To sign up, please complete:
Parent Council – Family Bongo Bingo
Dinnae Forget Your Caddy!
Dinnae forget your Caddy!
Help us fight Climate Change and be in with the chance of winning a £50 East Ayrshire gift card.
A whopping 69% of food waste in East Ayrshire is not being recycled.
To encourage more people to recycle their food waste, the Sustainability & Climate Change Team has launched a new recycling at home campaign – Dinnae forget your Caddy!
The campaign was successfully rolled out last year in schools and Early Childhood Centres across East Ayrshire but now the team need your help to raise Community Caddy Counts.
Support the campaign by naming your caddy (Caddy McCaddyface is absolutely acceptable) and register the name online
Write the name in permanent marker on your caddy, then all you have to do is present your caddy each week to be entered into the ‘Favourite Caddy of the Month’ draw.
The monthly draw will run from November through to May, and the recycling crews will select one ‘named’ caddy at random to win a £50 East Ayrshire gift card.
You could also encourage your neighbours, family and friends to take part in the campaign and make it a bit competitive. Let us know if you encourage anyone to start recycling.
P3/4 and P6/7 children have named their food caddy and it is in their school bag. Please register on the link above.
Thank you.
Cinema Night at Ochiltree Community Hub
Diary Dates
| Friday 24th January – Burns Celebration | 1:45-2:45 | An afternoon of Scottish poetry song and dance to celebrate the national Bard – all welcome. |
| Tuesday 4th February – Big Day OOT | Our first afternoon of Ochiltree Outdoors Together – taking our learning outside. Pupils should come dressed appropriately for the weather. | |
| Monday 10th February | Public holiday | |
| Tuesday 11th February | In-service day | |
| Wednesday 12th February | Pupils return | |
| Thursday 13th – Friday 14th February – Sharing our learning | 9:00 – 10:00
1:50-2:50 |
Parents can join their child to experience learning in a range of curricular areas within the class and school. Each class will be allocated one of the four slots; details to follow. |
| Monday 3rd – Wednesday 4th March – Lockerbie residential | Our P6 and P7 are off on their residential trip. | |
| Monday 3rd March – Mental Health Monday | As part of Children’s Mental health week pupils will be taking part in a range of activities to promote positive mental health. | |
| Thursday 6th March – World Book day | As part of our reading schools project our pupil group and Mrs Meek will be planning a range of activities to promote reading. | |
| Thursday 27th March – Parents evening | 3:00- 5:00
6:00- 8:00 |
Join us for our second parents’ night of session 24/25. |
| Thursday 3rd April – Easter service and Daffodil tea | 9:30-11:00 | P5-6 will welcome you to join us for our Easter service and daffodil tea in the school – all welcome |
| Friday 4th April | School closes at 2:30 for the Spring Holiday. School transport will leave from the school at 2:00pm. | |
| Tuesday 22nd April | 8:50 | Pupils return for the summer term. |
Scottish Afternoon Celebration
We look forward to welcoming everyone along on Friday 24 January at 1.45 p.m. within the school to Celebrate our Scottish Afternoon.
Residential Trip – Update
**There will be a meeting held within the school on Thursday 30th January for the parents/carers of the children who are attending the Residential Trip to Lockerbie Manor from 5.30 p.m. – 6.30 p.m. All information regarding the trip will be available, along with a question and answer session.
We look forward to seeing you.
School Holiday Calendar
OPS Parent Council
The next meeting of Ochiltree Primary School Parent Council will be held on Wednesday 15th January 2025 at 7.00 p.m. within Ochiltree Church Hall.
P7 to S1 Transfer
Primary 7 Parents/Carers only
If you haven’t already enrolled your child for secondary school, please click the link below and complete as soon as possible.
School admissions · East Ayrshire Council
Thank you.
P1 Registration
P1 Registration
For children who turn age of 5 years between 1 March 2025 and 28 February 2026 and whose parents and carers wish them to attend school should be registered for education during the week Monday 13 January 2025 until Friday 17 January 2025. To register you should complete an online application and submit no later than Friday 17 January 2025. Register at: – https://www.east-ayrshire.gov.uk/schooladmissions
To register your child you will require to upload a copy of your child’s birth certificate and two proofs of your residence in the catchment area in the form of a Council Tax Notice or Utility Bill. Should you require a copy of your child’s birth certificate for Registration, this can be obtained at www.certificates.scot
If you are unable to register online then please phone your local school who will assist you to register your child.
Placing Requests
Parents and carers who wish to make a placing request must first enrol their child/children at their catchment school.
Placing requests for the session beginning August 2025, should be received by 31 January 2025. Requests must be completed and submitted online at: https://www.east-ayrshire.gov.uk/schoolplacingrequest
Parents and carers can also submit a placing request for Gaelic Medium Education for their child. For further information regarding Gaelic Medium Education at Sgoil na Coille Nuaidh on William McIlvanney Campus, please contact the school directly on 01563 558505.
Change to Lunch menu
** Please note there is a change to tomorrow’s lunch menu
Option 1 changed to spaghetti bolognaise
Option 2 changed to cheese pizza
Friday 20th December – ONLY soup and sandwiches will be served.
If you wish any further information, please do not hesitate to contact the school.
Primary 6/7 Victorian Morning
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Dance Fest 2025
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Application for Dance Fest 2025, 22/23 April The Gaiety, Ayr: https://forms.office.com/e/Hrv2nXXerm
- Application for East Ayrshire’s Youth Dance Company: https://forms.office.com/e/GCdQxticUV
Sportshall Athletics Heats
Our P6/7 sportshall athletics team had great fun at Robert Burns Academy today. They performed brilliantly and are looking forward to hearing if they have progressed to the next stage of the competition.
Primary 6/7 “Victorian school morning”
PRIMARY 6/7 ONLY
On Monday 16th December Primary 6/7 will be experiencing a “Victorian school morning”. Pupils can come dressed for this event but bring normal school clothes to change into.
Thank you.
Church Lunch Update
Church Lunches – Thursday 12th December
Please note that there will be no church lunches on the above date. If you wish to order a school lunch, please order through ParentPay. Church lunches will resume for the last week on Thursday 19th December.
P1/2 Xmas Tree Decoration
Primary 1/2 Parent/Carers ONLY
Primary 1/2 Christmas Tree Decoration
You are now able to pre-order your child’s Christmas Tree Decoration on ParentPay for £1.50. You will be able to collect the decoration after the Christmas nativity.
If you require any further information, please do not hesitate to contact the school office.
Thank you.
Ochiltree School Choir
The School Choir performed at the MaidSafe Foundation Christmas Fayre at Ochiltree Parish Church on Saturday.
Enjoyed by all!!!
