We really miss having our parents/carers in school to see all the fabulous learning that is taking place.

Mrs Schendel would love a blether with parents/carers of P1 parents about all things maths and will be in the main playground on Tuesday 26th October at 2.45pm.

Please come along and ask any questions you may have in supporting your child with their maths homework or to ask about the maths work taking place in the P1 classroom.

We still need to follow Covid-19 regulations so please remember to wear a face covering, unless exempt, and maintain social distancing.

If you are unable to attend but have any maths related questions you would like to ask please e-mail me at:

roberta.schendel@eastayrshire.org.uk

We look forward to seeing you then.

REMINDER

NHS Ayrshire & Arran will be in school on Monday 25 October from 9.10 a.m. to deliver immunisations to the children who completed a consent/information form.

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

Thank you.

Yesterday Jayden, Keira, Calvin, Cooper, Ellis and Kayla were gardening outside of school and went down to tidy up the school street planters with Mrs Watt and Mrs Goudie.

Here are some amazing pictures of our work .

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The awesome gardeners

Our “Go Purple” dress down day was a huge success!! Catrine Primary school raised £143.50 and Catrine ECC raised £87.71. A total of £231.21 was given to Ayrshire Hospice.

Thank you for your generous donations.

We would normally celebrate the end of Term with our Harvest Service where we would find out all about Harvest, its importance and traditions.

Please enjoy the Autumn powerpoint and good luck with the Autumn quiz!

Have a wonderful October holiday!  See you all on Tuesday 19th October.  Take care.  Mrs Govans 🙂

All About Autumn

Harvest Quiz

REMINDER

Friday 8th October – Let’s Go Purple to support Ayrshire Hospice. All contributions can be paid through ParentPay.

Thank you.

Updated Parent Council minutes  from 18.5.201 have been added and can be accessed on their page on this site.

If you have any difficulty accessing these minutes, please contact the school office.

Thank you.

Active Schools FREE October Multi Sports will be running at a couple of venues near you  during the holidays. Free lunch pack provided. Places are limited so be quick to avoid disappointment. Further details are on the flyer for Auchinleck and Catrine venues, dates and times. Please only book on if you plan to attend so no one misses out. One form per child. Online booking is essential via the link:

CATRINE    https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/CatrineOctMulti/

For further information, please click on the link below:

October Multi Sports

Catrine Primary Parent Council’s annual AGM will be on TONIGHT from 7.00 p.m. – 8.00 p.m. via zoom. Please click on the link below to view full details:

AGM Poster

Catrine ECC and PS are taking part in Go Purple! Day next Friday, 8^th October, for the Ayrshire Hospice.  All funds raised will go to the Ayrshire Hospice.

PS parents can donate via Parentpay and ECC parents can make a cash donation in the collection bucket which will be at the ECC entrance next Friday.

All pupils/children are being asked to wear something purple – purple hat, scarf, socks, t-shirt, badge, hair bobble and it’s a Dress Down Day for the PS pupils too.

House Captains and P7 pupils have organised four House challenges that all pupils, in both the ECC and PS, will take part in throughout the day, so look out for some great photos on GLOW.

We have had a great week for Maths Week Scotland and I hope you enjoyed seeing all the different ways we do maths in school.  If you haven’t done so yet head over to the class blogs to see all the great work taking place.

Over the next few months I will be continuing to work with National Numeracy in involving parents in supporting children with their maths and building positive mindsets towards maths.  I look forward to sharing this experience with you.

A reminder that we would like as many parents as possible to complete the National Numeracy survey.  Here is the link again if you haven’t completed it yet.

https://nn.typeform.com/to/xLcyBnNU

Quote/top tip

Always promote a “can-do” attitude towards maths.

e,g, “Your number work is really improving!”

“I’m really impressed with what you can do.”

Try not to share with your child the idea that you were bad at maths or that maths was boring.  Research shows that as soon as this idea is shared, achievement goes down.

Have a great weekend.

Mrs Schendel

As part of Maths Week Scotland and our partnership with National Numeracy we are keen to gather parents’ opinions about maths.  This will also to help us to provide evidence of the impact of the work we will be doing along with National Numeracy.

Parents completing the parent surveys can choose to opt in to a prize draw to win a bundle of books and games worth £50 and we are keen to hear from as many parents & carers as possible.

The link for the survey is below and should only take about 4 minutes. The deadline for completion is Sunday 31st October.

https://nn.typeform.com/to/xLcyBnNU

Our pupils have made a great start to Maths Week Scotland, keep checking the class blogs to see what they get up to this week.

Quote/top tip for today.

Never underestimate the ‘Power of Yet’.

Mrs Schendel

East Ayrshire Council want to create safe and enjoyable routes for walking, wheeling and cycling (Active Travel).

Building on existing measures and installing new ones, to make sure that sustainable, enjoyable and healthy travel choices are available to all.

Help shape the future of travel in East Ayrshire by sharing your views in the survey.

East Ayrshire Active Travel Strategy (arcgis.com)

You can apply for your child’s SHOUT consent form by clicking on the link below:

SHOUT Consent Form (smartsurvey.co.uk)

This week is Maths Week Scotland.  Although maths is a focus for us every day in school, Maths Week Scotland helps us to be more aware of maths around us and how we use it in our daily lives.

This week your child will be taking part in maths activities outdoors.  Keep an eye on the class blogs to see what they get up to!

This year the school is also delighted to have been selected to work with the independent charity National Numeracy on an exciting project which encourages children and families to do maths together.

As part of the project, we will be introducing National Numeracy’s Family Maths scrapbooks and activities. These activities help children and families to explore everyday maths at home together. They link the maths that children are learning at school with life outside the classroom.  Your child will come home with their scrapbook this week and some activities to complete with you at home.

You don’t need any special knowledge or equipment to work on the activities. Just talking about everyday maths can help develop children’s maths confidence. You might like to take photos, draw pictures, write calculations or create diagrams in the scrapbooks – it’s up to you!

National Numeracy has provided a scrapbook for every child in the school. We encourage all families to support their children’s learning by getting involved with the activities.

Later in the year, there will also be a chance for parents and carers to attend a workshop led by National Numeracy on supporting children to develop positive attitudes towards maths. All parents and carers will also be offered access to National Numeracy’s free online learning tool for adults, the National Numeracy Challenge.  More details on this will follow soon.

Throughout this week I will be gathering your views on maths, giving helpful tips on supporting your child at home and encouraging positive mindsets to maths.  Be prepared for some cheesy quotes like these ones I have on my office door!

‘Believe in yourself.  There is no such thing as a ‘maths’ person.  Everyone can reach the levels they want, with hard word work.’

And in the words of Ed Sheeran:

Please email me with any questions you have about supporting your child at home with maths and look out for some more posts throughout the week.

Mrs Schendel