Primary 1 had a wonderful day at Dean Park! We went on a nature trail, played games in front of the castle, visited the animals and had lots of fun at the park!
Mount Carmel Choir
Please use the link below to look at what our wonderful choir have been doing recently :
https://www.facebook.com/EAMusicService/videos/832685880931216/
Good Luck Scotland!
School Improvement Priorities
As we get to this time of the year we reflect back on what has happened this session and plan for next session.
In 2020-2021 our Improvement Plan focused on:
· Raising attainment in reading, spelling and phonics using Active Literacy approaches
· Improving outcomes in numeracy focusing on counting, place value, addition, subtraction, multiplication and division.
· Implementing year 2 of the PATHS programme to help improve outcomes in health and wellbeing.
As we know periods of lockdown and Covid restrictions severely impacted on our school and it has been a challenge to take some initiatives forward. We will fully evaluate the impact of these priorities when we compile our Standards and Quality report and Improvement Plan for 2021-2022 early in the new term.
In 2021-2022 our intention is to focus on the following priorities:
· Raising attainment in writing using a whole school approach to teaching specific types of text.
· Introducing Learning Journal in P1-3, which is safe on-line sharing platform.
· Raising attainment in numeracy, particularly in mental calculations.
· Improve outcomes in health and wellbeing, developing nurturing approaches across the school, building community through a refresh of our vision, values and aim reflecting Rights Respecting Schools and further develop our Respect for All Policy. Continuing with our PATHS approaches.
If you have any comments or suggestions please contact us at: carole.mcconville@eastayrshire.org.uk
Shorts and Shades day -Tomorrow!
Shorts and Shades Day – Reminder
Please remember it is” Shorts and Shades” day tomorrow !.
(Or you can also just choose to wear something summery!)
We are asking politely for a small donation via Parentpay which will go towards our Mount Carmel Fun Day on the 18th June.
P7 Activity Week Reminder
- Monday 14th June– Team games and movie afternoon
- Tuesday 15th June-Dean Park visit/picnic lunch/Ranger led activities
- Wednesday16th June– Ten Pin Bowling
- Thursday 17th June– Year Book/Video Assembly /pizza party
- Friday 18th June– Magic Mount Carmel Fun Day
- Monday 21st June- Tree Top adventure day
Dean Park – lunch reminder
A reminder that all children are going to Dean Park next week for their class summer trip. If your child requires a packed lunch and you have not completed the letter for this please contact the school today.
Dean Park visits:
Monday 14th June – Primary 1 and Primary 5
Tuesday 15th June – Primay 1/2, Primary 6 and Primary 7
Wednesday 16th June – Primary 3 and Primary 4
Children should wear school polo shirt/jumper, a suitable jacket, suitable trousers and shoes/trainers.
Important Message from Public Health
All parents/carers must read the letter below from Public Health.
P3 and P4-Dean Park Visits
Wednesday 16th June
Just a little reminder that if your child requires a packed lunch from the dining hall for the visit on Wednesday 16th June, please let us know. If not, please send your child to school on the day with a snack and packed lunch, as the park visit is a full day outing.
P1/2 and P6- Dean Park Visits
Tuesday 15th June
Just a little reminder that if your child requires a packed lunch from the dining hall for the visit on Tuesday 15th June, please let us know. If not, please send your child to school on the day with a snack and packed lunch, as the park visit is a full day outing.
P1 and P5- Dean Park Visits
Monday 14th June
Just a little reminder that if your child requires a packed lunch from the dining hall for the visit on Monday 14th June, please let us know. If not, please send your child to school on the day with a snack and packed lunch, as the park visit is a full day outing.
End of Term Raffle
Tickets are now on sale via Parentpay for our class end of term raffle!! The cost of the tickets are £1 per strip of 5 tickets. However, you can purchase as many as you like .
Reminder- Shorts and Shades 11th June
Shorts and Shades day -Friday 11th June !
Please remember we are looking for a small donation if possible in return via Parentpay which will go towards the Magic Mount Carmel Fun Day !
FAO – Primary 7 Parents/Carers
P7 St Joseph’s Parent/Carer Information evening
Thursday 17th June 6.30pm-7.30pm via Vscene
Please click on the link below for the details of forthcoming P7 Parents Information evening for St. Joseph’s Academy:
Vscene Booking – P7 Information Session – 17.06.21 Miss Cathie
God’s Loving Plan- P5
Next week we will be commencing our God’s Loving Plan unit. Primary 5 have been notified that this will be happening and have been encouraged to let their parents and carers know. Primary 5 are aware of what is expected of them during this unit. Please be prepared to discuss this at home with your child.
