It is hard to believe that we have almost finished this term. It is a true saying that time flies when you are having fun and once again it has been an action packed week at St. John’s Primary. On Wednesday of this week we had a visit from the SSPCA who visited all of the classes to speak to the children about animal welfare and the role we play in protecting their natural environment. It was a very informative and interesting visit.
On Thursday, we had a visit from one of South Lanarkshire Council’s Development Officers, Lesley Stewart, who was looking at the teaching of P.E. across the school. The children from Primary 1 to Primary 7 have been focusing on developing their hand/eye co-ordination skills through playing badminton. Lesley was very impressed by the level of skills and the focus and concentration of the pupils, particularly during some of the competitive rallies!
Meanwhile the Spanish cookery classes continued, with the focus this week on Tapas. The classes were busy making a variety of tasty bites throughout the day, which culminated in a tasting session at the end of the day. Lesley was eager to get involved with the Primary 1/2 children when they were cooking and was astounded by the skills for learning, life and work being developed across the school. Of course none of this would happen without the enthusiasm and dedication of the talented teaching and support staff in St. John’s, so it is a huge thank you and well done to one and all!
On Friday we had our penultimate Lenten fundraising event with the children taking part in a sponsored obstacle course/Easter egg scavenger hunt. Our final fundraising event will be our Easter bonnet parade/ Easter egg competition.
We also announced the winners of our Science Week competition to design a paper airplane. The winners were, Mariana (P6) in 1st place and Chloe and Caitlyn (P5) in 2nd and 3rd place respectively. The girls created the models which stayed airborne the longest and travelled the furthest. Well done girls, possible aeronautic engineers of the future!
Also on Friday, ten of our Primary 6 and 7 boys and girls took part in a cross country running event at Lanark Race Course. Mrs Quadrelli was delighted with the effort and stamina of our runners. Well done!
Today begins Holy Week and we prepare for the Easter Triduum of Holy Thursday, Good Friday and Easter Sunday. Each class will take part in Stations of the Cross this week and on Holy Thursday, we will come together as a school to take part in a Holy Week reflection.
Just to remind everyone that the school closes at 3.00 pm on Thursday and re-opens at 9.00 am on Tuesday the 29th of March. I would like to take this opportunity to wish you all the joy and peace of this Easter season.
Next week’s blog will be brief, with an announcement of our Lenten fundraising total.
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