Primary 7 will take part in their next transition visit on Thursday 2nd March. Children will leave for St Josephs just after 9am and will be back at Mount Carmel for lunch time. Please note that children should wear full school uniform this day (not own clothes as part of World Book Day activities).
Monthly Archives: February 2023
Lenten Activities 2023
Please see below the weekly activities for our SCIAF Lenten Fundraising –
Thursday 2nd March – dress down for World Book Day
Wednesday 8th March – P3 and P4 Activity Day
Friday 17th March – wear green for St.Patrick’s Day (no football colours)
Friday 24th March – PJ and Movie Day
Friday 31st March – Easter Technology Challenge – bonnets/egg decoration and parade
We will be suggesting a cash donation to be put directly in class SCIAF boxes These will then all be collected and given to Fr Martin for the church collection.
We will also have the individual class raffles for Easter Eggs and the whole school raffle for the bigger egg 🙂
Mission to the Moon
This is the first week of our “Mission to the Moon” where we are encouraging families in active travel to and from school.
Please encourage children to walk, cycle, scoot to school and help us build up our S-miles and reach our targets. If a Parent/carer/sibling participates too they also collect S-miles!
Lockerbie 2023
And they’re off!……………………….
World Book Day 2 March 2023
World Book Day this year takes place on Thursday 2nd March. This year we will celebrate this with a ‘Dress as you Please Day’. Children can also bring their favourite book to school to share with others. We will also complete World Book Day activities in class.
We politely request a £1 cash donation for SCIAF. Children can bring this on the day.
Thankyou
Mission To The Moon
We are delighted to be participating in East Ayrshire Council’s Active Travel initiative Mission to the Moon. The aim of this project is to get young people walking to school in a bid to further reduce our carbon emissions here in East Ayrshire, while also reducing congestion at our school gates and promoting Active Travel.
Earning S-Miles (‘School Miles’)
Each time our young people travel to/from school by walking, scooting/cycling, they will earn an S-mile for their class.
Park & Stride – pupils will earn an S-Mile even if they walk part of the journey to/from school. Bonus S-Miles can be earned by parents/siblings/staff walking the journey to school too!
A walking circuit will be available in the playground for pupils who travel to school by taxi/bus and for any pupil who wishes to gather bonus S-miles for their class during break/lunchtime. Class walks, outings and Daily Mile time also earn S-Miles for classes.
Our Eco Committee will collate our S-Miles each week in school and send our totals to the Climate Change Team at East Ayrshire Council each month.
Our S-Mile Journeys
In Mount Carmel we have agreed that our first target will be to walk the length of the Zambezi River. This links to our Lenten SCIAF appeal, which this year is focused on supporting families in Zambia. Many children there walk up to 10 miles a day to get to school. The length of the river is 1599 miles and we hope to accrue the equivalent miles in 3 weeks.
We will try our best to collect the miles we need within the timescale we have set. Once we have reached our target destination, we will decide on our next destination and time scale.
The Launch!
We will begin collecting S-Miles week commencing Monday 20th February and continue on our travels during the rest of Term 3 and 4. Once all participating schools across East Ayrshire have banked 238,855 S-Miles, we can launch our EAC Clean Green rocket, sending it all the way to the moon!
We look forward to keeping you updated on our progress via our school app and blog throughout the year.
Mrs McGahon
Depute Head Teacher
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Ash Wednesday Reminder
** Reminder**
Please complete the form below only if you do not wish your child/children to receive ashes
The form Ash Wednesday Consent Form is now available and will take you 2 minutes to complete. Please be sure to submit it by 17/02/2023.
Thank you!
Learning Journals
The letter above went out to all pupils last week. Please check your emails (including junk) for your Learning Journals log in details. Please contact the school if you have not received your login email or are having problems accessing Learning Journals.
Thank you.
Ash Wednesday Consent Form
** Reminder**
Please complete the form below only if you do not wish your child/children to receive ashes
The form Ash Wednesday Consent Form is now available and will take you 2 minutes to complete. Please be sure to submit it by 17/02/2023.
Thank you!
St. Joseph’s Academy Mental Health Open Evening
Please find attached information about a Mental Health Open Evening at St Joseph’s Academy this Wednesday 8th February.
Dress to Express
****Reminder****
Dress to Express – Wednesday 8th February
Children are welcome to come to school in clothing to showcase their personality.
There is no cost for this.
Ash Wednesday
Please complete the form below only if you do not wish your child/children to receive ashes
The form Ash Wednesday Consent Form is now available and will take you 2 minutes to complete. Please be sure to submit it by 17/02/2023.
Thank you!
Pancake Day
Freshly made pancakes will be available at lunchtime on Shrove Tuesday as an additional item.
Toppings available will include:
Banana with natural yoghurt
Strawberries with ice cream
