On 30th November we are having a whole school outing to the Palace Theatre to see the pantomime- Snow White.

The total cost of the tickets for the school is £2090, which is £11 per child’s ticket. We will also have the cost of the buses on top of this.  Due to this, we are kindly asking for a donation of between £11-£15 per child to help towards the cost of the trip.

This item is now live on Parentpay.

We understand this can be a very expensive time of year and we very much appreciate your donations.

Thank you.

Please complete the form below with your preferred date for your child’s parent/carer appointment.

This form will close on Friday 28th October.

Menu for Friday 4th November

Fun Fact – Bonfire night is celebrated because of the failed gunpowder plot where Guy Fawkes tried to blow up the Houses of Parliament.

Gunpowder goujons

Bonfire Bangers

Firework Fries

Catherine Wheel Coleslaw

Sparkler Sponges

Big Bang Biscuits

Please note a change to our Parent/Carer Appointments; they will now be as follows:

Tuesday 15th November- 5pm until 8pm

Wednesday 16th November – 3pm until 6pm

We are pleased to be returning to face to face appointments in the school.

An online form will be available shortly for parents/carers to provide their preferred date.

October Activities

What’s on in:

Friday 14th October – Dress Down Day (£1 donation on Parentpay)

October Break– School closes at Friday 14th October 3pm

                                     Monday 24th October In Service Day

                                      Tuesday 25th October Pupil Return 9am

Thursday 27th October – Halloween Disco (£2.50 pay at the door)

                                                         (P1-3- 6.30 till 7.30pm)

                                                         (P4-7 – 7.45 till 9pm)

Friday 28th October– Halloween Lunch Menu

Fun Fact: Halloween dates back 2000 years to the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain where they lit bonfires and wore costumes to ward off ghosts.

Chilling Cheeseburger 

Witches Pizza Fingers

Wizard Wedges/Creepy Corn on the Cob/Petrified Peas 

Spooky Sponge/Vampire Slime (cupcakes and green jelly)

We are delighted that every pupil in the school will today receive a beautifully illustrated and informative hardback book celebrating Queen Elizabeth 2nd’s Platinum Jubilee.

Please check  schoolbags for this book.

Our Halloween Costume Exchange is now available!

On Wednesday 12th October the Healthy Living Programme will be working with our local Spar in Meiklewood Road and will be giving out free fruit and water to school children on behalf of the store.

The Healthy Living Programme will be located outside the Spar for the children coming out of  school in the afternoon.

Reminder that the Tempest photographer will be in school tomorrow for individual pupil photographs, and also Primary 1 and Primary 7 class photographs.

Halloween Costume Exchange

On the run up to Halloween we will have a selection of Halloween costumes in our foyer. These will be available to anyone who is in need of a costume their child/children.

Similarly, If you have any costumes that your child/children have outgrown please hand them in to the school and we will add them to our exchange.

Thank you.

Today some of our P7 pupils visited St. Bernadette’s Relics at Carfin, along with Father Martin and Mrs Crawford.

On Friday 14th October, we will be holding a “Dress Down Day” in school.  We are asking kindly for a £1 donation for this via Parentpay.  As always, no football colours please.

Every pupil who donates £1 through Parentpay will be entered in a raffle draw to win a special prize organised by FOMC.

Enrolment Sunday

All children in P4 who are preparing for the Sacraments of Confirmation in the coming year should come to the Enrolment Service during Sunday Mass on Sunday, 2nd October (9.30am in St. Matthew’s and 11am in Our Lady of Mount Carmel).

On Friday 30th September there will be a change to our normal menu as we will be having a “Save the Planet Day ” menu as follows:

Climate Change Curry and Rainforest Rice ( Lentil Korma)

Planet Power Pizza (Cheese Pizza)

Green Fingers & No Waste Wedges (Vegetable Wedges)

Broccoli Trees & Rainbow Salad

Global Gateau/Save the planet sorbet

We will once again be accepting  any unwanted items of clothing for our Rag Bag collection. Previously, Rag Bag pre-printed bags were distributed to schools for donations, however, this is no longer the case. Please hand any donations into the school in a carrier bag or bin bag by 9am on Monday 3rd October.

Thank You.

On Friday 14th October, we will be holding a “Dress Down Day” in school.  We are asking kindly for a £1 donation for this via Parentpay.  As always, no football colours please.

Every pupil who donates £1 through Parentpay will be entered in a raffle draw to win a special prize organised by FOMC.

Friends of Mount Carmel will be holding a virtual meeting on Thursday 15th September.  If you wish to join the meeting online, please contact FOMC  on the link  below:

fomcfundraising@gmail.com

On Thursday, 15th September we will be holding a “Dress Down Day” in school.  We are asking kindly for a £1 donation for this via Parentpay.  As always, no football colours please.

Every pupil who donates £1 through Parentpay will be entered in a raffle draw to win a special prize organised by FOMC.

There will be a face to face Parent Council Meeting in the school on Tuesday 4th October at 7pm.

The Tempest photographer  will be in school on Tuesday 4th October. All children will have an individual photograph taken . P1 and P7 will also have a class photograph taken.

Pupils will be receiving their flu immunisations on Tuesday 25th October. Please return your child’s permission form if you have not already done so. Thank you.

We would like to remind parents and carers that there is no parking/drop-off/waiting in the school car park. There is additional parking across in the church car park. 

Thank you.