Catrine Primary School is experiencing some technical issues with the  lunch ordering system on Parent Pay.  Apologies for any inconvenience.  Any problems please contact the school.  Thank you

For all Primary 1, 2 and 3 children 

We are delighted that the  Hopscotch Theatre Company will be visiting us on Thursday 15th September, for an afternoon show of their play Plop! In the Ocean.

Plop! In the Ocean’, is an eco-fable written by bard of Glastonbury and Roald Dahl Foundation storyteller in residence, Sarah Mooney, taking the form of a slapstick ancient Greek comedy. ‘Plop!’ was written using Sarah’s diaries and experiences during an expedition sailing across the Atlantic Ocean with a team of ten female scientists studying plastic pollution and ocean toxicity. ‘Plop!’ focuses on ways to communicate with and educate young people about the impact ocean toxicity is having on our planet. How they can begin with small steps to understand the problem, in a sensitive way for their age group, and what changes they can make in their own day to day lives to foster positive sustainability in the future. It also promotes positive representation in areas such as STEM.

We are looking forward to having our first whole school Outdoor learning Day on Wednesday 14th September.

All classes will be split into their House groups for the morning, and will take part in a wide range of activities.

Pupils should come to school wearing appropriate footwear (wellies/old trainers), jacket and trousers to ensure they can take a full part in the learning tasks.

Pupils should still wear school uniform on top and  can bring a change of trousers and shoes, if they wish.

We will be posting lots of photos on Glow to show what we have been learning. Fingers crossed for a dry day.

An email has been sent via Parent Pay with links attached for completion.
Please complete as soon as possible.
These links can also be found under the information section of the School App.
If you require any help with this, please contact the school office.
Thank you

‘Active Schools are starting a block of girls football running out of Catrine Games Hall. These will be fun developmental sessions with the emphasis on participation. Further details are on the poster and sign up is required via the QR code or link:

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

Unfortunately an increase in traffic around school at drop off and pick up times does not follow the School Streets plan.
This is just a reminder for parents and carers, when the restricted times are:
Drop off times – 8.30am till 9.30am. Pick up times 2.30pm till 3.30pm.
Please follow the School Streets plan, to allow for safer roads around our School and ECC.
Thank you for keeping our children safe .

Catrine Primary School is a Nut-Free school.

The school aims to protect children who have allergies to nuts.

We do not allow nuts or nut products in school.  We ask that you ensure  your child’s lunch box or playtime treat do not contain Nuts.

Thank you

We’ve enjoyed a wonderful first day of Term 1 at Catrine PS.  Our Primary 2 to Primary 7 pupils settled quickly into their new classes.  A warm welcome to Miss Norman, our P3/4 teacher.

We all enjoyed being together again in the dinnerhall at lunch time and it was a pleasure to see our pupils all looking so smart in their uniforms (please remember to label your child’s jumpers and jackets as we have items in the Lost Property Box already!)

As for our new Primary 1 pupils – they were all wee superstars! They have worked their socks off today for Mrs Cook and Mrs Ferguson – well done to them all.  P1 pupils in from 9.30am to 2.30pm on Friday, then from 9.00-3.00pm from Monday 22nd August.

At the end of the school day can parents/carers of Primary 1 and Primary 2 pupils step forward to the gate to collect their child as we don’t like letting pupils cross the road.  Thanks for your support with this.

Looking forward to a busy, creative and enjoyable first term.

Mrs Govans

All staff are really looking forward to welcoming our pupils back to Catrine Primary School.
P2 – P7 pupils will be in school from 9.00am- 3.00pm. Please remember to order your child’s lunch via parentpay tonight.
Our new Primary 1 pupils should arrive tomorrow from 9.15am, with loads of photo opportunities before they enter into the school.
New Primary 1 pupils taking a school dinner, will be asked for their lunch choices in the morning.
Primary 1 pupils to be collected at 2.30pm.

Look forward to seeing you all tomorrow morning.

