We are on the week three menu for lunches this week. Thursday will be a special “Under the Sea” menu.

Is your child in P3, P4 or P7?  Are they going to be making their First Confession (P3), First Communion (P4) or Confirmation (P7)?

Parents of these children are invited by Fr Morris and Fr Bogan to attend an information meeting.  These meetings will take place in both St. Gabriel’s and St. Columba’s Churches.  They will run simultaneously and you should go along to the church which you normally attend for Mass.

All meetings will take place on Monday 22nd November 2021

First Confession:  6:30pm

First Communion: 7pm

Confirmation: 7:30pm

If you are part of St. Columba’s Parish and are unable to attend, you should contact Fr Bogan to let him know that you wish to enrol your child for the Sacraments.

Fr Bogan’s telephone number is:  01698 817609

Parents’ Night is planned for Thursday 25th November.

Appointments will be booked online again through Parents’ Portal.

The booking system is now live  and you can now book your appointment from Tuesday 16th November until Wednesday 24th November 2021.

I would ask that you only contact the office if you are having an issue.  In the first instance, please try and book for yourself online.  We are currently short staffed in the office and this would be a great help to us.  Please follow the link below if you have not already signed up for Parents’ Portal.

https://www.northlanarkshire.gov.uk/parents-portal

If you already have a Parents’ Portal account, you can login by clicking on the link below:

www.parentsportal.scot

As always, our office staff are happy to help you make an appointment if you are struggling.

Appointments will be carried out over the telephone and further details will be issued in due course.  It is unfortunate that we are still unable to have face-to-face appointments, but we are simply following Scottish Government Guidelines.  Keeping the appointments on telephone keeps things simple rather than trying to have virtual appointments on Teams or Webex.

Please do sign up, as your child’s Class Teacher is looking forward to chatting through their progress and achievement.

Remember that Parents’ Portal lets you sign in using ONE password, giving you access to:

• Parents’ Night Booking System
• iPayment System
• Your child’s data/personal details/contact details
• Absence Reporting
• Permission Slip sign off

We are on week 2 this week for lunches. There be a wee change though

Today (Tuesday) the red option will be Cowboy Beans.
Tomorrow (Wednesday) the red option will be the Penne Pasta Bolognese.

Apologies for any inconvenience.

Just a reminder that Monday (15th) is an Inservice Day, so the school will be closed to the children.

Please click on the link below to read the letter sent to all P7 Parents/Carers regarding the Sacrament of Confirmation.  Please take note of the meeting date and time – Monday 22nd November 2021 at 7:30pm.  Meetings will run in both St. Gabriel’s and St. Columba’s churches at the same time and you should attend the church you would normally go to for Sunday Mass.

The letter is the same for both parishes.

Confirmation Enrolment 2022.doc

This afternoon, Primary 4 children were issued with letters which contained information from our Parish Priests about arrangements for First Holy Communion.

THERE HAS BEEN AN ADMINISTRATIVE ERROR!

We think that some children have been issued with the wrong letter (for the wrong parish).  We sincerely apologise for this.  In order that you have the correct information, please click on the relevant link below.  There are letters for children in either St. Gabriel’s or St. Columba’s parishes.  It is important that you read the information for your own parish as arrangements differ depending on this.

Both priests have slightly different ways of arranging their First Holy Communions and the school has to work alongside each parish to help with this.

First Communion Enrolment 2022 St Gabriel

First Communion Enrolment 2022 St Columba

Please take note of the date for the INFORMATION MEETING which will be held in both St. Gabriel’s and St. Columba’s Churches simultaneously.  These meetings will take place on 22nd November 2021 at 7pm.  You should attend the meeting in the church which you and your family attend for Mass.

Week Three menu this week for lunches.

Lots of children find Halloween scary… especially our younger children.  Please stick to the above guidance regarding costumes.

SPECIAL HALLOWEEN LUNCH –

THURSDAY 28TH OCTOBER 2021

We will have a special menu on offer for those who would like a school lunch.  There menu will be different…

FOOD BANK FRIDAY – 29TH OCTOBER

We are once again collecting for our local Food Bank.  If you are able, please do send in what you can to support this wonderful cause.  Thank you in advance!

Thank you for all your support for our Fun Day today. We raised almost £1700!!!! 🥳

We hope you all have a fabulous October Week, and we’ll see you all again on Monday 18th October.