10^th May 2012

 I begin with our warmest congratulations to our Primary 4 pupils who received their First Holy Communion  in  Saint  Vincent’s  Church yesterday . The sun shone and all the meticulous preparation  during  the past weeks  bore fruit as home ,school and parish joined together in a very prayerful and joyful celebration.  The children were absolutely wonderful and so happy .  Special   thanks  to all who worked so hard to make this day so very  special  and especially to Mrs Boyle and also to Mrs Young for her support . It’s a day that the children will remember for the rest of their  lives .

On  Thursday  our Primary 7 pupils visited the Scottish Parliament and were hosted by  MSP’s Linda Fabiani and Margaret Mitchell. They enjoyed a very memorable day and Heather and Alice shared their  learning  at  Friday’s Assembly . On   Wednesday   P2 pupils in Room 3  visited Ayr beach  as part of their topic work on the Seashore and were very fortunate to have a dry day for their activities

We have received some very good news following a recent visit from Jay Lamb( Assessor with the Sociall Enterprise Academy ) that our school is one of 30 schools in Scotland who are going to receive an award for our work in  Social Enterprise .I am delighted to share with you the message I received from  Mr Lamb who wrote :

"Just wanted to drop you a line to say how much I've enjoyed my visits to your school. It's quite a remarkable place.

It is a vibrant enthusiastic space in which I have found some highly enterprising young people given the freedom to express their talents and in so doing to learn in a most enjoyable manner. I don't fully understand how you have achieved this but I can say that each visit I have had has been a very positive experience"


 This prestigious award will be presented by   Mr John Swinney  at the Hub in Edinburgh in June. 
 Well done to our" Bring them sunshine” group led by Miss Shields  for their outstanding work

Congratulations  also to four of our senior pupils on coming joint second n the Rotary Club quiz this week .

Our very hardworking PTA met on Wednesday and planned some  very exciting events between now and the end of term. More details will follow. The Parent Council will meet on Wednesday of this coming week . All are welcome to attend.

This Thursday is Ascension Thursday and our Primary 4 children will travel to the Schoenstatt Centre in Campsie Glen for a day of activities  to celebrate their First Holy Communion as a class .The rest of the school will attend Mass in Saint Vincent’s Church .

 On Friday  we will host the final of the  Young Engineers EK Challenge . 

Enjoy the week ahead

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