If you, your family or someone you know is struggling this Christmas, please visit the annual Christmas Toy Appeal which will be held in the Masonic Hall, London Road Kilmarnock on the dates shown. This event is organised and run by wonderful volunteers  who are committed to ensuring no child goes without at this time of year.

Primary 7 Parent/Carer

As you are no doubt aware, your child is due to transfer from primary to secondary education at the beginning of the new school session (August 2025).

Secondary school hand books are available at: https://eastayrshi.re/SchoolHandbooks

Please complete the online P7 transfer application at http://eastayrshi.re/p7transfer no later than Friday 20 December 2024.

Tickets for our P1-3 Nativity “A Christmas Recipe” are now on sale via Parentpay at a cost of £2 each. At the moment, tickets are limited to 2 per family (eg. 2 for the afternoon performance OR 2 for the evening performance OR 1 for each performance)

There are separate payment items for afternoon tickets and evening tickets.

Once  paid for, tickets will be sent home in schoolbags. Please bring them with you on the day of the performance.

Thank you

Please use the link below

https://forms.office.com/e/VVGuFhiQ2N 

OR scan the QR code below to complete the calendar order form.

Don’t forget to pay for your calendars via Parentpay. 

Calendars are £2.50 each

*If you are unsure if your child was at school on the day the photographs were taken , please pop into the school foyer where the sample calendars will be on display and you will be able to view the appropriate class photo.*

We look forward to seeing you all at our Christmas Fayre tomorrow evening from 6.30 pm – 8.30pm, our wonderful school choir will be getting us into the Christmas spirit from 6.15pm 

Tempest school photographs will be in childrens school bags today (27/11)

Thanks

Reminder!

This month instead of 1 raffle , we  have 2!,  where the children  have the chance to win a fabulous advent calendar; either a Hot Wheels one or a Barbie one. You can enter either raffle or both via Parentpay.

Today is the last day to buy raffle tickets for our Double raffle! Both raffles will be drawn on Friday 29th.

Good Luck🤞🤩

Dear Parents/Carers,

Following interviews held yesterday, I am delighted to be able to advise that Mrs Joanna McGahon has been appointed to the post of Acting Head Teacher, St Sophia’s Primary School. 

Joanna is currently Depute Head Teacher at Mount Carmel Primary School, and will commence her post at St Sophia’s PS in the New Year.

I am sure you will join me in congratulating Joanna on her appointment.

Kind regards,

Linda McAulay-Griffiths

Chief Education Officer and Head of Education

East Ayrshire Council

London Road

KILMARNOCK

KA3 7BU

A reminder that this Friday (29th) is our final dress down day of the month. If possible we are kindly asking for any donations of home baking for our Christmas Fayre.

A reminder that we have Tempest Photography coming tomorrow for individual pupil photographs. Please note there will be NO provision for sibling photographs this year.

Today we took delivery of an enormous delivery of brand new school uniform which was kindly and very generously donated to our school by Tesco Extra, Kilmarnock.

These items will be added to our Uniform Exchange.

Our school recently entered a competition to win a real Christmas tree from Dobbies in Ayr……..we won!🎄🤩. 

Yesterday Mrs Fergusson travelled to Dobbies to collect our tree which will be displayed in the foyer of the school.

Primary 6 took part in the Day of Dance which saw schools from all over East Ayrshire showcasing their talents. It was a wonderful day and the children represented the school beautifully. A great big well done to each and every one of them! 💙

On World Children’s Day we celebrate children’s rights as it is the birthday of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. This year, this human rights law for children became a part of the law in Scotland.

This morning P4, P5 and P7 took part in a special online assembly led by Nicola Killean, the Children and Young People’s Commissioner. During the assembly we learned about the link between climate change and children’s rights, heard from other children who have created climate campaigns in their local area and shared our views with children across Scotland.

We are feeling inspired!

#rightsrespectingschools #climatechange #cleangreenayrshire

Pupil Progress Meetings are scheduled to take place on Wednesday 20th November and Thursday 21st November.

Unfortunately, the meetings for Primary 2 with Mrs Travers will have to be rescheduled.  At this time it is not known when these will take place.

Due to staff absence Primary 5 meetings will take place with Mrs Terras only.

As part of Catholic Education Week P5 explored the letter which Pope Francis has written to people all over the world telling them about the Jubilee Year of 2025.

The theme is ‘Pilgrims of Hope’, and it will be a year of hope for a world suffering the impacts of war, the ongoing effects of COVID-19 pandemic, and a climate crisis.

After discussing the main messages of the letter P5 designed their own ‘Pilgrims of Hope’ logos!

The Book Fair will be on display and available to purchase books from during both our Pupil Progress Meetings; tomorrow  and Thursday.

We do not accept cash for any purchases made from the Book Fair. Instead, there will be order forms available on both nights where you can order a book(s) and make payment online at the same time.

All order forms will then be delivered to the school office and orders made up and distributed to pupils in due course.

The SHA are hosting a come try event for all mini players, boys and girls (born 2014/2015 – roughly P5 and P6) and a female only event for two age categories – players born 2012/2013 (P7&S1) and players born 2010/2011 (S2&S3).

For young people to sign up, their parent/guardian must complete the MS forms that is linked below.

https://forms.office.com/e/MJeTwm2UwY

‘Be safe Be seen day’ on the 22^nd November. 

It’s that time of year when children will be making journeys to school and back in the dark. When the evenings are darker, visibility is greatly reduced for everyone which makes pedestrians and cyclists even more vulnerable than usual so help us promote:

‘Be safe Be seen day’ on the 22^nd November.

 We want to encourage all pupils to wear something bright on their journeys to school. Remember we are looking for as bright as they want, fluorescent and especially reflective clothing is so important when the days become darker.

We hope you have fun helping us promote this important road safety message and please let us know what great ideas you come up with and if sharing on your socials be sure to tag us #ayrshireroads.

Our special Pudsey Menu went down a treat at lunchtime, especially the popcorn! 🍿☺️ It has been lovely seeing everyone in their Children in Need outfits!
Remember you can still donate online following the link of Parent Pay 👍🏻

On Tuesday 19th November children in Primary 1 will receive their Bookbug Family Bag and children in Primary 2 and Primary 3 will receive their Read Write Count bags.

We will have a special afternoon of activities on the day.  Children in P1-3 can come to school dressed in their pyjamas, bring a cuddly toy  The teachers have planned a lovely afternoon for the boys and girls, where they will also enjoy a special treat of milk & cookies.

Tomorrow is Children In Need Day, donations can be made through Parentpay aswell as through the link on our blog.

Children can dress down or wear any spotty/Pudsey clothes they may have, children can also bring along a donation for our Christmas Fayre.

There will also be a special lunch menu tomorrow to celebrate Children In Need, please see below for details 

Thanks 

There is still time to purchase your tickets through Parentpay tickets for our November raffle where your child had the opportunity to win either a Barbie or Hot wheels Advent Calendar.

The Parent Council will be selling Raffle tickets at both of our Pupil Progress Meeting Events  for all of the wonderful prizes that can be won at the Christmas Fayre 

Please find below the link to the most recent Primary Counselling Newsletter:

East Ayrshire School Counselling Newsletter – Primary Schools