Congratulations to Zak Boyd from P4 who was 2nd in the recent East Ayrshire Sumdog competition! Well done Zak! Keep up the good work
Science centre reminder
A Fond Farewell to Bill Robinson
On Friday 28th February, we all said a sad farewell to our very much loved Lollipop man, Bill Robinson.
Here are some photos of Bill receiving his presentation from the children:
Primary 7 Homework
Primary 7 homework posted below.
Science Centre on Wednesday – bring packed lunch unless getting a lunch from school kitchen
We’re only 7 days away from going to Lockerbie. The forecast isn’t looking great so please bring waterproofs and warm clothing. And at least 2 pairs of shoes plus an indoor pair (slippers, uggs etc)
Thank you
Miss Mudge
This weeks Lenten Activity
World Book Day costumes
DFS Roadshow!
As part of this years parents information evening/ afternoon, the DFS Committee will be holding a Roadshow! You can come and see all the resources we use in our school, like : IDL, Clicker 7, Ear defenders and lots more! Your input will go towards our Silver award. Look forward to seeing you!
Poppy and Tilly (DFS Committee members)
P5 – World Book Day
Well Done to all for taking part! What a fantastic Day with literacy activities such as decoding the ‘Mystery of Sticky Pines’ and also a fun interactive session with Michael Rosen the author of ‘We’re Going on a Bear Hunt’ for the 10th Birthday of ‘Authors Live’ . (Ask about their sticket!) We finished with an amazing costume parade. Keep reading books at home! From P5.
World Book Day
Well done to all the pupils (and teachers) who dressed up to celebrate World Book Day today.
Lot’s of photos still to follow from our amazing World Book Day today.
We are delighted to get a special mention on the official East Ayrshire Police twitter page. Our lovely campus officer PC Dempster visited today and read ‘Topsy and Tim visit the Police Station’ to the infant department.
P4 – World Book Day!
Well done Primary 4! Everyone dressed up in fantastic costumes for World Book Day!
Primary 4 Assembly
Toys in school
Please remember that toys should not be brought to school daily. There are lots of wonderful activities for the children to complete outdoors. They should not bring their own toys from home to play with at break and lunch time. If the class teacher requests toys to come in for a special occasion then they will be kept safe in the classroom and again should not be taken out to the playground.
Thank you for your understanding on this matter.
Uniform Exchange
Very soon you will see a big change taking place in the school foyer as we would like to create a uniform exchange area in the school. If you have any donations of school jumpers, cardigans, skirts, trousers etc. that no longer fit your children but would still be great for others.
We will let you know more about this once we have properly created our area for the exchange.
Modern Languages
At Mount Carmel we are excited to learn lots about other countries in the world. Over this term we are lucky to receive some additional support from Mrs Preston who is delivering some extra modern languages activities for both Spanish and French. This week she is teaching us all about Spanish Greetings.
Gracias Senora Preston !
Sumdog East Ayrshire Competition
Until Friday 6th March there is an East Ayrshire Schools Sumdog Challenge. All pupils can access this as home for additional Numeracy homework. The competition is based on accuracy and not number of questions answered – so read the questions very carefully.
Good Luck!
Shotput Champion
Congratulations to Abbey in Primary 7 who came 2nd in her Scottish Shotput competition last weekend.
Abbey is now the best under 13’s shot putter in Scotland!
Well done Abbey
Primary 4 Homework
Primary 4 Homework
Maths – Log onto Sumdog and complete 1000 maths questions as part of East Ayrshire Competition (some time will also be given at school).
Literacy – Reading taking part in the First Ministers Reading Challenge. Please read a book with your child and complete a review in their Reading Passport. Also complete ‘Share a Story’ tasks.
World Book Day – Thursday dress up as a character from a book of your choice, bring the book if possible to share with the class.
Optional homework – decorate a potato as a book character of your choice and bring to class on Thursday.
Our P.E. days will be on Tuesday and Friday this week.
Thank you,
Mrs Strachan
World Book Day
On Thursday 5th March we will be celebrating World Book Day .
Children are invited to dress up as a character from their favourite book and can bring that book to school with them. This is the first of our SCIAF activities – £1 donation can be paid through Parent Pay.
