Coalfield Regeneration Trust Programme is hosting
Football 5ives Games – every Thursday 4pm – 5:30pm, Astro Pitch, Auchinleck
and
5ives West Play Offs(U15/14), Community Cup and Internationals Qualifiers, Friday 15th May, 7pm – 9pm Barony Campus
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Family Fun Night
Please see the poster below for details of
Ochiltree Community Hub’s
Family Fun Night
Tuesday 28th April, 5:30pm – 7:30pm
P7 RBA Family Maths Workshop
An upcoming Family Maths Workshop for all P7 pupils and parents/carers.
Please sign up via the RBA e-mail address which is on the poster.
Please include the pupil’s name, catchment school and name of parent/carer attending when they sign up.
Thank you
Ochiltree Cattle Show 2026
The whole school will be visiting Ochiltree Cattle Show on Wednesday 22nd April and for the first time giving out special class certificates for the pupils chosen best in show. This is thanks to Mr Sloan and the committee who worked with the school to develop our pupils knowledge of stock and build their understanding of the rural economy. This is a highlight of our school year and we are very much looking forward to being part of the show again.
Pupils should come to school dressed for the weather and have on appropriate footwear to walk down to the show ground.
We look forward to another very successful show.
The school is aware that there will be a Woody’s ice cream van at the show. Given that this falls outside of school catering it would be up to parents to decide if they want their child to purchase an ice cream, and pupils would be responsible for their own monies. We are aware that there are limited hand washing facilities at the show and have no clarity on allergens. All medications required will go along with pupils as usual.
If you intend to send your child with money for an ice-cream on Wednesday please could you complete and return the permission slip being sent home in school bags today. If no permission slip is received, pupils will not be permitted to purchase any items from the ice cream van.
Thank you
Active Schools Easter Commonwealth Program
Our exciting Commonwealth Games Easter Programme is now live on the East Ayrshire Leisure Website.
Please see link below which takes you to the calendar, select your venue and book on.
Barony Sports Village will be the closest for this cluster.
Please note you must contact beforehand if your child has any additional support need or requirement which needs extra care. If this is not done parents may be required to wait at the sessions to support when they turn up.
Easter Fun | East Ayrshire Leisure Trust
App link – Download the App | East Ayrshire Leisure Trust
Portal Link – Account Login – if not a member, sign up to pay as you go.
Barry Holmes, Active Schools Coordinator
barry.holmes@eastayrshireleisure.com / barry.holmes@ayrshire360.com
P6/7 Castle Building – Request for Materials
As part of our research topic, we will be building model castles in class next week.
Over the weekend, can you please gather up any recycling materials, spare cardboard boxes, string / wool, tissue paper; any materials suitable for model building.
Pupils will be working in pairs for this construction project so can share any recycling materials donated.
Thank you for your assistance.
Mrs Agnew
Sticky Fingers Easter Club
The Sticky Fingers Easter Club at the Boswell Centre, Well Road, Auchinleck will run on the Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday of both weeks of the school Easter holidays.
Registration starts at 9.45am each morning and children should be picked up by a responsible adult at 12.30pm each day.
On arrival, please park in either the front car park at the Boswell Centre or the car park at the Indoor Bowling Club across the road. Please accompany your child into the foyer of the Boswell Centre, where registration will take place and attendees will receive their name labels.
Thanks to funding from Cash for Kids, the 9CC Group and The Big Lottery Community Fund, attendees will enjoy a range of arts and crafts, lots of sports and games, outdoor learning, Clubbercise with Laura, STEM activities with Margaret from MaidSafe, biscuit decorating and inputs from Toni from Galloway and South Ayrshire Biosphere – as well as exciting visits from Gina with her Bunny Luv petting zoo and Angela with her lovely Hannahston Alpacas. We have also planned a delicious Hotdog Feast!
Please follow the link below to register your child:
https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/R7JJLX/
Looking forward to seeing everyone!
If you need any additional information please contact me on the number below.
