THERE were some bleary eyes and tired faces in St Albert's Primary School.

But it was all for a good cause as kind hearted youngsters took part in a Wee Sleep Out to raise money for homeless people in Glasgow.

Class teacher Nadine Cohen organised the event, which saw pupils from P5 to P7 spend a night sleeping at school.

While spending a whole day at school might be enough for some youngsters, pupils at the Pollokshields primary bedded down in a school corridor as part of the initiative with charity Social Bite.

Ms Cohen said: "I was doing a lot of research into different charities and organisations that help the homeless when I came across Social Bite.

"I read about their Big Sleep Out in Kelvingrove Park and thought that would be a really interesting thing to do with our pupils.

"Of course, when I looked into it further, someone had already come up with the idea.

"So instead, we took part in the Wee Sleep Out."

Although the evening had a serious purpose, pupils also made time to have a bit of fun.

A samba band played, a bedtime story was read and classes in yoga meditation were held.

Lights out was at 10pm but teachers were sure they could still hear chatter at 1.30am from the 46 children who took part.

Ms Cohen said the school focuses on charitable causes that are close to pupils' hearts.

This year the school has a child who is homeless and another who had to flee their home in Syria.

The teacher said: "What we hope to do is engage the children so they have an understanding of social problems and then a genuine motivation to fix them.

"Their classmates are affected by homelessness so they have a knowledge of the issue."

Ms Cohen added: "I was really pleased that so many of our pupils signed up for this event.

"We do whacky stuff in St Albert's all the time and our parents and pupils are great - cooperation and participation are never things we struggle with."

Social Bite's Sleep in the Park comes to Kelvingrove Park on December 8.

People can pledge to raise cash for the charity while sleeping outdoors in the West End greenspace.

While the night can be a challenge, warm tents and hot food and drink are provided to help people through.

Organisers are still looking for people to sign up - see www.sleepinthepark.co.uk/social-bite