On Friday 4th April we will have a dress down day.
Come along to school in casual clothes (no Football tops).
The School will close at 2.30pm on this day for the Easter holidays and reopen on Tuesday 22nd April at 9.00am.
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Easter Service
Easter Service – Wednesday 2nd April
Our Easter service will be held on Wednesday 2nd April at 9.15am.
Our doors will be open at 9.00am.
All family and friends welcome to the service.
Power Down Assembly
We held an assembly to present our hard work on our whole school ‘Power Down’ challenge. Power Down aims to educate pupils on sustainable energy use. We are learning about sustainable energy through monthly class challenges. We presented these during our assembly:
- October – Primary 6 investigated the pros and cons of renewable energy sources in small groups and then debated their effectiveness
- November – Primary 1 watched videos about how to save energy at school and at home. They made ‘Switch Off the Light’ cards to signpost around the school
- December – Primary 3 investigated how they could save energy at school and at home during Christmas. They referred to Windy’s energy saving tips to help
- January – Primary 2 investigated wind energy using online resources and made their own windmills
- February – Primary 4 looked at water usage and ways to save water. They created posters to share their message
- April – Primary 5 will create energy saving checklists for each class
- May – Primary 7 are going to explore green jobs in relation to their World of Work topic
This month we invited along Vicky McWilliam and Windy the Windmill to attend our assembly. As well as listening to our presentation, Vicky McWilliam also invited everyone to join in on ‘Windy’s Earth Hour’. We will complete this challenge on Friday in school where we will ‘power down’ and turn off electrical devices for an hour in a bid to save energy. We would also like to invite you at home to participate in Earth Hour sometime this weekend. Why not spend an hour playing games, going outside and having fun together!
Have fun powering down!
NO School Bells
In consultation with pupils and staff, we are trialling a period of having NO school bells ringing throughout the school day.
Normally, the school bell rings 8 times every day and it can be quite overwhelming for some pupils as it is very loud in certain areas of the school.
Staff in the playground will inform pupils that it is time to line up, and pupils in P1 to P4 should line up as usual. Pupils in P5-P7 are not lining up – their entrance door will be opened by staff and they should enter the school in a free flow manner.
We find that this is resulting in pupils entering the school in a more calm and settled manner, meaning that they are better prepared to start their learning.
We have trialled this system over the past three Fridays and it has gone very well so we’re now trialling it for a longer period of time. We will seek feedback from staff, pupils and parents to see if having NO school bells should become a permanent fixture.
Thanks, Mrs Govans
Parents Night Appointments
Parents Night – Tuesday 1st April
Appointments are now open for booking for parents night.
Please call the school to arrange a suitable time to speak to your child’s teacher.
Ruby Reward Winners 14.03.25
Well done to this week’s Ruby Reward winners, for being excellent pupils in the dinner hall.
Catrine PS @ Barony Burns Festival
This morning 3 pupils from Catrine Primary attended Robert Burns Academy for the Barony Burns Festival, along with other local primary schools.
Catrine was represented by Miller P1 (P1, P2 &P3), Harris P5 (P4 & P5) & Hannah P7 (P6 & P7).
Each pupil recited their poem in front of judges for their class stage.
Catrine PS was placed in the P4 & P5 stage, with Harris picking up 3rd place.
Well done to all 3 pupils who were a credit to Catrine Primary School.
Barrels of fun in our playground
BIG excitement at Catrine PS today as our new play barrels were placed in our playground for use by all pupils.
Pupils from P3-P7 were involved in choosing the area of our playground where our new equipment was to be placed, and they enjoyed being the first pupils to have a go!
Thanks to Mrs Schendel and Mrs Robertson for sourcing these ‘barrels of fun!’
P1 and P7 Group Photos
Still time to order for the P1 & P7 group photos
Have you ordered your school Group photo yet? A polite reminder that the closing date for free delivery back to school is
Wednesday 19th March 2025. 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).
Easter Disco
School Football Team
Our school football team recently took part in the Bill Shankly Football Festival at Townhead Park in Cumnock.
Although we didn’t win the tournament, Miss Burleigh said the team represented their school and community very well, showing great sportsmanship and teamwork.
We are very proud of them all!
From L to R: Harry, Harris, Darryl (C), Jamie, Brody, Alfie, Steven, Oscar and Finlay.
Working for a Healthy Economy
EAST AYRSHIRE PARENTAL EMPLOYABILITY SUPPORT FUND
P7 Parent/Carers
P7 Parent/Carers
Your child will come home today with an Annual Data Check form.
These details are required to be checked, before your child’s details are passed to RBA.
Please check that all the details are correct, sign and return the form by Friday 28th March.
Thank you
Catrine Community Trust Events
Catrine Community Trust events
School Meals
School Meals
Just a reminder that from today we have moved to the new ordering system for school meals via Parentpay.
How does this affect you ordering for your child? You have to select a main meal and a dessert.
Please note that you can now order soup for your child, but you will be prompted to order a main meal too.
Any meals ordered in advance prior to today will need to be reordered.
If your child has a school meal, please ensure you book before 8am on the day.
Thank you
World Book Day
Primary 7 helped to plan some World Book Day activities across the school. They spent the morning down in P1 reading to the wee ones and they took small groups of P1 and P2 children up to the library to introduce them to some new story sacks. Mrs Robertson has made up these sacks which include a traditional tales story as well as finger puppets or stick puppets to help retell the story.
The P7s also delivered the World Book Day books to each class so that every pupil in the school could take home their very own Book. We would like to say a huge thank to Mrs Robertson who trailed around the shops collecting all the books for us!
Ruby Reward Winners – 07.03.2025
Well done to this week’s Ruby Reward Winners, for being excellent pupils in our dinner hall.
Dates for the Diary Reminder
Just a reminder of events coming up in this term;
Monday 17th March – Appointments open for booking for Parents Night
Thursday 27th March – Easter Disco 6.00pm – 7.30pm
Tuesday 1st April – Parents Night 3.10pm – 8.00pm
Wednesday 2nd April – Easter Service 9.00am
Friday 4th April – Dress Down Day
Friday 4th April – End of term 3 – closes at 2.30pm
New School Cashless Catering System
From Monday 10th March we are introducing a new Cashless Catering system at Catrine Primary School.
Meals will continue to be ordered through ParentPay.
Please read the attached letter, thank you