Francine
07787564780
Easter Hamper Raffle
Ochiltree Parent Council
Easter Hamper Raffle
Tickets on sale until Wednesday 25th March – £3 each
Football – Easter Camps
Please click on the QR codes for more information and to book your place.
Tempest Photography – Inculding 50th Anniversary Photo – Resubmission of Form
Tempest photography are coming into the school Tuesday 24th March 2026 to take individual and family photographs.
As part of our 50th Anniversary celebrations, a whole school group photograph will be taken. This will be released for purchase in June (the month of our anniversary) for parents to purchase if they wish.
We have already asked that all parents complete the Microsoft Form giving consent for photographs to be taken, but with the addition of the whole school group photograph, can you please resubmit this form as below by Monday 23rd March to ensure all information can be passed to the photographers first thing on Tuesday morning?
Tempest Photography – Fill out form
Thank you for your assistance.
Spring Fling Disco – 19/03/26
Ochiltree Primary School Parent Council
is hosting a
Spring Fling Disco
Details as below.
Donations for the Easter Hamper Fundraiser can be brought along on the evening.
Thank you
ARCHAEOLOGY SCOTLAND – PHOTOGRAPHIC CONSENT REQUIRED
All pupils will be taking part in Workshops being run by Archaeology Scotland on the following dates:
- Wednesday 18th,
- Thursday 19th,
- Friday 20th and,
- Monday 23rd March 2026.
The ‘Local Visits’ consent form completed by all parents / carers at the beginning of this academic year will be used for these activities, so no additional consent form is required.
Please ensure that your child has suitable waterproof clothing and footwear for these activities.
It is intended that pupils dig test pits on Thursday 19th March; old clothing is advised as pupils are likely to get muddy / dirty.
Please complete the attached photographic, film and audio consent form from Archaeology Scotland and return it to the school office as soon as possible, as workshops begin on Wednesday. Thank you to everyone who has returned these already.
Thank you
Easter Hamper Fundraiser
Ochiltree Cattle Show 2026 – Wednesday 22nd April 2026
This year, our pupils have already taken part in a competition to see who’s art work will be selected to be published as the front cover of the show day schedule. We await the announcement of the winning design.
Our pupils will also be visiting the show on the day, weather permitting, to see some animal judging and to view their craft handiwork on display in the bowling club. Further details will follow.
The Ochiltree Cattle Show Baking and Handicrafts Committee would like to invite parents and children to have a go and enter their creations to the show. Further details on the section catagories and how to enter are on the form attached.
Church Lunches Reminder and Thanks
Please note that last week was the last Church Lunch of the winter season.
Lunches will start back up again in the autumn.
On behalf of the parents who sent their children to Church Lunches, the school would like to thank Ochiltree Parish Church for hosting our pupils each week and for their kind donation of Easter eggs.
Thank you
MaidSafe Easter STEM Workshops
Reserve your spaces for
MaidSafe Foundation Ltd
STEM Easter Workshops 2026
See flyer for details:
Spring Fling Disco – 19/03/2026
Ochiltree Primary School Parent Council
are hosting
Church Lunches
Please note that Thursday 5th March 2026 will be the last Church Lunch of the winter season.
Lunches will start back up again in the autumn.
Thank you to Ochiltree Parish Church for hosting some of our pupils each Thursday.
P1/ 2 Change of PE Day This Week
As a change to the usual PE schedule, please note that Primary 1/2 pupils will be taking part in PE on Tuesday 24th February instead of Thursday this week.
Please ensure that your child has their PE kit with them tomorrow.
Apologies for the short notice.
P1/2 Parents / Carers Meetings Time Allocation
Parents / carers who have returned their time-slot preference letters have been allocated a date and time for their meetings. We have tried to accomodate requests as best as possible.
Please look out for time-slot confirmation slips being sent home in school bags this afternoon.
If you have not already done so, and would like to meet with Miss Smith regarding your child’s progress, please return the tear-off slip to the letter issued Friday 20th February as soon as possible, or call into the school office.
Please note that a strict timeable is being operated on the days/evenings of the meetings, and time-slots will last no longer than 10 minutes duration.
Thank you
