Monthly Archives: November 2013

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Stellar Award Winners

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Congratulations to Ms Allison Barr and the choir for winning the Expressive Arts category at the recent West Lothian Stellar Awards. It is through skilled teaching and committed pupils that this award was possible. Well done!

Five members of the choir were selected by Ms Barr to attend the award ceremony which took place in Howden Park Centre. Holly Gilmour, Chloe Campbell, Jack Falconer, Erin Cannon and Anna McDonald were proud to represent the choir at this special ceremony. They looked very smart in their Bankton uniform and enjoyed going up on stage to receive the trophy and certificates.

Unfortunately Ms Barr was unable to attend because of adult choir commitments, but I was glad to have the opportunity to share this evening with pupils and parents. Some of the award winners have now moved on to James Young  so the photograph used showed the choir performing at the Barbican in London.

Ms Barr has a whole programme of Choir activities planned, but we are also looking forward to our whole school carol service in the final week of term.

Five extremely smart choir members with Mrs. Stewart before the ceremony
Choir Members met Mrs. Kendall from James Young High SchoolWaiting for the ceremony to beginOn stage with the other award winners, feeling very proud!
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Welcome to our New Look Blog!

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Bankton primary school Blog has a new look and will be re-launched on Friday, 29th November! There are lots of exciting things happening in each of our classrooms, so teachers and pupils will use Friday mornings as weekly reflection time to share the most significant aspects of their learning each week.

Mrs. Ferguson and I look forward to reading these reflections and making encouraging comments on our learners achievements. Please take time as parents and families to make comments, as your children will be directly involved in the weekly reflection and will be able to read your comments the following week. We will also publish personal achievements on the Blog, so please keep the teachers updated with personal achievements in sport, dance, gymnastics, Beavers, Brownies etc.

Over the next few weeks it is our intention to update the Newsletter and Useful Documents pages for parents. These will include items such as the new Nursery handbook, Homework help, Permission slips etc. – So watch this space!

As a school, Bankton Primary will also be planning and preparing for winter readiness in line with West Lothian policy.

We are not planning a school closure anytime soon, however, we want to ensure that learning will continue through the BLOG if we do have to close due to severe weather.

I look forward to continued successful partnership with all of our parents and families and would actively encourage you to ‘KEEP BLOGGING!’

Primary 1, Primary 2, Primary 3, Primary 4, Primary 5, Primary 6, Primary 7

Welcome to the Bankton Learning Blog.

Through this blog all staff and pupils will have regular opportunities to share, showcase and celebrate the highlights of their learning as they happen throughout the year.
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