Just a friendly reminder that we prefer if children do not bring toys, including Poppits, into school.  Apart from the Covid aspect , there is also the possibility of toys being lost or damaged.

Thank you for your co-operation.

We have been made aware that the school phone line has not been working.  This has been reported.  If you  require assistance please use the Contact Us Form on the website.

Please view the letter below regarding the Sacrament of Confirmation:

2021 Letter to Parents – Rescheduled Confirmation Sept 21 OLMC

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 –  Tuesday and Thursday

P1/2 – Monday and Thursday

P2/3 – Monday and Thursday

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.

Please read the letter included in the link below regarding our return to school.

Start of term letter

We can’t wait to welcome our new P1 pupils on their first day at school on Thursday.  Please find below details of drop off and collection times for the first few weeks.

Thursday 19th August

Drop off :  9.15am – 9,30am with time for ‘My First Day at School’ photographs

Collection: 2.30pm – 3.00pm

Friday 20th August

Drop off: 9.15am

Collection: 2.30pm – 3.00pm

Monday 23rd August – Friday 27th August 

Drop off: 9.00am (parents allowed in playground)

Collection: 3.00pm

Monday 30th August onwards

Drop off: 9.00am (parents to drop pupils off at infant playground gate)

Collection: 3.00pm

An email with all of this information has been sent to all P1 parent/carers today.

Thank you, as always, for your support.

Information for parents and carers to support
pupils returning to school from NHS.

MIS21-066-CC Returning to school

As this term comes to an end we would like to say a huge,

thank you,

to:

Our fantastic staff – those who work in the kitchen, our cleaners, our janitor, EAST support staff, all of our classroom assistants, our clerical staff and our teaching staff.  This has been a challenging year and each and every one of you have risen to overcome these.  Thank you, from the bottom of our hearts for all that you do each and every day.  We hope that you enjoy a well-deserved rest over the summer.

To our Primary 7 children it is with great pride that we get to say ‘Good Luck’ to you in the future.   Do not forget us, you will always be part of our Mount Carmel family.

To our new Primary 1 children we can’t wait to welcome you into our family in August. 

To our amazing parents, thank you, for all of your support throughout the year.  Enjoy the time with your family over this holiday period.

 To Father Martin, Sister Mabel, Sister Juliet and Sister Rose, thank you, for supporting us on our faith journey.

And finally…

Thank you

…to our amazing children, you are reason that we come to work every day.  We thank you for your smiles, love and laughter.  Have a fantastic break and we look forward to welcoming you all back in August.

Together we are,

#TeamMC

A reminder that gift bags for our new Primary 1 children are available outside the main front door.

​​​​​​​This includes a personalised story from their P6 buddy, a Primary 1 yearbook with photographs of classmates, a note with their house name as well as some lovely summer gifts.

This is the last day for collection and will be available until noon today.

We at Mount Carmel are so proud of our Primary 7 leavers. Well done to each and every one of you. Go on your adventures and be AWESOME!!!

!!

Get the tissues at the ready… Here is the link to the Primary 7 leavers assembly. The password for this will be shared with the main contact of the children involved. We ask that you do not share this password with anyone outwith your immediate family. Everyone at Mount Carmel wishes our Primary 7s the very best of luck for the future, we know you will be AMAZING!!!

Mount Carmel leavers assembly

Go to this Sway

From August there will be some changes to the entrance gates and lining up areas for each class.

P1, P1/2 and P2/3 should enter the school grounds from the side Infant Gate.

P4 – 7 should enter the school grounds from the Main Gate.

Please look at the map below to see where your child’s class should line up at 9.00am each morning. This is also the door from which they will be dismissed at 3.00pm.

We ask that no parents/carers are in the playground for morning drop off. New P1 parents/carers only will be in the playground for the first full week (23rd – 27th August).

At afternoon pick up parents/carers are asked to wait in the playground area closest to their child’s access door. Please remember to wear face coverings and socially distance from other families at these times.

Thank you, as always, for your ongoing support.

#togetherweareteamMC 💙

Thank you to everyone who has donated to our Uniform Exchange.  We now have a wide range of items in various sizes available for families.

These can be collected from outside our main school office until 12.00pm today.   In the new term these items will continue to be available daily in our main foyer.

Thank you to everyone who has donated to our Uniform Exchange.  We now have a wide range of items in various sizes available for families. These can be collected from outside our main school office until 12.00pm on Friday.

A special end of year gift from Mrs Dunsmore is available for collection from outside the main school office. Many of the gifts have already been passed on to siblings within the school. If you have still to receive your gift please collect it by 12.00pm on Friday.

Here are our new house captains and vice captains…

FIRE             CAPTAIN – Poppy        VICE CAPTAIN – Callum

EARTH       CAPTAIN – Tymek        VICE CAPTAIN – Kirsty

AIR               CAPTAIN – Magda        VICE CAPTAIN- Erin

WATER     CAPTAIN – Regan          VICE CAPTAIN – Michael-John

CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU ALL!!

As part of our property pledge, Primary 5 were tasked with coming up with a slogan and designing a poster promoting how we can keep our school nice and tidy. The children came up with the slogan ‘Tidy Friday’ which all classes will be involved in come the new session. Emily also designed the winning poster. A great big well done to Emily!!!

Here is the link to our Mount Carmel sports day. You will require a password to access the sway which will be sent out to your child’s main contact. We politely ask that this password should not be shared outwith your immediate family. Many thanks.

Mount Carmel sports day June 2021

Go to this Sway

Thank you to everyone who has donated to our Uniform Exchange.  We now have a wide range of items in various sizes available for families. These can be collected from outside our main school office until 12.00pm on Friday.

Please remember that when accessing the Uniform Exchange adults should wear face coverings and maintain social distancing from other families. Hand sanitiser will also be available.

Thank you.

A special end of year gift from Mrs Dunsmore is available for collection from outside the main school office. Many of the gifts have already been passed on to siblings within the school. If you have still to receive your gift please collect it by 12.00pm on Friday.

Please remember when collecting the bags adults should wear face coverings and maintain social distancing from other families.

Thank you.

The gift bags for our new P1 pupils are all ready and waiting to be collected from outside the main school office.  Each bag is individually labelled with your child’s name and will be available until 12.00pm on Friday.

Please remember when collecting the bags adults should wear face coverings and maintain social distancing from other families.

Thank you.

Primary 1/2  had lots of fun during their visit to Dean Park. They loved exploring the grounds of Dean Park, playing at the playground and joining in with ball games at snack time. Primary 1/2 also had lots of fun on Friday at the fun day. They LOVED bouncing on the inflatables and thought their ice cream was so yummy! Have a look at some of the fun Primary 1/2 had on these special days.

Primary 1/2 had the BEST time EVER!!

Mrs Dunsmore x

On Friday Primary 7 can bring in a shirt to be signed by their classmates.

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.

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.

We will be having a movie afternoon this Wednesday.

Each class will watch a movie in their own classes.