The Scottish SPCA will be in St Bart’s today to help the children learn about the important work of the charity. Primary 1-3 will have a special assembly and Primary 4-7 pupils will take part in activities within their own classrooms.

We’re delighted to welcome Mrs Eileen Rafferty, Head Teacher of St Anthony’s Primary School in Rutherglen, to St Bartholomew’s this morning. Mrs Rafferty is coming to see Active Literacy in Primary 1 and Primary 6. I know she’ll be very impressed with our hard-working pupils and I’m sure she’ll leave with lots of information and ideas on how to implement the North Lanarkshire Active Literacy programme back in St Anthony’s.

Finally, this is the first opportunity I’ve had to say a formal ‘well done’ to our Primary 3 pupils who celebrated their First Reconciliation on Tuesday evening. There were a few nerves when the children arrived at the church, but 100% smiles by the time they left. “I feel washed clean!” was one of the comments as a pupil left the church. That put a huge smile on my face!