To apply for Clothing Grants and Free School Meals, please follow the link below:
Thank you.
Letter from Head of Education
Please click on the link below to access recent letter from Linda McAulay-Griffiths – Head of Education.
Information sessions
New Primary 1 induction meeting is scheduled for Tuesday 23 June at 1.30 p.m. Please click on the link below for further information:
Primary 7 Information session is scheduled for Thursday 25 June at 1030 a.m. Please click on the link below for further information:
If you wish any further information, please do not hesitate to contact the school.
Thank you.
Headteacher’s Challenge #26
Happy Thursday morning to you all.
It’s been a lovely week in school as staff have been back in – we’re only allowed two teachers and two classroom assistants in each day to comply with guidelines, but it’s been just great to catch up with everyone.
We’ve been organising classes and our new class structure will be posted out to you today – look out for it in the mail on Friday. New P1 pupils and P7 pupils – your invitation to a meeting in the school playground next week is included in with your letter.
Lots of updates from EAC and the school will be coming your way over the next few days so please check our GLOW page and the school APP every day.
We are all, understandably, feeling a bit anxious about what school is going to look like in August so if you have any questions after reading the updates, please get in touch.
Today’s challenge is another one that is trickier than it sounds …
I challenge you to find an object in your house that is EXACTLY the same height or length as you. Not something that is a wee bit taller or smaller but EXACTLY the same height or length. In my house it took me ages to find something but I’ve discovered that the clothes horse/drying rail (or winter dykes as my mum calls them!) is EXACTLY the same height as me. Let me know how you get on.
As always, stay safe, take care and keep in touch. Mrs Govans x
Judith.govans@east-ayrshire.gov.uk
Fully funded dance classes – Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
We are in the final days of recruiting students for the FREE dance activity for p4-7 pupils in Ayrshire. https://www.rcs.ac.uk/junior_courses/pre-junior-dance/
Please click on the link below to view further information:
Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
Headteacher’s Challenge #25
Happy Tuesday morning to you all 🙂
Staff are allowed back in the Primary School and ECC this week, so yesterday Mrs McDicken, Mrs Goudie, Mrs Schendel, Miss McLean, Miss Burleigh and I were all in at school – it was just lovely to see them all. Mrs McDicken, Mrs Schendel and I have been in a few times but this was the first time that Miss Burleigh and Miss McLean had been in since March – they were so happy to be back in their classrooms (but they missed all their pupils big time 🙁 ) I look forward to catching up with all of the other teachers and Classroom Assistants over the next few days.
Please take a minute to complete the surveys about online learning on the APP and GLOW – it’s really important that we get your views so that any necessary changes can be made before August.
Today’s challenge is another Estimation Challenge, as you all seemed to have such good fun with the Doors Estimation Challenge last week. Can you guess how many pairs of shoes you own? Shoes can be any kind of footwear – trainers, sandals, slippers, football boots, wellies … Estimate how many pairs you have and then go and count them. Was your estimate close to your final answer? Challenge some other people in your family to make a guess about their shoes total too. Let me know how you get on.
As always, take care, stay safe and keep in touch. Judith.govans@east-ayrshire.gov.uk
EAC – surveys
Dear Parents/ Carers and Pupils
As we progress further in our school renewal discussions, we are keen to seek the views of our parents, carers and pupils to help guide our next steps and indeed to review experience during lockdown. The results of this survey will also be fed back to your own schools individually to aid further discussion as we move forward, and will also be collated at council level. We would very much appreciate your time in completing this survey. If, as a parent or carer, your children attend more than one school, please feel free to answer for each school. Links as noted below:-
Parental survey:
Pupil survey:
Winners !!
Last week one of our favourite shops, Dunelm in Kilmarnock, posted a competition on Facebook …
Lots of parents, carers, family members and friends of Catrine PS and ECC voted… and guess what?… WE WON!!!
We are absolutely delighted and want to thank everyone who voted and Dunelm for donating the fabulous outdoor resources.
The children in Catrine will love them 🙂
Headteacher’s Challenge #24
Good morning and happy Thursday to you all – this week is just flying in!
We were delighted to be chosen as the winners in the Dunelm Kilmarnock Outdoor Toys competition – thank you to everyone who nominated both the ECC and the PS. Alana, our ECC Deputy Manager, collected the toys yesterday – look out for her post and photo today and I’m sure the wide selection of toys will be well played with by pupils at both establishments.
As we had such a horrible wet day yesterday I’m giving you a skiddly challenge today – The Water Bucket Challenge.
You will need – one bucket/container filled with water, one empty bucket/container, a plastic cup and a timer.
This can get messy so this challenge is best done outdoors (and it might be even more skiddly fun if it’s done in the rain!)
Place the empty container at one end of the garden or path, and place the container filled with water at the other end. Start the timer for one minute. Starting at the end of the garden/path with the filled container, fill up your cup and run to the empty container, pour your water in and then repeat until your minute is up. How many cups of water can you fill the container with in one minute? Challenge the rest of your family and see who can empty the most cups into the container in one minute.
As always, take care, stay safe and keep in touch. Mrs Govans x
Judith.govans@east-ayrshire.gov.uk
Update from EAC Education Department
Please note – an article was released in a local newspaper yesterday which stated that all EAC schools and ECCs were starting back on 18th August 2020 – this is not the case.
A starting date has still to be confirmed for a return for both pupils and staff. Further information will follow regarding the start date for the August term.
On behalf of Linda McAulay-Griffiths, Head of Education
For attention of P7 pupils and parents/carers
Please click on the link below to read a Transition letter for our P7 pupils from Mr McGurn, DHT at Robert Burns Academy.
