Please note that Parents’ afternoon/evening will be held on Thursday 23rd March 2023.
There will be 2 sessions:
3.10 – 5.00pm
6.00 – 8.00pm
Further details will follow next week.
Children’s Mental Health Week – Mon 6th – Fri 10th February
Let’s Connect is about making meaningful connections. Human beings thrive in communities, and this connection is vital for our wellbeing. When we have healthy connections – to family, friends and others – this can support our mental health and our sense of wellbeing. And when our need for rewarding social connections is not met, we can sometimes feel isolated and lonely – which can have a negative impact on our mental health.
As parents and carers, you play an important role in your child’s mental health. Click the link below to find a range of free resources that you can access:
Families – Children’s Mental Health Week (childrensmentalhealthweek.org.uk)
P4 Musicianship Sessions
Primary 4 pupils will be starting music sessions with Mrs Hill after the February break. The sessions will focus on rhythm skills to help prepare pupils for learning a string instrument when they move into Primary 5.
Story telling week
P6/7 read an extract about the Legend of Robin Hood and then had to write a few paragraphs describing what happened to Guy of Guisborne after he chased Robin into the forest ……
**example on our sidebar
Maps of Ochiltree
This week Primary 6/7 have been busy studying 3 maps of Ochiltree from the past until present day. They were finding where they lived aswell as important local landmarks.
They looked at the legend, grid lines and contour lines.
Emma enjoyed figuring out where the River Lugar went.
Learning for Sustainability Day
Please have a look at some of our photos from our Learning for Sustainability Day.
A huge thanks to Education Officers Faith, Malcolm and Ryan from Galloway and Southern Ayrshire Biosphere for organising and running our Learning for Sustainability Day.
Our 7th Green Flag Award
Our Eco-committee is delighted to have been awarded a 7th Green Flag! Well done to everyone in school for all their hard work. Also a huge thanks to everyone in the community who has supported us in our journey.
Primary 6/7 Update
P6/7 were looking at different still life paintings by artists. They then drew their own Scottish themed drawings with a cubioid, cylinder and soft piece of material with folds in it. It was a challenging task but they all did a superb job – don’t you agree?
Parent Council Meeting
The next meeting of the Ochiltree Primary School Parent Council will take place in person on Wednesday 1st February at 7pm in the Ochiltree Hub.
If you are unable to attend in person and would like to attend online, please email the Parent Council at ochiltreeparentcouncil20@gmail.com
Scots activities & more from P4
We have been enjoying gymnastics in P.E, so far we have been working on our rolls and jumps. We can’t wait to get all the equipment out!
We have been learning about the Loch Ness Monster as part of our new topic. Do you think she is real? We can’t decide! We created these pictures of “Lady McNessie”, inspired by Scottish artist Steven Brown.
P5/6 and P6/7 Explore Ochiltree
Primary 5/6 and Primary 6/7 have began to explore Ochiltree as part of our new topic. Last week, we created a mind map and discussed what we already know about Ochiltree. Today we all went out a walk to explore key features of our local village including houses, businesses and monuments. We noted some interesting facts and will use this information to stimulate further discussion about our village. Many thanks to our parent helpers who came along!
Catrine Games Hall Football
Please click on the link below for full details:
P1-3 After School Sports Club
If you would like your child to attend the P1-3 After school sports club please complete the attached survey form as soon as possible. Places are limited to 24 and if the survey is closed there are no more spaces.
Please note that the sessions are run in Ochiltree Hub and the dates of the sessions.
Please click on the link below for full details:
Transport Link
Please click on the link below to apply for school transport. If your child is currently in Primary 7 and requires transport for S1 in August 2023, please complete.
Thank you.
P1/2 PE Days
P1/2 PE days are Tuesday and Thursday.
P7-S1 Transfer Information
URGENT
Dear Parent/Carer
As you are no doubt aware, your child is due to transfer from primary to secondary education at the beginning of the new school session (August 2023).
Secondary school hand books are available at: https://eastayrshi.re/SchoolHandbooks
Please complete the online P7 transfer application at http://eastayrshi.re/p7transfer no later than Wednesday 25 January 2023.
Thank you.
Wider Achievement
Happy New Year
Welcome back and a happy new year!
Mrs Bell and I, would like to thank all of Primary 4 and their parents & carers for our generous Christmas gifts. We hope everyone had a lovely break.
The children have been hard at work this week and have settled back into routines (there may have been some tired faces come Friday!).
Our Scots poem is “A Dug, A Dug” by Bill Keys and pupils have taken these home today to start learning.
Have a lovely weekend!
P5/6 Blowing Bubbles
This morning we had a go at blowing bubbles within bubbles! We snipped pipettes and used these as our bubble blowers. We then dipped these in the solution to blow bubbles within bubbles. We tried to beat the P6/7 score of 3. After a few attempts one of us managed to get 4. It was such tricky task trying to carefully add a second bubble without popping the first! We all had a great time – have a look!
A Bubble inside a Bubble inside a Bubble
P6/7 were 
having fun with science creating a Bubble within a Bubble within a Bubble ……
Our record was 3!
P6/7 tips for blowing bubbles -blow gently, don’t make bubbles too big, when you are on your second bubble, push the pipette in from the top, not the side.
Many thanks to Lynn Morrison for the experiment instructions and resources.
