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Platinum Jubilee Celebration

Please come along to share our Platinum Jubilee Celebration with us on Wednesday 1 June 11 a.m. – 12 noon. Bring a blanket or chair to sit on the grass in our field and a picnic to enjoy. Our children will entertain you with a medley of songs from the different decades from the Queen’s 70 year reign. Please feel free to join in with the singing! Each child will receive a special Jubilee biscuit and a drink in their own commemorative water bottle. We hope for a dry day but please wear your waterproofs should it be otherwise!

The children will be seated in the playground and parents will be on our grass areas. Access for parents will be via the car park on a designated walking route.

You have a chance to win a Jubilee Afternoon Hamper. Tickets will be available to buy on the day at the main entrance.

We look forward to seeing you.

Active Club Membership

EAST AYRSHIRE ∙ 24 MARCH ∙ 10-14YR ∙ FREE

Active Club is a brand new membership for 10-14 year olds giving access to a wide range of free and discounted activities. Sign up for a FREE membership – just drop into your nearest sports venue from Mon 28th March

What can I take part in?Swimming ∙ Track ∙ Racquet Sports ∙ Summer Activities ∙ Youth Golf ∙ Teenfit ∙ Squirrel Club ∙ Junior Rangers ∙ Filmmakers Camps ∙ Youth Theatre ∙ Arts & Museums Holliday Camps ∙ Party Packages

Click here to see a full list of activities

https://eastayrshireleisure.com/across-the-trust/active-club-membership/

Katie Graham

Sports Venue Officer

Barony Sports Village

tel. 01290 427291

w. eastayrshireleisure.com

Scottish Government Free Bus Travel Scheme

Free bus travel is available to all pupils aged 5 and over from 31 January 2022 and can be accessed via the National Entitlement Card.  We have been working with Customer Services as parents have a choice of applying for a new card via the school system or they can go directly to https://getyournec.scot/nec/.  If they go through the NEC website,  parents will require to validate both their identity and that of their child.

The other option is for them to apply for a National Entitlement Card  / Kidz Kard via the school.  This option assumes that both the parent’s and child’s identity has been validated and simplifies the process the parents. Please go to:

NEC Application Form 1 for pupils aged 5 to 10 years old

NEC Application Form 2 for pupils aged 11 to 15 years old

Due to the current COVID mitigations we will only accept application forms from pupils who require to undertake essential travel at this time, but we will leave the forms open on school website/app to allow parents to apply at a time that is suitable for them.  All forms will be processed when the mitigations are eased and we are able to travel freely.

Free school meals now on the menu for all P5 pupils

Free school meals are now on the menu for all P5 pupils throughout East Ayrshire, thanks to the Scottish Government’s universal free school meals initiative.

Like all children from P1 to P4, P5s will also now be offered a delicious and nutritious two-course meal. The menus, which run on a three weekly cycle, include organic, local and seasonal produce and there are meat-free days each week.

Menu choices

Each year,  our Catering Services consult with parents, children and young people and holds menu development sessions – this makes sure that the menus are tailored to the needs and requirements of our children and young people.

All main meals are served with two fresh seasonal vegetables and a piece of fruit and children can choose meals like Cajun chicken pasta, premium pork sausages with creamy mashed potato, ¼ pounder veg burger with potato wedges or macaroni. And there is always homemade soup on offer.

Food Intolerance

If your child has food intolerances, your school’s Catering Manager will be happy to speak to you about all the choices that are available.

What about P6 and 7?

We’ll have more news about Free School Meals for P6 and P7 pupils later in the year.

REMINDER

P1 Registration to attend school, for children whose 5th birthday falls between 1 March 2022 and 28 February 2023 takes place during the week Monday 10 January 2022 until Friday 14 January 2022.

To register please complete the P1 Registration form at http://eastayrshi.re/enrolAtSchool no later than Friday 14 January 2022.

If you are unable to register online then please phone your local school who will assist you to register your child.

To register your child you will require to upload a copy of your child’s birth certificate and two proofs of your residence in the catchment area in the form of a Council Tax Notice or Utility Bill. Should you require a copy of your child’s birth certificate for Registration, this can be obtained at www.certificates.scot

P7 Transfer to Secondary School

Dear Parent/Carer

As you will know, your child is due to transfer from primary to secondary education at the beginning of the new school session (August 2022).

Please complete the online P7 transfer application at http://eastayrshi.re/p7transfer no later than Wednesday 26 January 2022.

Your secondary school will already be in communication with your child via primary school to provide information and hand books are available at: www.eac.eu/secondaryschoolhandbooks.

We very much hope that visits and events may be possible later in the year to allow you and your child to visit their new school.

Festive Learning Fun

Please find below links to festive virtual classrooms. The classrooms are full of exciting activities and can be enjoyed with your child. Have Fun!!!

EAC P1 Festive Virtual Classroom:

https://www.thinglink.com/card/1527250678437642241

EAC P2/3 Festive Virtual Classroom

https://www.thinglink.com/card/1527309995924783105

EAC P4/5 Festive Virtual Classroom

https://www.thinglink.com/card/1527309986080751617

EAC P6/7 Festive Virtual Classroom

https://www.thinglink.com/card/1527309974886154241

Festive traditions (within P4-7 but also able to be viewed separately):

https://www.thinglink.com/card/1527609405204332546