Please note the Parent Council Meeting and the PTA Meeting will take place on Tuesday of this week and not the normal Wednesday evening as Canon Foley’s Memorial Mass takes place in the Church on Wednesday.
Week Ahead
| Tuesday | Mr. O’Dowd – Paternity Leave – Mr.Clarke to cover
Mrs. Docherty at Literacy Base 9.00 – 12.15 Mrs.Docherty attending Family Group Meeting – St.Pat’s 2.00pm Mrs.Docherty attending Developing Young Workforce – Session 1 – Committee Room 1 – – 3.45- 5.15 Mrs.Docherty and Mrs.Elliott to continue monitoring programme Football Friendship League – 3.30 – 4.30pm -Pr.7 pupils CROSS COUNTRY PARENT COUNCIL MEETING – 6.00PM PTA Meeting/AGM – 7.15pm. New members warmly welcomed |
| Wednesday | Transition visit – Mrs. McDonald – St.Ambrose , Pr.7 9.15am
Monitoring Rm 10 and 11 – Mrs.Docherty and Mrs.Elliott Pr. 1- 3 1.25 – 2.05– Assembly Pr. 4 – 7 2.10 – 2.50 Assembly NETBALL |
| Thursday | Mrs.Docherty to attend Child Protection Training session – 9 – 12.30
ACPHT – Meeting – Diocesan Centre – Mrs. Docherty – 1.45pm Boardmaker Plus training session – Miss Ross and Mrs.Elliott 9.30 – 12.30 Monitoring – Rm 13 and 16 – Mrs.Docherty and Mrs.Elliott Badminton afterschool club Pr.3 Service Church – 6.30pm |
| Friday | MacMillanTea – 10.00 – 11.00 , Rm 7 to lead. Musicians to play for visiting parents and grandparents.
Friday Assembly – 11.30am. House Captains and Vice Captains to lead Enrolment Service – Pr.1 – 2.00pm – church. TBC BASKETBALL |
Menu for this week
Sponsored Walk
Wow 10,000 steps earned while doing our sponsored walk. Well done boys and girls!!
Creating a rain gauge
The boys and girls in Room 12 have been working very hard to design and create a rain gauge this week. First of all, they worked in cooperative groups to design a piece of equipment which was water proof, recycled and wind proof and able to measure rainfall. They then used these design plans to create the rain gauges. They used recycled 2 litre plastic bottles, with stones at the bottom to make sure the gauges didn’t fly away in the wind. Then they added jelly to make sure the gauge was very level and to give it a more accurate reading. Now everyone is patiently waiting on the jelly to set before carefully putting the rain gauges outside around the school. The clas will check the rain measurements every day, and compare the rainfall in Coatbridge to the rainfall in the Amazon rainforest. I am sure this will prove to be a very interesting investigation. Great work boys and girls of Room 12.
Sponsored Walk
Tomorrow is our annual sponsored walk for school funds. Please remember it is a non-uniform day. The school will be delighted to receive all completed sponsor forms and sponsor money. A huge than you to all for the great support you show the school and for your anticipated generosity.
Award Winners
Congratulations to our Pr 1 – 7 awards winners for this week. Well done for being such great ambassadors of the school!
Health Committee Meeting
The first of our committee meetings took place on Friday with the Health Comittee taking the time to get to know one another and to make delicious fruit kebabs. They also focused upon the importance of health and safety in the kitchen.
Thursday Non-Uniform Day
Remember our Sponsored Walk on Thursday is a Non-uniform day! Dress for the walk and the weather!
Parental Engagement Survey
North Lanarkshire Council’s Parental Engagement Strategy is currently being revised.
As well as reviewing the practice since the introduction of the Parental Involvement Act 2006, the revised strategy will draw on schools’ current and intended relationship with parents.
The recently published Education Scotland Act 2016 and the HGIOS4 both contain dedicated sections which emphasise the need for schools and parents to work effectively to enhance pupil progress and school improvement.
North Lanarkshire have created a survey for parents which can be accessed by clicking on the following link (before Friday 30th September).
