We’ve finally reached the last week of term! Phew!

We had a special visitor in St Bart’s on Friday. Tom Clarke, MP, dropped by to meet some of our P5-7 pupils. They had the opportunity to hear about the Westminster Parliament and to ask Tom questions about his role. Tom then enjoyed lunch with the staff and took the chance to catch up on what’s been going on in St Bart’s over the past few months.

Our whole school community will gather in the hall this morning for Mass. It’s been a very busy term and this will be a wonderful opportunity for all of us to still our minds and hearts and pause to reflect on the true meaning of Christmas.

Primary 1-3 have their Christmas party this afternoon. The boys and girls have been practising their dances and games and they are all very excited about a special visit from Santa. As you can imagine, things are extremely busy just now at Santa HQ in the North Pole, so we are very grateful to Santa Claus for taking time out of his hectic schedule to pay a last minute visit to St Bart’s this afternoon!

Please remember that the Forward Together pupil group have organised a ‘Movie-Duvet’ day for tomorrow, the final day of term. Pupils are invited to bring in a £1 donation which the group will use to buy new playground games. In return, the boys and girls will get to wear their casual clothes and enjoy two different films during the course of the day. The children are also free to bring in a cushion to help them chill out during the movies! Sounds like a great way to round off the term!