Yesterday, our Keep It Clean Crew joined the Greener Communities to participate in a litter pick around Ochiltree.
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Chess Winners
Over the last few weeks, Miss Murray has been hosting a lunchtime Chess Club for Primary 4-7 and to finish the block, they held a chess tournament.
Well done to our winners, Dan and Erik!
Boswell Children’s Festival at Dumfries House
Tempest – Update
Dear Parents,
Have you ordered your school photos yet? A polite reminder that the closing date for free delivery back to school is Tuesday 21st April 2026. Order through the Tempest website using your unique link that was emailed to you, or if you have received paper order forms visit www.tempest-orders.co.uk
If you need any assistance in ordering your photos, feel free to contact Tempest on 01736 751555 (option 5).
Many thanks,
Tempest Photography
Achievement Assembly 27.3.26
Well done to all our pupil who received an award or shared an achievement at today’s achievement assembly. Please see the app for the Sway for all our achievements. Next achievement assembly will be on Friday 8th May 2026.
Active Schools
Please click on the link to view all activities:
Tempest Photography
Tempest were in school today to take individual and family photographs. These will be sent home with your child today for your to order.
Please note Tempest will be back in school on Tuesday 26th May to take Primary 1 + Primary 7 class photographs.
A special “whole school” 50th anniversary photograph was taken today and will be available to purchase during our 50th anniversary celerations.
If you wish any further information, please do not hesitate to contact the school.
Thank you.
Active Schools Easter Programme
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
East Ayrshire Sumdog Competition
East Ayrshire’s Maths Contest is now live on Sumdog. The contest will run from Monday 23rd March until Friday 27th March at 12:00pm.
The contest will automatically appear on your child’s dashboard when they log in. They will see their progress as they answer questions – when they get to 70, 175, 350 and 525 correct answers they get rewards. Click ‘start‘ and select a game from the games page. The questions answered in the games will count towards the contest.
Answering questions in a contest
Students can answer questions at any time during the period of the contest, including outside of schools hours. As they answer the questions they’ll be able to see the number of questions they’ve gotten correct out of the number of questions they’ve answered in total.
Every child can answer up to 700 questions. When this number is reached, their answers will stop counting towards the leaderboard but they can continue answering math questions!
Students participating in a Contest can earn a range of prizes.
There are several types of prizes that students and classes can earn.
Coins and special items for the house will appear automatically in the recipient’s inventory.
Certificates can be awarded to the First Place Class, Daily Winning Class and Top 10 Students.
We are encouraging all pupils to take part in this contest. Good Luck!
Achievement Assembly 27.3.26
We look forward to hosting our next achievement assembly on Friday 27th March.
If your child has celebrated any achievements out-with school e.g. earned a swimming badge, learned to ride their bike, gained badges at a hobby etc., then they are able to bring in such items to share at this special assembly. Alternatively, if you would like us to share any photographs or videos of your child’s achievements, please email these to eaochiltree.ps@eastayrshire.org.uk by 3pm on Thursday 26th March.
We look forward to celebrating the success of our pupils!
Cumnock Arts Makes People Smile
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Benedetti Workshop
Yesterday we had the pleasure of being joined by Callum Huggan from the Benedetti Foundation, who led Primary 3 -7 in a percussion workshop. This was an excellent opportunity for our pupils and we would like to say a massive thank you to Callum for this.
A video of our workshop is available to watch on our Ochiltree TV tab on our school website. Click here to access our Ochiltree TV tab.
Parents’ Day/Evening 26.3.2026
Ochiltree Primary School’s Parents’ Day/Evening will be held on Thursday 26th March 2026. Please complete the form below to request an allocated time slot.
Parents’ Day/Evening Thursday 26th March 2026 – Fill in form
**Please note that Mrs Anderson from Robert Burns Academy will be available from 3.00 p.m. – 5.00 p.m. to answer any questions you may have regarding your child’s transition to secondary school.
**Additional note – This Parents Evening is only for pupils for P3-7 as Primary 1/2 have already had their appointment with Miss Smith. Thank you.
Easter Holiday – Early Closure
Please note that the school will close at 2.30 p.m. on Thursday 2 April for the Easter Holidays. Children who travel on school bus transport will be collected at 2.00 p.m.
If you wish any further information, please do not hesitate to contact the school.
Sumdog
We have purchased Sumdog, and our school will be using it to help your child with their learning.
What is Sumdog?
Sumdog is an online learning tool which provides personalised maths practice that children love. It adapts questions to each child, using engaging games to build their confidence, and it’s been shown to accelerate progress.
The work is ready – your child just needs to log in
Your child’s teacher may set focused work on topics they’ve learned, which will pop up when they log in. If the teacher hasn’t set any work – no problem! Sumdog automatically chooses the topic for your child, based on an initial diagnostic test which has been completed in school. We ask that children are not provided answers to this, as it automatically adjusts questions based on their answers.
How Sumdog will be used to aid learning and teaching at Ochiltree Primary
At Ochiltree Primary, Sumdog will be used as an assessment tool to inform next steps. It will be used to set specific tasks to be used in small groups based on the learning taking place. Homework will also be provided using set tasks to reinforce the learning taking place in school. Particiaption in authority wide competitions will also be encouraged.
Get started now
Sumdog can be accessed on a computer, mobile or tablet. Go to learn.sumdog.com or download the free Sumdog app which is available on Apple, Android or Amazon. You can also help your child log in by scanning their QR code which will be sent home with them today, along with their individual log in details.
Achievement Assembly
As part of this week’s P5-7 assembly PC Shirkie was able to deliver a talk about internet safety and the risks of adults posing as children on some of the favourite platforms.
With some children having 100s of friends, PC Shirkie reminded pupils that they should only be adding people they actually know as a way to keep themselves safe and not to give out any identifying information .
I know the school, parents and the police all work had to keep our children safe as they try and navigate the digital world . A link to CEOP is on our website which provides more information and support if you have any concerns.
Please see the app for our Sway to this week’s achievement assembly.
Ochiltree Parent Council
REMINDER – World Book Day
World Book Day 2026
We will be celebrating World Book Day 2026 on Thursday 5th March.
Pupils may come to school dressed as their favourite book character if they wish, or bring an accessory. We encourage pupils, where possible, to get creative – there is no need to buy a new costume for this occasion. Children can also bring their favourite book to school to share.
Costume Swap – If your child has any costumes they have outgrown and wish to donate, they can do so prior to World Book Day.
Breakfast Book Day – On the morning of Thursday 5th March, pupils are invited to a special breakfast book club. Toast and juice will be served from 8:30am with stories being shared.
Thank you
Break Time Book Club
To help promote reading for enjoyment across the school, Mrs Meek and the Rocket Readers leadership group have been running a Break Time Book Club. All pupils are welcome on a Wednesday at playtime.
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Achievement Assembly
Whole School Achievement Assembly
We look forward to hosting our next achievement assembly on Friday 6th March.
If your child has celebrated any achievements out-with school e.g. earned a swimming badge, learned to ride their bike, gained badges at a hobby etc., then they are able to bring in such items to share at this special assembly.
We look forward to celebrating the success of our pupils!
