Below is a link to the BBC Bitesize containing information on how to help your child with dyslexia whilst at home:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/teacher-support/dyslexia-make-a-difference/zj226v4
Below is a link to the BBC Bitesize containing information on how to help your child with dyslexia whilst at home:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/teacher-support/dyslexia-make-a-difference/zj226v4
What a beautiful week it has been in the sunshine. I hope yu have all been out playing and going lovely walks. This week is health week. Normally we would do this in class but as you are at home, I have added lots of fun activities for you to complete with your families. I want you to get more active and get healthier this week and we are praying for some more gorgeous sunshine to help us with this. As always there are core tasks for you to complete as well as optional tasks. Complete as many as you can but remember, there is no expectation for all of these to be completed. Send me lots of pictures of you completing your health week activities including exercise, healthy eating and even cooking (with your adults of course!) I cannot wait to hear from you about what you have been up to. Speak soon, lots of love from Mrs McCreadie xxx
| Suggested Timetable | |
| 8:00am | Get up and get dressed. Have a healthy breakfast |
| 9:00am | Some exercise Joe Wicks , Cosmic Yoga or just dance. |
| 10:00am | Maths activity |
| 11.00am | Break/ healthy snack |
| 11.30am | Literacy activity |
| 12.30pm | Help make some healthy lunch and try to get outside |
| 1.30pm | IDL task |
Literacy
T-T-5423-Healthy-Eating-Page-Wordsearch_ver_1
blue Spelling word for the week beginning 8.6.20
green Spelling word for the week beginning 8.6.20
red Spelling word for the week beginning 8.6.20
Numeracy
P3 Numeracy Learning Grid 8.6.20

cfe2-p-161-food-labels-hunt-activity-sheet-english_ver_1
IDL
Hi everyone,
I hope you’ve had a great weekend in the sunshine. This week is health week and you can find out all about whole school extra activities by following our school blog for more information too. Below are your health week activities on your grids but remember to only do what you can and have fun!
Numeracy
Literacy
Alphabet Alliteration Worksheet
IDL
Here is a suggested timetable to help plan your week’s work.
| Suggested Timetable | |
| 8:00am | Get up and get dressed. Have a healthy breakfast |
| 9:00am | Some exercise Joe Wicks or Cosmic Yoga |
| 10:00am | Maths activity |
| 11.00am | Break/snack |
| 11.30am | Literacy activity |
| 12.30pm | Help make some lunch and try to get outside |
| 1.30pm | IDL task |
Be sure to get outside in this great weather although make sure you have plenty of water to drink and suncream applied. Enjoy your weekend!
Have a great week!
Mr Bertoncini & Mrs McIntyre
Hello P6,
I have enjoyed reading all your updates and seeing some of your work this week, well done for your fantastic effort, I am very proud of every one of you. 😊
This week is Health Week, so you will see a lot of your tasks relate to various types of health. I hope you enjoy the challenges during Health Week!
Here are the learning grids for the week beginning 8th June.
Numeracy
Literacy
IDL ( Topic)
Remember to try to complete the 3 core tasks and some of the additional tasks. There is no expectation that all tasks should be completed.
Here is a possible daily routine but remember to do what suits you and your family.
8.00-9.00 Wake up and get dressed and have some breakfast.
9.00-10.00 Take part in some exercise Cosmic Yoga / Joe Wicks / Just Dance
10.00-11.00 Numeracy Home Learning Task
11.00-11.30 Snack time and outdoor time
11.30 – 12.30 Literacy Home Learning Task
12.30-1.30 Lunch
1.30-2.00 Walk or exercise
2.00-3.00 IDL home Learning grid
Take care,
Mrs MacKinnon 🙂

