St Andrew's Primary School Blog
"A COMMUNITY OF FAITH AND LEARNING THAT VALUES EVERYONE FOR WHO THEY ARE AND WHAT THEY BRING."
We were very lucky to have our Sports this morning in the lovely sunshine. There were lots of spectators cheering us on. It was a great morning with races including; running, skipping, sack race, egg and spoon, jack and jill, relay and long distance. There was also a race for our nursery children and another for toddlers (no parents and teachers seemed keen to have a race though!).
The scoring was close but overall winners were our blue team – Congratulations St Catherine!
Today Kendall from Tesco came in to visit us with lots of fruit for healthy snack. We have been learning about balanced diet and making good choices when it comes to the food we eat. With Miss Murray we have been looking at the Eat Well Plate and fruit is one of the main food groups. Today we made fruit kebabs using bananas, strawberries, raspberries, blackberries, blueberries, pear, Satsuma and grapes. We had great fun making them and enjoyed them for snack.
On Thursday 31st May P7 travelled to Whithorn accompanied by P7 children from St Teresa’s, St Joseph’s, St Columbas and St Ninian’s Catholic Primary schools for a very special pilgrimage and mass at St Ninian’s Cave, Whithorn. The weather was perfect, thankfully not too hot to have to worry about sun burn, but nice enough for a paddle in the sea after mass.
The mass conducted by Father Jim and Father Gerald was very special. Many of our pupils took part in the prayers and readings and the mass itself began just along from the car park and finished with communion at the cave. It was really nice to have Father Jim accompanying us on the guitar and sharing some very special moments of prayer with us.
The final treat for everyone was a well-deserved stop at the café in Whithorn where the children were kindly treated to a hot filled roll and a can of juice. A few people needed a good sleep on the bus on our journey home after all that fresh air and heat. All the boys and girls were a credit to themselves, I was very proud of their excellent behaviour and the way they conducted themselves. We all had a lovely time together. Here are a few photos of the day!
This weekend saw welcome cooler temperatures for a large section of the walk. With a break to attend First Communion at St Teresa’s (congratulations Oliver and George) New Galloway was the starting point and finished in Wigtown on Sunday evening.
