Dear Parent/Carer
As you are no doubt aware, your child is due to transfer from primary to secondary education at the beginning of the new school session (August 2026).
Secondary school hand books are available at: https://eastayrshi.re/SchoolHandbooks
You must complete the online P7 transfer application at http://eastayrshi.re/p7transfer no later than Friday 12 December 2025 to ensure your child is allocated a place within their secondary school.
School will close for the Christmas Holidays on Friday 19th December @ 2.30pm. Taxi children will be collected at 2pm.
The Primary 4 children making their First Holy Communion will have have their next Sunday Club session this Sunday after 1130 Mass.
Children should bring their ‘I Belong’ book with them.
We have finally been notified that Primary 7 will attend St Josephs Academy on Thursday 11th December as part of their transition to secondary school.
Pupils will leave Mount Carmel primary at 9am prompt and walk to St Josephs, pupils should wear full school uniform and appropriate clothing for walking.
Pupils will return to school in time for lunch.
Our final raffle of the year is now on Parentpay. £1 per strip of 5 tickets. The raffle will close on Tuesday 16th December and will be drawn on Friday 19th which is our last day of term.
Please remember to return your Nativity ticket request form so we can assign you to Parentpay for the appropriate performance.
This year Christmas Parties will take place on the following dates:
Primary 4 & Primary 5 Monday 15th December @ 1.30pm
Primary 6 & Primary 7 Tuesday 16th December @ 1.30pm
Primary 1, Primary 2 & Primary 3 Wednesday 17th December @ 1.30pm
Children should come to school wearing their party clothes on the day.
Thank you to everyone who came out on Friday night to support our Christmas Fayre.
We are delighted to say that we raised £2196 in total which is an amazing amount for the school !
Please view our December Newsletter below:
Please see the information below received today from Bishop Dougan.
Bishop Dougan has announced that the normal practice for the celebration of Confirmation will no longer be before the reception of First Holy Communion (P4). It will be celebrated at a later age. He has yet to decide what that age will be and will enter a process of consultation and discernment over the coming months. He will also publish a fuller explanation of his decision in the coming weeks.
Kind regards
Mrs Fergusson
Homework will finish this Friday for the Christmas holidays
This year the annual Save the children Christmas Jumper Day will take place on the 11th December, pupils can wear their Christmas Jumper to school that day on top of their normal school uniform should they wish to do so.
Thanks
Our school class Christmas calendars were on sale at our Christmas Fayre on Friday night. If you were unable to attend the Fayre and would like to order a calendar, you can do this as of today through Parentpay only until this Friday, 5th December, at a cost of £2 per calendar.
If you wish to see a sample of your child’s class calendar photo prior to purchasing, please pop into the school as we have them on display for each class.
The Friends of Jesus Community Group would like to thank the classes for taking part in our special prayer service during Catholic Education Week.
We encouraged everyone to think about the meaning of hope and placed our own special hopes into our ‘bags of hope’ displayed near the altar in each class.
Well done to all our Friends of Jesus group for so confidently leading the prayers in your class.
Please continue to keep us in your prayers.
Choir children should attend school tomorrow night at 5.45pm, Christmas Jumpers, headwear etc can be worn. Mrs Terras will meet the children the children at the front door.
Our Christmas lunch will take place on Wednesday 3rd December. Children can wear their Christmas jumpers with the rest of their school uniform on the day.
This Friday (28th) we are very kindly asking for any home baking donations from parents/carers towards the home baking stall at our Christmas Fayre.
Thankyou
We will be attending ‘Sleeping Beauty’ on Tuesday 2nd December. The buses will leave just after 9am. Children can bring a small snack and juice or water for this. Please do not send fizzy juice or large bags of sweets or crisps. Children can wear Christmas jumpers (if they wish) with the rest of their school uniform. We will return to school in time for a later lunch.
Gentle reminder that the closing date for forms to be returned requesting tickets for this years Infant Nativity is Friday 28th November.
Thankyou
Dear Parent/Carer
As you are no doubt aware, your child is due to transfer from primary to secondary education at the beginning of the new school session (August 2026).
Secondary school hand books are available at: https://eastayrshi.re/SchoolHandbooks
You must complete the online P7 transfer application at http://eastayrshi.re/p7transfer no later than Friday 12 December 2025 to ensure your child is allocated a place within their secondary school.
At Mount Carmel we have been reviewing and updating our Health and Wellbeing policy. This contains items for Do Be Mindful and PATHS. Please read both of these draft policies and complete the linked feedback form for each one. Thank you for your support with this.
Thank you for your views on our updated Numeracy and Nurture policy. Your comments showed that you are pleased with the adaptions.
The Mount Carmel in the Community group have decided to organise this year’s Reverse Advent Calendar which will run from the 1st to 17th of December.
We would be very grateful if you could bring in something to donate to our local food bank such as tinned food, biscuits or pasta. If you wish to send in additional items such as toiletries or infant formula please feel free to do so. These will be greatly appreciated by our local community.
Possible ideas:
Please do not bring perishable foods.
Thank you,
Mount Carmel in the Community group
A reminder that the Primary 4 children who are preparing for First Communion have their next Sunday Club session on Sunday 23rd November at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church.
On this date ( Sunday 23rd November) – the session will be at a different time from that stated on the letter given out by the parish.
The session will start at the earlier time of 11am and run to just before Mass begins at 1130.
Children should bring their “I Belong ” book with them.
Reminder that tomorrow we are having a Dress Down Day, pupils can come to school in their own clothes and we are looking for a donation for the bottle/raffle or tombola stall which we will have at our Christmas fayre on Friday 28th November.
Thanks
All the P6 children who attended Day of Dance on Wednesday had a ball and were a credit to the school!
As part of their Pope Francis Faith Award P7 can put themselves forward for a Parish Commendation from their Parish Priest. I gave out the form for this yesterday. Pupils seeking the Parish Commendation should now have an opportunity to “check‐in” with
the parish priest to agree what they have done in the parish so far. When PP is satisfied that the pupil has met the criterion for the Parish Commendation, he should sign the Parish Commendation sheet.
Please return the form to me by Friday 28th November as it has to be scanned and emailed to SCES to be verified.
Thank you,
Mrs Terras
Preparations have already begun for this year Infant Nativity ‘Hey Ewe’ and children are busy learning all of the fantastic songs and lines.
This years performances will take place on Tuesday 9th December & Wednesday 10th December at 2pm (doors open at 1.30pm for tea & coffee)
A letter will be sent to Infant parents/carers over the next few days on how to purchase tickets.
We look forward to seeing ‘Ewe’ soon
We are asking pupils to wear something blue to celebrate World Children’s Day , this Thursday 20th November. After the fantastic Scotland result last night children are able to wear Scotland football tops ONLY should they wish to do so.
