DATE CHANGE
*Please note that Tempest Photography has changed their date to Tuesday 24th March instead of Thursday 19th March.
Sorry for this misunderstanding.
Thank you.
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Tempest Photography Date
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.
Tempest Photography – Fill in form
Thank you.
Reading Planet – Rocket Phonics
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.
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Mrs Denise MacColl
Head Teacher
P.E. Update
Please ensure that your child comes to school with a P.E. kit, particularly a change of suitable footwear.
This term all classes are taking part in gymnastics and outdoor footwear cannot be worn on the mats/P.E. equipment.
Thank you.
P1 + P7 Dental Inspections
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.
Thank you SHOPSMART!
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!
Lunch on 19.12.2025
UPDATE
Please note that lunch on Friday 19th December will be soup and sandwiches only. Please discard menu on ParentPay.
If you wish any further information, please do not hesitate to contact the school.
Thank you.
P7 – S1 Transfer
Dear Parent/Carer
As you are no doubt aware, your child is due to transfer from primary to secondary education at the beginning of the new school session (August 2026).
Secondary school hand books are available at: https://eastayrshi.re/SchoolHandbooks
You must complete the online P7 transfer application at http://eastayrshi.re/p7transfer no later than Friday 12 December 2025 to ensure your child is allocated a place within their secondary school.
Thank you
East Ayrshire Counci
Ochiltree Parent Council
OCHILTREE PRIMARY SCHOOL PARENT COUNCIL
Lucky Number
We ran a lucky number at the Christmas Market on Saturday and have numbers left
- £3 a number
- 3 x £100 CASH prize (dependant on numbers sold, top prizes may be less)
- will be drawn after School Nativity on Friday 12th December
- all payments to be transferred into Parent Council Bank account and number will be selected at random when payments have been received.
Bank details are :
Ochiltree Primary School Parent Council
80-06-24
06001655
*please make sure and put contact number in as reference and we will use the name on the account
School Update
Minuteman Press orders have been checked and delivered to the school today. Orders will be sent home with your child(ren) at home time.
Permission forms to go to the Pantomime at the Galleon in Kilmarnock on 17 December have been issued today. Please complete and return to the school as soon as possible.
*If your child is not going to the Pantomime, please inform the school office.
Thank you.
Kids Club – Barony Sports Village
Today’s School Lunch
UPDATE
Please note that due to staff shortages today’s lunch will be soup/sandwiches/fruit.
Thank you.
Reading Scheme – Ebooks Update
Ochiltree Primary School – eBooks Update
Reading our eBooks on mobile devices requires some adjustments depending on what browser is being used.
We always advise using Chrome as the main browser to access and read resources without any issues. If there are any parents/children who are using iPads and their main browser is Safari, they must ensure that the mobile site version is enabled. For all Samsung device users – we advise downloading Chrome and use it as their main browsers, as Boost Learning is not compatible with Samsung internet browser.
If you have any further issues accessing the eBooks, please contact the school.
Thank you.
School Fund – Update
Our amazing School sponsored walk raised money for our school fund. This is money raised and utilized by the school to support the wider curriculum and resources needed in addition to our core budget from the local authority.
The parent council, along with their consultative role, raise funds for the school that are given to support specific projects and requests. The parent council have gifted monies to the school for chrome books, digital access and most recently donated £300 to reduce the cost of the pantomime.
Both these funds, in their differing ways, allow us to continue improvement for our young people and offer access to a wider range of experiences. Both the school and the parent council thank you all for your generosity in supporting either fund .
Lunch Time STEM Club – update
**Please note that the Lunch time STEM Club will take place on a Thursday from 12.45 p.m. – 1.15 p.m. and not on a Tuesday as per letter dated 24.10.2025. This may now conflict with your child’s permission to attend Church Lunches. However the school would like to confirm that the STEM Club was organised before the Church provided dates for their lunches. Please accept our apologies for any confusion caused.
Thank you.
Storytelling Event – Update
Please note that this is a CLASS ACTIVITY ONLY and not open to parents/carers to join their child(ren). However, if you have younger children at home who wish to participate, please click on the link below.
Storytelling Event – Halloween 2025
Please click on the link for further information:
Please accept our apologies for any misunderstanding.
Thank you.
Robert Burns Academy – Update
FAO: P7 Parents/Carers attending The Robert Burns Academy Home Economics Taster Event – 22nd October 2025.
Many thanks for signing up to attend the Home Economics Taster Event in school tomorrow. If you are travelling by car, parking is strictly in the car park at Ayr Road, where you will then walk across the bridge to enter the school via Main Reception. We kindly ask that you do not try to gain access to park at the front of the school or in the staff car park as this will not be permitted. There will be staff and pupils stationed at Reception to direct you to the department.
We look forward to seeing you tomorrow and hope you all enjoy the event!
Sponsored Walk – Update
The grand total raised from our Sponsored Walk was £2202.50!!!!
A HUGE thank you to everyone who took part and helped make this happen!
Storytelling Event
Storytelling Event – Halloween 2025
Please click on the link for further information:
Sleeping Beauty – Galleon, Kilmarnock
The whole school will be visiting the Galleon in Kilmarnock on Wednesday 17th December to see the 10.00 a.m. performance of “Sleeping Beauty”. Due to the continued support of Ochiltree Parent Council, who is subsidising the cost of the buses, the amount per child to pay is £14.00. Payment can be made through ParentPay and should be paid by Friday 12 December.
The school would like to thank the Parent Council for their continued support.
