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

Thank you to all family and friends who came along to celebrate our Scots Verse winners today.  We’re sure they enjoyed both the poems and our singing of some weel-kent Scottish songs.

We are all very proud of our pupils and the efforts they have made to learn their Scots poems, and of how confidently they recited their poem, both today and yesterday at the the 12 O’Clock Gang Lunch Club.

Our winners and runners-up are 

• P1Winner – Miller                   R/up – Elliott
• P2 Winner – Emily                  R/up – Leah
• P3 Winner – Lyle                      R/up – Carson
• P4 Winner – Braxton            R/up – Charlotte
• P5 Winner – Harris                R/up – Jack
• P6 Winner – Brody                R/up – Poppy
• P7 Winner – Hannah            R/up – Eilidh 

Our Whole School Overall Winner is Hannah in P7, delivering an excellent recitation of  ‘Willie Wastle‘ by Robert Burns.

Thanks to our judges – Alana Speirs, Depute Manager at Catrine ECC and Mr Clipston, Minister at Catrine Parish Church.

This term P7 is taking part  in the ‘Make £5 Grow’ Virgin Money initiative.

The class successfully applied for an enterprise loan to start their own mini businesses.  They are working hard on all aspects of business from idea development to budgeting and marketing.  When they have sold their product/service they will repay the loan amount to reveal their profit from their hard work.

Throughout the term there will be lots of exciting opportunities for pupils to buy fun products and take part in creative workshops.

Our mini businesses are:

• The Busy Bakers – Cupcakes
• The Goo-Bros – Slime Workshops
• Royal Doh – Playdoh
• The Sweetie Kings – School Tuck Shop
• The Sweet Chicks – Sweetie stuffed knitted chicks

Dates and prices will be confirmed next week – DON’T MISS OUT!

Just a reminder that the voting is currently taking place in Tesco Auchinleck.

Please note that the blue tokens have to be asked for while at the self checkout.

PLEASE REMEMBER TO ASK FOR THEM AND VOTE FOR US

Tell your family and friends to vote for Catrine PS too.

Thank you

In our Home Circles today we focused on Article 30 of the UN Convention of the Rights of the Child.

Article 30 states that ‘every child should have the freedom to enjoy their culture, practise their religion and speak their language with other members of their minority.’

The BIG questions our pupils answered were …

• Why is it important that we learn about the languages, cultures and traditions of other countries in school?
• In our school, when do we learn about – different countries?              – different cultures and traditions?       – different languages?          

As always, our excellent Home Circles came up with some insightful and thoughtful answers.  Read them below …

We also focused on our CATRINE Value of Inclusion. 

The term 3 class overviews have now been uploaded onto your child’s class blog page.

Please take the time to look at what they will be learning in term 3.

Wednesday 29th January 2025

Scots Verse Celebration Presentation will be held in the school.

Winners parents will be notified on Monday by text.

Our doors open at 2.00pm.

Everyone Welcome.

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

P1 parent/carers – Your child will bring home a NHS Scotland Health Review Questionnaire.

Please complete and return to school by Friday 24th January. Thanks

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

The next Parent Council Meeting will take place on Tuesday 14th January @ 6.30pm in Catrine Games Hall.

If you are interested in helping with the Parent Council and the activities they run for the school, please come along to the meeting.