On Friday 10th May, a group of P1 pupils were joined by Johnny from Sustrans. The children took part in a ‘Ditch the Stabilisers’ session. Johnny helped to build their skills step by step (or pedal by pedal!) until all children were able or almost able to ride their bikes without stabilisers. It was a great morning and the progress made by the children in such a short space of time was astounding. Thank you to the accompanying family members who came along with each child, your support and encouragement helped the children become more confident as the session went on. As always, a huge thank you to Johnny, whose expertise and capabilities were very evident this morning in helping each child to achieve!

Last year we held our Big Pyjama Pedal and were delighted when 68% of our pupils travelled actively to school. This year we are blown away by the support shown for our Buick’s Big Pedal Goes Green initiative. On Wednesday morning 78% of our pupils travelled actively to school!! Thank you so much for the effort that was put in by parents and pupils!  Each pupil in school also received a copy of the Green Cross Code which was shared throughout the classes by our Eco Committee representatives.

Congratulations to Buick Memorial’s Eco Committee and Miss Stirling in achieving their silver award, one year after achieving the silver award. We are the fourth school in the Ballymena area to do so. We are now aiming for gold.

We are delighted to inform you that Buick Memorial Primary School has been awarded the coveted Eco Schools Flag! This is a highly prestigious award which is only presented to schools who have excelled in their eco plans. Well done to Miss Stirling, Mrs Carleton and all the children within the Eco Committee. We are very proud of your hard work. The Eco flag will be displayed at the front of the school from next Monday.