This week Primary 1/2 visited New Lanark to enhance their topic on ‘The Victorians’. They had wonderful day travelling back in time on the Annie McLeod Experience, listening to the life of a mill worker from Victorian Times. The class was accompanied by their teacher, Mrs McDougall and 4 parents helpers. Many thanks go to all of our parent volunteers who help with trips and in our school on a weekly basis. We are extremely grateful for their support and time, without which, trips such as these would not be possible.
Primary 7 were entertained this week by Theatreand’s Road Safety performance organised by Road Safety Scotland. The performance focussed on Road Safety and explored the consequences of irresponsible behaviour, looking at important issues that our children face on roads. The performance was followed by an interactive workshop that allowed our Primary 7 pupils to explore the main themes further.
St. Mary’s hosted the first annual Hamilton Burns’ Club musical competition. Once again, we were extremely proud of all of our entrants who sang and played beautifully to a large audience of friends and family. Our pupils will now move on to the next round to participate in the Lanarkshire Burns’ Competition. We wish them all the best of luck!
6 of our Primary 6 pupils participated in South Lanarkshire Council’s yearly Euro Quiz on Thursday morning. Along with various schools across the authority they answered questions on the culture, geography, finance and history of Europe. The pupils worked very hard and were a credit to St. Mary’s.
Our monthly Achievements Assembly this week saw many of our pupils being awarded with certificates for their fantastic achievements outside of school. Achievements such as swimming, dancing, karate and football show the commitment and hard work that our children demonstrate weekly – along with their parents’ commitment of encouraging them and taking them to their clubs! Their names and achievements are displayed on our Achievements Tree for all to see. Well done everyone!
On Wednesday night we had our latest Parent Council meeting. These meetings are an excellent opportunity for parents to become more involved in the life of our school. We have an extremely dedicated Parent Council Committee and council members who work tirelessly to enhance the lives of all of our pupils through various events and fundraising.
So far, our Lenten fundraising activities have been a huge success – thanks to all of our parents for supporting our worthwhile charities. We look forward to World Book Day next week and our Primary 7 café! Busy, busy, busy!
Thanks for reading,
Mrs Fitzpatrick