed1f54-1024x768.jpeg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/stbrendansps\/2025\/05\/02\/weekly-blog-wb-28th-april\/image-20250501-151019-380746ba\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"465\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/stbrendansps\/uploads\/sites\/27621\/2025\/05\/02091504\/image-20250501-151019-380746ba-1024x768.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/stbrendansps\/uploads\/sites\/27621\/2025\/05\/02091504\/image-20250501-151019-380746ba-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/stbrendansps\/uploads\/sites\/27621\/2025\/05\/02091504\/image-20250501-151019-380746ba-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/stbrendansps\/uploads\/sites\/27621\/2025\/05\/02091504\/image-20250501-151019-380746ba-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/stbrendansps\/uploads\/sites\/27621\/2025\/05\/02091504\/image-20250501-151019-380746ba.jpeg 1260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" data-attachment-id=\"7451\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/stbrendansps\/2025\/05\/02\/weekly-blog-wb-28th-april\/image-20250501-151019-380746ba\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/stbrendansps\/uploads\/sites\/27621\/2025\/05\/02091504\/image-20250501-151019-380746ba.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"1260,945\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image-20250501-151019-380746ba\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/stbrendansps\/uploads\/sites\/27621\/2025\/05\/02091504\/image-20250501-151019-380746ba-300x225.jpeg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/stbrendansps\/uploads\/sites\/27621\/2025\/05\/02091504\/image-20250501-151019-380746ba-1024x768.jpeg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>For our boys this was the end of their K\u2019Nex challenge journey. \u00a0We are so proud of their achievement and wish all the winning pupils the best of luck in the next round!<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Primary 7 Outdoor Discovery Award<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Throughout term 3 our Primary 7 pupils took part in \u2018The Outdoor Discovery Award\u2019 This award is a National Navigation Award. Pupils completed a series of tasks and activities within the school and local community to achieve a level 1 award. Pupils developed the valuable skills of drawing a map, following a map, map scales, map symbols. Pupils had super opportunities to work collaboratively with their peers and discover and explore an outdoor space. Here they are enjoying a little treat down Barons Haugh to celebrate their success of completing the award. Well done!<\/p>\n<div data-carousel-extra='{\"blog_id\":27621,\"permalink\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\\\/nl\\\/stbrendansps\\\/2025\\\/05\\\/02\\\/weekly-blog-wb-28th-april\\\/\"}' id='gallery-3' class='gallery galleryid-7444 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-large'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/stbrendansps\/2025\/05\/02\/weekly-blog-wb-28th-april\/outdoor-1\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"410\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/stbrendansps\/uploads\/sites\/27621\/2025\/05\/02091610\/outdoor-1-1024x677.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/stbrendansps\/uploads\/sites\/27621\/2025\/05\/02091610\/outdoor-1-1024x677.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/stbrendansps\/uploads\/sites\/27621\/2025\/05\/02091610\/outdoor-1-300x198.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/stbrendansps\/uploads\/sites\/27621\/2025\/05\/02091610\/outdoor-1-768x508.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/stbrendansps\/uploads\/sites\/27621\/2025\/05\/02091610\/outdoor-1.png 1260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" data-attachment-id=\"7452\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/stbrendansps\/2025\/05\/02\/weekly-blog-wb-28th-april\/outdoor-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/stbrendansps\/uploads\/sites\/27621\/2025\/05\/02091610\/outdoor-1.png\" data-orig-size=\"1260,833\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"outdoor 1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/stbrendansps\/uploads\/sites\/27621\/2025\/05\/02091610\/outdoor-1-300x198.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/stbrendansps\/uploads\/sites\/27621\/2025\/05\/02091610\/outdoor-1-1024x677.png\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/stbrendansps\/2025\/05\/02\/weekly-blog-wb-28th-april\/outdoor-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"429\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/stbrendansps\/uploads\/sites\/27621\/2025\/05\/02091616\/outdoor-2-1024x708.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/stbrendansps\/uploads\/sites\/27621\/2025\/05\/02091616\/outdoor-2-1024x708.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/stbrendansps\/uploads\/sites\/27621\/2025\/05\/02091616\/outdoor-2-300x207.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/stbrendansps\/uploads\/sites\/27621\/2025\/05\/02091616\/outdoor-2-768x531.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/stbrendansps\/uploads\/sites\/27621\/2025\/05\/02091616\/outdoor-2.png 1260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" data-attachment-id=\"7453\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/stbrendansps\/2025\/05\/02\/weekly-blog-wb-28th-april\/outdoor-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/stbrendansps\/uploads\/sites\/27621\/2025\/05\/02091616\/outdoor-2.png\" data-orig-size=\"1260,871\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"outdoor 2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/stbrendansps\/uploads\/sites\/27621\/2025\/05\/02091616\/outdoor-2-300x207.