Kind-hearted pupils
Victoria Park event
Another annual event in which the students of St Aidan’s reach out to the local community has once again been a tremendous success.
Sixth year students take on the huge task of providing a fabulous Christmas party experience for the children of the Victoria Park School in Carluke.
This year over 60 children from Victoria Park School were welcomed by the sixth year for an afternoon of fun, games and gifts.
On the day, the sixth year students dive into the whole experience by dressing as Christmas elves. They decorate the hall and pile the individual presents that they have bought for each guest high.
The transformation from assembly hall into a virtual Santa’s grotto is amazing and is a product of the enthusiasm and energy of the sixth year students.
The effort that goes into creating this fabulous day was apparent in the smiles, the energy and the excitement of everyone who took part in the party.
Things reached a peak when Santa made a special appearance to distribute the gifts.
The event was the culmination of a long period of planning, organisation and fundraising by the sixth year students.
They have organised and supported events as diverse Hallowe’en discos, coffee mornings and a charity leg waxing.
All their efforts resulted in over a thousand pound being raised to fund the party.
The real commitment of the students over the whole process of planning such an ambitious event and their enthusiasm for making it such a success on the day was clearly rewarded by the smiles on the faces of everyone who took part.
Caritas Retreat
Saint Aidan’s Caritas pupils enjoyed a full day of reflection and faith based activities run by our school chaplain Fr Gerry Maguinness at the Layola Centre and St Ignatius Church.
The day began with Mass and ended with the Stations of the Cross where pupils shared their own reflection on one of the stations.
The pupils had a wonderful time and felt the day had really helped them on their Caritas journey.