Our school crossing patrol lady is currently absent. There is no replacement available at the moment.

Easter Closure  2026

Please see the letter above for information on school transport for the school closure at 2.30pm on Thursday 2nd April 2026.

Our school Easter Raffle is now live on Parentpay!  Tickets are £1 per strip of 5. The raffle will be drawn on  in school on the last day of term – Thursday 2nd April. 

Good Luck everyone!

Please note: There will be NO after school Gymnastics or Netball club on Tuesday 24th March and No after school Football club on Wednesday 25th March due to our Pupil Progress Meetings taking place.

If you wish to know about our Current After School Clubs or ones which are starting soon,  please visit the menu section of the Blog under the heading After school Clubs where you will find all the up- to- date information.

We are sad to inform you that today will be our lollipop man, Mr Sturgeon’s last day at Mount Carmel Primary.  He has a new job and I’m sure you will all join with us in wishing him the best of luck in his new post.

We would like to take this opportunity to thank Mr Sturgeon for keeping our children and their families safe on their journeys to and from school.

P6 Judo School Information Pack

Some of our P6 and 7 pupils recently took part in an Athletics Festival at the Athletics Arena in Kilmarnock. Everyone had a great time and gave 100%….well done!

We are delighted to have been awarded the Rights Respecting Schools Bronze Award!

Letter to Parents Carers – Advent Youth Retreat 2026

We will be participating in the Rag Bag scheme again next month.

If you have any items of clothing, shoes, bags etc. that you no longer need or are having a clear out, please send items into school in a bin bag no later than 3pm on Friday 13th February as they will be collected the following Monday.

Thank you

P1 Registration

For children who turn age of 5 years between 1 March 2026 and 28 February 2027and whose parents and carers wish them to attend school should be registered for education during the week Monday 12 January 2026 until Friday 16 January 2026.  To register you should complete an online application and submit no later than Friday 16 January 2026.

Register at: – https://www.east-ayrshire.gov.uk/schooladmissions

To register your child you will require to upload a copy of your child’s birth certificate and two proofs of your residence in the catchment area in the form of a Council Tax Notice or Utility Bill.  Should you require a copy of your child’s birth certificate for Registration, this can be obtained at www.certificates.scot

If you are unable to register online then please phone your local school who will assist you to register your child.

Placing Requests

Parents and carers who wish to make a placing request must first enrol their child/children at their catchment school. Placing requests for the session beginning August 2026, should be received by 31 January 2026.

Requests must be completed and submitted online at: https://www.east-ayrshire.gov.uk/schoolplacingrequest

We will be holding a Wider Achievement Assembly on Friday 16th January. If you would like us to celebrate your child/children’s recent achievements, please send any photos and information to the school inbox at eamountcarmel.ps@eastayrshire.org.uk by Wednesday 14th January.

Thank you

We would like to take this opportunity to wish all our pupils and their families a very happy and peaceful Christmas break and look forward to seeing everyone again when the school reopens at 9am on Monday 5th January 2026.

As tomorrow is our last day before the Christmas break, children can come into school in their own clothes or their pyjamas.

If you were unable to manage to either of our performances of our P1-3 Nativity  (or you just want to see it again🤩), please click on the link below. 

A password to view has been sent via text to main contacts.

Hey Ewe P1-3 Nativity 2025

We will be holding a Wider Achievement Assembly on Friday 16th January.

If you would like us to celebrate your child/children’s recent achievements, please send any photos and information to the school inbox at eamountcarmel.ps@eastayrshire.org.uk by Wednesday 14th January.

Thank you

To avoid any unwanted visitors can we suggest that any children with long hair come to school with their hair tied up.  Research has shown that the instances of infestation are lessened with this.

Thank you, as always, for your co-operation.

Our end of term Mass will be on Tuesday 16th December at 10am in OLMC.

A reminder that our P1-3 Nativity performances of  “Hey Ewe” are on today and tomorrow at 2pm. Doors open at 1.30pm for tea and coffee. 1.45pm entrance to the main hall.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Our January raffle  is now on Parentpay.  £1 per strip of 5 tickets. The raffle will close on Wednesday 28th January and will be drawn on Friday 30th.

Good Luck everyone 🤞

Please remember to return your Nativity ticket request form so we can assign you to Parentpay for the appropriate performance.