We were so excited to kick off our SCIAF FUN DAY with a visit from STRYDER.
Stryder helps us to walk to school as much as we can as it helps us to keep fit and helps our environment too!!
Reconciliation
We would like to congratulate our wonderful children in making their sacrament of Reconciliation. They were absolutely wonderful and we agree with Father Jim that they behaved like angels.
Well done everyone 
First Confession
Congratulations to our fabulous Primary 3 children, who celebrated the lovely sacrament of confession for the first time last night.
Thank you to Fr Jim for making it such a memorable and prayerful celebration, and also thank you to the P4 children who came along and celebrated the sacrament with their P3 friends.
Please keep the children in your prayers as they continue on their faith journeys.
P3 Share the Learning
Reminder that Share the Learning for Primary 3 will take place on Monday 24th March at 2pm.
STRYDER VISIT
We are delighted to announce that we will have a very special visitor in our playground tomorrow morning. Stryder will be in school before 9 o’clock to welcome the children in before the day begins, Make sure to give them a big wave if you see them!
Whole School Summer Trip
We are excited to let you know that we have just booked our whole school summer trip to Heads of Ayr Farm Park!
The trip is booked for Wednesday 18th June . The buses will leave the school at 9.30am and the children will be back at school in time for normal school pick up at 3pm.
If your child does not wish to attend the trip, they will need to stay at home on the day as there will be no provision for them in school.
We are very grateful to St. Vincent De Paul who have made a very generous donation towards our buses which has helped to keep the cost per child down.
We have set up the trip on Parentpay today with an initial NON- REFUNDABLE deposit of £8 payable by Friday 2nd May . This will leave only one more payment of £8 to be paid by Friday 30th May.
Permission forms will be sent home this week. These must be returned no later than Friday 30th May.
FOMC Easter Raffle
Friends of Mount Carmel will be selling raffle tickets for their Easter Raffle at our forthcoming Pupil Progress Meetings.
This is a separate raffle from our own March Raffle which you can buy tickets for now on Parentpay.
March Raffle Reminder
Our March Raffle is still running on Parentpay !
Tickets are £1 for 5 .
Head to Parentpay now to purchase your tickets and good luck!
Active Travel Journey
P3 Share the Learning
Reminder that Share the Learning for Primary 3 will take place on Monday 24th March at 2pm.
SCIAF ‘Crazy Hair and Odd Socks Day’ in P4
Here are some pictures of P4 enjoying our ‘Crazy hair and Odd Sock’ Day’. Some of our class even managed to incorporate their class topic ‘Fairtrade’ into the day.
What a talented P4 and her mum, these look delicious….
Can you spot the owner of the odd socks?
No Parking – Crossgates Care Home
Reminder that parents/carers should not use the Crossgates Care Home Car Park when dropping off or collecting their children.
This is a private car park for use of staff & resident families ONLY
Access should always be given to Emergency Service vehicles and overcrowding of this car park could prevent this from happening.
Please be considerate at all times when dropping off or collecting your children
Thankyou
Galloway Youth Evening
Spring Disco
Reminder
Please do not return the slip or any money to the school. Both to be brought on the night. Please remember to complete the back of the ticket with collection information.
Thank you
SCIAF Activities – Reminder
SCIAF Activities
Crazy Hair and Odd Socks Day – Friday 14th March
This Friday (14th March) we are having a ‘Crazy Hair’ and ‘ Odd Socks’ Day to raise money for SCIAF.
So be as creative as you want with your crazy hair and odd socks, and don’t forget your £1 for the SCIAF ‘Wee Box’ in your classroom!
Thank you from P3 and P4.
Womens Recreational Football
P4 ‘Bike and Scooter’ Fun
P4 have enjoyed getting outside more as the weather starts to brighten up. We planned for a ‘Bike and Scooter’ Rainbow Reward time and even though it rained earlier on, that did not dampen our spirits. A pogo stick even made an appearance. Here are some fun pictures we took below.
