Avalon pupils had a great time at their House Reward Party at the Games this afternoon.
They had bouncy castles, face painting, karaoke and lots of other fun activities.
The whole school took part in some fun novelty races for Sports Day in the hall this morning. We had a great time despite family and friends not being able to join us.
Well done to Ayrbank who were the winning house with the most points.
Thank you to Tesco in Auchinleck who kindly donated fruit for our Sports Day.
The whole school took part in a wide variety of fun activities for Health Week this week.
On Monday we were learning about the RNLI and water safety as well as learning about oral health and the importance of brushing our teeth.
On Tuesday we had lots of fun activities in our House groups. We took part in a Kahoot quiz, food tasting with Eddie and Amy from The Cotton Trail, outdoor play, litter picking and Commonwealth Games art activities.
On Wednesday we had some special visitors: Rebecca the optometrist and Gerry the firefighter. We also had our ‘Bump Up’ afternoon where we got to move into our new classes and meet our teachers for next session.
On Thursday we had an amazing turnout for our family fun event with lots of activities happening in each class and den building in the hall. We enjoyed eating lunch in the fantastic dens we built.
The pupils in P1-5 got to play New Age Kurling and the pupils in P6 and 7 were cooking with Colin from Lochside.
We finished off the week with a silent disco and laser tag.
To celebrate the start of the World Cup we also got to wear a football strip of a country taking part in the competition.
Thank you to all of our visitors who came along to support our Health Week.
A huge thanks also goes to Mrs Ferguson and Mrs Hasson who have worked so hard to organise a fantastic week of activities for us all!
Primary 4 have been busy making and selling popcorn cones as part of their ‘Poppin Popcorn’ enterprise project this week. The pupils have all worked so hard and have made an amazing profit of £54.15 which will go towards an end of term class party.
Thank you so much for all of your support.
As part of their enterprise this term, Primary 4 will be selling healthy popcorn cones at break time next week.
Cones will cost 50p each. If you can, please try to bring the correct change.
Thank you for your support.
Primary 4 and Mrs McKenna
The JRSO Committee Group are organising a Walk to School Week on the 20th to the 24th of May.
Each day will have a different theme:
Mixed up Monday – wear odd socks.
Team up Tuesday- walk to school with a friend or family member.
Wacky Wednesday- wear your hair in a wacky way or crazy style.
Think about it Thursday- think about ways we can improve our community.
Freestyle Friday- wear your own clothes to school.
We look forward to seeing everyone taking part in Walk to School Week.
By Skye
Yesterday the JRSO committee group were learning about the importance of wearing a helmet when riding a bike or scooter. We carried out a survey and found that out of the 17 pupils in our group:
We talked about the reasons for this and found that some pupils don’t own a helmet. The pupils that did own a helmet thought that they didn’t need to wear one or that it wasn’t cool.
We then designed our own helmets thinking about the colours we would choose and the safety features that we could add. Have a look at our designs.
We would encourage everyone to wear a helmet when you are riding a bike, scooter or even rollerblades/skates as it could save your life!
The amazing performers from our nativity ‘This Way to Bethlehem’.
Our Primary 3 narrators
Mary and Joseph
The farmer and innkeeper
The donkey
The shepherds and their sheep
The three Wise Men
The angels
The star
The pages
The camels
Our JRSO Committee Group organised a ‘Be Bright, Be Seen’ dress down day today and loved seeing all the brightly coloured clothes that pupils came to school wearing. It is important to remember that cars can’t always see us crossing the road as it is now much darker in the mornings and at night.
Our P6/7 Committee Group members chose a winner from each class for the brightest outfit. The winners were:
P1: Jake
P2/3: Layla
P3/4: Oscar
P4/5: Tristan
P5/6: Ayden
P6/7: Millie
Well done everyone!
The Modern Languages Committee have been working so hard over the last few weeks and have been learning all about the French language, culture and festivals.
We started off our first committee meeting by talking about what we already knew about France and what we wanted to know. 
We learned some some facts about France and some French vocabulary. We learned how to say hello and goodbye in French and had lots of fun playing parachute games to practise the French words for colours.
We learned about the French festival of Mardi Gras and made our own Mardi Gras masks. They were amazing!
We learned about Easter traditions in France and got to try some French food. We tasted crepes, baguette, pain au chocolat, croissants, chocolate chip brioche and brie. It was delicious!
Between the 17th-21st May we will be doing a Walk to School week as a part of Road Safety week. Here is some information down below:
We are looking forward to seeing all your outfits!
By Sophie and Kacee
Junior Road Safety Officers
After the Easter holidays, starting the 19th April for 4 weeks, the roads around the school will be closed between 8.45am and 9.30am and again between 2.30pm – 3.20pm. This is to help to improve safety for pupils and also reduce pollution. Remember you might need to leave earlier in the morning and after school if you’re driving a car. Remember it’s for all our safety and will help our environment.
See flyer below for more details: https://blogs.glowscotland.org.uk/ea/catrinepsmain2019/files/2021/03/Catrine-Flyer.pdf
From your Junior Road Safety Officers, Kacee and Sophie!
Primary 6/7 will be having a movie afternoon on Thursday and would like to watch the film ‘Home Alone’ which has a PG rating. If you do not want your child to watch the film please contact the school.
Thank you
Mrs McKenna
Here are some of our favourite towers from the Marneil House Challenge last week! We loved seeing how imaginative and creative you all were! It was great to see all of the different materials being used, here are some of the pictures.
Thank you all for taking part.
Neve and Clark
Here are the winners for the Ayrbank House Challenge. Well done everyone! Your book designs were fantastic.
Here is the Marneil House Challenge for this week……….
P6/7 will be going for a walk around Catrine again tomorrow afternoon as part of their outdoor learning. Pupils should come to school wearing suitable clothing and footwear for the walk.
Thank you.
Mrs McKenna
Here is the Ayrbank House Challenge for this week……….
Hi 👋everyone! Here are the winners for the Avalon House Challenge. It was very difficult to choose as they were all so good but we had to pick winners. Thank you to everyone for taking part.
Daryl and Kaci