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/stbrendansps\/uploads\/sites\/27621\/2025\/05\/02091616\/outdoor-2-1024x708.png\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/stbrendansps\/2025\/05\/02\/weekly-blog-wb-28th-april\/out\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/stbrendansps\/uploads\/sites\/27621\/2025\/05\/02091622\/out-1024x714.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/stbrendansps\/uploads\/sites\/27621\/2025\/05\/02091622\/out-1024x714.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/stbrendansps\/uploads\/sites\/27621\/2025\/05\/02091622\/out-300x209.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/stbrendansps\/uploads\/sites\/27621\/2025\/05\/02091622\/out-768x536.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/stbrendansps\/uploads\/sites\/27621\/2025\/05\/02091622\/out.png 1260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" data-attachment-id=\"7454\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/stbrendansps\/2025\/05\/02\/weekly-blog-wb-28th-april\/out\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/stbrendansps\/uploads\/sites\/27621\/2025\/05\/02091622\/out.png\" data-orig-size=\"1260,879\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"out\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/stbrendansps\/uploads\/sites\/27621\/2025\/05\/02091622\/out-300x209.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/stbrendansps\/uploads\/sites\/27621\/2025\/05\/02091622\/out-1024x714.png\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>First Holy Communion Preparation <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Our Primary 4 children have been busy preparing for their First Holy Communion by taking part in a special role play of the Last Supper. Through this meaningful activity, they gained a deeper understanding of the events of Holy Thursday and the importance of the Eucharist. It was a wonderful way for them to connect with the story of Jesus and reflect on the significance of receiving Holy Communion for the first time.<\/p>\n<div data-carousel-extra='{\"blog_id\":27621,\"permalink\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\\\/nl\\\/stbrendansps\\\/2025\\\/05\\\/02\\\/weekly-blog-wb-28th-april\\\/\"}' id='gallery-4' class='gallery galleryid-7444 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-large'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/stbrendansps\/2025\/05\/02\/weekly-blog-wb-28th-april\/image-20250428-133517-21a0d38b\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"465\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/stbrendansps\/uploads\/sites\/27621\/2025\/05\/02101638\/image-20250428-133517-21a0d38b-1024x768.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/stbrendansps\/uploads\/sites\/27621\/2025\/05\/02101638\/image-20250428-133517-21a0d38b-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/stbrendansps\/uploads\/sites\/27621\/2025\/05\/02101638\/image-20250428-133517-21a0d38b-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/stbrendansps\/uploads\/sites\/27621\/2025\/05\/02101638\/image-20250428-133517-21a0d38b-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/stbrendansps\/uploads\/sites\/27621\/2025\/05\/02101638\/image-20250428-133517-21a0d38b-rotated.jpeg 1260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" data-attachment-id=\"7462\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/stbrendansps\/2025\/05\/02\/weekly-blog-wb-28th-april\/image-20250428-133517-21a0d38b\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/stbrendansps\/uploads\/sites\/27621\/2025\/05\/02101638\/image-20250428-133517-21a0d38b-rotated.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"1260,945\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image-20250428-133517-21a0d38b\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/stbrendansps\/uploads\/sites\/27621\/2025\/05\/02101638\/image-20250428-133517-21a0d38b-300x225.jpeg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/stbrendansps\/uploads\/sites\/27621\/2025\/05\/02101638\/image-20250428-133517-21a0d38b-1024x768.jpeg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/stbrendansps\/2025\/05\/02\/weekly-blog-wb-28th-april\/image-20250428-133658-b0e7580a\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"465\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/stbrendansps\/uploads\/sites\/27621\/2025\/05\/02100410\/image-20250428-133658-b0e7580a-1024x768.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/stbrendansps\/uploads\/sites\/27621\/2025\/05\/02100410\/image-20250428-133658-b0e7580a-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/stbrendansps\/uploads\/sites\/27621\/2025\/05\/02100410\/image-20250428-133658-b0e7580a-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/stbrendansps\/uploads\/sites\/27621\/2025\/05\/02100410\/image-20250428-133658-b0e7580a-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/stbrendansps\/uploads\/sites\/27621\/2025\/05\/02100410\/image-20250428-133658-b0e7580a-rotated.jpeg 1260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" data-attachment-id=\"7461\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/stbrendansps\/2025\/05\/02\/weekly-blog-wb-28th-april\/image-20250428-133658-b0e7580a\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/stbrendansps\/uploads\/sites\/27621\/2025\/05\/02100410\/image-20250428-133658-b0e7580a-rotated.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"1260,945\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image-20250428-133658-b0e7580a\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/stbrendansps\/uploads\/sites\/27621\/2025\/05\/02100410\/image-20250428-133658-b0e7580a-300x225.jpeg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/stbrendansps\/uploads\/sites\/27621\/2025\/05\/02100410\/image-20250428-133658-b0e7580a-1024x768.jpeg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Outdoor Classroom<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We are excited to announce that construction has begun on our new outdoor classroom! This wonderful new space will provide students with opportunities to learn, explore, and connect with nature in a fresh and inspiring environment. We look forward to seeing how this outdoor area will enhance learning across all areas of the curriculum.