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November Newsletter 2024

It has been lovely to see our pupils return after their October holidays. It was a busy start to the term with our Hallowe’en disco taking place. Thank you to Parents and Friends of Mount…

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Primary 6 – Term 2

Hi everyone. I hope you all had a lovely October break. Primary 6 have worked extremely hard last term with lots of excellent learning taking place. They have settled well into their new classroom and routines. I am very proud of how they have adapted to the changes and embraced the responsibilities that they have inherited this year. Here is an update of what is coming in the term ahead.

UNCRC

This is a new part to our updates and is the United Nations Convention for the Rights of the Child. We have looked at this convention as a class and chosen articles from it that we wanted to focus on as a class. We decided on the following: Article 19 – ‘We have the right to be safe’, Article 28 – ‘We have the right to learn’, Article 29 – ‘we have the right to work and play in a clean environment’ and Article 31 – ‘we have the right to play.’ The class understands that with these rights come responsibilities. For example, if they have the article ‘we have the right to be safe’, the children know that they have a responsibility to try their very best to keep themselves safe also and avoid unsafe situations. We will be learning about this through our assemblies and community times.

IDL

Our interdisciplinary topic of Tornadoes, Hurricanes and Wildfires will continue into term 2 as we only briefly started it last term. During this topic, children will learn about the responses that are available by the emergency services, charities and international agencies during natural disasters. The class will also develop an awareness of the processes that actually causes natural disasters. There will be opportunities for learning through social sciences, literacy, expressive arts, health and well-being and technologies during this topic. The children will also be encouraged to complete an independent research task on a famous natural disaster that interests them.

Literacy

The class are loving reading our class novel, ‘Wonder’ by R.J Palacio. They have been completing tasks relating to the text and I am really impressed with their understanding of the text as well as their ability to analyse it. We will continue to complete tasks relating to this novel right up until the end of this term. In terms of bug club reading, this will continue to be completed at home for homework and in class as personal reading time.

Our writing genre for the term ahead is report writing and this will link into our IDL topic of tornadoes, hurricanes and wildfires.  The class will be working on writing their piece, editing it and re-drafting it, focussing on layout in order to engage their reader. They will also look at headlines, sub titles and access all the success criteria that makes for an excellent report. This is when the children will access ICT in order to type their re draft piece of writing. The class will be encouraged to improve their writing through feedback received. In terms of the tools for writing, the children will continue to look at more sophisticated punctuation such as apostrophes, colons and semi-colons. I hope you will enjoy reading some of their spooky stories at our pupil progress meetings! They were absolutely wonderful!!

In terms of our listening and talking element of literacy, the children continue to contribute to discussions in relation to the class novel. They will also be encouraged to share their learning through a short independent research task which links into our topic.

As always, the class will complete handwriting every week within class and we would ask that this is promoted at home in terms of homework also.

Numeracy

The use of number talks to encourage different learners to use and understand different strategies will continue this year. The children show an excellent understanding of the strategies taught so far and are always eager to share their understanding with their peers. Alongside Mrs Terras, the children will also be looking at 2D and 3D shape as well as measure.

Our core learning through number processes will concentrate predominantly on addition and subtraction this term. We are still also going to be learning about money with a particular focus on budget and money management.

Health and Wellbeing

Our P.E. days are a Wednesday and a Friday. We are currently learning 8 different Scottish dance routines as we prepare to showcase this alongside other schools for East Ayrshire’s day of dance I November. I can honestly say, I am extremely impressed with the children’s attitudes and maturity when learning these dances. Our other topic within P.E will be football and the skills that are required for this. Alongside our football P.E. lessons, we will be taking a look at the ‘show racism the red card’ commitment made by the SPL.

Primary 6 already participate in mindfulness every day, this is something that the entire class benefit from and have been doing this since the beginning of Primary 4.

Our PATHS programme will help the children to develop positive relationships within the class and school.  Delving into the emotions that the children feel will help them to understand why they are feeling this way as well as giving them the tools to cope with these emotions. The children are also participating in the PATHS buddy scheme that helps support the infants in ‘how to play’ during lunchtimes.

Our core health and wellbeing teaching will focus on substance misuse and what affects these substances have on our bodies. Linked with our P.E. once again, we will look at how we accept people who are different from us individually, whether that is in colour, religion, culture, or even interests and link this to our R.E, and schools values.

R.E.

In learning about our faith, the month of November focuses predominantly on All Souls and All Saints days. There will be specific focusses on different saints as we move towards Advent and prepare for Christmas.

The class will also begin their Pope Francis Faith Award journey. This will span the remainder of their Mount Carmel journey with some of the award being completed this year and then some in Primary 7. The Pope Francis Faith Award is an award of the Bishops’ conference of Scotland, designed to help children show “signs of love” in their daily lives.

Expressive arts

This term, the class will be focussing on art through our IDL. We will look at blending colours and tones using different materials such as oil pastels and pencils. Mrs Terras will continue to teach music throughout this term. The children have enjoyed learning how to play musical instruments and this will be a focus moving forward into term 2.

ICT

The children have an excellent knowledge of how to use the computers and glow. They will continue to develop their understanding of how to research certain topics and how to transfer the information from what they have learned to a document that can be saved and retrieved at a later date. The children will also continue to practise emailing myself and their classmates (whilst using their emails responsibly and appropriately). This is the same as last term as we still need practise at completing these tasks. This will gradually become more difficult when we use attachments, hyperlinks and copy and pasting URL addresses for quick access to sites. The children will be using their knowledge of ICT to research natural disasters and will also use ICT to help present their findings to the class.

