World Porridge Day 2016

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Today is World Porridge Day!!

The Website and Global Citizenship Committees joined forces to make fantastic ‘Porridge Smiles’ for World Porridge Day. Mary’s Meals provides a daily cup of porridge to children in Malawi as part of one of their largest feeding programmes.

If you like our ‘Porridge Smiles’ and would like to help Mary’s Meals then…

Text ‘OATS16 £2′ to 70070 to provide a hungry child with school meals for a month.

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The Week Ahead – 10th October 2016

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We hope you had a lovely weekend and are ready for the busy week ahead. Please check the website after lunchtime today to find out what the Global Citizenship and Website Committee got up to at their first meeting last Friday!

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Scholastic Book Fair

The Scholastic Book Fair has arrived and children will be given the opportunity to browse the various books on offer throughout the week. Any child wishing to purchase a book can do so between 9-9.30am this week, alternatively you can purchase a book for your child on Parents’/Carers’ Night this Thursday should you wish to do so.

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Harvest Foodbank Appeal

All week we are welcoming donations for our Hamilton District Foodbank Harvest Appeal. Please see the letter below for more information:

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The-Week-Ahead

Monday

Primary 6 & 7 Netball Club after school

Primary 6 Playground Leaders’ Training after school

Tuesday

Hamilton Rugby Club delivering taster sessions for P4 this afternoon (P.E. kit required)

Wednesday

Netball Festival at the Jock Stein Centre 12.30-2.30pm (P7s)

Primary 4-7 Drama Club after school until 4.30pm

Thursday

Parents’/Carers’ Visits today from 3.15-8.15pm – Scholastic Book Fair, School Vision & Values display and parent/carer school surveys will be available on the night as well as teas and coffees provided by the Parent Council in the Dining Hall.

Friday

Harvest Assembly delivered by Christopher Rankine from Hillhouse Parish Church

Pupil Committee Meetings this afternoon 2-2.45pm

Community Links Committee visiting Redburn Farm today 1-3pm

School closed from Monday 17th October for the October Break and will re-open on Monday 24th October!