Welcome to the P1 Transition Group page for children starting Mount Carmel Primary School in August this year.
We really loved seeing all the boys and girls when you visited the school before the holidays and we hope that you are all very excited about coming to join us in August.
However, we are sad that we are now not going to see you all for a while. We would love to keep in touch as you are all now part of our Mount Carmel family.
Any family who would like to be part of this could they please contact Mrs. McGahon at:
Joanna.mcgahon@eastayrshire.org.uk
Mr. McMillan is retiring- we need your help!
We are sad to announce that Mr. McMillan, our long serving school janitor will be retiring on May 5th this year. Mr McMillan will be turning 70 this year and has decided to hang up his keys for good!
He has been part of the Mount Carmel family for 20 years and we obviously want to mark this in a special way. It is such a shame under the circumstances that the school will be closed on his last day and that we will be unable to celebrate with him in person! BUT…..we have a plan. 
We would love if as many children as possible can send in either a drawing, a memory or a short poem about Mr McMillan. We will collate them all and have them made into a special Photobook as a keepsake for him. Please remember to add your name to the front of your work! If you need any tips for ideas here are a few:
He will be 70 in July, he has been at Mount Carmel for 20 years, he loves music, he used to play football, his favourite football team is Auchinleck Talbot .
Please send entries in to me (Mrs Templeton) :
gillian.templeton@eastayrshire.org.uk
We have a very short time span on this and really need your entries in asap and at the very latest by 9am next Tuesday( 28th).
Hope you are well.
Our Mount Carmel family hope that you are well, these times can be daunting for adults and children alike. Here are some resources that may help emotional health, some for adults and some for children. Stay safe. Together we are Team MC.
And finally some Monday Motivation…
As always if you need to contact the staff for any questions or support please use online form.
Welcome Back!
Hello and welcome back!
I hope everyone had a lovely Easter break and enjoyed some sunny weather in their gardens. It is still a very strange time for us all, our routines have completely changed, and we are missing seeing everyone in school.
Below are a couple of ideas you could do at home with your children, to help children talk about how they are feeling, what they are missing and to help us to share our thoughts as a family.
Conversation Café
Set up a ‘conversation café’ at home, ask the children to help set a table for afternoon tea, in the house or in the garden and let them help serve some sandwiches or sweet treats. It’s always nice to have some cake, a cuppa and a chat together. The attached photo suggests some conversation starters you could have together, which will encourage children to think about happiness.
Friendship Card
Like many of us, your children will be missing seeing their friends from school and may be finding it hard to understand why they can’t have a play date or a catch up with friends.
Encourage your child to make a ‘friendship card’ for a school friend. They can design and decorate their card with all the things they know their friend will like. Ask your child to write a personal message to their friend, writing about all the things they miss about their friend and what they hope they will do together once life returns to normal.
As always, any child who feels they would like a chat, can email me through Glow at any time and I will be sure to respond.
Take Care
Mrs Travers
Thank you to our heroes!
Here are some rainbows for all of our inspiring NHS and Key Workers… You are our heroes! We want to let you know how much we appreciate all you are doing for us everyday! Keep safe and stay home everyone!
Thank you from all at MC!
Well done girls!
Reach for the stars videos
Hello everyone!
Just a friendly reminder about submitting your “Reach for the Stars” videos. Thank you to the children who have already submitted theirs; we are enjoying watching them. We are looking forward to seeing more coming in.
If you have still to submit your video, please can you do so to Mrs Dunsmore at: Alana.Baird@eastayrshire.org.uk by 12noon on Wednesday 22nd April.
Welcome Back Everyone!
Welcome back everyone!
We hope you all had a lovely Easter break (even if it was a bit different this year), and that the Easter Bunny delivered lots of chocolate eggs to you all!! 
The weather has been fantastic which has made the holidays during lockdown a bit more bearable.
P1 Home Learning Grids – Week beginning April 20th
Good morning everyone. I hope you are all well and have managed to have some lovely family time over the last two weeks.
