Last week we had a strong group of very talented long distance runners who took part in the North Lanarkshire Qualifiers.  It was a great morning that gave our very talented pupils the opportunity to represent the school with pride.  We are delighted to announce that every single pupil beat their personal best and we also have a number of pupils who qualified for the finals.  What a super achievement!!  Great work boys and girls!

Outdoor Learning Primary 1
Rooms 1 and 2 took advantage of the good weather and enjoyed some outdoor learning with their P7 buddies this week.
The children starte with some warm up exercises such as, body twists, star jumps and running from tree to tree.
It was then time to begin their outdoor learning challenge with their buddies.
The creative challenge was to collect objects around the garden such as, sticks, stones and leaves. Then they had to create pictures with these items.
The counting challenge was to count items around the school such as, windows bins and benches. The children had to put their estimatiing and guessing skills to work here especially when counting the windows.
The literacy challenge was to play I Spy. They found items like e – for empty bottle, b – for brick and f – for feather.
The physical challenge was to create their own game with some PE equipment such as, hoola hoops and bean bags.
Some great fun and great learning! Well done P1 and of course our P7 buddies.

Our new cooking kitchen is fully operational and already being put to great use.  The smell of bruschetta being made then cooked in the oven was absolutely mouth watering.  Mrs.Docherty has now made a request that she doesn’t get  left out when all this lovely cooking takes place.  Bruschette is her favourite!

This week the children in room 1 and 2 investigated the best materials to keep us warm in winter.

The children were able to talk about and show materials that keep us warm such as, jumpers, boots, coats, hats, scarves and gloves.

They planned to try out 3 materials – felt (like fleecy jumpers and cosy pyjamas), cotton wool (like woolly jumpers and hats) and shiny material (like waterproof coats).

They covered 3 plastic bottles with the different materials and then poured in hot water and recorded their predictions.

The children enjoyed using the thermometers to record changes.

Finally they made their conclusions when the result showed the wool was the best material with the felt coming a close second.

Great science work children.

Please note that this is a holiday weekend.  The school will be closed on

Monday 8th Feb.

Tuesday 9th Feb.

In-service Day 10th Feb.

School re-opens Thurs. at 9.00pm

*Please note it is Ash Wednesday on the 10th.  A letter from Father Kane has been issued to all pupils detailing times of services for Ash Wednesday and for services throughout Lent.  A morning service will take place every morning at 8.30am.  As our church is so close it wil be lovely to see an increased number of children attending Holy Mass during Lent.

Well done to our football superstar who came to the office to show off his Players Player of the Year Award!! What an achievement!! St. Augustine’s is looking forward to the time when he can represent the school at future football fixtures!!