Welcome back to our last term of this academic year!
The children have all settled back into school routine quickly after their Easter break. We are all focusing on the forthcoming Commonwealth Games for our interdisciplinary learning this term. Already the children are having great fun learning about Glasgow and the history of the Commonwealth. To coincide with this we will be have our health focus when we come back after our holiday weekend. We will be involving everyone in a range of food activities and we have also invited in a range of specialists to give the children taster sessions of different sporting activities.
Mrs Donnelly has been taking the whole school in preparation for our Commonwealth Dance. It was great to see Primaries 4-7 out in the yard this week all keeping time to this exciting dance which has been choreographed by Scottish Ballet.
A big thank you goes to Miss Jones who has organised for Ross Henderson, a boxer who will be competing in the Commonwealth Games, to come along and speak with the children about his training and preparation. Today we have also had Hopscotch Theatre in presenting ‘Colin’s Commonwealth Games’ so we are indeed up and running!
Primary Seven had a visit from the Alliance Francaise last week and worked with Veronique who commented that ‘ they are some of the best children I have ever worked with’. Tres bien fait!
Primary Four have their very special day next Saturday, they have been preparing so well we are all very proud of them. We are hoping for a dry day next Saturday – Mass is at 10:00 please remember them in your prayers.
As usual this term we have organised our summer outings – Primaries 1-6 will be visiting Blair Drummond Safari Park and Primary Seven get to go to M&Ds Theme Park in Strathclyde Park. All children will go on their outing on Friday 20th June. The cost to all children is £12 – we are happy to take money from now until then to spread the cost for everyone.
Pupils in P6/7 have been very busy working with children from Calderbridge Primary School to prepare for their performance of ‘Divided City’. We are delighted that the rehearsals are going so well and we are very proud of all of the children. Well done Room 13!
Our choir has been working with ‘Soundsational’, a music group based in Coatbridge. They have been preparing for their performance which will be in Motherwell Civic Centre on Wednesday 28th May – further ticket information regarding this will be issued when I have been given final details. We are delighted that two member of our choir, Emily Allan and Charlie McCulloch performed for the Secondary Headteachers yesterday. Well done girls!
This term we have a number of after school clubs running. Primary Four had their first cooking session yesterday and Primary Five were enjoying French. At lunchtimes we have choir and athletics for the infant department and Primary Seven have been very busy preparing their year book with Miss Jones. A big thank you to all staff who give up their time to provide additional experiences for all of our children.
Please remember that Tuesday 6th May is an inset day for staff and children should not attend.
Please remember that Primary One will be attending the Teddy Bears Picnic in Strathclyde Park on Wednesday morning.
We hope you all have a great holiday weekend.
