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

The BBC Children in Need is having a Great SPOTacular Appeal Night on Friday 18th November, live on BBC One and iPlayer.
Your child can come dressed in Spots, Pudsey gear or in casual clothes for a Dress Down Day.
We are not taking donations in school, the link to Donate is below.

https://donate.bbcchildreninneed.co.uk/

Please click on the link below for information on upcoming events for November and December.

Nov Dec dates 2022

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

Miss Norman will be running a fun sports club for P3 and P4 pupils from 3.00pm to 4.00pm for 3 weeks; Mondays 7th, 14th and 21st November.

Please click the link to complete the form to register your child. Please complete by Friday 4th November, to ensure a place.

https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=oyzTzM4Wj0KVQTctawUZKdr11JyGX-FBn0H00XNvjqRUM0xVUk05QU1NV04wMVAyVjcyWEZTMlpIRC4u

Miss Norman will be running more after school clubs for P1/P2 and P5/P6/P7 pupils in January.

Are you interested in being part of the School Parent Council?

Details of the Parent Council AGM:

Tuesday 1st November 2022, 7.15PM

Please contact catrineparents@gmail.com  for the meeting link and login details, thank you

At our recent Parents Night on October 12th, our House Captains did a wonderful job of asking parents/carers to complete a short survey of two questions –

What are we doing well in Catrine PS?

What can we improve in Catrine PS?

Thank you to everyone who contributed.  I’ve compiled all of the responses and they’re proudly displayed in the school as we’re chuffed to bits with the positive feedback we received.

Please click on the links below to view the responses.  Mrs Govans

Doing well Oct 22

What could we improve on Oct 22

Wow! Term 1 has simply flown in!

Thank you … to all family and friends who joined us at our Harvest Service.  It was lovely to show off our singing and welcome you back into the school again. 

Thank you … to everyone who kindly donated to our Harvest Hush-In.  The fantastic total of £124.50 was raised, which will go towards transport costs for our school Christmas trip – details to follow next term. 

Thank you … to everyone who attended our Parents Night appointments.  We had a turnout of 98% – our highest turnout EVER!  It was wonderful to chat with parents/carers and great to see families admiring the artwork in our corridors and classes.

Reminder … the school and ECC close today at 3.00pm for the October holidays.   We hope everyone has a lovely break and we look forward to welcoming our pupils back on Tuesday 25th October at 9.00am.

Take care.   Mrs Govans 

• Parent Council AGM  – Tuesday 11th October at 7.00pm via Zoom.  Please email catrineparents@gmail.com for the meeting link.
• Harvest Service – Wednesday 12th October at 9.15am in the school.  All welcome.
• Harvest Hush-In – Wednesday 12th October PM – please log onto Parentpay to see how to donate towards this fundraising event
• Parents Night – Wednesday 12th October.  Thanks to everyone who has already made an appointment to meet their child’s teacher to discuss their learning and targets.  Appointments are still available – phone the school on 01290 551436 to book a time.

A busy few days ahead!   Thank you.  Mrs Govans 

Oct Prog

https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/OctoberAS-CatSports/

Please remember to check your child’s class blog to see what they’ve been learning in their class.  

This has been a very busy week in Catrine PS – from strings tuition to art exhibitions and from caterpillars to Viking jewellery!

Each class has their own separate class blog which is full of great photos and details about what our pupils have been up to.  The links to the blogs are included in the Menu section of our home GLOW page.

Take a look! 

Please click on the link below to see an invitation to Catrine PS Parent Council’s AGM on Tuesday 11th October at 7pm via Zoom.

New members would be more than welcome!

AGM 11.10.22

Mini Kickers

https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/VA8NBP/

P1 – P7 (Full Camp)

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

Any questions, please contact, abby-cjce22@outlook.com

Harvest Service – Wednesday 12^th October @ 9.15am

A warm welcome is extended to all family and friends to come and join us to celebrate our Harvest Thanksgiving next Wednesday 12^th October. Please note we are not asking for food donations this year, thank you.

Catrine Primary School – Harvest Hush-In

To help raise money for school funds we are hosting a Sponsored Silence on Wednesday 12^th October.

P1, P2 and P3 pupils will aim for 30 minutes silence, with P4 to P7 pupils trying to be quiet for 45 minutes!

The Harvest Hush-In will take place in class between 1.00pm and 2.00pm.  The pupils will read books and complete activities related to reading.  Each class has a class library so there is a wide range of books available.

All money raised will go towards transport costs for our whole school cinema trip in December – details to follow.

As we are a cashless school, donations for the Harvest Hush-In should be made on ParentPay – this means that we don’t need individual sponsor sheets. When you log into your ParentPay account, you will see a Harvest Hush-In notification – you can donate as much as you like (minimum donation of £1.00).  Please do not send cash into the school.

Please contact the school for any more information, thanks for your continued support and we hope you can join us at our Harvest Service next week.     Mrs Govans

Any girls in Primary P4 – P7  interested in football, please click on the link below for more information, for football at Catrine Games Hall.

Girls Football

Participation Centre – Come along and give Football a try!

Venue: Ayrshire College, Kilmarnock Campus, Outdoor – Astro

Dates: Wednesday 5^th October 2022 – Wednesday 7^th December 2022

Times: 4pm – 5pm

Age Group: Primary 1 – Primary 7

Girls Only

Cost: FREE

To book a place please click the link below:

https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/ROSEOct2022/

Participation Centre – Come along and give Football a try!

Venue: Ayrshire College, Kilmarnock Campus, Outdoor – Astro

Dates: Monday 3^rd October 2022 – Monday 5^th December 2022

Times: 4pm – 5pm

Age Group: Primary 1 – Primary 7

Boys Only

Cost: FREE

To book a place please click the link below:

https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/BoydOct2022/

KB flyer 2022 final