St Brendan’s Primary & Nursery
Newsletter – 30th January 2013
Dear parents,
I would like to wish you all a rather belated “Happy New Year” and look forward to your support throughout 2013.
Our new Primary 1 pupils have enrolled and at the moment we have 28 pupils For P1 in August 2013.
Mass to Celebrate the Life of Canon Boyd.
We have arranged a mass dedicated to Canon Boyd in church on Friday 1st Feb at 10.am. Parents, friends etc are most welcome to attend the Mass and join us for a cup of tea in the school hall after mass.
Bishop Devine will visit our Confirmation children on this day also.
Catholic Education Week- 3rd-9th February
Masses for Lent
Every Tuesday and Thursday, Father King will say mass at 8.30am in Church.
Please strongly encourage your child to attend these masses,
which will start on Thursday February 14th
Crossing Patrol update
I am also happy to inform you that we now have a Crossing Patrol at the corner of Barons Road and Muirhouse Road. Please note – this service is not on at lunchtime.
Tuesday 5th Feb -P7 parents – Kilbowie Meeting
A reminder that the above meeting will be held in school on Tuesday 5th February at 4pm. This is a fairly short informal meeting to discuss any questions you may have about the visit to Kilbowie which is from 25th Feb until 1st March.
Tuesday 5th Feb- Primary Readiing Quiz
We are bringing a team of 4 children from P7 and 6 to take part in this event in Motherwell Library at 9.30 am. Our team will be accompanied by Mrs Young.
We wish them good luck!
School Photographer- February
Our photographer is now Maureen Bell, formerly of Julie Lamont Photography in Bothwell.
All children will have their photographs taken around mid February.
I will contact you nearer the time and you will be given the choice of having your child taken on his/her own or with siblings from other classes.
Maureen will be our photographer for First Communion, Confirmation and for all Nursery children in June
Sacraments and Preparations- parents of P3,4 6 and 7
Parents Sacramental Meetings in Church Thursday 7th Feb
A reminder that these meetings will be held for parents of P3, 4 6 and 7 in Church at the following times
Reconciliation- 6.30pm
First Communion- 7pm.
Confirmation – 7.30pm
Enrolment Mass (all Sacraments)- for parents and children of P.3,4,6 and 7
Tuesday 19th Feb at 6.30pm
Confirmation - Saturday 9th March at 11am.
Reconciliation Thursday 21st March 6.30pm
Communion Preparation Workshop (for pupils) Tue 26th March
First Communion Saturday 4th May 11am
First Communion Thanksgiving Mass Sunday 5th May 11am
School closed on Monday 11th and Tuesday 12th February.
Wednesday 13th February is Ash Wednesday and also an In-service day for teachers.
School re-opens at 8.55am on Thursday 14th February.
Nursery News
Chinese New Year
The Nursery children have been learning all about Chinese Ney Year and on Friday 8th February we ask that the children wear something red if possible as this symbolises good luck in China.
Parents/ friends are warmly invited to our Nursery on this day to join in with a Chinese food tasting session with the children.
Morning parents are asked to come at 10.45am and afternoon parents are asked to come at 2.45pm. For practical reasons can we request that only one adult attends per child.
A warm welcome to the following children who have recently started our Nursery…
Robyn Beattie, Katie Groome and Marley Chimbganda.
Yours sincerely
Sallie Fraser
Head Teacher