Our Pr. 4 – 7 pupils enjoyed a most enjoyable Christmas lunch thanks to the wonderful catering team led by Mrs. McKeown. The tables were beautifully decorated for the lunches and made the day extra special. Many thanks ladies!!

It is wonderful to report that the list of pupil accomplishments increases each week . Today at our Wednesday afternoon assemblies we had a long line of pupils who were recognised for their good citizenship, marvellous manners and individual achievements in class. Awards were also presented to two of our young musicians and a dedicated group of Sports Leaders who have just completed their training.  Well done boys and girls, keep up the great work!!

Today our Pr1-3 pupils enjoyed a fabulous Christmas Lunch courtesy of our wonderful catering staff. There was also a very long queue of patiently waiting teachers !! We don’t need to wonder why!

Christmas Lunch for Pr.1 – 3 takes place on Wednesday followed by Christmas Lunch for Pr. 4 – 7 on Thursday.

Today saw the second group of children leave the school for Hamilton Town Hall.  After the rave reviews yesterday everyone was really excited for the morning that lay ahead and it did not disappoint.  Many thanks to the staff and cast of Hamilton Town Hall for such a tremendous pantomime.  It was totally fantastic!  The school was also delighted to receive some lovely compliments that gave worthy recognition to the lovely manners and excellent behaviour from our boys and girls.  They were a real credit to the school and their parents.  Well done everyone!

Today is the feast of the Immaculate Conception and marks the opening of the ‘Year of Mercy’,  a year in which Pope Francis invites each of us to encounter the unconditional love, kindness, generosity and acceptance of God.  We look forward to a year of working in partnership with the Parish community to help our pupils grow in faith and to  demonstrate their love of God in their daily actions.

Our Global Citizen Committee were hard at work on Friday making information posters about their current campaign.  They are asking for donations for Coatbridge Food Bank and are aiming to inform everyone about what foodstuffs they can donate and those that cannot be accepted.  All donations to be sent to Mrs.Hart’s class.  The closing date for all donations is next week.

Our annual Christmas Concert will take place on Tuesday 15th December at 1.00pm and Wednesday 16th December at 7.00pm.  Tickets for both shows will go on sale on Wednesday morning priced at £2.50 per adult and £1.00 for OAP’s.  The school will also have a dress rehearsal on Friday 11th December at 9.45am.  Please note the school hall has a limited capacity of 400.

Our pupils from Pr.1 and 2 along with our senior pupils from Room 15 and 16 were out of school today for a visit to the pantomime to see Sleeping Beauty.  Everyone came back giving the performance a resounding 10/10.  Here are a few pictures of the morning.  Tomorrow the rest of the school will be out of school to visit the pantomime.  They are sure to be excited after listening to the reviews at lunchtime.

The school and PTA are delighted to make this astonishing announcement thanks to your amazing support.  Our PTA raised the  outstanding sum of £2,800 from their great efforts at the Christmas Fair and the Children’s Christmas stall they ran last week in school.  The school raised the astonishing sum of £1630.59 at the Christmas Fair thanks to their class enterprise projects and our other stalls.  In total our endeavours and your great support raised the quite astonishing sum of £4,430.59.  Totally awesome!!! A huge big thank you to everyone for contributing to the great community spirit we have here at St.Augustine’s.  Well done everyone!!!