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!!!
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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.
School Assembly News
Our excellent and hard working Junior Road Safety Officers have been working extremely hard over the last few months to create a School Travel Plan that will impact upon the health and wellbeing of the school community. On Friday they opened the school assembly and informed everyone of their aims and how they hope to achieve them. There were quite a few of our children who received a special commendation for their quality entries to the recent Road Safety competition. Our school assembly also included excellent presentations by the Eco committee in regard of Switch Off Fortnight and the Global Citizens who are running a campaign in aid of Coatbridge Food Bank. Pupils have been asked to bring in tinned and packet food for the foodbank over the next few weeks. All donations will be gratefully received. Here are a few pictures of a very entertaining and informative assembly.
Pr.5 visit New Lanark College
Our very lucky Pr.5 pupils set off on an adventure today when they went to New Lanark College thanks to a wonderful invitation to see the fabulous facilities and to learn about further education and some of the skills required for the world of work. Mrs. McGlone reported that the workshops were amazing. The children were in mixed groups with half going to the Science department and the other half visiting the dentistry department. Then the fun began!! The children participated in observing experiments and then carried out a few of their own in small groups with the science students – ‘burning money’ and creating their own ‘fireworks’ by spraying different chemicals on a flame to change the colour. They even held the flame in their hand. Poor Mrs.McGlone’s heart was in her mouth! Many children wanted to be a scientist after all the excitement. After a short break the groups swapped over with the next group going to make impressions of teeth with the dentistry students and visiting dentists from China using many of the tools and state of the art technology provided in the college for students . At the end of the session the children received certificates from the Head of the Dentistry Department and also got to take home their moulds. Once again Mrs.McGlone noted quite a number of expressions of interest in this profession. A huge thanks is extended to the college for a fantastic visit. The school would like to particularly thank Mrs. Clare Flynn, Head of Faculty for facilitating such a great morning and to all the staff and students for making the morning such an interesting, entertaining, informative and enjoyable experience. Many thanks also to the parents who came along to help supervise. We can’t wait to go back!!
Room 6 Coatbridge Project
WOW!!!Congratulations to the very talented pupils who worked hard to create these wonderful 3D replicas of well known Coatbridge landmarks. They really are outstanding. The boys and girls gave wonderful talks to their class about the landmark they had chosen to build. They are so detailed and accurate you almost feel like you are looking at the real thing!!! Super work boys and girls and well done mums and dads because we are sure you might have been required to give a helping hand.
Room 7 news
The wonderful boys and girls of Room 7 have been extremely busy both in class and at home as they worked upon their project about Coatbridge. In the picture gallery below you will see a few snapshots of their recent visit to Summerlee and the wonderful 3D models they constructed to replicate Coatbridge landmarks. Well done boys and girls you really have excelled. Now we have to find somewhere to display this wonderful work so that the school community can see your masterpieces!!
The Week Ahead
As always the school is looking forward to a busy week of events and activities. Our Enterprise Fortnight begins this week and will involve all classes in creating and producing products to sell at our Christmas Fayre on Sat.28th Nov.
On Monday our Pr.5 pupils will attend workshops in the newly re-furbished New Lanark College on Kildonan Street. The children will walk to the college at 9.10 and aim to return to the school in time for lunch at 12.35. This will be a wonderful opportunity to learn about skills for learning, life and work at the workshops they will attend.
OnTuesday Rooms 8 and 9 will attend Summerlee Heritage Museum as part of their studies on Coatbridge. Our cross country athletes will attend the first of the qualifiers at Coatbridge Outdoor Sports Centre at 9.45am.
On Wednesday our Young Leaders from Pr.7 will continue with their training. Mrs.Hanlon will attend training for the delivery of God’s Loving Plan.
On Friday we will have a whole school assembly which will involve the launch of the school travel plan. In the afternoon our Pupil Council have worked hard to audition and gather entries for a talent show.
