What a wonderful first two days of Term 1 we’ve had, with our pupils starting their new classes with positivity and enthusiasm.  As for our new Primary 1 pupils – they were a wee bunch of superstars!!

A few wee things to highlight as we move into our first full week back at school …

• please remember to order your child’s lunch online via Parentpay.  Our brilliant kitchen staff, led by Catering Manager Shelagh Sloan, are also preparing lunches every day for Catrine ECC, Muirkirk PS and ECC and Ochiltree PS so they need as many dinners ordered in advance as possible to help with their planning and preparation.
• Our playground is supervised by staff from 8.45am – it would be great if no pupils were in the playground before this time.
• Every day our pupils will exit in the same format, with the younger pupils leaving first so that they can be collected by their parents/carers, freeing up the main gate/entrance for the next class of pupils.
• The order will be – 3.00pm: Primary 1, Primary 3 then Primary 5/6 and at 3.10pm: Primary 2, Primary 4 then Primary 6/7.
• It would be appreciated if parents/carers could stand away from the main gate/entrance until their child’s class is making their way down through the playground towards the gate – this would ease congestion and help with social distancing guidelines which should be followed at all times.
• We are delighted that the School Streets parking restrictions are still in place around our school between the hours of 8.30-9.20am and 2.30-3.20pm – it is making the start and end of our ECC and school days much safer for everyone.

Thanks, as ever, for your continued support.  Mrs Govans