Winning House Term 1

The winning House for this term is…………..    AIR 

Pupils from AIR house  will enjoy an outing to  Jungle Madness in Kilmarnock on Monday 5th October 2026. Children will enjoy 2 hrs soft play and a selection of snacks & juice. 

Pupils will walk to Jungle Madness and will leave Mount Carmel PS at 9am. Please ensure your child is wearing appropriate clothing suitable for walking to Jungle Madness and be wearing a school jumper (not black) 

Children MUST be in school on time on this day as we are unable to wait on latecomers.

 

Fundraising – Parent Council

Help our Parent Council fundraise for our school at no extra cost to you.

By clicking the link below and shopping online with your favourite retailers you can help raise money for Parents & Friends of Mount Carmel.

The retailer will make a donation to our school community – and it wont cost you anything extra.

When shopping please remember to select Parents & Friends of Mount Carmel as your chosen cause.

Thankyou

 Fundraising Link

 

School Choir

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Thank you to everyone who returned their form to be a part of our school Christmas choir this year; we had a huge response!. Unfortunately, there were only 33 spaces and allocation was on a first come, first served basis.

If your child secured a space, you will have received a confirmation text today (29/9/). 

First Communion Children – ‘I Belong’ Session

A reminder for First Communion children that there will be an ‘I belong’ session this Sunday which First Communion children should attend.

These sessions run at your parish church, for a reminder of the times, see below;

  • Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church 10.15-11.15am (before Sunday Mass)
  • St. Matthews 10.30 -11.30
  • St. Joseph’s Church beginning at 12.30 ( in the church hall after Sunday teas)

 

 

P7 Transition Dates

Proposed P7 Transition dates

*Please note that there could be changes to the proposed dates:
Thursday 3rd December – leave from MCPS, bring a packed lunch
Thursday 25th February – leave from MCPS, bring a packed lunch
Monday 10th May – full day at St Joseph’s – children to make own way to St Joseph’s – complete full day timetable. There will also be a Parent/carer information session on this day at 6pm.
Tuesday 18th May and Wednesday 19th May – full day at St Joseph’s – children to make own way to St Joseph’s – complete full day timetable
Thursday 27th May and Friday 28th May – full day at St Joseph’s – children to make own way to St Joseph’s – complete full day timetable

Pantomime Donation🥰

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Pantomime Donation

We would like to thank our Parent Council who have, this week given us a wonderful donation towards the cost of the Pantomime!

Because of this, the cost per pupil has been reduced from £17 to £12 which is a fantastic saving for our families.

  1. If you have already paid the full cost of the pantomime, you will soon receive a refund for £5, you will then have nothing else to pay. Even if your outstanding balance on Parentpay is still showing £5 please ignore this.
  2. If you have only paid the first instalment of £10 you will now only  have £2 left to pay.

 

Wider Achievement Assembly

Wider Achievement Assembly | Mount Carmel Primary School

A reminder that our Wider Achievement assembly takes place this Friday 2nd October 2026. Please send any photographs/information of your child’s achievements ouwith school to our school email address please:

eamountcarmel.ps@eastayrshire.org.uk

 

Parent and Carer Maths Session – cancelled

Unfortunately, due to low numbers, we have decided to cancel the Parent/Carer Maths Session on Thursday 24th September.

Thank you to those who expressed an interest. We hope to offer another opportunity later in the school year and will be in touch with further details when these are available.

Thank you for your understanding and continued support.

Kind regards,
Mrs Terras

Handwriting

At Mount Carmel, we are reviewing and updating our handwriting policy and how we teach handwriting across the stages.

We would be love to hear the views of our parents and carers and ask if you could complete the following short questionnaire.

Handwriting  – Fill in form

Thank you.

Learning Journals

Remember to keep an eye on your child’s Learning Journal profile.

Class teachers will be posting regular updates about the fantastic learning and activities taking place in each class.

If you are unable to access Learning Journals, please let the office know.

Your log in details will be sent to the e-mail address that you provided the school with.

Thank you,

Mrs MacKinnon

P4 First Communion Children – Retreat Day 12th September

A reminder that P4 children who will be making their First Communion in May, should attend an ‘Introductory Retreat Day’ tomorrow 12th September at St. Joseph’s Church and hall.

The day begins at 10am and finishes at 2pm.

Welcome to our Class – Parent/Carer Views

If you have been able to attend one of our Welcome to our Class sessions please complete the form below sharing your views on how we can continue to improve.

Kind regards

Mrs Fergusson

Welcome to our Class – Parent/Carer views

Cybear arrives at Mount Carmel PS

Today P7 and Mrs Terras helped launch CyBear and P1 started learning all about how to stay safe online.

P1 enjoyed reading the CyBear story together and talking about the important messages it shared. Afterwards, P1 teamed up with their P7 buddies to create their own CyBear Safety Shields. Together, they discussed ways to stay safe online and filled their shields with useful tips and ideas.

It was lovely to see everyone working together, sharing their thoughts and supporting one another. We had lots of great discussions and are excited to continue our online safety learning throughout the year!