P6 STEM EVENT
Our wonderful P6 class were invited along to East Ayrshire’s STEM event at St Joseph’s Academy this week. There, they met the other P6 children from our Education group and began forming friendships which marks the beginning of their transition to the high school. The activities ranged from a virtual tour of a submarine from the Royal Navy, to programming and coding robots. Everyone had great fun!! We definitely have some future engineers at Mount Carmel. 
World Book Day Reminder
A reminder that this tomorrow is World Book Day!
Children can come to school in their own clothes or dressed as a character from their favourite book. Each child will receive a World Book Day book token.
We are asking kindly for a £1 donation in cash to add to our SCIAF boxes.
Pupil Progress Meetings
Appointment times for the forthcoming Pupil Progress Meetings were sent home in school bags on Friday. Please check your child’s bag for these.
If you are unsure of when your appointment is please contact the school office.
Primary 3 Share the Learning
Primary 3 Share the Learning will take place on Monday 24th march at 2pm in school.
Letters were sent home last week with a tear off portion to indicate if parents/carers were able or unable to attend.
Thank you to everyone who has replied so far. If you have still to reply please return your slip asap .
Thank you
ASN Friendly Football Tournament
March 2025 Newsletter
East Ayrshire Leisure App
As you may well know, Active Schools, are transferring over to the Leisure Trust as of the 1st April. This will bring some imminent changes to our booking system for our holiday provision.
Families will need to download the East Ayrshire Leisure App (links below) in order to book spaces. Information on our sessions will be out shortly, we’re working through it the now.
Easter Closure Information
Please click the link below to see the most recent information on school Easter Closure.
Thank you
New Cashless Catering System
Dear parent / carer
From Monday 3rd March 2025 we are introducing a new Cashless Catering system in your child’s school.
Catering Services recognised that it was time to update their cashless payment system. They researched and engaged with companies to find a system that is straightforward and easy for you to use. They have also ensured that the system utilises the latest technology available.
The new ordering system will therefore make the process quicker for your child at lunchtime and by ordering in advance will help Catering Services reach climate change targets by reducing food waste.
All meals will be ordered by parents through ParentPay, using your existing Parentpay login.
The system will be easy to use. You will log in to ParentPay and select school meals. Then all you have to do is check the menus, select a meal for your child, then they collect it at lunchtime as normal.
ParentPay knows if your child qualifies for a free school meal so you can order with the knowledge that no payment is required. If your child pays for their school meal, you will have to make payment within 2 hours of the meal being ordered.
Meals must be ordered by 8am and can be ordered up to three weeks in advance.
You will be able to make your first meal bookings on ParentPay on the evening of Friday 28th February.
The link below will take you to an instructional video on how to book school meals.
Video – How to book a meal – ParentPay (wistia.com)
Additional allergen and dietary information:
The new system will also have improved allergy and dietary management, so you can be confident that special dietary requirements are observed. Make sure this information is up to date by contacting your school.
If you have provided current dietary information for your child, this will be updated on the new system and will block any meal choices that contain approved allergens.
The system is also a useful information tool for parents and carers in displaying allergen information linked to each online menu item this includes all information for pupils following religious and lifestyle diets.
The Exchange Primary School Counselling Service
Please see the link below for the most recent newsletter from our colleagues at the Primary Counselling service.
https://sway.cloud.microsoft/SE4W3ZgNN35uHxRw?ref=Link
Bishop Dougan’s visit to Mount Carmel and P4
P4 enjoyed their visit from Bishop Frank Dougan last Thursday. We were able to ask Bishop Frank lots of questions about being a Bishop and what it involves.
We spoke about the Sacrament of Confirmation and afterwards we were excited to see some of the special clothing a Bishop wears. P4 pupils were able to try on the ceremonial hats such as a miter and our particular class favourite – The bishop’s zucchetto, which is a purple skullcap. We also looked at the pontifical ring which we learned is always worn on the Bishop’s right hand, as well as his cross and Bishop’s crosier (symbolically shaped like a shepherd’s staff).
Primary 4 Confirmation
It was a beautiful day celebrating our P4 ‘s Confirmation at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church on Sunday.
