Following on from a successful event last year, we have been invited to take part in the festive family fun day in Clarkston Halls Car Park this Saturday. We shall join with other local schools to entertain shoppers at the Farmers’ Market. A leaflet was sent home last week with details of all the attractions.
We have been given a performance time of 1.10pm and would ask you to arrive at 12.55pm. Due to the size of the event on site car parking will not be available on the day, please see their website for further information, http://www.iloveclarkston.com/Once again, I am sure the children will be great ambassadors for Our Lady of the Missions and I hope to see you there.
Full school uniform should be worn (shirt & tie, black shoes, navy tights for the girls. Blazers if possible or school navy fleece)
Meet staff members close to the stage at 1.55pm
The performance should last approx 10 minutes
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COUNTDOWN TO THE Our Lady of the Missions PSA CHRISTMAS FAYRE!
Saturday 7th December 2013 1pm-3.30pm
WEEK 1
You probably haven’t even had time to put your Hallowe’en decorations away, or clear up the fireworks, but it is now time to move on to organising our annual Christmas Fayre which this year is on Saturday 7th December. Continue reading COUNTDOWN TO THE Our Lady of the Missions PSA CHRISTMAS FAYRE!
Confirmation Guidelines for Parents November 2013
Confirmation completes Baptism, unites us more firmly to Christ, confers the special strength of the Holy Spirit for the witness of Christian life, and imprints a spiritual seal or indelible character on the soul such that, like baptism, this Sacrament is received only once.
Gifts of the Holy Spirit
In the Rite of Confirmation, the bishop implores God to send the Holy Spirit with his gifts on the candidates who are to be confirmed:
Wisdom, understanding, right judgment, courage, knowledge, reverence and wonder and awe.
Fruits of the Holy Spirit
The Fruits of the Holy Spirit are listed in Sacred Scripture as love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Candidates for Confirmation are to be led to understand that the Holy Spirit comes in Confirmation to make them more like Jesus Christ and to help them, as children of God, give witness to the Lord.
Confirmation Name
It is customary for children to choose a saint’s name for Confirmation as a sign of the new birth and identity they receive in Christ. This custom is to be encouraged since the saints are those, who, having received the gifts of the Holy Spirit, have shown the fruits of the Spirit in the witness of a good and holy life. Towards the time of Confirmation, the saints chosen by the children will be invoked regularly as part of a “Litany of the Saints” in class prayer times.
Sponsor
Candidates will choose a Sponsor for Confirmation. The Sponsor, who represents the whole Church in the faith formation of the candidate, must be over 16years old and a practising Catholic in full communion with the Church.
The immediate preparation for the Sacrament of Confirmation should include the Sacrament of Reconciliation. Families are encouraged to take the children to the sacrament. We hope to take the children on a one day retreat to allow a time for reflection.
It is especially to be borne in mind that the centre of the Sacraments of
Initiation is the Eucharist. One of the marks and obligations of the fully initiated Catholic is full, active and conscious participation at Sunday Mass. Young Catholics must fulfil the serious obligation to participate at Sunday Mass so that the Eucharist will be at the centre of a full Christian life.
Further information will be sent home during our preparations for this great sacrament. Please look at the school website for a reflective power point from Mary O’Duffin, RE Advisor for primary schools, Glasgow Archdiocese.
Confirmation Rite of Enrolment 23rd/24th November ST Joseph’s Church
There will be a short Rite of Enrolment during all masses on the weekend of 23rd/24th November in St. Joseph’s Church. This is for all children who will be receiving the sacrament of Confirmation in St. Mirin’s Cathedral on 1st May 2014.
Parents should bring their child to any Mass and ideally sponsors should attend, if they live locally. Father will address the parents, sponsors, children and then the parish community asking that we all work together to support the children in their preparation to receive the Holy Spirit.
Children should wear their own clothes, NOT school uniform.
The children will be writing a letter to Fr. David Boyd, Diocesan Administrator, asking to receive the sacrament. They will outline the reasons why they have chosen their saint’s name as an inspiration in their daily lives. They will present this letter to Fr. Jim at the Mass.