Please find below links to this week’s home learning grids for literacy, numeracy and modern lanaguages. The core tasks are in red and the optional tasks are in black. For one or two tasks, I have asked that responses are sent back to me via email if possible.
Primary 1 Literacy Grid April 20th
Primary 1 Numeracy Grid April 20th
P6 Home Learning Tasks Week Beginning 20th April
Please find below the Home Learning Tasks for the week.
Remember to try to complete the core tasks and some of the additional tasks. There is no expectation that all tasks should be completed.
Possible daily routine.
8.00-9.00 Breakfast, play outside
9.00-10.00 Joe Wicks on YouTube and spelling/handwriting
10.00-11.00 Home Learning – Literacy task
11.00-11.30 Snack and play outside
11.30-12.30 Home Learning- Numeracy tasks
12.30 – 1.30 Lunch and play outside
1.30-2.30 Walk or exercise
2.30-3.00 Home Learning – Modern Language Task
Primary 4 Home Learning Tasks wb Monday 20th April
Please find below the Home Learning Tasks for Monday 20th April.
Remember to try to complete the core tasks and some of the additional tasks.
Mrs Strachan x 🙂
Home Learning Tasks – Primary 7 w/b 20th April
Hello Primary 7,
Below are the Numeracy, Literacy and Modern Languages Learning Grids for this week. There are 3 CORE TASKS in each grid which I would like you to do and send back to me. This can be done by sending a photo of completed work (Numeracy) or by doing it on Word. The optional tasks are if you want something extra to work on 🙂
NUMERACY LEARNING GRID
Primary 7 Numeracy Grid wb 20th April
Circles Worksheets (click on links below to access them)
Triangles Worksheets (click on links below to access them)
Triangles – Perimeter Worksheet
Triangles – Long Multiplication
Squares Worksheets (click on link below to access them)
FOR ALL GROUPS – NUMERACY RESEARCH TASK
Famous Mathematicians – Numeracy Learning Grid
LITERACY LEARNING GRID
Primary 7 Literacy Grid wb 20th April
MODERN LANGUAGES LEARNING GRID
P5 Home Learning Tasks WB 20th April
Hope you’ve had a good break from school work and enjoyed eating loads of chocolate eggs!
Please find below the Home Learning Tasks for the week.
Remember to try to complete the core tasks and some of the additional tasks. There is no expectation that all tasks should be completed. If you can, send us a picture or email of your work.
P5 Modern Languages Grid 20th April
Tasks to be completed week beginning 20.4.2020
Hi boys and girls,
I hope you have had a great break over Easter with your families. I hope you had lots of chances to play outside in your gardens and with your pets and siblings. Please find below your literacy, numeracy and french tasks for this week. Keep emailing me and tell me what you have been up to. I am missing you all and will speak to you all again very soon
Love from Mrs McCreadie
P3 Numeracy Learning Grid 20.4.20
Primary 2 Learning Grids
Welcome back Primary 2!
I hope you have had a wonderful Easter holiday filled with lots of fun and laughter with your families (I hope you didn’t eat too much chocolate) Its now time to switch those wonderful busy brains back on and do some hard work!
Please find the literacy , numeracy and IDL grids for this week attached below.
P2 Numeracy Learning Grid 21.04.20
P2 Literacy Learning Grid 21.4.20
I have emailed your differentiated task sheets which match the activities in your grids.
I am looking forward to seeing all your hard work throughout this week!
Mrs Dunsmore
Easter Message from Fr Martin
Fr Martin has sent us all a special message with some new verses of our favourite song ‘Super Crab’ included.
Fr Martin you are amazing!
Together we are Team MC.
Fun Scavenger hunts
Super ideas for scavenger hunts
Access to Clicker 8
Many of our children find Clicker a useful tool to use in school.
This is now available free for use at home during school closures.
https://www.cricksoft.com/uk/clicker/clicker-at-home
If you would like to make use of this then complete our query form and we will be in touch with the access code that you will require.
You just need to go to www.cricksoft.com/home-installation for all the information you need to get started, including installation instructions and helpful hints for getting the most out of the software.
Clicker 8 is compatible with Windows/Mac machines.
There is lots of training materials on our website on how to use this too and we are regularly holding Clicker webinars to demo the software too.
See https://www.cricksoft.com/uk/training/clicker/clicker-8/tutorials and https://www.cricksoft.com/uk/training/clicker/clicker-8/webinars
Advice from paths
Please read the following document with advice about helping children to stay calm.
advice from paths
At home relaxation!
During these troubling times, we are aware our children may be feeling scared, worried or anxious without the familiarity and routine of an ordinary school day.
I have attached some links and activity ideas which may help to relieve some worry or anxiety and will hopefully help our children to feel a little bit better during these uncertain times.
These activities are only a suggestion, there is no requirement to complete these, they are here to help should you feel your child may need them.
Activity Ideas:
Paths Mood Chart & Check in
By drawing the emotions from our Paths mood chart, using the emotions faces children are used to, children create their own mood metre and indicate daily, by pointing or putting a sticker on the emotion they are feeling. Parents and siblings can do the same and encourage children to talk about their feelings. Having a ‘family check in’ where you share your worries and feelings, can have a positive effect and help to relieve some of their worries or concerns.
Daily Diary
By keeping a daily diary and writing down the emotions you are feeling, this can be a positive way to release some of the worry you may be feeling.
Relaxation/Breathing
This video encourages controlled breathing and visualisation, which may help to relieve any stress or muscle tension children are experiencing.
Massage
Our school have had inputs on massage, which can be a relaxing way to wind down, or prepare for a good night’s sleep. Below are a few of those massage techniques children should be familiar with:
Head massage
Back massage
Try doing it as a family!
As always, any child who feels they may benefit from a chat with me, can email me, at any time, during this holiday period or otherwise, and I will be sure to be in touch.
Take care of each other!
Mrs Travers
Reach for the stars!
Could everyone please check their GLOW mail for a special message from Mrs. McGahon …..
The message is about a special Mount Carmel music video we are planning on doing involving our pupils and staff to help cheer us up !. We are looking for everyone to take a short video of themselves singing and/or dancing to the song “Reach for the Stars” by S Club 7….about 30 seconds or so will be perfect.
You can do this alone or have your family or pets join in too! If possible try to wear bright colours and if you have made a rainbow, try to use it in some way in your video.
In the message, you will find all the information and links about how and where to send your video to.
So come on Mount Carmel, have a go at reaching for the ……
A message from our Head Teacher
Dear Parent/Carer,
In this strange situation we find ourselves in it’s hard to think today would have been the last day of term. Over the last few weeks we have become accustomed to what has become the new normal. We don’t know how long this situation will continue for but must remember this will pass and the joy and laughter will return to our school family.
I would like to take the opportunity to thank my whole school team for the effort and enthusiasm in everything they do for our children and families. Also, I know my team and I would like to thank you for your continued support.
I wish you a happy and peaceful Easter and hope we will all be able to be together soon.
Together we are Team MC
IDL-spelling programme
Just a wee reminder that all children who access IDL as part of their literacy learning are still able to use this from home. Your school user name and password should still work!
Ideas for Holiday Break
Thank you for trying some of Home Learning Tasks this week. For the holidays we have been working hard to create some possible ideas that you might wish to complete. Please remember that these tasks are simply suggestions for you and there is no expectation that these tasks should be completed.
The first day of the holidays is Friday 3rd April. Home Learning will resume on Monday 21st April.
Click on the following links for additional tasks, remember there are also lots of activities included in your original home learning packs as well as our Home Learning Area.
Holiday ideas grid P1-3 week 1
holiday ideas Grid week 2 P1-3
Holidays ideas grid – Week 1 -P4-7
Holiday Ideas Grid -Week 2 -P4-7
Together we are Team MC
Download Office 365 for free
One of the features of being a Glow user is that you can download Office 365 for FREE. Posted below is a video showing you how to get Office 365 installed onto your device.
Support from our colleagues at PATHS
Health and Wellbeing Links
Health and Wellbeing Links
During this difficult period it is important to stay physically and mentally fit. Below are some suggestions to ensure that you are able to look after your health and wellbeing and have fun too! Click on the links in the headings.
Mental Health
Despite being stuck indoors and applying rules of social distancing, we can keep in contact with people we care about through technology. Staying connected with people helps our mental wellbeing. Agree regular check-in times with friends or family either by phone or online – this helps people feel connected. Video calling via apps such as FaceTime and Skype allows you to see people as well giving you face to face interaction despite being miles apart. WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger also have video calling functions.
It is normal to feel overwhelmed. Take a break from using social media or watching the news, which can make you more anxious. Staying informed is important but stick to trusted sources of information such as Government, World Health Organisation and NHS websites.
Find out more about what you can do if you are feeling anxious and worried, and how you can support others in your community.
Mindful March – daily things to do in March to help you be mindful and live in the moment.
Mental Health and Wellbeing tips
NHS Ayrshire and Arran website giving ideas and help on ways to improve mental wellbeing.
Online resources to help with a variety of mental health issues. Check out the Resources section.
This website is aimed at parents who are supporting a young person with a mental health problem.
Physical Health
Children and young people should be trying to exercise for an average of 60 minutes a day throughout the week to encourage a healthy development of bones and muscles. This physical activity can be moderate in nature and include activities such as walking, cycling and playing outdoor games. Aim to vary the intensity of the activity through the week. Try to avoid being stationary for long periods. You can find more guidance on how much you should exercise here.
The Body Coach will lead you through a 30 minute workout. Tune in live to his channel on YouTube every morning at 9. Don’t worry if you miss it, you can watch his videos later in the day. Even the adults are taking part!
Change4Life website with games based on famous Disney and Pixar movies. Ideal for younger children.
Free and easy fitness ideas to help you stay active.
Play ideas for in the garden or in the house. Ideal for young children and toddlers. Instructions are also in Polish.
Facebook – Lockdown Tips & Ideas
A group has been created called Family Lockdown Tips & Ideas to share ideas for loads of indoor and garden activities.
Hopefully you will give a few of these activities a go and it would be nice to see your children taking part in these activities. Photos can be sent to class teachers via Glow and can be posted on the Blog.
Thank you. Have fun and stay safe.
Team Mount Carmel.
Primary 3 Home Learning Tasks wb Monday 30th March
Please find below the Home Learning Tasks for the week.
Remember to try to complete the core tasks and some of the additional tasks. There is no expectation that all tasks should be completed.
Possible daily routine.
8.00-9.00 Breakfast, play outside
9.00-10.00 Joe Wicks on YouTube and spelling/handwriting
10.00-11.00 Home Learning – Literacy task
11.00-11.30 Snack and play outside
11.30-12.30 Home Learning- Numeracy tasks
12.30 – 1.30 Lunch and play outside
1.30-2.30 Walk or exercise
2.30-3.00 Home Learning – IDL task
Primary 2 Home Learning Tasks wb Monday 30th March
Please find below the Home Learning Tasks for the week.
Remember to try to complete the core tasks and some of the additional tasks. There is no expectation that all tasks should be completed.
Possible daily routine.
8.00-9.00 Breakfast, play outside
9.00-10.00 Joe Wicks on YouTube and spelling/handwriting
10.00-11.00 Home Learning – Literacy task
11.00-11.30 Snack and play outside
11.30-12.30 Home Learning- Numeracy tasks
12.30 – 1.30 Lunch and play outside
1.30-2.30 Walk or exercise
2.30-3.00 Home Learning – IDL task
