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IMPORTANT NOTE – World Record for Musical Bumps – countdown to 11am on Friday 20th April

Only 4 sleeps to go until Our Lady of the Missions could enter the record books!

This really is a unique chance for our children to have fun, raise much needed funds for the school playground and most importantly to be able to call themselves world record holders!

Please do make sure they are excited for the day –  a last minute push to fill in your sponsorship forms (due in on Friday) will also be much appreciated. Remember, ticking the gift aid box will make a huge difference to the total.

Many thanks,

Catherine Dillon-Ruddy
Head Teacher

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Confirmation St. Mirin’s Cathedral Wednesday 25th April 2018

Pupils will participate in the joint P7 spiritual retreat with St Joseph’s  Primary at Schoenstatt on Monday 16 April 2018. They will also be able to attend Confession in school. The date has still to be confirmed. It is recommended that families and Sponsors also take the opportunity to attend Reconciliation before the Confirmation and perhaps arrange for your child to do so at some point during the weeks prior to Confirmation.

We are delighted that the children will be confirmed by Bishop John Keenan. He will visit the school to talk to the children on the 18th April.

Could we ask you to go over the key prayers on the next page.   An information sheet for sponsors has sent home.  On the day of the Confirmation, we shall send home a label showing your child’s name and Confirmation name.  Children should wear this to the ceremony, pinned to the right hand side of their shirt.

Please see below some practical arrangements for the Mass
Children should wear full school uniform; shirt and tie, black shoes

Due to the numbers involved, there is a suggested maximum of 5 guests per family (including sponsor)

Children and sponsors will meet teachers in the Cathedral Hall by 6.30pm

Parents should go directly to the Cathedral where seats have been allocated on a first come basis behind the children and sponsors

The procession into the Cathedral will begin at 6.45pm, pairing child and sponsor within each group
Children will be seated on right side (pulpit side); sponsors on left

There should be no filming or taking of photographs during Mass

 The Cathedral car park will not be available for parking; there is limited open parking on the right hand side of Gartmore Lane and some on Paisley Road, while the nearest public parking is in the car park opposite the Lagoon Leisure Centre.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to get in touch with Mrs Devlin.

Please go over the prayers below with your children.

Confiteor                                                                                                                                     I confess to almighty God, and to you, my brothers and sisters,               that I have greatly sinned in my thoughts and in my words,  in what I have done, and in what I have failed to do,  through my fault, through my fault,  through my most grievous fault;                                                             therefore I ask blessed Mary, ever-Virgin, all the angels and saints, and you, my brothers and sisters, to pray for me  to the Lord our God.
Lord Jesus Christ, Only Begotten Son, Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father,  you take away the sins of the world, have mercy on us;                 

The Gloria                                                                                                                                                                         Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to people of good will. We praise you, we bless you, we adore you,  we glorify you,  we give you thanks for your great glory,                                                                          Lord God, heavenly King, O God, almighty Father.                                                                                                                                         

you take away the sins of the world, receive our prayer;
you are seated at the right hand of the Father, have mercy on us.                                        
For you alone are the Holy One,  you alone are the Lord, you alone are the Most High, Jesus Christ, with the Holy Spirit, in the glory of God the Father.

AMEN.

 

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International Day

Would you like to create a stall displaying your family’s heritage at our International Day? It can take any form you wish – memorabilia, fun facts, flags, food tasters and of course you might wish to dress in national costumes or colours.

You can have a whole table, half a table or perhaps if there are a few families involved, you might wish to go for something bigger – it’s up to you.  Perhaps this will be a good way to meet other families who share your heritage. Who knows what friendships might result!

So far, our list of stalls includes Bolivia, Mauritius, Poland and Pakistan – we really are circling the globe – but we now have approaching 30 countries on our list so perhaps there might be a few more? Remember, Scotland is a country too!

This is of course entirely optional. If it’s not for you, don’t worry. But if you and your family might enjoy sharing a little of your culture, country or heritage in this way, please email olm-parentcouncil@btinternet.com to find out more. We can support you in pulling it together if that is helpful. Please note, commercial stalls will not be included as we want the day to be free to all.

It’s shaping up to be a fantastic day, including our Round the World Showcase, Big Picnic, Grand Parade and crafts / games. We hope you will join us!

Our International Day is really taking shape – it’s going to be a fantastic day!  As well as our “Round the World Showcase”, Big Picnic and crafts / activities, we hope to have a variety of family led displays of countries

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International day – come and try sessions for performers on Thursday 

Thanks to those who have already volunteered to perform at the International Day showing an aspect of their nationality / culture. We would love to see lots

Pupils are therefore invited to come on Thursday (22nd) lunchtime to show us what they can do so that we can plan a lovely programme to entertain everyone on the day. It could be a dance, song, poem, piece of music etc related to their own or a friend’s heritage, whether solo or in

If your child wants to take part, please can you ensure they have their instruments or other equipment (if relevant) with them on

The children will be showing just a few of the organisers at school in a low key way – nothing to be nervous about – but obviously must be confident about performing in front of a bigger audience on the day. The organisers will get in touch with you once the programme has been drawn up to liaise regarding timings / any music or accompaniment requirements etc. Please note pupils will need to be able to attend the International Day (2-4.30pm Thursday 29th April) and be accompanied on the day by a friend or family

Please note

– pieces shouldn’t exceed 5 minutes if

– we may decide to combine groups eg of dancers if they are doing a similar

– we will be equally happy to enjoy performances from adults or family members – if you get in touch with olm-parentcouncil@hotmail.com, the organising group can contact you to chat about what you would like to

Thank you and we look forward to enjoying the

If you have any queries, please contact olm-parentcouncil@hotmail.

Kind regards

Catherine Dillon-Ruddy
Head Teacher

 

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P7 – St Ninian’s Induction Day

St Ninian’s Induction Day for P7’s is on Thursday 17th May.

For pupils involved in ERC Music Trip that week, a second induction date has been arranged for Thursday 24th May and we would ask their parents/carers to drop their child off at St Ninian’s at approximately 8:45am and collect them at 3pm (drop off and pick up will be inside the school in the Forum).

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World Book Day Activities To Do At Home

Please find below some World Book Day activities to do at home.  These are just suggestions and there is no obligation to complete them.  World Book Day will be rescheduled for a later date.

Reading Bingo P1 3
Reading Bingo P4 7

All stages
Design a poster/ bookmark/ leaflet to advertise your favourite book.
Create a comic strip of your favourite story.
Design your own quiz for your favourite book(s) to quiz a friend.

P1&2
Watch: http://www.scottishbooktrust.com/video/authors-live/tracey-corderoy-steven-lenton
Pupils can respond to the video by creating their own comic strip in the same style as the illustrator in the video. They can use their pictures they have drawn during the video as a guide.

P3 World Book Day Activities
P4&5 World Book Day Activities
P6&7 World Book Day Activities

P3-7 – ‘Bumper Book Quiz’  http://www.worldbookday.com/quiz/

P5-7 World Book Day QR Quiz

P6&7- Listen to an interview from a famous author (Michael Morpurgo or Jacqueline Wilson) and create a poster all about the author.  Pupils only have to watch first 15 minutes.
http://www.scottishbooktrust.com/video/authors-live/michael-morpurgo
http://www.scottishbooktrust.com/video/authors-live/jacqueline-wilson