On Wednesday 30 March  staff will again be able to phone our parents/carers for a chat, with each slot lasting 10 minutes. Parents/carers should phone the school office on 01290 551436 to ‘book’ their time slot. We will also be asking which phone number you would like your child’s teacher to phone you on to ensure that we get through (please have this available).

Appointments will be available every 10 minutes from 3.30pm to 5.20pm, and then from 6.00pm to 7.50pm. Please ensure that you have your phone switched on, and note that the teacher’s call will display as ‘NO Caller ID’.

Our teachers are looking forward to speaking with you, and updating you about what your child is focusing on in class and how they are progressing with their learning in Term 3.

Thank you

Mrs Govans

Catrine Primary School will be celebrating Red Nose Day on Friday 18th March with various activities organised in each class. This will be a dress-down day for all children.  There is no charge, however you can donate by clicking on the link below:

https://www.comicrelief.com/rednoseday

Once again I would like to say a huge thank you to all the families who have been engaging with our maths activities at home.  It is great to read your comments and hear how much fun you are having with maths at home.

As part of our partnership this year with National Numeracy I am delighted that the charity are offering us a parent workshop.  Due to ongoing restrictions this will take place over Zoom.  This is a great opportunity for parents to work alongside the staff at National Numeracy and gain more information on our successful project with them this year.

A note from National Numeracy:-

Parental engagement in children’s learning has a large and positive effect on children. We want to support parents to engage positively with our pupils’ maths learning.

Therefore, we are inviting all parents and carers to attend a workshop with the charity National Numeracy.

The workshop is not a maths lesson, nor does it cover any maths learning, but is focused on fostering positive attitudes towards numeracy and tips for ensuring your children develop these too.

The session will cover the importance of maths in the real world, being positive about maths and how to boost your own number skills.

We would be delighted to welcome you to the session.

DATE:  Tuesday 22nd March

TIME:  1.15pm – 2.15pm

LOCATION:  Zoom

Here is the Zoom link for the session:

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85833264692?pwd=MDBCejJMdFFZUWVJS3NmS05Hcmxqdz09

Meeting ID: 858 3326 4692

Passcode: 796713

Please do not hesitate to contact me at the school if you have any problems accessing the meeting.

I look forward to seeing you there.

Mrs Schendel

01290 551436

roberta.schendel@eastayrshire.org.uk

Dear Parents,

Have you ordered your school photos yet? A polite reminder that the closing date for free delivery back to school is Thursday 17^th March. Order through the Tempest website using your unique link or visit www.tempest-orders.co.uk 

If you need any assistance in ordering your photos, feel free to contact Tempest on 01736 751555 (option 3).

Many thanks.

This questionnaire aims to gather your views about how your child is doing at school and to raise any whole school issues. All response will be anonymous.

Please complete the above form by Tuesday 15 March.

Thank you.

Mrs Govans

Please click on the link below to view the menu for International School Meals Day on Thursday 10 March. Please note that ParentPay has been updated.

International School Meal Day

If you have any queries, please do not hesitate to contact the school.

Thank you.

What do I need to wear?

For indoor activities pupils should wear shorts, plain t-shirts and
gym shoes or clean training shoes. For gymnastics and dance
pupils should be in bare feet or gym shoes. For outdoor activities
pupils are advised to bring tracksuit or jogging bottoms, a warm
sweatshirt extra socks and suitable outdoor trainers. Rain jackets,
hats and gloves should be worn when appropriate.
It is important that you are ready to take part and also that you
have a change of clothes and a bag to put wet gear in, so that
you are comfortable for the rest of the day.

Jewellery

Please note that pupils will not be permitted to wear ANY
jewellery during PE lessons, extra-curricular activities or school
based activity. This includes ALL piercings, rings, watches and
wrist accessories. If pupils are wearing jewellery that cannot
be removed they will be given a non-practical task to complete
during PE lessons.

PLEASE NOTE: SCHOOLS CANNOT TAKE RESPONSBILTIY FOR
THE SAFE KEEPING OR LOSS OF ANY VALUABLES.

Please click on the link for further information:

Raising Bar in PE (rev3)

Parent survey: Did your child receive the P1 Bookbug bag last year? Taking this survey will help us understand how to make Bookbug better and what people use their Bookbug bags for. As a thank you, we will enter you into a prize draw to win a £100 book token from Bookbug!

BBP1 parent survey:

https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/B66G6CP 

Please click on the link below:

February Newsletter

PE timetable 2022

In line with current GDPR Guidelines the form below MUST be completed if you wish your child/ren’s photograph to be taken on Thursday 3 March.

*Please note this is for primary school children only.

If you wish any further information, please do not hesitate to contact the school.

Thank you.

Primary 7 is organising a Fun Day on Friday 25 February to raise funds for their leaver hoodies. Each House group will organise 4 fun activities and deliver these to every class throughout the day. A contribution of £1.00 can be paid through ParentPay.

Please note that all children can come to school on Friday dressed in casual clothes.

Thank you.

by Declan and Sonny

Please click on the link for full details:

TICC Letter for Parents EAC 2022

Due to adverse weather today’s football training is cancelled.

Thank you.

Please ensure you order your child’s lunch for tomorrow by this evening. If you have any issues, please contact the school office on 01290 551436 or mary.mcdicken@east-ayrshire.gov.uk

Thank you.

School changes from Wednesday 16^th February

We are delighted that due to updated Scottish Government Guidelines we are able to make the following changes from Wednesday 16^th February:

• Start and finish times: we no longer need to have staggered start and finish times so all pupils from Primary 1 – Primary 7 will start at 9.00 a.m. and finish at 3.00 p.m. This means classes will always try to leave in the same order starting from Primary 1, working up to Primary 6/7. With all classes leaving at 3.00 p.m. we ask that all parents continue to wait outside school gates and step forward when their child’s class is being dismissed.
• School Streets: We continue to be a proud “School Streets” school and would remind parents/carers of the parking limitations and restricted times around the school and ECC to ensure the safety of all of our children.
• Playgrounds: Our pupils no longer need to stay in stage bubbles so we are looking forward to them playing together across all stages in all areas of the playground.
• Indoor P.E.: All classes will start weekly indoor P.E. sessions so we would ask that you send in a P.E. kit for your child (e.g., shorts, trainers in a kit bag that can be left in school). Please check your child’s class blog for their P.E. days.
• School Lunches: All pupils in Primary 1 – Primary 7 will now eat their school lunch in our dinner hall. Primary 1 and Primary 2 packed lunches will also be in the dinner hall with Primary 3 – Primary 7 pupils continuing to eat their packed lunch in their class.

*Please continue to observe social distancing and guidelines when dropping off/picking up your child. The continued wearing of masks would be appreciated.

To help us all get used to the above changes we kindly ask that all parents/carers avoid crowing around the school gates.

The school closes today for the February holiday. Children start back on Wednesday 16 February at 9.00 a.m.

Primary 7 is organising a “Dress Down Day” on Thursday 10th February to celebrate the start of the February holiday! School captains will organise activities, challenges and fun events.

*Please note the school is not asking for donations towards this fun day.

‘FREE multi sports at Catrine Games Hall with Ayrshire College and Active Schools for P4-7 stage pupils. Further details on the poster. Registration is required via the QR code or  https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/SportsCatrineGH/

If the survey is closed the places are full.’

Thanks

Barry