International singing star and Eurovision Song Winner Dana joined us this morning for a school assembly. She sang to the children and had the whole school join in with her song to Our Lord. It was both beautiful and memorable. Some of our children also entertained Dana and her husband Damien with a few Scottish songs. This went down a treat as Dana had shared that she had quite a bit of scottish ancestry. As Dana left she marvelled at the 3D models on display in the foyer that represented the landmarks of Coatbridge. Dana didn’t need a tour round Coatbridge it was all on display in the school foyer.
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Room 12 Enterprise
Our hardworking pupils in Room 12 have been busy all week working on their Christmas Enterprise project in preparation for our Christmas Fair on Saturday 8th November. As you can see lots of planning has went into their business venture, including marketing and packaging. The finished product looks fantastic with the pupils going into full production next week. We are shure they will sell out fast.
Badger the Mystical Mutt
The boys and girls of Pr 1 -4 had a visit from author Laura Jackson and her friend Badger! They had an entertaining morning listening to stories about Badger from his collection of books. The school bought several sets of books for classes which Laura signed for the school. Some lucky children also received their own signed copies.
Dana is coming to visit
The school will be delighted to welcome former winner of the Eurovision Song Contest ‘Dana’ to the school tomorrow. Dana plans to sing to the children and also teach them a song. We are all looking forward to this special visit.
Award Winners
Once again the school was delighted to see a collection of superstarts being awarded Pupil of the Week Awards, Marevellous Manner Awards and Good Citizen Awards. It is great to see our children being recognised for their excellent effort in school. Well done boys and girls!!
Well done St.Aug’s Football Team
Our fabulous football team took part in another thrilling game at St.Ambrose. Yesterday they played against Greenhill and were very disappointed that the final score was 6-5 to Greenhill. They had a chance to make it even in the dying minutes of the game but it was not to be. The boys have been excellent ambassadors for the school and shown great talent and sportsmanship in all their ties which is great to see. We are confident they will be successful in their next match. Keep up the great work boys!!!
Congratulations
Congratulations is the order of the day for one of our very talented Pr. 7 pupils . Leah Ward has become a finalist in The Advertiser Short Story competition. Out of hundreds of entries from across Coatbridge and Airdrie we are delighted and very proud that one of our pupils has made it to the short list. We look forward to hearing how she gets on in the next edition of our local paper . We’ll done Leah!!
Christmas Fair
Our Christmas Fair is fast approaching and the school would like to make a request for donations for the following stalls. We are looking for donations for our bottle stall, tombola stall and also for a children’s tombola stall. The school would also welcome donations of toys (in good condition) and books. Please keep the date in your diary – Sat. 28th November – and come along and support the school and the great work of our P.T.A. who have worked tirelessly throughout the last few weeks to get everything organised. Classes will also showcase and sell the products they have been making as part of their enterprise projects. The school is also delighted to announce a very special visitor will be in residence to speak to all the boys and girls – Santa will be at St.Augustine’s school and will be found in his grotto!!! There is lots to look forward. The school and P.T.A. thank you in anticipation of your generosity and support for the community life of the school.
The Week Ahead
As always at St.Augustine’s a busy week lies ahead for the school community. On Monday it is an in-service day with staff involved in work linked to our School Improvement Plan. The school is closed for pupils on Monday.
On Tuesday our Pr. 7 pupils will visit St. Ambrose in the afternoon for a science transition event. Mrs.Docherty will be attending a training event on Digital Learning.
On Wednesday Mrs. Elliott will be out of school to attend a training event on Literacy Difficulties. Our football team will attend their next fixture as part of the Coatbridge Friendship League at St.Ambrose.
On Thursday Badger the Mystical Mutt will visit the school and present an author talk to Pr. 1- 4 in the morning.
On Friday a group of Pr.6/7 pupils will represent the school at the Sportshall Athletics qualifiers at Airdrie Leisure Centre.
All classes are currently working hard to produce their products for the Christmas Fair and are busy learning songs and dances for our St. Andrew’s day concert and for our Christmas show.
Talent Show
Our hard working Pupil Council ran a highly professional talent show on Friday afternoon that really showcased the wonderful talent we have here at St.Augustine’s Primary. We had a wealth of talent on show, ranging from singing, dancing, gymnastic routines to musical talent being showcased. The show was amazing with the audience enthralled with the quality of entertainment on show. Great work Pupil Council who have worked hard over the last few weeks auditioning acts and creating a fabulous programme of talent. Well done to all the acts who took part, you were all winners and a real credit to the school.
