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Dinnae Forget Your Caddy!
Dinnae forget your Caddy!
Help us fight Climate Change and be in with the chance of winning a £50 East Ayrshire gift card.
A whopping 69% of food waste in East Ayrshire is not being recycled.
To encourage more people to recycle their food waste, the Sustainability & Climate Change Team has launched a new recycling at home campaign – Dinnae forget your Caddy!
The campaign was successfully rolled out last year in schools and Early Childhood Centres across East Ayrshire but now the team need your help to raise Community Caddy Counts.
Support the campaign by naming your caddy (Caddy McCaddyface is absolutely acceptable) and register the name online
Write the name in permanent marker on your caddy, then all you have to do is present your caddy each week to be entered into the ‘Favourite Caddy of the Month’ draw.
The monthly draw will run from November through to May, and the recycling crews will select one ‘named’ caddy at random to win a £50 East Ayrshire gift card.
You could also encourage your neighbours, family and friends to take part in the campaign and make it a bit competitive. Let us know if you encourage anyone to start recycling.
Just Jeans – Closing Down Sale
**Please note that Just Jeans, at Unit 23 Highhouse Industrial Estate Auchinleck, is having a 50% discount on all school wear starting on 5th November. Just Jeans is one of our suppliers of school uniform so if you wish to stock up in advance this is a good chance to get a bargain!
Primary 6/7 Artwork
Primary 6/7 have been looking carefully at pumpkins. We drew and shaded one and then made one from material – life skills of sewing started!!
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Christmas Lunch
Christmas Lunch – Friday 13th December
The menu for the school’s Christmas Lunch has now been uploaded onto ParentPay. Please order your child’s Christmas Lunch as soon as possible to help the catering staff make preparations. If you have any issues ordering a lunch, please contact the school office.
Thank you.
Robert Burns Transition Information 2025 Dates
All Primary 7 pupils transferring to Robert Burns Academy in August 2025 will attend two transition days in June 2025. Dates for your diary are the 10th and 11th June 2025. Any pupil taking part in this session’s Enhanced Transition programme will be issued a calendar of dates in a separate letter.
Staff from the Academy have already visited the P7s and will be making further visits to meet the children throughout the session.
Parents of all P7 pupils will be invited to attend an Information Evening on the 26th May 2025. Further information will follow.
Harvest Hoe-Down Food Bank Donations
Thank you very much to everyone who kindly donated food items at our Harvest Hoe-Down. The donations have been given to local churches’ Food Banks for distribution to families in need.
School Fundraising
To raise funds for the school there will be a variety of old library books available to purchase for a small donation that can be paid through ParentPay.
Thank you for your continued support.
Parent Council – Update
Please note that tonight’s Parent Council meeting held in the MaidSafe Foundation Centre is now starting at 7.00 p.m.
Thank you.
Shoot to Saturn
Help us on our mission to Shoot to Saturn by collecting Bonus S-miles for us! If you have walked to school with your child log your journey by scanning the QR code on the banner at the front of the school.
If you have made any active travel journeys during evenings, weekends or holidays click on the link below to register your Bons S-miles!
Please see attached PDF:
Shoot to Saturn – Primary Supporter QR Code (1)
Ayrshire Gymnastics Academy
Vibrant Communities Questionnaire
Vibrant Communities are looking for your thoughts on the services they provide. In Ochiltree Primary, Vibrant Communities staff have helped to organise the funding and running of our after- school sports clubs, as well as organising visits and taster sessions from different sports clubs for all pupils.
They would be grateful if you could complete the questionnaire at the following link or via the QR code shown.
Parents’ Day/Evening Appointments
If you have not received a parents’ day/evening appointment and still require one, please contact the school office on 01290 700351.
Thank you.
Xmas Orders
On behalf of Ochiltree Parent Council
REMINDER – all pictures need to be included with the order form for the Christmas card orders and left at Maidsafe Foundation. However, order forms can be handed to the Parent Council at 7.00 p.m. tonight at the Harvest Hoe Down disco.
Parent Council Meeting
We are looking forward to our next Parent Council meeting being held on Tuesday 8th October commencing at 7:30pm in the MaidSafe Foundation STEM Centre.
Please see attached agenda for the night:
OPS PC Meeting Agenda 04102024
Thank you.
Ochiltree Parent Council
Vibrant Communities – Update
October Play Times from Vibrant Communities. Please see attached PDF for full details:
Celebrating Macmillan Coffee Morning
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Primary 6/7 VIP visitor!
Please take a look at Primary 6/7’s VIP visitor today!
Parents’ Day/Night Appointment Times
A slip with your allocated Parents’ Day/Night appointment is in your child’s bag. Please contact the school with any issues.
Thank you.
Mustard Alert!
As you are aware Ochiltree is a nut free school . We have just been notified that mustard is also potentially a risk. Please could you avoid these products coming into school at present. Our catering teams have all been made aware.
Thank you.
