Please check your child/children’s hair for any “unwanted visitors”. 

Thank You.

                                    Free Reading Books

We have an excess of reading books left over from a reading scheme that the school no longer uses.

We will be putting these books in the outside foyer of the school between 9am and 3pm tomorrow for anyone who is interested in taking some home for their child/children. There are several different titles to choose from, so please feel free help yourself. 

If a child is absent from school , it is the responsibility of the Parent/Carer to inform the school by 9.30am at the latest. Please do this in the first instance by phoning the school on 01563 525897 and either speaking to a member of staff or if outwith normal school office hours, by leaving an absence message on our answering service.

Thank you for your co-operation.

This week all the boys and girls have taken part in an amazing set of Health Week activities.  This has been supported by Primary 5 and Mrs McGowan.

We as a a school would like to say a huge thank you to all of the people that have been involved in making this such as a special week.

Thank you for organising events:

Mrs Crawford

Mrs McGowan and Primary 5

Mr Bertoncini

Mrs McCreadie

Thank you to TESCO for providing fruit for the week.

Thank you to Stephanie and our amazing kitchen staff for healthy snacks.

Thank you for providing activities:

Active Schools – Mark Devlin

Dumfries House

North West Amateur Boxing Club

Phoenix Tae Kwan Do

Bellahouston Harriers

Kilmarnock Rugby Club

Kilmarnock Football Club

PC Dempster

And as always thank you to all of our amazing staff for other additional activities during the week.

You can find instructions on how to access the Vibrant Communities app using the link  below:

VC app

The Health and Wellbeing of our pupils is an area close to the hearts of the staff at Mount Carmel Primary.  In order to provide continued support for this we are linked with PATHS.

We are delighted to offer a PATHS parent/carer information session presented by Jill McLarrie our PATHS partner.  All parents/carers are invited to attend this informal session as well as our new primary 1 parent/carers.

This will be via vscene on Wednesday 12th May at 4pm.

If you would like to attend this please complete the form below and access details will be forwarded on.

Please click the link below to view the April School Counselling Newsletter:

https://sway.office.com/MpIgRWQKrLp0apg9?ref=Link

As you will no doubt be aware our Health Week is next week:(wk. beginning 3rd May):

There will be some healthy dessert choices added to the school lunch menu that week as follows-

Tuesday 4th – Fruit Kebabs

Wednesday 5th- Fruit Smoothies

Friday 7th – Beetroot Cake

Well done to Regan  from Primary 6 who has designed the new logo for our Parent Council!

We are delighted to announce that we are having a special Health Week.  This has been organised by Primary 5 and Mrs McGowan.  The pupils will be taking part in a range of healthy activities throughout the week.  Some of the activities will be completed by their class teacher and others will be completed by coaches.

The activities are:

Football

Tennis

Safety with PC Dempster

Rugby

Basketball

Running (P5-P7)

Tae Kwon Do

Outdoor/Scouts

Boxing (P4-P7)

Children should wear suitable outdoor clothing throughout this week (no football colours).

Pupils should make a special effort to have a healthy snack everyday this week, and bring water to school.

Thank you you to all the groups who have offered to help for this week.

Please click below to view the minutes from the most recent Parent Council Minutes:

MCPSPC Minutes Jan 2021

PC meeting minutes 2nd march

We are delighted to let you know that we made an amazing total of £630 for SCIAF this year !!

Thank you to everyone who donated to our fundraising activities, your contributions are really appreciated. Our Class Easter Raffle was particularly popular and we will post pictures of our winners shortly!

martin.chambers@gallowaydiocese.org.uk

A reminder that homework will begin today for all children.  Primary 1 and 1/2 will have this emailed directly and Primary 3-7 can access this via TEAMS.  All completed homework should be emailed directly to the class teacher on a Thursday or earlier.

Please click the link below for the March edition of the School Counselling Newsletter:

https://sway.office.com/t24sA2paiCGA4WS9?ref=Link

Tomorrow, P6/7 will watch Descendants as part of the pyjama and movie day. As it is rated a PG , should you NOT wish your child to watch this film, please contact the school tomorrow morning.

Thank you and enjoy your Easter break.

Mr Bertoncini

Primary 4 had a lovely morning visiting Dean Park today!  The weather was good, so we managed to have a lovely walk around the park, meet some animals, play at the swing park and even had time for a few games.  The children enjoyed some ball games and a blind folded animal game, which they really enjoyed!

Please follow this link to view a beautiful piece of work by Ms Donnelly and some of the pupils from Mount Carmel.  Ms Donnelly has continued to run the school music service virtually for our pupils and they have enjoyed taking part in this.

Virtual Choir

Tomorrow (Thursday 1st April) Primary 6 have chosen to watch ‘A Night at the Museum’. This is a PG movie.

If you DO NOT wish your child to watch this movie please notify the school tomorrow morning.

Thank you,

Miss Mudge

Reminder that there is a change to tomorrow’s lunch-

It is our Easter Burger Bash!-

Beef burger, chips and salad/Cheese pizza, chips and salad/Chicken Burger, chips and salad

Chocolate Easter cupcake/Easter Caramel tarts

Today is the last day to purchase tickets on ParentPay for our class Easter Raffle !

The draw for each class will take place tomorrow…..Good luck everyone!

Reminder that the school closes tomorrow at 2.30pm for the Easter Break. Children who are collected by taxi will be picked up at 2pm.

Tomorrow is pyjama and movie day! Children are invited to come to school in their pyjamas . Infants can bring a teddy /soft toy and a blanket to snuggle while watching the movie, but remember NO SHARING !. 

Homework will resume from Monday 19th April.  This will now be issued weekly via MS Teams for Primary 3-7 and via email for Primary 1 and Primary 2.

Homework will consist of:

Literacy – phonics/spelling tasks and Bug Club reading tasks

Numeracy – mental maths and an appropriate maths task

Primary 6 and 7 will receive additional project work.

Homework will be issued on a Monday and should be returned via email to the class teacher by Thursday evening.  Homework can be completed on paper if preferred and photographs of this emailed to the class teacher.  Stationery and jotters can be provided if requested.

A reminder that tomorrow (Tuesday) is an optional Crazy Hair Day to help raise funds for SCIAF- £1 via ParentPay.

Unfortunately due to strong winds forecast for tomorrow (Monday 29th March) the planned trip to Dean Park for Primary 1/2 and Primary 5 will not take place. This will be rescheduled after the holidays.