Break out the crayons, open the books! Put on your school clothes, and your bright happy looks! A very warm welcome back to all our families.

Please click here to access the information booklet for parents and carers.

If you have any queries, please contact the school office. 

 

Free bus travel for young people in Scotland
All young people living in Scotland aged between 5 and 21 years are eligible for free bus travel within Scotland.  Use the link below to apply for the Kidz Kard/ National Entitlement Card which supports the Free Bus Travel Scheme.

NEC Application Form 1 for pupils aged 5 to 10 years old

NEC Application Form 2 for pupils aged 11 to 15 years old

Please submit any application by 15th June to ensure your child receives their free bus travel card before the end of term.

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Thank you to everyone who donated their recycling to the latest collection. We raised £84 for School Funds. A great acheivement!

Rag Bag Certificate (2)

Dear parent / carer 

I am pleased to share with you the link to our P7 Information Video. As we are currently unable to welcome large groups of parents to the school for a face-to-face information evening, we decided to record a video that you can view with your child instead. This video should answer many of the questions you may have about the final stages of our transition programme. 

The video can be viewed by clicking the link below: 

https://youtu.be/f2xiLeHNeB0 

Or through our school blog’s P7 Transition section: 

https://blogs.glowscotland.org.uk/ea/therobertburnsacademy/p7-transition/ 

 

We would also like to invite you to an online drop-in session on Wednesday 25^th May from 6.30-7.30pm.  There will be no presentation or content shared during this session, this is an opportunity for parents and carers to ask any questions they may have. I would encourage you to watch the information video and look at the content on the P7 Transition page of our school blog in the first instance.   

You can join us for the online session via the following link: 

https://app-proxy.vscene.net/r/oKANTUMlGp 

 

Meeting room number: 1413569 

Meeting ID: 104859 

Last week was Walk To School Week.

We, the JRSO’s were out every single morning encouraging as many people to walk, cycle, scoot and park and stride to school as possible.

We made some signs which were gathering lots of attention.

We also promoted “Mellow Mondays”, to wear comfy and relaxing clothing.

Thanks so much to everyone who supported us.

We had a super Walk To School Week.

JRSO’s

 

This week, the children took part in various activities focusing on health and wellbeing. We had a visit from PC McPike, Mr Paton from the Royal National Lifeboat Institution and Mr Campbell who told P1 – 3 about farming.

On Monday, the children who wanted to take part, experienced the benefits of massage. Children also developed their tennis or badminton skills.

We had a bouncy castle and activities on Tuesday as well as skill stations run by the P6s.

On Wednesday, children took part in boxing, Taekwondo and the Hexigoal, run by Kilmarnock Football Club.

Well done to everyone who took part in Sports Day on Thursday. This was followed by a whole school Big Picnic.

On Friday, the children had the opportunity to explore mindfulness and relaxation.

Thank you to everyone who contributed to our Health Week. Please see the class blogs for more photos.

 

Our next RAG BAG collection in on Monday 23rd May. Bags will be sent out to all children. Could we ask that all bags be brought back  to school no later than Friday 20th May. We do have a permanent recycling bank in the school playground that can be accessed year round.
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Q: What textiles/ clothes can be recycled?
A: We can accept the following items:

•  Wearable Clothing
•  Paired Shoes
•  Handbags
•  Belts

We cannot accept the following items:

• Workwear
• Uniforms (including School Uniforms)
• Wet/Soiled Clothes
• Curtains
• Towels
• Duvets or Duvet Covers
• Pillows or Pillow Cases
• Blankets
• Table Cloths
• Linens
• Cushions
• Carpets
• Suitcases
• Books
• Bric a Brac
• Clothes Hangers
• Electricals

 

Check out the pictures below of some of the activities the classes participated in during the Big Walk and Wheel.

 

Each class completed a daily survey recording the number of pupils who took part in active travel each day.

 

 

 

Primary 6 took part in  an air pollution survey, making recommendations on how to improve air pollution in their local community.

 

Primary 5 completed mindfulness travel bingo, highlighting the many reasons they love being outside.

 

 

 

Primary 3 designed their own items of cycling clothing, discussing the importance of using bright colours while out cycling. 

 

 

Primary 3/4 were learning all about what active travel is. See below for the posters they made about the benefits of active travel.

 

Thank you to everyone who entered the JRSO cycling competition. 

Our winners will be revealed soon.

 

We hope you all enjoyed the Big Walk and Wheel.

JRSO’s.

New blog pages have been created for each of the classes from Primary 1 to Primary 7. These will replace the current class pages that are presently on the school blog.

The new blogs  will become live after the Easter break.

The blogs can be found by clicking on the name of your child’s class.

The teachers will show the children where to access their new class blog, which will be used for all home/school communication by the class teacher. All homework notes will be put on the class blog.