We’re delighted – but also really sad – that Miss Caughie will be leaving us on Friday 15th March to take up a new post in a residential school in the Scottish Highlands.

Miss Caughie, along with Mrs McCaig, has been teaching our P3/4 class since August last year and has quickly become a valued member of #Team Catrine PS staff.

We wish her all the luck in the world in her new position.

Miss McLean visited us yesterday and we all had the pleasure of meeting Ellis.

Ellis is now 6 weeks old and is as cute as a button.  Miss McLean thanked P4/5 for the lovely cards they had made for her.

Ellis was exhausted after meeting everyone and snuggled into her mum before heading off home.  We look forward to them visiting again soon.

In our February Home Circles we highlighted Article 23 of the UN Convention of the Rights of the Child which states that ‘a child with a disability has the right to live a full and decent life with dignity and, as far as possible, independence and to play an active part in the community. ‘

Our questions were –

Why is it so important that there are special rules in place to make sure people (adults and children) with a disability are always included in our school and community?

Can you think of ways in which people with disabilities are included?

Take a look through our answers in our Home Circle jotters …

At the beginning of this session, after consultation with pupils, staff, parents and carers, we updated our school and ECC values.

We now have our CATRINE Values –

C – Community

A – Achievement

T – Teamwork

R – Respect

I – Inclusion

N – Nurture

E – Excellence

We’re asking for your help in designing a logo which contains the words CATRINE Values and what each letter stands for.  The winning design will be made into a poster by the EAC Print Room and will be displayed around the school and incorporated into our school stationery.

We are NOT replacing our school badge – the lovely image of the Catrine Wheel will still be on our school jumpers and polo shirts; we are looking for a design for our CATRINE Values.

Logo entries are welcomed from creative folk of all ages – you can either hand in entries on paper to the main office or take photos of your design and email them to judith.govans@east-ayrshire.gov.uk.

The finished poster will be A4 size so we’re looking for a bright, colourful and clear poster which makes our CATRINE Values very easy to read and understand.

Thanks in advance for your help – I can’t wait to see your wonderful entries.  All entries to be in by Friday 26th January please.  Please contact the school for further information.  Mrs Govans

We are delighted to share the lovely news that Miss McLean is the proud mum to a beautiful baby girl called Ellis.

Ellis arrived safely on Saturday 30th December, weighing 8 lbs 4 oz and both mum and baby are doing well.  Ellis is just perfect x

We are also glad to welcome Miss Paton into P4/5 for the rest of the session as she is covering Miss McLean’s maternity leave.

Welcome to #Team Catrine, Miss Paton 🙂

In our January Home Circles we highlighted Article 32 of the UN Convention of the Rights of the Child which states that children and young people should not be able to work until they reach a certain age.  In Scotland, children are not allowed to do almost any kind of work until they are 13, and rules about the work that children can do remain in place until the age of 18.

Our questions were –

Why do you think there are rules in place about children working?

Why do you think these rules need to be there?

Take a look through our answers in our Home Circle jotters …

Welcome back to the start of Term 3.  We’re kicking off this very busy term by asking for your help.

At the beginning of this session, after consultation with pupils, staff, parents and carers, we updated our school and ECC values.

We now have our CATRINE Values –

C – Community

A – Achievement

T – Teamwork

R – Respect

I – Inclusion

N – Nurture

E – Excellence

We’re asking for your help in designing a logo which contains the words CATRINE Values and what each letter stands for.  The winning design will be made into a poster by the EAC Print Room and will be displayed around the school and incorporated into our school stationery.

We are NOT replacing our school badge – the lovely image of the Catrine Wheel will still be on our school jumpers and polo shirts; we are looking for a design for our CATRINE Values.

Logo entries are welcomed from creative folk of all ages – you can either hand in entries on paper to the main office or take photos of your design and email them to judith.govans@east-ayrshire.gov.uk.

The finished poster will be A4 size so we’re looking for a bright, colourful and clear poster which makes our CATRINE Values very easy to read and understand.

Thanks in advance for your help – I can’t wait to see your wonderful entries.  All entries to be in by Friday 26th January please.  Please contact the school for further information.  Mrs Govans

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 to everyone who came along to our Literacy Open Morning today, despite the horrible weather!

Our pupils and staff really enjoyed showing off their Literacy learning and we hope you had a great time looking at our work and displays.

