The children had a great time yesterday at Lego Discovery Centre and arrived safely at their hotel. After an early bed everyone had a very quiet night. They have all had a delicious breakfast this morning and are looking forward to today’s activities.

Due to technical difficulties with the app, a message was posted last night on the school blog. Please check the school blog as well as the app for further updates and photographs.

We  have all arrived safely at our lovely hotel and are already  into our PJs after a very early start this morning 🥱

We had a great time at Lego World and are looking forward to an exciting day tomorrow. Look out for our photos over the week.

Night night! 🌙

AFTER SCHOOL SPORTS CLUB P1-3 – Still Spaces Available

Vibrant Communities staff will run a free after-school sports club for pupils in P1-3.

Sessions will be held in the school from 3pm – 4 pm on Thursdays for 3 weeks, starting on Thursday 14th March 2024.

Please contact the school and request a consent form and return this to the school as soon as possible if your child would like to attend.

The next meeting of the Parent Council is being held on Wednesday 6th March, 7pm, Ochiltree Church Hall.

If you would like to attend, or have any issues you would like discussed, please drop an email to

OchiltreeParentCouncil20@gmail.com

The parent council meetings are used to discuss general issues, fundraising suggestions and upcoming events. If you can help by volunteering for events that the parent council are hosting, please also let us know by email and we will contact you nearer the time.

Please note: the email address above cannot be used to discuss issues with individual children or teachers.

Hope to see you there.

Please read over the Options offered by East Ayrshire Council for term dates in 2025 – 2026 and complete the form below to indicate your preference. All responses must be in by 1st March 2024.

TO GIVE YOUR PREFERENCE PLEASE GO TO

https://forms.office.com/e/FxQMB1mEB4

Thank you.

Vibrant Communities staff will run a free after- school sports club for pupils in P1-3 in the school from 3 – 4 p.m.  on Thursdays for 3 weeks, starting on Thursday 14th March 2024.

Places are limited so please register your interest if you would like your child to attend. Please contact the school and request a consent form and return this to the school by 6th March 2024.

Primary 4/5 have worked super hard and have earned their class reward. Pupils can bring in their own toy or game for Fun31 tomorrow, 2/2/24.

Well done.

After School Football Training resumes on Monday 15th January 2024 3-4pm. Please ensure your child has an appropriate kit with them, including shin guards. If your child has not attended before but wishes to join, please contact the school office for a consent form.

Active Schools community dodgeball will be running at Catrine Games Hall starting next week for primary 4 to 7 pupils. Details and sign up info are on the poster or via:

https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/ASDodgeCCCatrine/   Places are limited so be quick! If the survey is closed places have been filled.

Pupils had a busy week celebrating Book Week Scotland and Children in Need, as well as learning about antibullying week and taking part in STEM activities with MaidSafe.

Pupils enjoyed a variety of reading  challenges and enjoyed ‘Dropping Everything And Reading’ when the bell rang twice.

Click on the SWAY below to see some highlights from Book Week Scotland.

Book Week Scotland 2023

Primary 1/2 enjoyed reading with pupils from Primary 7.

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Please note: The book exchange will remain open and pupils are encouraged to swap a book if they wish!

Pupils and staff enjoyed a great morning down at the hub for the panto production of ‘Snow White’ by M & M productions.

Thank you to Ochiltree Hub for hosting and to the Parent Council for providing the children with ice cream and Mrs Charles for organising our yummy treat.

Look at the SWAY below to see some photos and videos of the performance.

Snow White by M&M Productions

On Thursday 2nd of November, our children visited the hub to watch a fantastic performance of ‘Snow White’ performed by M&M Productions. The Panto was thoroughly enjoyed by pupils and staff…

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Pupils enjoyed Halloween celebrations on Friday afternoon. We had a whole school parade, followed by parties in the hall and a variety of games back in classrooms. The children all looked fantastic and went to a lot of effort to celebrate. Check out some pictures on the SWAY below.

Halloween Celebrations 2023

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Children are welcome to come to school dressed up on Friday or bring in a costume to change into. Staff in school will assist any child who needs help getting changed.

Mrs McDicken our Senior Clerical, Mon/Fri has moved to a new post. We wish her every success and thank her for her contribution to the life of the school.

We welcome Mrs Caldwell to team Ochiltree on Mondays and Fridays.

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.

Thank you.

Please see PDF for further information:

Free Swimming – October holidays

The school will close today for the October Holiday. The children will start back on Tuesday 24 October.