What a quick term – it has flown in!

At our Christmas Service on Wednesday, our Parent Council Chair, Dawn, and Treasurer, Ashley, drew out two names to win a £25 Smyths Toys voucher from the Parent Council.

Congratulations to Nadia and Rhys, both from P2/3

Make sure to click on the Sway links to watch our wonderful infant nativity ‘This Way to Bethlehem’ and our ukulele group performance.  We are so proud of all of our pupils for their great efforts.

We close today at 2.30pm – after a whole school Christmas Quiz in the hall – and I look forward to seeing everyone on 8th January.

Wishing all our Catrine friends and family a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.  Take care, Mrs Govans

Thank you, Thank you, Thank you

We have the final total that was raised at the Christmas Fayre

£1176.59

WOW we can’t thank you enough for your amazing support on the night and throughout the year.

Our P7s raised £63.00 towards their Leavers Hoodies & the Parent Council raised £564.05.

Thank you again from all at Catrine Primary School and The Parent Council.

Just a reminder about the Odeon trip for tomorrow.

Please ensure your child arrives at school before 9.00am, to allow for registration and toilets before going on the bus.

Please be mindful that the buses will be parking on James Taylor Avenue, and to allow access for the buses.

The bus will be leaving at 9.10am, and will return to the school for 12.15pm.

If your child is a home lunch, please send in a note or phone the school before 9.10am.

WE WILL BE PROVIDING A SNACK AND A DRINK FOR ALL PUPILS.

PLEASE DO NOT SEND YOUR CHILD WITH AN ADDITIONAL SNACK.

Looking forward to another fabulous whole school trip.

P1 & P2 Pupils

They can come to school dressed in their party clothes, or bring them in a bag to change into before the party.

If you wish your child to go home and change at lunchtime, please send in a note or phone the school to advise.

All P1 & P2 pupils going home at lunchtime, can be collected from the infant gate at 12.15pm.

Please return your child to the school via the main school gate at 12.55pm.

Thank you

P1 Registration

Children who attain the age of 5 years between 1 March 2024 and 28 February 2025 and whose parents/carers wish them to attend school should be registered for education during the week Monday 8 January 2024 until Friday 12 January 2024.

To register you should complete an online application and submit no later than Friday 12 January 2024.

 Register at: – https://www.east-ayrshire.gov.uk/schooladmissions

If you are unable to register online then please phone your local school who will assist you to register your child.

Thursday 21st December is our whole school trip to Odeon Kilmarnock.

We will be leaving Catrine PS at 9.00am and will return for 12.15pm.

Please ensure your child arrives at school before 9.00am on Thursday morning.

WE WILL BE PROVIDING A SNACK AND DRINK FOR ALL PUPILS.

PLEASE DO NOT SEND YOUR CHILD WITH A SNACK.

Looking forward to another fabulous whole school trip.

Our Christmas Service and Nativity will take place on Wednesday 20th December.

Our doors will open at 9.00am for a 9.15am start.

All parent/carers are well to join us.

Look forward to seeing you.

The children of the ECC will be singing Christmas Carols in the Square at 2pm.

Our P6 pupils will be joining them.

All parent/carers, neighbours, friends and community are welcome to come along and join in with the singing.

P3 Parents/Carers – Can you please ensure that your child is wearing a Christmas jumper on the following days;

Tuesday 19th December – Dress Rehearsal

Wednesday 20th December – Christmas Service & Nativity.

We have a few jumpers at school. Please phone if you require one.

Thank you

What a fantastic night we had last night at our Christmas Fayre. Thank you to everyone who came along and played our games, bought our crafts and enjoyed a cuppa with friends.  Look out for our grand total on a blog post next week.

For a night to be as successful as this it takes a lot of team work and kind donations. We would like to say thank you to :

• The Cotton Trail for the donations of the hot dogs and rolls
• Tesco for the marshmallows and sweets to make our snowmen
• Mrs Garven (Mrs Ferguson’s mum) for the delicious shortbread
• Joyce Ferguson (Mrs Schendel’s sister) for knitting our Elves Jingles and Holly
• Mrs Goudie for the gorgeous baby blanket
• Miss Caughie for the two boxes of Mint Aero desserts
• RAD for the Prosecco Afternoon Tea
• Mrs Watt for the bottle of prosecco, chocolates and Countdown to Christmas Face Masks
• Mrs Govans for the donation of sweeties in the jar
• Everyone who donated chocolate and bottles for the tombola stalls
• The parent council who give up their time and continue to be a huge support to our school
• All our wonderful staff who bring out the best in our pupils and give their time to make the night such a success
• Our talented and wonderful pupils who put in so much effort to produce their crafts and our P7 helpers on the night
• Our photographer, Eli, who took the photos below

Prize Winners

• Prosecco and chocolates – Morgan Steele
• Face Masks – Ava Gilmour
• Mint Aero desserts – Georgia Fowler and Ewan Cameron
• Baby blanket – Lara McPike
• RAD voucher – Kerry Caughie
• Hamper – Lauren Campbell
• Hamper – Rhona Goudie
• Number of sweeties in the jar – Ashton Kerr-McNaughton
• Jingles and Holly (birthday 21st October) – Kiara Shepherd

Thanks again everyone and have a very Merry Christmas

Please note the change for school meals on Thursday 21st & Friday 22nd December.

Thursday 21st December – the options will be Pizza & Vegetable Pakora ( please note that if you have booked the Quorn option, it will be replaced with pakora)

Friday 22nd December – Soup and a sandwich. This has been updated on Parentpay.

Previous order for this day will be deleted and you have to go back on to parent pay and select for your child.

Apologies for the change. Thank you

Parents/carers of P7s that are going on the Dolphin House residential trip in January:

There are a few permission forms still to be returned and a few payments to be made for the trip and bus.

Can you please ensure that the forms are returned and payments made by Friday 22nd December?

Thank you

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

Our doors will open at 6.00pm this evening for our Christmas Fayre.

Everyone welcome, we hope you can join us.

Remember its a cash only event.

Craft tables,  Nail painting & tattoos, Raffle, Chocolate Tombola, Biscuit decorating, Tea & Coffee, and lots more.

Those Elves are having too much fun in the office!!!

What have they found today?

All will be revealed this evening at the Fayre.

Just a reminder that next week will be the Christmas Parties.

Monday 18th December – P3, P4 & P5

Tuesday 19th December – P6 & P7

Wednesday 20th December – P1 & P2

Pupils can come to school dressed in their party clothes, or bring them in a bag to change into before the party. Please note that if they come dressed in party clothes, they will be out at playtime and will require a Jacket.

If you wish your child to go home and change, please send in a note that they will be a home lunch. PLEASE NOTE THAT PUPILS IN P1 & P2 WILL NEED TO BE COLLECTED.