P1, P2 and P3 pupils were presented with their Bookbug and Read, Write, Count book bags – we’re sure you’ll have a lovely time reading and learning together at home.

Thanks to Captains Georgia and Marley for the photos 🤩

In our September Home Circles we highlighted Article 12 of the UN Convention of the Rights of the Child which states that every child has the right to express their views, feelings and wishes in all matters affecting them, and to have their views considered and taken seriously.  This right applies at all times: during immigration proceedings, housing decisions or the child’s day to day home life. 

Our questions were –

When is your opinion listened to in Catrine PS? When is your voice heard?

Why is it important that your opinion is listened to?  Why should your voice be heard?

Have a read through our answers from our Home Circles jotters …

In our Home Circles today we focused on Article 3 of the UN Convention of the Rights of the Child which states that the best interests of the child must be a top priority in all decision and actions that affect children.

Today’s questions were:

Who is involved in making decisions which affect you in school and at home?

Why are these people involved in making decisions which affect you?

Check out our Home Circle answers below!

A huge well done to Caleb and Curtis in P6 who have both been chosen to play for the East Ayrshire District Primary School Football Team this year.

Both boys have attended three trials and have made it through the rigorous selection process.  We are very proud of them both and look forward to hearing about their games with the EAC team.

• And we’re back! We’ve had a lovely, settled start to our new term with our pupils all looking very smart in their Catrine PS uniform.
• A special Well Done to our new Primary 1 pupils who have settled in so quickly. P1 pupils are in from 9.30am to 2.30pm today and tomorrow, and will be in full time from Wednesday 23^rd
• Our playgrounds are supervised from 8.45am every morning.
• Most pupils have brought in their PE bag, which can be left in school, and should contain their PE kit of plain shorts and appropriate gym shoes. No football colours or logos please. Your child’s PE timetable will be put on their class blog over the next couple of days.
• PLEASE remember to label all of your child’s belongings – our Lost Property basket is always overflowing with unclaimed jumpers and cardigans!
• Remember to order your child’s lunch via Parentpay for each school week to ensure they get their first choice at lunchtime. It would be great if you could order with your child so they know what they are getting for lunch each day.
• Pupils are encouraged to drink water throughout the school day, so bottles of water (not juice or fizzy drinks please) are allowed in our classes. Please label your child’s bottle.
• Please also be reminded that the streets around Catrine PS are ‘School Streets’ and that parents/carers should not be using them at drop off and pick up times for the safety of all of our pupils and wider community. We would appreciate your continued support and observance of this legal requirement.
• We’re looking forward to welcoming our parents/carers and families into our school to share the wonderful learning and teaching that’s taking place at Catrine PS so look out for dates of Open Mornings and family events.

Mrs Govans

As we close today for the summer holidays, there’s some special people who deserve a big THANK YOU!

Thank you to … the parents, family and friends of our  Catrine PS pupils for your constant support of everything we do.  It makes a huge difference to know we have your backing in our efforts to continuously improve the learning and teaching experiences for your children.

Thank you to … the Parent Council for giving up their own time to arrange wonderful events for our pupils, and for their advice and support in moving our school forward

Thank you to … #Team Catrine staff – our teachers, Classroom Assistants, Senior Clerical, Catering and Cleaning staff – who all work so hard to ensure Catrine PS is a supportive, nurturing, clean, safe and wonderful learning environment.  It’s truly a team effort to keep a school continuously improving and every member of staff is a vital part of our collective school group.

Thank you to … our Catrine PS pupils.  From Primary 1 to Primary 7, our pupils motivate us every day.  They are kind, smart, funny, loud, creative, clever, hardworking, noisy, friendly, messy, inventive, cheeky – all the things that happy children should be and we think the world of them.

Wishing you all a wonderful summer break.  Good luck to our P7 Leavers – reach for the stars as you start your RBA journey.

We look forward to welcoming everyone, especially our new Primary 1 pupils, on Monday 21st August.

Take care. Mrs Govans x

What a brilliant day the whole school had during our visit to Glasgow Science Centre on Monday. P1-4 pupils enjoyed a trip to The Planetarium, and P5-7 pupils watched a 3D movie called ‘Our Beautiful Planet’ on Scotland’s largest IMAX screen. We all loved exploring the three floors of science activities, games, puzzles and interactive exhibits.  Lots of comments from pupils about wanting to organise a return visit soon!