Further to our post regarding our Meet  the Teacher Session please note that all sessions will begin at 2.00pm

Our friends at Our Lady of Mount Carmel parish would like to invite you to come along to the church on a Monday night between half past 7 and quarter past 8 to access their food bank.  Everyone is welcome and our friends are eager to help everyone in our community. 

Mr Kane (Head Teacher) and Miss Cathie (Principal Teacher of Pastoral Care) of St Joseph’s Academy would like to invite all of our Primary 7 parents  to their first transition information evening on the 25th August. This information evening will begin at 6:30pm. The information given by Mr Kane and Miss Cathie will be regarding your child starting St Joseph’s next academic session. 

Our fabulous Primary 1 team have had a wonderful day with our brand new Primary 1 pupils. Mrs Duff, Mrs Strachan and Mrs Taylor have been busy playing, painting and getting to know all of our new little faces.

The Mount Carmel family would like to say a great big thank you to the lovely Mrs McLaughlin for the donation of our beautiful balloon arch. 

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We are so excited to welcome our children back to school tomorrow.  A few gentle reminders for the beginning of the school year…

All children should be in full school uniform every day. We have our uniform exchange available throughout the school year and everyone is welcome to access it whenever it is required.

All children should bring in a P.E. kit that can be left in the school building. This should be a bag that contains indoor shoes, shorts and a t-shirt. P.E. kits will be sent home at the end of each term for washing. 

Please make sure that all items of clothing (uniform and P.E. kits) have your child’s name on them. This will stop anything being lost and enables us to return any item that is misplaced to the correct child. 

We are a nut free school. Please do not send in any snacks that contain nuts (for example snickers or nutella). 

We are a health promoting school and therefore ensure that the children have access to water whenever they require it throughout the day. That being said, we would like to reiterate that it is only water that should be sent in as a drink for the classroom – not diluting juice. This is a whole school approach to ensure the best dental health for our children. 

The staff are in school today getting ready for the children to return tomorrow and we are all extremely excited to see them and welcome them back. Here’s to a brilliant 2022-2023 school year.

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We are now asking that children bring a P.E. kit into school in order to change before each P.E. lesson.  We ask that the P.E. kit be brought into school in a bag that can be left in school to ensure your child has their P.E. kit for each P.E lesson. Each child should have a pair of indoor shoes ( please make sure these shoes are for indoor use only), a pair of shorts and a t-shirt.

Please ensure that all items of P.E. kit have your child’s name on it as this ensures that no kit is lost.

Thank you so  much for your continuing support.

We are so excited to welcome our brand new Primary 1 children into school on Thursday 18th August.  Mrs Duff will welcome the children into school for their very first day as their class teacher Monday to Thursday along with Mrs Strachan who will be their teacher every Friday in Primary 1. Both of the ladies are super excited to get to know all of your lovely children. 

In addition to the uniform exchange being open next Wednesday, you are also welcome to come into school tomorrow and Friday (11th and 12th August) between 9 and 12. Please come and help yourself. See you all soon 😊

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We are all really excited at Mount Carmel to welcome back all of our pupils next week. Please note our uniform exchange will be open between 12 and 3 on Wednesday 17th August (inservice day).  Everyone is welcome to pick up any uniform required for our children. See you all next week 😁💙

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What a beautiful assembly for our wonderful Primary 7’s.  We would like to thank each and every one of our Primary 7 parents and carers who were able to come along today, but also for their support for the past 7 years and the lovely gifts that were given to staff. They are very much appreciated.

For the safety of our children, we kindly ask that you do not share on social media,  any videos or photos that you may have taken at today’s assembly.

Thank you again and have a wonderful summer!

Mrs Fergusson

What a morning it has been here at MC!! The children are having a brilliant time so far!!

The Saint Vincent de Paul group at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church are keen to help our families. If you feel that a food parcel would benefit you and your family over the summer, and after, please get in contact with them. They are very welcoming to all  in our community and are keen to support our families. Everything is confidential and will be handled discreetly.  A friendly face awaits…

Here is some important information regarding our FUN DAY on Friday 24th June…

The children will be taking part in several activities throughout the day. These will include…

Bouncy castles

Obstacle course

Art and craft time

Outdoor learning

Just dance 

Bike and scooter time (All children can bring their bikes and scooters into school as well as a helmet.)

Visit to the ice cream van

Friday is also a dress down day. We kindly ask that you make a £1 donation that will go towards our school funds. 

The children (and staff) are very excited for our Fun day!! 

Please remember you can still purchase our summer raffle tickets on parent pay and the raffle will be drawn on Monday 27th June!!

