Grand OLM talent show – better than ever – amazing talent!

NOT TO BE MISSED

ENTRY £1

Monday 18th December
P1-7a, 1d, 2d, 3d.
P1-7b, 1e, 6d, 7d.

Wednesday 20th December
P1c-7c, 2e, 4d, 5d.

There will be a tuck shop on Monday 18th and anything remaining will be sold Tuesday and Wednesday

Christmas Jumper day is on Friday 8th December. This year instead of bringing  £1 donation, we ask that every child bring
‘A Bottle’ for our Christmas Tombola stall.

The bottles can contain ‘anything’ – alcohol – juice – soft drinks – sauce – soap – perfume – shampoo, fill an empty bottle/jar with sweets etc. – anything in a bottle/jar!

Yours sincerely
Catherine Dillon-Ruddy
Head Teacher

The updated policies below can be found in the information section of the website.

OLM – Promoting Positive Behaviour Policy 2017

OLM – Anti-Bullying Policy 2017

The following leaflets contain helpful advice for pupils and parents:

OLM – Anti-Bullying Leaflet – Pupils

OLM – Anti-Bullying Leaflet – Parents

Menu

Golden Lentil Soup
Plus
Turkey & Trimmings with Roast Potatoes and
Baby Carrots

Or
Cauliflower and Broccoli Bake served with Garlic Bread

Or
Mini Christmas Sausages with Mashed Potato and Seasonal Vegetables

Plus
Christmas Shortbread

***** Filling Station will be available for P4-P7 *****

Unfortunately, due to staff coverage and lack of volunteers, we have to cancel Mass on Friday 1st December

Thanks again to all those who helped on the playground action days. Around 20 tools were left over and it would be great to reunite these with their owners! As the school was unable to keep the tools any longer, they have been taken by a member of the parent council – please contact olm-parentcouncil@hotmail.com to arrange to uplift. There are also a set of drill bits which we believe belong to “Michelle”.
Please can we also ask you to check any tools you DID take away on the day – some parents felt someone else may have taken their tools by mistake, in particular a spade marked with flower stickers and a spade with a red stripe on it.
There are also a number of smaller items which have been left with lost property in the main building – the box includes several pairs of gloves (some odd), a small pink plastic spade, a water bottle and a child’s jacket (7/8years).
Many thanks

Catherine Dillon-Ruddy

Head Teacher

GRAND PRIZE RAFFLE – PLEASE RETURN TICKETS AND MONEY ASAP
FOR YOUR CHANCE TO WIN PRIZES AND HOUSE POINTS!
Each family has been allocated ten raffle tickets (which should have been in your child’s bag on Friday) for our Christmas Fayre Grand Raffle.
All prizes have been donated and our sincere thanks go to the following local businesses and organisations for their generous donations:
Prizes donated so far include (in no particular order):

Wholefoods Christmas Hamper

Voucher @ ‘Lyndon Rooms Giffnock

Vouchers Cut & Shave @Turkish Barbers

Christmas Hamper

Tour for 2 @ West Brewery

Fitness classes with Wendy Macleod

£150 worth of L’Oreal hair products

Voucher for Orchard Park

Lunch Voucher

Golf Club vouchers

Champagne, wine, Christmas goodies and lots more

Picture Panda Photographers Voucher

John Wilson Photographers Voucher – value £165

Please return ticket money, with name, phone number and child’s name on the raffle ticket, to the Our Lady of the Missions School Office as soon as possible but in any event on or before Friday 1st December.

 For every 5 tickets sold 2 house points will be awarded ….

If you require additional tickets please contact the school

Please bring the family along to the OLM Christmas Fayre – Saturday 2nd December 1pm to 3.30pm
Entry is just £2.00 per adult (children are free) and includes tea / coffee mince pies/shortbread and free juice and biscuits for the kids.
You can visit Santa in his Grotto (£3 per child includes a gift) and why not let the children have a bounce on our indoor Bouncy Castle while waiting for Santa.
This year we also have the Christmas Letter Hunt with the opportunity for the kids to win a prize and have fun exploring the Fayre looking for the Letters to make a Christmas word.
We will have a Children’s zone in the Junior Department with Christmas Crafts, Face Painting, Tuck and Novelties and Christmas Movies and more…
The Main Gym Hall will have the old favourites such as the Grand Raffle, Bottle Stall, Toy stall and Gift Tombola to name but a few along with some no additions such as Find Santa’s Sleigh.  If all that isn’t enough, come meet our life sized Elf, guess his age and who knows you may be taking him home at the end of the day!…
This year the very popular Enterprise Day will be part of the Fayre.  The Children of P7 have been working very hard and will have lots of lovely gifts for you to buy.  So come along and support them also.
The tearoom will be in the Mensa as usual with the home baking and food stalls…..
All money raised will go to funding activities and equipment for the children at OLM
Thank you for your support and we look forward to seeing you on the day…
OLM PSA

