The sun was shining and we had a lovely afternoon with our buddies at the ECC for our Teddy Bears’ Picnic. P1 came along with us too and enjoyed seeing the staff and their friends from last year.
We are delighted to introduce the newest member of #Team Catrine…
Welcome to the world, Blaine Craig Campbell, born on 18.03.25 weighing in at a healthy 7lb 10oz. Both mum and baby are doing well. Our love and congratulations to Mr and Mrs Campbell x
Alfie in P6 is officially a superstar!
On Wednesday night he attended a star-studded awards ceremony at the Park Hotel in Kilmarnock, as he was nominated in the category of EAC Climate Change Champion – and he won!!
Alfie represents our true CATRINE Values on a daily basis and we agree with all that was said at the awards event about his committment and dedication to improving both our school and village environment.
Well done, Alfie – from everyone at Catrine PS x
Well done to this week’s Ruby Reward winners, for being excellent pupils in the dinner hall.
On Friday 4th April we will have a dress down day.
Come along to school in casual clothes (no Football tops).
The School will close at 2.30pm on this day for the Easter holidays and reopen on Tuesday 22nd April at 9.00am.
Easter Service – Wednesday 2nd April
Our Easter service will be held on Wednesday 2nd April at 9.15am.
Our doors will be open at 9.00am.
All family and friends welcome to the service.
We held an assembly to present our hard work on our whole school ‘Power Down’ challenge. Power Down aims to educate pupils on sustainable energy use. We are learning about sustainable energy through monthly class challenges. We presented these during our assembly:
This month we invited along Vicky McWilliam and Windy the Windmill to attend our assembly. As well as listening to our presentation, Vicky McWilliam also invited everyone to join in on ‘Windy’s Earth Hour’. We will complete this challenge on Friday in school where we will ‘power down’ and turn off electrical devices for an hour in a bid to save energy. We would also like to invite you at home to participate in Earth Hour sometime this weekend. Why not spend an hour playing games, going outside and having fun together!
Have fun powering down!
In consultation with pupils and staff, we are trialling a period of having NO school bells ringing throughout the school day.
Normally, the school bell rings 8 times every day and it can be quite overwhelming for some pupils as it is very loud in certain areas of the school.
Staff in the playground will inform pupils that it is time to line up, and pupils in P1 to P4 should line up as usual. Pupils in P5-P7 are not lining up – their entrance door will be opened by staff and they should enter the school in a free flow manner.
We find that this is resulting in pupils entering the school in a more calm and settled manner, meaning that they are better prepared to start their learning.
We have trialled this system over the past three Fridays and it has gone very well so we’re now trialling it for a longer period of time. We will seek feedback from staff, pupils and parents to see if having NO school bells should become a permanent fixture.
Thanks, Mrs Govans
Parents Night – Tuesday 1st April
Appointments are now open for booking for parents night.
Please call the school to arrange a suitable time to speak to your child’s teacher.
Well done to this week’s Ruby Reward winners, for being excellent pupils in the dinner hall.
This morning 3 pupils from Catrine Primary attended Robert Burns Academy for the Barony Burns Festival, along with other local primary schools.
Catrine was represented by Miller P1 (P1, P2 &P3), Harris P5 (P4 & P5) & Hannah P7 (P6 & P7).
Each pupil recited their poem in front of judges for their class stage.
Catrine PS was placed in the P4 & P5 stage, with Harris picking up 3rd place.
Well done to all 3 pupils who were a credit to Catrine Primary School.
BIG excitement at Catrine PS today as our new play barrels were placed in our playground for use by all pupils.
Pupils from P3-P7 were involved in choosing the area of our playground where our new equipment was to be placed, and they enjoyed being the first pupils to have a go!
Thanks to Mrs Schendel and Mrs Robertson for sourcing these ‘barrels of fun!’
Still time to order for the P1 & P7 group photos
Have you ordered your school Group photo yet? A polite reminder that the closing date for free delivery back to school is
Wednesday 19th March 2025. Order through the Tempest website using your unique link or visit www.tempest-orders.co.uk
If you need any assistance in ordering your photos, feel free to contact Tempest on 01736 751555 (option 3).
Our school football team recently took part in the Bill Shankly Football Festival at Townhead Park in Cumnock.
Although we didn’t win the tournament, Miss Burleigh said the team represented their school and community very well, showing great sportsmanship and teamwork.
We are very proud of them all!
From L to R: Harry, Harris, Darryl (C), Jamie, Brody, Alfie, Steven, Oscar and Finlay.
P7 Parent/Carers
Your child will come home today with an Annual Data Check form.
These details are required to be checked, before your child’s details are passed to RBA.
Please check that all the details are correct, sign and return the form by Friday 28th March.
Thank you
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