Please use the link below to view information for P7 Parents/Carers whose children are due to transition to St. Joseph’s Academy in August 2021.
Poppy Scotland 2020
This year , because of the current situation with Coronavirus, our fundraising for The Earl Haig Fund Scotland will be slightly different.
Instead of having the usual collection tins in school which are passed round the classes for donations, we have set up a Parent Pay item where we are suggesting donations of £1 where possible. We will thereafter distribute poppies to the children on Wednesday 4th November.
All donations made will be passed directly to
Pumpkin Trail Visit Tomorrow
Pumpkin Trail Visit
Please remember to supply your child/children with suitable outdoor/waterproof clothing for tomorrow’s visit, as it will no doubt be ……….
Friday’s Halloween Events – Reminder
Primary 3 – Term 2
Primary 3 Blog Update – Term 2
I hope you all had a lovely October week. Pupils have been working hard in term 1 and these are our learning intentions for term 2.
Literacy
Reading
In term 1 we completed our book study ‘The Owl Who was Afraid of the Dark’ by Jill Tomlinson. We enjoyed learning about Plop and how he overcame his fear of the Dark. We are now working in our reading groups and reading a mixture of fiction and non-fiction texts (also some plays). We have been looking at the key features of fiction and non-fiction texts such as contents and index pages. Pupils will continue working on Bug Club books with a focus on making predictions of what we think will happen in the text or what we think the story will be about from looking at the front cover. We are also working on developing our tone and reading with expression.
Writing
In term 1 we have focussed on writing from personal experience. We have been linking our sentences to make sure our stories make sense. In term 2 we will continue to develop this further and now expand our writing by writing imaginative stories. We will make sure our stories include the 5ws (who, where, when, what and why). We will continue to work on the formation of our letters making sure our handwriting is well formed and attractive. Thinking about our ascenders and descenders. We will continue to reinforce capital letters, fingers spaces and full stops and starting to build on our knowledge of punctuation such as: commas, question marks and exclamation marks.
Spelling
Each week we work in our spelling groups and have a
different joined phoneme focus. We use say, make/break, blend, read and write to aid our understanding of how words are made. We are also continuing to build on our knowledge of common words and using our personal dictionary/word book to add words that we need in our writing.
We are all looking forward to receiving our two new storybooks as part of the Scottish Read, Write and Count! The book Wow! Animals: A Book of Extraordinary Animal Facts will be fantastic in helping us with our new Science topic.
Numeracy
In Numeracy, we have been practising our numbers to 100. We have been practising skip counting in 2, 5 and 10s and starting to link this to our timestables. We have also been looking at odd and even numbers. We have been partitioning numbers into ten and units. We will now start to look at addition and subtraction strategies. We will be learning different Number Talk strategies. In beyond number we will continue to work on 2D and 3D shapes with Mrs McIntyre.
Health and Wellbeing
As part of our PATHS lessons, we have been selecting a Pupil of the Day and writing a compliments list to explain why they are a special member of our class. We have also been discussing diff
erent emotions and recognising that every emotion is ok. We talk about if we feel comfortable (yellow) or uncomfortable (blue). When discussing an emotion for example Scared or Safe we discuss times we have felt this emotion and what they look/feel like. We also try to recognise what signs our face show to indicate these emotions and how we could identify how others are feeling. We are now moving onto learning about Self Control.
P.E.
In P.E. we will continue to go outside every Tuesday and Thursday and play games and we will work on our Ball Skills. Please make sure your child has appropriate clothes for going outdoors. Especially in the cold/wet weather.
R.E.
In R.E. we have been practising our prayers and are currently practising our Hail Mary and moving onto the Act of Sorrow. We have spoken about different Bible Stories such as the Story of Creation and Noah’s Ark. We will move onto learn about different Saints such as Saint Andrew and then move onto learn about Advent in preparation for Christmas.
Topic
Our topic this term will be Science based Living Things – Classifying Vertebrates. We will be learning about Living and Non Living things. We will be looking at animals that have vertebrates (backbones) and animals that are invertebrates (no back bone). In doing this we will also look at food chains and how animals depend on one another.
We are looking forward to working hard and another busy term 2 ahead. We are very excited for our next fun Fridays for Halloween and Children in Need.
Thank you for your continued support,
Mrs Strachan
Class visits to the Onthank Pumpkin Trail
This Thursday, every class will have the opportunity to visit the
to see all the wonderful Halloween decorations.
Can parents/carers please ensure that children have suitable outdoor/waterproof clothing for the visit.
Halloween Events – Reminder
Rainbow Reward Request
Rainbow Reward Request
We have asked the children from Primary 1 and 1/2 what toys they would like to play with during our new Reward Play time,and they have given us quite a wish list ! FOMC have kindly offered to help us out. However, in the meantime, if anyone has any of the following toys that are looking for a new home, please could you hand them into the main office. All items handed in will be sanitised and qaurantined before use:
Sand/Sandpit, Toy Story Dolls, Lego, Unicorn toys, Cars (big), Toy Superheroes, Farm, Avenger toys, Action figures, Ninja Turtles, Barbies/Barbie House, Power Rangers, Robots
First Holy Communion
Congratulations to :
Chloe, Emily W, Kinga and Indigo
who all made their First Holy Communion over the weekend.
Changes to Primary 1 PE days
***Primary 1 P.E days are now changing to a Monday and Thursday***
Onthank Pumpkin Trail
During our Halloween Theme Day the pupils from Mount Carmel will be making decorations to be displayed on the Pumpkin Trail.
Please support our local community and attend the free-
Onthank PumpkinTrail
The trail will be on from Wednesday 28th October until Sunday 1st November and between 4pm and 7pm it will be lit up.
Children in Need
Halloween Theme day
Holy Communion
Congratulations to :
Annalise, Marcie, Ethan and Maia
who made their First Holy Communion over the weekend .
Brand new Surplus Uniform
We have a selection of surplus brand new school uniform which we have decided to offer to parents/carers at a minimal price. This will be on a first come first served basis.
All proceeds will go directly to MCPS school funds. Please contact the school with your order and instructions on how to pay. Any orders made will be sent home with your child.
Please click the link to view the price list.
Spooky Pizza Lunch
On Friday 30th October there will be a change to the normal lunch menu!
Face Coverings
As of tomorrow, following reviewed national guidance, all staff are now required to wear face coverings more often during the school day.
We know that this might be upsetting for some children. Staff will ensure that pupils are supported in adapting to this change and will reassure them that it not something to worry about. We would appreciate if you could also discuss this at home.
Thank you, as always, for your support.
Enjoy the October Break
School closes at the normal time tomorrow.
We hope everyone has a lovely October break and we look forward to seeing you all when you return on Tuesday 20th.
First Communion
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!
