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P5 CHOIR MEMO

P5 CHOIR MEMO

Dear Parent/Carer,

Following the letter regarding the school choir performing at the Glasgow Music Festival on Tuesday 15th March, we have important information for the parents/carers of Primary 5 children wishing to attend on the day. Due to the number of children in the choir this year, we are required to split the Primary 5 children between the two performances.

Primary 5c and d will be performing in the Hymn Singing category at 11:45am.

Primary 5a and b will be performing in the Scots Song category at 3:45pm.

When the children are not performing, they will be supporting the choir as members of the audience.

Miss Kane and Miss McKenna

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Family Ceilidh – Friday 18th March – 7pm – 10pm

The PSA are organising a Family Ceilidh which will take place on Friday 18th MARCH in St Ninian’s High School. Tickets are available from the school office priced £2.50 per child and £7.50 per adult. The Ceilidh will start at 7.00pm and finish at 10.00pm.  Donations for the raffle would be appreciated and can be dropped off at the school office or brought along on the night.

Please support the work of our PSA.

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ONLINE BOOKING SYSTEM- PARENTS’ EVENING APPOINTMENTS

Appointments are booking up quickly for Parents’ Evenings on 9th and 10th March. If you haven’t done so already, please go to
https://ourladyofthemissions.parentseveningsystem.co.uk/
as soon as possible to ensure that you get an appointment time that suits you. Please only phone the school office for assistance if you have tried to log on using all of the instructions provided and are still not gaining access.

Please see the instruction below on how to use the system.  TemplateParentGuide-online-system-amended-olm

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Final arrangements for Sacrament of Reconciliation – St Vincent’s 8th March at 7pm

Final arrangements for Sacrament of Reconciliation

St Vincent’s Church – Tuesday 8th March at 7pm

  • Children should be seated in the church by 6.50pm at the latest.
  • Each pew will have a name card showing where each child has to sit.
  • Parents/carers/relatives will sit with their child.
  • When children have been to receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation, they are encouraged to go quietly back to their family and offer them a hug/Sign of Peace and then kneel down to say their penance.
  • Full school uniform should be worn.

We look forward to joining with you for this special occasion, thank you for your continued support.

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Final arrangements for Sacrament of Reconciliation – St Joseph’s 3rd March at 7pm

Final arrangements for Sacrament of Reconciliation

St Joseph’s Church – Thursday 3rd March 7pm

  • Children should be seated in the church by 6.50pm at the latest.
  • Each pew will have a name card showing where each child has to sit.
  • Children will sit on the right hand side of the church as you face the altar.
  • Parents/carers/relatives may sit anywhere else in the Church.
  • When children have been onto the altar to receive the Sacrament, they are encouraged to go and quietly find their parents/family and offer them a hug/Sign of Peace.
  • Children should then return to their original pew to say their penance.
  • Full school uniform should be worn.

We look forward to joining with you for this special occasion, thank you for your continued support.

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Final arrangements for Sacrament of Reconciliation – Holy Name – 1st March at 7pm

Final arrangements for Sacrament of Reconciliation

Holy Name Church – Tuesday 1st March at 7pm

  • Children should be seated in the church by 6.50pm at the latest.
  • Sr. Francoise will have a seating plan organised.
  • Parents/carers/relatives will sit with their child.
  • When children have been to receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation, they are encouraged to go quietly back to their family and offer them a hug/Sign of Peace and then kneel down to say their penance.
  • Full school uniform should be worn.

We look forward to joining with you for this special occasion, thank you for your continued support.

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P7a&b Lunch at St Ninian’s

P7a & b will have their last Cluster Working visit to St Ninian’s tomorrow.  During this whole day visit pupils will have the opportunity buy their lunch from the St Ninian’s cafeteria for £2.  If pupils do not wish to purchase a lunch they should bring a packed lunch with them.

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Cardinal Winning Lecture – February 6 2016 at 9.45 am

St. Andrew’s Foundation for Catholic Teacher Education
University of Glasgow
Cardinal Winning Lecture 2016
February 6 2016: 9.45 am
Sir Charles Wilson Lecture Theatre (1, University Avenue)

Professor Tracey Rowland – John Paul II Institute for Marriage and the Family (Melbourne, Australia)  – Catholic Education: A Theological Project

 Summary
A Catholic vision of education is built upon a Catholic anthropology.  A basic Catholic theological principle is that everything in creation has been marked by the form of the Trinity, and this is especially so of the human person.  Trinitarian relationships abound in nature as mathematicians tell us, and within Catholic anthropology there is a highly important Trinitarian relationship between faculties of the human soul, such as the intellect, the memory and the will, and the theological virtues of faith, hope and love, and the transcendental properties of being, principally, truth, beauty and goodness.  Getting these anthropological foundations right was the secret of the success of the great religious educational orders.

Professor Rowland is the Dean and Permanent Fellow of the John Paul II Institute for Marriage and the Family, Melbourne, Australia.

 To register for the lecture please email Arlene Burns, putting ‘Cardinal Winning Lecture 2016’ in the subject box: arlene.burns@glasgow.ac.uk

 

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Catholic Education Sunday – 31st January 2016

Next Sunday is Catholic Education Sunday, marking the start of a week when we celebrate the importance of educating children and young people in faith.

During Catholic Education Week we will reflect on how we are “Learning to be Merciful”. This learning takes place in homes as well as schools, in workplaces as well as churches.  We must all be “witnesses to mercy”.

To celebrate the launch of Catholic Education week we are asking all pupils to wear their school uniform to Mass on Sunday 31st January.

During Catholic Education Week pupils will be involved in a variety of events including Agap drama, Assemblies and SCIAF workshops.

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National Parent Forum of Scotland – Careers Education Scotland

The National Parent Forum of Scotland has been working with Skills Development Scotland as part of the programme of work underway in Developing the Young Workforce. They have produced some tailored information for parents, as part of the successful “in a nutshell” series, which covers the new Careers Education Standard launched at SLF 2015. The link to the nutshell on the NPFS website is  http://www.npfs.org.uk/career-education-a-world-of-possibilities/

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World of Work Week

World of Work Week – Week Beginning 14th March 2016

 This term we will be holding our first World of Work Week: Monday 14th – Friday 18th March.  The children will be taking part in a variety of activities to help them learn about employment.  If any parent is able to offer time to come into the school to help children learn about different professions please phone the school office. It would be great to be able to offer the children as many engaging opportunities as possible throughout the course of the week.

World of Work Week Letter