It was brilliant to see so many of our pupils in their shorts and t-shirts today to kickstart our Health Week.  Pupils are encouraged to wear suitable outdoor clothing all week so that they can take part in the many healthy and sporty activities planned for them throughout the week.

Today’s challenge was 20 Star jumps.  All classes completed the challenge together in our main playground, and the efforts of all pupils – from P1 to P7 (and the staff!) was great.  Check out our photos below.

The challenge is now back to our families to do 20 Star Jumps at home later today, with as many family members joining in as possible. In partnership with our Parent Council, we’re setting our challenge as a fundraising venture so it would be great if you could log onto Parentpay and make a small donation towards school funds throughout Health Week.  All donations will be used to purchase future resources for Catrine PS pupils.

Tomorrow’s challenge – 20 Burpees! 

C’mon Catrine – we can do it!

Catrine Primary School is celebrating all things healthy next week during our week long Health Week, and we’re having a sponsored Family Fun Fitness challenge too.

Pupils should come to school wearing sporty/outdoor clothes and footwear all week – check the weather to see if they need sunscreen or a jacket! – as they are going to be involved in a wide range of fun fitness activities every day (no football colours please).

Check out our class blogs for updates and photos of what your child’s class has been up to.

In partnership with our brilliant Parent Council, we’re also having a Sponsored Family Fun Fitness Challenge.  Every day in school, every pupil will take part in a sporty challenge and we then ask that your family has a go at the challenge at home too.  On Parentpay from Monday 7th June, there will be an option for you to pay in a sponsorship donation (an amount of your choice).  All donations will be split between our school fund and the Parent Council and will go towards future events and resources for Catrine PS pupils.

It would be great if you could send in photos/videos of your family taking on each day’s challenge – in the house, the garden, up the Brae Tops, at the Voes, in the park – so that we can join them all together to create a video showcasing our families having fun!

Photos/videos can be posted on your child’s GLOW blog or can be emailed to judith.govans@east-ayrshire.gov.uk.

Daily Challenges …

Monday 7th – 20 star jumps

Tuesday 8th – 20 burpees

Wednesday 9th – 20 lunges

Thursday 10th – 20 squats

Friday 11th – 20 high kicks

Your child will be able to demonstrate each exercise as they will already have taken part in the daily challenge with their class in school.

So, come on Catrine, let’s have a great Health Week getting fit and having fun together!   Thank you.  Mrs Govans

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Parent/Teacher phone calls

Thanks to everyone who has already made an appointment to speak to their child’s teacher during our Parents Night by Phone tomorrow, Wednesday 2nd June.  This is a great opportunity to discuss your child’s report card, which came home last week, and to learn about their progress and next steps with their learning.

There are still appointment times left so please phone the school on 01290 551436 to book a time.

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Holiday Monday

Please note that both Catrine PS and Catrine ECC will be closed on Monday 31st May for the Bank Holiday.  Both establishments will re-open on Tuesday 1st June.

Parent/Teacher phone calls

Thanks to everyone who has already made an appointment to speak to their child’s teacher during our Parents Night by Phone on Wednesday 2nd June.  This is a great opportunity to discuss your child’s report card, which is coming home tomorrow, Friday 28th May, and to learn about their progress and next steps with their learning.

There are still appointment times left so please phone the school on 01290 551436 to book a time.

Thank you.  Wishing you all a lovely long weekend. Mrs Govans

Report Cards and Phone Calls

We are delighted to be sending home report cards for every pupil on Friday 28th May, highlighting their progress and outlining the next steps for their learning.

Our teachers are also looking forward to having a follow-up phone call with every parent/carer to discuss the report cards and to talk about how your child is getting on after another school year which  has included a mix of school and home learning.

Our parent/teacher telephone calls are taking place on Wednesday 2nd June so please phone the school on 01290 551436 from today to make an appointment to speak to your child’s teacher.

Appointments will last for 10 minutes and are available between 3.20-5.20pm and 6.00-7.50pm.  Please let us know the best number for the teacher to phone you on.

Thank you.  Mrs Govans

To all P7 parents and carers,

The Roberts Burns Academy will be hosting information evenings to discuss the transition process for your child into secondary school. This information evening will be held virtually via V-Scene.  Details of how to join using your computer or phone are attached to this message. The meeting will be hosted by Mr McGurn (Depute Headteacher), supported by members of the Pupil Support Team who are leading the transition activities.

The meeting for Catrine PS is on Tuesday 11th May at 6.30pm. 

The purpose of the meeting is to go over the arrangements for this year’s transition programme, including school visits in June, as well as answering frequently asked questions about the school day at the Robert Burns Academy.

We look forward to seeing you.  Mr McGurn, DHT

P7 Transition Meeting – Tuesday 11th May 2021 (1)

What a week – we’ve had lovely sunshine, snowy blizzards, flooded playgrounds and two days off!

1. Please note that our main pupil gate and entrance will still be out of use for next week – the crazy weather has slowed down progress so all classes will continue to enter and exit school via the Infant Gate until further notice.  Thanks for your support with this – it’s been working very well.
2. Remember the School Streets online survey for all Catrine PS parents/carers is open until midnight on Sunday 9th May.  Please take the time to have your say on whether the traffic restrictions temporarily in place around our school should be made permanent.

