Today is Earth Day. At Assembly last week, we found out about the reasons behind  Earth Day  and what we can do to protect our planet.🌍

The children came up with a wide variety of ideas to protect the Earth, including:

Switching off lights  and  electrical items when they are not needed

Recycling ♻️

Using  Food Waste caddies

Eating a vegetarian  meal today

Doing a litter pick

Turning off the tap while we brush our teeth💧

We hope that  you find  these helpful if you are joining in with Earth Day at home.

The children have been invited to attend the Ochiltree Cattle Show on 24th April.
Weather permitting, we hope to attend to see the Show and the Crafts Competition.

All of the children have entered a piece of their artwork for judging and their work can be seen in the Bowling Club later in the day.

If you are willing to assist with walking the children to and from the Cattle Show, please contact the school.

We are looking forward to our visit from famous children’s author, Vivian French, on Monday 22nd April. Younger pupils will be working with Vivuan and an illustrator in preparation for the Boswell Book Festival which takes place on the 11th and 12th of May.

Our P6 pupils have been invited to take part in Bozzy’s Schools’ Day on Friday 10th May at Dumfries House.

Please look out for further details.

We are now at Logan so please be at the school by  10.45 p.m. Thank you

We have left Gretna and are on the final leg of our journey  home. After  a short stop in Logan, we should be back in Ochiltree around 11 p.m.

If there are any delays  a further update will be posted.

Our bus driver has asked that you leave both sides of  the road  at  the school clear for him . Should you wish to  park in the school car park tonight, please do so.

Whilst we are sure that you will be keen to have your child back home, please speak with a member of staff before leaving with your child and their bags. We don’t want to lose anyone now!😃 Thank you.

A huge thank you also to all the children  for making the visit so wonderful and   to  the dedicated staff who made this visit possible. Go Team Ochiltree!

We have been to a well-known burger restuarant for tea.  We are currently about to enter the Lake District and will have a short stop at Gretna..

If the traffic continues to be kind, we may be home slightly earlier than expected. An update will be posted  around 9.30 p.m.

We had a great time at Harry Potter. Sadly we have had to leave our broomsticks and magic potions behind and are now on our way home on our Hogwart’s bus ( which departed on schedule).

See you later tonight!

Good morning! We had a great day yesterday and  a quiet night.  We are looking forward to breakfast and being Wizards today.

Please check on this blog for information about our expected arrival time home. It is currently anticipated to be around 11.45 p.m.  Any changes will be posted here so please check  later this evening.

Thank you.

We had a great time at Shrek the Adventure this morning and were very impressed when we visited the Houses of Parliament this afternoon.

We are looking forward to our tour this evening and  some chill time at the hotel.

Tempest the School Photographer will be in school on Monday 22nd April 2024. He will take a class photo of P1 and P7 as well as individual and family photographs. We have been reassured by Tempest Photography that all class photographs will be fully inclusive in line with their policy. Should you wish your child to have a school photograph taken, please use the link to respond by 9am on Monday 22nd April 2024. A proof photograph and details of costs will be sent home on Monday.

https://forms.office.com/e/RszGPPtF4Q

Everyone had a great day yesterday and enjoyed Wicked. After a quiet night to catch up on our beauty sleep, we are looking forward to a busy day ahead. Look out for some more photos later on..

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.