Active Schools at Braidbar Primary School
This has been a busy term at Braidbar Primary with loads of after school clubs and festivals and events
happening.
Our Active School Co-ordinator Marie Baxter has been busy this term working in our school and
across the other schools to provide more opportunities for our pupils to be more active and give them
more opportunities to be involved in sports.
Marie is also responsible for a number of other programmes across East Renfrewshire such as ASN
programmes, festival programmes and holiday camps. It was her work with the Young Ambassadors
programme with Sport Scotland where she was invited to deliver at the National Conference at
Hampden back in September which was a major highlight. Marie got to meet lots of sporting stars and
inspire the young generation to become ambassadors for sport.
Marie even got to meet her sporting hero Sir Chris Hoy at a Sports Awards evening and was over the
moon.
-Our Active school Co-ordinator Marie Baxter with Sir Chris Hoy.
We have many clubs organised for the pupils this term. Mrs Baxter has worked closely with many
clubs in the area to come in and provide some sessions or to offer sessions to pupils at their facilities
so pupils experience coaching in a club environment.
Some of the cluster clubs offered this term were:
Tennis at Giffnock Tennis club
Pupils from Primary 1, 2 & 3 pupils were offered a block of tennis held on a Thursday and Friday after
school 3.30-4.30pm held at Giffnock Tennis club. The club ran for 5 weeks. The sessions were
delivered by coaches from the club. The club has proved to be extremely popular and another block
was arranged for after the October break. Well done to all the pupils who attended.
Judo club at Maccabi Centre in Giffnock
Mrs Baxter has organised in partnership with PRO JUDO club an opportunity for pupils across the
Woodfarm cluster to attend a JUDO club held at the Maccabi centre. This will start up again after the
Xmas break.
Skiing at Bellahouston Ski Centre
Primary 3 and 4 have had the opportunity to attend ski lessons at Bellahouston Ski centre. Our ski
programme has ran for 4 years but only P4-P7s had the opportunity. This term P3s got the chance to
learn how to ski. In January 2016 the P4-P7 block will commence and this is already full.
Golf at Mearns Castle Golf Academy
Pupils from P4/5 have been offered Golf lessons held at Mearns Castle Golf Academy. This has been
very well received and pupils have been coached by a PGA professional. Next term we will be offering
more Golf lessons so look out for the letters in January 2016.
Dance Fusion at Woodfarm High School.
This has to be one of the most popular cluster clubs and most successful. Around 40 girls from all the
3 cluster primary schools attend this club at Woodfarm High. Delivered by Fiona Mc Creaddie and
students the girls participate in Zumba, Dance and Fitness. Last year the girls performed at the Active
Schools Dance Championships and plan to perform again next March 2016!
Marie and Mr Gordon work hard to try and produce a great after school programme within our
school. We are very fortunate to have teachers and parents in our school who take the clubs. We
would like to thank them all for taking the clubs this term all the children greatly appreciate it.
Festivals and Events
This term we have had many festivals and events running as part of our Active schools programme.
Swimming Lessons: Swimming was offered to the Primary 5s this term. Primary 6s will have swimming
next term.
Ski Competition- Braidbar entered a team into the School Ski Competion. Well done to the girls who
attended and represented the school. Molly Ward from Woodfarm joined the team on the night! Well
done Molly.
P5s attend a Basketball festival in November at Barrhead Foundry. All the cluster primary schools
attended. They all enjoyed the experience.
Our Football team, Badminton team and Netball teams attended the Cluster primary festivals at
Woodfarm High. Our Football team won the cluster football festival- Well done to all the team!