Please click on the link below to view letter:
P7 Transition Profiles
As part of our Primary 7 transition work with Robert Burns Academy, all Primary 7 pupils will be working on an online profile through Skills Development Scotland. This will involve pupils creating a secure online profile through their Glow email to track their achievements both in and out of school. These profiles can then be shared with staff at RBA securely.
All work will be completed in school, however should you wish your child not take part in this, please contact the school before Friday 30th January, when the first session will take place.
P7 Robert Burns Academy Transition – Home Economics Cooking Event
Dear Parents / Carers,
Due to the success of the Home Economics Taster Session held in The Robert Burns Academy in October, the department will be running another event on Tuesday 10th March where P7 pupils will get the chance to cook alongside one of their parents/carers.
Please find an information flyer below with all the details included.
There are two sessions available and places will be allocated on a first come first served basis – due to Health & Safety restrictions there are only 30 places available at each session.
Parents/carers can sign up by e-mailing the school mailbox, eaRobertBurns.Ac@eastayrshire.org.uk, and office staff will reply issuing a ticket which must be brought along on the day (screenshot of ticket is fine if unable to print) to gain access to the event.
Thank you
LOST PROPERTY
If a parent notices they have lost an item at the school gates this afternoon, please call the school office for more information.
Thank you
PHONE LINES
Dear Parents / Carers,
Please note that the school phone lines have now been restored.
Thank you
Burns Day Lunch – Additional Menu
Dear Parents / Carers,
To celebrate Burns Day, on Friday 23rd January 2026 the catering team are laying on an additional Burns Day menu, as below.
The usual week 3 Friday menu is available, but if you wish your child to have the alternative Burns Day selection, please place your order via ParentPay.
Thank you
Phone Line Fault
We have discovered that the phone line for the school is down.
We have reported this to IT as a matter of urgency.
If you need to get in touch with the school, please pop in or contact the school on eaOchiltree.PS@eastayrshire.org.uk.
Apologies for the inconvenience.
P7 Inverclyde Residential
Please find attached a copy of the Programme of activities for the P7 Residential trip to Inverclyde, along with a sample menu for the week. Accommodations can be made with advanced notice to ensure all children attending receive a comfortable experience.
A Parent Information session will be held on Thursday 19th February at 5:00pm in the school, with Gareth Turner from Inverclyde available to answer any questions.
All deposits should be paid by Friday 16th January to payment to Inverclyde to be made.
Tempest Date Change
DATE CHANGE
*Please note that Tempest Photography has changed their date to Tuesday 24th March instead of Thursday 19th March.
Sorry for this misunderstanding.
Thank you.
Tempest Photography Date
Tempest Photography will be in school on Tuesday 24th March 2026 to take individual and family photographs. Please complete the form below as soon as possible.
Tempest Photography – Fill in form
Thank you.
!! Choking Hazard – Grapes !!
Dear Parent/Carers,
We have noted that some of our pupils are taking whole grapes into the school as a play-time snack or for lunch.
Following on from our advice regarding Halloween sweets and the choking hazard that small spherical food items can pose, we would encourage parents to half or quarter grapes sent into school.
Given that pupils could be running around over break time whole grapes can be incredibly dangerous.
Thank you for your assistance
OCHILTREE PRIMARY SCHOOL PARENT COUNCIL
The next meeting of the Parent Council will take place on
Wednesday 21st January at 7pm
Ochiltree Church Hall
All parents / carers are welcome to attend. Please drop an email to
OchiltreeParentCouncil20@gmail.com
should you wish to attend.
Thank you
Reading Planet – Rocket Phonics
As we get back into the new term we want to encourage pupils and parents to make use of the online reading scheme. This decodable scheme gives pupils practise reading themselves using the sounds and phonemes they already have, this might be at an easier level than the teaching phonemes and the texts utilised in class. Please find support in accessing below:
Please can we suggest that parents try using chrome browser as this seems to work best for rocket phonics . If there continues to be technical issues please feel free to drop in with your device and we will try and support.
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Mrs Denise MacColl
Head Teacher
P.E. Update
Please ensure that your child comes to school with a P.E. kit, particularly a change of suitable footwear.
This term all classes are taking part in gymnastics and outdoor footwear cannot be worn on the mats/P.E. equipment.
Thank you.
P1 + P7 Dental Inspections
P1 + P7 dental inspection will take place on Wednesday 11th February. An information letter from NHS Ayrshire & Arran is in your child’s school bag today. If you require any further information, please do not hesitate to contact the school.
Happy New Year and Reminder of Dates for Your Diary
Welcome to 2026!
Lovely to see our pupils return after the festive break and we welcome Maxine Gorman to the school today as Depute Head Teacher.
With new diaries and new calendars being started for 2026, we thought a reminder of the planned activities, as we know them thus far, would be useful.
Please find the letter we initially sent to you early November 2025 attached for your reference.
Activities, as they become known, will be added to the online calendars (app and blog) throughout the coming months, but please feel free to contact the school office should you have any queries.
Thank you
P1 Registration
Children who attain the age of 5 years between 1 March 2026 and 28 February 2027 and whose parents/carers wish them to attend school should be registered for education during the week Monday 12 January 2026 until Friday 16 January 2026.
To register you should complete an online application and submit no later than Friday 16 January 2026. Register at: – https://www.east-ayrshire.gov.uk/schooladmissions
If you are unable to register online, then please phone the school office and we will assist you to register your child.
Thank you
Bethlehem: The Musical
Ochiltree Primary School Presents
Please click on the link below to see the video of this year’s nativity:
Ochiltree Primary – Bethlehem The Musical 2025
Reminder of Early Closure
The school will close tomorrow, Friday 19th December, for the Christmas break at 2:30pm.
Bus / School Transport pupils will be collected at 2pm.
Pupils will return on Monday 5th January 2026 at 8:50am.
Please feel free to contact the school should you have any queries.
Thank you
Wishing you all a …..
Children First Support
