School Update
Due to ongoing oven faults at Catrine Kitchen there will be no baked potatoes until further notice. Unfortunately there may also be slight adjustments to daily menus until kitchen equipment is sorted.
Further updates will follow.
Please contact the school office if you have any issues. Please accept our apologies for any inconvenience caused.
Thank you.
As part of a new initiative, we have created a new tab on our school website called “Ochiltree TV”. This will allow us to share videos created by classes as well as any films created as part of the Into Film programme.
We currently have links to videos showcasing:
TTT Boxing Academy
🥊 Community Open Night – Boxing for All! 🥊
Join us for our Community Open Night at our boxing club, welcoming primary school children and parents to come along, get active, and experience boxing in a fun and supportive environment.
📅 Thursday 29th January
👧 Kids Class (Primary School Age): 5:45pm
👨👩👧 Adults / Parents Class: 6:30pm
📍 3 Holmquarry Road, Kilmarnock
No experience needed – just come along, have fun, and see what our club is all about. A great way for kids to build confidence and fitness, and for parents to get involved too!
Well done to our Primary 6 and Primary 7 pupils who participated in the first heat of the Sportshall Athletics on Friday at the Robert Burns Academy. We are awaiting completion of the heats to see if we have progressed to the next round. Great effort from all!
Please click on the link below to view letter:
As part of our Primary 7 transition work with Robert Burns Academy, all Primary 7 pupils will be working on an online profile through Skills Development Scotland. This will involve pupils creating a secure online profile through their Glow email to track their achievements both in and out of school. These profiles can then be shared with staff at RBA securely.
All work will be completed in school, however should you wish your child not take part in this, please contact the school before Friday 30th January, when the first session will take place.
Please find attached a copy of the Programme of activities for the P7 Residential trip to Inverclyde, along with a sample menu for the week. Accommodations can be made with advanced notice to ensure all children attending receive a comfortable experience.
A Parent Information session will be held on Thursday 19th February at 5:00pm in the school, with Gareth Turner from Inverclyde available to answer any questions.
All deposits should be paid by Friday 16th January to payment to Inverclyde to be made.
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.
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.
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
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 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.
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!
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.
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
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.
UPDATE
Please note that due to staff shortages today’s lunch will be soup/sandwiches/fruit.
Thank you.
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.
