Activities for Wednesday 13th January will be posted on class blogs as well as Teams. From Thursday activities will be posted on Teams only.
P7 Transition Information 2021
Dear 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 2021).
Please complete the online transfer application no later than Wednesday 27th January 2021 at:
https://www.east-ayrshire.gov.uk/EducationAndLearning/Schools/SchoolAdmissions/SchoolAdmissions.aspx
Reminder Please access Teams today
A reminder that as of Wednesday 13th January all activities for children in P3-7 will only be accessible through Teams.
Please make sure that your child has logged in to Teams today and is able to access the resources.
Further guidance on how to do this can be found in our dedicated IT issues section.
If you require a password or have a different enquiry please use the Contact Us form
Primary 1 & 2 Homework Bags
Dear Parents
As previously posted, the Primary 1 and 2 homework bags are now ready for collection. Thank you to those who have already been to collect them.
Please note that new common words and letter sounds have been put in the bags for use over the next 3 weeks of learning. Can you please only use or revise the words or letters highlighted in your daily learning grids.
We will direct you to the new resources as and when we cover them.
Many thanks.
Mrs Duff and Mrs Dunsmore
Letter regarding Remote Learning
Please click the link below for information regarding Mount Carmel’s guidance on Remote Learning.
Additional Online Resources
School Car Park
P1 and 2 Homework Bags
Self Awareness Poster
P1 and P2 Communication
Following national and local authority guidance we will now not be using Glow mail as a means of communication with our P1 and P2 pupils.
Instead we have created group mailing lists for each class using parent email addresses. Class teachers will use these emails to communicate directly with families.
If the email address we have for you has changed or you do not wish this to be used for home learning purposes please contact Mrs McGahon – joanna.mcgahon@eastayrshire.org.uk
Thank you for your ongoing support.
Homework Stationery Packs
Happier January 2021
Primary 1 Registration
If your child is due to start school in August 2021 we would be delighted for them to join our Mount Carmel family.
Due to the current situation registration will not take place at individual schools. Registration will be completed online between Monday 11th and Friday 15th January.
Please follow this link to complete Primary 1 registration.
To complete the online registration you will require to upload:
- a copy of your child’s birth certificate
- two proofs of your residency within the catchment area, for example, Council Tax Notice and utility bill.
You must register your child in only one school, either the denominational or non-denominational school for your catchment area. If you are unable to register online then please phone your local school who will assist you to register your child.
Access Glow Teams Request
As you are aware Primary 3-7 from Wednesday 13th January will use the Glow app Teams to receive work on a daily basis. We ask that all children access Glow and Teams on Monday/Tuesday. When the are on Teams they should see their class Team. All children should post a message to their teacher.
Please follow this link for a guide to using Teams. Please be aware that this has not been produced by the school. The first two minutes is the most helpful.
If you are unsure of this please use the IT issues area of the school website for support.
IT Issues support page
A dedicated support page has been created. This is available on the main menu.
Password Resets
To request a Glow password reset, please contact us using the ‘Contacting Team MC’ form on our website.
Logging Into Glow
Follow this link for details of how to login.
Accessing Teams through Glow
Microsoft-Teams-Guidance-for-Parents.docx.pdf.
Downloading Microsoft Teams Apps
Where possible, we encourage pupils to download the dedicated App for Microsoft Teams. We also encourage pupils to install Teams on their PC or Laptop if using one to access learning via Teams. Instructions can be found here (page 2 only):
Issue – Can’t open Email, Word, Excel, PowerPoint etc. so can’t complete work issued
All pupils can download office for free and it will work on all devices. You can download Outlook, Word, PowerPoint etc to use on your phone, tablet, laptop or PC. For instructions click here:
Issue– Can’t access Microsoft Teams.
To find Teams, pupils simply click on the Teams tile in Glow, and they should see any teams they are part of. For specific and additional guidance, click here:
Issue – I am using a mobile phone, and when I sign in to Glow, I can’t see the tiles for Teams or Google Classrooms
We do not recommend that phones are used. If this is your only form of accessing content please contact the school directly. If using this for a short time when you sign in, near the top you will see a grey box with ‘My Launch Pad’ and a small grey triangle. Click the triangle, and from the drop down menu, select ‘Mount Carmel Primary’. Once you move to the school launch pad you will see the Teams tile, click on a tile to access content.
Issue– I want to use my Xbox or Playstation to sign in to Glow
It is possible to use your console to access Glow. However, we do not recommend that you do so as some of the features within Glow do not work via Xbox or Playstation. Please contact the school directly if this is your only way of accessing content.
Primary 1/2 Home Learning
Hello Primary 1/2,
I hope you had a very merry Christmas and a wonderful New Year with your lovely families. I know this is not how any of us expected to start the new year and I can’t wait to see you all soon to hear all about your Christmas break. Although, we won’t see each other face to face for now, please remember I am only at the other side of the computer screen to support you.
