If your child is attending church lunches on a Thursday, can you please make sure that any previously booked school lunches are cancelled via ParentPay.
This is to make sure that we are not providing meals unnecessarily and to reduce any food wastage.
Thank you
Please see the following information which has been received from the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service and Police Scotland regarding bonfires and fireworks:
Dear Parents/Guardians,
As we approach the bonfire and firework season, Scottish Fire and Rescue Service and Police Scotland are working together to ensure the safety of our communities. In previous years, we have seen incidents of firework-related anti-social behaviour (ASB), and we are asking for your support in helping to prevent this.
Please take a moment to review the following guidance:
Fearless.org is a youth-focused platform run by Crimestoppers that empowers young people across Scotland to report crime anonymously and safely, helping to prevent antisocial behaviour and promote community safety.
Fireworks Legislation – Key Points:
(Adult fireworks exclude caps, cracker snaps, indoor fireworks, novelty matches, party poppers, serpents, and throw downs.)
Our shared goal is to ensure that residents feel safe and protected during this period.
Any behaviour that endangers people or property will not be tolerated.
Thank you for your cooperation and continued support.
Kind regards,
Scottish Fire and Rescue Service
Police Scotland
POLICE SCOTLAND – 101
CRIMESTOPPERS – 0800 555 111
IN AN EMERGENCY – CALL 999
fearless.org
Dear Parents / Carers,
Representatives from Cumnock Rugby Football Club will be coming into school during school time (11:00am – 11:45am) on the following Thursday dates to deliver rugby training:
These sessions will be held on the pitch at the back of the school, unless the weather is particularly inclement.
A change of clothes, change of footwear and a towel is requested for these sessions as pupils are likely to get dirty during training.
Thank you.
Dear Parent/Carers,
With Halloween coming up when sweet treats and bags of goodies will be eaten, we would like to highlight the risk of choking, particularly with small, spherical, gummy textured sweets.
We would encourage all parents to avoid sending in chocolate or jelly eyeballs, lollies or any other small round confectionaries for snack.
Given that pupils could be running around over break time these sweets can be incredibly dangerous.
Let’s help keep our pupils safe and avoid bringing this type of sweet to school.
Please remember we are also a NUT FREE school – this includes chocolate hazelnut spreads and fillings.
Thank you
Ochiltree Primary School – eBooks Update
Reading our eBooks on mobile devices requires some adjustments depending on what browser is being used.
We always advise using Chrome as the main browser to access and read resources without any issues. If there are any parents/children who are using iPads and their main browser is Safari, they must ensure that the mobile site version is enabled. For all Samsung device users – we advise downloading Chrome and use it as their main browsers, as Boost Learning is not compatible with Samsung internet browser.
If you have any further issues accessing the eBooks, please contact the school.
Thank you.
Our amazing School sponsored walk raised money for our school fund. This is money raised and utilized by the school to support the wider curriculum and resources needed in addition to our core budget from the local authority.
The parent council, along with their consultative role, raise funds for the school that are given to support specific projects and requests. The parent council have gifted monies to the school for chrome books, digital access and most recently donated £300 to reduce the cost of the pantomime.
Both these funds, in their differing ways, allow us to continue improvement for our young people and offer access to a wider range of experiences. Both the school and the parent council thank you all for your generosity in supporting either fund .
**Please note that the Lunch time STEM Club will take place on a Thursday from 12.45 p.m. – 1.15 p.m. and not on a Tuesday as per letter dated 24.10.2025. This may now conflict with your child’s permission to attend Church Lunches. However the school would like to confirm that the STEM Club was organised before the Church provided dates for their lunches. Please accept our apologies for any confusion caused.
Thank you.
Children are welcome to come to school dressed up on Friday or bring in a costume to change into. Staff in school will assist any child who needs help getting changed.
Please note that costumes / masks / make-up should not be too scary, and no props should be taken into school.
Thank you and Happy Halloween!!
