THE CITY OF EDINBURGH COUNCILDepartment of Children and Families

Holy Cross R.C. Primary School Craighall Road Edinburgh EH6 4RE

Telephone: 0131 552 1972 Email: admin@holycross.edin.sch.uk Website: https://holycrossrcps.wordpress.com/

Twitter: @holycrossrcpsHead Teacher: Mr James McDevitt

M.A. (Hons.), P.G.C.E.(Primary)__________________________________________________________________________________________________

NEWSLETTER No 4, December 2019

NURSERY NATIVITY SHOWOur nursery children performed their Nativity Show in the Dining Hall on Tuesday 10 December. It was called “Wriggly Nativity” and the children were amazing! We also had a fantastic turnout of parents/carers who thoroughly enjoyed the show. Thank you to Mrs Zoltie, all the Nursery staff and the children for their hard work which made this show so entertaining. Thanks also to all those parents/carers who came along and provided such a supportive audience.

NATIVITY SHOWChildren in Primary 1 and Primary 2 staged their Nativity Show on Wednesday 11 December, called “Everyone Loves A Baby“The turnout of parents/carers was excellent and the children performed brilliantly! Thanks to all those who came along, and to all the staff and children who worked so hard to make the show such a success.

CHRISTMAS APPEAL 2019Thanks to everyone who has contributed to this year’s Christmas Appeal for the homeless. These donations were taken to St Catharine’s Convent on 19 December and will be distributed there in time for Christmas. Thank you for your generous response. These gifts mean so much to those who receive them, and St Catharine’s Convent is extremely appreciative of your kindness.

CHRISTMAS FAYREWe held our first-ever Christmas Fayre on Wednesday 18 December at which a wide range of Christmas-themed crafts made by the children were sold. There was also a Fairtrade Stall and the PTA sold teas, coffees and refreshments. The Fayre was a fantastic success, with the sale of crafts taking £785.34, the Fairtrade Stall taking £540 and the PTA selling £700 worth of raffle tickets. The Raffle was drawn at the end of the Fayre. Congratulations to all the winners and thank you to all those who bought tickets. We had a great turnout of parents/carers and people from the wider community. The atmosphere at the Fayre was very special and a lovely way to celebrate this time of year. Thanks to the PTA for helping us purchase the materials necessary for making the crafts and for all the efforts in organising the Raffle and selling tickets. Huge thanks also to all the children and staff whose hard work made this event such a success.

CHRISTMAS COLLECTIONSThe collection after the Nativity Show on 11 December raised £163.70 and our Christmas Jumper Day on 13 December raised £170.80, all of which will go to School Funds. Thank you for your incredible generosity!

CHRISTMAS SERVICEOur Christmas Service will take place on Friday 20 December at 9.15 am in the school hall. This will be comprised of readings and carols and will be an appropriate way to celebrate the final day of term before the Christmas holidays. All children from P1-P7 will attend and parents/carers are also welcome to join us. After the Service, the PTA will be serving teas, coffees and mince pies in the Dining Hall.

PTA FUNDRAISING UPDATEOur school PTA is a fantastic support to the school through their regular fundraising and social events. We like to express our sincere thanks for all their efforts, not only at Christmas but throughout the school year. Full details of how money raised has been spent in supporting the children in recent months can be found by following this link https://holycrossrcps.wordpress.com/pta-2/

END OF TERM

Term ends at 12 noon on Friday 20 December for ALL children in P1-P7. Please note the early finish. The children will return to school at the normal time of 8.50 am on Thursday 9 January 2020.

On behalf of all the staff at Holy Cross, I would like to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

James McDevittHead Teacher19 December 2019

The Magnificat

My soul glorifies the Lord, My spirit rejoices in God my Saviour.He looks on his servant in her lowliness; Henceforth, all generations will call me blessed.The Almighty works marvels for me.Holy is his name!His mercy is from age to age, on those who fear him.He puts forth his arm in strength and scatters the proud hearted.He casts the mighty from their thrones and raises the lowly.He fills the starving with good things, sends the rich away empty.He protects Israel, his servant, remembering his mercy,The mercy promised to our fathers, to Abraham and his sons for ever. (Luke 1: 46-55)