We had our last school Mass yesterday, where we presented our P6 pupils with the new P7 tie. This will show to others that they’re taking on some of the leadership roles within our school. We look forward to seeing you wearing them with pride in August!!

Also at Mass yesterday Fr Bogan presented our the Pope Francis Faith Awards to our P7 pupils. These children have worked so hard over the past two years to put the gifts of the Holy Spirit into action in their daily lives, in the life of their school and in their parish. Congratulations.

At this time of year, we often have to say goodbyes!! This year, we said farewell to Mrs McClung. We thank her for all her hard work over the past few months and wish her luck!!

Our final presentation was to St Andrew’s Hospice. We were delighted to present them with a cheque for £1932.52 which was raised by our P1 pupils’ Teddy Bears Picnic and the P7’s Wear Yellow Walk. Thank you all for your incredible support of this wonderful charity!

A big thank you also has to go to our wonderful P7 House Captains. You have worked so hard this year, been so committed and dedicated to your roles and been tremendous examples to the rest of the school. Next year’s captains will have big shoes to fill!

To our P7 pupils, who have left us for their new adventure at CNHS – what can we say?! We thank you for all you have done for the life of our school, not only in this past year but across your whole time with us!! You have been amazing! Remember what Fr Bogan told you yesterday “Once a John Paul Person, always a John Paul Person” and what Mr T says “Remember you were loved!” Take our love with you on you new journey and shine like the stars we know you are!!

And our final thank you goes to you – all our wonderful families. We would like to say thank you for all the kind words, cards and gifts over these past few days. These are totally unexpected, but very much appreciated. But more than that, we want to thank you so much for all your support over the past year. From supporting us in various events, to just passing on kind words and thoughts on a random basis, this all means so much to us all.

We hope you have a great summer!