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P E Days

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
Young Scot Free Bus Travel 2022 (Advice for schools)
Young Person’s Free Bus Travel Scheme – Communications – Advice for schools (1)
Parent Council-(First meeting of the new term)
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 .
Returning to Mass
Please view this short clip from Father Martin sharing the latest information on returning to Mass:
Flu Vaccine Permission Forms
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.
School Lunches
Contacting Class Teachers
Toys in School
Sacrament of Confirmation
Please view the letter below regarding the Sacrament of Confirmation:
2021 Letter to Parents – Rescheduled Confirmation Sept 21 OLMC
House Captains/Vice Captains-2021/2022
Arrangements for your child starting school
- All P1 pupils are invited to our infant school playground from 9.15am.
- We ask that pupils are accompanied by no more than 2 adults who should wear face coverings and maintain social distancing from other families.
- Between 9.15am and 9.30am there will be the opportunity to take photographs in front of our ‘My First Day in P1’ photo booth board.
- At 9.30am P1 pupils will be collected by Mrs Dunsmore and Mrs Duff.
- All P1 pupils to be lined up and ready for teacher collection at 9.15am.
- Pupils may be accompanied by no more than 2 adults following social distancing measures.
- All P1 pupils to be lined up and ready for teacher collection at 9.00am.
- Pupils may be accompanied by no more than 2 adults following social distancing measures.
- All new P1 pupils to be lined up and ready for teacher collection at 9.00am.
- Adults should leave children at the infant school gate where they will be welcomed by a member of school staff.
Mrs McGahon
New P1 Welcome Gift Bags
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.
School Holiday Information
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.
Whole School Movie Afternoon
Raffle Winners!
Raffle Prizes!!
Rag Bag Certificate
P7 Information Evening via Vscene
Reminder: Thursday 17th June
Vscene Booking – P7 Information Session – 17.06.21 Miss Cathie (1)
Mount Carmel Choir
Please use the link below to look at what our wonderful choir have been doing recently :
https://www.facebook.com/EAMusicService/videos/832685880931216/
Good Luck Scotland!
Shorts and Shades day -Tomorrow!
P7 Activity Week Reminder
P3 and P4-Dean Park Visits
P1/2 and P6- Dean Park Visits
P1 and P5- Dean Park Visits
End of Term Raffle
Reminder- Shorts and Shades 11th June
FAO – Primary 7 Parents/Carers
P7 St Joseph’s Parent/Carer Information evening
Thursday 17th June 6.30pm-7.30pm via Vscene
Please click on the link below for the details of forthcoming P7 Parents Information evening for St. Joseph’s Academy:
Vscene Booking – P7 Information Session – 17.06.21 Miss Cathie


























