A friendly reminder that Homework Folders should be handed back in to school on Thursday.
Thank you
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Rag Bag Collection
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.
Reward Play
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.
Common cold/Covid symptoms advice
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
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.
Primary 1 photograph-Kilmarnock Standard
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
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.
House Captains/Vice Captains
Pupils will soon be choosing their new House Captains and Vice Captains.
Good luck to all the children who have created films for this.
School Choir
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)
Reminder – Suitable Clothing Request
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.
Supporting Wellbeing Guidance for Parents/Carers
PATHS – Barnardo’s Privacy Notice
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.
Safety Reminder
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.
Reminder – Coronavirus Symptoms guidelines
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
Reminder- EV5 and Flu vaccination forms
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
Reminder – stationery
A reminder that pupils CAN bring their own stationery to school, however, these CANNOT be shared with others.
Suitable clothing request
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.
School Lunch Booking System
Please find information on the link below regarding the East Ayrshire School Lunch Pre Order System:
Welcome Back Group B !
Today we were delighted to welcome back to school all our pupils from Group B including some more of our new Primary 1’s.
It was so good to see everyone in the school and the playground! We hope you all had fun.
Tomorrow we are looking forward to welcoming back our P6 and P7 “Buddies”; Our Primary 1’s are very excited to meet them !
Message from the staff
It was great to see all the lovely , smiling Group A children back in school today along with our brand new Primary 1 pupils.
We enjoyed seeing them playing with their friends and having fun in the playground at break and lunch ! Everyone is excited about our Group B children coming tomorrow. We can’t wait to see you all again!
Lunch choice for Thursday and Friday
THURSDAY
- Option 1 – Chicken Goujons with rice
- Option 2 – Salmon fish fingers with baby potatoes
- Option 3 – Pick and mix with gammon sandwich
- Fruit/yoghurt/vegetable sticks
FRIDAY (P1 and P6 and 7 buddies)
- Option 1 – Chilli Con Carne with rice
- Option 2 – homemade cheese and tomato pizza
- Option 3 – Pick and mix with tuna sandwich
- Fruit/yoghurt/vegetable sticks/ice cream
School Lunch Menu Choices
At the moment we are working on a two week rota system for school lunches :
Important Breakfast Club information
Please be advised that, unfortunately, there will be NO BREAKFAST CLUB FACILITES available when we return to school in August. We apologise for the inconvenience and will keep you updated regarding any changes going forward.
A message from our Head Teacher
As we reach the end of a very strange term I would like to thank all families for their continued support of Mount Carmel Primary School. In my post in tomorrow’s Home Learning Assembly I recall some of the highlights of the time since I joined the school in mid-October. It has been a rollercoaster of a year filled with so many great memories. I would like to thank all my staff who work tirelessly to make the experiences for your children the best they can be. I hope they have a well-deserved, restful holiday.
I wish you and your family a happy and safe holiday. I look forward to welcoming everyone back to Mount Carmel PS in August.
Kindest regards
Carole
East Ayrshire school transport 2020
If your child requires transport to school from August 2020, you will be able to apply online as of today (Thursday 25th June) at:
http://orlo.uk/transport_wT2hw
St. Joseph’s Academy Model August 2020
Please find below the link to the St. Joseph’s Academy teaching model for August going forward:
A message from our HT
Dear Parent/Carer,
Yesterday staff returned to our school to start preparations for return to school on the 12th August. As you will be aware due to the pandemic, school will be different. A blended learning model will be in place in all schools in East Ayrshire. Our Head of Education and central teams have been working with head teachers to ensure we can provide the best model based on staffing and available space. I have submitted my proposal to the Head of Education for approval and when I have confirmation I will contact you with specific information.
I have received enquiries as to whether children should wear school uniform when they return in August. I think one of the most important things is to help our children feel part of our Mount Carmel family again. My staff and I would like to encourage children to wear school uniform for this reason. Just before lockdown we organised a ” Uniform Exchange“. We have a range of sizes available and we would welcome any items your child has grown out of during lockdown. The clothes rails will be outside the foyer of the school Monday to Thursday next week. We ask that you observe social distancing whilst using this facility.
I understand this has been a very difficult time for families and with the school holidays coming up many parents/carers and children are concerned about the future. School in August will look different, but the welcome back will be as warm as ever. We have really missed all our children and families and like you, yearn for things to be back to normal. This situation will pass and we will begin to be able to share simple pleasures such as seeing all our family again without the use of Zoom. Meantime, here in MCPS, we are having the biggest spring clean in history!
I will be in touch as soon as I can with further details of the arrangements for August. Meantime, stay safe.
Parent/ Carer Surveys
Dear Parents/Carers,
As we progress further into our school renewal discussions, we are keen to seek the views of our parents, carers and pupils to help guide our next steps and indeed to review experience during lockdown. The results of this survey will also be fed back to your own schools, individually, to aid further discussions as we move forward and will also be collated at council level,
We would very ,much appreciate your time in completing this survey. If, as a parent/ carer your children attends more than one school, please feel free to answer for each school.
The links to the surveys are below:
Parent Survey:
Pupil Survey:
Notification of return dates for East Ayrshire Schools
Dear Parents/Carers and Young People,
Following a meeting today with the professional associations at council level, we are now in a position to advise of the return dates of all schools in EAC.
Teachers will return on the 11th August for an in-service day and pupils will return on Wednesday 12th August. Clearly, not all pupils will return physically to school on that day and we will advise you as soon as possible around physical attendance patterns for our young people.
We hope that you will find this information helpful at this time, and we will issue further information about remaining term dates for 20/21 in due course.
Helping your child with dyslexia
Below is a link to the BBC Bitesize containing information on how to help your child with dyslexia whilst at home:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/teacher-support/dyslexia-make-a-difference/zj226v4