This year, Sports Day has to be a little bit different, but we can still enjoy some fun competition and keep fit!
As part of Health Week our virtual Sports Day will take place Monday 8th– Friday 12th June and the winners will be announced on Friday 20th June.
There are four teams, named after famous Scottish Olympic medal winners:
Team Hoy – P1 & P7 Team Doyle – P2 & P4
Team Grainger – P3 & P5 Team Murray – New P1s & P6
You have 60 seconds per exercise. How many of these can you do?
If you are unsure of how to do any of these exercises then take a look at our handy demonstration guide –
Try a few of the challenges each day and ask someone at home to video your efforts! Then email them along with a note of your points to Mrs McGahon – joanna.mcgahon@eastayrshire.org.uk (Please limit videos to 33MB and make sure you have permission from an adult for it to be shared.)
Remember as with everything, do what you can, when you can. Most importantly it’s about having fun!
Let the games begin! #TEAMMC
(All rights reserved to the original artist of the song used in this video. Eye of the Tiger – Survivor. No copyright infringements intended under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976; fair use for non-profit, educational purposes.)
We would grateful if as many parents/carers as possible could take a short time to fill out this survey about the PATHS programme please:
Hi Boys and Girls!
I hope you have had a wonderful week! Another week of fabulous work, well done. Thank you to everyone who sent me photos of your hard work, I love to see all your amazing efforts! As the time goes by, I know it can be tricky to stay focused and work hard but I just want to remind you that you are SUPERSTARS! Just do what you can, when you can.
This week is Health week so there is a health focus for most of your tasks. Below you will find your home learning grids for WB 8.6.20. I have sent out your literacy and numeracy task sheets to your individual email accounts. Remember, core tasks are in red and there is no expectation that all tasks should be completed. Just do what you can!
P2 Literacy Learning Grid 8.6.20
P2 Numeracy Learning Grid 8.6.20
Suggested Timetable:
8:00 – 9:30 Get up/Get Dressed/Eat Breakfast
9:30 – 10:00 Exercise (Joe Wicks/Just Dance/Cosmic Yoga)
10:00 – 10:30 Literacy/Numeracy Task (Choose 1)
10:30 – 10:45 Outside Play/Snacktime
10:45 – 12:00 Literacy/Numeracy Task (Choose 1)
12:00 – 12:30 Lunchtime
12:30 – 1:30 IDL Task (Choose 1)
1:30 – 2:00 Outside Play/Exercise
2:00 – 2:30 Literacy/Numeracy Task (Choose 1)
2:30 Free Time!!
Missing you all lots!!
Mrs Dunsmore xox
Hello Primary 1,
I hope you have had a super week so far!!
Thank you for all the wonderful emails and photos once again – I always love hearing from you!!!
A very special thanks to those of you who accepted my “Special Task” and sent me a video clip – you still have time if you haven’t managed to do it yet!!!
All of our tasks for the week ahead have a “Health Week” focus so enjoy getting active and having fun!!
Missing you all!
Lots of love
Mrs Duff xxxx
Primary 1 Literacy grid 8th June
Please view the most recent letter from Head of Education: Linda McAulay-Griffiths regarding Education recovery going forward:
Please view the most recent letter from Head of Education : Linda McAulay-Griffiths regarding Education Recovery going forward:
Hello P7,
I hope everyone had a lovely weekend. I feel like we are flying through June already.
This week is Health Week.
– Miss Mudge doing her bit for Health Week!
The majority of your tasks are health-related. Through these tasks, we are focussing on your physical, nutritional, and mental health. All three are extremely important.
Thank you to everyone who emailed completed tasks. You are all fantastic!
Here are the learning grids and tasks for w/b 8th June. Remember – do what you can, when you can!
Literacy
Primary 7 Health Week Literacy Grid wb 8th June
Emergency Scenarios Talking and Listening cards
Transition Talking and Listening Task
Numeracy
Primary 7 Health Week Numeracy grid
Numeracy Code Breaker Challenge
IDL
Miss Mudge
Hello boys and girls and welcome to our first assembly in June.
We hope that you are all doing well. It has been so lovely to read your emails and to have a chance to speak with some of you and your families too. Let’s take a moment to pause and to join our hands in prayer. This week we have a special prayer from Fr Martin.
What a beautiful way for us to begin out time together, thank you so much Fr Martin for taking the time to do this for us.
This week you have all continued to work so well on all of your different activities from your teachers and so many of you are learning life skills too – cooking, gardening and helping out around the house. Well done for being such great stars.
This week we have Proud Clouds from Mrs McCreadie and from Miss Mudge. Have a look at the things they are proud of:
Thank you for all of your Proud Cloud contributions. Mrs Crawford has been adding these to our blog have a look at our latest Proud Clouds.
https://blogs.glowscotland.org.uk/ea/mountcarmelps2017/category/wellbeing-blog/
One of the activities that we used to do each day as part of our PATHS programme was to share compliments for our PATHS Pupil of the Day. This is something that you can still do at home. This week try to choose one family member each day to give compliments to; remember that person should also give a compliment to themselves too.
Our Primary 5 and 6 future buddies have been thinking about what makes our school great and will soon be sharing their ideas with our new Primary 1 children and families. Miss Mudge has been busy creating a beautiful end of year celebration for our Primary 7 children – we can’t wait to see what the final item will look like.
Just before our assembly comes to an end we have some exciting new about next week. Normally in the month of June, Mount Carmel has a special Health Week and a Sport Day. Next week we shall continue this tradition with our first Home Learning Health Week and Sports Day. There is a special post that tells you all about it with some great clips of our teachers taking part in the challenges. We hope that you all enjoy the Health Week linked Home Learning Tasks and especially enjoy your Sports Day challenge. If you are able to we would to see some videos or pictures of what you are doing, please send these on to your class teacher.
Thank you boys and girls for all that you continue to do, keep safe.
Remember that we love and miss you all. Have a look at this special message from all of the staff in the school just to say how much we miss you and are looking forward to seeing you all soon.
From all of us at MCPS.
Together we are #Team MC
Proud Cloud!