There will be lots going on throughout the day including:
- Whole school character parade
- Author’s Live with Michael Rosen and Tanya Roberts
- Community story sharing- Visits from PC Dempster and Fr. Martin (Friday 6th March)
- Launch of our Share a Story campaign- more information to follow.
Changes to P1 and 2 Lenten Mass
Primary 7 Homework – World Book Day
World Book Day
On Thursday 5th March we will be celebrating World Book Day. Along with planned whole school activities, Primary 7 have their own World Book Day home challenges to complete. There will be no spelling homework this week to allow the learners more time to complete the home challenges.
On Thursday the learners can come dressed as their favourite character from a book.
To celebrate World Book Day, and promote reading for enjoyment, there are FREE audio books available here – https://www.worldbookday.com/world-of-stories/
Numeracy Homework
For Numeracy homework the March Rigour Calendars are available below for 1st, 2nd and 3rd level (challenge). Learners can start completing their calendars this week. Completed calendars can be handed in at the end of March to receive house tokens.
Happy Reading!
Miss Mudge
Book Week Homework – P7 – click here for the Home Challenges
Reading-stars-leaflet-4 – click here for Reading stars challenge
March Calendars – click here for Numeracy Calendars
Lenten Mass
Lollipop Bill is retiring
We are very sad to announce that our much loved and respected lollipop man, Bill Robinson has decided to retire!
As a school we feel we cannot let him go without acknowledging his service and how much we have appreciated him helping the children of the local community over the years. Which is why we will have a special presentation for Bill during our whole school assembly this Friday.
We wish you a long, healthy and happy retirement Bill from all the pupils and staff at Mount Carmel Primary!
SCIAF
Every year during Lent, SCIAF launch their WEE BOX, BIG CHANGE appeal and ask people here in Scotland to donate to their life changing work around the world. This year’s appeal focuses on SCIAF’s work in the Democratic Republic of Congo, in Central Africa.
DR Congo is home to over 85million people. It is the third largest country in all of Africa. It’s also one of the poorest countries in the world. SCIAF are working with partners in DR Congo to help the people live in peace, to recover from the war and rebuild their lives.
Aladdin Cast
The cast for the senior summer show ‘Aladdin’ was announced this afternoon. We are very proud of all the pupils who auditioned for parts and the teachers found it difficult to cast the show as the talent was so high! The pupils know that all the parts are important and we can’t wait to start rehearsals.
Scripts will be given out in due course and rehearsals will start shortly in school.
Thank you!
Lenten Fundraising Activities 2020
Thursday 5th March: World Book Day;
All children can dress up as a character from a book. £1 donation via Parent Pay please.
9th-12th March: Guess the Bear’s Birthday
– 50p per guess-please bring your money into school for this activity. Winner announced Friday 13th March.
Friday 20th March- Crazy Hair Day
£1 donation via Parent Pay please
For all classes to enjoy a session!- £1 donation via Parent Pay please.
Thursday 2nd April- Easter Bonnet Parade/Easter Raffle
There will be a special Easter prize -one winner per class, £1 donation via Parent Pay please. Our Grand Easter Raffle will also be drawn today with one lucky pupil winning an Easter treat!! Raffle tickets will be 20p per ticket…….Good Luck!
P7 Homework – w/b 24/2/20
Green and Yellow Group homework
Remember that Bug Club. Topmarks and Sumdog can be accessed at anytime for rigour and revision of concepts.
P6 Assembly
Whole school Science Centre visit
On Wednesday 11th March we will be going on a whole school trip to the Science Centre in Glasgow, where they will participate in a range of activities. Letters have gone out to children today along with a permission form which must be completed and returned to the school no later than Wednesday 4th March please. There is no cost for this outing
Please ensure your child comes to school on the day with their school jumper, suitable footwear and comfortable trousers/leggings.
The kitchen will provide a packed lunch for children if you wish, but they are also welcome to bring their own if preferred. There is a tear -off portion on the letter where you can indicate if a school packed lunch is required or not.
Buses will leave the school at 8.30am sharp, unfortunately, anyone not in school by this time will be unable to attend.