Primary 5,6 and 7 have been learning how to code micro:bits. P 5/6 have been playing rock, paper, scissors with micro:bits. P6/7 were learning how to record wind and light.

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A HUGE congratulations to our winners!!!

Liam – Karate

Hannah – pony jumping course

Emily – pony jumping course

Rebecca – gymnastics

Please note that due to Industrial Action the after school club on Thursday 24 November is cancelled. An additional date has been added on 26 January 2023.

NHS are offering two free workshops to children on the Autistic Spectrum and their families on how to cope with Christmas. One is online and one is held in person in Ayr. If you are interested, please enrol online through the link on the attached posters.

Coping with Christmas F2F

Coping with Christmas Online Event

Please complete the form below to show expression of interest. The form must be completed by Friday 19 November.

Thank you.

Ochiltree Parent Council are holding a Chocolate Tombola at the Indoor Car Boot Sale on Sunday 20th November.
We are looking for donations of chocolate to make this possible. This can be any sort of chocolate from a bar of chocolate to a box of chocolates.
Please hand in any donations to school by Wednesday 16th November. A drop off box is available at the Main Entrance.

Please ensure that there are NO NUT products donated.

Thank you.

Next week is Book Week Scotland which is a national celebration of books with the Scottish Book Trust.  During this week, we are encouraging all children to read at home – it does not matter whether it is a comic, newspaper or reading along with an audio book. Children may bring in a book they have particularly enjoyed to talk about at Assembly on Wednesday morning if they wish to do so.

Children in Primaries 2 and 3 will be able to enjoy the books and maths activities in their Read, Write Count bags.

There are free online books which link in with the ORT Reading Stages and can be accessed at home by parents and carers to share with their child. Parents and carers will need to register online.

The Free eBook library | Oxford Owl from Oxford University Press can be found at

https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/for-home/find-a-book/library-page

• BOOKZILLA

Bookzilla is a free online reading library for children. It is currently more suited for children in upper Primary and early Secondary stages. Children will be able to select books based on genre, recommendations and ratings, reading challenges and dares to help them discover new books, authors and genres.

Parents can download Bookzilla on the App store or Google Play. A QR code can also be scanned from the Bookzilla bookmark which is attached.

You can also follow the link to https://www.scottishbooktrust.com/reading-and-stories/bookzilla for more information.

CALL Scotland has a number of online resources for parents and carers to help their child if they are finding literacy difficult or have dyslexia. Some of the apps are free but others may have a cost.

Please see the attached chart for support on android devices. Go to

https://www.callscotland.org.uk/common-assets/cm-files/posters/android-apps-for-learners-with-dyslexia.pdf

android-apps-for-learners-with-dyslexia.pdf (callscotland.org.uk)

Ipad apps are also available. Please go to ipad-apps-for-learners-with-dyslexia.pdf (callscotland.org.uk)

https://www.callscotland.org.uk/common-assets/cm-files/posters/ipad-apps-for-learners-with-dyslexia.pdf

Young People National Discussion

Between the 16th & 25th November learners from across Scotland will have the opportunity to take part in live, interactive sessions as part of Our National Discussion. This is an exciting opportunity for learners to have their say and share their hopes & ideas for the future of Scottish Education. We would love to see parents and carers from across Scotland get involved in the process.

Parents and Carers National Discussion
A reminder about this event jointly hosted by Connect and NPFS will take place online today, Wed 09 Nov from 19.30-21.00.  
This event for parents/carers is part of the National Discussion on the vision for education, launched by the Scottish Government and CoSLA.
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/national-discussion-online-event-for-parentscarers-with-prof-alma-harris-tickets-457090358567 

Please see the posters attached for the above sports and how to register.

Basketball 2022 (1) Netball 2022 (1)

Children and staff thoroughly enjoyed the M&M Productions’ performance of Sleeping Beauty on 4th November.

The Parentpay app is still open for anyone who has still to make the contribution of £2 per child for the show. Should you have any difficulty in making this payment, please contact the school.

P4-7 After School Sports Club will run on Thursdays from 3 – 4 pm starting on 17^th November.

Parents/ carers should complete the online registration form.

https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/P4-7OchASC/

Congratulations to Greig, Logan G, Ruari, Lyle, Kai, Tilly, Hannah and Grace who all took part in the above event at Citadel Leisure Centre, Ayr on Sunday 6th November 2022.. They all swam their best and surprised themselves with their individual times. Everyone supported each other, what a great team spirit.

Greig, Logan, Lyle and Ruari won silver and bronze medals in the freestyle and medley relays respectively. The girls were excellent in their freestyle relay too. We are all very proud of them.

I have a new community club starting next week for P1-3 Girls football mini kickers. This will run at Catrine Games Hall. 

Active Schools are running a girls football mini kickers community club for P1-3 age stage, further details on the poster. Book vis QR code or link:

https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/GFootP1-3CatGH/

Barry Holmes

Vibrant Communities

Please click at the PDF for full details:

Girls Mini Kickers P1-3

Please see below:

Thank you for your continued support.