Dear Parent/Carer

Primary 6       St. Vincent’s Church        Friday 1^st December
Weather permitting, Primary 6 classes will attend Mass in St. Vincent’s Church, Thornliebank on 1^st December at 10am.

We shall leave from school at 9.30am accompanied by members of staff and will return at 11.00am.

The children will walk to/from church via a local route alongside Woodfarm High School and through parkland, thus avoiding any major road crossings.

• Children to dress appropriately for the weather conditions of the day.
• Parent helpers are needed to assist. If you are able to help, please phone the school
• If there is any change in medical conditions / medication, from information given at the start of term, please inform school office

P7 are looking for empty jars for their enterprise.  If you have any, please hand them in to the school.

Thank you

Primary 7  St Ninian’s Cluster Visit Arrangements

As part of their cluster working, Primary 7 pupils will be visiting St. Ninian’s on the following dates –
Rotation 4
Thursday 30 November 2017             P7a and 12 children from 7c
Thursday 7 December 2017               P7a and 12 children from 7c
Thursday 14 December 2017             P7a and  12 children from 7c
Thursday 4 January 2018                   P7a and  12 children from 7c (stay for lunch)
Rotation 5
Thursday 11 January 2018                 P7b and 12 children from 7c
Thursday 8 February 2018                P7b and 12 children from 7c
Thursday 8 March 2018                     P7b and 12 children from 7c
Thursday 15 March 2018                  P7b and 12 children from 7c (stay for lunch)
Rotation 6
Thursday 22 March 2018                   P7d P7b and 9 children from 7c  Thursday 29 March 2018                   P7d P7b and 9 children from 7c
Thursday 19 April 2018                       P7d P7b and 9 children from 7c
Thursday 26 April 2018                       P7d P7b and 9 children from 7c (stay for lunch) 

• The pupils will attend classes periods 2, 3 and 4 so we shall walk through Eastwood Park to arrive in St Ninian’s by 9.25am and will depart at 12.30pm except for the last visit.
• On the fourth visit pupils will stay in the school for lunch (there will be the opportunity for pupils to purchase a school meal for £2.00, however, if they prefer they may bring a packed lunch). After lunch they will be given a short presentation about starting High School , a tour of the school, finishing their visit with a spiritual service. They will depart for Primary School at 2.20pm.

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Primary 7 Stage mass will take place in the school hall on Thursday 23rd November at 2.15pm.  Tea and coffee will be served after Mass. All welcome.

Dear Parent/Carer,
Primary 7 classes are hosting a Christmas Enterprise day at the Christmas Fayre on Saturday 2^nd December to raise money for charity and school funds. In preparation for this, we are asking for the following donations:

• Tinsel
• Baubles
• White socks and rice
• Decorations e.g. Holly sprigs, bows etc
• Raffle prizes
• Donations for the Children’s Tombola e.g.   new toys, arts and crafts, books.

If you can help, we would appreciate it if you could start sending in these items with immediate effect.  We hope to have enough to sell at the PSA Christmas Fayre on Saturday 2^nd December.

Thank you for continued help and generosity!

P7

Hope you’ve seen the previous email and have already looked out your wellies to come help on Sunday!
Please come down any time from 12 to 3 for as long as you can spare. Even if it’s half an hour, it all counts.
Thanks (huge thanks in fact) to parent Joe McHugh and his company, the heaviest work will be done on Saturday but we still need lots of help with lifting and spreading bark, painting etc so there’s plenty of fun to be had for all the family to get the area ready for winter.
Wellies are essential and gloves if you have them. Spades, rakes, buckets and wheelbarrows will also be needed. Label anything you bring.
Please note also the school will probably not be open this time for toilets.
Finally, if you left tools behind last time, please can you try and collect them on Sunday or have someone do so on your behalf?
Many thanks
Catherine Dillon-Ruddy
Head Teacher