This week is Health Week so children can bring their PE kit to school each day to change into for the health sessions.  Please remember to ensure your child’s water bottle is full for the day ahead.  Many thanks to our Pupil Council and Health Committee for their great efforts to ensure everyone has a focus on their health and wellbeing this week.

It is wonderful to see everyone back at school after the summer break and to be joined by so many new families who have joined our community of faith and learning.  Please see the link below for access to the latest school newsletter.  Should you wish a paper copy please do not hesitate to contact the school and one will be provided.  A link to the nursery newsletter is also below.

NEWSLETTER August – Sept’ 2023

Nursery Newsletter Aug 23

Many thanks to our wonderful PTA yet again for their generous gift of a much needed ice lolly on our annual lunch time beach party.  A great afternoon was had by everyone.

Many thanks to our wonderful PTA for their support of our Sports Day. A wonderful day was had last week with races taking place in glorious sunshine. A huge thank you to the PTA who paid for all medals on the day and for all drinks.

We are delighted to let you know that our application to the Tesco Community Grants Scheme has been successful and our project will be put forward to a customer vote in Tesco stores.  Voting will commence in store from the first week of July 2023 until the end of September 2023.

The project with the highest number of votes across our region will receive £1,500, the second placed project £1,000 and the third placed project £500.

Please see below a list of stores taking part in the voting on our project.

6651      Coatbridge Bk St Exp      ML5 1ET             Small unit
5171      Coatbridge Extra             ML5 3SQ             Large unit
4473      Coatbridge Paddock St   ML5 4PG             Small unit
6760      Coatbridge Wdside Exp ML5 5NP             Small unit

To vote, you will need to make a purchase within store of any value. You will receive one token per transaction and it’s not necessary to purchase a carrier bag in order to receive a token.

We hope we can count of you for your vote!

This is a reminder that final payment for Blair  Drummond is due by Friday 9th June.  The cost of the trip is £9.50 and can be paid directly at the school office, on ipay (our online payment system) and also in instalments directly to your child’s class teacher.

The cost of the trip is already heavily subsidised by both the school and the PTA and as such we require all monies to be paid in full by the noted date.  Please contact the school should there be any difficulty in making payment by the noted date.

Thank You Certificate – St Augustine’s

Many thanks for your school’s donation of £700.00 to support the work of Missionary Children. Please pass on our thanks to all involved.

This donation will help Missionary Children provide educational, medical and welfare projects for children in the poorest areas of the world.

In recent years, thanks to the generosity of Scotland’s school pupils, we were able to support students in the Likuni Girls Secondary School, in the Archdiocese of Lilongwe, Malawi. Some 650 girls attend the school, which is run by headmistress Sister Amelia Nyendwa.

During a visit to Malawi, a member of our team was fortunate enough to meet three of those students, who thanked us for our support, stated their dedication to continued working and studying hard and spoke passionately about their hopes and dreams for the future.

One girl, Eunice Banda, even spoke of how the help she has received from Missio Scotland will act as a catalyst for her to help others in future.

“I promise that I will work extra hard so that you will be proud of me,” she wrote. “I will also work hard to fulfil my goals so that in future I can be in a position to help the needy.”

I have attached a ‘Thank You’ certificate for display in the school to ensure visitors are aware of the generosity of your pupils.

The generosity and continued support of your school are very much appreciated.

MISSIO

Thank you so much for your precious gift of £300.00, which is helping us to transform the lives of hungry children around the world with a nutritious daily meal in school.
Your kindness is bringing food, joy and hope to the children who eat Mary’s Meals, allowing them to make the most of their education and giving them the chance of a better future.

As part of our Double The Love appeal, your donation will be matched – all thanks to a group of generous donors who are doubling donations, up to £1.5 million, at this time. This means your gift will feed even more hungry children with Mary’s Meals.

Our meals make a huge difference to children like Aung who came to Thailand as a baby from Myanmar. Now 15, Aung who works during the week, attends school at the weekend, where he hopes he can learn his way to a better future.
He says: “I am grateful to those who support us with lunch meals, rice and curry at school. I’d like to thank your donors for supporting our future generation at school.”
Today, more than two million hungry children in 20 of the world’s poorest countries – including South Sudan, Ethiopia, India and Yemen – are sitting in classrooms with full stomachs, and learning how to read and write, thanks to supporters like you.
Together, we are bringing the hope of a brighter future to so many little ones who depend on the promise of a daily meal in school. I thank you, with all my heart, on behalf of the children who eat Mary’s Meals.

Daniel Adams
Executive Director, Mary’s Meals