As you are aware our School Improvement Plan forms the basis of our school developments. It is essential that parents and carers are fully involved in the creation of this plan.
Please take some time to put forward your views on the progress we have made with our plan for this year and share your views on what should happen next. This survey will remain open until Friday 12th May.
Please complete the survey below:
You will also require to review a copy of our Family School Improvement Plan.
As you are aware our School Improvement Plan forms the basis of our school developments. It is essential that parents and carers are fully involved in the creation of this plan.
Please take some time to put forward your views on the progress we have made with our plan for this year and share your views on what should happen next. This survey will remain open until Friday 12th May.
Please complete the survey below:
You will also require to review a copy of our Family School Improvement Plan.
Please take some time to read our May Newsletter. This contains many important dates for May and June.
Staff and pupils have recently been consulted on a proposed change to the time of the school break and lunch time. We would now like to consult parents and carers on this too. Please take some time to let us know your views on this.
Current Times: Break 10:30-10:45 Lunch 12:15-1:00
Proposed New Times: Break 10:40-10:55 Lunch 12:35-1:20
This change would mean that each part of the school day was 1hr and 40mins. This survey will close on Friday 21st April.
Staff and pupils have recently been consulted on a proposed change to the time of the school break and lunch time. We would now like to consult parents and carers on this too. Please take some time to let us know your views on this.
Current Times: Break 10:30-10:45 Lunch 12:15-1:00
Proposed New Times: Break 10:40-10:55 Lunch 12:35-1:20
This change would mean that each part of the school day was 1hr and 40mins. This survey will close on Friday 21st April.
Staff and pupils have recently been consulted on a proposed change to the time of the school break and lunch time. We would now like to consult parents and carers on this too. Please take some time to let us know your views on this.
Current Times: Break 10:30-10:45 Lunch 12:15-1:00
Proposed New Times: Break 10:40-10:55 Lunch 12:35-1:20
This change would mean that each part of the school day was 1hr and 40mins. This survey will close on Friday 21st April.
Staff and pupils have recently been consulted on a proposed change to the time of the school break and lunch time. We would now like to consult parents and carers on this too. Please take some time to let us know your views on this.
Current Times: Break 10:30-10:45 Lunch 12:15-1:00
Proposed New Times: Break 10:40-10:55 Lunch 12:35-1:20
This change would mean that each part of the school day was 1hr and 40mins. This survey will close on Friday 21st April.
Staff and pupils have recently been consulted on a proposed change to the time of the school break and lunch time. We would now like to consult parents and carers on this too. Please take some time to let us know your views on this.
Current Times: Break 10:30-10:45 Lunch 12:15-1:00
Proposed New Times: Break 10:40-10:55 Lunch 12:35-1:20
This change would mean that each part of the school day was 1hr and 40mins. This survey will close on Friday 21st April.
Our current school app will stop being used at the end of this week. The news school app is Safer School Scotland. This can be downloaded via apple or android app stores.
Once downloaded scan the QRcode below or use the parent/carer code. 4099
Our current school app will stop being used at the end of this week. The news school app is Safer School Scotland. This can be downloaded via apple or android app stores.
Once downloaded scan the QRcode below or use the parent/carer code. 4099
Our current school app will stop being used at the end of this week. The news school app is Safer School Scotland. This can be downloaded via apple or android app stores.
Once downloaded scan the QRcode below or use the parent/carer code. 4099
Please take some time to read our March Newsletter.
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).
As you are aware we have been in the process of creating our Mount Carmel Antibullying Policy Statement.
Please see the draft version of this below. If you have any comments regarding this please use our school query form on the website.
We have a number of children across the school with Gastro symptoms, Diarrhoea and/or vomiting. After seeking advice from the Health Protection Team they have asked for parents/carers to be reminded about the importance of washing hands and if a child does show symptoms they must be without these for 48hrs prior to returning to school.
Thank you for you cooperation with this matter.
Please read our December Newsletter
| As in previous years we will be selling class calendars. This will be a class picture. If you do not wish your child to be included in this class picture please contact the school directly today.
Class calendars will be available to order at the Christmas Fayre. Copies will then be given to the children before the end of term. |
Please check school bags today for a letter about ticket allocation. Two tickets are available per family. Please complete the form and return to the school by Thursday 1st December so that tickets can be allocated.
Wednesday 14th December – 2pm
Thursday 15th December – 5:30pm
As you are aware this is national antibullying week. At Mount Carmel Primary School we aim to be kind and caring friends. We know that bullying can happen at school and want to do our best to prevent these instances and provide the appropriate support for children and their adults if it was to occur. We are currently creating our statement to add to the East Ayrshire Antibullying Policy. Please take the time to complete this survey and share your views with us.
This survey will close on Sunday 20th November.
As you remember from our November Newsletter Primary 1-3 will be gifted a bag of book as part of Book Week Scotland. To celebrate this Primary 1-3 will complete some special activities in school on Monday 14th November. We are also asking that the children in Primary 1-3 come to school in their pyjamas.
Our next Parent/Carer Council Meeting takes place on Tuesday 22nd November at 7pm. This will take place face to face at Mount Carmel Primary School.
Our Council provide an invaluable service to our school and have been vital in supporting the school with continuous improvement.
We require new members to take part in this and to continue to support the school going forward. Our August meeting had 3 parents participate, please consider joining our Council in order that we are able to continue.
Please complete the form below if you are interested in finding out more information.
Please read our October Newsletter.
Congratulations to the amazing Mr Bertoncini. Today he completed his first ever parachute jump. We are so proud of him and for doing this for such a wonderful charity. So far he has managed to raise over £800 for The Ayrshire Hospice. We always knew he was a hero and today he became our flying Superhero. Well done Mr B!
If you would like to donate please click on the link below. Thank you.
Due to the September bank holiday and Tuesday holiday our Meet the Teacher Sessions have been rescheduled.
These will now take place on:
Wednesday 21st September – Primary 5
Monday 26th September – Primary 6
Wednesday 28th September – Primary 4
Please complete the form below for attendance at these events.
Kind regards
Mrs Fergusson
Dear parents/carers,
The public information is now available on the Council’s website in regards to closure of all educational establishments, as part of the national day of mourning and public holiday and is available here:
Additional public holiday arrangements for Tuesday 20 September 2022 (east-ayrshire.gov.uk)
East Ayrshire Council
A reminder, as you will have read in our September update, our Dress Down Day will not take place on Thursday this week and has been rescheduled to Friday 14th October.
Please see the attached update to our September news.
Please see the letter below with details of an HMIE inspection taking place for our school.
A reminder that St Josephs will be running the first primary 7 parent information evening on Thursday 25th August 6.30pm until 7.30pm. This information was originally shared via text to all Primary 7 parents last week.
