Loch Awe class will be showcasing what they have learned about the 1960s on Monday 5th December 2-3pm. Parents and carers of Loch Awe pupils are most welcome to come along.

The whole school will be visiting the Townhouse in Hamilton to see Cinderella on Tuesday 6th December. Please ensure pupils are in school on time as we will be leaving as soon as the bus arrives.

Pupils who would like a school lunch should order a packed lunch in the morning and this will be eaten on return (around 1pm). No one should arrange to go home for lunch on Tuesday.

Pupils should wear their school uniform and are permitted to bring a sensibly sized snack and/or drink. Ice cream will be provided for the interval. No money is required and pupils will not be permitted to buy anything at the venue.

We are looking forward to the first main event of the Christmas season!

LKA Tigers are using the school premises to run an introductory/taster club on Fridays after school. This club is open to all pupils in P1-7 and will cost £20 for the four week course which will run until 16th December. For those who wish to continue,  the long-term classes are held in Airdrie Leisure Centre.  For more information, please see the enrolment form, accessed through the link below. Paper forms are also available from the school office.

Please note that money should be paid to LKA Tigers and not the school.

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Christmas cards have been delivered earlier than anticipated. All those which have been paid for will be issued next week. Others can be issued on receipt of payment.

First of all, thanks for the enormous effort you have gone to with regard to creating spotty outfits for Children in Need Day. Watch out for photographs to be uploaded soon.

Monday 21st November– SCHOOL CLOSED TO PUPILS- INSERVICE DAY FOR STAFF

Tuesday 22nd Nov– Bank of Scotland Workshops in all classes

Choir 3-4pm

Wednesday 23rd Nov– Team from Fannyside Bog visiting Loch Lomond for workshop on bio-diversity.

Netball 3-4pm

Thursday 24th Nov– Bible Quiz at Airdrie Baptist Church

Bow Making 3-4.15pm

Friday 25th Nov–

Reading Afternoon for National Bookweek (letters issued to those directly involved).

Launch of Parent Library

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Please click on this link to view items for sale and order form which will be issued shortly.

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A newsletter will be issued this week with dates and times of events between now and Christmas. Meantime here is a list of what is on this week.

Tuesday 15th Nov
Choir with Mrs Bruce 3pm-4pm- those who are participating in this will have received a confirmation text.

Wednesday 16th Nov
Bag 2 School Collection
P7 to Caldervale for Science. Early lunch in school.
Read, Write and Count Group- 1.30 Community Learning and Development

Thursday 17th Nov
Bow Making Club- 3-4.15pm

Friday 18th Nov
First Group from Loch Awe to Airdrie Foodbank
Children in Need Day- £1 to wear spots plus activities, one of which costs 50p.

Deadline 15th November 2017.

Please send in your bags filled with old clothes and textiles and help raise funds for our school.

Loch Awe will be gaining valuable skills for learning, life and work as they begin working with Airdrie Foodbank which operates from Airdrie Baptist Church on Friday mornings.

Pupils will visit 4 at a time to see how the foodbank operates and to help prepare the food for families.

The proposed dates for this project are:

Friday 18^th November

Friday 2^nd December

Friday 9^th December

Friday 16^th December

Friday 23^rd December

One of the main aims of CLD is to provide opportunites for parents to be involved in learning with their children. To date most of these opportunities have been during the school day. This is something I am aware of, so in addition to the exciting FM Reading Challenge opportunites next term Mrs Matthews and I will look at the parents’ responses from some of the other CLD work which has been offered and from this we will decide on an evening opportunity for parents to come along and join their children in learning. Thank you for bringing this to my attention.

Helen