BBC Children in Need – Friday 14th November 2025

We will be having a dress down day for Children in Need this year, no money will be taken on this day.

It is optional if your child wants to wear Pudsey clothing or wear casual clothes.

If you wish to make a donation, please click on the link below.

https://www.bbcchildreninneed.co.uk/donate/

The school lunch choice on this day has changed and will have a Pudsey theme, please see ParentPay for the change.

Please find details of an upcoming session within the Technical Department at Robert Burns Academy

Sign up via the email address – eaRobertBurns.Ac@eastayrshire.org.uk

Well done to this week’s winners for being excellent pupils in our dinner hall.

We will be celebrating Hallowe’en on Friday 31st October at the school.

Pupils can either come to school in a Hallowe’en costume or dressed in casual clothes like a Dress Down Day.

Please ensure that their Hallowe’en costume is suitable for playing outside during interval and lunch, and that they can take it on and off by themselves when using the toilet.

Please note – no huge accessories (swords etc) or scary masks.

Our pupils will be taking part in Hallowe’en activities throughout the day and will be having a party in their class in the afternoon.

We’re looking forward to a spooky and fun-filled day!

Halloween Trail this Sunday 26th October starting at 12.30pm

This Thursday is the Parent Council Disco, 6.00pm- 7.30pm.

Halloween Costumes are optional and we ask that no large props are brought along, thank you

All pupils must be collected at 7.30pm.

Whole school outing to The Galleon Auditorium, Kilmarnock on Thursday 18th December at 10.00am.

We are delighted that our whole school outing in December will be to the Pantomime. Tickets cost £13.00 per child.

The Parent Council have kindly donated £6.50 per child towards the cost, therefore the cost per child will be £6.50 and has to be paid by Friday 21st November via ParentPay please.

Well done to this week’s winners, for being excellent pupils in our dinner hall.

P6 parents/carers just a reminder that when we return to school on Tuesday 21st October, we will have our first swimming session.

Please ensure your child comes to school dressed for swimming, a bag with a towel and underwear and THEIR BUS PASS.

If your child is a school dinner that day, please book this on parentpay.

Any questions about the swimming please call the school. Thanks

Well done to our winners of the Harvest Hamper and thank you to everyone that kindly donated to our food collection for the Over 50s Club in Catrine

Ashlyn P1

Ollie P1

P7s are raising money to pay for their 2026 Leavers Hoodies.

They have gathered together a very large amount of Haribos and are selling tickets at £1 each. There are 6 Haribo bundles to win.

Tickets can be bought up to Friday 31st October midday, and winners will be drawn at FUN 31 on the same day.

RBA Home Economics Taster Session for all P7 pupils and parents/carers.

Please sign up via the school e-mail address which is on the poster.

For parents of children that are asthmatic, please read the attached letter.

Letter for Parents of Asthmatic Children School 2025

Thank you

In September, we were delighted to be visited by a former Catrine pupil, Mrs Margaret Boyd (nee Wotherspoon).  Mrs Boyd’s grandson had been working in the school and had noticed his Nanny’s name on the Dux board.  The Catrine Public School board, containing the names of pupils who were awarded the John Reid JP of Avalon Dux Medal from 1938 to 1965, is proudly displayed in our school hall.

Mrs Boyd was visiting Catrine with her son and it was lovely to be able to show her the board, which contains both her name, as the Dux winner in 1946 and her older sister’s name, Anna Wotherspoon, who was the Dux winner in 1944.

Mrs Boyd’s son told us that her visit to Catrine had prompted his mum to jot down some notes about her Catrine childhood. 

Mrs Boyd started Catrine Primary School in 1937, when the primary school was in the current ECC building. The Headmistress was Miss Begg, who was in charge for many years and was very popular.  Mrs Boyd said the ‘children loved her and would run to meet her on the way to school so they could carry her bag! We would use a slate and slate pencil back then, and would share reading books, with a new reading book being a real treat!’

She attended Catrine Secondary School, leaving school in 1946 to start work in the sewing room of the Bleach Works (where the whisky bond is now).  The cotton made at the Mill was taken to the Bleach Works where it was cleaned, in preparation for being sold. 

As a child, Mrs Boyd lived in the middle of the village, with her father owning a pub called ‘The Crown Inn’ in St Germain Street, which later became a horse and cart business which delivered the coal to the coal miners families throughout the year.

We are very proud that we were able to meet with Mrs Boyd and share a wee bit of Catrine history with her. 

Thanks to everyone who took the time to write a comment for our BIG questions at Parents Night last week. 

We will take your suggestions on board and thank you SO much for the lovely comments – we feel very proud to be part of ‘#TeamCatrine. 

Please click on the links below to read the collated comments.

Parental comments 01.10.25

BIG questions 01.10.25

We will have a no cost dress down day on Friday 10th October.

This is our last day before the October school holidays.

We close at 3.00pm on the 10th October and reopen at 9.00am on Tuesday 21st October.

Happy Holidays

Just a reminder that we will be holding our Harvest Service on Wednesday 8th October at 9.15am.

Our doors will open at 9.00am.

If you wish to still hand in a donation of a tin/packet of non perishable food, this can be done up to Wednesday morning.

Everyone welcome to join us.