A wonderful day was had by all on Friday for our SCIAF fun day. Thank you to everyone involved, the children had great fun!!

Here are some photographs of some of the classes during their activities.

Any children making their Sacrament of Reconciliation on Monday 23rd March at Our lady of Mount Carmel Church should attend church for 6.30pm.

Reminder that school will close for the Easter break on Thursday 2nd April at 2.30pm and will reopen on Monday 20th April at 9am.

Reminder that our SCIAF No Pen Fun day will take place this Friday, children can bring bikes and scooters to school on the day, however helmets MUST also be worn or children will NOT be permitted to ride bikes or scooters.

This will also be an own clothes day.

Last Thursday, we were very lucky to have Carol Kane from Vattenfall visit our school to speak to the Eco Committee and P5 about her company, the work they do and how this supports our community.

The pupils had a great time and enjoyed Carol’s presentation and were inspired to ask lots of interesting questions. Everyone loved experiencing learning in a different way through the VR equipment provided by Vattenfall which only added to the fun. We learned how advanced technology can work hand in hand with preserving nature around us and our planet.

The Eco Committee also had the chance on Friday to feedback at assembly to the whole school about their experience and what they had learned.

Articles 24 & 28 – the rights to be educated and preserve our planet and have a clean environment.

Here are some pictures of our afternoon…

‘Big Walk and Wheel’ Fortnight

16^th – 27 March 2026

Pupils will be recording their journeys in school this fortnight as part of a local and national campaign.

Each weekday for two weeks we will have a ‘special’ theme.

See the grid below for details.

Monday	Wear a hat or sunglasses
Tuesday	Happy Shoesday!
Wednesday	Crazy hair Day!!!
Thursday	Wear odd socks
Friday	Wear bright clothes or Accessories

Mount Carmel Parent Council are looking for new members to help 

The role of the Parent Council helps Support the school in its work with pupils and parents

Represent the views of parents

Promotes contact and communication between the school,
parents, pupils,  and the community.

Organise fundraising events to help towards social events for our children.

If you would like to become a member of our Parent Council or are able to volunteer at any of our events even for a short time please complete the Form linked below 

Thanks 

Team MC

Volunteer Help

Well done to all involved! Pupils have been bringing reusable containers and water bottles so far this week. We have seen some great examples of this in some lunchboxes…

Well done Mrs Canning !😊

The Eco Committee also hope that the homework plastic count at home is going well and look forward to seeing the results next week.  Also, don’t forget about that caddy! Every week more families get involved and get registered. These pupils are then added each week they put their caddy out to the monthly prize raffle which will take place during the last week of March – so get involved or ask for a sheet from a committee member to register. This month there will be 2 prizewinners!! Our monthly March raffle plus a name will be picked from all of those who have registered to name our MC caddy and this family will also receive a prize. Good luck!🍀

Our school crossing patrol lady is currently absent. There is no replacement available at the moment.

Easter Closure  2026

Please see the letter above for information on school transport for the school closure at 2.30pm on Thursday 2nd April 2026.

‘Big Walk and Wheel’ Fortnight

16^th – 27 March 2026

 Pupils will be recording their journeys in school this fortnight as part of a local and national campaign.

Each weekday for two weeks we will have a ‘special’ theme.

See the grid below for details.

Monday	Wear a hat or sunglasses
Tuesday	Happy Shoesday!
Wednesday	Crazy hair Day!!!
Thursday	Wear odd socks
Friday	Wear bright clothes or Accessories

At Mount Carmel we are currently thinking about how our curriculum should develop.  This is your chance to put forward your views on what we do next.

Please take some time to share your views below:

MCPS – Curriculum Design – Parents/carers – Fill in form

Our school Easter Raffle is now live on Parentpay!  Tickets are £1 per strip of 5. The raffle will be drawn on  in school on the last day of term – Thursday 2nd April. 

Good Luck everyone!

Primary 5 Sharing the Learning will take place on Thursday 26th March at 2pm.

Letters have been sent home today with children for parents to return and confirm attendance.

Thankyou

Primary 4 Sharing the Learning will take place on Thursday 26th March at 2pm

Letters have been sent home today with children for parents to return and confirm attendance.

Thankyou

Please note: There will be NO after school Gymnastics or Netball club on Tuesday 24th March and No after school Football club on Wednesday 25th March due to our Pupil Progress Meetings taking place.

Our garden work is well underway with the area prepared for new turf and a restoration to our wall. A great big thank you to Tesco for the blue token grant as well as our wonderful parent council for their ongoing support with this project. It is going to be a wonderful area for our children to use and enjoy.

Please note that Primary 1 and Primary 7 will be taking part in the Childsmile annual dental inspection on Tuesday 3rd March Thankyou

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

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.

Classes will have the opportunity to visit the Book Fair whilst in school in order for them to choose a book should they wish to, children will also be able use their World Book Day Token towards the cost of any book they may wish to purchase