{"id":6036,"date":"2015-02-26T17:12:39","date_gmt":"2015-02-26T16:12:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/OurLadyMissions\/?p=6036"},"modified":"2015-02-26T17:12:39","modified_gmt":"2015-02-26T16:12:39","slug":"newsletter-26th-february-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/OurLadyMissions\/2015\/02\/26\/newsletter-26th-february-2015\/","title":{"rendered":"Newsletter 26th February 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/em>As we begin our religious journey through this Lenten period here at Our Lady of the Missions Primary School and looking forward to the great celebration of Easter this is a good opportunity to reflect on the term so far and to update the school community on activities and developments taking place here in our school.<\/p>\n

During Lent any donation for SCIAF via the \u2018wee boxes\u2019 in each classroom will be most gratefully received. The children have been asked to carry out small deeds, works of charity and raise small donations during Lent.<\/p>\n

Parents and pupils are welcome to attend the Rosary group on Tuesday mornings at 8.30am during Lent in the Junior Department.<\/p>\n

Mandarin
\n<\/strong>Primary 5, 6 and 7 pupils have been enjoying learning about the Chinese culture and have had a basic introduction to speaking Mandarin. This is part of the Scottish Government\u2019s initiative 2 + 1 Languages. Here in St Ninian\u2019s Cluster, primary aged children have been taught French and Mandarin in addition to English.<\/p>\n

Pupils learned new skills such as calligraphy and origami in anticipation of the Chinese New Year celebrated this year from Thursday 19th<\/sup> \u2013 Saturday 21st<\/sup> February.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Nil by Mouth and Show Racism the Red Card
\n<\/strong>Our Primary 7 classes have welcomed visiting speakers, taken part in workshops and competitions highlighting the need to counter racism and anti-sectarianism in our communities. The pupils were very receptive and engaged in very mature debate and discussions on these sensitive yet very important issues.<\/p>\n

Matthew Pollock and Jeremiah Lawson (P7C) have been shortlisted to attend the final adjudication of prize winners in the Show Racism the Red Card competition at Hampden Park on the 19th<\/sup> March.<\/p>\n

Scots Literacy Fortnight
\n<\/strong>We hope that your children have come home recently having learned aspects of the \u2018auld\u2019 Scots Language and that you have enjoyed the opportunity to discuss the meaning and pronunciation of some of these words. The children thoroughly enjoyed reading stories, learning poems and singing songs and also hearing tales from a visiting author reading in Scots. Primary 7 pupils also enjoyed a Burns Supper while P6 pupils delivered assemblies to the entire school.<\/p>\n

Field to Fork
\n<\/strong>P1-P3 pupils have been visiting the Museum of Rural Life and Farm in East Kilbride as part of the Field to Fork initiative having received funding from \u2018Food for Thought\u2019. The children have been following the food chain from farm to plate. They will take part in \u2018tasting\u2019 sessions on March 3rd<\/sup> when a chef will prepare food here in the school to encourage the children from P1 \u2013 P3 to try new food items.<\/p>\n

As part of the initiative we also propose to grow our own vegetables in a new greenhouse to be installed in the Chestnut Garden adjacent to the Junior Department playground. We will also be working alongside Young Enterprise Scotland and Eastwood Nursery Allotments in Rouken Glen Park to begin cultivating our allotment which is situated in Eastwood Park.<\/p>\n

Sporting Successes<\/strong><\/p>\n