Many thanks to Father Kane and Sister Eileen for their time and patience on Friday as they took the Pr.1 children on a walk around the church and discussed all the features of the church, visited the sacristy, learned all about the different vestments and said a few prayers.
Monthly Archives: October 2016
The Week Ahead
This week is Health Week with a packed timetable for the whole school. All of the timetabled slots for P.E. have been filled with visiting specialists who will be delivering taster sessions such as Tae Kwon Do and basketball. Vikki Sadler our active sports co-ordinator will be running a mini olympics for our Pr.1 – 3 pupils. Visiting specialists will work with a variety of classes across the school and include Scotmid, Specsavers, Heartstart training, Dogs Trust, Action for Safe Play, NL I Can Cook. Pupils from St.Ambrose will also be supporting and leading some of this weeks activities. Many of our visitors will start the beginning of our focus on Heartstart across the school and the development of our Focus on Food programme. Please remind children to bring their P.E kit to school everyday. Many thanks to Miss Ross for her great work in organising such a packed week of activities and learning opportunities.
| Monday | Mr. O’Dowd – paternity leave, Mr.Clarke to cover class
Monitoring programme to continue – Mrs.Docherty and Mrs.Elliott Staff Meeting – VSadler to introduce herself PFFA – Parish Liaison – 7 – 9.00pm |
| Tuesday | Monitoring programme to continue – Mrs.Docherty and Mrs.Elliott
CROSS COUNTRY |
| Wednesday | Visit by Moira Cummings – HMI Inspector – 10.00am.
Monitoring programme to continue – Mrs.Docherty and Mrs.Elliott Lynsey – St.Andrew’s Hospice – workshops – Pr.4 – 7 NETBALL – Afterschool club |
| Thursday | Monitoring programme to continue – Mrs.Docherty and Mrs.Elliott
Miss Watt and Mrs Thomson – Supporting Children with Literacy Difficulties – Pr.4 – 7 Mrs.Docherty – Meeting – Speech and Language Therapists – Scottish Attainment Challenge – 1.30pm Developing Young Workforce – Session 2 – Townhead Community Centre – Mrs.Docherty – 3.45- 5.15pm BADMINTON afterschool club |
| Friday | Mrs.Elliott – out all day – ADHD training
First Friday Mass – Pr.1 Welcome Mass Tea in school afterwards for Pr.1 parents BASKETBALL |
Lunch Menu
Business Partnership Signing
On Friday the St.Andrew’s Hospice committee members signed a business partnership with St.Andrew’s Hospice. Lysney Morrison from the Hospice was there to look over the proceedings and to discuss with members how they could work together in the coming months.