We will send home the letter at the end of next week to be counter signed by parents, please remember to take it with you to Mass.
Reminder of Mass times in St. Joseph’s Church – Vigil 6pm, 10am 12pm and 6pm
If you have any questions regarding Confirmation, please call Mrs. Dowling.
We look forward to seeing you at one of the Masses.
Parent Council Meeting Dates
PARENT COUNCIL
MEETING DATES 2014 / 15
2 September
7 October
4 November
29 January
26 March
30 April
18 June
Meetings are in school at 7pm.
All parents and carers are welcome to attend any meeting
or suggest items for discussion.
Road Safety Banner Competition
Recently, we held a competition to design a banner to highlight the drop off zone areas in our car park. Our Junior Road Safety Officers had a tough job in choosing the winner due to the amazingly high standard of all of the entries. The winner was Erin McC from P6d, Second place went to Niamh B P7b and third place to Rebecca McI in P4b. Well done to all finalists! The brilliant banners (pictured below) can also be seen on our Road Safety Noticeboard in the MENSA area. Look out for the banners taking pride of place in our car park soon!
Children In Need
Pudsey Bear biscuits will be on sale on Friday 15th November.
Biscuits will be priced at 35p each
and can only be bought by cash over the counter.
10p from each biscuit will go to Children In Need
Money can be brought to school from Monday 11th
Thank you for your support
Our Lady of the Missions Primary (catering)
P6 David Livingstone Centre
P6a Tues 19th November 2013
P6b Wed 20th November 2013
P6c Thurs 21st November 2013
P6d Fri 22nd November 2013
We have arranged a visit to the David Livingstone Centre to take part in a Victorian Childhood Workshop. This full-day workshop incorporates dressing-up and various hands-on activities, as pupils have a lesson in a Victorian Schoolroom (complete with a Victorian school-teacher!), visit a typical Victorian single-end and help with the laundry in the washhouse. They will also find out about the lives of mill-children and play traditional Victorian games.
The children will leave the school by coach at 9:30 am and return at 3.00pm.
School uniform to be worn
Packed lunch required
Cost of trip is £5, to include the cost of the workshop and part of the transport, the remainder being subsidised by the P.S.A.
There is a small gift shop at the venue, if you wish your child to buy a souvenir we would recommend a maximum of £2
If there is any change in medical conditions/medication/contacts, from information given at the start of term, please inform school office
We would be delighted to welcome parents with PVG/East Renfrewshire Disclosure to accompany us.
Eastwood Theatre Auditioning
October 2013 Parent Council Minutes
Present
Anne Forsyth, Gillian Boyle, Charles Jamieson, Veronica Dowling, Mary O’Reilly, Cllr Jim Fletcher, Lesley Garety, Clare Bowes, Josephine McGrotty, Catriona James, Christine McCudden, Cllr Vincent Waters, Cllr Gordon Wallace, Judy Taggart, Roger Spooner, Gerry Devenney, Joe McLachlan, Mary Moore, Callum Houston, Angela Friel, Jackie Devlin, Paula Rogers, Gary Bhatti, Amir Hussain, Peter Hessett, Cllr Ralph Robertson, Cllr Gordon McCaskill, Maureen McAlpine, Jo Heraghty, Karen Kelly, Marie-Claire Darroch, Nadia Salim
Apologies
Cllr Mary Montague
Approval of the Minutes for the June PC Meeting
Proposed- G. Boyle
Seconded- C. McCudden
Update on Communications Sub-group
G. Boyle spoke about the transition to e-mail as a means of communication and about the plan to set up a Facebook page for the Parent Council. It is planned also to establish a protocol for communication between the school and the parent forum. Continue reading October 2013 Parent Council Minutes
June 2013 Parent Council Minutes
Present
Anne Forsyth, Gillian Boyle, Charles Jamieson, Veronica Dowling, Mary O’Reilly, Cllr Jim Fletcher, Lesley Garety, Cllr Mary Montague, Sally Gallagher, Clare Bowes, Josephine McGrotty, Catriona James, Margaret-Ann O’Donnell, Christine McCudden, Cllr Vincent Waters, Cllr Gordon Wallace, Judy Taggart, Roger Spooner, Gerry Devenney, Michelle Hynes, Brian Hughes
Apologies
P. Hessett, Cllr Robertson, S. Jouannot, J.P. Sheridan, P. Rodgers
Minutes proposed and Seconded
Proposed- C. McCudden
Seconded- M.A. O’Donnell
Cllr Montague thanked M. O’Reilly for the comprehensive minutes taken for the PC meetings this year.
