Some of our pupils will be making their First Holy Communion during our October break. They are:
Saturday 17th October – Annalise, Marcie and Ethan and Sunday 18th October – Damon
Please keep them in your prayers
Parent Council Meeting
The next meeting of the Parent Council , which will also be their AGM, will be on Tuesday 20th October. Please note this will be an online meeting. Anyone interested in attending please email the Parent Council on: mcparentcouncil@gmail.com to obtain a link to the meeting.
The Parent Council are looking for more people to join. If you are interested please complete the following questionnaire:
Thank You.
Whole school interim rewards
Please click on the link below to view all the information regarding Mount Carmel’s Whole School Interim Reward Policy.
Please also check school bags for the letter which has been sent out today to all children.
PE Clothing
On PE days, children should wear suitable trousers for PE outdoors with a polo shirt and school jumper. No full tracksuits and/or other jumpers should be worn to school.
Thank you
October Break
Just a reminder that the October break is almost upon us.
The school will close at the usual time this Friday (9th October) and will re-open for pupils on Tuesday 20th October.
Go Purple Day
Reminder that this Friday (9th October) is “GO PURPLE” day in aid of the Ayrshire Hospice. If you are able to donate £1 via parent pay we would be extremely grateful. All the donations will go to straight to the Hospice.
*** Pupils can wear something purple to school ***
This week in Primary 6…
Primary 6 have been really busy this week. We have been doing lots of activities and learning outdoors.
Numeracy
The pupils worked together to create excellent nature-inspired symmetrical artwork. I was really impressed with how engaged in the task they were and their super pieces of artwork at the end of the lesson.
Literacy
This week the pupils used Microsoft Word to type their Personal Recounts. The pupils learned how to use the thesaurus to uplevel their adjectives.
RME
During RME we discussed inspiring people in our own lives and in our world. The pupils learned about inspiring people such as Ann Frank, Nelson Mandela, and Martin Luther King Jr. The pupils researched and created a Powerpoint on an inspirational person which they will present to the class next week.
Well done Primary 6 for all your hard work this week.
Miss Mudge
PE Activities
Due to the current situation, we are unable to access our gym halls and use these for PE activities. Children will go outside to complete PE and should wear appropriate clothing on their PE day.
Here is a reminder of PE days for each class:
- P1 – Monday and Wednesday
- P1/2- Tuesday and Friday
- P3- Tuesday ad Thursday
- P4- Monday and Wednesday
- P5- Wednesday and Thursday
- P6- Tuesday and Wednesday
- P6/7- Tuesday and Thursday
Homework Folders
Please remember to bring in your Homework Folders to school tomorrow !
Maths Week Scotland
Primary 5 have been working hard! We have been participating in the Depute First Minister’s daily challenge. We are also part of the Sumdog Competition. We are giving our brains a number workout!
Today we looked at associated number facts to solve tricky problems.
Primary 1 and Primary 1/2 Homework
From Monday 28th September, Primary 1 will be receiving weekly homework. Your child will receive their homework folder each Monday and should return it to class on the Thursday.
In your child’s folder will be a homework grid which will outline the tasks to be completed. These tasks will be based around the new learning taking place in class each week and will include:
Jolly phonics Sound sheet(s) reinforcing the action and rhyme for our new letter “sound” as well as giving the children an opportunity to practise forming their new letter correctly.
Bottle top lid with new letter sound. These will be added to each week until every child has the full alphabet, allowing for revision of each letter sound and eventually word building.
Common Word Flashcards (these will be included in coming weeks and should be practised every night once introduced.)
Number formation sheets.
Reading task.
There will be specific guidance for completing each task on the grid but please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any queries.
The reinforcement of your child’s literacy skills at this stage is crucial so your ongoing support with the homework is hugely appreciated and will prove very beneficial to your child’s progress.
The children are very excited to be finally starting “grown up” homework and we are sure their wonderful enthusiasm towards it will continue.
Many thanks
Mrs Duff and Mrs Dunsmore
Primary 4 Class Novel Activities
Primary 4 have recently finished studying our class novel ‘Horton Hears a Who’. The pupils discussed the setting, the characters, and the message the novel was giving to its readers. They began to appreciate and understand that ‘a person’s a person, no matter how small.’ This was considered in relation to all of God’s living things.
The pupils created their own pieces of writing, imagining what a visit to Who-Ville would be like, considering carefully how they would shrink small enough to visit and describing well what they saw and who they met on ‘the tiny speck of dust.’
