Please click on the link below for full details:

Cat Footy CC

If you would like your child to attend the P1-3 After school sports club please complete the attached survey form as soon as possible. Places are limited to 24 and if the survey is closed there are no more spaces.

Please note that the sessions are run in Ochiltree Hub and the dates of the sessions.

Please click on the link below for full details:

Ochiltree P1-3

Please click on the link below to apply for school transport. If your child is currently in Primary 7 and requires transport for S1 in August 2023, please complete.

https://www.east-ayrshire.gov.uk/EducationAndLearning/TravellingToSchool/Schooltransport/Schooltransport.aspx

Thank you.

P1/2 PE days are Tuesday and Thursday.

URGENT

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 2023).

Secondary school hand books are available at: https://eastayrshi.re/SchoolHandbooks

Please complete the online P7 transfer application at http://eastayrshi.re/p7transfer no later than Wednesday 25 January 2023.

Thank you.

P6/7 were  having fun with science creating a Bubble within a Bubble within a Bubble ……
Our  record was 3!
P6/7 tips  for blowing bubbles -blow gently, don’t make bubbles too big, when you are on your second bubble, push the pipette in from the top, not the side.

Many thanks to Lynn Morrison for the experiment instructions and resources.

Primary 1/2 are learning a Scottish poem and song to perform ( in school ) on Burns Day. The words/lyrics have been added to their reading folders yesterday. Please practice these with your child over the next couple of weeks.

Please note that we will not be singing all of the verses to the song, but all have been included on the lyric sheet for now until we decide which ones the pupils will perform.

The poem is, ‘Swallie’ by J. K. Annand.
The song is, ‘The Wee Kirkcudbright Centipede’ by Matt McGinn.

Many thanks to Fiona Scott who spoke recently to the P 5/6 and P6/7 pupils about medical imaging. The children enjoyed learning about the different types of medical imaging there is. Highlights included guessing the body part from the images and trying on protective clothing.
Our World of Work programme will continue in the new year.

A magical day at Ochiltree Primay School ……………..

Sway (office.com)

Please see the letter below.

RBA Transition Letter Dec 22

P1 Registration will take place from Monday 9 January 2023 until Friday 13 January 2023.  Registration is to be completed online and submitted no later than Friday 13 January 2023. Parents should register at: – https://www.east-ayrshire.gov.uk/schooladmissions

Please note that you will require your child’s birth certificate and two proofs of addresses e.g driving
licence or utility bill.

Placing Requests should be completed online and the closing date for these is 31 January 2023.

Please note on Friday 23rd December the following menu will be: vegetable soup, cheese, egg or gammon sandwiches.
The menu will be updated on Parentpay for that day.

The Parent Council meeting will take place zoom tonight at 7.30pm. If you wish to join the meeting please contact the Parent Council at the following email address:

​​​​​​​ochiltreeparentcouncil20@gmail.com

As you already know our Nativity will be held on Friday 16th December. We had originally arranged to have teas and coffees in the Ochiltree Hub after the Nativity. However, due to the huge response we have had to rethink our plans for the morning.
PLEASE NOTE OUR CHANGES BELOW:

• Teas and coffee will now be offered in the school before the Nativity from 9.30 – 10.30AM. PLEASE ENTER BY THE MAIN SCHOOL ENTRANCE. We cannot offer refreshments after the Nativity as we are having our Christmas lunch in the school hall from 12.15pm.
• A suggested donation of £2 can made at the school for charity.
• The Sanquhar and District Silver Band will play outside the church from 10.30 – 11.00am.
• Church doors will open at 10.30am. We would ask everyone to be seated by 10.50am. Please do not sit on the reserved pews.
• The Nativity will begin at 11.00am and will last approximately 30 – 40minutes.
• We would ask that parents, carers and friends to remain seated in the church until the children have returned to school.
• Please note there should be no videos or photographs of the Nativity or children taken by the audience throughout the event. This is in line with East Ayrshire Council and child protection guidance.
• The school will video the performance and take photographs of the cast which will be able to be viewed on the school blog before Christmas.

We look forward to seeing you all there.

We have a selection of Rowan, Silver Birch,Hazel and Dogwood  small saplings ready for planting. If anyone wishes any for planting at home, please call the school office by Friday 2nd December 2022. They will be given out on a first come first served basis.