Modern Languages

This term will focus on learning how to describe objects using their colour and size in French. As the term develops, we will begin to learn about the French names for different animals.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank you, as always, for your ongoing support. This term will be a busy one and I look forward to seeing everyone again at our Pupil Progress meetings. If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate in contacting me.

Take care,

Mrs McCreadie

At the start of this school year, all children at Mount Carmel completed the Glasgow Motivation and Wellbeing Profile (GMWP) to enable monitoring and tracking of wellbeing across all stages.

The Wellbeing Profile is a 20-item questionnaire that explores motivation and sense of wellbeing in the learning context. This initial profile allows us to have meaningful dialogue in relation to wellbeing and identify next steps and/or if additional support is needed. Questions within the profile are based upon 4 key themes; Agency (skills and success), Affiliation (sense of belonging), Autonomy (embracing responsibilities), and Healthy and Safe.

Class teachers will be sharing the data from the questionnaires with pupils and individual/class targets will be set to ensure progress is made.

This intervention is a positive step towards better supporting your child’s overall wellbeing.

We thank you for your continued support.

·                Diversity and Inclusion Champion

• Climate Change Champion
• Intergenerational Champion
• Young Volunteer Champion
• Sporting and Physical Activities Champion
• Unsung Hero: Young Carers’ Champion
• Youth Voice Champion
• Champion Apprentice
• Wellbeing Champion
• STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Maths) Champion
• Inspiring Young Person of the Year
• East Ayrshire’s Young Champion (overall winner – Depute Provost’s Award)

Congratulations to Gabo P6 on winning the FOMC Killieween Raffle!

Enjoy your goodies!

Our children have worked hard in creating beautiful Christmas Art designs.

Parents/Carers have the opportunity to view and purchase various products that showcase your childs individual image should they wish to do so.  With any purchases made a percentage of this will go towards fundraising for various school activites.

Pupils have been provided with a leaflet today detailing how parents/carers are able to view their childs design as well as purchase any products should they wish to do so.

TeamMC

Gentle reminder that the clocks go back 1 hour this weekend

We would like to say a great big THANK YOU to the Parent Council for organising last nights Halloween disco.

All of the children (and adults) had a brilliant time.

Thankyou

We hope you all have fun Trick or Treating at Killieween tonight 

Team MC

We have a selection of Halloween costumes available  in school for children to borrow.  Please feel free to pop in and have a look at them. 

All we ask is that children return costumes to the school so they can be reused again next year.

Thank you.

A reminder that our Halloween Disco is this Thursday evening. The disco is organised by FOMC, therefore please do not bring any money or tickets back into school. 

Tickets cost £2.50 and have a part on the reverse to fill in with child’s name, contact number, and whether they are walking home or being picked up.

Please  bring the ticket and money to the school on the night of the disco. 

A reminder that dogs are NOT allowed anywhere in the school playground.

We appreciate your cooperation with this.

Thank you

Please view below the minutes from our most recent Parent Council Meeting held on 4/9/24:

MCPC Minutes 4.9.24

We have a selection of Halloween costumes available  in school for children to borrow. 

All we ask is that children return costumes to the school so they can be reused again next year.

Thank you.

***** Reminder *****

School will close for the October break on Friday 11th October @ 3pm and will reopen on Tuesday 22nd October @ 9am

As part of their Rainbow Reward on Friday 4th October, Primary 5 have chosen to have a Pyjama Day, children are able to bring pyjamas, a small snack & blanket to school wil them,  they will change into their pyjamas after lunch, enjoy a movie then change back into their school clothes at hometime.

Children SHOULD NOT come to school dressed in their pyjamas, if you have any questions please contact the school office.

Please view our October Newsletter below:

October Newsletter 2024

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https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/SportPhysAct/

Halloween Disco Tickets will be given out to pupils this week. Please check bags.

The disco is organised by FOMC, therefore please do not bring any money or tickets back into school. 

Tickets cost £2.50 and have a part on the reverse to fill in with child’s name, contact number, and whether they are walking home or being picked up.

Please complete this and bring the ticket and the money to the school on the night of the disco. 

We will be holding our own monthly school raffle again this month (this is separate from the Killiween Raffle ).

Tickets can be purchased via Parentpay and are £1 per strip of 5. 

This raffle closes on Tuesday 29th October and will be drawn on Friday 1st November .

Good Luck!

This month FOMC will be holding a “Killieween” Raffle.

To be in with a chance of winning, you need to purchase your tickets via Parentpay. Tickets are £1 for a strip of 5 and are available now.

The last day to purchase tickets will be Tuesday 22nd October and the raffle will be drawn on in school on Killieween- Friday 25th October.

Good Luck!

A reminder that this year the whole school will be going to the Kilmarnock pantomime – Goldilocks and the 3 Bears.

The cost per child is £15.

This is on Parentpay and is payable in 3  instalments of £5 and we are asking kindly if full payment can be made no later than Friday 29th November.

Thanks

Reminder that homework will finish this week.

The Kilmarnock Standard photographer will be in school on Tuesday 1st October to take our new Primary 1 childrens class photograph, if you DO NOT wish your child to be included in the photograph please contact the school office ASAP 

Thank you