Well done to this week’s winners for being excellent pupils in our dinner hall.

P5 Swimming – Parents/Carers

Our swimming sessions start on Wednesday 14th February, an IMPORTANT REMINDER;

All pupils need a bus pass to get to Visions. All cards which were reported as lost have been reissued and sent via Royal Mail, and cards ordered via school are in the process of being dispatched.

To ensure that your child has their bus pass on the swimming days, we are aiming to gather the passes prior to the first swimming day, and hold them for the 6 weeks. Please send in the bus pass with your child from tomorrow.

If you need the bus pass for transport outwith this time the card can be taken home, BUT MUST BE BROUGHT BACK INTO SCHOOL FOR THE WEDNESDAY SWIMMING DAYS.

The bus passes will be kept in the school office at all times.

If any pupil requires help obtaining a swimming costume or towel, please phone the school office.

We are looking forward to starting our swimming sessions.

Killie Kickers at Centre Stane, Mauchline starts Thursday 1st February for children aged 3-5 years.

Congratulations to our winners of the 2024 Scots Verse Competition,

P1 – Winner – Emily , P1 – Runner up – Blair

P2  – Winner –  Matthew, P2  – Runner up – Alfie

P3 – Winner –  Charlotte, P3 Runner up – Ava

P4 – Winner – Harris , P4 – Runner up – Jack

P5 – Winner – Brody , P5 – Runner up – Hailey

P6 – Winner – Lucy , P6 – Runner up – Harry

P7 – Winner – Ewan , P7 – Runner up Kaylie

The overall winner for this year was Brody P5.

A massive well done to all our pupils for taking part, and thank you to Mr Clipston and Mrs Speirs, our Judges.

Scots Verse Celebration

Catrine Primary School welcomes family and friends to join them on Wednesday 31st January at 2.00pm, doors open at 1.45pm.

Come along and listen to the class winners recite their poems.

Look forward to seeing you

WOW – another prize added.

Thank you to Lesley Fowler for donating the Toblerone bundle.

Buy entries to win this and the other chocolate bundles via Parentpay.

Draw closes on Wednesday 7th February.

Well done to this week’s winners for being excellent pupils in our dinner hall.

Win a Chocolate Hamper – UPDATE

WOW thank you P7 parent/carers for the amount of chocolate that has been handed in.

We have decided to make up a 1st, 2nd & 3rd place prize.

Entries can be made via Parentpay until Wednesday 7th February.

Good Luck

Current Primary 1 parents we need your help.

As we begin to think about our new Primary 1s starting in August we would like to review our transition programme.

Could you please fill in the form below to give us feedback

thank you

ECC to P1 Transition

As a reminder here are some of the activities your child was involved in as they transitioned from the ECC into Primary 1.

• Primary 6 Buddies
• Two small group visits to the Primary 1 class
• Three whole class visits for Literacy, Numeracy and Health & Wellbeing
• Bump up day
• Teddy Bears Picnic
• Pupil Information booklet
• Parent Information session, lunch taster and take away help sheet
• Open Morning in September

P7 have made up a Chocolate Hamper, and are selling entries for £1.00,  which can be purchased via ParentPay.

Tickets can be purchased from 23.01.24 until 07.02.24, and will be drawn on Thursday 8th February.

All money raised will go towards their Leavers Hoodies.

Thank you for your support.

Well done to this week’s winners for being excellent pupils in our dinner hall.

At the beginning of this session, after consultation with pupils, staff, parents and carers, we updated our school and ECC values.

We now have our CATRINE Values –

C – Community

A – Achievement

T – Teamwork

R – Respect

I – Inclusion

N – Nurture

E – Excellence

We’re asking for your help in designing a logo which contains the words CATRINE Values and what each letter stands for.  The winning design will be made into a poster by the EAC Print Room and will be displayed around the school and incorporated into our school stationery.

We are NOT replacing our school badge – the lovely image of the Catrine Wheel will still be on our school jumpers and polo shirts; we are looking for a design for our CATRINE Values.

Logo entries are welcomed from creative folk of all ages – you can either hand in entries on paper to the main office or take photos of your design and email them to judith.govans@east-ayrshire.gov.uk.

The finished poster will be A4 size so we’re looking for a bright, colourful and clear poster which makes our CATRINE Values very easy to read and understand.

Thanks in advance for your help – I can’t wait to see your wonderful entries.  All entries to be in by Friday 26th January please.  Please contact the school for further information.  Mrs Govans

As part of our whole school Scotland topic we are holding a family Ceilidh in the school hall on Tuesday 6th February at 6.30pm to 8.00pm.

We are delighted to have a live band who will guide us through all the dances and keep us entertained.

This event is free and light refreshments will be provided.

Children must be accompanied by an adult. To give us an idea of numbers, please complete the form below.

Family Ceilidh

Not essential, but if you wish, wear some tartan, and wear your dancing shoes.

Well done to this week’s winners for being excellent pupils in our dinner hall.

Term 3 Diary Dates