A reminder that our Reverse Advent Calendar initiative is already up and running for this year.

We are asking kindly for any donations you can possibly manage, no matter how small, for this wonderful cause. All items collected will be added to the St. Matthew’s Food Bank to help local families this Christmas. 

Items can be brought into school between now and the last week in December.

**Please do not hand in perishable foods, thank you**

Here is a list of the types of items you can hand in:

We would like to say a big “Thank You” to everyone who helped make our Christmas Fayre on Friday night a wonderful success….FOMC, all our parent, staff  and pupil helpers, our amazing choir who opened the Fayre and to everyone who braved the weather  to come and support us!

We were overwhelmed by your kind  donations of tombola, bottle stall items and home baking.

We do not have an exact total amount raised at the moment, however it looks as if it may be in region of £2000!

We are aware of a slight issue only with some users when paying for multiple Nativity Tickets on Parentpay.

If you are having issues please follow this:

1. Select your performance (evening/afternoon) and your ticket amount (max of 2 for each performance at the moment).
2. If your payment amount shows more than it should be don’t worry, simply continue to add your tickets to your basket and then view basket. You will see your amount has been amended accordingly.
3. Continue to payment.😊

If you can possibly hand in any items of home baking  for the Christmas Fayre by the end of today.

Thank you

All our classes have been working very hard making their Christmas crafts to sell at tomorrow’s Christmas Fayre.

Here is a sneak preview of what each class will be selling:

There will be a change to tomorrow’s lunch as follows:

Lentil Soup, Pepperoni Pizza, Quorn Chow Mein, Gammon and cheese roll.

Thursday’s lunch menu has also been changed as follows:

Vegetable soup, Chicken curry, Vegan sausage roll and beans, Gammon and chees roll.

A reminder that tomorrow is a Dress Down Day.

Please bring with you anything you can manage to donate for our Christmas Fayre  which is next week.

Lauren, Vivienne, Judyta and Rhianna from P6  recently attended the Grand Hall for the annual Day of Dance.

They had a great day and did a wonderful job in representing our school!

***Raffle Closing Wednesday 29th November and the lucky winner will be announced on Friday 1st December***

Don’t miss out on winning a fabulous prize in our November raffle!

Tickets are £1 for 5 and can be purchased on Parentpay now!

Our classes are having their photographs taken this week for our “Class Christmas Calendars”. We will be taking orders for these at our Christmas Fayre on 1st December.  If you do not wish your child to be in their class photograph, please contact the school office asap.

Thank you

As you are aware, our Christmas Fayre takes place on Friday 1st December. We are kindly asking for donations of home baking for the Fayre.

If you are able to donate any baking, please hand it into the school no later than Thursday 30th November. If you require any tins/tubs/tupperware back, please make sure your child’s name is clearly marked on it. 

Thank you

MCPS-Learning Visit

Please find attached the outcome of the schools recent Learning Visit.  This will also be posted on the school app and a copy sent via email to parents/carers.

Learning Visit parent letter.docx

If you received a text message to say you child/children had been successful in gaining a spot in our school choir here are the details of the rehearsal time etc:

Rehearsals begin tomorrow ( 14th November) after school from 3pm-4pm and will run on a Tuesday for the following 3 weeks up to and including 5th December.

If your child is a member of school choir they will be required to sing at our Christmas Fayre on Friday 1st December, more details on that to follow…..

If your child/children had expressed an interest in the school choir and were unsuccessful, we apologise; our numbers were very limited, however, there will be many more exciting  opportunities to take part in activities throughout the coming year. 

A reminder that our Pupil Progress Meetings are this week on the following days:

Wednesday 15th November @ 5pm-8pm

Thursday 16th November @ 3.30pm-6.30pm

You should by now have received a slip with the date and time of your allocated appointment. If you have not yet had this, please check your child’s schoolbag in the first instance and thereafter contact the school office .

We are delighted that the Book Fair will be available at both our Pupil Progress Meetings and that FOMC will also be there selling raffle tickets for Christmas Fayre prizes.

We will be holding our Christmas Jumper Day on Friday 15th of December this year. If you have any children’s Christmas jumpers at home that no longer fit or you no longer need, please hand them into the school and we can use them for our jumper exchange.

Thank you!

A reminder that this Friday (17th ) is a dress down day for Children In Need. 

Please do not bring any donations into school. You can make any donations for Children in Need through a direct link which is now live on Parentpay. 

Thank you

Reminder that our Pupil Progress Meetings will take place next week on the following days:

Wednesday 15th November 5pm-8pm

Thursday 16th November 3.30pm-6.30pm

Next week is Book Week Scotland

On Wednesday next week (15th November), P1-3 will be gifted their celebration bags, and can bring pyjamas to change into in school in the afternoon and will enjoy milk and cookies. 

A reminder that tomorrow (Friday 10th Nov) is a dress down day!

We are kindly asking for pupils to bring in donations tomorrow for our tombola and bottle stall for our Christmas Fayre which is being held on 1st December.

***Please note that any alcohol must be handed straight into a member of staff at the school by an adult***

There will be a change to Thursday’s lunch menu (9/11):

The choice will now be:  Vegetable soup, Chicken Curry, Vegetarian sausage roll, Gammon and cheese roll.

There will be a change to tomorrow’s lunch menu (7/11):

The choice will now be:  Pepperoni pizza, Quorn Chow Mein or Chicken mayo pasta.

We will be visiting all classes starting tomorrow offering poppies in return for a donation to The Scottish Poppy Appeal. Donations will be cash donations in school via a registered charity tin. 

Thank you for your support.  

Below is the link to send your donations directly to Children In Need this year:

https://app.parentpay.com/ParentPayShop/Foc/Default.aspx?shopid=12634

Donations are to be made only through this link . These donations will not show up on your Parentpay account.

There is payment item on Parentpay called “BBC Children in Need 2023” however, please do not use this as it is set up solely for  Children in Need bank account purposes.