Congratulations to our Pr.6/7 athletes who have qualified for the NL finals after their recent qualifier competition at Airdrie Leisure Centre. This is great news and we look forward to seeing them perform at the finals. The date of the finals is still to be announced.
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Marshmallow Snowmen
The highly industrious pupils of Room 10 have been very busy on the production line making terrific snowmen marshmallows for selling at our Christmas Fair on Saturday. The sweet smell of soft mallows was mouthwatering as you walked up stairs and headed to a room full of activity. The finished products look fantastic and are sure to sell out quickly!!!
Christmas Fair Appeal
There are now only 5 days to go until our Christmas Fair. We kindly request toys and gifts for our tombola and bottle stalls. Please hand in any donations to the office. All donations will be gratefully accepted.
The Week Ahead
Our school week has got off to a busy start as always with classes creating products for the school fair during the last week of our Enterprise Fortnight. The school office has been busy all day with pupils making requests to display posters around the school and to talk about the products they will selling at the fair on Saturday. This afternoon Room 9 had a visit from the outreach team at Summerlee Heritiage Museum as part of their class studies on Scotland. We look forward to their pictures of the workshop.
On Tuesday to celebrate Scottish Book Week the whole school will welcome celebrated children’s author Stuart Reid who will deliver an author talk for Pr.1 -3 then a talk for Pr.4 – 7. The morning is sure to be eventful, funny and memorable for everyone. In the afternoon our Pr.7 pupils will benefit from a creative writing workshop led by Stuart. Room 8 pupils will also receive a visit from Summerlee Heritiage Museum as part of their studies on Scotland.
On Wednesday Pr. 1- 3 will gather for their midweek assembly followed by Pr4 – 7’s assembly. This is a great opportunity to celebrate pupil success and achievement. We have also been learning some new hymns in preparation for the service onSt.Andrew’s Day. In the evening the school our Parent Council will meet at 6.00pm and out P.T.A. will meet at 7.15pm. The P.T.A. would like as many members as possible to attend in order to confirm arrangements for the fair on Saturday.
On Thursday Mrs.Docherty will be out of school to attend a conference on Self-Improving Schools.
On Friday the whole school will gather for an assembly where they will share their learning and the great products they will be selling at the fair. Later on in the day it will be all systems go as classes bring down their products for selling at the fair. All stalls will be set up in the afternoon in preparation for the Christmas Fair on Saturday morning.
On Saturday our Christmas fair will commence at 10am. We have a very important visitor on the day so make sure you have written your Christmas list well in advance!!
Congratulations
The office was delighted to welcome one of our very talented Pr.1 pupils who came along to share her success at a recent dancing competition. She is a most talented Irish dancer who is shining like a true star. Well done !!
Sportshall Athletics
Some of our Pr. 6 and 7 pupils represented the school at a sportshall athletics event at Airdrie Leisure Centre on Friday. This was a highly competitive event to qualify for the NL finals. Our fingers are crossed that our group of athletes have scored high enough. They are to be commended for their great effort and determination on the day. Fantastic work boys and girls.
Dana comes to school
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.
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.
