Due to the success of the Home Economics Taster Session held in The Robert Burns Academy in October, the department will be running another event on Tuesday 10th March where P7 pupils will get the chance to cook alongside one of their parents/carers.
Please find an information flyer below with all the details included.
There are two sessions available and places will be allocated on a first come first served basis – due to Health & Safety restrictions there are only 30 places available at each session.
Parents/carers can sign up by e-mailing the school mailbox, eaRobertBurns.Ac@eastayrshire.org.uk, and office staff will reply issuing a ticket which must be brought along on the day (screenshot of ticket is fine if unable to print) to gain access to the event.
To celebrate Burns Day, on Friday 23rd January 2026 the catering team are laying on an additional Burns Day menu, as below.
The usual week 3 Friday menu is available, but if you wish your child to have the alternative Burns Day selection, please place your order via ParentPay.
Please find attached a copy of the Programme of activities for the P7 Residential trip to Inverclyde, along with a sample menu for the week. Accommodations can be made with advanced notice to ensure all children attending receive a comfortable experience.
A Parent Information session will be held on Thursday 19th February at 5:00pm in the school, with Gareth Turner from Inverclyde available to answer any questions.
All deposits should be paid by Friday 16th January to payment to Inverclyde to be made.
Tempest Photography will be in school on Tuesday 24th March 2026 to take individual and family photographs. Please complete the form below as soon as possible.
We have noted that some of our pupils are taking whole grapes into the school as a play-time snack or for lunch.
Following on from our advice regarding Halloween sweets and the choking hazard that small spherical food items can pose, we would encourage parents to half or quarter grapes sent into school.
Given that pupils could be running around over break time whole grapes can be incredibly dangerous.
As we get back into the new term we want to encourage pupils and parents to make use of the online reading scheme. This decodable scheme gives pupils practise reading themselves using the sounds and phonemes they already have, this might be at an easier level than the teaching phonemes and the texts utilised in class. Please find support in accessing below:
Please can we suggest that parents try using chrome browser as this seems to work best for rocket phonics . If there continues to be technical issues please feel free to drop in with your device and we will try and support.
P1 + P7 dental inspection will take place on Wednesday 11th February. An information letter from NHS Ayrshire & Arran is in your child’s school bag today. If you require any further information, please do not hesitate to contact the school.
Lovely to see our pupils return after the festive break and we welcome Maxine Gorman to the school today as Depute Head Teacher.
With new diaries and new calendars being started for 2026, we thought a reminder of the planned activities, as we know them thus far, would be useful.
Please find the letter we initially sent to you early November 2025 attached for your reference.
Activities, as they become known, will be added to the online calendars (app and blog) throughout the coming months, but please feel free to contact the school office should you have any queries.
Children who attain the age of 5 years between 1 March 2026 and 28 February 2027 and whose parents/carers wish them to attend school should be registered for education during the week Monday 12 January 2026 until Friday 16 January 2026.
Every pupil in the school was gifted a selection box from Bilal Ahmed of “SHOPSMART” Ochiltree. The generosity and support of this local business to our school is truly appreciated!
Just a wee reminder of our school diary for the remainder of this final festive week of term:
Tuesday 16th December
P1-4 Christmas Party – after lunch. Children can come to school dressed in their party wear or can change into their party clothes after lunch (pupils can be assisted by staff if required). Lunches will be at the usual times.
P5-7 – Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone – movie showing. PG film, if parents do not wish their child to see this film, please contact the school office.
Wednesday 17th December
Whole school outing to the Galleon Centre to see ‘Sleeping Beauty’ Panto– leaving school at 9:00am prompt. Buses should be back to school by no later than 1pm, but in case of delay, Soup and Sandwich lunch available to all pupils (Please amend order on ParentPay to reflect the change should a school lunch be required). A small individual snack (no nut products and no share bags please) and drink (no fizzy or canned juice) is permitted.
Thursday 18th December
P5-7 Christmas Party – after lunch. Children can come to school dressed in their party wear or can change into their party clothes after lunch. Lunches will be at the usual times.
Friday 19th December
School closes at 2:30pm – bus pupils will be collected at 2pm. Pupils will return on Monday 5th January 2026 at 8:50am.
Please feel free to contact the school should you have any queries.
