P7 Chocolate Raffle
P7 have made up a Chocolate Hamper, and are selling tickets for £1, which can be purchased via ParentPay.
Tickets can be purchased from 25.01.23 until 07.02.23, and will be drawn on Wednesday 8th February.
All money raised will go towards their Leavers Hoodies.
Thank you for your support.
Classroom Moves from Tuesday 24th January
Christmas Thanks for #Team Catrine
As we close today at 2.30pm for our Christmas holidays, it’s time for some big Thank You messages!
Thank you … to our Cleaning and Janitorial Teams of Helen, Janette and Stuart, for making sure our classrooms and learning areas are always clean, warm, safe and ready for us to use. Special thanks to our jannie, Mr McCreath, for also being our Lollipop Man this term and getting our pupils safely to and from school.
Thank you … to our Catering Team of Shelagh, Helen, Pauline and Tracey for our delicious school lunches.
Thank you … to our Senior Clerical Assistant, Mrs Robertson, for getting us organised, stocked up and kept up to date. Our school office is a very busy place and she keeps us all running like clockwork!
Thank you… to our Classroom Assistants – Mrs Watt, Mrs Goudie and Miss Brown – for their professional and enthusiastic attitude towards the million different tasks they are asked to do on a weekly basis! Their support of our pupils is just wonderful.
Thank you … to our class teachers – Mrs Cook and Mrs Ferguson, Mrs McKenna and Miss Norman, Miss McLean and Mrs McCaig, Miss Murdoch and Miss Burleigh – for their creative, interesting and challenging teaching and learning approaches as they continually strive for the best for our pupils.
Thank you… to our Depute Headteacher, Mrs Schendel, for, amongst her very varied responsibilities, ensuring that every child receives the quality learning support that they deserve to help them achieve their potential.
Thank you … to all of the staff at Catrine ECC for sharing their wonderfully creative, inventive and fun learning and teaching approaches with us during their time at the PS. We will miss the ECC staff and children when they return to Newton Street, and we can’t wait to visit them in their gorgeously refurbished nursery. Special thanks to our Depute Manager, Alana, for her enthusiasm and innovation – and crazy costumes!
Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas and a happy and healthy New Year. Looking forward to seeing our pupils return on Monday 9th January at 9.00am. Take care, Mrs Govans x
Packed Lunch order for Tuesday 10th January 2023
The school will be closed on Tuesday 10th January 2023, due to Teacher strike action.
If you require a packed lunch for your child for that day please complete the form below by 8.30am on Monday 9th January 2023, Thank you
Universal Credit Support Information
Last Day Arrangements & Odeon Trip
We had a fabulous trip to the Odeon this morning, well done to all the children,
who were all well behaved.
Friday 23rd December – last day arrangements.
School closes at 2.30pm, and will reopen on
Monday 9th January 2023.
Children can come dressed down tomorrow.
Wishing everyone a Merry Christmas.
ECC Information
Wonderful news for our Early Childhood Centre.
Please see the letter attached regarding the reopening of the ECC at Newton Street, Catrine.
Odeon Information
Odeon Trip – Thursday 22nd December 2022
We are pleased to advise that our Odeon trip will still go ahead on Thursday.
Due to Kilmarnock Odeon being currently closed, we will be going to Ayr Odeon.
Can all pupils please be here for 9.00am, as the bus will have to leave at 9.10am.
As there will be two Buses arriving to collect the school children, parents please be considerate where they park their cars on Thursday morning, and follow the car free scheme the school is part of.
Thank you
Prize Winners
Congratulations to all our winners.
If you have yet to collect your prize, please do so by
Friday 23rd December.
A massive thank you to all that have supported our Christmas Raffle and Winter Show .
Christmas Service
Our Christmas Service will take place on
Wednesday 21st December at 9.15am,
at Catrine Primary School.
A warm welcome is extended to all to join us at this festive time.
Ayrbank Reward Party
Ayrbank had a fantastic afternoon at the Games Hall for their Reward Party. Bouncy castles, football, snacks and even snowball fights!
Christmas Parties Reminder
All the parties will take place in the afternoon.
If your child is going home at lunchtime to get changed, please let the school know. Pupils that bring clothes to change into, will be given help at lunchtime to get changed.
Monday 19th December – P3/P4/P5
Tuesday 20th December – P6 and P7
Wednesday 21st December – P1 and P2
P7 & Parent Council fundraising
Wednesday & Thursday evening at the show, the P7’s will be fundraising for their leavers hoodies, by selling guesses for a sweetie jar at 50p a shot.
The Parent Council will also be selling Reindeer Food and Hot Chocolate cones.
Please note that these are cash only. Thank you
Thank you from Poppy Scotland
Thank you to all that made a donation to
The Scottish Poppy Appeal 2022.
December Dates for your Diary
Please click on the link below for details about buying raffle tickets, tickets for our Christmas Show on 14th and 15th December, class party dates, House Reward party date and our Christmas Service …
A busy couple of weeks ahead!!
Catrine PS Winter Show – ticket details
The children of P4 – P7 will be performing in the School Panto this year called “Panto Pandemonium” on Wednesday 14th and Thursday 15th December. Show starts at 6.30pm.
The children in P1-P3 will be performing their “Christmas Cracker” at the break. It will feature a selection of festive songs and jokes.
The tickets are available now to buy on ParentPay, allocation is 2 tickets per family per night at a cost of £2.00 per ticket. Children under 2 are welcome free of charge, but must sit on an adult’s knee.
Our pupils look forward to entertaining you all!
Christmas Jumper Day
Catrine Primary School Raffle
Make Catrine Sparkle – community singalong
All pupils have been learning some Christmas songs to sing at the Make Catrine Sparkle event on Sunday 4th December.
After the main lantern parade, all Catrine PS pupils, friends and family are invited to meet in the Square at 6.15pm to have a Community Christmas Singalong – guaranteed to get you feeling festive!
We hope you can join us.