Our Last February week in school was one filled with preparation.
Catholic Education Week:
Throughout our school all classes worked very hard to learn more about how we can Shine The Light of Faith in our daily work and play. All aspects of our Good Work Wall this coming Monday will reflect the work carried out in our classes last week in respect of Catholic Education Week.
Please try to pop into the school and have a look at the Good Work Wall to see excellent examples of the creativity in each of our classes.
Ash Wednesday/Lent:
As a school we are preparing to begin the season of Lent. On Wednesday of this week we will all join together in O.L.G.A Cathedral Parish to celebrate Mass for Ash Wednesday. Please come and join us is you can. We are loking for volunteers to accompany our P4 to P7 pupils who will walk to church and to supervise our P1 to P3 pupils who will be bussed to Mass.
Date to remember:
Wednesday 5th March 10.00am Mass in O.L.G.A Cathedral Church.
My Son Pinocchio:
All upper school pupils (P5 to P7) are very busy rehearsing for our forthcoming school show ‘ My Son Pinocchio’ which promises to be our best show ever.
Whilst Mrs McCoy directs all stage movement and dance routines, class teachers continue to rehearse songs both in classes and in bases. We met together on Friday to examine our progress to date and wow! The singing was amazing. Our upper school children are so incredibly enthusiastic and so determined to give of their bset at all times. Truly admirable.
On Friday we also annouced the winners of the ‘design a T shirt ‘ competition. The winners – whose design will form our costumes are:
Grace McLaughlin
Luke Robertson
Salwa Ahmad
Keira Rieley
Rachel Donnelly
Niah Welsh
Ciara Scullion
Jamie Sweeney
Hannah Townsley
Well done to all who participated, all work was completed at home in children’s own time, once again great commitment shown throughout the upper school.
Remember to keep the dates free to come along and enjoy the show:
Wednesday 2nd April & Thursday 3rd April at 1.30pm and 7.00pm.
Reconciliation:
Meanwhile Primary Three are busy preparing for the reception of the Sacrament of Reconciliation, all pupils are using their workbooks as the main focus of their preparations whilst also learning two very important hymns, Christ is my Light and …………
Please pray for our P3 children at this important time in their spiritual development.
Dates to remember:
St. Luke’s Reconciliation – Tuesday 11th March at 6pm
O.L.G.A Cathedral Reconciliation – Wednesday 12th March at 6pm
First Holy Communion:
Primary Four pupils are also now entering the intense preparation for their forhtcoming Sacramental Celebration, please also remember our P4 pupils in your prayers.
Important dates:
St Luke’s First Holy Communion Saturday 3rd May @ 12.00
O.L.G.A Cathedral First Holy Communion Saturday 10th & 17th May @ 12.00
Primary Two Assembly:
What a week for Primary 2 pupils and staff. Intense rehearsals for their Assembly on Friday. And what an assembly it was. Truly Magnificent and all about a load of rubbish!!!!!
An excellent message portrayed in a most ambitious, educational, fun way. I was amazed at the learning our pupils overtook to deliver all of this work without a note or a prompt in sight. Fabulous. I was so proud of our P2 pupils and their teachers. Important messages like ‘renew, reuse recycle’ can be delivered in class but when our young people show us this message in such a creative manner it is truly memorable and the message is remembered by all. Well done to all invovled, and many thanks to so many parents who came along to support the children.
Primary One:
Chick, Chick, Chick ,Chick ,Chicken…..
This coming couple of weeks will be very quiet in Primary One. Shhhhh..
This Monday they take delivery of ‘living eggs’, which throughout the next fortnight we will all watch become fluffy little chicks.
Our wee chicks need a quiet environment as loud noises scare them.
Good luck in P1 little chicks!!! Watch this space for weekly updates.
On Thursday the cross-country trial was held at Wishaw Sports Centre in a very muddy field. Every child that competed completed the course and ten of the thirty-four children qualified for the final in March. Which is a fantastic number of children to reach the final especialy as there has only been one trial this year.Hopefully next week will bring news of the teams that have also qualified for the final, fingers crossed! The after school club will have a fun filled night on Monday as a big thank you to the effort the children put in and the following week it will be back to hard work in preparation for the final.
Meanwhile down in the nursery…..
• The search for Blackbeard and the lost treasure continued all week in nursery. On Tuesday morning a trail of green glitter led the children to discover Tinkerbell hiding in the treasure chest with some of the lost gems and some books all about pirates. Tinkerbell told the children that she wanted to help them locate Blackbeard and has taken the pledge to learn all about pirate jobs and the names of the different parts of the ship before it sets sail for faraway lands. The children welcomed her onboard as part of the crew and got busy showing her the ropes.
• In the writing area they made WANTED pictures which will be placed strategically throughout the nursery and school to widen the search for the scallywag. They also played treasure games on the smartboard and the singing of old sea shanties continued.
• The sail the children made last week has now been hoisted and is ready for use. Pirate Pete has taken up residence in the crow’s nest along with Pearl the parrot whom the children made and named on Tuesday.
• In the art area the children created their very own pirate Pete with beard, scars, gold buckles on his shoes and an earring. They decided to put him next to the pirate display and then made another parrot to keep him company. They started making pirate ships from recycled boxes and will continue with this over the next few days. They put a plank in the water tray and have made the pirates walk the plank.
• In the maths area they continued making treasure maps and they also completed directional mazes in the hunt to find the treasure. They made pirates and ships from the mobilo in the construction area.
• In the snack area they made ships with melon and other fruit, fruit kebabs and tropical smoothies. They roleplayed the ship leaking and came up with their own ideas of how to prevent it from sinking. Lots of good imaginative ideas and new language came out of this.
• Outside they have been busy transforming the HMS Cathedral into a pirate ship, they have been making a plank and a flag for the ship as well as roleplaying scrubbing the decks and lifting the anchor. The transformation of the ship will continue into next week.
• On Friday Nathan’s mum visited the nursery and told the children all about how Welsh children celebrate St David’s day. She showed them a short story and taught them a song in Wesh on the smartboard. She explained all about the colours in the Welsh flag, dressed some of the children in traditional dress and explained the significance of the daffodil and leek being the Welsh emblems. Nathan got a chance to show off his rugby shirt and his rugby ball skills. She showed them beautifull wooden spoons that are carved from a single piece of wood which you receive on your wedding day. Nathan and Ryan made Welsh cakes and the children took them home to have with their tea. The children and staff found it all very informative and we would like to thank Mrs Baxter again for her excellent imput on Friday morning and afternoon.
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THE HUNT FOR BLACKBEARD CONTINUES! If anyone knows the whereabouts of this nasty scallywag please do not hesitate to let the children know. Ideas from parents/carers are always welcomed by the children and staff for this theme and any other. How would you like to take this forward? Suggestions in the suggestion box in the cloakroom please.
As always, thanks for reading, look forward to reading your comments.
Mrs Shields