Well our trip to the Dean park was a complete success. I think you can tell by the children’s faces that they had a great time…

We are requesting that our current Primary 1 parents/carers take the time to provide us with some information regarding your experiences of Learning Journals.  This will shape how we use this across the whole school.

Primary 1 Parent/Carers please complete the survey below by Thursday 23rd June.  Thank you for your feedback.

Parent/Carer Primary 1 Survey

We are delighted to introduce to you the newest member of our Mount Carmel family. Mr and Mrs Dunsmore welcomed their beautiful baby girl Zara to the world on the 13th June. She is perfect in every way!! I’m sure you will all agree, she is absolutely gorgeous!!

Primary 7 and Mr Bertoncini have been very busy over the past couple of days completing their bikeability training. Well done everyone!!

Here is some important information regarding our FUN DAY on Friday 24th June…

The children will be taking part in several activities throughout the day. These will include…

Bouncy castles

Obstacle course

Art and craft time

Outdoor learning

Just dance 

Bike and scooter time (All children must bring their bikes and scooters into school as well as a helmet.)

Visit to the ice cream van

Friday is also a dress down day. We kindly ask that you make a £1 donation that will go towards our school funds. 

The children (and staff) are very excited for our Fun day!! 

Please remember you can still purchase our summer raffle tickets on parent pay and the raffle will be drawn on Monday 27th June!!

A little reminder of our trips this week…

Monday – Primary 1 & 1/2

Tuesday – Primary 2/3 & 5

Wednesday – Primary 4 & 6

Thursday – Primary 7

If you are providing your child with their packed lunch, please put it in a carrier bag. That way when the children are finished eating, the bags can go in the bin (saves any nice packed lunches being lost or damaged at the park and means the children don’t have to carry it around for the remainder of the day). Also, we kindly ask that no fizzy juice be given to the children for school trips.

Clothing – Please wear school polo shirt and jumper/cardigan on top and comfortable trousers on bottom. Wear sensible shoes and please prepare for the weather (i.e. rain jacket or sun cream)

Thank you!

Our raffle tickets for the big summer prize giveaway are all ready and waiting. All you have to do is log onto parent pay and buy the tickets. You have to be in it to win it!!

A great big thank you to all of our wonderful parents, staff, local councillors and especially pupils (and pupils to be) who came along to help us tidy up the front of the school this afternoon. It looks so much better already. Keep an eye out for our future dates. Your help would be very much appreciated!!

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It’s FUN DAY time here at Mount Carmel Primary School. On Friday 24th June we have lots of amazing activities planned for all the classes. We have bouncy castles, treasure hunts, den building and a visit from the ice cream van planned. We are also asking that children bring in their bikes and scooters as they will be allocated time to play on these with their friends during the day (please ensure that all children have a helmet with them as they will be unable to ride their bikes and scooters without one).  

It is a dress down day – you can wear anything you like (as long as it is not football colours). 

We are kindly asking for a donation of £1 which will go straight towards our school fund. All donations will receive 1 free entry into the class summer raffle prizes and the raffle will be drawn on Monday 27th June. 

Let’s end our school year with a BANG!!

We would like to share a kind reminder with everyone that we are a health promoting school. Therefore we ask that the children bring in a healthy snack for playtime. These include fruit, a sandwich, a packet of crisps or a small sweetie. Please DO NOT send your child into school with brain lickers, sugary spray sweeties or anything else with a high sugar content. We would also like to remind you that the children are welcome to bring water into their classes.  No juice or flavoured water should be sent into class for during the day. The children are allowed juice and flavoured water at lunchtime.

Thank you for your understanding and support in this matter. 

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It has come to our attention that there is an error in our June’s newsletter regarding the Primary 7 Leaver’s assembly. Our assembly will be held on the 28th June at 2pm – NOT the 21st.

Please accept our apologises for the error.

We look forward to seeing all of our P7 parents in school for this very special occasion.

Thank you for your continuing support!

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At this time of year we consider what our school priorities should be as we prepare for 2022/2023.

Please take the time to complete the survey below presenting your views on our future school improvements.

Parent/Carer School Improvement Plan Consultation

This survey will close on Thursday 26th May.

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At this time of year we consider what our school priorities should be as we prepare for 2022/2023.

Please take the time to complete the survey below presenting your views on our future school improvements.

Parent/Carer School Improvement Plan Consultation

This survey will close on Thursday 26th May.

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A great big well done to all the children in Primary 4 who made their First Holy Communion on Sunday. You were all absolutely beautiful and very smart. We are extremely proud of you at school.  The rest of our children making their sacraments will be celebrating this Sunday coming. Please keep them in your thoughts and prayers.

What a week it has been at Mount Carmel Primary School.  We would like to share some of the amazing experiences we have had with you!!

