The Parent Council Meeting will take place on Tuesday 21st February at 7.00pm via Zoom.
If you are interested in joining the meeting and how you can help the Parent Council, please email catrineparents@gmail.com, for the Zoom codes. Thank you
PE at Catrine Primary School
Please check the attached PE timetable to see your child’s PE days in school.
After all of the Covid restrictions, our pupils need to get back into the habit of having a PE kit in school. In one class today, only half of the class had their PE kit and were able to take part in the PE learning, which is disappointing. We also have a number of pupils who can’t take part due to having earrings that they can’t take out.
To encourage more pupils to take part in PE, we’ve made a wee change to our PE kit requirements. From Monday 20th February, pupils will be allowed to take PE in shorts, leggings or tracksuit bottoms with suitable footwear, as usual.
The only time shorts WILL be required is during a Gymnastics block due to the equipment being used by the pupils. We will always let pupils and parents know in advance of any Gymnastics lessons to ensure that shorts are brought into school.
As for earrings, please practice taking earrings out at home so that your child can join in with their class on PE days.
It’s also much handier if PE kit (containing PE shoes) can be left in school so that there’s less chance of pupils forgetting to bring it in. Please label all items and the bags/PE kit will come home each term to be washed.
Thanks for your continued support, and please get in touch for any further information.
Do you have sewing skills?
The Library committee are looking for someone who could make them some cushion covers for their quiet area in their new Library.
We have material and inner pads, and would be grateful if a parent/carer/grandparent could help us make new cushion covers.
Please contact the school office if you can help, thank you
Scots Verse Celebration
Thanks to everyone who came along to our Scots Verse Celebration. Our judges, Mr Clipston and Alana from Catrine ECC, presented the prizes to our winners.
Primary 2 – Quinn
Primary 3 – Owen
Primary 4 – Brody
Primary 5 – Lucy
Primary 6 – Millie
Primary 7 – Lexie
The winner of the Libby Papworth Memorial Trophy is Lexie, with Brody as the runner-up.
Well done to everyone- we are very proud of you all!
February Holiday
February Holiday
The school will be closed for the February holiday from Thursday 9th February to Wednesday 15th February inclusive.
Pupils should return to school on Thursday 16th February at 9.00am.
Enjoy the holiday.
Family Ceilidh
What a fantastic night we had last night at our family ceilidh!
A huge thank you to all our parents and careers who came along and participated so enthusiastically in every one of our dances. What a wonderful family atmosphere!
We were so proud of our pupils who showed off all the skills they have been learning in their PE classes over the past few weeks.
School Values
The Rights Respecting Schools Committee met today for the first time. We have been looking at our school values. We are looking to make our school values easier to remember. Our committee suggested using the acronym Catrine to do this.
We are looking for some suggestions of values that represent our school and community.
Our Committee suggested:
Caring/ Courage
Ambition/ Achieving
Teamwork/ Trust
Respect/ Responsible
Inclusive
Nurtured
Excellence/ Empathy
Please add your suggestions to the survey below.
Rights Respecting Schools
Dear Parents/Carers
We are becoming a Unicef UK Rights Respecting School!
Catrine Primary aims to be a school where children’s rights are at the heart of our ethos and culture, to improve well-being and to develop every child’s talents and abilities to their full potential. As part of this plan we are working towards recognition as a ‘Rights Respecting School’, an award given to schools on behalf of Unicef UK.
We have created a Rights Respecting Schools Committee with pupils from Primary 1 to 7. We had our first meeting today on Wednesday 8th February. We spoke about children’s rights and completed a few activities about our needs and wants.
We found out that you have the right to an education, the right to a name, the right to play and the right to have a safe house/shelter. These rights are based on what a child needs to survive, grow, participate and fulfill their potential.
We really hope that you will be able to support our school on our journey towards becoming a Unicef UK Rights Respecting School. The first goal of our committee is to achieve ‘Bronze’ Accreditation as a Rights Respecting School. We can’t wait to share our journey with you over the next few months.
You can keep up to date with our progress by clicking the Rights Respecting Schools tab, which can be found at the top of the main blog.
Rights Respecting Schools Committee, Miss Burleigh & Miss McLean
School Library
We are the library committee and we are really hoping to create a library in school. We desperately need books in good condition to use in the library. If you have any old books that you have out grown or don’t really like anymore please send them into the school office. Your donations are really appreciated. Lexie B (School Library)
Robert Burns ‘Last Supper’ Hopscotch show 🥘
Today we had 2 special visitors in the school performing a show named ‘Robert Burns Last Supper’.
We had a great time and enjoyed every bit of the show . Thank you to the two amazing actors that came in to perform – we are very appreciative.
P7 to S1 – School Transport application
For all P7 starting Secondary School in August 2023, the application for School transport is now open. Please click on the link below and complete for your child. Any problems completing the form please contact the school, thank you
Dates for your Diary
Please click on the link below for information and dates
on upcoming events at Catrine Primary School.
Fun Football Sessions @ Catrine Games Hall
Information on Football sessions at Catrine Games Hall, complete the link below to sign up;
https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/FootyCat/
Family Ceilidh – Tuesday 7th February
As part of our whole school Scotland topic we are holding a family Ceilidh in the school hall on Tuesday 7th 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.
Not essential, but if you wish, wear some tartan, and wear your dancing shoes.
Catrine ECC – Join us at our Open Evening
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
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