Our school was very quiet this week! Primary 7 were at Ravenscraig for their transition sports on Monday and then in SAHS on Tuesday and Wednesday. Mr Finnon, Mr Duffy and myself joined them on Wednesday afternoon for Mass.
Our August Primary 1 children joined us on Tuesday morning. The children spent the day in their classes with Mrs Archibald and Miss Dormer while I spoke to their parents. Our present Primary 1 then put on our annual fashion show. They were very cute and showed off all of the uniform options we have. The new starts then joined their parents for lunch. They had chicken curry, pizza or sandwiches followed by strawberry tart or caramel cake.
Wednesday 12th of June was our Nursery Graduation. They were a delight and we were very emotional as we watched their year in pictures.
Thursday 13th we had our annual “Shorts and Shades” disco run by the Parent Council. They made over £200 profit. They are raising funds to help with outdoor learning this session.Thank you ladies!
Friday 14th we enjoyed the P1 assembly. the children were fantastic and entertained us with their singing, dancing and acting! The whole school then left the hall dancing to “Kung Fu Fighting”
Parents had the opportunity to see the art produced by the nursery, P1, P2, P2/3 and P3. Their pictures were fabulous and will be sent home to parents this week.
Next week we are looking forward to Sports’ Day on Tuesday, our P7 Graduation on Wednesday and then the visit from the Scottish Ambulance Service which takes place on Friday.
Monday 3rd of June was our first ever Global day. It was a dress down day and started with a special assembly. Fr Ciaran from the Redemptorist fathers spoke to the children and taught them a hymn for their Mass tomorrow. We recognise achievements out of school at assembly each week. This week our children had medals and trophies for football, highland dancing and gymnastics.
Football AwardBeats of Brazil and Primary Seven samba Drumming
Children all had passports and coins from their countries. They were able to visit other classes and spend money to find out facts about each country. Mrs Preston overheard a child say it was their best ever day at school!
In the afternoon we had Beats of Brazil and primary 7 giving a wonderful performance of samba drumming. John, the band leader told me it was the fastest ever rehearsal for a performance. He was amazed by how good our children were. Parents who managed to attend spoke to me at the end to say how much they had enjoyed the performance.
Aileen, our Care Inspectorate finished her inspection of the nursery today. She was pleased with our performance. We hope to have the report in the next few days. Primary 6 also managed to fit in some indoor bowling!
Tuesday 4th of June The whole school attended Mass for the Mission in St Thomas’ Parish. It was a beautiful day, the children behaved well and sang out. It was an uplifting event.
We welcomed the first of our nursery children for their induction this afternnon. Some of the children won’t be three until January!! They played very well while I spoke to parents about life in our nursery class.
Wednesday 5th of June Primary seven completed the Wear Yellow Walk, in aid of St Andrew’s Hospice. They had a glorious day. Please complete their sponsor forms for this very worthwhile charity.
Motherwell Football Club coaches were in P6 and P5/6 today for week three of their programme.
The Parent Council met tonight and organised the shorts and shades disco on Thursday 15th. They are also raffling a Summer Holiday hamper. Donations of toiletries can be handed into the school office. I reported to the council on a number of issues including staffing, our nursery inspection and sports’ day.
A group of around 30 children and their families attended the family service in St Thomas’ Parish. Every child who attended was given a Miraculous Medal.
Thursday 6th of June Our second nursery induction afternoon took place.
Both Primary 7 classes attended sessions of bowling. Mr Duffy reports we have a few stars of the future!
Friday 7th of June Our butterflies in the infants are fully hatched and the children set them free today.
Our nursery children attended Purves Puppets in Biggar. They were each accompanied by a parent. They enjoyed the show and an ice cream at interval. I hear many parents were coaxed into buying puppets!
This afternoon was our last Citizenship session of the year. Many groups had a special event. The Spanish Kids had a TAPAS lunch! Miss Dormer, Mr Connor, Mrs McLelland, four children and myself met with Chris Nicols from NLC waste management. He gave us some very good advice about recycling food waste. We hope to contribute to budget savings and to saving our planet by recycling more of our waste next session.
Fun in the sun at Citizenship timeWorking in partnership with NLC waste management team
We had a very busy four days in school this week after our holiday weekend.
