Our nursery had an unannounced visit from Care Inspectorate yesterday and I’m delighted to say that we were graded ‘very good’ in all areas. Well done to our hard-working, dedicated nursery team… and, of course, to our fantastic nursery children who the inspector was ultra impressed with!

We are only one day away from the Primary 4-7 Christmas concert. The children have been working hard preparing a selection of songs and carols; you are in for a real festive treat! To allow Mr Lynch to set up the hall for the concert, only pack-a-snacks will be available tomorrow lunchtime. This will also be the case on Friday for the nursery nativity as well as for the P1-3 nativity on Wednesday 16th. Of course, we will have Christmas dinner on Thursday to make up for all those sandwiches!

Primary 5 were decanted from their classroom for two days last week to allow timber cupboards to be fitted in place of the old tin lockers. This work is now complete and Primary 5 have moved back into their smart new room. The final room to have the tin lockers removed is the library. Contractors are in the process of removing these and replacing them with purpose-built open shelving. Once finished, we will have a library which will be the envy of many other schools.

Finally, today, the feast of the Immaculate Conception, 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. What better way to begin this special year of grace than by joining us for our weekly prayer service in the oratory at 8.50am.