Sr Lucy Kurien, a Catholic nun who founded and runs the Maher Project in India for disadvantaged women and children, visited our school on September 9th to tell us about all the work that she does. Sr Lucy collected a cheque for £1000 which we raised by bringing a donation, on our school Feast Day, to dress in our own clothes! A huge thank you to everyone for such a marvellous response.
Pope Francis had designated tomorrow as a day of prayer and fasting for Syria.
Fr Jim Duggan will have exposition of the Blessed Sacrament following 6pm Vigil Mass in St. Joseph’s Church until 10.00pm.
Please remember the people of Syria in your prayers. If you can spare 15 minutes tomorrow evening, please go along to St. Joseph’s.
Thank you,
Charles Jamieson
Head Teacher
The athletics session scheduled for Tuesday 1st October will not now take place because the class is going swimming that day.
Athletics will be re-scheduled for a later date.
As part of our Health and Wellbeing Programme, Primary 4 children will be taking part in “taster* swimming sessions at Eastwood Baths on the following dates
| Class | Dates – Tuesdays | Times |
| P4c | 10th September, 17th September, 24th September | Leaving the school at 9.45am (Children will be in the pool from 10.15 to 10.45). |
| P4d | 10th September, 17th September, 24th September | Leaving the school at 10.15am (Children will be in the pool from 10.45 – 11.15) |
| P4a | 1st October, 8th October, 22nd October | Leaving the school at 9.45am (Children will be in the pool from 10.15 to 10.45). |
| P4b | 1st October, 8th October, 22nd October | Leaving the school at 10.15am (Children will be in the pool from 10.45 – 11.15) |
Any parent with East Renfrewshire Disclosure Scotland who would like to accompany us, please tick the box and return the tear off slip only if you are able to assist.
Fitness Fun for Primary 3d. They are enjoying PE and developing fitness and stamina!
As part of our Katie Morag topic, we have been learning about island life. We now know that an island is an area of land surrounded by water so we used a Globe and Atlas to find different islands around the world. We also looked at Scotland and shared our ideas about how different life is in a city, like Glasgow, to a Scottish Island, like the Isle of Coll (or the Isle of Struay where Katie Morag lives).
In Numeracy we have been practising our addition to 10 and addition to 20 using active partner activities such as ‘Silent Maths’ and ‘Guess My Hidden Number’. We have also been exploring teen numbers by adding 10 to a single digit number.
As it is a non uniform day on Friday 6 September, Primaries 5,6, and 7 do not need to wear uniform when we go to Mass.
Look at us travelling through the hoops as fast as we can!
We are counting the jumps it takes us to jump round the square.
It is hard work but we are having great fun!
We worked in active learning groups to map out Katie Morag’s island from memory. It was great fun and we learned a lot!
We are a clever bunch in Primary 2a!
Your child is welcome to accompany you tonight. This would be a good opportunity for you to meet the class teacher and for your child to show you round their class where resources can be viewed.
Non-Uniform Day Friday 6th September 2013
Sister Lucy Kurien from the Maher Project in India will visit some senior classes next Monday. We would like to support the good work she does with the disadvantaged by holding a Non Uniform Day on Friday. For our new P1 parents this means that children wear their own clothes to school (no football colours). This will also add to the celebration of our school Feast Day.
A small donation would be appreciated to support this worthwhile cause.
Please click on the following link for more information:
Primary 7c participated in Safety in the Park. They really enjoyed the active lessons in fire and road safety. They learned about the dangers of drugs and alchol along with many other important lessons.
Primary 4d have been learning how to work as part of a team. Here are some pictures of us working together while using the parachute.
In Primary Two we have been learning to add up to twenty. We worked in small groups and used our cubes to explore the story of 11 and 12.
During our PE lessons we have been improving our fitness. We have been working at different stations with different activities to help us do this. We have been bouncing and catching the basketball, doing star jumps, jumping over obstacles and running.
Do you think we look like good atheletes?
Primary 4a have been working on developing team working skills. Here are some pictures of us working together to see which team could build a straw line from one end of the hall to the other in the shortest time.
We worked out that it would be best to work individually first and then combine our lines at the end.
It was very close and we are hoping to have a rematch soon!
Primary 1b have settled very well into school.
We have had lots of fun paining and printing patterns.
We love learning about numbers!
We play lots of fun games!
Just ask and we will tell you what games we are playing in school!
Primary 5d have been enjoying using reciprocal reading to enhance their understanding of text. It has also helped us to listen and work with others.
There are 5 jobs: The Big Boss makes sure everyone knows what they are doing and chooses their roles. The Clarifier helps us clarify tricky words. The Questioner thinks of interesting questions about the text. The Predictor predicts what will happen in the story. The Summariser tells the story in their own words. I love it! Ellie S
‘Reciprocal reading is a great way to get people involved in reading altogether because they all get a job ‘ Mary – Rose C
‘ We all work as a team and if you get a word wrong, someone will help you.’ Poppy Br
‘It helps me keep track with reading and I can understand the story better’ Marc C
Our numeracy focus this term is multiplication. We are learning to recall all multiplication facts from 1 – 10 and love to play the Fingers game to help with this.
“It is really fun to play and it makes you think of multiplication tables more!” Jessica M
“I want to play this game every single day!” Niall Mc
Primary 1d are learning all about Noah’s Ark during Religious Education. We then created our own ark using oil pastels and tissue paper.
Dear Parents, Carers and Staff 30th August 2013
OLM LOTTERY
I would like to invite you to consider joining the Our Lady of the Missions PSA monthly lottery draw if you have not already done so.
This is a fundraising activity which contributes towards the funds raised by the PSA. The monthly draws take place at PSA meetings which are usually on the first Tuesday of each month. There are two prizes each month: £50 and £25. There is also a £100 special prize draw which takes place each year at the Summer Fete.
If you would like to take part, all you have to do is return the tear off slip below with your one off payment of £12 for the school year 2013-2014. Continue reading Parent Staff Association
Primary 1c are using number fans to show the number before and after. They are so clever that they are now beginning to learn about odd and even numbers.
How clever are they?
They are learning to identify and write the number four.
Jolly Phonics is a programme that is used in Primary 1 to help the children learn their sounds. It is interactive and engaging. Today’s letter was the letter ‘n’
We welcomed Snappy the Crococilde who told us all about the importance of brushing our teach. We learned that we have to open our mouth wide and not eat too many sugary sweets. We also learned what direction to brush our teeth in. Just ask us and we will show you!
The playground games are great and we were shown how to use the climbing wall safely and take turns on the train.
In the playground we are very responsible and are learning how to line up properly and care for each other.
Oh what stars!
