We would like to invite you all to enter our competition. We would like you to use this slogan STAY FOCUSED, STAY SAFE and design a poster of something that may be a distraction for you, for example, being on your phone near the road, or chatting to your friends, running or wearing headphones.

We ask that you use an A4 size piece of paper, have our Stay focused, Stay safe slogan or you can make up one of your own and include a picture to highlight your distraction.

There will be 2 winners, 1 from P1 – P3 and 1 from P4 – P7. Each winner will receive a JRSO goodie bag!!!

All entries to be returned to Us, your JRSO Team and Miss McMillan no later than MONDAY 18^TH MAY. Please remember to put your name and class on the back. There are some examples in the word document below:

FOR CLASS BLOGS ABT DISTRACTION COMPETITION

GOOD LUCK EVERYONE!!

P1R started work on data handling today. We started by making our own class pictograms on our favourite colour, how we got to school today and our favourite weather! 📊 Ask your little person about our findings 😊

The STEM Showcase was a great success! It was lovely to see everyone who managed along this week. Here are some pictures of our classroom and all the hard work. Didn’t P1R do well?! 😊

P1 had so much fun on their school trip this week. We learnt about lots of local trees and plants, visited the castle on a private tour, and played in the adventure playground 🌳🌱🏰 Thanks again to our parent helpers for all your support 😊

There will be more pictures of our trees and plants workshop on Tuesday 24th at our STEM showcase, we’re keeping them a surprise until then!

Have a lovely weekend everyone ☀️

Hi,

We are all very excited for our school trip tomorrow to Dean Castle Country Park!

Please remember to wear school uniform and weather appropriate clothes. Lots of children took home their puddle-suits and wellies for the occasion!

Any snacks/drinks/lunch should be brought in a disposable plastic bag. Any lunches ordered through the school app will be handed to learners in class in the morning. Ideally, learners should bring drinks in a disposable bottle or carton. School bags will be left in school. Feel free to put a change of clothes in learners bag for when they return to school, but please note (unless you ask the teacher otherwise), this change of clothes will not come on the trip with us.

We will be leaving at 9am sharp, so please make sure everyone arrives on time! Look forward to seeing you all then!

Thanks, Miss Ronald and Miss Barrett

Hi all,

Next week, P1R and P1B will be visiting Dean Park in Kilmarnock for our school trip, linking in with our current STEM topic on Plant Growth and Plant Care.

Please note the new date of our school trip is Tuesday 17th March: this is different to the original date of Wednesday 18th March. P1 will be away for the school day and will be travelling by school bus. Please ensure that all learners wear their uniform and dress weather appropriate, as well as bring snacks/lunch/drinks in a disposable plastic bag. If any learners want to order a packed lunch from the school, then please do this through the lunch app as soon as possible. We would also really appreciate if you can ensure that all names are on uniform and jackets, to support with smooth transitions between workshops and areas.

The cost of this school trip is £4. This is now up on Parent Pay and available to pay.

If you have any questions regarding this, then please speak to Miss Ronald or Miss Barrett. Thanks!

This afternoon, P1R enjoyed some paired reading. Learners read and explored their story with a peer from another reading group. Everyone is doing so well on their reading journey! How lucky are we to have such a nice library space to use too?! 😊

This Friday is our Scottish Assembly. All children are invited to wear something tartan (a piece of clothing, an accessory etc) to celebrate the day.

Well done to all our hard workers in P1R who have spent weeks preparing for this special event. A special good luck to our three finalists!

Thanks,

Miss Ronald

P1R have been enjoying learning about position and direction, as well as computer programming when using the Bee Bots. Today, we built mazes for our bee bots to work their way through and programmed them with left, right, forwards and backwards. Learners worked in small groups to build their maze. I think they are a-maz-ing!

A huge thanks to Hollie’s Gran for visiting our class as a “Mystery Reader” today. Everyone loved listening to “The Girl, The Bear and the Magic Shoes” and discussing their favourite parts 

Thanks again!

Merry Christmas to all our P1R families! We hope you have a happy, safe and relaxing Christmas holiday. Look forward to being back together on Monday 5th January 😊 thanks for your continued support! Miss Ronald and Miss Whiteford

We loved going Christmas shopping this week. We can’t wait to give our presents to our families 😊 9 sleeps to go!

And just like that the 2025 nativity season comes to a close! Our learners were amazing and we are so proud of them – some even proclaimed Tuesday to be “the best day ever” 😊

Please find below individual nativity pictures for all our learners with blog permissions. Any issues, just let me know.

Thanks, as always, for your continued support!

P1 did so well in their afternoon nativity performance today! We are so proud of them.

If children want to bring a snack for after their evening performance, then please provide a small snack for them to enjoy with a Christmas movie.

Any questions, catch us at the door! Thanks,

Miss Ronald and Miss Barrett

P1 PARENTS/CARERS ONLY

For our nativity, can all P1 children please bring in a white t-shirt/polo shirt and black leggings/shorts by Monday 8th Dec.  Please put this in a plastic bag with their name written on it.  Children will be able to change into their performance outfits, from their school uniform, on performance days. Please speak to your class teacher if there are any issues.

Thanks!

Our P1 photos go on sale tomorrow. Get to the shops quickly and bag your Kilmarnock Standard, as they always go fast!

Just a gentle reminder that P1R will be visiting Stewarton Library this Thursday 20th November for our Bookbug Session    We’re really looking forward to it!

Thanks, Miss Ronald

P1R have been very busy again this week. From learning new sounds and starting time in numeracy, reading and exploring “Cinderella” and spending time with friends, we’ve had a very successful week. We’re looking forward to next week already!

It was also lovely to meet all our P1R families over the last two weeks at parents’ appointments. Thanks, as always, for your co-operation and support 

Miss Ronald

“I didn’t just like today Miss Ronald, I loved it” – We had a great time celebrating Halloween altogether on Friday! 🎃 Everyone’s costumes were amazing. Hope you’ve all had a great weekend and didn’t eat too many sweeties!! Miss Ronald 😊

P1R had a wonderful visit to Stewarton Library last week. We enjoyed exploring the library, reading for enjoyment and listening to a class story read by Miss Ronald. We can’t wait to go back!

We’ve had a wonderful week in P1R! We’ve worked on our fine motor skills, using playdough, sand and lego. We also had lots of fun searching for our sounds in stories! Have a lovely holiday everyone 😊

Our sponsored Danceathon is taking place this Friday! P1R and P1B will be dancing from 11am to 11:30am. Jam Street will be there too!

Children can come “dressed as you please” and may also come dressed in dance clothes if they’d prefer. Please bring extra water and any sponsor money to school on Friday. Please note that sponsor money can be given by cash or through ParentPay. The winning sponsor form will receive a gift voucher for the Book Nook 🙂

Thanks in advance for your support. Any questions, please just be in touch! Keep dancing!

P1R enjoyed taking their learning outdoors this week for Maths Week Scotland. Learners completed a shape hunt and a number scavenger hunt in partners. Everyone did so well!

We were super busy in the classroom too – learning new sounds, reading new stories and attending a very yummy MacMillan Coffee Morning.

We’re looking forward to the week ahead and everything it brings! See you soon, Miss Ronald