Have a lovely weekend.  Mrs Govans 

We are delighted that some improvements are going to be taking place around our school and playground over the next month and we’ll have to make some changes to ensure our pupil safety during the course of the works.

From Tuesday 4th May the main pupil gate and stairs will be closed for one week for refurbishment.

At 9.00/9.10am pupils should enter via the infant gate in the infant playground and go to their usual playground area.  We would ask that pupils avoid coming to school too early to help with our playground arrangements.

At 3.00/3/.10pm all pupils will leave school via the infant gate in the infant playground. To avoid congestion the classes will leave in the same order every day so that our younger pupils can be collected safely.

3.00pm – Primary 1/2 then Primary 3 then Primary 5/6

3.10pm – Primary 2 then Primary 4/5 then Primary 6/7

Staff will be in the playground at all times to ensure that all pupils enter and exit the school safely.  We’ll let you know when the work has finished and we can start using the main pupil gate again.

Please phone the school for any further information and thanks for your continued support.  Remember Monday is a holiday and the PS and ECC are closed on Thursday 6th May.

Have a great long weekend.  Mrs Govans

To all P7 parents and carers,

The Roberts Burns Academy will be hosting information evenings to discuss the transition process for your child into secondary school. This information evening will be held virtually via V-Scene.  Details of how to join using your computer or phone are attached to this message. The meeting will be hosted by Mr McGurn (Depute Headteacher), supported by members of the Pupil Support Team who are leading the transition activities.

The meeting for Catrine PS is on Tuesday 11th May at 6.30pm. 

The purpose of the meeting is to go over the arrangements for this year’s transition programme, including school visits in June, as well as answering frequently asked questions about the school day at the Robert Burns Academy.

We look forward to seeing you.  Mr McGurn, DHT

P7 Transition Meeting – Tuesday 11th May 2021 (1)

Please note that both Catrine PS and ECC are closed on Monday 3rd May for the Bank Holiday and on Thursday 6th May for an Inservice Day.

All classes have enjoyed a brilliant first week back to Term 4.

We’ve all taken our learning outside in the glorious sunshine, and classes have been out all over the village having adventures and rescuing hedgehogs (ask Primary 1/2!!)  Please click onto our class GLOW blogs to see some photos of the fun we’ve been having.

The staff have been so pleased with the confident and enthusiastic way in which all of our pupils have returned, and we are looking forward to a busy term.

Have a lovely weekend.  Mrs Govans 🙂

In line with new Scottish Government guidelines, it is expected for all parents/carers to wear a face covering when they are dropping off and picking up their children at our school gates.

Thank you in advance for your cooperation with this national advice.

Mrs Govans

Catrine is a Winter Wonderland today and both the Primary School and the ECC are open as usual.

Please ensure your child comes wearing warm clothes and suitable footwear for a snowy day in our playgrounds.

Take care.  Mrs Govans

Please see below for information from Kerr Chalmers, Traffic and Road Safety Manager for Ayrshire Roads Alliance.

‘We received 94 comments from our initial consultation on proposals for temporary measures to improve physical distancing at or near school entrances at eight schools in East Ayrshire.

A School Street is a road which is closed to all vehicular traffic at school start and finish times. The restriction would not apply to permit holders or blue badge holders, and residents of the street would be contacted directly and issued with free permits as the schemes are developed. The trials will be monitored and if schemes prove to be successful then we would like then to consider introducing permanent schemes.

We are now asking for feedback on the four schools where the initial trials of the proposals are planned to be undertaken. The schools are:

• Auchinleck Primary School and Early Childhood Centre
• Catrine Primary School
• Crosshouse Primary School and Early Childhood Centre
• St Sophia’s Primary School

We have prepared Plans, FAQs and Benefits of School Streets information pack – we hope these will answer many of the general queries raised about School Streets projects.

We are keen to receive as much feedback on our proposals as possible. I would be grateful therefore if you could share these links as widely as possible and encourage people to complete the online survey.  I am issuing a similar email to the Parent Council Chairs at the four schools.’

Please click on the highlighted link above for further information and a chance to comment on their proposals.  Thank you.

This week we have been focusing on our School Value of Responsibility.  Please go to your child’s class blog to see what Responsibility means to them.  Each class is also creating a fantastic School Values display – we’ll make sure to share them with you when they’re complete.

Next week’s School Value is Ambition.

We’ve had a brilliant day in school today celebrating Hallowe’en.  Lots of creative costumes were on display, and each pupil decorated a mask and took part in our whole school Hallowe’en Parade (outside in the playground).  This afternoon was noisy and energetic as each class held their own party, with Hallowe’en games and activities.  A great way to start the weekend!

Have a brilliant Hallowe’en weekend.    Mrs Govans 🙂

School Values

In our classes we are continuing to focus on our School Values, and have started to create the loveliest displays highlighting how we show these Values in our daily school life.

This week we discussed our School Value of Determination and how it applies to us in Catrine PS. Please look at your child’s class blog to see their definitions of Determination.