******** REMINDER********
School closes on Friday 30th June 2023 for summer holidays at 1pm and will reopen to pupils on Monday 21st august 2023 at 9am.
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Breakfast Club
If you have received a letter offering your child a space at Breakfast Club for Session 23/24 please return to the school office no later than Friday 30/6.
We currently have a waiting list for spaces at breakfast club therefore if we don’t receive your letter by this date accepting the place allocated to your child we will assume that the place is no longer required and allocate the space to one of our waiting list children.
Thankyou
In School Medicine
If your child has medicine stored in the school office, please arrange to have this collected before end of term (30/6) @ 1pm
Any medicine not collected by then will be disposed of.
Thankyou
Summer Raffle- Closing tomorrow!!!
Roll Up! Roll Up! Roll Up!
Its our New Summer Bonanza big prize give away!!!
Raffle tickets will be available to purchase on ParentPay from Wednesday 21st June until Wednesday 28th June for only £1 each
But remember you have to be in it to WIN IT!!!!
Good Luck everyone
Teacher Gifts
We have been struck by the number of adverts, shop displays and social media posts about teacher/staff gifts at this time of year.
We want to let you know that none of this is necessary. It is upsetting to see that there is so much out there putting pressure on families to believe that this is what school staff expect. We don’t!
We do our jobs because we love it! We love your children and the best gift for us is having the privilege to be alongside them as they grow and develop.
So, once again we remind our families that a simple ‘Thank You’ is more than enough.
From all of the staff at Mount Carmel
#togetherweareteammc
Teacher Gifts
We have been struck by the number of adverts, shop displays and social media posts about teacher/staff gifts at this time of year.
We want to let you know that none of this is necessary. It is upsetting to see that there is so much out there putting pressure on families to believe that this is what school staff expect. We don’t!
We do our jobs because we love it! We love your children and the best gift for us is having the privilege to be alongside them as they grow and develop.
So, once again we remind our families that a simple ‘Thank You’ is more than enough.
From all of the staff at Mount Carmel
#togetherweareteammc
Breakfast Club – Wednesday 21st June
Reminder that there will be no Breakfast Club provision on Wednesday 21st June due to our whole school trip to Blair Drummond that day.
Breakfast Club will resume again as normal on Thursday.
Thankyou
School Crossing
Unfortunately we will have no School Crossing Attendant available to help the kids cross the road on either Wednesday 21st June am & pm and also on Friday 23rd June am & pm.
Please ensure that if your child is walking to school or being dropped off that they are accompanied by a responsible person who can ensure that they arrive at school safely.
Thankyou
Blair Drummond – Information
A reminder that the pupils MUST be in school no later than 8.15am on the morning of the trip as the buses will be leaving at 8.30am sharp and are unable to wait for any latecomers.
Buses are scheduled to return to the school at 3.30pm. All children will then be dismissed at 3.30pm from their classes.
Children to wear school jumpers, comfortable clothes and comfortable shoes. Snacks should be eg fruit, crisps etc – no large bags of sweets or crisps and as always no fizzy juice.
Please send your child with a plastic bag with their lunch/snack in it.
No schoolbags on the day.
Do not send money with your child as we will not be visiting the gift shop.
Primary 7 – Outstanding Payments
Reminder that if your child has any payments outstanding on their ParentPay account then these must be paid by Friday 23rd June.
Reminder letters were sent in your childs bag on Friday 9th June.
Thankyou
Breakfast Club Payments 22/23
Reminder to all parents/carers that if you have any outstanding payments for breakfast club for the year 22/23 these must all be paid before we can offer your child a place on the breakfast club for academic session 23/24.
Reminder letters were placed in children’s bags on the 9th June.
Thankyou
Breakfast Club 23/24 Session
Now that the closing date has passed for applications to be completed for the 23/24 session of breakfast club.
We will notify all parents/carers w/b 19/6 as to whether or not there child(ren) have been successful in being offered a place for session 23/24
Please note that all outstanding payments for session 22/23 must be paid before a place for session 23/24 will be offered.
Thankyou
House Prize – Appropriate Clothing
As the children will be walking to and from Jungle Madness tomorrow can you please ensure that your child is dressed with appropriate cool/comfortable clothing and that they have adequate drinking water with them as well
Thankyou
Celebration Mass – Our Lady of Mount Carmel
Father Martin would like to invite you to a mass to celebrate 60 years of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church at 7pm on Friday 12th May.
Come along and join the celebration, tea & coffee will be served in the Norbert Room afterwards.