Wednesday 12th November 2025, 4pm – 5:30pm
If you would like to reserve a place to attend, please email eaRobertBurns.Ac@eastayrshire.org.uk with Pupil’s Name, Parent/Carer’s Name and Primary School attending.
For more details, please click on the flyer below.
Thank you
Consent forms were issued Thursday 23rd / Friday 24th October to pupils expressing an interest in the following sports activities / clubs:
| Pupils Invited | Activity | Activity Commences |
| P6/7 | Lunchtime Basketball | Monday 27th October |
| P3/4 | Multi Sport After-school Club | Tuesday 28th October |
| P6/7 | Girls Football | Wednesday 29th October |
Please check out your child’s school bag if you have not seen these yet.
With activities commencing this week, please complete and return issued forms to the school ASAP to make sure that your child does not miss out in taking part.
Thank you for your assistance.
To decorate our school for Halloween, the pupil council are organising a pumpkin carving competition.
Pupils are invited to carve a pumpkin at home and bring it into school if they wish to enter.
Please bring carved pumpkins into school by Friday 31st October at the latest.
A winner will be chosen from each class.
Happy Carving!!
The Pupil Council
Posters were designed by Emily S, Alix, and Evie.
Consent forms have been issued to pupils expressing an interest in the following sports activities / clubs:
| Pupils Invited | Activity | Activity Commences |
| P6/7 | Lunchtime Basketball | Monday 27th October |
| P3/4 | Multi Sport After-school Club | Tuesday 28th October |
| P6/7 | Girls Football | Wednesday 29th October |
Please check out your child’s school bag if you have not seen these yet.
With activities commencing next week, please complete and return issued forms to the school on Monday morning to make sure that your child does not miss out in taking part.
Thank you for your assistance.
Please note that this is a CLASS ACTIVITY ONLY and not open to parents/carers to join their child(ren). However, if you have younger children at home who wish to participate, please click on the link below.
Storytelling Event – Halloween 2025
Please click on the link for further information:
Please accept our apologies for any misunderstanding.
Thank you.
The grand total raised from our Sponsored Walk was £2202.50!!!!
A HUGE thank you to everyone who took part and helped make this happen!
Storytelling Event – Halloween 2025
Please click on the link for further information:
The whole school will be visiting the Galleon in Kilmarnock on Wednesday 17th December to see the 10.00 a.m. performance of “Sleeping Beauty”. Due to the continued support of Ochiltree Parent Council, who is subsidising the cost of the buses, the amount per child to pay is £14.00. Payment can be made through ParentPay and should be paid by Friday 12 December.
The school would like to thank the Parent Council for their continued support.
CHRISTMAS CARDS AND CHRISTMAS ITEMS ORDER 2025
The Parent Council have organised Minuteman Press to produce Christmas Cards and Items for this festive season, and the pupils have been working hard on their designs. Please look out for the designs, covering letter and order form coming home in school bags today.
Your child’s artwork can be printed on the following items and the prices per item are:
| Item | Price per Item |
| Christmas Card Pack (12 cards) | £6.00 |
| Christmas Label Sheet (24 labels) | £3.50 |
| Printed Mug | £7.00 |
| Printed Tote Bag | £8.00 |
| Printed Tea Towel | £8.00 |
| Tree Decoration (white polymer material) | £5.50 |
Should you wish to place an order for any items, it is preferred that payments are made in full directly to the Parent Council at:
| Name of Account: | Ochiltree Primary Parent Council |
| Sort Code: | 80-06-24 |
| Account Number: | 06001655 |
| Please note Child’s First Name, First Initial of Surname and Class as reference. | |
If there are any difficulties transferring funds to the Parent Council bank account, cash may be collected. Please contact Margaret Donald, Chairperson to the Parent Council on 07743 117583 to make arrangements.
Please return your completed order form along with your child’s design to the school by
Tuesday 21st October 2025
Thank you
For the Super Tattie’s birthday celebrations we had a big birthday cake shown off here by our oldest and youngest pupils Flynn and Mia . It was delicious!!
