Well done to all of the pupils, staff and parents who played in the Staff/Parents v Pupils football challenge today.  Four epic matches ended with a victory for the adults (again!).

Thank you to all the adult ‘volunteers’ who took part in the 2 hour football marathon.  I hope you had as much fun as I did!

Well done to our P6 entrants in the South Lanarkshire Athletics Finals held today, especially to Russell Menzies who finished in the top 5, and Morgan Hannah who finished in the top 10 in their respective events.

Austin Sime, P5b and Andrew Rushbury, with trophies awarded when they travelled with their football team, Drumsagard Boys Club, to play in a tournament in Holland.  They also have a pennant, like the ones that their team gave to the opposition, and a ribbon given to them by their opposing players.

Well done Austin and Andrew.

Cameron Howie, of P4b, proudly holding a copy of ‘The Simpsons’ magazine, with a certificate showing that he has had one of his drawing published in that edition.

What a brilliant achievement (Mr Bamford and Mr Hamilton were particularly impressed/jealous!).

Well done Cameron.

Abbie Powell, of P4b, proudly sporting her team gymnastics medal.  All the training paid off!

Well done Abbie.

Olivia McFarlane, of P6, with her impressive haul of swimming medals: two bronze, two silver and a gold.  She won them using different strokes over different distances showing what a versatile and talented swimmer she is.

Well done, Olivia.

Russell Menzies, from P6, proudly shows off his black belt, certificate and karate licence.  A lot of hard work went into attaining the black belt.

Well done Russell.

Emma Waugh, of P6, was celebrating this week after being named East Kilbride Gymnast of the Year, having also recently travelled to Spain to compete in an international gymnastics events.

Well done Emma.

Tom Milligan, from P6a, is a rising star in the world of basketball.

Tom is currently “Under11” but plays with an “Under14” team: Glasgow Rocks. This team is part of the amateur set-up that is affiliated with the professional team that plays out of the Emirates Arena. This season Tom and his team played in a West of Scotland league and as a result of finishing in the top 2 they qualified to play in the National Challenge tournament called the “Super 10”. His team went undefeated in this tournament and are now Under14 Scottish champions.

Brilliant Tom!

Well done to Morgan Hannah and Abby Lennon who both recently earned their black belt first dan in karate.  Here they are with their certification and their black belts that have their names embroidered on them in Japanese.  Well done girls.