Well done to this week’s winners for being excellent pupils in our dinner hall.
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Final day at Dolphin House
Our final day at Dolphin House has been busy too. We had to strip our beds and pack our cases before our final dorm inspection. Well done to Georgia, Millie and Layla who gained the most points over the week for the tidiest dorm.
We completed an orienteering course this morning before doing a treasure hunt around Culzean park then ended our week roasting marshmallows around the campfire.
What a fantastic week where we have challenged ourselves to try new activities, tried new foods, worked as a team, developed our independence, persevered when things got hard, followed instructions and spent a whole week with no electronics! We even managed to squeeze in a game of tig while waiting for the bus.
Dates for your Diary
Term 3 Diary Dates
Dolphin House – Day 3
What a busy day we have had today.
After breakfast we went abseiling & to try archery. 🧗🏽♀️🏹 Then we went to explore the castle caves and did some rockpooling on the way back.
We had a fabulous disco with the wonderful Captain Calvin to round off our last night here at Dolphin House.
Tempest Photography
Date for your diary
Tempest Photography is booked to come to the school on Tuesday 27th February 2024.
The photos are for Primary pupils only, and will be
individual, siblings & class.
Usborne Competition for World Book Day
World Book Day – Thursday 7th March 2024
Scan the QR code on the picture and enter for free for a chance to win £150 worth of books for the school.
The last date to enter is 30th April 2024.
The more people that enter from our school the more chances we have of winning.
Childsmile – Fluoride Varnish
Childsmile – Fluoride Varnish – 14th February 2024
P1, P2/3, P3/4 & P4 pupils will bring home today a letter from Childsmile.
Please read, complete and return to the school as possible.
Thank you
Dolphin House
Check out a few more of our pictures from yesterday.
Some people appear more than once in the same photo. How many times can you spot your child in the one photograph?
Dolphin House – Day 2
The teachers woke us up this morning with some ok music.
We had half an hour to get ready and down for breakfast at 8.30am. We enjoyed some porridge, cereal and fruit. After that we had our first dorm inspection.
Then we got ready to go our Hillwalk. Almost everyone fell asleep on the bus heading TO Loch Doon – before we even climbed the hill! We got to Loch Doon and we climbed Knocknearie Hill, walked along Ness Glen and visited Dalcairney Falls.
We had macaroni and garlic bread for dinner followed by apple crumble and custard. Some people had some fruit too.
Tonight we learned a bit more about John Muir and enjoyed a fun games night.
Written by
Layla & Millie
Welcome!
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 🙂
Rights Respecting Schools @ January Home Circles
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 …
Dolphin House – Day 1
What a busy first day we have had! It’s been a beautiful but chilly day but that hasn’t stopped us enjoying the outdoors. Team games, exploring Culzean, making up our beds, trying new food, playing in the park then back to the park for hide and seek under the stars ✨.
RAG BAG Collection
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 Parent/Carers – Information
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.
If you are unsure if your child has a card or has lost their card, please contact the school.
Thank you
Active Schools – Dodgeball at Catrine Games Hall
Active Schools community dodgeball will be running at Catrine Games Hall starting next week for primary 4 to 7 pupils. Details and sign up info are on the poster or via:
https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/ASDodgeCCCatrine/ Places are limited so be quick! If the survey is closed places have been filled.
P7 – Dolphin House Information
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 🙂
CATRINE Values – logo competition
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
P7 – S1: Transfer Form
Dear Parent/Carer
As you are no doubt aware, your child is due to transfer from primary to secondary education at the beginning of the new school session (August 2024).
Please complete the online P7 transfer application at http://eastayrshi.re/p7transfer no later than Wednesday 24 January 2024.
Secondary school hand books are available at: https://eastayrshi.re/SchoolHandbooks
Best Wishes – End of Term 2
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
Nativity Photos
The amazing performers from our nativity ‘This Way to Bethlehem’.
Our Primary 3 narrators
Mary and Joseph
The farmer and innkeeper
The donkey
The shepherds and their sheep
The three Wise Men
The angels
The star
The pages
The camels
