{"id":3127,"date":"2025-08-29T15:20:06","date_gmt":"2025-08-29T15:20:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/stpatrickpsmian2018\/?p=3127"},"modified":"2025-08-29T15:26:38","modified_gmt":"2025-08-29T15:26:38","slug":"3127","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/stpatrickpsmian2018\/2025\/08\/29\/3127\/","title":{"rendered":"Friday 29th August 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"

Our first full week back together for our learners and we are so proud of them all.<\/p>\n

Today we held our first full assembly.\u00a0 The theme for this week’s assembly was ‘Hope’.\u00a0 \u00a0We talked about our hopes for the school session ahead.\u00a0 This is a particularly important theme as we continue to observe the\u00a0 Church’s Jubilee Year and the theme of Pilgrims of Hope.<\/p>\n

\"Jubilee<\/p>\n

Big Shout to our Golden Book nominations.\u00a0 Each week staff nominate learners have demonstrated one or more of our school values across the week.<\/p>\n

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Harmony<\/strong>; Kasey<\/p>\n

Equity<\/strong>; Farrah-Grace<\/p>\n

Ambition<\/strong>; Karah, Aili, Harvey, Aurora B, April, Russell, Kaleb<\/p>\n

Respect<\/strong>; Jennifer, Lia, Carson, Luna, Aaylah, Lewis, Jessica<\/p>\n

House points (week ending 29\/08\/25)\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Wildcats<\/strong> (Blue ) – 220<\/p>\n

Red Deer<\/strong> (Red) – 257<\/p>\n

Golden Eagles<\/strong> (Yellow) – 306<\/p>\n

Well done to everyone who took part in the house challenge of Hula Hooping this week.<\/p>\n

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Staffing Update\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n

We continue to have no cover in our office.\u00a0 Thank You so much for your patience with this.\u00a0 \u00a0This will be the same for this coming week.\u00a0 We have resubmitted recruitment paperwork for a vacant classroom assistant post that has arisen again due to the successful candidate being unable to take up post.\u00a0 Until we fill this post we will endeavour to bring in bank staff when we can.<\/p>\n

Parent workshops and Open afternoon<\/h3>\n

Information has been sent out via the school app.\u00a0 There is an electronic form to complete to let us know if you will be attending any of the sessions.\u00a0 Please complete this to allow us to make plans to accommodate everyone.<\/p>\n

Sandshoes<\/h3>\n

We will be stopping selling sandshoes as we use up the stock that was have in school.\u00a0 Not all sizes are available and where we have been unable to provide sandshoes payment has been refunded.\u00a0 As Mrs Reid has not been in the office we have missed some purchases.\u00a0 We worked through these today and should have everything sorted on Monday.\u00a0 Thank You for your patience.<\/p>\n

Active Schools\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Barry, our active schools coordinator has been in for a meeting and we will notify you of opportunities in the coming weeks.\u00a0 Football training will soon be starting – information and permission slips will be given out.\u00a0 \u00a0We also hope to have football training for girls this session.\u00a0 \u00a0If you have any experience in sport and wish to volunteer to run after school sessions please let us now and we can put you in touch with Barry who will support you with this.<\/p>\n

Parent Council\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Our first Parent Council meeting of the session tales place on Thursday 11th September at 6pm in the school.\u00a0 This will be the AGM.\u00a0 All parents and carers are welcome.\u00a0 More information about the role of parent councils in Scotland can be found here.\u00a0\u00a0https:\/\/education.gov.scot\/parentzone\/getting-involved\/parent-councils\/about-parent-councils\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Sharing the Learning<\/strong><\/h3>\n

It is said that to be able to teach someone else means you truly understand something.\u00a0 That is what our P6\/7s do.\u00a0 Well done to our older learners this week supporting P2\/3 with digital learning.\u00a0 There is a programme in place to allow this to happen across the school regularly.<\/p>\n

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Next Week\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Wednesday<\/strong> – Cumnock Chronicle to take photo of new P1s<\/p>\n

Friday<\/strong> – Mass in Our Lady of Lourdes and St Patrick’s Church, 10am, all welcome.<\/p>\n

We’ll leave you some photos of our P1\/2 playing and learning together.<\/p>\n

Have a great weekend.<\/p>\n

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