Thank you to everyone that has been buying tickets for the Christmas Hamper.

We have been given two additional prizes to the draw; a Terrys Chocolate Orange Treat and a voucher for a Spa Treat.

Tickets can still be purchased up to the morning of Wednesday 17th December and the winners will be announced at the Christmas Service.

Good Luck, everyone!

Transfer Form Reminder – to be submitted by Friday 12th December

Dear Parent/Carer

Your child is due to transfer from primary to secondary education at the beginning of the new school session (August 2026).

Secondary school hand books are available at: https://eastayrshi.re/SchoolHandbooks

You must complete the online P7 transfer application at http://eastayrshi.re/p7transfer no later than Friday 12 December 2025 to ensure your child is allocated a place within their secondary school.

P3, P4 & P5 Christmas Party – Tuesday 16th December

Pupils can come to school dressed in their party clothes, or bring them in a bag to change into before the party. If you wish your child to go home and change at lunchtime, please send in a note or complete the form below.  Please ensure your child has returned to the school via the main school gate at 12.55pm.

P3, P4 & P5 Party

‘Following unprecedented demand a further Childhood Flu Vaccination drop-in session will be available later today to accommodate children, who have missed their GP/ community  clinic appointment or nursery session’

 Tuesday 09/12/25-NWKAC, Western Rd, Kilmarnock-Drop in from 4-7pm

Click the link to see what we’ve been up to today!

https://blogs.glowscotland.org.uk/ea/primary720252026/2025/12/08/dolphin-house-day-1/

Just a reminder that we will be holding our Christmas Service on Wednesday 17th December at 9.15am.

As well as our Christmas Service, our P1, P2 & P3s will be entertaining us with their nativity ‘Prickly Hay’.

Doors will open at 9.00am, everyone is welcome.

Pupils can come to school dressed in their party clothes, or bring them in a bag to change into before the party. If you wish your child to go home and change at lunchtime, please send in a note or complete the form below. All P1 & P2 pupils going home at lunchtime can be collected from the infant gate at 12.15pm. Please return your child to the school via the main school gate at 12.55pm.

P1 & P2 Party

Well done to Marneil, who have won the house reward party.

This will take place on Friday 12th December at Catrine Games Hall in the afternoon.

Marneil pupils can come to school in casual clothes so that they can take a full part in the activities at the games hall.

Thanks.

Well done to this week’s Ruby Reward Winners.

A massive thank you to everyone that supported our Christmas Fayre last night.

Thank you for all the donations,  and to the organisers, the pupils, the staff and Tesco.

Thank you for all the support on the night from the parents/friends/family of our pupils.

We raised an amazing £812.41 for school funds.

Thank you again.

Congratulations to our winners who correctly guessed the number of sweets and the Gonk’s birthday.

Ashton P6

Freddie P1

STICKY FINGERS CLUB FESTIVE FUN DAY

Sticky Fingers Festive Fun Day will run at the Boswell Centre, Well Road, Auchinleck on Monday 22nd December where registration will start at 11am. Activities will commence at 11.15am prompt and all attendees should be picked up by a responsible adult at 4.30pm. The suggested donation for this event will be £5 per child.

Our Festive Fun Day will include lots of our usual exciting activities: arts and crafts, STEM challenges and fun sports/games, and we have also organised a visit from Santa and Mrs Claus for just after lunch.

Attendees will enjoy a Christmas movie and we also have two lovely reindeer arriving for a visit! All attendees are asked to wear an item of festive clothing or headgear for our Fun Day, if possible.

Attendees should be aged 5 and over.

To register your child for this event, please follow the link below:

https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/QIU841/

P7’s going to Dolphin House on Monday 8th December,

Please be at the school for 9.00am and make your way to the main hall with your bag.

Thanks

We are looking forward to welcoming you along to the school fayre this evening.

Entrance to the school will be via the middle doors at the front of the building.

Just a reminder that if you are driving along to the school this evening, to be mindful of the residents that live adjacent to the school and not park in front of their driveways and no parking in the school car park.

Thank you

The official Christmas Jumper Day is on Thursday 11th December.

This event is in aid of Save The Children – if you wish to make a donation click on the link below.

Save the Children

At Catrine PS we are happy if your child wishes to wear a Christmas Jumper any day in December.

Please make sure the jumper is suitable to wear in school and has NO bells, noises or lights. Thank you

Tuesday 2nd Dec – Due to staff shortages, lunches will be soup & a sandwich today. Thanks