Ochiltree Primary hosted a MacMillan Coffee Morning on Wednesday 20th September 2023.

The children were taken through their paces by Stuart, Head Butler from Dumfries House on Monday afternoon in preparation for Wednesday’s Coffee Morning. Stuart spoke about his work as King Charles’s personal butler when he visits Dumfries House. He demonstrated ‘Butler Service’ serving food and drink. The class loved hearing about the King and some ‘secrets’!

Thank you to all who came along to support our MacMillan Coffee Morning. There were lots of very positive comments about our Primary 7s and their hospitality skills from our guests. We look forward to supporting the Ochiltree Hub’s MacMillan Coffee Morning on the 29th September 2023.

Comments by the children-

We loved how friendly everyone was.

I was really pleased to hear someone say, ‘It is a 5 star review from me.’

Stuart showed us how to hold plates and not to look as if we were rushing so that we made people feel important.

We are really impressed how much we raised for a very important cause.

TOTAL RAISED FOR MACMILLAN CANCER CARE £256

Dear Parent/Carer,

EAC – Journey to Jupiter

We are delighted to be participating in East Ayrshire Council’s new Active Travel initiative Journey to Jupiter this session. The aim of this project is to get young people walking to school in a bid to further reduce our carbon emissions here in East Ayrshire, while also reducing congestion at our school gates and promoting Active Travel.

Each time our young people travel to/from school by walking, scooting/cycling, they will earn an S-mile for their class.

Park & Stride – pupils will earn an S-Mile even if they walk part of the journey to/from school. A walking circuit will be available in the playground for pupils who travel to school by taxi/bus and for any pupil who wishes to gather bonus S-miles for their class during break/lunch times.

Bonus S-Miles can be earned by parents/siblings/staff walking the journey to school too. Class walks, outings and Daily Mile time also earn S-Miles for classes.

Classes will receive certificates/rewards each time they set a new walking record for their class. We will collate our S-Miles each week in

school and send our totals to the Climate Change Team at East Ayrshire Council each month.

The Launch!

Once all participating schools have banked 444,000 S-Miles, we will have enough power bars to launch our EAC Clean Green rocket, sending it all the way to Jupiter.

We will begin collecting S-Miles on Tuesday 26th September and continue to gather as many as we can throughout the year.

Thank you in advance for supporting our Journey to Jupiter.

Ochiltree Eco Committee

Clean Green Education Awards 2023

Emma Mair and Lyle Beagrie attended the East Ayrshire Youth Climate Conference 2023 last week and delivered a wonderful presentation on behalf of Ochiltree Primary School. They spoke confidently about how we manage waste in our school and community. We received special recognition in waste management as part of our Clean Green Award. Congratulations to all our pupils for their hard work.

If you have not already done so can you please complete both forms as soon as possible. If you wish assistance with these forms, please notify the school.

Photograph Consent Form

Acceptable Use of Computer/Internet

Thank you

Please click on the PDF for full details:

P1.2 story telling poster

Primary 7 – Artwork

The apples below were picked today by our wonderful Janitor Mr Renton! These will be available at the end of the day for anyone who would like some (please bring a bag).

Thank you.

Have a look ……………..

School Garden

Please ensure all Annual Data Checks are returned to the school by Friday 1st September.

Thank you.

Please click on the PDF below to view our P.E. timetable:

P.E. Timetable 2023.24

A HUGE congratulations to our new P1s. They have all had a very exciting day!

Currently, parts of the UK and Europe are seeing an increase in the number of people getting measles. In response to this, Public Health Scotland (PHS) has prepared the attached letter to be distributed to parents and carers of P1 and S1 pupils. This raises awareness of the importance of the MMR vaccine in protecting against measles and provides information on what parents/carers can do to make sure their child is up-to-date with vaccinations. This letter is also available in Arabic, Mandarin, Punjabi, Polish, Ukrainian and Urdu (see QR code on letter directing to translated versions). Please see attached PDF.

MMR vaccine letter to parents – Schools – August 2023

New Primary 1s should come to the main entrance of the school for 9.30 a.m. on Monday 21st August 2023. Primary 1s can be collected from the main entrance at 2.30 p.m. From Tuesday 22nd August 2023 start and finish times for all children are 8.50 a.m. – 2.55 p.m.

We look forward to seeing our new Primary 1s next week.

Welcome to session 2023/24 at Ochiltree Primary School. We look forward to seeing all the children on Monday. We have been busy planning some of the exciting events for the coming session. Look out for updates in the calendar section of this APP.

Children should bring their P.E. kit with them so they can change in school. No jewellery should be worn for P.E. P.E. will be notified next Tuesday. Please ensure all items are clearly labelled.

Children may bring a bottle of water to drink throughout the day. Please note that snacks containing nuts or coconut are not permitted in school. Thank you for your cooperation in this important matter.

If your child requires any medication, please bring it into school on Monday and complete an administration form for session 2023/24. Please note that medication should be in it’s prescription box.

Keep an eye on the weather, which can change from day to day. Children should have sun screen, a hat, sun glasses and a warm waterproof jacket to cover most eventualities!

School Meal Crunch Deal – this year we have a meal deal promotion running for all pupils who pay for their school meals.  P6 & 7 paying pupils will received their standard 2 course school meal at the cost of £1.08.  Paying pupils in secondary schools can choose one of our Crunch Deals at lunchtime for the reduced cost of £1.08.

Please see the link below to view Ochiltree P.S. lunch menu. Please ensure you book your child’s lunch on ParentPay by Sunday. If you have any difficulty order a lunch, please contact the school office.

*Please note that East Ayrshire Council hasn’t uploaded credit to the meals yet, so if you are being charged it will be credited back. Alternatively, the school office can order a lunch for your child.

Primary Menu 2022 to 2023 (east-ayrshire.gov.uk)

Thank you.

Sway (office.com)