Firstly, Billy from the Harriers came for a visit on Tuesday to work on our throwing, jumping and running skills.

Welcome back! I hope everyone enjoyed their Easter Holidays and the long-awaited sunshine! It is great having Primary 6 back in class for their last term, I am looking forward to lots of fun learning and activities and seeing them prepare for becoming Primary 7’s. Please see below an overview of the teaching and learning for the following term: 

Literacy 

Reading 

Primary 6 will continue to work on Bug Club books both in class as well as the independent texts assigned for children to read at home for enjoyment. Pupils will focus on a chapter each week and engage in good quality discussion with their reading group and teacher then work on their task mat independently. This will help to aid and build on our active comprehension strategies and apply all the skills we have learned so far in Primary 6.  

Writing 

Our writing day will be a Friday this term. The pupils will have the opportunity to discuss and plan their writing that week and will be encouraged to take time at home as a homework task to think about the content of their writing. This term Primary 6 will focus on explanatory writing, we will link this to our new topic – Science and the human body – and explain the body systems and functions. We will continue to focus on a different aspect of grammar each week which can be applied in their writing and all literacy activities.  

Spelling 

The spelling groups will continue to experience the Active Literacy spelling program, this will introduce common words and focus phonemes pertinent to their level and stage. The pupils will revise the Active Spelling strategies throughout the term. 

Numeracy 

This term P6 will move on to focus on exploring a variety of calculations and identifying the order of operations, looking at number patterns and sequences, as well as maths and its place in the world today. For Beyond Number we will continue with Measure and introduce Money. The pupils will experience activities at their stage and level. Constant revision of multiplication tables will be encouraged across all groups. Sumdog and Topmarks games can help with the rigor of times tables at home. Pupils will continue to engage in daily Number Talks to increase their mental maths agility. This term our focus will be to revise all strategies, working out which is the most efficient one to use for a given calculation.  

Health and Wellbeing 

This term in PATHS P6 will focus on lessons relating to being responsible and caring for others through looking at various case studies, eventually leading to a class project towards the end of the term. Moreover, the PATHS Barnardo Buddies programme has been up and running, all children involved have received training and continue to be working positively with the younger pupils, creating games in the playground for all to join in. This has given the Buddies a sense of responsibility and commitment, dedicating part of their lunchtime towards something that has a great benefit to both the school community and their own personal development. Our ‘Pupil of the Day’ continues, which encourages P6 to not only compliment their classmates, but to compliment and be kind to themselves, which can sometimes be trickier than we think. As always, children in P6 are encouraged to use their ‘feelings jotter’ to share any worries or concerns they may be experiencing. P6 will study God’s Loving Plan this term, if any parents have any queries regarding this please do not hesitate to contact the school. 

Our PE days this term will be Tuesday and Friday. Our Tuesday sessions will have a focus on Cricket and Athletics while our Friday sessions look at Volleyball and Orienteering. Pupils are asked to come dressed for PE on these days – school uniform on top but leggings, joggers, trainers can be worn on the bottom. 

IDL 

Last term P6 focused on Scotland as our topic. P6 engaged in various activities such as a mountains and rivers research task, studying island life and recreating some Jolomo style island paintings, and looking at various important people from Scotland such as Robert Burns and his poetry. This term our topic will be Science and the human body. Throughout this topic we will look at the human body and the different systems our body uses, we will explore these in a practical way and write up about the experiments we undertake. P6 will also take part in a workshop provided by Generation Science where they design and create their own boat model.  

RE 

This last term P6 have continued to work through their Pope Francis Faith Award and have looked at the gifts of Piety and Wisdom, completing various activities to support this. P6 will continue to work through their Pope Franis Faith Award book this term and are encouraged to share this learning at home, some homework tasks will focus on areas of this. Furthermore, this term we will study the three persons of the Holy Trinity and look at ways we can honour the Holy Trinity.  

2+1 Languages 

This term, Primary 6 will continue to work on French as their main language with Mrs McGregor. In our classroom we have started to immerse ourselves in the French language with labels and displays in French. Each day, we fill in a French calendar with the aim of embedding the language into our classroom routines. 

In Primary 6 we promote hard work and amazing attitudes. Our reward card system allows pupils to gain reward cards for Wonderful Work, Amazing Attitude, and being a ‘Superstar’. When the pupils gain five cards, they can choose an individual reward. They can also choose to go for a class reward once everyone reaches five reward cards; this promotes teamwork within the class. These last 3 terms have seen all children receive individual rewards. This term we are very close to having our class reward with many children having put their name forward for this so far! 

If you have any queries or questions, please contact the school directly. 

Thank you for your support and I look forward to a wonderful last term in Primary 6. 

Miss McKenna