Well done to everyone who entered the Dyslexia Awareness Week Competitions. The Inclusive Schools committee had a hard job choosing the winners and runners up.
Winner: Harry Selman, P3/4
Runner Up: Murray Duff, P1b
Runner Up: Maria Woodburn, P2a
Winner: Amber Kerr, P7
Runner Up: Poppy Wyllie, P7
Runner Up: Ava Murray, P7
Winner: Gemma Robertson, P7
Runner Up: Beth Donnelly, P5
Runner Up: Layla Strachan, P5
Children across the school took part in activities to raise awareness about Dyslexia and recognise the strengths and challenges someone who has dyslexia may face.
Please visit the class pages for photos from the week.
Well done to everyone who took part in the competitions this week. We have received lots of fantastic entries. The winners will be announced next week!
Thursday 4th March, 10.30am – World Book Day special – Bringing Reading to Life
Starring: Joseph Coelho & Fiona Lumbers, Tom Fletcher and Lydia Monks and special guest Rob Biddulph
Hosted by Nigel Clarke, TV presenter
Link: Words and Pictures: Bringing Books to Life
Friday 5th March, 10.30am – Books and the Real World
Starring: Sita Brahmachari, Jess French and Katherine Rundell
Hosted by Jessie Cave, actor and podcaster
Link: Books and the Real World
Each event will last approximately 30 minutes.
5 Ways to Encourage Children to Read
The Share A Story Reading Star game has been created to encourage you to enjoy books and read together at home with exciting ways you can share stories – not just at bedtime! Reading Star Game
Tom Foster of AD2000 and Judge Dredd Magazine has provides an 
online drawing workshops. The video and it is really interesting as he draws and explains techniques as well as answers questions that were submitted.
Please visit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5-7Qsoo_U0 to access the video.
Well done to everyone who took part in the Anti-Bullying Mascot Competition. We had lots of fantastic entries and it was very difficult for the Classroom Assistants and P6/7 Anti-Bullying Ambassadors to pick a final winner.
The winner of the competition is…
Nyah (P7) with this brilliant design
We have received lots of fantastic entries for the Anti-Bullying Mascot Competition. Well done to everyone who has taken part so far, it is going to be very difficult to pick a winner!
Please send all entries to Miss Kirkcaldy by Friday 20th November. You can bring your entry to school or email it to eajennifer.kirkcaldy@eastayrshire.gov.uk.
The winner will be announced and receive their prize on Tuesday 24th November.
Well done to everyone who has taken part in the Reading Challenges this week. It is lovely to see your photos. Here are a few that have been sent in.
This week we are raising awareness about bullying through Anti-Bullying Week Scotland.
We would like to encourage all children to take part in a competition to design an Anti-Bullying Mascot for Mauchline Primary School.
You can use pens, pencils, crayons, materials or ICT to create your mascot.
Please send all entries to Miss Kirkcaldy by Friday 20th November. There will be a prize for the winner!
Every November schools throughout the United Kingdom take part in Anti-Bullying Week. This is an opportunity to shine a spotlight on bullying and consider the steps we can take together to stop it. Anti-Bullying Week 2020 is taking place from Monday 16th to Friday 20th November this year and it has the theme ‘United Against Bullying’.
As a parent or carer, you are a vital piece of the puzzle in tackling bullying. You have a unique role to play in guiding and supporting your child through their school years and there are lots of positive steps you can take to help keep your child safe from bullying and harm.
For more information, please visit https://www.anti-bullyingalliance.org.uk/anti-bullying-week/parents-and-carers
Pick at least one of the reading challenges to complete at home during Book Week Scotland.
We would love to see photos of you completing any of the challenges. If you would like to send a photo, please email it to eajennifer.kirkcaldy@eastayrshire.gov.uk.
Have Fun!
Each November Bookbug gives every Primary 1 pupil in Scotland a free bag of books and resources to inspire a lifelong love of reading, writing and counting.
The Bookbug Primary 1 Family Bag contains the three shortlisted titles for The Bookbug Picture Book Prize. Children across Scotland can vote for their favourite book by Friday 5th February and the winner will be announced in March 2021.
For advice, resources and programmes you can get involved in as a family, please visit https://www.scottishbooktrust.com/parents-and-carers.
Read, Write, Count is a national campaign to improve the literacy and numeracy skills of Scotland’s children.
As part of the campaign, every child in Primary 2 and Primary 3 receives a free bag with books and activities to support their learning.
In addition, the campaign provides advice and support for families, please visit https://www.parentclub.scot/articles/read-write-count, for more information.
