PARENT COUNCIL AGM

JUBILEE 2025: Whole School Pilgrimage to Carfin Grotto

It has long been our wish to have Mass at the Shrine of St. John Paul II which is located in Carfin Grotto.  We have planned this as part of our Jubilee activities.  Our Pilgrimage will take place on Thursday 1st May 2025.  More information will be circulated, however, we wanted to invite everyone to join us for our Pilgrimage Mass at 11:30am.  Mass will be outdoors, so please say a prayer that the forecast remains positive… right now, it is for light clouds, sunny spells and 0% chance of rain!

We are extremely grateful to Fr Bogan, Fr Morris and their parishioners for covering the cost of the transport.

We look forward to welcoming everyone back to school tomorrow, Tuesday 22nd April 2024.  Breakfast Club will open as normal at 8:15am.  There will be no after school clubs this week.

THE MENU FOR THIS WEEK IS BELOW BUT PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING CHANGES WHICH YOU WILL FIND OUTLINED BELOW THE MENU:

CHANGES FOR THIS WEEK:

THE BOOK FAIR

The Book Fair will be open tomorrow (Friday 4th April) if anyone would like to make a purchase.  We will be able to take cash.  The more we sell, the more commission we get, so thank you to everyone for the support.  We will be able to top up our Library stock with this commission.

END OF TERM MASS

There will be no Mass at 8:20am on Friday 4th.  Instead, Mass will take place in the school assembly hall at 11am.  All parents/carers/grandparents, etc. are welcome to attend.  Note – Mass is in school and not the church!

School closes on Friday 4th April at 2:30pm.  Please note the earlier finish.

We hope you have a lovely holiday and we look forward to seeing you on Tuesday 22nd April 2025.

All after school clubs are now finished for the term , with the exception of P2 Drama and P4-7 Drama which will finish next Wednesday (2nd April.)

In the new term P6/7 Football, P6/7 Netball and P4-7 Drama will resume week beginning 29th April. We hope to offer other clubs and letters will follow in the new term with more information.

Please see the information below about our Lenten Fun Day which takes place this Friday.  We are still looking for Tuck Shop donations (multi packs of crisps, sweets, biscuits).  No lollipops if possible, as they are a hazard in the playground.

P4 ENTERPRISE WITH ST. ANDREWS’ HOSPICE

On Wednesday of this week Primary 4 children will be visiting  classrooms with a raffle prize.  The tickets are £1 per strip and will be sold in the afternoon.

Along with this there are handmade Easter bunnies and chicks at £2 each.  These were made at the after school’s club.

On Wednesday P4 are organising an obstacle course for each stage.  This will be £1 per person or £2 per family and juice is included in the price. Children will visit the obstacle course throughout the day.

TRAINING OPPORTUNITY FOR PARENTS AND CARERS…

Today our amazing P5 and P6 Choir Members took to this beautiful stage at the Royal Concert Hall for the Glasgow Music Festival.

The children performed first and set the tone, not only with their gorgeous singing but with their behaviour, attitude and effort. We are beyond proud of each and every one of them! What a fantastic experience for them. Big thanks go to Mrs McGregor, Mrs Lyall and Mrs MacFadyen for all their hard work to prepare our children. 💙💛

Ash Wednesday – 5th March 2025

Father Morris will join us for an Ash Wednesday Service.  This will not be Mass.  There will be a Liturgy of the Word with Blessing and Distribution of Ashes.  The Service will begin at 11:15am and all are welcome to join us (as previously announced in our February Newsletter).

Weekday Lenten Masses

As is our Tradition, Father Morris will celebrate Mass each morning during Lent at 8:20am.  We start Mass sharp in order to allow time for the children to be able to attend Breakfast Club.  So please do try to be on time!  Mass generally lasts about 20 minutes and it is a great way to start each day during Lent!

Our first Mass will take place on Thursday 6th March 2025, then Friday 7th March.  From then on, they will be every week day unless otherwise announced.

We invite all Parents/Carers, Grandparents and parishioners to join us for our morning Masses.

I am giving you some very early notice of the lunch men for next week, as we have quite a few

changes.

We are on the Week 1 Menu, and Monday and Friday will run as normal.

Tuesday:

🔴: Chicken Curry

🟢: Vegetable Curry

All other options as normal.

Wednesday:

🔴: Macaroni Cheese

🟢: Tomato Pasta

All other options as normal.

Thursday – Special World Book Day Menu (see picture!)

🔴: Spanish Chicken

🟢: Quorn Nuggets

🟡: Chicken Burger

NO BAKED POTATOES

Sandwich options as normal

Please remember, these changes will NOT show up on the Fusion app.

All Primary 1 to 5 children are automatically entitled to receive a free school meal.

However, only those who make an application in P6 and P7 are entitled.

Currently, at St. John Paul II, children in P6 and P7  have around £2,300 in unpaid school meal payments.  This is rising everyday.

North Lanarkshire Council have asked us to contact Parents and Carers regarding this.  They are asking Parents and Carers to top up their child’s online account.  If you are worried about this, or cannot clear the outstanding amount, please contact Mr Thomas for support.

Could your child be entitled to Free School Meals?  See below!

Scottish Child Payment

All P6 and P7 children who receive Scottish Child Payment who do not receive free school meals under the eligibility entitlement can apply by completing the application form. The scheme opens on 20 February 2025. Please complete the application form and provide proof of award letter from Social Security Scotland.

Click HERE to apply.

If you need advice or help with the application, please contact us at the school.