Summer Term

The last term of this session started. There has been a lot of short weeks with the May Weekend, The Royal Wedding and the children were off for the Parliament Elections too.

Our project work is progressing and posts will be made soon!

SPRING HOLIDAY

School stopped on Friday the first for the two week spring break.

Marie Claire and I returned safe and sound from our wonderful Romanian visit. Images of this memorable visit will be uploaded as soon as I can.

Many thanks to Ruxandra and her staff for all their hard work !

BRANCUSI -Our Romanian Sculptor

^ researching BRANCUSI'S life and works on the Internet

  

Planning our sculptures

 

Fair trade-Wacky Hair Fun Day and Tuck Shop

T'ai Chi and Chinese Dance/ Origami

As you will know our local secondary school has a CONFUCIUS CLASSROOM

read about them here

here are some pictures of some of the Chinese activities going on in school.

1. TAI CHI LESSONS

2. DANCE



3. ORIGAMI

Nature Walk in GARTCOSH

the FAIRY TREE

Some pics of our recent walk in Gartcosh Nature Reserve

Elaine Smith MSP visits The School

Pictures of the MSP in class with the ISA


She also lodged a motion in parliament!

S3M-07956 Elaine Smith (Coatbridge and Chryston) (Scottish Labour): Congratulations to St Barbara’s Primary— That the Parliament congratulates St Barbara’s Primary School, Muirhead, on being awarded a British Council Full International School Award for 2010-2013; notes that this award recognises schools which are committed to raising awareness and understanding of other countries, and acknowledges that St Barbara's, the first school in North Lanarkshire to receive this accolade, has also won North Lanarkshire Council’s International School award for two years running.






Supported by: Kenneth Gibson, Bill Butler, Bill Kidd, Jackie Baillie, John Wilson, Stuart McMillan, Hugh O'Donnell, Margaret Mitchell, Mary Mulligan, Ken Macintosh, Jamie Hepburn, Karen Whitefield, Mr Frank McAveety, Hugh Henry



Lodged on Wednesday, February 16, 2011; Current