This week saw the first week of Advent, when our beautiful crib is erected in the foyer of our school for all to see. We concluded the month of November where we prayed for all those who have died and began thinking about preparing for the celebration of Jesus’ birth. So far, we have had an amazing response for our Advent appeal for Lanarkshire Baby Bank and look forward to presenting our collection very soon.
On Tuesday we had 6 very special visitors to our school from Education Scotland. They had a lovely day visiting our classes and talking to pupils about their learning. We were all very proud to hear their comments about how well children thrive at St. Mary’s.
St. Mary’s elves have been working hard all week creating lovely crafts to sell at our Christmas Fayre. Our Parent Council have also been working very hard organising the fayre. Each year, our Christmas Fayre is one of the highlights of the year. Along with being a very successful fundraiser it is also a great opportunity for a spot of Christmas shopping for unique gifts and a chance to get in the Christmas mood by listening to our wonderful Christmas Choir beautifully led by Mrs Cluckie and Mrs Phillips. This year we had a very different stall from usual – one that celebrated different cultures and Christmas traditions from around the world. In St. Mary’s our families speak 16 different languages and we feel that it is very important to recognise and celebrate these, therefore our Parent Council organised a stall to mark countries around the world that pupils from St. Mary’s are connected to. The stall was adorned with an amazing nativity scene from Naples and guests to the fayre could taste baking and take home a recipe to try! I would like to offer a huge thank you to all who supported our Christmas Fayre and also to our fabulous Parent Council who work tirelessly for our pupils.
Many thanks,
Mrs. Fitzpatrick