A reminder of the upcoming dates etc for pupil Confirmation. Those children making their Confirmation should provide their teacher with the name of their sponsor (age 16+) and where they were baptised.
Please view the letter below regarding the Sacrament of Confirmation:
2021 Letter to Parents – Rescheduled Confirmation Sept 21 OLMC
A reminder that this coming weekend is the September long weekend.
The school closes at the usual time-3pm- on Thursday 16th and reopens for staff and pupils on Tuesday 21st.
We are all delighted here at Mount Carmel Primary to announce that Mrs McGahon had a beautiful baby girl called Cora on Friday !
We are sure you will join us in wishing Mrs McGahon and her family huge congratulations !
A reminder that pupils are not allowed to wear jewellery to P.E.
If you are unsure of what days your child has P.E please click below:
P E Days | Mount Carmel Primary School (glowscotland.org.uk)
Mount Carmel Primary are delighted to have received a Silver Award following a visit from East Ayrshire Council in relation to their Property Pledge! One of the points raised was that we should have extra recycling stations in and around the school, which we have now implemented.
Here is a look at our newly refurbished Infant Dept, which we are super proud of !. We are sure you will agree it is looking fantastic!
A friendly reminder that there will be a change to the menu for school lunches for tomorrow (9th September) and Friday (10th September). Changes are as follows:
Thursday 9th September
Red – gammon sandwich
Blue – Tuna sandwich
Green – Cheese sandwich
Friday 10th September
Red – Fish and chips
Blue – Macaroni cheese
Green – Egg sandwich
In the event that your child is going to be absent from school please contact the school on 01563 525897 prior to 9.15am.
Press option 2 to report a child absence and leave a voicemail clearly stating your child’s name, class and the reason for absence. Please do not leave a child absence message via the school query form or by emailing teachers direct.
Thank you
A reminder that homework will start on Monday 6th September. Initially, children will have literacy and numeracy tasks to be completed on paper.
Tasks on the school blog/glow will be introduced at a later date.
You can view the minutes from the June 2021 Parent Council meeting below:
NB: You can view minutes from previous Parent Council meetings by visiting the Parent Council Heading and selecting from the drop down menu, or by clicking the link below:
Minutes of Most Recent Meetings | Mount Carmel Primary School (glowscotland.org.uk)
Can you spot your child?
Please click the link below to view the latest Covid-19 information on returning to school/other education setting
As of Monday 23rd August each class will have 1 indoor and 1 outdoor session of PE per week. The PE days will be as follows –
P1 – Monday and Thursday **Updated**
P1/2 – Monday and Thursday
P2/3 – Tuesday and Thursday **Updated**
P4 – Tuesday and Thursday
P5 – Monday and Friday
P6 – Wednesday and Friday
P7 – Tuesday and Wednesday
We ask that on PE days children come to school wearing their school polo shirt and sweatshirt with plain tracksuit bottoms/leggings and trainers. They should also have a pair of gym shoes to change into for indoor sessions – these will be kept in school.
Young Scot Free Bus Travel 2022 (Advice for schools)
Young Person’s Free Bus Travel Scheme – Communications – Advice for schools (1)
Parent Council Meetings Resume!
First Parent Council meeting for the new term, all parents/carers old and new welcome
Date: 31st August 2021
Time: 7.00 pm
Location: Online
If you want to join in, we would love to see you! Our meetings are via video call, so you don’t even have to leave the house. Grab a brew and find out what’s happening in the school.
If you email ‘mcparentcouncil@gmail.com’, we will introduce ourselves and then send you the video call web link.
Would appreciate it.
Thanks, Neil .
Please view this short clip from Father Martin sharing the latest information on returning to Mass:
We are expecting pupil Flu vaccination permission forms delivered today. These will be distributed to all pupils on their arrival.
All completed forms must be returned to the school no later than Friday 10th September, as vaccines will be given week commencing 13th September.
Vaccines will only be administered with a completed permission form.
This week we are on Week 1 of our School Lunches. Menus can be found on our School App
If you require to speak with your child’s class teacher for any reason, please phone the office and speak with a member of staff who will pass your details on to the relevant teacher. You can also submit your request through our contact form above.
Just a friendly reminder that we prefer if children do not bring toys, including Poppits, into school. Apart from the Covid aspect , there is also the possibility of toys being lost or damaged.
Thank you for your co-operation.
Please view the letter below regarding the Sacrament of Confirmation:
2021 Letter to Parents – Rescheduled Confirmation Sept 21 OLMC
Mrs McGahon
As we enjoy our final week of term in Mount Carmel, we are busy preparing for the start of our next school year.
We have prepared very special gift bags to welcome your child to Mount Carmel. As well as some lovely starting school treats, these bags include the P1 2021 Yearbook and information about the House Teams.
Gift bags are labelled with each child’s name and will be available to collect outside our main school entrance on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday ( until 12.00pm) of this week. When collecting gift bags, we ask that adults please wear face coverings and maintain social distancing .
Thank you.
It was agreed that Option 1 of the Proposed School Holiday Arrangements report submitted to Cabinet on 16 June 2021 be approved as the school holiday arrangements for academic session 2022/2023.
This information has been updated on our website which can be found via the following link:
https://www.east-ayrshire.gov.uk/EducationAndLearning/SchoolHolidays.aspx
In addition, please note an update to the School Holidays for 2021/2022. The local holiday on Monday 30 May 2022 is subject to change in alignment with the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.
We will be having a movie afternoon this Wednesday.
Each class will watch a movie in their own classes.
Here are some of our delighted raffle winners from Friday’s draw! :
Thank you to everyone who donated!
