If you have not already done so, can you please complete the online payment on Parentpay for the Pantomime by Thursday of this week (26th Oct).
If you are unable to make payment by this date but wish your child to attend the Pantomime, please contact the school to discuss payment options.
Please note that the school is subsidising the Pantomime by £2 per child.
If you do not wish your child to attend the school’s Pantomime, please let us know so that we can then offer your child’s place to the wider community so that the school can meet the cost of the Pantomime.
Please note that education provision will be made for those children not attending the Pantomime.
After a very successful meeting with Jenna Cairns from the Galloway and Southern Ayrshire Biosphere and Malcolm Haddow SWSEIC support officer (South West Environmental Information Centre) we have a plan to take the garden further.
Increase the biodiversity in the garden by:
Introducing more native flowers, planting bulbs, flowers, and scattering seeds (Emily Hay from CEI will be providing some of these and working with the school.
Cap group have given a donation of £100 to raise the planting beds.
Using the resources, we have we will be encouraging a host of wildlife including hedgehogs by moving the branches we had from clearing previously from the garden into a more suitable area.
Looking at introducing water areas in the garden to encourage a whole host of insect, mammals, and bird life.
Malcom has said they would lend us a trail cam to record and watch to see what wildlife comes into the garden when the children are not there.
Compost area will be made, we will be asking the community if they have any unused compost bins they will donate, or we will make our own.
Wildflowers being planted along the fence between the garden and pitch and up along the fence with the field to encourage insects and birds.
Bird houses and bird feeders will be purchased for the garden also.
We will also be installing a weather station within the garden for the children to record the weather.
If you would like your child to attend the OSAG Children’s Christmas Parties, please follow Ochiltree & Skares Action Group Facebook page for links to the relevant tickets.
Church lunches begin tomorrow, Thursday 12th October.
Pupils from P4-7 who wish to attend should hand in written permission from a parent/carer.
Pupils from P1-3 who wish to attend should be collected by an adult. Written permission with details of the adult who will collect them should be sent into the school beforehand. Please collect and return your child via the main entrance.
School staff are not responsible for your child whilst attending church lunches.
Yesterday was World Mental Health Day. You may have seen the Get Britain Talking adverts on television. The children will be learning more about the importance of good mental health and sharing their worries at Assembly on Wednesday.
As part of their homework this week, we would like to encourage your child to draw a picture and talk about it with you. All your child will need is a piece of paper, a pencil and some time with you. The document is a guide but if you would like a printed copy, please contact the school by Wednesday.
Your child can decide whether or not they wish to bring this homework back into school by Friday 13th October. If you would like to discuss anything about this homework further, please contact Mrs Lockie at the school.
Congratulations to all those who took part in this morning’s Cross Country Competition in Kilmarnock.
Everyone ran extremely well and should be proud of their achievement. Special Congratulations go to Libby Brown who placed 2nd overall in the P7 girls competition and to Jess Brown who narrowly missed out on 3rd place.
Thanks also to all those who provided transport to and from the event.
Mr MacMillan, Class Teacher, will run an after school “mini-kickers” football training club for interested children in Primary 3 and Primary 4 in November.
The club will run from 3 – 4 p.m. in the school on the following Tuesdays:
7, 14, 21 and 28 November.
If you would like your child to attend, please contact the school to register your child’s interest. Places are limited so please register by Friday 13 October.
Please note that consent forms will need to be completed before your child can take part. These will be sent home after that October holiday.
As a reward for attaining EAC Clean Green Silver Award Rangers from Dean Country Park will be working with Primary 1/2 and last year’s Eco-Committee children this Friday afternoon. They will be building dens and camp fires. Children will be provided with hot chocolate and toasted marshmallows. Please advise of any food allergies your child has.
Children should wear suitable outdoor, waterproof clothing and shoes for their activities.
Vibrant Communities will run an After School Sports Club for children in Primaries 1-3 from 3.00 p.m. – 4.00 p.m. within the school on the following Thursdays:
26 October
2 November
9 November
16 November
23 November
30 November
Should you wish your child to attend, please contact the school for further information and consent forms will be issued.
We are working behind the scenes to finalise the residential trip to London. Once we have all risk assessments completed and approval from EAC for the trip to go ahead, we will then require a NON-REFUNDABLE deposit of £80.
Some of our P1/2 Parents, Carers and Grandparents came in to read to the P1/2’s. The children thoroughly enjoyed their stories and liked hearing the stories being read to them by other adults.
Thank you to everyone who gave up their time to make the afternoon such a success. The children are looking forward to the next story telling session.
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