TUESDAY
I spent time teaching primary 7, we looked at Scottish mythical creatures, story telling and the Orkney Islands. The children set themselves some targets and then worked hard in pairs until two thirty researching, writing and drawing. They set their own tasks and timescales and the finished results were very good. I especially enjoyed reading Owen and Sean’s story.
Our caterpillars survived the long weekend and are growing plumper everyday!
WEDNESDAY
Elle, Dawid, Alfie and Chloe spent Tuesday in St Aidan’s High School taking part in the P7 Maths Challenge. They enjoyed taking part and found some sections easy and others challenging. They did us proud!
Mrs Preston and four primary 1 children visited Castlehill Nursery Class. This is the final visit in what is a big task; visiting all of our feeder nurseries. The staff at Castlehill loved seeing our great big, grown up primary one children!
Motherwell Football Coaches visited P5 and P5/6 for the second part of their health programme this afternoon.
THURSDAY
Primary 4 enjoyed a great adventure… they walked to Wishaw train station and travelled by train to Glasgow City Centre where they caught the open topped tourist bus which took them on a tour of the city. They stopped off at The Riverside Museum, they then had lunch and their photograph taken with Michelle Mc Manus! They were very well behaved and had a great time. A big thank you to Mrs Rae, Mrs McKay and our group of parent helpers who accompanied them.
We had a surprise visitor in our nursery class today, Mrs Aileen Quinn from The Care Commision Inspectorate. She spent time with the children and then working with Mrs Hughes and Mrs Rodger. She will return on Monday morning when she will speak to nursery parents and complete her inspection.
FRIDAY
Today I attended Motherwell Diocese Head Teacher Conference at the Conforti Institute in Coatbridge. The theme of our day was Opening Hearts and Minds. In the afternoon we looked at new Sacramental Books for First Confession, First Communion and Confirmation. We will use these next session.
Beats of Brazil, a samba band were in school today working with our primary 7 pupils. They were practising for our Global day on Monday. We are very excited! It is also the beginning of Mission week in St Thomas’ Church. Monday is a dress down day.
We are hoping for some butterflies when we return on Monday….. watch this space
Our infant classes spent Thursday preparing a picnic. they made jelly, sandwiches and cakes. Everyone brought their teddy to school. We has two very special guests “Claret” and “Amber” from Motherwell Football Club. The children were very excited! Our new entrant children came along in the afternoon and took part in games, singing and tucking in to the food. A big thank you to staff who worked very hard to organise everything.
This afternoon Primary 4 led a special Mass of thanksgiving following their First Holy Comunion at the weekend. Fr Chromy and Fr King concelebrated. A big thank you to friends and relatives who attended.
Today the children from St Thomas’ Parish received their First Holy Communion. They behaved beutifully and were an absolute credit to their families. They looked lovely too! The rain did not spoil their day! Tomorrow is the turn of the children from St Patrick’s Parish. I am sure they too will do well. Hope the rain stops!
Today the nine children in the Cooking Kids hosted a four course dinner for their parents and friends. They prepared bruschetta, potato and leek soup, coronation chicken salad and fresh fruit salad and ice cream. The parents enjoyed it and asked for some recipes!
A big thank you to Megan’s Mum (P2) and Mrs McKinnon who worked all day chopping, cooking and washing up! We couldn’t have done it without you.
Today Mrs Glen’s class led the liturgy at a Mass in the school hall. Fr Chromy was the celebrant on this occasion. The children read very well and the singing was lovely. Well done Primary 2/3!
This blog will be updated on a regular basis. It will give information about the activities going on in St Thomas’ Primary School.
May 1st 2013
We had a highly successful CEOP event last night in St Ignatius Primary. Four of our cluster primaries and St Aidan’s High School took part. There was a good turn out of parents. Children led each session and told parents about blogging, cyber bullying, social network sites and online gaming. The police, social work and NLC computer centre staff were also present.
This morning I visited Belhaven nursery and met three pupils who will join us in August. Two children from our present Primary One accompanied me. Mrs Preston, Miss Roy and myself will emdeavour to meet with every child who is joining our school in August.
We had a visit from the RSPCA who spoke to the children about looking after our pets. The nursery children attended one session.
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