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/stbrendansps\/uploads\/sites\/27621\/2025\/05\/02091819\/image-20250429-071642-aea89041.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"7455\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/stbrendansps\/2025\/05\/02\/weekly-blog-wb-28th-april\/image-20250429-071642-aea89041\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/stbrendansps\/uploads\/sites\/27621\/2025\/05\/02091819\/image-20250429-071642-aea89041.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"1260,945\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image-20250429-071642-aea89041\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/stbrendansps\/uploads\/sites\/27621\/2025\/05\/02091819\/image-20250429-071642-aea89041-300x225.jpeg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/stbrendansps\/uploads\/sites\/27621\/2025\/05\/02091819\/image-20250429-071642-aea89041-1024x768.jpeg\" class=\"size-large wp-image-7455 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/stbrendansps\/uploads\/sites\/27621\/2025\/05\/02091819\/image-20250429-071642-aea89041-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"620\" height=\"465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/stbrendansps\/uploads\/sites\/27621\/2025\/05\/02091819\/image-20250429-071642-aea89041-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/stbrendansps\/uploads\/sites\/27621\/2025\/05\/02091819\/image-20250429-071642-aea89041-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/stbrendansps\/uploads\/sites\/27621\/2025\/05\/02091819\/image-20250429-071642-aea89041-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/stbrendansps\/uploads\/sites\/27621\/2025\/05\/02091819\/image-20250429-071642-aea89041.jpeg 1260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Primary 5\/4 and 4 KAPLA creations<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This week our Primary 5\/4 and 4 children have been working hard to build authentic Roman bathhouses. Using the KAPLA blocks pupils explored the ancient architecture of the Roman world. Through teamwork and problem-solving, the pupils collaborated to recreate the intricate designs and functionality of a Roman bathhouse \u2014 complete with pools, saunas, and open-air courtyards. Pupils demonstrated their knowledge regarding the functionalities of each room through discussion with their peers and teachers and how each room was used in the Roman times!<\/p>\n<div data-carousel-extra='{\"blog_id\":27621,\"permalink\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\\\/nl\\\/stbrendansps\\\/2025\\\/05\\\/02\\\/weekly-blog-wb-28th-april\\\/\"}' id='gallery-5' class='gallery galleryid-7444 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-large'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/stbrendansps\/2025\/05\/02\/weekly-blog-wb-28th-april\/p54-kapla\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"617\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/stbrendansps\/uploads\/sites\/27621\/2025\/05\/02102637\/p54-kapla.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/stbrendansps\/uploads\/sites\/27621\/2025\/05\/02102637\/p54-kapla.png 695w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/stbrendansps\/uploads\/sites\/27621\/2025\/05\/02102637\/p54-kapla-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/stbrendansps\/uploads\/sites\/27621\/2025\/05\/02102637\/p54-kapla-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" data-attachment-id=\"7464\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/stbrendansps\/2025\/05\/02\/weekly-blog-wb-28th-april\/p54-kapla\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/stbrendansps\/uploads\/sites\/27621\/2025\/05\/02102637\/p54-kapla.png\" data-orig-size=\"695,692\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"p54 kapla\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/stbrendansps\/uploads\/sites\/27621\/2025\/05\/02102637\/p54-kapla-300x300.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/stbrendansps\/uploads\/sites\/27621\/2025\/05\/02102637\/p54-kapla.png\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/stbrendansps\/2025\/05\/02\/weekly-blog-wb-28th-april\/image-20250501-084716-337220a7\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"465\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/stbrendansps\/uploads\/sites\/27621\/2025\/05\/02101750\/image-20250501-084716-337220a7-1024x768.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/stbrendansps\/uploads\/sites\/27621\/2025\/05\/02101750\/image-20250501-084716-337220a7-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/stbrendansps\/uploads\/sites\/27621\/2025\/05\/02101750\/image-20250501-084716-337220a7-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/stbrendansps\/uploads\/sites\/27621\/2025\/05\/02101750\/image-20250501-084716-337220a7-768x576.jpeg 768w, 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data-image-title=\"image-20250501-084716-337220a7\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/stbrendansps\/uploads\/sites\/27621\/2025\/05\/02101750\/image-20250501-084716-337220a7-300x225.jpeg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/stbrendansps\/uploads\/sites\/27621\/2025\/05\/02101750\/image-20250501-084716-337220a7-1024x768.jpeg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/stbrendansps\/2025\/05\/02\/weekly-blog-wb-28th-april\/p54-kap\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"673\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/stbrendansps\/uploads\/sites\/27621\/2025\/05\/02102639\/p54-kap.