The learning continued outside, through outdoor learning opportunities, where pupils searched to identify the smallest living thing they could find in and around the school grounds. They also created their own transient art pieces, using natural materials to make beautiful scenes from Who-Ville!
Primary 6 – Writing
This week our writing focus was on Newspaper reports. Primary 6 listened to the ‘twisted’ version of Red Riding Hood and then used their knowledge of the story to create a newspaper article. We looked an example newspaper report first and discussed the features as a class. Another fantastic week of writing in Primary 6!
Miss Mudge
A busy week in Primary 1!
Have a look to see how busy we have been in Primary 1 this week 😊
Roman found lots of ways to make 4 using numicon.
We have been learning the “s” and “a” sounds as well as practising how to write them in lots of fun ways!
We also had time for team work, working together to create one of our PATHS puppets, “Daphne Duck” 🐥!
Rag Bags
Please check your child’s bag for their Rag Bag, as they were given out to all the children this morning. Filled bags must be returned to the school by Friday 9th October. Thank you.
Go Purple Day 2020
On Friday 9th October 2020 we will be holding our annual “Go Purple” day in aid of the wonderful Ayrshire Hospice. A Parent Pay fundraising page will be set up and we would be delighted to welcome any donations of £1 for this fantastic cause.
This will be a dress down day for the children who are encouraged to wear something purple to school on the day.
Help/advice for families in a digital world
This is a super resource for parents/carers :
Parking Reminder
Can we please ask again that Parents/Carers do not park in the school car park before school, during the school day or after school.
Thank you for your co-operation.
Primary 1 photograph
Don’t miss our Primary 1 photograph in this week’s Kilmarnock Standard !
Primary 3 🍏🍎
Thank you to our fantastic dinner ladies that helped turn the apples that we picked from our school orchard, into a delicious apple crumble! 🍎👩🍳😁
Primary 6 PE days
Apologies for the delay in communicating the PE days.
Primary 6 will have PE on a Tuesday and Wednesday.
Thank you,
Miss Mudge
First Holy Communion
Primary 5 have been busy preparing for their First Holy Communion. Although slightly different this year, the school community would like to wish you all a peaceful, special day when it comes. Please keep these children in your prayers.
Class P.E Days
Below is a list of individual class P.E days; On the days that children have P.E, they may come to school wearing comfortable trousers/joggers along with school polo shirt and school jumber/cardigan.
- P1- Monday and Wednesday
- P1/2- Tuesday and Friday
- P3- Tuesday and Thursday
- P4- Monday and Wednesday
- P5- Wednesday and Thursday
- P6- Tuesday and Wednesday
- P6/7-Tuesday and Thursday
P6/7 Outdoor Art
We have been doing outdoor art and created designs inspired by Andy Goldsworthy. Also our topic is the Wilderness War and is linked to participating in activities outside and we are trying to feel like the characters in the book. We have created unique structures using natural resources including things that you can see from far away, faces, towers and pyramids and spirals.
It was good fun making our own designs and working as a team. We also demonstrated patience as the weather played havoc with our designs!
Primary 6 Playground Leaders
Mr. Devlin from Active Schools has been coming to support Primary 6 to becoming Playground Leaders. They have been focussing on athletics and team games that can be done safely outside. Mr. Devlin has commented on how hard the pupils work during these sessions and how sweaty they are at the end (proof of hard work!).
I delighted at how well the pupils support and encourage each other during these sessions.
Well done Primary 6!
Miss Mudge
Nature inspired poetry
Last week Primary 6 headed outdoors for their writing lesson. They chose an aspect of nature to write their poem about. Primary 6 learned how to create a diamond poem. They also used a thesaurus to uplevel their adjectives. I am delighted with the poems they created and can’t wait to see what other fantastic writing they’ll do this year.
Miss Mudge
What’s under your mask?
Primary 5 have been very busy! We discussed masks in society and how we feel about wearing them. We shared our ideas and designed some fancy masks. We created artwork which showed our masks and our fabulous personalities underneath.
Meet our new House Captains and Vice Captains
Rag Bags- change of date
Due to the long weekend, there will be a change to the dates for our Rag Bags; They will now be sent out to us week beg. 21st Sept and will distributed to the children during that week. The collection date is now Friday 9th October.
Best Start Grants
Please use the link below to access all the information you will need regarding the Government’s Best Start Grants:
https://www.mygov.scot/best-start-grant-best-start-foods/
