We are delighted to share the lovely news that Miss McLean is the proud mum to a beautiful baby girl called Ellis.

Ellis arrived safely on Saturday 30th December, weighing 8 lbs 4 oz and both mum and baby are doing well.  Ellis is just perfect x

We are also glad to welcome Miss Paton into P4/5 for the rest of the session as she is covering Miss McLean’s maternity leave.

Welcome to #Team Catrine, Miss Paton 🙂

In our January Home Circles we highlighted Article 32 of the UN Convention of the Rights of the Child which states that children and young people should not be able to work until they reach a certain age.  In Scotland, children are not allowed to do almost any kind of work until they are 13, and rules about the work that children can do remain in place until the age of 18.

Our questions were –

Why do you think there are rules in place about children working?

Why do you think these rules need to be there?

Take a look through our answers in our Home Circle jotters …

Date for your diary – Tuesday 20th February.

We have arranged for another Rag Bag collection to take place at Catrine PS.

If you are clearing out old clothes, shoes etc place them in a black bin bag and bring along to the school.

We will start taking bags on Monday 19th February.

P5 Parents/Carers

We are currently making plans for a future event that involves all the P5 pupils. To allow this to happen we require all of them to have a Kids Kard/ Bus Pass

Please complete the link below by the end of January.

Kids Kard age 5-10

If you are unsure if your child has a card or has lost their card, please contact the school.

Thank you

One more sleep until Dolphin House!!

P7 pupils attending the residential, please be at the school for 9.00am. Parents/Carers are welcome to wait to wave off the bus.

The bus will leave at 9.15am.

Weather forecast for the week at Dolphin House, is sunny, cold and light winds. Please ensure that warm clothes are packed.

Remember to pack an empty water bottle, empty lunch box and bring along any medication that you have advised us of.

Looking forward to another amazing time at Dolphin House 🙂

Welcome back to the start of Term 3.  We’re kicking off this very busy term by asking for your help.

At the beginning of this session, after consultation with pupils, staff, parents and carers, we updated our school and ECC values.

We now have our CATRINE Values –

C – Community

A – Achievement

T – Teamwork

R – Respect

I – Inclusion

N – Nurture

E – Excellence

We’re asking for your help in designing a logo which contains the words CATRINE Values and what each letter stands for.  The winning design will be made into a poster by the EAC Print Room and will be displayed around the school and incorporated into our school stationery.

We are NOT replacing our school badge – the lovely image of the Catrine Wheel will still be on our school jumpers and polo shirts; we are looking for a design for our CATRINE Values.

Logo entries are welcomed from creative folk of all ages – you can either hand in entries on paper to the main office or take photos of your design and email them to judith.govans@east-ayrshire.gov.uk.

The finished poster will be A4 size so we’re looking for a bright, colourful and clear poster which makes our CATRINE Values very easy to read and understand.

Thanks in advance for your help – I can’t wait to see your wonderful entries.  All entries to be in by Friday 26th January please.  Please contact the school for further information.  Mrs Govans

What a quick term – it has flown in!

At our Christmas Service on Wednesday, our Parent Council Chair, Dawn, and Treasurer, Ashley, drew out two names to win a £25 Smyths Toys voucher from the Parent Council.

Congratulations to Nadia and Rhys, both from P2/3

Make sure to click on the Sway links to watch our wonderful infant nativity ‘This Way to Bethlehem’ and our ukulele group performance.  We are so proud of all of our pupils for their great efforts.

We close today at 2.30pm – after a whole school Christmas Quiz in the hall – and I look forward to seeing everyone on 8th January.

Wishing all our Catrine friends and family a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.  Take care, Mrs Govans

Thank you, Thank you, Thank you

We have the final total that was raised at the Christmas Fayre

£1176.59

WOW we can’t thank you enough for your amazing support on the night and throughout the year.

Our P7s raised £63.00 towards their Leavers Hoodies & the Parent Council raised £564.05.

Thank you again from all at Catrine Primary School and The Parent Council.

Just a reminder about the Odeon trip for tomorrow.

Please ensure your child arrives at school before 9.00am, to allow for registration and toilets before going on the bus.

Please be mindful that the buses will be parking on James Taylor Avenue, and to allow access for the buses.

The bus will be leaving at 9.10am, and will return to the school for 12.15pm.

If your child is a home lunch, please send in a note or phone the school before 9.10am.

WE WILL BE PROVIDING A SNACK AND A DRINK FOR ALL PUPILS.

PLEASE DO NOT SEND YOUR CHILD WITH AN ADDITIONAL SNACK.

Looking forward to another fabulous whole school trip.

P1 & P2 Pupils

They 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 phone the school to advise.

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.

Thank you

Thursday 21st December is our whole school trip to Odeon Kilmarnock.

We will be leaving Catrine PS at 9.00am and will return for 12.15pm.

Please ensure your child arrives at school before 9.00am on Thursday morning.

WE WILL BE PROVIDING A SNACK AND DRINK FOR ALL PUPILS.

PLEASE DO NOT SEND YOUR CHILD WITH A SNACK.

Looking forward to another fabulous whole school trip.