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/stbrendansps\/uploads\/sites\/27621\/2025\/05\/02102639\/p54-kap.png 714w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/stbrendansps\/uploads\/sites\/27621\/2025\/05\/02102639\/p54-kap-276x300.png 276w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" data-attachment-id=\"7465\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/stbrendansps\/2025\/05\/02\/weekly-blog-wb-28th-april\/p54-kap\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/stbrendansps\/uploads\/sites\/27621\/2025\/05\/02102639\/p54-kap.png\" data-orig-size=\"714,775\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"p54 kap\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/stbrendansps\/uploads\/sites\/27621\/2025\/05\/02102639\/p54-kap-276x300.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/stbrendansps\/uploads\/sites\/27621\/2025\/05\/02102639\/p54-kap.png\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>First Lego League Explore <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Last month our staff participated in a Twilight digital training session with Colin Dornan and Lisa Carrol from the Digital School who offered training on First Lego League Challenges.<\/p>\n<p>These challenges allow our pupils to be introduced to the fundamentals of STEM while working together to solve fun challenges and building models using LEGO<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>\u00a0DUPLO<sup>\u00ae\u00a0<\/sup>bricks.<\/p>\n<p>In FIRST \u00ae LEGO\u00ae League Explore, our pupils will focus on the fundamentals of engineering as they explore real-world problems, learn to design and code, and create unique solutions made with LEGO\u00ae bricks and powered by LEGO\u00ae Education SPIKE\u2122 Essential.<\/p>\n<p>FIRST LEGO League Explore is one of three divisions by age group of the FIRST LEGO League program. This program inspires young people to experiment and grow their confidence, critical thinking, and design skills through hands-on learning.<\/p>\n<p>This week, Mr Dornan dropped off our Lego League Submerged Kits to Primary 4. We are so excited to start our LEGO League challenge.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/stbrendansps\/uploads\/sites\/27621\/2025\/05\/02091917\/image-20250502-081847-b544f6a2.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"7456\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/stbrendansps\/2025\/05\/02\/weekly-blog-wb-28th-april\/image-20250502-081847-b544f6a2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/stbrendansps\/uploads\/sites\/27621\/2025\/05\/02091917\/image-20250502-081847-b544f6a2.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"1260,1260\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPad (7th generation)&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1746177527&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;3.3&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;32&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.01&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image-20250502-081847-b544f6a2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/stbrendansps\/uploads\/sites\/27621\/2025\/05\/02091917\/image-20250502-081847-b544f6a2-300x300.jpeg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/stbrendansps\/uploads\/sites\/27621\/2025\/05\/02091917\/image-20250502-081847-b544f6a2-1024x1024.jpeg\" class=\"size-large wp-image-7456 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/stbrendansps\/uploads\/sites\/27621\/2025\/05\/02091917\/image-20250502-081847-b544f6a2-1024x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"620\" height=\"620\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/stbrendansps\/uploads\/sites\/27621\/2025\/05\/02091917\/image-20250502-081847-b544f6a2-1024x1024.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/stbrendansps\/uploads\/sites\/27621\/2025\/05\/02091917\/image-20250502-081847-b544f6a2-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/stbrendansps\/uploads\/sites\/27621\/2025\/05\/02091917\/image-20250502-081847-b544f6a2-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/stbrendansps\/uploads\/sites\/27621\/2025\/05\/02091917\/image-20250502-081847-b544f6a2-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/stbrendansps\/uploads\/sites\/27621\/2025\/05\/02091917\/image-20250502-081847-b544f6a2.jpeg 1260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mrs Oates and Miss Mitchell present for Learning, Teaching and Assessment<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday of this week Mrs Oates presented at the Learning Teaching and Assessment Conference at \u2018\u2019. At this event Mrs Oates had the opportunity to share and discuss good practice in planning and tracking within the Early Years and play environments.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/stbrendansps\/uploads\/sites\/27621\/2025\/05\/02092043\/st-b-journey.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"7458\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/stbrendansps\/2025\/05\/02\/weekly-blog-wb-28th-april\/st-b-journey\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/stbrendansps\/uploads\/sites\/27621\/2025\/05\/02092043\/st-b-journey.png\" data-orig-size=\"1260,597\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"st b journey\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/stbrendansps\/uploads\/sites\/27621\/2025\/05\/02092043\/st-b-journey-300x142.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/stbrendansps\/uploads\/sites\/27621\/2025\/05\/02092043\/st-b-journey-1024x485.png\" class=\"size-large wp-image-7458 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/stbrendansps\/uploads\/sites\/27621\/2025\/05\/02092043\/st-b-journey-1024x485.