On Friday 9th October 2020 we will be holding our annual “Go Purple” day in aid of the wonderful Ayrshire Hospice. A Parent Pay fundraising page will be set up and we would be delighted to welcome any donations of £1 for this fantastic cause.
This will be a dress down day for the children who are encouraged to wear something purple to school on the day.
This is a super resource for parents/carers :
Can we please ask again that Parents/Carers do not park in the school car park before school, during the school day or after school.
Thank you for your co-operation.
Don’t miss our Primary 1 photograph in this week’s Kilmarnock Standard !
Below is a list of individual class P.E days; On the days that children have P.E, they may come to school wearing comfortable trousers/joggers along with school polo shirt and school jumber/cardigan.
Due to the long weekend, there will be a change to the dates for our Rag Bags; They will now be sent out to us week beg. 21st Sept and will distributed to the children during that week. The collection date is now Friday 9th October.
Please use the link below to access all the information you will need regarding the Government’s Best Start Grants:
https://www.mygov.scot/best-start-grant-best-start-foods/
Can we please have all completed Flu Immunisation consent forms in by the end of this week. These will be uplifted from the school next week. Thank you.
Here is the most up to date version of School-Holidays-2020-21. Please print a copy for your records.
Thank you
Flu immunisations for pupils are scheduled for 3rd November this year.
Reminder :On Friday 11th September we will celebrate our first Magic Mount Carmel Time since returning to school. This will be a special day of celebration for all our Superheroes! We have been so impressed with how our children became Superheroes during times when the school building was closed and how they have continued to be Superheroes since their return. On this day children can come to school dressed in their favourite Superhero costumes – please do not purchase anything new for this day, Superheroes can also wear school uniform or other normal clothes if they wish. In school they will have a special day with Superhero activities in their own class and using our school grounds.
Friday 11th September – Lunch Menu
Burger in a bun with chips and salad/cupcake or ice lolly
Cheese pizza with chips and salad/cupcake or ice lolly
Chicken strips with chips and salad/cupcake or ice lolly
A friendly reminder that Homework Folders should be handed back in to school on Thursday.
Thank you
Mount Carmel will this year again be participating in The Rag Bag Collection . Bags will be sent home with pupils in the few days. They should be returned to the school no later than 9am on 24th September. Please ensure all bags are secured at the top and left in the vestibule outside the front door of the school, as we are unable to allow parents/carers access to the school at present. Please do not block the front door .
Thank you for your co-operation.
Children are being consulted about changes to Reward Play to make this a special occasion for all children -class teachers will be asking for their opinion on how Reward Play could be made more special.
Please click on the link below to see the most up-to date information and advice for parents/carers regarding common colds and Covid symptoms from the Scottish Government:
www.gov.scot/publications/common-cold-and-covid-19-symptoms-advice-for-parents-and-carers/:
Superheroes – Magic Mount Carmel
On Friday 11th September we will celebrate our first Magic Mount Carmel Time since returning to school. This will be a special day of celebration for all our Superheroes! We have been so impressed with how our children became Superheroes during times when the school building was closed and how they have continued to be Superheroes since their return. On this day children can come to school dressed in their favourite Superhero costumes – please do not purchase anything new for this day, Superheroes can also wear school uniform or other normal clothes if they wish. In school they will have a special day with Superhero activities in their own class and using our school grounds.
EAC have made the decision that Primary 1 children in East Ayrshire should be able to have their class photograph taken outside for the Kilmarnock Standard.
We have arranged for the photographer from the Kilmarnock Standard to come to the school on Friday morning of this week to take a group photograph of our Primary 1 children. This will be taken outside and social distancing will be observed throughout the process.
If you do not wish your child to be in the photograph please let the school office know asap please.
Homework
Homework will be provided to Primary 2-7 children starting from Monday 7th September. Each child will bring home a plastic homework folder which will contain a grid with homework activities. The homework folder will also contain a card with login details for items which can be accessed online.
Pupils will soon be choosing their new House Captains and Vice Captains.
Good luck to all the children who have created films for this.
Dear Mount Carmel Primary Choir Member,
I would like to invite you be part of the Mount Carmel Primary Choir Team on Microsoft Teams.
As we cannot yet sing in school together, I thought you could all be practising at home, so that when we do get back together we would have a song or two to perform and sing.
I have chosen two songs for us to do. The first is called ‘One Moment, One People’ a song about working together and making positive connections with each other, very important at this time. The second song is called ‘We Are the Children of This School’.
On the Team there are backing tracks and lyrics to help you learn the songs. I would like you to start with ‘One Moment, One People’. There is a unison voice version as well to help as a guide for the melody.
*Listen to the unison version several times to get familiar with the tune.
*While listening click on the lyrics/sheet music and start singing along.
*You will notice that half way through the song it splits into two parts, try and learn both and we will decide who sings what when we meet again.
I hope you will enjoy the songs and singing again. Have fun practising and I look forward to seeing and hearing your lovely singing voices soon.
Miss Donnelly
(Vocal Instructor)
With the recent turn in weather, could we please request that children come to school with adequate clothing for outdoor learning and P.E. – such as a waterproof jacket.
We do have a stock of waterproof clothing children can access if this is required. Please give us a call or email if you would like to access these waterproofs.
Please find below our Privacy Notice in relation to the Barnardo’s PATHS programme which we are running in the school. This gives information on our schools partnership with Barnardo’s and how we use the information collected.
Can we please remind parents/carers that children should not be lifted over the fence at the lower school for health and safety reasons.
Your co-operation is appreciated, thank you.
Please remember that if your child has new symptoms of coronavirus (persistent cough, high temperature, and/or loss of taste or smell), they must not attend school for 10 days after the onset of symptoms. However, if they are tested and receive a negative result they can normally return to school immediately unless a high temperature is present, in which case they should still stay away from school for 48hrs after their temperature has normalised without the use of medication used to suppress fever. Please also note that pupils will be required to isolate for 14 days if another member of their household has symptoms, unless they themselves are tested for coronavirus.
I understand the pressures parents/carers are under to send their children to school and I am aware of the difficulties placed upon parents/carers when children are unable to attend school. However, it is critically important at this time that we adopt a cautious approach to managing the risks from coronavirus, and make our school as safe as we possibly can for our staff and our young people.
Your support in being vigilant to any new symptoms of coronavirus and acting in line with the current Government guidance helps us create that safe environment we are all working hard to maintain and for that I am grateful to you all.
Kindest Regards
Carole McConville, Head Teacher
A reminder if you still have EV5 (parental consent) and Flu Vaccination forms at home, could they please be completed and returned as soon as possible.
Thank you
A reminder that pupils CAN bring their own stationery to school, however, these CANNOT be shared with others.
With the recent turn in weather, could we please request that children come to school with adequate clothing for outdoor learning and P.E. – such as a waterproof jacket.
We do have a stock of waterproof clothing children can access if this is required. Please give us a call or email if you would like to access these waterproofs.
