Dear Parent/Carer

As you are no doubt aware, your child is due to transfer from primary to secondary education at the beginning of the new school session (August 2021).

Secondary school hand books are available at: https://eastayrshi.re/SchoolHandbooks

Please complete the online P7 transfer application at https://www.east-ayrshire.gov.uk/EducationAndLearning/Schools/SchoolAdmissions/SchoolAdmissions.aspx no later than Wednesday 27 January 2021.

If you have any issues, please do not hesitate to contact me at mary.mcdicken@eastayrshire.org.uk

Please click on the link below to access online learning provided by BBC Scotland.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0934ly5

Staff have been in school over the last few days to compile home learning packs for every pupil, for use over the next couple of weeks.

Packs can be collected from Monday 11 January between 9.30 a.m. – 2.30 p.m. from the main entrance. Please ensure masks are worn and all social distancing rules are followed. The home learning packs are a mixture of Literacy, Numeracy and Topic activities. Included in the pack are your child’s login details for various online learning sites.

Over the course of the next few weeks your first point of contact for any issues or questions, with regards to your child’s learning, should be your child’s class teacher.  Your child’s class teacher can be contacted between 9.00 a.m. – 3.00 p.m. by email:

• cheryl.burleigh@eastayrshire.org.uk – Primary 1/2
• jacqueline.mclean@eastayrshire.org.uk – Primary 2
• jill.ferguson@eastayrshire.org.uk – Primary 3
• erin.cook@eastayrshire.org.uk – Primary 3
• meghan.feighan@eastayrshire.org.uk – Primary 4/5
• fiona.mccaig2@eastayrshire.org.uk – Primary 5/6
• laura.mckenna@eastayrshire.org.uk – Primary 6/7
• roberta.schendel@eastayrshire.org.uk – Primary 5/6

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

As we start a new term at Catrine PS, I hope that you have all had a safe and healthy start to 2021.

In line with national guidelines our school is not open to pupils, except approved keyworker pupils, until February 1^st 2021.  Our staff will be in school over the next few days to get organised for online learning, which will start on Monday 11^th January.

Online learning

Every day, from Monday 11^th January,  each teacher will post a Literacy and Numeracy task on their class GLOW page. As our whole school focus in January is SCOTLAND, each class will be set an activity on Monday, Wednesday and Friday with a Scottish theme.  Pupils should use the resources in their Home Learning Toolkit that was sent home in August to help with their tasks.  Not all online learning tasks need to be completed online – pupils can write in their jotters or use other resources to help with their Active Literacy and Numeracy tasks.

Online access

A copy of your child’s login details for the variety of online learning sites that they can use will be provided in their home learning pack – see below.

Home Learning Packs

Our staff have also prepared some paper home learning packs for every pupil, which can be collected from the main office from Monday 11^th January. These worksheets are a mixture of revision and fun activities for our pupils.

Please phone the office for any further information, and make sure to regularly check our school GLOW and APP as that is where any further updates will be posted.

Take care.  Mrs Govans

With our school closing on Friday 18^th December for the Christmas holidays, please see the arrangements for the end of the school day.

Primary 1/2, Primary 3 and Primary 5/6 – will finish school at 2.30pm

Primary 2, Primary 4/5 and Primary 6/7 – will finish school at 2.40pm

To keep everyone safe, and following all the national guidelines, every class has been staying in their ‘class bubbles’ since August and we will be continuing with our staggered start and finish times when we return to school in January 2021.

Please click on the link below for further information:

P7 TRANS DEC20

Catrine PS pupils (and staff!) have been busy over the past few weeks preparing short Christmas videos to share with you.  Please visit the class blogs to see the following fantastically festive treats:

Primary 1/2 – The Christmas Rappers

 Primary 2 – A Christmas Poem

Primary 3 – How the Grinch Stole Christmas

Primary 4/5 – The Christmas Joke Show

Primary 5/6 and Primary 6/7 have worked miracles!  They’ve created ‘A Socially Distanced Nativity’ featuring both classes whilst never coming into contact/working together/crossing bubbles. Well done!!

Please look at the SWAY link on the previous post to watch their fantastic performance of “A Socially Distanced Nativity”.

Primary 5/6 and Primary 6/7 present “A Socially Distanced Nativity”. Please click on either link and select “play” on the top right hand side corner.

Thank you to Mrs McCaig and Mrs McKenna for working miracles and bringing the two classes together virtually to produce this wonderful nativity.

Primary 6/7 will be having a movie afternoon on Thursday and would like to watch the film ‘Home Alone’ which has a PG rating. If you do not want your child to watch the film  please contact the school.

Thank you

Mrs McKenna

Please click on the link below to view “Aberlour Children’s Urgent Assistance Fund”.

Aberlour-Urgent-Assistance-Fund-Application-Form-June-2020-final (1)

Catrine Parent Council very kindly donated 2 “Smyth’s” vouchers. Every child’s name in the school was entered. The winners are:

Tristan Primary 2

Abbie G Primary 7

Congratulations!!!

Thank you to Catrine Parent Council

Catrine Primary School and Catrine Parent Council had their joint raffle draw today. Have a look ….

The winners are:

*Please note all prizes MUST be picked up by an adult at the main entrance between 9.30 a.m. – 10.15 a.m. and 2.30 p.m. – 2.55 p.m. If you have any issues, please contact the school office.

PS HUGE thanks to both Mrs McDicken and Ashley Shankland for all of their organising of this year’s raffle 🙂  Mrs Govans

In line with new Scottish Government guidelines, it is expected for all parents/carers to wear a face covering when they are dropping off and picking up their children at our school gates.

Thank you in advance for your cooperation with this national advice.

Mrs Govans

We are aware that due to current circumstances, parents and carers have been unable to look through their child’s class jotters to see their wonderful work and great progress. All pupil jotters are coming home today and should be returned to school next week. Jotters are coming home in a protective bag and should be returned in the same bag. When the jotters come back into school they will be quarantined until January 2021, to keep everyone safe. Included with the jotters is a parental feedback form. Please write a little comment to let us know how your child is getting on.

Thank you for your continued support.

Mrs Govans

Thank you to everyone who enjoyed a blether with their child’s class teacher last night. All our staff commented on how lovely it was to let parents/carers know how well their child is progressing and to share their next learning targets for Term 3. We were delighted with the uptake. Here are the stats:

Thank you Catrine Primary School kitchen for the fantastic Xmas lunch served to our  ECC, primary pupils and staff yesterday. It was an absolute treat!!! This was the first time in many years that an Xmas lunch has been cooked on site …… and we look forward to many more!

Over the past term P5/6 have been working really hard to improve their fitness.  We have gradually built up our times with our aim being to be able to run without stopping for 10 mins. Tomorrow we hope to reach our goal by heading out into the community for our first 10 min run.

If your child is in P5/6 please ensure they come to school with old trainers as it may be a bit muddy underfoot. A light waterproof jacket is also a good idea or an old jumper or fleece you don’t mind getting wet and muddy.

The children will be accompanied by Mrs Schendel and Mrs Watt and we will all stick together as a group.

Wish us luck!

Mrs Schendel

Catrine Primary School was delighted to welcome some surprise visitors this afternoon. Fortress Security had organised a prize raffle for all the schools they support and Catrine Primary School were the lucky winners! Our 2 special visitors presented our Janitor, Mr McCreath, and our school Captains with a “treat” for every pupil. A great way to end a Wednesday afternoon.