Update on Robslee Campus
An update had been received from F. Morrison. This stated that Donald Gillies has now left his post and has been replaced by Raymond O’Kane. It explained that the work proposed to join the two campuses will be carried out on a design and build contract. It was noted that the Parent Council and the school would wish to be involved in any decisions that were made in relation to this. It is envisaged that work will begin in December 2013, but preparatory ground work will begin over the summer. It is still uncertain where the council will award the contract. It was hoped that Callum Houston and Maurice Hickey, parents in the school, would be involved in the process. The link is due to be completed by August 2014. There is also uncertainty about the costing and what additional funds might be required to complete the enclosed link, which is going ahead. C. Jamieson said that he would remain in contact with F. Morrison during this process of awarding the contract and would continue to pass on the school’s input. Cllr Wallace indicated that there is money in the council’s capital budget for the link and in response to A. Forsyth’s query about the cost being in excess of the budget, he said that if that were the case extra money may be found. Continue reading June 2013 Parent Council Minutes
PSA Hallowe’en Disco
House System
Congratulations to St Mirin’s House who are the winners of the house cup last week!
Internet Safety
Listed below are useful links to internet safety for children that ERC would like to bring to your attention.
CEOP: http://www.ceop.police.uk/
ThinkUKnow: http://www.thinkuknow.co.uk/
Internet Safety Presentation: http://www.ea.e-renfrew.sch.uk/curriculinks/InternetSafety.ppt
Parent Council November 2013 Newsletter
Dear Parent/Carer
October devotions and Rosary were very well attended throughout the month, organised by our staff Liturgy Group. Thanks to Mrs Baird, Mrs Collins and Miss Kane for leading the children during lunch times. We are now in the month of November offering our prayers as a school community for those whom we know who have died, entrusting them to God’s heavenly care. Continue reading Parent Council November 2013 Newsletter
Tennis Sessions P6 – St Ninian’s High School
As part of our Health and Wellbeing Programme, Primary 6 children will be taking part in Tennis sessions in St Ninian’s High School on the following dates Continue reading Tennis Sessions P6 – St Ninian’s High School
Primary 4b – Beebots!
This is P4b using beebots to help us learn compass points and directions.
We used words such as ‘north, east, south, west, forwards, clockwise, anti clockwise, quarter turn, 90 degrees and right angle turn’ to direct our beebots to the correct destination.
Confirmation St.Mirin’s Cathedral 2014
Confirmation will take place on Thursday 1st May 2014 in St Mirin’s Cathedral, Paisley at 7.00pm.
There will be an initial meeting for parents next Monday night,
4th November at 7.00pm in St. Joseph’s Church, Clarkston.
Fr Jim will outline the programme and guidelines for the reception of the sacrament.
All parents and sponsors are encouraged to attend. Please don’t worry if your child’s sponsor lives some distance away and can’t make this meeting.
CONFIRMATION EASTERTIDE 2014
As you know the children will soon begin their preparation for the Sacrament of Confirmation which will take place during the weeks of Easter around the beginning of May.
Children belonging to St. Joseph’s parish, or those who made their First Communion there, can be confirmed in St. Mirin’s Cathedral Paisley.
Children belonging to St. Vincent’s and Holy Name parish can be confirmed there.
For those children who were confirmed in Primary 4, I am sure their studies this year will deepen their understanding of the sacrament. Your child will be very welcome to join one of the masses and receive a blessing. Also, if your child has not made any of the sacraments, we would be very happy for your family to join us and your child can receive a blessing if you wish.