Primary 2
Please find below your learning grid for Monday (11th January) and Tuesday (12th January). Some of you might need to access both grids to complete the appropriate literacy and numeracy tasks. You know which groups you are in for literacy and numeracy (blue or green). If you have forgotten then please do not hesitate to get in touch with me via email; alana.baird@eastayrshire.org.uk
Primary 2 Blue Group Mrs Dunsmore Home Learning Grid 11-12 Jan 2020
Daily Mental Maths Sheet – Blue Group
Primary 2 Green Group Mrs Dunsmore Home Learning Grid 11-12 Jan 2020
Daily Mental Maths Sheet – Green Group
Primary 1
Please find below your learning grid for Monday (11th January) and Tuesday (12th January).
Primary 1 Mrs Dunsmore Home Learning Grid 11- 12 Jan 2020
All tasks from Wednesday (13th January) will be posted daily.
Lots of Love, Mrs Dunsmore x
Primary 5 Learning Grid Monday 11th January and Tuesday 12th January
Hi Primary 5.
I hope you have all had a lovely Christmas. I am really looking forward to working with you all again this year. I miss you all so much and wish we could be in class, but unfortunately we’ve got to keep each other safe and work online just now. Enjoy your weekend and I look forward to hearing from you all on Monday.
Love
Mrs McGowan
Please click the links below for the tasks for Monday and Tuesday, these can also be found in the Primary 5 Teams page. Follow these instructions for how to access this.
Microsoft Teams Guidance for Parents.docx
Primary 3 – Learning Grid
Happy New Year!
I hope you all had a lovely relaxing Christmas break and that Santa was good to you all! I can’t wait to hear all of your news and stories. Attached is the learning grid for Monday and Tuesday. From Wednesday onwards your class work will be uploaded on to TEAMS which is accessible through Glow.
Over the upcoming weeks we will be using the websites Bug Club, Sumdog and Glow to access learning resources. So please let us know if your child is unable to log on to any of these learning platforms.
I can be contacted through aisling.strachan@eastayrshire,org.uk if you have any questions.
Take care and stay safe,
Mrs Strachan x
Primary 1 Home Learning grids for Monday 11th and Tuesday 12th January
Hello Primary 1!
I hope you are all well and have had a wonderful Christmas break. Missing you lots but I am sure I will see you soon!
Please find attached your online learning tasks for Monday and Tuesday next week. Monday’s tasks are in red and Tuesday’s tasks are in blue.
Take care everyone!
Love Mrs Duff xxx
Primary 4 Task Grid
Happy New Year to all our children and parents/carers. I hope you have all had a lovely Christmas break. It is unfortunate that we can not all be together in school again as this new term starts, however we will work hard to make sure all children can continue with their learning.
You will find the grid with tasks for Monday (11th January) and Tuesday (12th January) attached to this post. This will also be on our Primary 4 Teams page too.
I am available on email if you have any questions or concerns about your child or the tasks to be completed. Please email me with any questions at susan.travers@eastayrshire.org.uk
P4 School Closure 11th-12th January 2021 (task grid – Monday tasks are highlighted in blue and Tuesday tasks are in green)
Monday 11th January (mental maths questions)
Tuesday 12th January (mental maths questions)
I will attach work for subsequent days on a daily basis from Wednesday 13th January. This will be on our Teams page and children should check they know which spelling/reading and maths groups they work with, so as to know which folders to look in to find daily tasks. Please email me if your child is unsure and I can give you this information.
I look forward to hearing from you next week and seeing some of your hard work.
Take care and stay safe
Mrs Travers
Drop off and collection
Children will continue to be dropped off at 9am and collected at 3pm via the main entrance. This will continue until further notice.
Home Learning Primary 6 – wb 11th January
Hello Primary 6,
Happy New Year! It’s not the start to the school year we expected but hopefully, we’ll all be safely back in school soon. Until then I have created home learning tasks for Monday and Tuesday. I have posted the tasks below but I will also post them on Microsoft TEAMS. Going forward TEAMS will be the place where all home learning tasks will be posted. I’ll also be able to communicate with you via the chat feature on TEAMS throughout the school day.
I’ll also post ‘a beginning of the week check-in’ form on TEAMS which will replace our class feelings books and feelings box whilst at home. There’s no obligation to fill this in (just like in class) but it’s there if you do want to share how you’re feeling during this strange time.
If you need to contact me you can email or go onto the TEAMS chat page during school hours.
Hopefully, this won’t be for too long and we’ll be back in our class soon. Until then stay safe and I’ll speak to you soon.
Miss Mudge
P6/7 Learning Grid for Monday and Tuesday
Hi P6/7. Click the links below to access the learning grid and numeracy tasks for Monday and Tuesday. I will also post them on our class page on Teams.
If you have any difficulty accessing them, let me know.
