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We have been talking about pets this week in the ECC, we have had discussion times on how to look after our pets and been drawing our pets in the Elmer room.  Thank you for sending in all your lovely photographs of your pets, keep them coming!

The children have been exploring line painting through designing their own roads within the soft surface play area.

Budding builders in the making, designing, measuring, building and great team work evident.

Today Group 3 enjoyed song time with P1, working together to complete jigsaws, creating their coat peg picture and playing with their buddies.

They received a lovely welcome from their P1 friends and their buddies.

 

The children were looking for litter to help keep their village tidy.

We visited Libby Lyle at SLBC LTD , they have very kindly donated safety goggles, measuring tapes and hard hats for the children to use while accessing STEM activities.

Thank you very much from all the children and staff at Catrine ECC. We are all looking forward to using the new resources.

Today group 2 enjoyed their morning in Primary 1.  The ECC children particularly enjoyed visits from their siblings and buddies, as well as creating faces with the stones, designing their coat peg pictures, working together to complete jigsaws and GoNoodle.

Primary 1 children and the buddies were great models and did a fantastic job of encouraging, supporting and including the children from the ECC.

 

Today we had a visit from a local artist Lisa Mair.  She showed us some of her art work and then she spoke about how she draws and paints her pictures. Lisa worked alongside the children as they created their own versions of her work.

 

The  children were asked if they could have a pet what would it be, they then were budding artists. Here is a small selection of work.

“A dog , a llama,  a cat,  a dinosaur,  a rabbit, a horse and a bird” are only a few examples.

Meet Achieving Andy, he will be showing us what it means to achieve our goals and targets.  We would love to hear about achievements from home also.

We have been exploring the jobs and services within our community. In the Caterpillar room, the children have had great fun exploring the roles of the police force through role play.

 

Today was the start of our transition visits to Primary 1.  The ECC children enjoyed exploring the classroom, participating in kids Zumba, designing their own coat peg pictures and drawing with their buddies on the Promethean board.

Primary 1 children and the buddies did an amazing job ensuring the ECC children had a lovely warm welcome and felt included.

 

We have begun exploring our local community as part of our afternoon sessions at the ECC. This week we have had an opportunity to visit The Cotton Trail.  We enjoyed having our afternoon snack of toast and a drink and would like to thank The Cotton Trail for their hospitality.

                    

We are looking at ways to keep our body and minds healthy with Healthy Hannah.  We tried yoga and had lots of fun!

In line with the review of our Vision, Values and Aims, all staff at both Catrine PS and ECC have been involved in updating our Curriculum Rationale. 

Our Curriculum Rationale is unique to Catrine, and it highlights ‘What we want for our children and young people, and how we are going to work together to achieve this’.

All staff were consulted and answers collated to emphasise our priorities to ensure excellence in teaching and learning experiences.

The words in the border around our Curriculum Rationale highlight the authority and national guidelines and priorities which guide our practice, and the key elements of

A Curriculum for Excellence which drives our planning and assessment.

I am pleased and proud to share our Curriculum Rationale with you.

Mrs Govans

curriculum rationale

 

Please keep us updated with your children’s achievements from home, thank you.

This month we are exploring our value of  Fairness and what that means to us.  Please take a minute when visiting the ECC to leave your comment on a post-it at the main door, thank you.

We have been celebrating Chinese New Year this week and made our very own Chinese Dragon.  Today we performed our Dragon Dance, with dancing and instruments.

We have been chatting about the importance of Oral Health and how we care for our teeth.  In the monkey room we have set up our very own Dentist surgery.

The children this week had fun using natural resources to make their own Chinese restaurant.

We regularly highlight our Vision, Values and Aims with our pupils in both our school and ECC through a variety of activities, and our pupils have a good understanding of what they mean and how we apply them at Catrine PS and ECC.  Through monthly GLOW questionnaires, we ask parents/carers for their opinions and comments about our school and ECC, and their responses are always very much appreciated. As a staff, we annually review our Vision, Values and Aims and have collaborated to produce a poster detailing them, which will be a reference point for future discussions with our pupils, and for our priorities moving forward.  Our Vision, Values and Aims poster highlight our priorities and give examples of how we put them into action in our establishments.

I’m proud to present you with our new Vision, Values and Aims poster which will be proudly displayed in both our school and ECC.

Mrs Govans

vision, values, aims

I am delighted to provide you with the latest report from Education Scotland and East Ayrshire Council for Catrine PS and ECC.  It states that both establishments are now officially signed off from the inspection process.  Staff at both Catrine PS and ECC are very pleased with the report, and we are proud to be sharing it with you.

Mrs Govans

Please click on the link below:

Catrine Parents re HMIe Follow-Up