Congratulations to the boys and girls of Pr.6 who attended 10 o’clock Mass to enrol for the Pope Francis Faith Award. A large group of children presented themselves to participate in the award which will span over two years and will involve the children in actions of faith that will impact upon others both within our school and parish community. A great show of commitment. We also congratulate our Pr.7 pupils who have committed themselves to become Mini Vinnie’s for our parish.
Our talented sportstars from Pr.6 and 7 set off on Friday morning to represent the school at the North Lanarkshire Sportshall Athletics Qualifiers. Our team were magnificent with Mrs.Drummond reporting that the performances were outstanding. She came back to school without a voice after cheering on our champions all morning. Mrs.Drummond reported that the children were a real credit to the school. We look forward to finding out if we have qualified for the finals. Fantastic work boys and girls. You were outstanding!!
Our young entrepreneurs in Room 3 have got to work early in preparation for our forthcomng Christmas Fair on the 3rd of December. Everything looks delicious!!
The whole school gathered together on Friday morning for a school assembly to welcome Robyn Gracey from Source Bio Science who came along to speak to the children about their work and to present our school with two football strips. We were delighted to receive such support and will hopefully be able to arrange for some of our children to visit their labs in Livingston. Thank you to Mrs.Fraser for making contact with Source BIO Science and also to BioScience themselves. At our assembly we were also joined by some representatives from several of our Make a Difference groups. They informed us about Switch Off Fortnight, A Road Safety Competition and an Enterprise Project to raise school funds. Super work boys and girls.
Friday will be a non-uniform day to help raise funds for Children in Need. Children are asked to bring in £1.00 for our appeal.
As part of Pr.5’s studies the class invited a member of the Scottish Parliament Outreach Team to discuss the working of the parliament. Angela spent the morning with the class and gave a wonderfully detailed presentation. She was delighted to report that the children appeared to know more than her!!!
As part of class studies around democracy, elections and the Scottish Parliament the boys and girls of Pr.5 welcomed a local SNP candidate Mr.Stephen Kirley. He gave a wonderful presentation and enthused the children about the complexities of our parliament. We are very grateful to Mr.Kirley for giving his time and coming along to visit the class last week.
Our Pr.5 children participated in a debate to discuss whether wearing a uniform contributed to creating a more effective learning environment.
Last week Primary one and two went on a Winter Walk exploring their senses. It was an extremely cold morning and they had to wrap up well wearing hat scarves and gloves. They saw many signs of Winter and even saw some ice and snow over the ground. Some children even seen some snow on the way to school that morning! They explored their sense of smell through the crisp air, their sense of touch by feeling the frost on the ground and the damp leaves along the garden. They felt the bark on the trees and saw many fallen braches on the ground. They also felt their own cold noses and red cheeks and those of their friends!
They investigated the changes in the season and discussed what we could do to protect our garden and raised beds throughout the winter.
They all headed in doors to challenge our taste buds by sampling some spices such as; cinnamon and ginger, cinnamon was very popular.
Room 3 then got to work writing about their adventure in their taught writing jotters.
Have a look at our fab pictures!
| Monday | Mrs.Ewart – Kodaly – Music – Pr.5
Choir Practice Mrs. Glover – Literacy Support – Pr.7, 11. Classsroom Observations – Rm1,2,3- Mrs.Docherty and Mrs.Elliott COLLEGIATE STAFF DEV. NIGHT – Mental Agility, Number Talks PPope Francis Faith Award – Lunchtime club – LDrummond BADMINTON AFTERSCHOOL CLUB |
| Tuesday | Classroom Observations – Rm 6,7,8
Mrs. Glover – Literacy Support – Pr.5 – 1.20 CROSS COUNTRY AFTERSCHOOL CLUB HOMEWORK AFTERSCHOOL CLUB – Pr. 1- 3 |
| Wednesday | Review Meeting – KMurray
Classroom Observations – Rm 9,10,11,12 Planning,Review Meeting- Mrs. Hart 9.15 Lunchtime training – Junior Sports Leaders ASSEMBLIES – pm Miss Ross – to lead in-service training with support staff- ASD Mrs.Hart –Kodaly training 3.30 – 5.00 Pr.1- 4 GLEE CLUB – HLester NETBALL – Afterschool club – Mrs.Elliott ART & CRAFTS CLUB – Miss Watt |
| Thursday | Classroom Observations – Rm 13 and 14
Mrs. Thomson – in-service training Miss Ross – in-service training with support staff- ASD Review Meetings – Mr. O’Dowd, Mrs. Murphy – pm BASKETBALL – Pr.5 2.10 – 3.00pm SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCING Pope Francis Faith Award Pr.7 – Pizza Night – Parish Centre, 5.30 – 7.00pm |
| Friday | Sportshall Athletics – Pr.6/7 – 9.45- 12.00
ASSEMBLY – football kits presentation, committee updates FUNDAMENTALS afterschool club – Pr.3
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