As probably most of our children know, Emily Middlemas is a contestant from Scotland who is currently a contender on ‘The X Factor 2016.’ What they probably don’t know, is that she is a former pupil of Woodfarm Secondary School.
If Emily is lucky enough to get through to the next round this weekend, the X Factor Bus will be visiting Woodfarm Secondary on Tuesday 6th December at 9.45am.
We, at our Lady of the Missions Primary, all hope that she succeeds and will lend our support by taking our Primary 6 and Primary 7 children to the top of the road to cheer the bus arriving.
We wish Emily every success for the future no matter the outcome at the weekend.
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Please support the OLM Christmas Fayre
Saturday 3rd December 1pm to 3.30pm
Tickets are £2.50 per adult (children are free) and include tea / coffee mince pies/ traybake and free juice and biscuits for the kids.
You can visit Santa (£3 per child includes a gift) – we will have a ticketing system so no need for a long queue.
This year we will have a Children’s zone in the Junior Department with Games, Lego building, Face Painting, Christmas Movies, Toy and Book stalls and more…
And a Christmas Market and Raffle in the Main Gym Hall with Craft stalls, Bottle and Gift tombolas, our fantastic raffle and for the first time Mulled Wine !!!
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 continued support
Bernadine and Victoria
OLM PSA Joint Chairs
CHRISTMAS RAFFLE – FINAL REMINDER
Please return all ticket money and tickets (and unsold tickets) to the Our Lady of the Missions School Office on or before Friday 2nd December.Tickets will also be sold at the fayre and the raffle will take place at 3pm in the Gym hall.For every 5 tickets sold 2 house points will be awarded ……
PRIZE LIST
2 night Bed & Breakfast in Donegal guest house
A tour of Celtic Park for a family of 4.
Wholefoods Christmas Hamper
Cut and blow dry @ ‘The Salon’ Giffnock
File and polish @ ‘The Salon’ Giffnock
Vouchers Cut & Shave @Turkish Barbers
£150 worth of L’Oreal hair products
Facial @ ‘Bellissimo’ Giffnock
Cut and blow dry @ ‘Bellissimo’ Giffnock
Tea and cake for 2 @ Bramble Giffnock
Meal for 4 with wine @ Alea Casino
Voucher from JAM school of Dance
Champagne, wine and Christmas goodies
Prizes from some of our Christmas Market stall holders and more…….
ERC Spring Culture and Leisure Brochure
To view brochure click on link.
Advent at Pauline Books & Media
The attached flyer describes the Advent events in the new Pauline Media Centre in St. Enoch Square. Everyone is welcomed. Please phone or email to indicate you will attend an event so refreshments are ample! Contact details are on the flyer.
Changes to staffing
Dear parents/carers,
Both Maureen Cumming (acting DHT) and Gillian Cummins (acting PT) have started their maternity leave and our every best wish goes with them as they begin this new chapter in their family life. Continue reading Changes to staffing
Primary 7 Stage Mass
Primary 7 Stage Mass will take place on Thursday 24th November at 1.45 in the school hall. All family and friends welcome. Tea/coffee will be served afterwards
St Joseph’s Parish Travelling Nativity – Something new for the children this Christmas?
As Mary and Joseph travelled to Bethlehem they relied on the kindness of friends, family and strangers. Could your family give them shelter for a night this Advent? You would receive figures of Mary, Joseph and the donkey into your home from another family in the parish one evening in Advent. The visiting family lead a (very) short child friendly liturgy and you as the host family provide light refreshments. The following evening you travel with the figures to another home in the Parish and repeat. In this way the figures of Mary and Joseph will travel through around 20 homes in our parish community on their way to the Church on Christmas Eve. Full instructions on what to do and where to go will be provided. We anticipate the liturgy and refreshments lasting no more than 1 hour on each evening. This is a wonderful and practical way to help your children really think about the journey of Advent. If you might be interested in taking part, please contact Catriona James by email to parentsinprayer@stjosephs.co for an information sheet.
Play Therapy Workshop
COUNTDOWN TO THE OLM PSA CHRISTMAS FAYRE! Saturday 3rd December 2016 1pm-3.30pm
We are looking for donations over the coming weeks for our stalls
Do you have any unused gifts or toys in good condition? Why not have a clear out to make room for Santa coming.
We are looking for donations of the following:
- Tombola Items such as gift sets / perfume / make up / jewellery –plus gift bags (any occasion)
- Children’s Books, DVDs, Computer Games
- Bottles (anything unopened!) Such as wine, beer, miniatures or even champagne!
- Toys in good condition please, and secure any lose parts
- Home-baking– Donations on Friday evening (4th December) or on the day of the Fayre
Donations can be handed in to the school office at any time from this week onwards, and also on the evening of Friday 2nd December (until 8.30pm), while the stalls are being set up.
GRAND PRIZE RAFFLE – tickets and prize details coming very soon.
Finally……. PLEASE DO GET INVOLVED, we still need lots of helpers for both the Friday set up (from 3pm – 8.30pm) and on the day itself. We will allocate half an hour helping slots on the day so that you can also enjoy the fayre with your family!
To volunteer, please email olm-psa@hotmail.com, or find us on Facebook ‘OLM PSA’.
Victoria Drugan and Bernadine Nordmann, OLM PSA Joint Chair
Changes to Musicians performances
All musician performances will be in the Junior Department Hall and will commence at 1pm followed by P4&5 at 1.30pm.
