The whole school will be at Mass tomorrow morning (Tuesday, 4th) to celebrate P1 joining our school community. Everyone is welcome – 9.30 start in the church.

A group of staff and pupils attended the Requiem Mass this morning for Canon Ian Mullan, former Parish Priest and School Chaplain, who died last week. During a lovely service, Miss Nicoll and Reece from P7 took forward the Offertory Gifts. Please keep Fr Ian and his family in your prayers.

Don’t forget Parents Evenings tonight and tomorrow – phone the school if you don’t know what time (we will text reminders this afternoon and tomorrow afternoon).

MONDAY, 3rd October
10.15 Target Assembly
11.15 HT/DHT/Mrs Daly/Miss Nicoll at Fr Mullen’s funeral
2.30 HT / Ruth McConnachie, Bilingual Pupil Support re Partnership Agreement
3.30 – 6 Parents Meetings

TUESDAY, 4th
9.30 P1 Welcome Mass (in church)
1.30 P3 Dinomites visit to Sensation.
3.30 – 6 Parents Meetings

WEDNESDAY, 5th
9 HT / Keith Gibson, KIKO
10 HT / Local Implementation Group for new school (Charleston PS)
3.45 Mrs Burns / ABLe Champions Meeting (St Pius Primary)

THURSDAY, 6th
Breakfast Club ‘Good Dirt’ Project visitors
9 P1-5 Childsmile
10.30 HT / St Andrew’s Extended Review Team Meeting (EDS)
Open Afternoon and Parent Council AGM
1.30 DHT / Network Meeting (Charleston Family Centre)

FRIDAY, 7th
Jeans for Genes Non-Uniform Day
9.30 Whole School Assembly – Learning Showcase
11.30 HT / Billy Warden, Curater Ad Litem
3.15 Holidays start

Sorry to mention it this early, but if you’re starting to think about clearing out toys or other items ready for the big Christian Festival in December – I can’t use the word yet – far too early! 🙂 – please think ‘school funds’ and donate unwanted things to us, which we will resell at our Fair on 9th December. Every little helps.

We’re having our Parent Council AGM and an Open Afternoon next Thursday, 6th October, from 1.30pm and starting in the school Assembly Hall. All Parents, Carers and Family Members are very welcome.
Other important Parental Involvement dates for you are 2nd November, when our Annual Family Quiz takes place, and 30th November, our Annual St Andrew’s Day Open Afternoon.

Attached our latest Newsletter, along with Key Dates for the rest of the calendar year and a Critical Literacy diagram. Feedback on all is very welcome.
3- 20th September 2011
Autumn 2011 Parents
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Work Experience – Caitlin McDonald, MHS
House System Launches this week

MONDAY, 26th
9.30 HT / Joint Action Team Meeting (St Andrew’s P.S.)
1.30 Target Assembly and House Launch
CPD – Moderation of Pupil Writing

TUESDAY, 27th
9.15 HT / Designated CP Officers’ Forum (EDS)
3.30 HT / CPD on Parental Involvement
3.30 Girls Football v Gowriehill (Myrekirk)

WEDNESDAY, 28th
9 HT / HTs Association Executive Meeting (EDS)
11 P2 Local Walk
11.30 HT / Children’s Hearing
1.30 HT / Network Meeting re P4 Pupil and family (in school)
2.30 HT / Mrs Burns/Miss Moonie (SfL Meeting)
4 HT / HTs Union Meeting (Queen’s Hotel)

THURSDAY, 29th
BED2 (P5/6F) and BEd3 (P3T) students in school today and tomorrow
Mrs Thompson at CALM Reaccreditation
All day – 2 P7s at Global Citizenship Conference (Hilton Hotel)
am PE Specialist
am Miss Black / Financial training
9.15 Linda Lennon, DEPS, in school
2 HT / Cluster HTs Meeting (St Paul’s)
3.30 HT / Education Department Budget Group (EDS)

FRIDAY, 30th
9.30 Whole School Assembly led by P3T
11 HT / SCSS Case Review
1.30 First House Time
1.45 HT / Alison Siddons, SfL Coordinator

Work Experience – Chelsea Duncan, MHS
House Preparation this week

MONDAY, 19th
10.15 Target Assembly
11.30 School Nurse / P2 pupil medical
11.30 – 3.30 P5s and P6s visit to Sensation
pm Bilingual Pupil Support Service staff
2 HT / Leeting Meeting for new PT posts (Kingspark)
3.30 Staff Working Groups

TUESDAY, 20th
P6 visit to Pitlochry Dam
9.30 HT / Mrs MacPhail from St Ninian’s
4 HT and Miss Mullan / Diocesan RME Group (Pastoral Centre)

WEDNESDAY, 21st
Mrs Lucas due back
2 HT / Promoting Positive Behaviour Group (EDS)

THURSDAY, 22nd
am PE Specialist

FRIDAY, 23rd
All classes – SCARF Calendar entries to HT
Assemblies – Departments
11 DHT / CP Core Group meeting (Charleston Child and Family Centre)
pm P5/6 Drumming

Mrs Donnelly has been busy with staff arranging this session’s programme of lunchtime/after school clubs. Attached is where we’ve got to so far. Still some to be added.
Extra Curricular Activities List 11-12