Sports Day – Wednesday 9th June
A reminder that Sports Day is taking place on Wednesday 9th June.
Children should come to school wearing suitable clothing for PE activities. This year children can wear any colours as Sports Day is not linked to House Colours. Please no football tops.
Due to Covid restrictions parents/carers are not able to attend this. Primary 6 will be filming aspects of this. This will be shared with parents/carers via a password protected SWAY document.
P1 Celebrate Eid
Primary 1 have been learning all about the Muslim festival of Eid and today we finished our mini-topic by having our very own Eid party!
Dressed in our finest clothes, we decorated the party table with our personal Mendhi designs, danced with our Moon and Star wands, made special Eid cards for our friends and even had some tasty treats. Have a look at all of the fun we had!
School Uniform- August 2021
Due to Covid restrictions up until this point children have been allowed to wear clothing suitable for outdoor activities. From August, we will return to full school uniform each day.
SCHOOL UNIFORM
Tesco Uniform Embroidery Service has changed to “My Clothing“. For more information or to order school uniform please visit:
Uniform is also available from :
Walker & Templeton, The Strand , Kilmarnock and the National Schoolwear Shop , Queen Street, Kilmarnock.
Ideally our school uniform should consist of:
Grey/black trousers for boys, grey skirts for girls, blue/white shirt with Mount Carmel school tie or, alternatively, Mount Carmel polo shirt and royal blue Mount Carmel sweatshirt, jumper or cardigan.
No black jeans or leggings please!
Gym kit should consist of:
Royal blue shorts, pale blue plain round neck t-shirt and and black gym shoes. These should be brought to school in a drawstring back clearly marked with your child’s name.
****PLEASE PUT YOUR CHILD’S NAME ON EVERYTHING!****
We also have a selection of used school uniform available. This is always available in our “Uniform Exchange” area in the main foyer.
During the last week of term this we will be place outside for parent/carers to access.
If you are applying for a clothing grant for your child/children please follow the link below:
FOMC Recipes- Deadline
Please send all recipes for the FOMC Recipe Book by:
Monday 7th June .
Thank you
God’s Loving Plan
As you are aware, each of the classes are currently working on God’s Loving Plan. Please see the link below for more information about this and a link to a video providing more detail:
FOMC- Recipe Book
Homework Questionnaire
Please click on the link below at provide your views on our current method for providing homework. This survey closes on Sunday at midnight. The survey should take around 4 minutes to complete.
Thank you for your time.
Mount Carmel Primary- Property Pledge
Please click the link to view our Property Pledge:
file://educasset01/assetm/PUBLIC/DROPZONE/MountCarmel_PS_PP.pptx
World of Work day photos-Primary 4
End of Term Raffle
We will be holding and end of term raffle on Friday 18th June . Tickets will be priced at £1 per strip and there will be one prize per class.
Money to be in for 16th June
Shorts and Shades Day
Friday 11th June!
FOMC are planning a ” Shorts and Shades” day on Friday 11th June. We are asking politely for a small donation via Parentpay which will go towards our Mount Carmel Fun Day on the 18th June.
East Ayrshire Counselling Newsletter_ May edition
Please click on the link below to view the May edition of the East Ayrshire Counselling Newsletter:
Primary 6 update
I hope everyone had a wonderful Bank Holiday weekend and enjoyed the glorious sunshine.
I can’t believe we are coming into June and the final month of Primary 6. This month is going to be busy. Below is information for parents and carers.
Buddying
We are hopeful that buddying will be able to go ahead in August. Thank you to all the parents and carers who signed the forms allowing the pupils to record videos for their P1 buddies. This week Primary 6 will find out the name of their P1 buddy and will record their ‘Hello’ videos introducing themselves.
God’s Loving Plan
This week we will be commencing our God’s Loving Plan unit. Primary 6 have been notified that this will be happening and have been encouraged to let their parents and carers know. Primary 6 are aware of what is expected of them during this unit. Please be prepared to discuss sensitive issues at home with your child.
Lastly, if the weather stays as it has been this weekend we will be spending a lot more time outdoors. Please ensure children apply suncream before coming to school.
Thank you,
Miss Mudge
Bank Holiday Monday
A reminder that Monday is a Bank Holiday and the children are on holiday.
Next week we are told that the weather should be nice. Please remember to apply sun lotion before children come to school and send them with water.
World of Work -Infant photos
From Hairdressers to Vets and everything in between…..the infant department had a great day time on World of Work Day!
Have a look at our slideshow gallery:
