Hello boys and girls. My name is Mrs Taylor and I am looking forward to meeting you in P1. I love reading stories, singing nursery rhymes and making crafts, hope you do too! See you soon x
Weekly Challenge
Hello boys and girls,
It has been lovely to see all of your fabulous photos coming in. Marty has been so excited to see all of your drawings that he decided he would draw a picture of himself too!
Like all of you, Marty has been enjoying his time in the sun. He has his sunglasses and his sun hat but he has been getting awfully warm when he is outside playing with his ball. His lovely Mount Carmel jumper is perfect for school time but he would love a t-shirt for having fun in the sun!
Do you think you could help Marty stay cool by designing a t-shirt for him? What do you think he would like it to look like? Which colours do you think he would like? Would he like a picture or pattern on it?
We would love for you to use your imagination to create Marty a t-shirt and then send it to Mrs McGahon. We will let Marty pick which one he likes best and our very talented Mrs Taylor is going to make it for him to wear!! Marty will then be able to model it for you all to see!
We really hope you can help us and we can’t wait to see what fantastic t-shirt designs you come up with.
Have fun getting creative everyone!
Lots of love,
Mrs Duff and Mrs Dunsmore xxx
No Home Learning Assembly this week
There will be no Home Learning Assembly this Friday (8th May) due to the holiday. It will resume again the following Friday (15th May).
Clap for Carers!
Shout Out!! claire.crawford@eastayrshire.org.uk
Final call! This will be the final week of Shout Outs!(But don’t worry I will have a new challenge to help you celebrate yourself and others this Thursday!) Email me (Mrs Crawford see above) before 5pm on Wednesday if you have anyone you would like to nominate for ‘Clap for Carers’. Remember to tell me who you are clapping for and why. Shout outs will be on the Wellbeing blog on Thursday.
Stay Safe. Together we are Team MC.
Monday Morning
Good morning from all of us to all of you. As always, we hope that you are well and finding positive ways to navigate through these strange times. We are working hard behind the scenes to create memorable, engaging learning experiences for all our pupils. We do, however, recognise the importance of good mental health in order to access any type of learning. We appreciate all that families are doing to support one another. If at any time you need to contact us please do so using the online form. Stay Safe. Together we are Team MC.
Please remember self care for adults is so important too.
And finally, some Monday Motivation…
New Tasks
Activity Ideas
A few more activities to try at home if your child is feeling worried or anxious. They are designed to help them talk through and resolve the anxiety or create a sense of calm whilst focussing on texture or listening for instructions.
Simon Says
The Simon Says game is a great way to encourage getting the body moving and relieving tight body muscles whilst having some fun. It aims to get your child listening to another person and being able to follow instructions in a fun way.
If the adult starts by giving instructions, such as ‘Simon says jog on the spot’, ‘Simon says touch your toes’, ‘Simon says do star jumps’ and the child will follow these instructions. How well are they listening?
The child should only complete the instruction if it starts with ‘Simon Says’. Give a final instruction, ‘touch your nose’ and see if the child completes the instruction or not. If not, they can become the instructor and if they do, they try again.
Finger Painting
Finger painting is a great way to relax and have some messy fun. Either out in the garden or on a table indoors with a wipeable table cover. Start by putting out two trays, a different colour of paint in each. Kids can begin by mixing the two colours on paper and talk about what happens when mixed. Then make marks or patterns, using their fingers and talk about how the paint feels on their skin.
What happens when you put a dollop of paint on the paper and pull a comb or run a toy car through the paint? Is there anything else you could use to create a pattern? Why not take a print of the patterns you have created by gently placing a piece of paper on top, gently peal back and leaving it to dry?
Why not change the texture by adding sand? How does that feel when you mix it with your fingers? Or use shaving foam instead? How does it make you feel when you touch these different textures?
Worry Dolls
Worry Dolls are a great way for your child to explore the different emotions we experience by creating a doll for each emotion. Why not start with 6 feelings such as: happy, sad, worried, frightened, excited and tired. You can add to the collection as your child discovers new emotions.
Using large wooden clothes pegs, colour, paint or create clothes for their doll using fabric or wool. On the head (rounded top), draw in the emotion each peg represents and this will become the face.
Bedtime is a good time to use these, although your child can play with these dolls throughout the day to talk/work through or role play any emotions, comfortable/uncomfortable, they may be experiencing. It can aide a restful night’s sleep, if your child is able to discuss these emotions before bed, releasing the ‘worry’ or feeling that may be making it hard for them to sleep.
