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Sophie came 3rd in this year’s Jeane Freeman MSP’s Christmas card competition. Morrison Construction sponsored this year’s competition and they have donated £50.00 to our school fund.

HUGE congratulations to Sophie for her achievement.

Thank you to Morrison Construction!

Please note due to COVID regulations and the health & safety of all children and staff within the school you MUST telephone the school office on 01290 551436 to make arrangements to pick up class mugs that have been ordered.

Thank you for your cooperation in this matter.

Raffles tickets are still on sale. Have a look at the prizes!!

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Here is the Whiteflat House Challenge for this week………..

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Catrine is a Winter Wonderland today and both the Primary School and the ECC are open as usual.

Please ensure your child comes wearing warm clothes and suitable footwear for a snowy day in our playgrounds.

Take care.  Mrs Govans

The internet can be a wonderful tool & we are using it more and more whether at home, in school, on mobile phones, or a games console. However, online access also comes with risks, like inappropriate content, cyberbullying, and online predators.
It is important that we understand enough about the internet to keep our children safe from harm but it is equally important that we equip our children with the skills they need to keep themselves safe so they can experience the internet positively and responsibly.

We are delighted to promote the ‘Safer Schools’ App. This App is a reliable source of advice on all things Cyber. It gives empowering, current and informative information on all current digital platforms/tools/apps in an accessible manner.

To access your parent platform please:

-Go to your app store or Google Play and search for ‘Safer Schools’

-In school field type ‘East Ayrshire Council’

-The code for primary parents is: 7440

We would recommend that you discuss with your child about which apps and social media platforms they currently use/access. This will help ensure they know how to stay safe online – using the app to start these types of conversations is great.

Here are some of our favourite towers from the Marneil House Challenge last week! We loved seeing how imaginative and creative you all were! It was great to see all of the different materials being used, here are some of the pictures.

Thank you all for taking part.

Neve and Clark

East Ayrshire Council is running a ‘Love is…’ campaign all about how we show love during these times! At Catrine Primary we have been working really hard to stick to our bubbles to help keep ourselves, friends and families safe.

Here is a little video!

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We are delighted to let you know that our class mugs, that we were selling as a festive fundraiser, have arrived. To ensure they make it home in “one piece” we would prefer if they were collected by an adult from the main entrance. Therefore, if you have ordered a mug you can come to school between 9.30 a.m. – 10.15 a.m. and 2.30 p.m. – 2.55 p.m. on Thursday 3 and Friday 4 December. To keep our children safe, these are the only times you will be able to enter our school grounds. PLEASE NOTE all social distancing guidelines MUST be followed by all visitors to the school (face coverings must be worn). Please bring a bag with you.

We think you will be really happy with the mugs. Thank you for your continued support!

As you may be aware, the Scottish Government plan to launch a new national travel concession scheme to provide free bus travel for young people under the age of 19. They anticipate that legislation to underpin the scheme would be required to be laid in Parliament in early 2021 and the scheme would come into effect later in 2021.

For the next six weeks (until Monday 7th December), Transport Scotland are running a consultation in regards to this scheme to gather information on the most appropriate ways to provide this free travel to best suit young people. They are hoping the consultation will reach as many members of the public as possible, especially to those who will be impacted by the proposals, including children and young people, their parents and carers and people who work with children in a paid or voluntary capacity.

The consultation can be found on https://www.transport.gov.scot/consultation/consultation-on-free-bus-travel-for-people-resident-in-scotland-aged-under-19/

More information on the proposed scheme can be found on https://www.transport.gov.scot/news/consulting-on-free-bus-travel-for-young-people-under-19/

P1/2 and P2 have been really enjoying their walks on a Wednesday or Thursday afternoon.   We intend to keep this going throughout December, weather permitting.  Please continue to ensure your child is suitably dressed on the day they are out walking (P1/2 Thursday, P2 Wednesday.)

The community seem to enjoy seeing us out and about and we get lots of waves and smiles.  If your child has a Christmassy hat or head piece they would like to wear for their walk I’m sure they would spread some Christmas cheer to those we pass.

Mrs Schendel

Raffle:

As a joint venture Catrine Primary School along with the Parent Council are running an on-line raffle. There are brilliant prizes up for grabs e.g., 2 x festive hampers, a chocolate hamper, 3 various voucher and lots, lots more. Tickets will cost £1 each and can be purchased through ParentPay from Monday 30 November until Thursday 10 December (please remember you will be able to purchase up to 20 tickets – the real total cost will be viewed in your basket on ParentPay – please call the school for any help with purchasing).

Calendars:

The school office will once again be selling 2021 calendars through ParentPay from Monday 30 November. Calendars will cost £1.50 each (again, please remember the real total cost will be viewed in your basket). This year we can include a photo of your choice (this can be taken in school or you can email mary.mcdicken@east-ayrshire.gov.uk). Calendars MUST be ordered and paid by Thursday 10 December.

Raffle winners will be drawn on Friday 11 December and all prize winners will be listed on GLOW. All calendars will be distributed on Friday 11 December too.

Thank you for your continued support for our very different Festive ideas.

Mrs Govans

We are looking forward to celebrating all things digital next week at Catrine PS.  Our pupils will be involved in a huge range of digital learning experiences, including making iMovies, ChatterPix, QR codes, GLOW posts and much, much more.  Look out for class posts on their class GLOW blogs. 

Catrine PS received national Digital Schools Scotland status in 2019, and we are now aiming to be awarded with the next level of Award from Digital Schools Scotland – The CRIS Award (Cyber Resilience and Internet Safety) so every class will also be teaching pupils how to stay safe online and reminding them of the importance of using digital technology correctly.

Mrs Govans

Please click on the link below to “see what’s happening ……”

Diary of Events

Here are the winners for the Ayrbank House  Challenge. Well done everyone!  Your book designs were fantastic.

Here is the Marneil House Challenge for this week……….

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Christmas lunch will be served on Wednesday 9 December and is now available to book through ParentPay. Lunch MUST be ordered by Wednesday 2 December to allow the Cook ordering/preparation time.

Thank you.

P6/7 will be going for a walk around Catrine again tomorrow afternoon as part of their outdoor learning. Pupils should come to school wearing suitable clothing and footwear for the walk.

Thank you.

Mrs McKenna