We look forward to seeing you there.
Cost of Living Payment
Extra payments to help with Cost of Living
Including those in work, on a low income and entitled to certain benefits or tax credits
You may be entitled to up to 3 Cost of Living Payments of £301, £300 and £299, if you get any of the following benefits or tax credits on certain dates:
- Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA)
- Income-related Employment and Support Allowance (ESA)
- Income Support
- Pension Credit
- Universal Credit
- Child Tax Credit
- Working Tax Credit
The £301 paid-
Between 25 April 2023 and 17 May 2023 for most people on DWP benefits
Between 2 and 9 May 2023 for most people on tax credits and no other low income benefits
Then following that-
£300 paid during autumn 2023 for most people
£299 paid during spring 2024 for most people
For further information visit:https://www.gov.uk/guidance/cost-of-living-payment#low-income-benefits-and-tax-credits-cost-of-living-payment
Free School Meals
Clothing Grant applications for the current academic year 2022/23 need to be made by Friday 28th April 2023.
The applications for the next academic year 2023/24 will open on Monday 1st May 2023; the processing of these applications will not start until June.
Free School Meals
If your child qualifies for free school meals then they would be entitled to receive a two course meal worth £2.15 per day.
For the current year 2022/23 you can make an application up until the end of this term.
The applications for the next academic year 2023/24 will open on Monday1st May 2023. You need to apply each year, as the award is not continuous.
Check if you qualify and to apply online–
Clothing grants and free school meals · East Ayrshire Council (east-ayrshire.gov.uk)
School Early Closure
Reminder that the school will close at 2.30pm today and reopen for Staff and children at 9am on Monday 17th April.
Taxi children will be collected today at 2pm.
Good Luck
Dear Parents/Carers
Today I pass on the sad news that Mrs Taylor our Early Years Practitioner, (funded by the Scottish Attainment Challenge) will sadly be leaving us to take up a new post at James Hamilton ECC.
Mrs Taylor has become a highly valued member of our school team, her knowledge and expertise has brought a true wealth to our Mount Carmel family. Her love and devotion to the children and staff has shone throughout her time with us.
We wish her every success in her new role and she will be truly missed.
Kind regards,
Mrs Fergusson
Head Teacher
Easter School Holiday Closure
The school will close tomorrow 31/3 at 2.30pm, bus and taxi children will be collected at 2pm.
Safer Schools Scotland App
As you will be aware we will stop using our current school app from tomorrow please find enclosed a copy of the letter which has been sent home with children today giving details of how to download the app to your mobile devices.
Winning House Prize
If your child has received a letter home as part of the winning house prize group could you please return this to school ASAP
Thanks
Pupil Progress Meetings
Please check your childs bag today for information regarding Pupil Progress Meeting appointments.
If you child has an elder sibling at Mount Carmel then the appointment slip will be given to them.
Thankyou
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
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
Primary 7 to Secondary School Application Form
Dear Parent/Carer
As you are no doubt aware, your child is due to transfer from primary to secondary education at the beginning of the new school session (August 2023).
Secondary school hand books are available at: https://eastayrshi.re/SchoolHandbooks
Please complete the online P7 transfer application at http://eastayrshi.re/p7transfer
Underwear Donation
It’s the time of year when our kids have lots of small slips and trips and enjoy sliding in the mud, and they often need a change of clothing to keep them comfortable for the rest of the day.
We are looking for some donations of childrens underwear (tights/socks etc) used or new to be handed in to the school, if you have any of these items spare, we would be very grateful if you could kindly hand these into the school office.
Thankyou
Burns Night Additional Lunch Menu Choice
Aswell as the normal school lunch menu choices on the 25th of January, children will also have the opportunity to choose the traditional Scottish favourite of Haggis, Neeps & Tatties for lunch that day.
Shortbread will be available as the choice of pudding that day and the soup choice will be Potato & Leek.
Lunch Menu Friday 23rd December 2022
There will be a reduced lunch menu on Friday 23rd December the choices will be as follows:
Soup – Lentil
Sandwiches – Gammon, Cheese or Egg Mayonnaise.
Thankyou
Lunch menu Wednesday 7th December
Please note the following changes will take p0lace to our lunch menu on Wednesday 7th December:
Fresh Tomato Soupl
Chicken Meatballs in tomato sauce with Pasta
Lentil & sweet potato Korma with brown rice
Gammon Sandwich
Cracker & Cheese or fruit selection
Thankyou
