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.

The Cumnock Chronicle will be in school on Monday 7th November to take the Primary 1 class photograph which will appear in the local news papers and on their website. Please contact the school if you DO NOT wish your child to be in the photograph.

Thank you.

M&M Productions visited the school today and all children and staff enjoyed a performance of “Sleeping Beauty”. Take a look …………….

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Primary 7 thanked the cast on behalf of the school.

A HUGE thank you to everyone who ordered key-rings and friendship bracelets. This was a very successful enterprise and all children and staff thoroughly enjoyed this project.

If anyone didn’t receive their ordered items or have an issue, please do not hesitate to contact the school office.

Again, thank you for your continued support!

The Ochiltree Primary School Parent Council would like to host an indoor Car Boot Sale on Sunday 20th November, Ochiltree Hub, 12-3pm.

Car Boot Tables are available now to book for £10 each, in support of the school. There are limited tables available, so please contact immediately if you would like to reserve a table.
[Please note: tables are not for business sellers, handmade goods or food products. ]

It’s a great opportunity to have a clear out as a seller or to come along and buy some preloved Christmas gifts!

The Parent Council will run a Tuck Shop and fund raiser stall! Please help support the The OPS Parent Council and book a table.. thank you!!

We are offering tables to the parents/carers first, then to the wider community.

If you would like a table, please email ochiltreeparentcouncil20@gmail.com

As decided by the children, there will be a dress down/no school uniform day for Children in Need on Friday 18th November 2022. Please note that no football strips are to be worn.

Should you wish to make a donation please do so directly to Children in Need via the attached link.

Thank you for your support.

Please return all P1/2 pupils homework folders to school tomorrow to allow this week’s homework to be issued.

Thank you.

Poppies will be on sale in school from tomorrow 2nd until Friday 11th Novemebr 2022. Pupils may bring money into school to purchase a poppy.

Thank you.

Ochiltree Monster Mash ………