Coming this Friday

The countdown is on to our Nativity Sway productions

Just a reminder that this is the final week to purchase tickets for our Christmas Raffle as tickets will no longer be on sale after this Friday (17th December).

There will be individual class prizes plus an overall prize. We will post pictures of our raffle prizes very shortly. Tickets cost £1 per strip.

P1 Registration week will take place from Monday 10 January until Friday 14 January 2022.  All applications require to be completed online at –

https://www.east-ayrshire.gov.uk/schooladmissions

Any placing requests should also be completed online with a closing date for Placing Requests being Monday 31 January 2022.

 Primary 6 have made reindeer treat pots as their Christmas craft item….they are super cute !

Friday 10th December is Christmas Jumper Day!

Children can come to school wearing a festive jumper if they wish.

We are not collecting through the school for this but should you wish to make a donation please use the Just Giving page link below :

https://christmas.savethechildren.org.uk/fundraising/CJD210006825

Please note: JustGiving only accepts a minimum donation of £1

Here are some of our Primary 4 children who made their Sacrament of Reconciliation last night at St Joseph’s church.

Primary 1/2 have been very busy making these pop-up snowmen and Christmas fidgets to sell as their Christmas crafts. What a great job!

Primary 7 have been making Christmas crackers to sell as their Christmas craft item. They look fantastic!….well done P7!

Our winning house is……..Water !

Well done to everyone in the Water House!  All the children in the Water house will be having a Movie morning with popcorn and  then cooking with Stephanie in the afternoon . This will be on Thursday 9th December.

The film the children will be watching is Elf, which is a  PG rated . If your child is in the Water house and you would rather they did not watch this film please contact the school office.

Just a reminder that tomorrow is our Primary 4 and Primary 5 Advent Service at the church at 1.45pm.

We are now taking orders for our Primary 7 Leavers’ Hoodies . They can be paid for now through Parentpay at a cost of £10 each . The full cost should be  £19.50 but this has kindly been subsidised  by Friends of Mount Carmel.  

We will be posting pictures of each of our classes’ Christmas Crafts as and when they have a sample ready. Here is a sample of Primary 5’s Christmas Cottages which they will be making, aren’t they beautiful?……..

Below is the link to the November issue of the  East Ayrshire School Counselling Newsletter:

East Ayrshire School Counselling Service Newsletter (office.com)

Do your children have any Christmas jumpers they no longer need or that no longer fit them? If so we would love to recycle them at Mount Carmel ! Please hand them into the school by Monday . If your child or a child you know needs a Christmas jumper please come to the school on Wednesday and Thursday next week to pick one from our donations.

Thank You.

Our very talented Janitor, Mr. Leslie, is working hard on creating the backdrop for our Infant Nativity !…we thought you might like to have a sneak preview….

Parents/carers should collect pupils via their own door at the end of the school day. Pupils should only be collected via the main door in exceptional circumstances or as a result of a prior arrangement.

Thank You

Due to the current Covid situation we are continuing to keep the school well ventilated by keeping as many windows as possible open throughout the school. We understand that this becomes more difficult during the winter months and dropping temperatures.

You may wish to have your child/children wear an extra layer of clothing underneath their school uniform to keep them warm.

Thank You

FOMC are kindly organising a Mount Carmel Class Christmas Raffle this year! Tickets will be £1 per strip of 5 and will shortly be available through Parentpay. There will be a prize for each class PLUS an overall prize!

The Raffle will be drawn on Monday 20th December !  

Our Christmas lunch this year will be on Wednesday 8th December. The cost is £2.15 for 2 courses which should be paid through Parentpay.  Children who have free school meals do not need to pay for this. There will be no other lunch option available that day, however, packed lunches will operate as normal.

A letter has gone out to all children already will all the information and menu. Please complete the tear off portion of the letter and return to school no later than Friday 3rd December.

We wanted to let you know that we raised £78 for Children In Need this year!….thank you to everyone who donated.

Each  of our classes will be making Christmas crafts again this year which parents and carers will be able to purchase through Parentpay. There will be one item for sale per child and we are politely asking for a minimum donation of £2 to purchase this.

We will be uploading pictures of the chosen craft for each class to let you see it before ordering

Friday 10th December is Christmas Jumper Day!

Children can come to school wearing a festive jumper if they wish.

We are not collecting through the school for this but should you wish to make a donation please use the Just Giving page link below :

https://christmas.savethechildren.org.uk/fundraising/CJD210006825

Please note: JustGiving only accepts a minimum donation of £1

We would like to remind parents/carers that the school car park is for Staff only. Children should not be getting dropped off in the car park if they are either late for school or being picked up early.

Thank you

Can we remind parents/carers that if your child/children are going to be late or absent from school for any reason, to please contact the school prior to 9.15am . You can also contact the school prior to this and leave an absence message on our answering machine.

Thank you

Please check schoolbags as some of the Tempest photograph orders have been handed out to pupils today.

                         Monday 29th November

Our Reverse Advent Calendar appeal begins today. 

We would be delighted if you could donate any non perishable foods, toiletries or any of the items listed above.  We will collect these items in school and they will be collected later in the month by Father Martin to be distributed at the foodbank .

Thank You