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"620\" height=\"294\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/stbrendansps\/uploads\/sites\/27621\/2025\/05\/02092043\/st-b-journey-1024x485.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/stbrendansps\/uploads\/sites\/27621\/2025\/05\/02092043\/st-b-journey-300x142.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/stbrendansps\/uploads\/sites\/27621\/2025\/05\/02092043\/st-b-journey-768x364.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/stbrendansps\/uploads\/sites\/27621\/2025\/05\/02092043\/st-b-journey.png 1260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday of this week Miss Mitchell also had the opportunity to present at Noble Primary for \u2018Learning, Teaching and Assessment\u2019. Miss Mitchell shared St. Brendan\u2019s learning, teaching and assessment journey over the past few years. Miss Mitchell was able to share our school\u2019s good practice of our inward and outward approaches of:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>High Quality Assessment of moderation in all curriculum subjects across all stages.<\/li>\n<li>Enquiry based approaches of our teachers to improve learning and teaching within our school environment.<\/li>\n<li>Designing progressive learning pathways for our learners in line with Curriculum for Excellence.<\/li>\n<li>Writing moderation and verification at a school and cluster level.<\/li>\n<li>Up to date assessment folders for monitoring and tracking of pupils within our school.<\/li>\n<li>Participation of \u2018The West Partnership\u2019 of high-quality assessment.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Assembly Awards <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>At this week\u2019s assembly, we were thrilled to celebrate our pupils\u2019 outstanding achievements as they received awards for being successful learners, confident individuals, effective contributors, and responsible citizens. These awards recognise pupils who have shown exceptional effort in class, demonstrated confidence in new challenges, contributed positively to school life, and acted responsibly within the school community. It was inspiring to see their hard work, determination, and kindness being celebrated. Congratulations to all our award winners\u2014you truly embody the values we strive for every day here in St. Brendan\u2019s.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/stbrendansps\/uploads\/sites\/27621\/2025\/05\/02092114\/image-20250429-092504-0be44853.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"7459\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/stbrendansps\/2025\/05\/02\/weekly-blog-wb-28th-april\/image-20250429-092504-0be44853\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/stbrendansps\/uploads\/sites\/27621\/2025\/05\/02092114\/image-20250429-092504-0be44853.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"1260,945\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image-20250429-092504-0be44853\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/stbrendansps\/uploads\/sites\/27621\/2025\/05\/02092114\/image-20250429-092504-0be44853-300x225.jpeg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/stbrendansps\/uploads\/sites\/27621\/2025\/05\/02092114\/image-20250429-092504-0be44853-1024x768.jpeg\" class=\"size-large wp-image-7459 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/stbrendansps\/uploads\/sites\/27621\/2025\/05\/02092114\/image-20250429-092504-0be44853-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"620\" height=\"465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/stbrendansps\/uploads\/sites\/27621\/2025\/05\/02092114\/image-20250429-092504-0be44853-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/stbrendansps\/uploads\/sites\/27621\/2025\/05\/02092114\/image-20250429-092504-0be44853-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/stbrendansps\/uploads\/sites\/27621\/2025\/05\/02092114\/image-20250429-092504-0be44853-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/stbrendansps\/uploads\/sites\/27621\/2025\/05\/02092114\/image-20250429-092504-0be44853.jpeg 1260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>St Brendan\u2019s Weekly News Welcome back to our Weekly Blog with our exciting news and learning experiences from our pupils. Take a look at the exciting learning experiences our pupils have been involved in over the past two weeks! &nbsp; &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/stbrendansps\/2025\/05\/02\/weekly-blog-wb-28th-april\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":48101,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7444","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/stbrendansps\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7444","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/stbrendansps\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/stbrendansps\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/stbrendansps\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/48101"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/stbrendansps\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7444"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/stbrendansps\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7444\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7468,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/stbrendansps\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7444\/revisions\/7468"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/stbrendansps\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7444"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/stbrendansps\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7444"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/stbrendansps\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7444"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}