Thank you to all who sent in their proud clouds!
Next week will be the final proud cloud blog, if you would like one to feature please send to Mrs Crawford (claire.crawford@eastayrshire.org.uk)
Well done to these three…

Charlie P1

Sophie P4

Caitlin P4

Stay Safe. Together we are Team MC.
Last week we told you that Katie MacKinnon was the winner of our Marty Bear t-shirt competition. Our super talented Mrs Taylor has been very busy on her sewing machine and now Katie’s design is a real t-shirt that Marty has been able to wear in this hot weather! Doesn’t he look cool?











Hello Everyone,
We know that having to socially distance from your family and friends can be really tough. We feel this way too. When you see your favourite people from a distance all you want to do is give them the biggest hug. Sadly, we can’t hug right now and while we can’t hug, Owl has some super ideas for Hedgehog and Tortoise to show someone how much they care. Maybe you could try some of Owl’s ideas too.
Below is a link to the story “While We Can’t Hug”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tarq5nkkGlk
Enjoy the story boys and girls! xox
Home Learning stationery packs will be available for collection (for children who require them ) at the front of the school from tomorrow morning ( Tuesday 2nd June).
One pack will be allocated per child and contains 1 x maths jotter, 1 literacy jotter and one blank paged jotter, also pencils, a rubber, a sharpener and a small bundle of coloured pencils or crayons all for completing home learning tasks.
Please remember to respect social distancing measures if you do require to come and collect a pack. Thank you !
Hello boys and girls,
What a beautiful weekend we are having. I hope you are all enjoying the sunshine. I am very proud of you all for all of the hard work that you have completed this week and i love photos that you are sending me. Keep up the hard work.
I have attached your home learning work for the week; however, remember there is no expectation that you should complete all of the tasks. There are core tasks and a mix of online and written works that can be completed. Remember that you can also complete some of the tasks we used to do in class.
I am missing you all very much and hope to speak to you soon. Keep yourself and your family safe, Sending lots of Mount Carmel hugs.
Love from Mrs McCreadie
8:00 – 9:30 Get up/Get Dressed/Eat Breakfast
9:30 – 10:00 Cosmic Yoga
10:00 – 10:30 Literacy/Numeracy Task (Choose 1)
10:30 – 10:45 Outside Play/Snacktime
10:45 – 12:00 Literacy/Numeracy Task (Choose 1)
12:00 – 12:30 Lunchtime
12:30 – 1:30 IDL Task (Choose 1)
1:30 – 2:00 Outside Play
2:00 – 2:30 Literacy/Numeracy Task (Choose 1)
2:30 Free Time!!
Literacy
blue Spelling word for the week beginning 1.6.20
green Spelling word for the week beginning 1.6.20
red Spelling word for the week beginning 1.6.20
Numeracy
P3 Numeracy Learning Grid 1.6.20