- Monday 12th December – Brass and Woodwind
- Tuesday 13th December – Strings
- Wednesday 14th December – Our Lady of the Missions Ceilidh Band
- Thursday 15th December – Guitars
Duke of Edinburgh Diamond Challenge
Our Young Person Services are urging people across East Renfrewshire to challenge themselves as part of the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award (DofE) Diamond Challenge.
They are holding this special 60th anniversary event to help raise funds to transform lives of disadvantaged young people across the UK.
As part of the 60-inspired challenges, locals can choose to join a team of 60 people in a relay to cycle, run, swim and walk 60 miles, or pick a challenge more personal to you.
They are looking for 300 people to join in and make East Renfrewshire’s challenge the biggest one in Britain.
People of all ages and abilities can get involved and for those who don’t want to take part in a physical activity there is the opportunity to bake, learn an instrument, hula-hoop, sing or do yoga.
The East Ren Diamond Challenge event takes place on Friday 25 November 2016 from 3-7pm at Eastwood High School, Newton Mearns, G77 6NQ.
For more information and to sign up for the event, go to the Duke of Edinburgh website. If you are coming along to participate on the day please email Paul.Tulloch@eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk and he will send you a time slot and more information.
Eastwood Park Theatre Exhibition
The current exhibition at Eastwood Park Theatre is – Kim Simpson’s ‘Girls and Their Mothers’ & ‘Only Words’. Free entry.
Light up the life of one child for one special day.
Glasgow’s Spirit of Christmas aims to support children throughout our communities suffering from financial hardship, or living in poverty, by providing Shoebox Gifts or Christmas Gift Bags filled with presents and treats, to children who would not otherwise receive any gifts or very much this Christmas.
Help us include every child at Christmas and give them a magical experience and cherished memories to last a lifetime.
Through Glasgow’s Spirit of Christmas, Our Lady of the Missions has been paired with Renfrewshire Women’s Aid to provide all the gifts they need for the children they support.
A number of parents have already pledged their support but there are still plenty more children needing our help. I would like all the children to receive a gift package or shoe box containing a ‘big’ gift worth around £10 – £15 plus 4 or 5 smaller stocking type items: selection box, colouring book, ball, gloves, hat, toiletries for example. You can either donate a new item, from a sweet treat to a toy, or a whole package containing several items. All donations will be much appreciated.
If you wish to help:
Choose the age group and sex of the child you wish to help.
These are the age groups we require gifts for.
BOY
Baby
Age 1-2
Age 9-12
Age 13-15
Age 16+
GIRL
Baby
Age 6-8
Age 13-15
Age 16+
Contact Gail McGrane and let her know the age you are covering. Call or text 07837 251 892 or email gailmcgrane@mail.com
Drop off your donation to Gail at Our Lady of the Mission Main office.
Friday 11th Nov – 2.45 till 3.30
Friday 18th Nov – 2.45 till 3.30
Friday 2nd Dec – 2.45 till 3.30
or call Gail and she can either arrange a pick up or you can drop off at her house
Please do not wrap the gifts.
Thank you very much
Our Lady of the Missions Travel Tracker Challenge!
Our current statistics for travelling to school at the beginning of November for P4-7 pupils are:
Walking: 157 pupils
Bus: 68 pupils
Car: 216 pupils
Cycle/Scoot: 23 pupils
Park and Stride: 19 pupils
Other: 16 pupils
Check back at the end of December to see if we have managed to make a difference in how we travel to school using our new Travel Tracker tool.
SWAP THE SCHOOL RUN FOR THE SCHOOL WALK!
Curriculum Evening – Tuesday 15th November (P1, 3, 5, 7) and Thursday 17th November (P2, 4, 6)
Curriculum Evening
Please come and join us at our Curriculum Evening. Details as follows:
P1, 3, 5 and 7 Tuesday 15th November (Literacy)
P2, 4 and 6 Thursday 17th November (Numeracy)
The Curriculum Evening will run from 6.00-7.00pm on both nights.
There will be two presentations/workshops at each stage which will be a duplicate of each other so please feel free to drop in to either one. Please note that these presentations/workshops are for parents/carers only and therefore pupils should not attend.
Workshop 1- 6.00- 6.25
Workshop 2- 6.35-7.00
Please see attached letter for more details.
Walk to school in partnership with Living Streets Scotland
Our Lady of the Missions Primary School is encouraging pupils and parents to walk to school in partnership with Living Streets Scotland (https://www.livingstreets.org.uk/). Pupils who walk to school at least twice a week are rewarded with a monthly badge, helping build healthy habits for a lifetime. Daily journeys are logged by pupils on our interactive Travel Tracker. For November and December, we would like you to join us and thousands of pupils across the country to make walking the natural choice and part of every child’s daily routine. We are aiming to reduce congestion and improve safety at the school gate as well as creating better local air quality and reduce CO2 emissions.
Friday Athletics – 4th November – Cancelled
Due to unforeseen circumstances we need to cancel this Friday’s session at Eastwood HS from 4 -5.15pm. Normal service will resume on the 11th.
St Joseph’s Parish Parents’ Meeting for the Sacrament of Confirmation – Monday 7th November 2016
Father Jim Duggan will meet with all parents at 7pm in St Joseph’s Church on Monday 7th November 2016. He will explain the arrangements for the year ahead as well as offering some Sacramental instruction at an adult level. The children should not attend this meeting. It is important that every child is represented by at least one parent.
