From Hairdressers to Vets and everything in between…..the infant department had a great day time on World of Work Day!

Have a look at our slideshow gallery:

Please remember Rag Bag collection will be on 7th June. If  you have any unwanted items of clothing, please fill the bag and return to the school before this date.

Thank you.

We would like to say a huge “Thank You” to all the parents and carers who very kindly took the time to send in their World of Work videos for the children to watch.

They were all very interesting and the teachers and children enjoyed watching and discussing them on Friday .

Please make sure your child has a mask with them for Mass days. Thank you

A quick reminder that currently on Parentpay are the following “live” payment items:

Magic Mount Carmel Fun Day – a donation of between £1 and £10                                                                                                 (all pupils)

Primary 7 Activity Week – £40 per child -(P7 pupils only) due 11th June

Can children please bring a suitable jacket with them to school, preferably with a hood, as they will be outside playing at break and lunch even if the weather is inclement.

Thank you for your co-operation.

Friday 21st May 

A reminder that tomorrow is our World of Work Day !

We are looking forward to seeing all the children dressed as what they would like to be when they are older.

Just a reminder about the Parent/Carer videos for World of Work Day to be sent in by today please to :

andrea.fergusson@eastayrshire.org.uk

The children will be attending Mass next week and again in June, before the end of term.  Here are the days each class will be attending:

• Monday 24th May -P1-3 and P4&5
• Tuesday 25th May -P6&7
• Monday 21st June – P1-3 and P4&5
• Tuesday 22nd June – P6&7

Can all children please bring a face mask with them for attending Mass . Thank you

Curriculum Update Primary 5 May – June 2021

The children have been wonderful settling back into school life. They have adapted well again to the new rules and handwashing/sanitising throughout the day.
Here is an update on our learning that will take place in term 4.

Literacy
The class will be focusing on explanation writing as part of our literacy tasks. Key features
of the genre are chronological order, note-taking and structure.
Children will continue to access Bug Club as our school reading resource using texts to enhance their comprehension. I will allocate independent readers onto each child’s Bug Club
account to help with further reading to improve their fluency and expression.

Spelling
Groups will continue to experience the active literacy spelling programme; this will introduce common words and focus on phonemes pertinent to their stage.

Numeracy
This term the children will experience time and shape as their beyond number topics.
Our number process topics will be division and fractions for the circles, rectangles will focus
on multiplication then progress to division and begin to look at fractions. The squares groups
will look at multiplication and begin to look at division. All groups will focus on recalling the 2,3,4,5,6, 7,8, 9- and 10-times tables. The triangle group will work on repeated addition progressing onto multiplication using SHM 2.
At home children will benefit from timetables revision and looking at analogue clocks at home.

Health & Wellbeing
The PATHS programme will continue to shape our HWB learning. P5 have been picking a ‘pupil of the day’ since we returned in August giving compliments to their classmates daily.
We have had excellent discussions about feelings and emotions and how we can manage them. P5 will look at friendship as well as mental and emotional wellbeing appropriate to
their age and stage.

PE
Our focus on PE this term will be Tennis the children will participate in this non-contact sport
outside.RE
This term the class will focus on Mary during the month of May. We will be learning new
prayers – Glory be to the Father, The Angelus, The Joyful Mysteries, The Sorrowful
Mysteries and Eternal Rest. We will look at the Rosary including how to use a Rosary bead.
Homework will continue to be issued online every Monday and returned every Thursday via
email. Please contact us if you require any support with this.
As always, thank you for your ongoing support.
Mrs McGowan

Does anyone recognise this set of keys?.

They were found near Mount Carmel Church a couple of weeks ago but have just been handed in to our janitor . We have checked with Father Martin but they do not appear to belong to the church……

We are looking for help from our Parents/Carers for World of Work Day on Friday 21st May . We would like you to make a short video clip outlining what your job is and a little bit about what it entails.

Please send your video clips by Thursday 20th May to :

andrea.fergusson@eastayrshire.org.uk

Thank you.

 What do you want to be when you grow up?

There are so many wonderful jobs out there to choose from , so on Friday 21st May, we would love to see all the boys and girls dressed as up as what they would like to be when they are older. By doing this we would like to kindly ask for donations towards a Mega Magic Mount Carmel end of term fun day for the whole school!!

We are sure you will agree that all the children  deserve a very special treat after everything that has happened this year and how well each and every one of them have coped! So please help us to make this possible by donating what you can. Thank you!

**Parentpay will be open for donations as of today.**

Please check your child/children’s hair for any “unwanted visitors”. 

Thank You.

                                    Free Reading Books

We have an excess of reading books left over from a reading scheme that the school no longer uses.

We will be putting these books in the outside foyer of the school between 9am and 3pm tomorrow for anyone who is interested in taking some home for their child/children. There are several different titles to choose from, so please feel free help yourself. 

If a child is absent from school , it is the responsibility of the Parent/Carer to inform the school by 9.30am at the latest. Please do this in the first instance by phoning the school on 01563 525897 and either speaking to a member of staff or if outwith normal school office hours, by leaving an absence message on our answering service.

Thank you for your co-operation.

You can find instructions on how to access the Vibrant Communities app using the link  below:

VC app

Please click the link below to view the April School Counselling Newsletter:

https://sway.office.com/MpIgRWQKrLp0apg9?ref=Link

As you will no doubt be aware our Health Week is next week:(wk. beginning 3rd May):

There will be some healthy dessert choices added to the school lunch menu that week as follows-

Tuesday 4th – Fruit Kebabs

Wednesday 5th- Fruit Smoothies

Friday 7th – Beetroot Cake

Well done to Regan  from Primary 6 who has designed the new logo for our Parent Council!

Please click below to view the minutes from the most recent Parent Council Minutes:

MCPSPC Minutes Jan 2021

PC meeting minutes 2nd march

We are delighted to let you know that we made an amazing total of £630 for SCIAF this year !!

Thank you to everyone who donated to our fundraising activities, your contributions are really appreciated. Our Class Easter Raffle was particularly popular and we will post pictures of our winners shortly!

martin.chambers@gallowaydiocese.org.uk

Please click the link below for the March edition of the School Counselling Newsletter:

https://sway.office.com/t24sA2paiCGA4WS9?ref=Link