Apologies for the late update but we thought you would like to see out First Day photographs!
Extension Opening Ceremony
Our superb new £1.3 extension is getting young people active at Blackridge Primary School.
Our Pupils have already been enjoying the school’s brand new games hall complete with modern changing facilities, improving access to sport and healthy activity.
Vice chair of the Education Executive, Councillor David Dodds, was invited to attend the opening ceremony at the school to mark the completion of the works along with staff, pupils, members of the community and parent representatives.
Blackridge Head Boy and Depute Head Girl Ethan and Megan compered the ceremony, which included music and speeches, in front of the whole school community and invited guests.
Other works at the school have included improving access to the school through a new main entrance way and reception area, with internal alterations to allow disabled access between the various levels within the existing school.
Following the opening ceremony the pupils enjoyed a party in the new hall!
RCS Music Visit P5
The Royal Conservatoire visited P5 to let them have a taster session playing a cello or a violin.
Tuition is being offered and all children received a letter with details of how to secure a place. Be quick to have a choice of instrument, it is first come, first served!
What an opportunity!
Assembly Pictures
Primary One put on a cracking assembly last session. Apologies for the lateness of the pictures due to technical issues!
Blackridge Leaver’s Meal
One of our final events with Primary 7 was a sophisticated meal out at The Hilcroft Hotel .
It was a pleasure to take out such a lovely group of mature and responsible children …. with the exception of the photo call as you will see from the pictures!
Best of luck to all of our new first years at Armadale Academy.
Please note- a watch was left on the night of the Leaver’s meal- if it is yours please call into Blackridge Office where it is being stored for you. Thanks.
BLACKRIDGE – YOU ARE AMAZING!
A massive thank you to all the people who supported our Sports for Champions Sponsored Event. We raised an amazing
£1431.18 !
60% of this goes back to the school and 40% goes to support Liam Davie in his bid to attend the next Commonwealth Games.
Blackridge has shown that it is extremely generous and supportive, but above all a proper community with great team spirit.
Thank you again!
Mrs Bell
Principal Teacher
Sponsor Forms- Please Support Our Athlete Challenge!
Just a reminder that sponsor forms and money for our athlete challenge on Thursday 23rd June are due in by Wednesday 22nd June. The money will support school funds but also help fund a local athlete. Our allocated athlete is Liam Davie- who is a Commonwealth Champion and it would be brilliant for Blackridge to be part of his future as a world class athlete. Here is is a bit of background information about him-
Liam Davie is widely recognised for his achievement in the 2014
commonwealth games in Glasgow earning silver for Team Scotland!. Liam is
cemented in Scottish history as winning their first ever Commonwealth
Games team gymnastics medal.
Liam 21, from Cambroe Lanarkshire started gymnastics when he was 10
years old at his local club which his older sister also attended. He
enjoyed going along after school and didn’t take it too seriously at
first, meeting up with his friends there and attempting back flips!
He kept at it and he first realised that he had progressed from having
fun with his friends to professional level in 2009 when he came 3rd on
high bar under 16s category at the British championships.
He started to take gymnastics more seriously and after a lot of hard
work training 4 nights a week for 4 hours a day, Liam went from strength
to strength and soon had a string of titles under his belt!
PLEASE NOTE-If your child raises between £5 and £15 they will be presented with a photo card of the athlete. If they are able to raise between £16 to £34, they will be presented with a poster of the athlete. If they raise £35 or more, they will be presented with an autographed instant photo of themselves alongside their GB athlete in a keepsake wallet.
We understand that not all families are able to raise money and therefore stickers are awarded to every child so that no one is left out.
An engraved trophy will be presented to the class that raises the most , so that everybody can work together as a team to win the trophy!
Thank you for your anticipated support in this event.
Primary 4 learn how to play African drums!
Primary 2 – Struay Post Office
We have been writing to each other and posting our postcards in the Struay Postbox!