IDL
Hi everyone,
I hope you’ve enjoyed the short week. a longer week next week so back to the larger grids. But remember to only do what you can. You don’t have to become anxious and worry if you can’t fit in everything.
Numeracy
Literacy
IDL
Here is a suggested timetable to help plan your week’s work.
| Suggested Timetable | |
| 8:00am | Get up and get dressed. Have a healthy breakfast |
| 9:00am | Some exercise Joe Wicks or Cosmic Yoga |
| 10:00am | Sumdog or a maths activity |
| 11.00am | Break/snack |
| 11.30am | Literacy activity or read a book |
| 12.30pm | Help make some lunch and try to get outside |
| 1.30pm | IDL task |
The weather is fab so enjoy your weekend and try get outside to soak up those beautiful rays!
Look after yourselves,
Mr Bertoncini & Mrs McIntyre
Hello P6,
It’s been a shorter week this week, but I have really enjoyed your updates on how you are getting on and the photographs of your fabulous work, well done 🙂
There is a Numeracy, Literacy and an IDL (topic) grid based on Rainbows.
Numeracy
Literacy
IDL ( Topic)
Remember to try to complete the 3 core tasks and some of the additional tasks. There is no expectation that all tasks should be completed.
Here is a possible daily routine but remember to do what suits you and your family.
8.00-9.00 Breakfast, play outside
9.00-10.00 Exercise time: You could do some Joe Wicks on YouTube/ Just Dance/ Cosmic Yoga.
10.00-11.00 Home Learning – Literacy task
11.00-11.30 Snack and play outside
11.30-12.30 Home Learning- Numeracy tasks
12.30 – 1.30 Lunch and play outside
1.30-2.30 Walk or exercise
2.30-3.00 Home Learning –Rainbow grid.
Take care,
Mrs MacKinnon 🙂
Hello Primary 2!
It has been a shorter week but I have been so impressed by how many of you have been logging in and completing your tasks! You are all so amazing and I am so proud of you! Keep up the wonderful work Primary 2, you are SUPERSTARS!! I hope you have been enjoying the glorious weather, spending lots of time with your lovely families. Don’t forget your sun cream!
Below you will find your home learning grids for next week WB 1.06.20. I have sent out your literacy and numeracy task sheets to your individual email accounts. Remember, core tasks are in red and there is no expectation that all tasks should be completed. Just do what you can!
P2 Literacy Learning Grid 1.6.20
P2 Numeracy Learning Grid 1.6.20
Suggested Timetable:
8:00 – 9:30 Get up/Get Dressed/Eat Breakfast
9:30 – 10:00 Cosmic Yoga
10:00 – 10:30 Literacy/Numeracy Task (Choose 1)
10:30 – 10:45 Outside Play/Snacktime
10:45 – 12:00 Literacy/Numeracy Task (Choose 1)
12:00 – 12:30 Lunchtime
12:30 – 1:30 IDL Task (Choose 1)
1:30 – 2:00 Outside Play
2:00 – 2:30 Literacy/Numeracy Task (Choose 1)
2:30 Free Time!!
I am missing you all very much and can’t wait to see you again soon!
Take care everyone,
Mrs Dunsmore xox
Hello Boys and Girls!!
I hope you have all had a fabulous week in the sunshine! It has been a very short and quick week but once again a huge well done to all of the wonderful emails and photos I have been sent! You are all superstars!!
Your learning grids for next week are below. Please just do what you can and make sure you find time to get outdoors and have fun in the sun!!!
On your literacy grid there is a SPECIAL MISSION that I would love you to accept!! Have a look and see if you can help!!
Missing you lots and I look forward to hearing from you!!
Lots of love
Mrs Duff
Primary 1 Numeracy Grid 1st June
Primary 1 Literacy grid 1st June
Here is an idea of how your day could look:
9am – Joe Wicks PE on Youtube
9.30am – 1 or 2 Literacy tasks from grid
10.30 am – Snack and play/walk outside
11am – 1 or 2 Numeracy tasks from grid
12 noon – Lunch and family time
1pm – Activity from IDL grid
2pm – Story time (cosy up with a book from home or online)
2.30pm – Cosmic Yoga/Go Noodle Pizza Song (YouTube)
3pm – Free Time!!!!!
Have fun everyone! xx
Hello Primary 7,
It’s June – how did that happen? I hope you all had a lovely weekend enjoying the sunshine and hot weather. Hopefully, you were able to see family that you hadn’t seen for a while – sticking to the outdoors rule of course.
Here are the learning grids for this week. As always – do what you can, when you can!
Again thank you for sending over completed work.
Miss Mudge
LITERACY
Primary 7 Literacy Grid wb 1st June
Transition Talking and Listening Task
NUMERACY
Primary 7 Numeracy Grid wb 1st June
IDL

Miss Mudge
Pupil Proud Clouds! claire.crawford@eastayrshire.org.uk

Thursday again! So many reasons to feel proud.
Here are this weeks super Proud Clouds!

Carrie-Ann P3

May P6

Ella P2

Emily P4
Well done to everyone that got in touch to share their Proud Clouds! They are fabulous! If you would like one on the blog please send to Mrs Crawford (see above).

Stay Safe. Together we are Team MC.
We realise that the current situation can be challenging for everyone, both adults and children and we are eager to support you as best we can as we face these challenges together.
As part of our Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) our coach from Barnardo’s Scotland, who supports the implementation of the PATHS® programme in school will be taking questions relating to the Social and Emotional Health and Wellbeing of parents, children and family members.
If you or your child have any questions regarding challenges you are currently experiencing, perhaps dealing with difficult feelings or behaviours in your home or dealing with new challenges presented by staying at home, you can send us your question and our coach from Barnardo’s will respond. As always, if you have a particular concern regarding your child that you want to discuss please contact the school directly.