Primaries 4 – 7 will be taking part in Rugby this Friday. This will be outside so can pupils please come to school wearing appropriate outdoor clothing for this.
Thanks
Message from Mrs McConville
Dear Parents/Carers,
It is with very mixed feelings I write to tell you it is my intention to retire at Easter. I have worked in education for 36 years in a wide variety of roles but it has been my time at Mount Carmel, though short, that has been one of the highlights.
I informed East Ayrshire of my decision before Christmas and that has given sufficient time for the Head Teacher’s post to be advertised. The national advert is now live on Myjobscotland with the closing date of the 23rd January.
I am looking forward to my last few months in the school and will make sure the hand over to the new Head Teacher goes smoothly.
I will write to you later in the term and keep you up to date with any information to be shared. As always thank you for your support #Team Mount Carmel.
Kindest Regards
Mrs McConville.
New NEC Card – Parents Communication
Primary 7 Pupil Transfer Application
Dear Parent/Carer,
As you will know, your child is due to transfer from primary to secondary education at the beginning of the new school session (August 2022).
Please complete the online P7 transfer application at http://eastayrshi.re/p7transfer no later than Wednesday 26 January 2022.
Your secondary school will already be in communication with your child via primary school to provide information and hand books are available at: www.eac.eu/secondaryschoolhandbooks.
We very much hope that visits and events may be possible later in the year to allow you and your child to visit their new school.
Free Bus Travel for 5-21 year olds
Use the links below to access information on free bus travel:
Young Persons’ Free Bus Travel Scheme (transport.gov.scot)
The type of National Entitlement Card you apply for and whether you need approval from a parent or guardian depends on your age.
| Age | Which NEC? | Approval required? |
| 0-4 year olds | No card needed to travel for free by bus | No |
| 5-10 year olds | NEC (without photo) | Parent/guardian to apply |
| 11-15 year olds | NEC (with photo), or
Young Scot NEC |
Parent/guardian to apply |
| 16-21 year olds | NEC (with photo), or
Young Scot NEC |
Apply by themselves |
Homework
Homework will restart for pupils as of next week .
PRIMARY 1 -AUGUST 2022 REGISTRATION INFORMATION
PRIMARY 1 -AUGUST 2022 REGISTRATION INFORMATION
P1 Registration week will take place from Monday 10 January until Friday 14 January 2022. All applications require to be completed online at –
https://www.east-ayrshire.gov.uk/schooladmissions
Any placing requests should also be completed online with a closing date for Placing Requests being Monday 31 January 2022.
Happy New Year
Dear Parents/ Carers
Happy New Year to all of our Mount Carmel family past and present. I hope you had a restful Christmas despite the challenges. We are delighted to welcome all our children back and are looking forward to a term of fun and learning.
Mrs Carole McConville
Head Teacher
P7 Christmas Party
Lots of fun was had at their last Primary Christmas Party. Prizes, laughs, groovy moves and stuffing faces with cake. And of course, good old Scottish Country dancing!
New playground
A huge well done to the Primary 6/7 from last year who had written persuasive letters to the council asking them to resurface our playground as it was in a terrible state.
I am pleased to say that we now have a smooth concrete surface for the upper children to play on.
Party time in P1/2🎅🏻🎉
P1/2 had a super time at their Christmas party today 🎉🎉🎉! They all looked fabulous in their outfits and had lots of fun dancing and playing party games.
Grand Old Duke was a favourite!!
And of course the party snacks provided by the catering staff topped the afternoon off 😋!
Christmas Message 2021
Wishing all our Staff, pupils and families a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from everyone at Mount Carmel Primary !
Mount Carmel Visits Crossgates
Yesterday classes from Mount Carmel visited Crossgates Nursing Home to bring the residents some festive cheer! They had made lots of beautiful posters for the visit.
And our Raffle Prize Winners Are……………
- Primary 1 – Carter
- Primary 1/2 – Lochlin
- Primary 2/3 – Emily
- Primary 4 – Lucas
- Primary 5 – Aria
- Primary 6 – Chloe
- Primary 7 – Lucy
And our overall winner of our Star Prizes is: Rachel in P7
Primary 7 Hoodies-Reminder
Just a friendly reminder that our Primary 7 hoodies are still available to buy through Parentpay at a cost of £10 each.
Raffle Star Prize
Did you spot who was hiding behind our Christmas tree?
It’s our Star Prize – Santa and his friend Harley the Huskey!
FOMC- Christmas Raffle
We raised an amazing £253 for the FOMC Christmas Raffle this year ! Thank you to everyone who bought tickets and helped us to reach this fantastic amount!
The draw takes place today at 2pm!
Letter to Parents from Head of Education
Please find attached the most recent letter to parents from the Head of Education, Linda McAulay-Griffiths.
Rights Respecting Schools Award
We are delighted to announce that Mount Carmel Primary has been awarded a Bronze- Rights Committed award
School Closing Reminder- Christmas Break
Just a reminder that the school will close at:
2.30pm on Wednesday 22nd December (Taxis at 2pm)
Pupils and staff return on:
Thursday 6th January 2022 @ 9am
Change to Wednesday Lunch Menu
There will be a change to the lunch menu on Wednesday:
Pizza and chips will be the only option available that day.
Santa visits Mount Carmel 🎅🏻🎅🏻🎅🏻
The boys and girls in P1, P1/2 and P2/3 were given a wonderful surprise today………….Santa came to visit! Even though he is super busy, he made time to travel all the way from the North Pole to come and see us!!
We told Santa what we would like for Christmas and then we sang “Jingle Bells” to thank him for his visit.
Christmas Shows
We are delighted to share our fantastic Christmas shows with you all. Well done to all of our amazing pupils, teachers and assistants for completing such a fantastic job.
The password to access these have been sent to the main contact, please do not share this with others.
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Christmas Shows
The wait is almost over, our Christmas shows will be available to view on Friday!
Class Christmas Raffle
Thank you to FOMC who have today delivered our fabulous class Christmas prizes. These looking amazing! Remember there is still time to purchase a raffle ticket, these are available via ParentPay.
Remember all the ticket for each class prize are then place into our final draw for our final prize! ‘He’ is hiding behind the tree!
Good Luck!
Class Christmas Parties- Reminder
A Thank You Message From Save the Children
A thank you message from Save the Children
THANK YOU!
You and everyone at Mount Carmel Primary School did something amazing on Friday. By putting on a silly jumper you’ve helped to give children in the UK and all over the world the chance to be excited about the future again – because it’s much easier to see the magic out there when you’re safe, healthy and have a full tummy.
Thank You FOMC
We would like to say a big ” Thank You” to FOMC for organising the ice-cream van last Friday.
The children absolutely loved it.
Last Day of Term- Closing Arrangements
The school will close at 2.30pm on Wednesday 22nd December for the Christmas break.
Pupils who require taxis will be collected at 2pm.
Pupils and staff return on Thursday 6th January
Pyjama Day- Reminder
A reminder that our last day , Wednesday 22nd December is Pyjama Day ! Children can come to school in their pyjamas and/or onesies if they wish.
