Activities for Wednesday 13th January will be posted on class blogs as well as Teams.  From Thursday activities will be posted on Teams only.

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

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

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

Please click the link below for information regarding Mount Carmel’s guidance on Remote Learning.

Letter to parent/ carers – Remote Learning

If you are looking for additional educational activities to do with your child/children throughout the lockdown period , give this a try :

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize

A polite reminder that the school car park is for staff only. 

Can we please ask that when parents/carers are dropping off/picking children up from the school , even during this lockdown period, that they do not use the school car park.

Thank you for your co-operation.

Primary 1 and 2 Homework bags are now ready to be collected from the school. They contain everything your child/children require for their active learning. Please collect your child’s bag from the school via the main entrance. Thank you.

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.

A reminder that our homework stationery packs are at the front door of the school every day this week between 9am and 3pm . Please pick one up for your child/children if they need one.

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.

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.

A dedicated support page has been created.  This is available on the main menu.

IT Issues – Guide page

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.

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

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 5 Mrs McGowan

P5 Mental Maths

P5 Spelling

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

P3 Spelling

Primary 3 Mrs Strachan

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

Home learning grid Mon 11th & Tues 12th Jan

P1-3 IDL Tasks week beg 11th Jan

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

Children will continue to be dropped off at 9am and collected at 3pm via the main entrance.  This will continue until further notice.

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 2021 Grid P67

11th Jan Mental Maths Squares Triangles

11th Jan Mental Maths CIrcles Rect

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

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.

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 .

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 11^th and Tuesday 12^th 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

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.

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

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.