A big Thank you to all of the children who very kindly donated to our SCIAF appeal we raised a whopping £364.91.

Thankyou 

Dear Parents and Carers,

As we begin preparing for our summer show, we are looking for your support with costumes. Our show takes the audience on a journey through time, from the 1940s to the present day, and we would love to create these looks using items children may already have at home wherever possible.

Please do not feel any pressure to buy anything new. We are aiming to keep this as low-cost and inclusive as possible.

Some ideas include:

1940s – shirts, braces, flat caps, simple dresses, cardigans 

1950s – polka dots, scarves, circle skirts, rolled-up jeans, white t-shirts 

1960s – bright colours, patterns, headbands, simple shift-style dresses 

1970s – flared trousers, bold prints, denim, waistcoats 

1980s – bright/neon clothing, leggings, oversized tops, denim jackets 

1990s – checked shirts, denim, sportswear, band t-shirts 

2000s–Present – everyday clothes, sporty or pop-inspired outfits 

If you have any items, you are happy to lend or donate, we would be very grateful. Please send them in a labelled bag with your child’s name by Friday 29^th May. Some children are part of more than one era so will need a costume for each.

If your child does not have anything suitable at home, please don’t worry at all, we will ensure every child is provided with a costume for their era in school.

Thank you so much for your support in helping us make this a fantastic show for the children.

Kind regards,

Mrs Terras

After the success of last 2 years House Hamper Raffle, FOMC and our Parent Council have decided to organise this  fundraising event again this year to help raise some funds for our children in Mount Carmel. 

We will be holding another Dress Down Day on Friday 8th May, and are asking that each child (if they can) bring in an item relating to their house colour for the raffle.

For example,  if your child was in the red house (Fire), they could bring in a tin of ready salted Pringles.  If you could support us with this we would very much appreciate it.

The tickets for the raffle will then be sold for £1 and we will have 4 winners, a winner for each of our houses.

** No perishable items please**

Good Luck everyone!!

There is a small amount of funding to provide after school dance sessions for Primary 7 pupils who already have an interest in dance from:

3.00pm-4.30pm Fridays: 24 April, 1/8/15/22/29 May, 5 June

With a final show in The Big Top, Dean Castle on Thursday 11^th June, 7pm.

Sessions will take place in St Joseph’s Academy gym hall and we thought it might be a nice opportunity for a transition event, with children who have shared interest in dance socialising and dancing together. Children will have the opportunity to work with professional dance artists and take part in jazz and hip-hop sessions. It will mean that pupils will need to leave early from school on Friday to get to the venue for 3 and this would be a parental responsibility. All sessions are totally free.

Please use the link below to register interest.

EAST AYRSHIRE SCHOOLS’ AFTER SCHOOL- SUMMER SESSIONS /FEST 2026   – Fill out form

We have 30 spaces available, first come first served.

Level 2 Primary 7 – with Faye and another instructor

A reminder that P7 pupils who have expressed an interest in doing their Bikeability Level 2 will have their “Bike Safety Check” this Thursday so remember to bring your bike into school that day!

Bikeability lessons will thereafter take place on the following dates- 27^th April, 18^th May, 25^th May

please bring your bike and helmet on those days.

Read here about Bikeability Level 2

Bikeability Scotland Level 2 training is for children who can already cycle and can demonstrate Bikeability Scotland Level 1 outcomes. Level 2 focuses on using roads in accordance with the Highway Code and riding safely and responsibly in the traffic stream. It is delivered on simple roads and junctions with moderate traffic.

Welcome back to school, we hope everyone had a lovely Easter break.

Please keep an eye here on the blog and on our school app for all the upcoming activities and information on everything happening in the school.

We would like to remind everyone that the school closes at 2.30pm today .

We would like to wish our  pupils and their families a very happy Easter and look forward to seeing everyone again when the school returns on Monday 20th April.

We have a small amount of funding to provide after school dance sessions for Primary 7 pupils who already have an interest in dance from:

3.00pm-4.30pm Fridays: 24 April, 1/8/15/22/29 May, 5 June

With a final show in The Big Top, Dean Castle on Thursday 11^th June, 7pm.

Sessions will take place in St Joseph’s Academy gym hall and we thought it might be a nice opportunity for a transition event, with children who have shared interest in dance socialising and dancing together. Children will have the opportunity to work with professional dance artists and take part in jazz and hip-hop sessions. It will mean that pupils will need to leave early from school on Friday to get to the venue for 3 and this would be a parental responsibility. All sessions are totally free.

If you would be happy with this being offered to your pupils then please share the link to the application:

EAST AYRSHIRE SCHOOLS’ AFTER SCHOOL- SUMMER SESSIONS /FEST 2026   – Fill out form

We have 30 spaces available, first come first served.

Kind Regards,

Zara Smith

Cultural Coordinator, Dance & Movement

Creative Minds Team

Education Service

East Ayrshire Council