Stay safe!
Primary 3 topic home learning
Here is your topic work for the week ahead…Get outside and find some bugs!!
bug hunt worksheet for IDL 4 May
Home Learning Primary 3
Hello Primary 3,
Here are your learning grids for the week ahead along with the numeracy challenge. I hope you are all keeping safe and your families are all happy and healthy. I will email you on Monday morning to have a check in with you all. Speak soon,
Mrs McCreadie xx
P6 Home Learning Tasks – Week Beginning 4th May
Hello Primary 6,
I have enjoyed your updates on how you are getting on and the photographs of your fabulous work. You are all amazing P6!
Please find below the Home Learning Tasks for the week beginning 4/5/20. There is a Numeracy, Literacy and IDL (topic) grid.
Literacy
Literacy activity, click link below:
Numeracy
IDL (Topic)
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 Exercise time: You could do some Joe Wicks on YouTube/ Just Dance/ Cosmic Yoga.
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 (Topic) Grid
Take care,
Mrs MacKinnon
P5 Home Learning Grids Week Beg 4th May
Hello P5,
I hope that you all had a lovely weekend.
Please find below the Home Learning Tasks for this week. There is a Numeracy, Literacy and IDL grid.
Try to complete the core tasks and some of the additional tasks. There is no expectation that all tasks should be completed.
I have enjoyed your updates on how you are getting on and the photographs of your fabulous work. Keep it up!
Numeracy
Please find your groups worksheet task for numeracy below
Literacy
Here is the link to the crossword: Solar System Crossword
IDL – Wildlife
Primary 7 Home Learning Tasks – wb 4th May
Hello Primary 7!
Thank you for all your hard work in completing last weeks home learning task. You’ve definitely been busy. I love being able to chat with some of you on Teams as well. Almost makes it seem like we’re still in the classroom.
Here are your Home Learning Grids for this week. Again any problems let me know. I’m always on Teams from 9-3pm everyday 🙂
Primary 7 Literacy Grid wb 4th May
Listening and Talking Questions
Primary 7 Numeracy Grid wb 4th May
Wildife 4-7 4.5.20
Love Miss Mudge
PS. I might be needing your help with something – keep a look out for an email next week 🙂
Primary 2 Home Learning Grids Week Beginning 4.5.20
Hello Primary 2!
Wow! Another hard working week! Well done everyone, you are superstars! I have loved seeing all the photos of your completed tasks and seeing you all progress on Sumdog and Bug Club. Keep up the good work!
Please find below your literacy, numeracy and IDL learning grids for week beginning 4.5.20. Remember, just try your best and do what you can.
P2 Literacy Learning Grid 4.5.20
P2 Numeracy Learning Grid 4.05.20
Bug Hunt worksheet for IDL 4.5.20
I have emailed the corresponding literacy and numeracy task sheets to your individual GLOW emails. If you have any questions about any of the tasks then please don’t hesitate to contact me!
Below is a suggested timetable for the week:
9.00am – 10.00am Get dressed/Breakfast/Go Noodle/Cosmic Yoga
10.00am – 10.30am Literacy/Numeracy task
10.30am – 11.00am Outside play/Snacktime
11.00am – 12.00 Literacy/Numeracy task
12.00 – 12.30pm Lunchtime
12.30pm – 1.00pm Literacy/Numeracy task
1.00pm – 1.30pm Go noodle/Cosmic Yoga/Just Dance
(All can be found on YouTube)
1.30pm – 2.00pm IDL tasks
2.00pm Outside Play/Walk
Keep working hard Primary 2, you are doing a brilliant job!
Mrs Dunsmore x
Primary 1 Learning Grids – Week Beginning 4th May
Hello Primary 1,
I hope you are all well and have had a fun week!
Here are your learning grids for the week ahead. Remember the core tasks are in red text and the optional tasks are in black.
As you know, I love to see any of your work and catch up with what you have been doing so please email me any of your pictures or news!!
Here is an example of how your days could look:
9am – Joe Wicks PE on Youtube
9.30am – 1 or 2 Literacy tasks from grid
10.30 am – Snack and play/walk outside
11am – 1 or 2 Numeracy tasks from grid
12 noon – Lunch and family time
1pm – Activity from IDL grid
2pm – Story time (cosy up with a book from home or online)
2.30pm – Cosmic Yoga (YouTube)
3pm – Free Time!!!!!
Primary 1 literacy grid May 4th
Primary 1 numeracy grid May 4th
Bug Hunt worksheet for IDL grid
Have fun!
Love Mrs Duff xxx
Primary 4 – Learning Tasks 4.5.20
Well done Primary 4!
Another week of lots of fantastic learning! Lots of brilliant Superheros created and I loved seeing your Dream Jars! Keep up the hard work next week and please let me know if i can help with anything! Now switch off your laptops and have a relaxing weekend with your family and do something that you enjoy.
These are your tasks for next week:
Literacy Home Learning – P4 WB 4.5.20
Numeracy Home Learning – P4 WB 4.5.20
Addition and Subtraction Facts to 50 100 1000 Question Speed Test Activity Sheet
Virtual Tour
Hello boys and girls!
As you won’t be able to visit us again for a while we thought we would create a special tour of our school that you can watch at home. You will be able to see all of the places where you will learn, play and enjoy being part of our Mount Carmel family.
Happy watching! #togetherweareteammc
Home Learning Assembly Friday 1st May
Hello boys and girls and welcome to our first Home Learning Assembly.
We hope that you are all doing well and we all miss you so much.
This is a bit of a different assembly, we are not all together in the hall but we thought it would be nice if we could still all come together in a special way each week.
Just the way that we would normally do, let’s start of with a prayer together, let’s take a moment to speak to God and to thank him for all that He is doing for us.
Please God continue to look after us all and keep us safe.
Lord in your mercy,
Hear our Prayer.
This week we would like to thank you all for the great work that is being completed at home. Mrs McGahon and Mrs Fergusson have been speaking to many parents at home to see how you are all doing. They have been telling us great things about the work you have been completing. Many of you have been sending in photographs of what you have been doing at home, you class teachers have really enjoyed looking at all of these things. Well done and keep up the hard work.
We have also had lots of great things sent for the lovely Mr McMillan. As you were told last week Mr McMillan will soon be retiring, Mrs Templeton has been collecting all of you poems, stories and pictures to make a lovely book for Mr McMillan to show how much we are going to miss him. Thank you all so much for working on these things, don’t worry if you haven’t had time to send in something you can still make a picture. Once we are all back together we will do something special for him and you can pass any of your lovely things to him then.
We have a new request for you for this week. Bishop Nolan has asked for lovely pictures of our priests to be sent to him, these will be used to fill the seats of the Cathedral in Ayr during this time when we cannot fill them with people. This can be sent by an adult through facebook or you can send to Mrs McGahon at Joanna.mcgahon@eastayrshire.org.uk We will then pass these pictures on for you.
As we always do during our assembly it is now time for our Star Pupils. We are sending virtual certificates out this week to:
Primary 1 – Mrs Duff “I am going to nominate Jessica as she has tried so hard in all of her tasks and really used her imagination. She chose to make our class Olaf a sun house from her 3D junk modelling challenge !! So proud of her.”
Primary 2 – Mrs Dunsmore “My pupil of the week is Casper. He has worked extremely hard during the home learning period. He has been completing all tasks that have been set to a very high standard. I am very proud of Casper.”
Primary 3 – Mrs McCreadie “My pupil of the week is Taylor. He has been a superstar completing all his jobs and sending pictures of things he has been doing with Mum. He also ran the 5K to raise money for NHS.
Primary 4 – Mrs Strachan ” My pupil is Harry, he has been amazing completing the Home Learning Tasks. He also made a clips video too!”
Primary 5 – Mrs McIntyre “My star pupil is Tilly for completing all jobs and sending it everyday and including pictures of her creativity and dress design.”
Primary 6 – Mrs Mackinnon ” I would like to recognise Aimee from P6 for her consistent effort and fabulous research on Famous French People.”
Primary 7 – Miss Mudge “I nominate Olivia S. She’s been completing all the core tasks. She’s also been great at getting in contact with some of the other P7’snd she has helped others with some tasks. – Well done Olivia”
Let’s finish our assembly today by thanking God for all of our Key Workers who have been doing so much to keep us all safe. If you have time take a look at our Wellbeing Blog which this week has so many of our amazing carers.
Continue to stay safe boys and girls. Show love to the people around you, we love and miss you all.
All the staff at Mount Carmel Primary School.
Together we are #TeamMC
Friday 1st May Home Learning Assembly
Please look out for our Home Learning Assembly Post!
Assembly was always the highlight of our week and so now we have a Home Learning Assembly post which will also be sent by email..
We may not be able to be together in school right now, but every Friday we can be there for each other, find out what has been going on and who are the Star Pupils!
Together we are Team MC !
Clap for Carer Shout Outs!
Clap for Carers!!
What an amazing response!
Well done to everyone that got in touch requesting a shout out for their family heroes!
Anyone that didn’t get a chance can email and I will give a shout out next Thursday…
Today our school community want to say a big, enormous, massive thank you to…
Lynne, who is a biomedical scientist and relation of May in P6.
Aline, mum to Jamila P6, Kamili P5 and Ntale soon to be P1, working hard as part of the NHS at Crosshouse Hospital!
Caitlin in P4 has asked for her Aunt Claire, a nurse, her Uncle Gary, a lorry driver and her Papa, a postman to get a big SHOUT OUT!!
Aidan in P4 has organised a shout out for his mum Laura, she is also a key worker.
Oliver in P4 has nominated his mum, she is working hard as a dentist!
Logan in P3 is clapping for his Uncle John, an ICU nurse at Crosshouse hospital and his mum who is working as part of the EA Hit Squad; she is looking after the shielding community. Great Job!
Sophie P4 and soon to be P1 Luke would like us to mention their Papa, delivering mail, Dad driving his lorry and Mum working as a nurse.
Hannah P3 and Katie soon to be P1 would like their Dad to receive a shout out for working as a Navigation Officer on a great big StenaLine ferry. Super Sailing!
Evie P6 is sending massive thanks to her Aunt Susan who works for the NHS!
Jessica P1 and Olivia P7 are sending virtual hugs to their Aunt Leanne who is a hardworking nurse!
We are so proud and grateful to all of you. We will clap for you all tonight. Together we are Team MC.
Hello!
Hello boys and girls,
Mrs Duff and Mrs Dunsmore are so excited to be able to keep in touch with you!!! We know Marty bear is missing seeing you all in our school so he will be delighted too!!!!
We hope you have all been having lots of fun at home with your families, especially during the lovely sunny weather.
We have been busy drawing pictures of ourselves so that you can see us on your screens anytime you like! We would also love to be able to see all of you………so do you think you could you do a very special job for us?
Could you draw a fantastic picture of yourself and ask a grown up to take a photograph of you holding it, just like we did? Then you could send it in to Mrs McGahon and we can put all the photographs of our new Primary 1 friends together.
We can’t wait to see all of your lovely faces again!
Love Mrs Duff and Mrs Dunsmore xxxx
Artwork Wanted!
Young People of Galloway Diocese!
At Mass this morning Bishop Nolan set you all a challenge!:
To paint or draw a picture of your Priest and send them via Facebook Messenger to the RC Ayr page. We will use them to fill the Cathedral with artwork during this time when we cannot fill it with people!
If you are not on Facebook, you can email your artwork to Mrs MGahon on: Joanna.mcgahon@eastayrshire.org.uk
THANK YOU!
Social and Emotional Learning
Wow!!
A huge thank you to everyone from Mount Carmel, past and present, who sent in messages, drawing , poems and lovely memories for Mr McMillan’s Memory Book.
We have been overwhelmed by the response and are truly grateful for you all taking the time to send them in, he will be absolutely delighted I’m sure!
Unfortunately, there has to be cut off point….so please do not send anymore as sadly we won’t be able to add them in now. However, you could still make something for him and keep it at home till our schools go back and bring it in then and we will pass them on to Mr McMillan.
Clap for our carers!
Shout Out!! claire.crawford@eastayrshire.org.uk
Every Thursday we clap for our carers! It fills everyone with hope. Do you have a special person you are clapping for? Maybe a family member is a key worker? If you email me (Mrs Crawford see above) with your parent/ carers permission, I will try and add your shout out to our Health and Well-being Blog. Remember to tell me who you are clapping for and why. Shout outs will appear on a Thursday.
P7 Transition Update
Good Morning,
Below is an update from St Joseph’s regarding P7 transition.
P7 Transition to S1
Our P7 transition events can no longer take place. However, Mr Boyle and our Pastoral Care team have our transition packs ready to go. We are currently determining how best to share these packs with you and plan to create a dedicated page on our website for our incoming P7 cohort. We anticipate that this page will be live in mid to late May.
We will let P7 Parents and Carers know when this page becomes available.
Thank you,
Miss Mudge
Monday Motivation!
Another Monday, some days fly by and others pass slower. As always we hope that all our families are well, and staying safe at home. P6 designed a Monday Motivation banner to help lift spirits, we think it is Fab!
At MC primary we use PATHS as one of our Health and Wellbeing resources. We would love you at home to pick a ‘Family Member of the Day’. We usually have a ‘Pupil of the Day’ who receives compliments from their classmates. Adapting to our current situation, we would love if families could share this experience.
Look after yourself and each other. Together we are Team MC.
Give it a try!
Good morning on this beautiful sunny Monday morning.
A few more activities to try at home. It is always good to take a short break from schoolwork activities and these ideas are great for a short brain break:
Busy Bags
Creating a ‘busy bag’ for your child is a great way to have a 10-minute break from schoolwork, or a chance to have quiet time if they are feeling overwhelmed or anxious. Using the resources in the bag, children can fidget, build, or make a craft item.
Fill the bag with craft items such as pom poms, stickers, collage type materials, pens, pencils, small pad of paper, glue, pipe cleaners or any other items your child will want to get creative with. What can they create?
Try putting some Lego pieces or toy cars in the bag too and children can build a small object or roll the cars around on the floor. These are good ways to help a child self-regulate and ‘switch off’ to the world for a short time.
Brain Breaks
Our brains are a muscle and need exercise too. Challenge your child to the test below.
The first test is easier, ask your child to read the colours as written. Then ask them to say the colour of the word. This is more challenging as it is asking your left and right side of the brain to work against each other. Left wants to read the colour, right wants to say the colour it sees. Give it a try!
‘I Am…’ Poem
To remind your child of how fantastic they are, and to fill their thoughts with positivity, ask them to create an ‘I Am..’ poem, and to be honest about their worries and their hopes and dreams. You can use the template below or as a guide to creating your own.
Stay safe and well!
Primary 3 learning
Hi Primary 3,
Here is your learning grids for the next week. There are lots of fun activities to do both indoors and outdoors. Have fun with it and remember to send me your photos of the great learning that you are doing!!
Speak soon,
Mrs McCreadie
P3 Numeracy Learning Grid 27.4.20
Primary 1 Learning Grids for Week beginning April 27th
Hello Everyone!!
I hope you are all well. Please find below your new Literacy, Numeracy and IDL grids for the week ahead. Remember the core tasks are in red text and the optional activities are in black.
I would love if you could send me photos of any of the tasks you have written down. It is wonderful to see all the hard work you are doing at home!!
Remember it is important to have fun and exercise too, here is an idea of how your day could look:
9am – Joe Wicks PE on Youtube
9.30am – 1 or 2 Literacy tasks from grid
10.30 am – Snack and play/walk outside
11am – 1 or 2 Numeracy tasks from grid
12 noon – Lunch and family time
1pm – Activity from IDL grid
2pm – Story time (cosy up with a book from home or online)
2.30pm – Cosmic Yoga (YouTube)
3pm – Free Time!!!!!
Primary 1 Numeracy place mat April 27th
P6 Home Learning Tasks WB 27.04.2020
Good morning P6,
I hope that you all had a lovely weekend.
Please find below the Home Learning Tasks for the week beginning 27/4/20. There is a Numeracy, Literacy and IDL (topic) grid.
Remember to try to complete the core tasks and some of the additional tasks. There is no expectation that all tasks should be completed.
I have enjoyed your updates on how you are getting on and the photographs of your fabulous work. You are all amazing P6!
Possible daily routine.
8.00-9.00 Breakfast, play outside
9.00-10.00 Exercise time: You could do some Joe Wicks on YouTube/ Just Dance/ Cosmic Yoga.
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 (Topic) Grid
Take care,
Mrs MacKinnon
P5 Home Learning Grids – Week beg 27th April
Good afternoon everyone!
Please find below the Home Learning tasks for next week.
Try your best to complete the core tasks and even some of the optional ones. We are loving the pictures and work your are sending us so keep it coming!
Remember : Only do what is right for you and your family each day!
Here is a possible routine for you to follow:
8:00 -9:00 Get washed, dressed and eat breakfast.
9:00 -9:45 P.E. with Joe Wicks (Youtube), Cosmic Kidz Yoga (Youtube),Play in Garden, Family walk*, Walk the dog * or Just Dance Kids. *Only if not Self-Isolating or showing symptoms of COVID-19.
9:45 -10:00 Snack
10:00 – 11:30 Quick Daily Rigour starter followed by a numeracy task and Sumdog.
11:30 -12:00 Optional task
12:00 -13:00 Lunch and free time /outside play
13:00 – 14:00 Literacy task
14:00 -14:15 Quick break
14:15-15:00 Optional task