Mr Bertoncini
11th Jan Mental Maths Squares Triangles
11th Jan Mental Maths CIrcles Rect
School lunches week beginning Monday 11th January
Monday 11th January
Option 1 – Sausage sizzler, milk, biscuit, fruit
Option 2 – Baked Potato and cheese, milk, biscuit, fruit
Tuesday 12th January
Option 1 – Chicken goujons and wedges, water, yogurt
Option 2 – Tomato Pasta, water, yogurt
Wednesday 13th January
Option 1 – Steak Pie, milk and yogurt
Option 2 – Chicken fajitas, milk, yogurt
Thursday 14th January
Option 1- Fish and Chips, Jelly, milk
Option 2 – Cheese Panini, jelly, milk
Friday 15th January
Option 1 – Pizza and salad, water, cake
Option 2 – Stir fry noodles, water, cake
Friday 8th January drop off and collection
Children attending on Friday will be collected by staff from the main entrance at 9am. Children will be dismissed from the main entrance at 3pm.
Homework Stationery Packs
There will be a limited number of Homework stationery packs available for pupils as of tomorrow morning. These will be situated immediately outside the front door of the school between 9am and 3pm tomorrow and again next week.
There is no requirement to speak to a member of staff when taking a pack .
Home Learning Week beginning 11th January
We have adapted our format for Home Learning. For P1 and P2 work will be shared on the class blogs area of the website. For P3-P7 children will be using the TEAMS tool as the main platform for receiving and sharing work. The TEAMS tool is accessible through GLOW. Please follow this link for guidance on accessing Teams Microsoft Teams Guidance for Parents.docx. Children have received a copy of their GLOW email and password. If your child is unsure of this please use the website query page.
On Monday 11th and Tuesday 12th January, activities will be accessible on class blogs for all children and added to the P3-P7 TEAMS pages.
On Monday and Tuesday there will be literacy, numeracy and health and wellbeing tasks. From Wednesday children will receive daily tasks in literacy and numeracy. There will also be a further other curricular area (IDL) activity. We request that literacy and numeracy tasks are completed daily, IDL tasks can be completed if time allows. Completed work can be emailed directly to class teachers.
Primary 1 – Mrs Duff karen.duff@eastayrshire.org.uk
Primary 1/2 – Mrs Dunsmore alana.baird@eastayrshire.org.uk
Primary 3 – Mrs Strachan aisling.strachan@eastayrshire.org.uk
Primary 4 – Mrs Travers susan.travers@eastayrshire.org.uk
Primary 5 – Mrs McGowan angela.mcgowan@eastayrshire.org.uk
Primary 6 – Miss Mudge nicola.mudge@eastayrshire.org.uk
Primary 6/7 – Mr Bertoncini elio.bertoncini@eastayrshire.org.uk
We are currently awaiting further guidance from East Ayrshire Council and will be in touch with arrangements for subsequent weeks.
Mrs McConville
Head Teacher
Message from the Head Teacher
Dear Parents/Carers,
On behalf of all the staff in Mount Carmel I would like to wish you and your family a Happy New Year.
Unfortunately we will not be welcoming all our children back as we would have wished. Circumstances require us to move to a period of home learning for most. I know that the previous period of lockdown was difficult for some families. We have taken on board your comments from our survey of September 2020 and had put plans in place based on these and the experiences of staff who were organising home learning.
Unlike the previous period of lockdown our school will remain open and children of key workers will attend Mount Carmel rather than a Hub. Our staff will work on a rota basis within the school to support these children and when not in school teachers will prepare home learning activities.
As we are able to be in school it will be easier for us to contact you and the children and to adapt to any changing circumstances.
Children that are attending school tomorrow hot lunches will be available for all children, this will be deducted from ParentPay accounts unless your child has Free School Meal entitlement.
On Thursday and Friday children may come to school in their own clothes. As of Monday 11th January all children should wear school uniform. All children should come to the main entrance tomorrow for 9am where they will then be split into two bubbles. Children will be dismissed from the main entrance tomorrow. There after Bubble 1 will enter and be dismissed via the Primary 2 door, Bubble 2 will enter and be dismissed via the Primary 6 and 7 door.
Tomorrow we will give details of how home learning will be organised initially.
I know this is a difficult and worrying time for everyone. Please be assure we will support our children the best we can.
Mrs McConville
Head Teacher
Outdoor play in hub
Dear Parents and Carers,
Happy New Year!!
As part of our daily routine within the hubs, we are hoping to get the children out to play as often as possible (weather permitting). We would really appreciate your help in assuring that if you are planning on sending your children to our hub that you make sure they have warm clothing and also send in a spare set of trousers in case they get wet or dirty from outdoor play. We will, as always, ensure your child is safe whilst out playing in the cold weather. We are looking forward to welcoming the children back into school. As always, a big thank you from all the staff for your ongoing support.
Party Time in P6/7
P6/7 had great fun at their Christmas party yesterday. Lots of joy was had playing games, dancing and stuffing faces with Domino’s pizza!! We’ve also had our Panto and craft activities this week too.
It has been a very difficult and unusual year but the class have worked very hard and deserve their well earned break. Well done everyone. Relax, switch off the alarm clocks and enjoy the Christmas holidays.
Wishing you all a Merry Christmas and I will see you all raring to go in the new year.
Mr Bertoncini