THE CITY OF EDINBURGH COUNCIL Department of Children and Familie Holy Cross R.C. Primary School Craighall Road Edinburgh EH6 4RE Telephone: 0131 552 1972 Email: [email protected] Website: https://holycrossrcps.wordpress.com/ Twitter: @holycrossrcps Head Teacher: Mr James McDevitt M.A. (Hons.), P.G.C.E.(Primary) _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________ NEWSLETTER No 4, December 2019 NURSERY NATIVITY SHOW Our 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 SHOW Children 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 2019 Thanks 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 FAYRE We 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 COLLECTIONS The 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!