P6 had another visit today to the ECC to play with their buddies. For some of us this was the first time meeting our buddy.

Our Primary 6 pupils were so excited to visit the ECC on Friday and meet their buddies for the first time.

They were super role models and we were so proud of  the way they took their responsibilities so seriously and interacted beautifully with the children.  They are going to make excellent buddies!

Here are some of our photos. A few of the ECC children were absent but we will hopefully meet up with them on our next visit down on the 6th March.

Well done to the winners of our design a bright hoodie competition.

By Caleb &Connor

Oh what a night!! A huge thank you to the parent council for organising our school disco.  DJ Billy had us dancing all night.

A big thank you too to The Cotton Trail who donated all the sweets, crisps and juice for our tuck shop.

Next Friday is be bright be seen day . With the dark mornings and dark nights we need to remember cars can’t always see us when we cross the road.

Next Friday pupils can come to school wearing bright clothes or with something bright in their hair, on their jacket or on their bag. Or pupils can just dress down.

The junior road safety officers will organise some activities for everyone.
by Connor &Caleb

It was lovely to see so many of you at the Maths Family After School club on Tuesday. We were so busy we forgot to take photos!  We took some time to work on our scrapbooks together and then some of our amazing pupils demonstrated a few of the addition methods we use in school.

Following a request, we will look at multiplication and the resources and methods we use in school at the next session.

Please remember these are drop in sessions so if you didn’t manage along  last week you are very welcome to join us on Tuesday 8th November at 3pm.

All pupils must be accompanied by an adult. Please collect your child as normal after school and then come to the main doors.

Please click on the Maths Family Learning tab above for  more information on supporting your child at home with maths.

Mrs Schendel

Yesterday we went to Troon and learned about road safety and trained to be Road Safety Officers.  We drew a poster all about road safety, we played a board game, we acted out what might happen if we don’t pay attention when we cross the road.  We spoke about being safe on the roads.

It was fun and we can’t wait to be your Road Safety Officers.

Caleb Gilmour and Connor Brown

Mrs Schendel and Miss McLean will be running a Maths Family Learning Club in the school every Tuesday in November from 3pm – 4pm.

This club is open to all pupils across the school who must be accompanied by an adult.  

The aim of the club is to support children and families with all aspects of maths.  You will have an opportunity to work together on our maths scrapbook activities, to  ask questions about the maths work that takes place in the school and try out some of the resources and methods we use in the classroom.

These are drop in sessions.   There is no need to book a place or attend every week.

Our first session will be on Tuesday 1st November.  Please collect or meet your child as normal at the school gates then come to the main entrance.

Please contact Mrs Schendel if you have any enquiries.

roberta.schendel@eastayrshire.org.uk

We were so delighted today to finally open our doors and welcome our pupils’ families back in to our school!

It was amazing (and quite emotional) to see so many of you this morning and the staff and children were so proud to show off all the fantastic work that takes place in our classrooms.

A huge well done to our superstars Ellie and Hannah who stood up and demonstrated their maths skills, they were outstanding.

Thank you so much for your feedback. We will look through these and look at ways at continuing  to support pupils and families with maths. Look out for future posts on how we have responded to your suggestions.

Thank you so much once again, we really loved having you all back!

Mrs Schendel

This week is Maths Week Scotland and we are looking forward to taking part in lots of activities throughout the week.

Following on from the success of last  year, we are relaunching our National Numeracy’s Family Maths scrapbooks and activities. These are activities that help children and families to explore everyday maths at home together. They link the maths that children are learning at school with life outside the classroom.

To help you and your child complete these activities every pupil will bring home a toolkit packed full of equipment to help you get creative.

Please come along to our Maths Open Morning this Wednesday 28th at 9am for more information on supporting your child at home with maths.  You will also have the opportunity to  visit your child’s classroom and see all the amazing maths activities that take place there every day.

Have fun exploring your toolkit and I look forward to looking through the scrapbooks.

Mrs Schendel

As part of Maths Week Scotland next week we are delighted to be able to open our doors and welcome parents and carers into the school.

The main doors will open at 9.00am and a short presentation will be given in the main hall.

There is then an opportunity for you to go and join your child in their classroom and take part in their maths lesson.

We look forward to seeing you on Wednesday 28th September at 9.00am.

Mrs Schendel

A warm welcome to Miss Norman who will be joining us in August.

Miss Norman will be the P3/4 teacher for the year and we look forward to a busy year ahead.

What a fantastic day we have had celebrating the Queen’s Jubilee!

We had our very own live band playing this morning while we were busy decorating placemats.  A big thank you to members of the Sanquhar Silver band and friends for keeping us entertained.  The ECC joined us in marching round the playground to show off our majestic crowns and to give some very royal waves. We then finished by standing and listening to the band play the National Anthem.

Our street party lunch was so much fun! We showed off our dance moves and ate delicious party food.  A big thank you to our Catering Team once again for making our lunch so special.

Throughout the day the children took part in different activities. Make sure you have  look on the class blogs to see what they got up to.   We have just loved being able to mix classes again and see our older pupils supporting the younger ones.

A big thank you to all the staff who have worked hard to make the school look special and for organising such a fantastic day!

Have a great holiday weekend.

Mrs Schendel

Thank you so much to our Catering Team for a fantastic Jubilee Lunch.  The children said it was, “so yummy!”

Thank you also to Mrs Watt for our balloon decorations, our tables looked fit for royalty!

A reminder that Mrs Schendel, Miss Murdoch and Miss Burleigh will be in the playground from 2.45pm tomorrow afternoon, Tuesday 24th May, to chat about all things maths.

See previous post for details.

We look forward to seeing you then.

Mrs Schendel

Our partnership with National Numeracy is coming to an end and I would like to say a huge thank you to all the families and pupils who engaged with the scrapbooks over the year.

I have been so proud to attend meetings with the organisers and other schools in East Ayrshire who have been taking part and to show off the fantastic work lots of you have been doing!

Due to the huge success we intend to continue with the scrapbooks next year and, fingers crossed, we may be able to get families together to share ideas and offer support.

National Numeracy would like your feedback and have asked that parents complete a short survey.  You have a chance of being entered into their competition to win £50 worth of books and games.

Please click the link below and good luck!

https://nn.typeform.com/to/xLcyBnNU

Mrs Schendel

Although some restrictions are beginning to ease we still really miss not being able to  have our parents/carers in school to see all the fabulous learning that is taking place.

Mrs Schendel, Miss Murdoch and Miss Burleigh would love a blether with parents/carers of P5/6 and Primary 6/7 about all things maths and will be in the main playground on Tuesday 24th May at 2.45pm.

Please come along and ask any questions you may have in supporting your child with their maths homework or to ask about the maths work taking place in the classrooms.

We would appreciate that in line with our regulations that social distancing is maintained.

If you are unable to attend but have any maths related questions you would like to ask please e-mail me at:

roberta.schendel@eastayrshire.org.uk

We look forward to seeing you then.