Just a wee note to say thank you to all the parents, carers, family and friends of our Catrine PS pupils for your support during this last unusual year! Click on the link below for a wee reminder of some of the great events that our pupils have been involved in this year.
Thank you to all of the staff at Catrine PS and ECC- Cleaners, Janitor,  Kitchen Staff,  Clerical, Classroom Assistants, Practitioners & Teachers –  for their commitment, professionalism and nurturing care for our pupils
#Team Catrine
Have a great summer, good luck to our P7 Leavers and we’ll see you all on Thursday 18th August. Take care. Mrs Govans

End of term summaryl

Events happening in East Ayrshire over the summer months,

https://events.east-ayrshire.gov.uk/events/

Here is a list of various things happening within the leisure  centres through the summer for the children,

hello-summer-activity-timetable

Our Whiteflat pupils enjoyed a brilliant House Reward Party at the Games Hall this afternoon.  Accompanied by Mrs Ferguson, Mrs Watt, Mrs Goudie and Miss Brown our pupils had fun on the bouncy castle, inflatable slide, earth ball, football station and arts and craft activities.

Whiteflat achieved the most house points this session due to their lovely manners, hard working attitudes, helpfulness and kindness and the best lines.  Well done to Captain Sophie for leading such a great team!

Special thanks to the Games Hall Crew – Tommy, Karen and Leeanne – for making our winners party such a success!

Please follow the link below to select your child’s school meal choice for Tuesday 28th & Wednesday .

If you have completed the form via the School App, you do not need to complete again via the Glow link.

Thank you

https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=oyzTzM4Wj0KVQTctawUZKdr11JyGX-FBn0H00XNvjqRURjM3SlhEN0w5S0pVMVhPMDdaVE1CUzVERS4u

A warm welcome to Miss Norman who will be joining us in August.

Miss Norman will be the P3/4 teacher for the year and we look forward to a busy year ahead.

It was lovely welcoming our P7 family and friends to our Prizegiving this morning, and great to be able to celebrate another successful year at Catrine PS.

Please click on the links below to see the lists of Class Prize Winners and Individual Prize Winners.

Ayrbank won the Sports Trophy and Whiteflat were the Winning House, so all Whiteflat pupils will be invited to a House Reward Party on the afternoon of Monday 27th June at the Games Hall – details to follow.

Individual awards 2022

Class prizewinners 2022

Well done to all of our Catrine PS pupils for a brilliant year

F.A.O P7 Parents/carers from The Robert Burns Academy

We are looking forward to seeing the new S1s next week and hope they are excited about their visit! 

During the induction days teaching staff and senior pupils will be on hand to ensure that they are supervised and supported at all times.

They will need to bring with them next week: 

• A schoolbag and stationery 
• A note of their new PLP and practical class (eg. 1A1- 1P3) 
• Their username and password for logging on to the computers, this is the same one used in the primary school 
• A pair of trainers for P.E.  
• A snack for interval 
• A free school lunch will be available, although you may wish to bring your own packed lunch.

  Our school cafeteria has kindly agreed to provide a free school meal for any pupil who would like to sample what’s on offer, although you may wish to bring your own packed lunch. Please note that our new S1 will have a designated area to eat lunch as a year group and will not be allowed to leave this area at interval or lunch during their two day visit.

  Kind regards

  P McGurn
  Depute Head Teacher
  The Robert Burns Academy 

Active Schools summer sports P7 going to S1 Transition! Details are on the poster. Booking is required via the link or via the events page along with all council summer activities found via East Ayrshire Council Events (east-ayrshire.gov.uk) If surveys are closed the places are filled.’

P7 – S1 transition

Active Schools summer sports camps for primary kids are coming to a town near you! Details are on the poster. Booking is required via the link or via the events page found via East Ayrshire Council Events (east-ayrshire.gov.uk) If surveys are closed the places are filled.’

AS Summer sports camps (1)