Repurposing Challenge for The Glebe Bandstand

Our SCQF Ambassadors have been tasked with creating promotional videos for the wide variety of opportunities on offer in Bo'ness. Amanda outdid herself with this excellent overview of the Young STEM Leader Award @bonessacademy.bsky.social

🏆 DANCE COMP RESULTS 🏆 Fantastic day at this years Central Schools Dance Competition! So proud of our performances today 👏🏻 Huge congratulations to S (S2) for placing 3rd in the junior solo/duo category and to O (S5) for placing 1st in senior solo/duo 🥇🥉🤩 @bonessacademy.bsky.social

Our Christmas Fayre is on tomorrow from 11am - 2pm! Free entry! Lots of stalls, games, pre loved toy sale, coffee shop, raffles, tombola and much more!!

Great day at Edinburgh International Climbing Arena with the Outdoor Ed Team 🧗 Our S3 pupils were amazing.

Congratulations to Fraser on coming 3rd in the recent World Irish Dance Championships!! What an achievement #aspiration #achievement

Thank you to Will and Katie for representing our school today in Falkirk.

Nothing like a bit of colour to kick off our new chemistry topic!🌈 Senior students proudly showing off their very own pH scales after careful dilution of acids and alkalis! 🧪🧪 @bonessacademy.bsky.social @ba-science.bsky.social

Amazing workshop delivered by scientists Simson and Lewis from Temuro Aortic today, talking to our science pupils about synthetic heart valves and careers in biotechnology 🫀🥽 @bonessacademy.bsky.social

Our #PupilOfTheWeek this week had a fantastic transition visit to @bonessacademy.bsky.social demonstrating positivity and maturity. #Proud #Certificate #P7Team 🙂

Our RYLA candidates visited the Rotary Club this week to discuss their summer trip which the club sponsored! Fantastic to hear how the pupils developed their confidence and resilience as well as leadership!

Next week you can make a cash donation to buy a poppy for the Scottish Poppy Appeal. Donations raised help provide support for Service families, veterans and those currently serving. Our school captains will come round P1 and P5 classes (Monday-Friday).

Some of our S4 pupils looking very safe with their PPE on at a visit to Syngenta 👷👷‍♀️ @bonessacademy.bsky.social

Our Higher Biologists had a great day attending a PCR workshop at University of Edinburghs Easter Bush Science Outreach centre 🧬 @bonessacademy.bsky.social

Another fantastic Rotary club Young Technologist competition hosted at our school. Well done to all of our participants and special shout out to our advanced team who won in their category! 👨‍🔧👑

🤝 School College Partnership Event 📅 4 Nov 2025, 4–5pm Explore how schools & colleges support pupil pathways & create opportunities. Chaired by Andy Witty @collegesscot.bsky.social, with speakers from @bonessacademy.bsky.social & @DunfermlineHS. Register: buff.ly/RNkbLNx #AllLearningCounts

Higher English hard at work sharing ideas on the commonality question 📚📖

Well done to our S3 and S4 pupils who took part in the Falkirk Schools Enterprising Maths competition yesterday 🌟🙌🏻👏🏻 @bonessacademy.bsky.social

Supported study times for the Languages department. Open to both N5 and Higher 📚📖 @bonessacademy.bsky.social

🥳🥳STEM club is moving!🥳🥳 GOOD NEWS! You can now sandwich AND science! Junior STEM club will now be on Tuesday lunch instead of after-school! I hope that you can join me then for all things STEM 🧪🧫🧬🔬 @bonessacademy.bsky.social @ba-science.bsky.social

🤝 School College Partnership Event 📅 Tuesday 4 November 2025, 4-5pm 👉 Chaired by Andy Witty from @collegesscot.bsky.social, with guest speakers from @bonessacademy.bsky.social & @DunfermlineHS. 🔗 Register at www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1733310370... #AllLearningCounts #SCQF #ChooseCollege

All set up for careers fayre. Languages ready to discuss all the transferable skills we use 📚🇪🇸🇫🇷 @misswilsoneng.bsky.social @misshendersonml.bsky.social

Join us tonight at the Careers Fair for info on skills and career pathways within the expressive arts @bonessacademy.bsky.social

Our junior ambassadors representing the SCQF at the Careers Fair this evening @bonessacademy.bsky.social

A colourful lesson with nat 5 on ionic bonding 🌈 We used skittles as electrons to model ionic bonding! Their electron diagrams were a treat! 🍬

2 more PB’s this weekend for H. What a way to end a fantastic season. 🏃‍♀️ #Aspiration #Motivation @bonessacademy.bsky.social

S2 have been completing a unit on social influences & researching the effects of alcohol and e-cigarettes. B enjoyed trying the interactive element

Well done to all our prize winners 🌟 🏆 🌟 #celebratingsuccess

Ready to go!

Looking forward to celebrating the success of our young people this evening at our Awards Ceremony. 🌟 Doors open at 6.10pm. Please enter through the main school entrance.

Happy SCQF Week! Our ambassadors have put together a video to share our path to silver and how #alllearningcounts @scqfpartnership.bsky.social @bonessacademy.bsky.social

S1 were busy today setting some pitfall traps in the woods! They made use of the natural and not so natural environment (🍜) around them to create some inventive traps! Stay tuned to see what wonderful beasties we uncover! 🪱🪰🦟🕷

Pop in to our Careers Fayre on Wednesday 24th September 5.30-8pm @dywforthvalley.bsky.social @skillsdevscot.bsky.social

First heart dissection with S2 (and ever) today ! 🫀🫀 I was the surgeon. The pupils were on hand to guide me through. Team effort + video guide = success! Chambers,valves, and vessels revealed! The perfect pre-lunch lesson 🩺🩻🧬 @bonessacademy.bsky.social @ba-science.bsky.social

Heartwarming stuff ❤️

Celebrating our expressive arts stars of the month! @bonessacademy.bsky.social

Great day out gorge walking with the Senior and Junior Captains.

S1-S3 pupils-Come along to STEM club with Mrs Muir after school on Fridays🧪👩🏻‍🔬👨‍🔬🥼@bonessacademy.bsky.social

🧪🧫 ANNOUNCEMENT!! 🔬🧬 STEM club incoming! Pop along on Fridays to investigate all things STEM!

@bonessacademy.bsky.social Conservation of angular momentum with advanced higher physicists #dizzy

English supported study begins Tuesday 9th September 📚📖🤔 @bonessacademy.bsky.social @balanguages.bsky.social

P7 Open Evening. It was lovely to meet everyone and a huge thank you to our Academy pupils supporting the Expressive Arts with a variety of workshops in Art, Drama and Music. @bonessacademy.bsky.social

Great night meeting the P7 pupils. Looking forward to seeing you on more visits this year. Huge thanks to our S3 and S4 girls for leading the sessions in Maths 🌟☺️ @bonessacademy.bsky.social

All S1 parents and carers have been emailed with important information regarding the S1 iPad deployment sessions taking place on Wednesday 10th and Thursday 11th September.