P7 presented the Stations of the Cross to the school as part of our learning about Holy Week.

Mrs Byrne’s Makaton Club have been learning to sign some prayers using Makaton. Head on over to our Prayers tab to see videos of our P1-7 representatives demonstrating how to pray with Makaton signing.

Our P7s had a brilliant day at the Cardinal Newman High School Commonwealth Games, taking part in a range of Athletics, Football  and Netball events. They showed real determination and enthusiasm throughout, earning an impressive collection of Gold, Silver and Bronze medals along the way – a wonderful day filled with effort, sportsmanship and pride.

We enjoyed hearing from the Sisters of ‘The Congregation of the Sisters and Our Lady of Mercy’ today. All children were gifted an image of the Merciful Jesus and asked to use this during times of quiet prayer. Thank you to the visiting sisters and Father.

Yesterday, primary 5/6 went on a trip to Tesco Bellshill where they were able to experience what it is like to work at Tesco. Many thanks to the super Tesco workers, Kylie, Debbie and Aisling for being so welcoming yesterday! When they were at Tesco the class got to serve several customers and they even managed to raise some money for our Lenten charities. They also got a chance to speak on the store tannoy to brighten the customers day. Once they finished on the shop floor, they got to go in the back to see where Tesco get their food deliveries and where they store their food. After that, the children then got to taste test different food, decorate pancakes and eat cereal. They also completed a colouring competition, where three pupils took home a prize of an Easter egg.

Well done to the children in P6/7 who attended the after school Netball Club. We attended a tournament yesterday competing against 5 other NLC Schools and played so well against very talented teams.  Holy Family were delighted to be awarded First Place Winners!   Huge thanks to Miss Fagan for helping coach the team.

Primary 6 pupils recently took their science learning outdoors to explore Water Filtration. Working in teams, they designed and built their own filters using materials such as sand, stones and gravel to clean muddy water. The activity encouraged pupils to think like scientists as they tested their designs and observed how well their filters worked. Along the way, they developed important META skills, including curiosity, collaboration, problem solving, and critical thinking. It was fantastic to see the teamwork and enthusiasm as pupils experimented, shared ideas and improved their designs.

Primary 4/5 shared books with their Primary 1 friends to celebrate World Book Day!

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Some children from Primary 4 and 5 attended the NL Sportshall event this week. Our Sports Superstars should be very proud of their fantastic effort!