Tempest Photography will be in school on Friday 21st April to take individual/class + Primary 1 and Primary 7 class photographs. Please complete the form below.
Thank you.
Parent Council – Easter Raffle
Please note entries for the Parent Council Easter Raffle will be open until Friday 24th March 2023.
Mining in Ochiltree with Davie Reid and Brian McGhie
P5/6 and P6/7 were delighted to welcome Davie Reid and Brian McGhie into the class to talk about their experiences of being miners in Ochiltree. Davie and Brian brought lots of memorabilia which they were kind enough to let us try on and explore. They shared stories of what life was like working in the Killoch and Barony pits and what life was like in Ochiltree during the Miner’s Strike. Pupils loved listening to this fantastic piece of their history and enjoyed asking lots of questions! A huge thanks to Davie and Brian for taking the time to share their stories with pupils.
Kelpies Project
Primary 4 have created super 3D models of the Kelpies with the help of Margaret Donald from the Maid Safe Foundation. Take a look at our SWAY to find out more.
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Miners’ pieces!
Primary 5/6/7 had a culinary experience on Monday trying out a “piece”!
They tried plain bread, jam and cheese or bread, marmalade and cheese.
Look at the comments and our preferences below:
Comments:
Ewan L – amazing taste
Ewan T – surprised how good it was
Harris – really good, going to have it for lunch
Harry – quite nice
Phoebe – really good taste and I liked the bread
Grace – really surprised I actually liked it!
Hannah – different and refreshing
Lottie – nice combination
Leah – made cheese really sweet
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Miners’ pieces |
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Jam/cheese |
24 |
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Marmalade/cheese |
2 |
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11 |
Parent Council – Easter Raffle
Easter Raffle donations
We are so grateful for all donations that have been handed in so far. Could we please ask if you are still wanting to hand anything in for our Easter raffle it could be in for Friday 10th March. This will give the Parent Council helpers time to make up the prizes.
Thank you
Mission to the Moon
Please click on the link below for full details:
Kilmarnock Town Centre Easter Egg Hunt
All children are invited to take part in the Easter Egg Hunt in Kilmarnock Town Centre.
Please see the attached poster for details and the entry form.
Football Match – Friendly Shortlees P.S
Due to transport timings, the kick-off for today’s friendly football match against Shortlees P.S. will be delayed. As a result the match is not anticipated to finish until arounjd 4.15/4.30 p.m.
If you plan to collect your child at the normal finishing time of 4.00 p.m. or no longer wish your child to take part in this event, please contact the school.
Thank you.
Mining with Mr Renton
As part of our Ochiltree topic, P5/6 and P6/7 have been learning about mining in the local area. We have been looking closely at the Barony and Killoch pits and learning about what life was like as a miner. We are incredibly lucky to have our very own Mr Renton as a primary source who spent a few years working in the Barony. Mr Renton took to the hot seat to share his experiences of life down the pit with the pupils. Thanks again Mr Renton – we especially loved all of your gruesome tales!
World Book Day 2023
We all enjoyed celebrating World Book Day 2023 together in the assembly hall! We dressed up and found a cosy spot to share some of our favourite stories all together with different classes. Lots of fun had by all!
Red Nose Day – Friday 17 March
Ochiltree P.S. will be celebrating Red Nose Day on 17 March 2023 with a “dress down day”. Red Nose Day 2023 is on Friday 17 March. This year, the event focuses on raising money and awareness around the cost of living crisis, as millions of people in the UK and across the world need support now more than ever. Donations can be paid through ParentPay. All raised funds will go to Comic Relief.
Thank you for your continued support.
Ochiltree P.S. – Mock Wedding
P5,6,7 Football Training – Monday 6th March 2023
Please note that on Monday 6th March 2023 the players will be involved in a friendly football match with Shortlees P.S. The game will take place at Ochiltree Primary School during normal training time. Pupils should attend training as normal.
P2/3 Change of PE Days
Please note that as of Friday 3rd March 2023 the PE days for P2/3 are Tuesday and Friday each week.
Industrial Action – REMINDER
REMINDER
INDUSTRIAL ACTION
28 February 2023 & 1 March 2023
If your child(ren) requires a packed lunch, this can be collected from the office between 10.00 a.m. – 1.00 p.m.
Wedding Fever
A few photographs from this afternoon’s ‘Mock Wedding’, more to follow.
Have a great weekend!
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YIPWORD – Pedal-up Programme
YIPWORLD staff will run a 6 week programme on cycle maintenance and cycle skills in the school from March to May 2023. The training will take part during the school day across a number of weeks.
Places on the course are very limited and are now open to any interested P6 pupils. They must have their own bicycles and cycle helmet. Places will be given out on on a first-come, first -served basis.
If you would like your child to take part, please contact the school in writing by 3 p.m. on Monday 27 February.
*Further information will be sent out to those who are successful.
World Book Day – Thursday 2nd March 2023
To celebrate World Book Day children can bring in their favourite book to read to other children. If you have any children’s story books at home which you would like to donate to the school we will also be running a book swap shop on the day. Please do not feel obliged to buy any books or costumes for the day. The children are expected to come to school in their normal uniform as we do not wish to put additional financial pressure on parents. However, if your child already has a favourite book character costume and wishes to come dressed up then they may do so.
World Book Tokens were issued last week, please check your child’s schoolbag.
School lunches have a special menu that day, please see the attached poster.
P2/3 and P5/6 Time Connectives Fun
We have been learning lots about time connectives over the last few weeks to help us with our instruction writing. We have played fun games in class, used them in our writing and finally made our own board games to help us practise time connectives at home. Before we take our games home though, we thought we would practise playing them with P5/6. We all had great fun hearing some of the amazing sentences using time connectives that we came up with!
