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.

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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