Headteacher’s Challenge #23
Happy Tuesday to you all 🙂
Thank you to all pupils, parents, family and friends who participated in our Health Week and Sports Day last week. It was wonderful seeing so many photos and videos of your Family Sports Day events – lots of effort had gone into preparing for races and organising equipment and it was brilliant to see. Thank you.
All staff are gearing up towards getting back into both the school and ECC from next week – we are making plans for when we return in August and will share these with you as soon as they are approved by EAC. The health and safety of our children is our main priority so we’re taking on board both local and national guidelines to make sure we get it right.
I’m looking forward to our virtual Parent Council meeting which is taking place via Zoom tonight – hearing the views and concerns of our parents/carers is so important at this time so let your Parent Council know if you have any questions.
Today’s challenge is an Estimation Challenge, and it might sound easier than it actually is. Sit yourself down in the living room of your house and count how many doors there are in your entire house. Easy peasy! Or is it??
Remember that there are external doors, internal doors, cupboard doors, cabinet doors, dolls house doors … the list is endless! Try to count in your head – make an estimate – and then go around your whole house and count all the doors and see how close your estimate was to the correct answer. You’ll be amazed how many doors there are in your house! Challenge the other people in your house to make an estimate too. Let me know who got the closest answer in your household.
On Sunday I was walking up Cairn Table with my family and dogs, and I thought I was doing so well, until two wee rascals skipped past me shouting ‘hiya Mrs Govans!’ and then proceeded to RUN up the rest of the hill. They were actually starting to come back down the hill before I had even reached the top! Although they made my efforts look pathetic, it was a real treat to see Ellie and Leighton enjoying themselves with their mum, dad and Bella the dog in the lovely sunshine.
As always, take care, stay safe and keep in touch. Mrs Govans x
Judith.govans@east-ayrshire.gov.uk
Health and Wellbeing – EAC website
East Ayrshire Council have developed a dedicated Wellbeing Website at https://www.east-ayrshire.gov.uk/SocialCareAndHealth/Wellbeing/Wellbeing.aspx which is filled with advice on mental wellbeing, exercise, healthy eating and new activities to try. It also has a range of supports for those who may be struggling. There is a dedicated section for Children, Young People, Parents and Carers which I hope you will find particularly helpful during these challenging times. We will continue to add to this section therefore it would be helpful if you could email any suggestions to healthandsafety@east-ayrshire.gov.uk together with any feedback on the current content.
Thank you. Nicola Stewart, Principal Educational Psychologist for East Ayrshire Council
P7 Transition Meeting with The Robert Burns Academy staff
Good Morning!
If you have already accessed the P7 Transition team, you may have noticed a message from Miss Naismith. Miss Naismith and Mr Kyle from The Robert Burns Academy are holding an online transition meeting for the P7 pupils. This meeting will take place on Tuesday 9th June at 11 am. This is a fantastic opportunity for our current Primary 7 children to ask any questions that they may have about starting at the academy in August.
To join the meeting you will need to access Microsoft Teams. I have included some help sheets to help you get set up on Microsoft Teams.
If you are using a laptop or computer:
If you are using an iPad, tablet or phone:
If you need any help just drop me an email. My email is cheryl.burleigh@eastayrshire.org.uk
Miss Burleigh
Letters from EAC Head of Education
Please click on the links below to read letters from Linda McAulay-Griffiths, Head of Education at East Ayrshire Council
SPORTS DAY!
Good morning Catrine Primary and welcome to sports day!!!!
I hope you are all ready to get stuck into the sports day activities today. Make sure and check the individual class pages for more details about your race and challenge!
All the staff at Catrine have been up SUPER early this morning to complete our relay race and let me tell you, you’re in for a treat!
WOOHOO… GO TEAM CATRINE 🙂
TEAM WORK TO MAKE THE DREAM WORK!!
Now it’s over to you……
Family Race
Wheelbarrow Race
Measure out 5 metres, find a partner and complete 3 laps.
3 Legged Race
Measure out 5 metres. Find a partner, tie your legs together, and complete 5 laps.
Family Challenge
Tug of War
Measure out 5 metres and mark the half way point. Find your team and PULL. You can use a dressing gown tie, scarf, skipping rope or anything that you can pull. The winner is best of three!
Good luck!
Remember to take as many pictures as possible and update your Blog with your results. We are so looking forward to seeing all your sports day posts! 🙂
Over and Out,
TEAM CATRINE!
Headteacher’s Challenge #22
Good morning and welcome to Health Week Thursday 🙂
It’s been brilliant to read your posts about all the activities you’ve got up to at home during our Health Week – so far we’ve had Mindfulness Monday, Tik Tok Tuesday and Walking Wednesday. I can’t wait to hear about your adventures over the next two days, and I’m so excited for Sports Day!
Today’s challenge is a singing one. We sing this all the time at school so make sure you belt it out, especially the whistling at the end 🙂
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73_y1ESHxqI
As always, take care, stay safe and keep in touch. Mrs Govans x
Judith.govans@east-ayrshire.gov.uk
P7 Transition meeting on Teams
Well done to those of you who have managed to get set up on Teams and have left Miss Burleigh and I a message.
A reminder that I will be hosting a meeting for P7 pupils tomorrow at 11am. This is a chance for you to get set up on Teams and have a practise before speaking to staff from Robert Burns Academy. Please see the post below to see how to set up Teams on your computer, phone or tablet. Remember you can email myself or Miss Burleigh for any help.
I look forward to speaking to you tomorrow.
Mrs Schendel
Letter
Walking Wednesday
Today is all about walking. You can get your steps in by playing out in the garden, helping around the house or arranging a a walk with your family. We would love to see some photographs from your walk. You can do this by updating your Glow blog.
A reminder that Sports Day is this Friday! We hope to see you all participating in the activities and joining in on the fitness fun 😀
