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

Thank you to everyone that handed in bags for our collection.

You helped raise £70.00 for the school funds, which goes towards prizes, reward parties & class resources.

World Book day is on Thursday 5th March.

One of our activities this year is a book swap.

If your child is finished with a book, bring it along to school and they will have the opportunity to pick a new one.

Have you ordered your school photos yet? A polite reminder that the closing date for free delivery back to school is Thursday 5^th March 2026.  Order through the Tempest website using your unique link that was emailed to you, or if you have received paper order forms visit www.tempest-orders.co.uk 

If you need any assistance in ordering your photos, feel free to contact Tempest on 01736 751555 (option 5).

Many thanks,

Well done to this week’s winners for their excellent behaviour in our dinner hall.

Pupils who had their pictures taken yesterday by Tempest will bring home their pictures today.

P1 & P7 pupils that wish to purchase the class picture, please email deborah.robertson@eastayrshire.org.uk for the code.

Thank you

Please note the change to the lunch choice on Thursday 5th March.

A massive Thank You to Logan R in P5 for his very kind donation of Disney and Pixar books for our school and class libraries.  We are going to love reading through these books during our ERIC (Everyone Reads In Class) time.

Well done to this week’s winners of the Ruby Reward Table

The ongoing cooker issues have not been resolved yet.

On Monday 16th, Tuesday 17th & Wednesday 18th there will be a change to the school lunch.

Soup and a sandwich will be on offer. Please select your child’s sandwich choice via parentpay.

Thank you

P5 Swimming

There are a few consent forms still to be handed in, please do so next week.

As indicated the pupils will have a lunch before we head to the swimming.

Can you please complete the form below? Thank you

P5 Swimming

Well done to this week’s winners for excellent behaviour in our dinner hall.

We are delighted to invite Tempest Photography back to Catrine Primary School on Wednesday 18th February.

Please click on the link and complete the consent form, thank you

Tempest Consent Form

Wednesday 4th February : P3 – P7 visit to Glasgow Science Centre

All pupils to arrive in school for 8.50am, to allow for registration and to depart at 9.10am.

Please ensure that your child wears a school jumper.

Bring along a small snack and a packed lunch (unless you have ordered a packed lunch via Mrs Robertson). There is no need for a school bag, bring the snack and packed lunch in a plastic bag with your child’s name on it. NO FIZZY DRINKS please. No money should be brought along as we will not be visiting the gift shop.

Any questions please contact the school office, thank you.

Tuesday 3rd February – P1 & P2 visit to Dumfries House

All pupils to arrive in school for 9.00am, to allow for registration before we leave.

Please ensure that your child is suitably dressed for outside activities: suitable footwear & warm clothing. School jumper on top.

Bring along a small snack and a packed lunch ( unless you have ordered a pack lunch via Mrs Robertson). There is no need for a school bag, bring the snack and packed lunch in a plastic bag with your child’s name on it.

Any questions please contact the school office, thank you

February Holiday

The school will close at 3.00pm on Friday 6th February and reopen on Wednesday 11th February at 9.00am.

Thanks

P7 pupils that have now turned  11 can apply for a photograph bus pass.

Please click on the link below and complete the form, thank you

Age 11 – 15 Bus Pass

We were delighted to welcome several members of EAC’s Education Leadership team to the school a couple of weeks ago, for a three day Learning Visit.  This is a chance for us to show off the wonderful learning and teaching taking place in our classrooms and outdoors.

I am very proud to share their report and think it summarises how the hard work and dedication of all staff members, the enthusiasm and energy of our pupils and the support of our parents/carers and wider school community all combine to ensure Catrine PS is ‘a special wee place‘ (a direct quote from one of our visitors!)

Strengths

• In consultation with the school community, a positive and inclusive ethos has been created, firmly underpinned by well-established CATRINE Values that are consistently embedded in practice and are clearly evident in the daily life of the school.
• Children are confident, respectful and happy. They show a great sense of pride in their school.
• The relationships throughout the school continue to be strong, respectful and caring.
• The whole school community benefits from clear, well-established and effective lines of communication that support positive relationships and shared understanding.
• Distributed leadership is established, enabling staff to take ownership of initiatives and drive school improvement collaboratively.
• Catrine PS is widely regarded as a strength within its local community.
• ASN procedures and processes are regularly reviewed by the DHT and staff,  ensuring a sound understanding of pupil need and a clear overview of intentions. 

The feedback also provided us with clear priorities for future focus areas which we will address through our School Improvement Plan, our collegiate training nights and in-service days.

The learning visit was a very positive and informative experience and it’s great to see our wee village school being acknowledged in this way.  Thank you. Mrs Govans