Children will be coming home with their reports today.  Please complete the online form for your child’s Parent Appointment next week.

Please complete online form

Please complete this form if you wish to attend –

We would like to send out some guidelines to help you understand what is expected from our remote learning.  We are very aware that each family is working under different circumstances due to their own work commitments and family bubbles.  As said in previous correspondence, we are here to help.

During this first week as we return to remote learning we ask that we take things a bit slower, allowing time to ensure everyone has everything that they need. Please don’t worry if things don’t work straight away, we will use this time to sort out any problems.  We have created an online form at the end of this post where you can request help.

The following links to guidance given to all schools in East Ayrshire

EAC_Remote Learning Guidance Jan_2021

Each year group has their own way of delivering remote learning tasks.  All parents should have received an email from the teachers at their child’s stage. In Primary 1 and 2 teachers will use blogs and in Primary 3 to 7 will use TEAMs.  Primary 3 have only recently worked with TEAMs.  For some this platform will be new.  Initially P3 teachers will also post on their blog.

Here is a link for your child’s TEAM

During our first virtual week back we do anticipate some pupils will find it challenging.  So please do not worry if you miss a Team’s meeting.  Key teaching points will be  explored using a variety of media options e.g. voice over Powerpoints, video clips and guidance to online tutorials.

Bug Club

Bug Club is a resource we have been using for a few years at Onthank.  Every child in the school has been allocated a Bug Club reading book this week.  Even if your child has other books in their library, please complete the ‘reading book’ assigned by your child’s teacher.  The title will be shared by the class teacher.

We will use this book to ensure everyone is able to log on and complete the online work.  If you have any problems please contact your child’s teacher in the first instance.

We are ready to help reset passwords and give advice.  We have been working to create packs for children to work on at home.  You may need resources and we will give information on how these can be collected safely later in the week.

Technology Help

We know remote learning can be difficult – we are here to help! Please let us know through this form of any technology difficulties you are experiencing.

As we finish up today for the Christmas holidays, we would like to take this opportunity to thank all our children and families for their support and cooperation in what has been a very difficult year.

The talent of our pupils at Onthank continues to blow us away.  We would like to share with you a song performed by Masie in P2S and her family.  They entered a competition called 12 Families of Christmas for the Chris Evans Breakfast Show on Virgin Radio.   They were one of 11 runners up and as part of the prize there was £360 donation to a charity.  Masie and her family picked  East Ayrshire Foodbank who contribute to our Onthank area.

Congratulations Masie, we are all very proud of you!

Wishing everyone a wonderful festive holiday! 🎅☃️

Technology Help

We know remote learning can be difficult – we are here to help! Please let us know through this form of any technology difficulties you are experiencing.

Leo was delighted to receive a cuddle box and gave us permission to share this lovely photograph.  He was nominated for this through the charity ‘Beautiful Inside and Out’.

Pauline Moriarty , founder of Beautiful Inside and Out (Scio) came to our school in May 2019 to give the background , aims and expanding services of this charity with an emphasis on some of the things we can all do to promote the wellbeing of our young people.

Over the October school break we will be providing a packed lunch service to those pupils entitled to Free School Meals.

The following locations will be open to allow parents to pick up lunch for their child and available to collect between 1000-1200 Monday to Friday during the October weeks holidays.

We would ask that you maintain social distancing rules and catering staff will be available for assistance.  

New Cumnock PS rear door to Kitchen

Auchinleck Academy rear door to Kitchen

Netherthird ECC rear kitchen door

Bellsbank rear door to kitchen

Galston  dining room side door

Shortlees  Knockmarloch Road entrance

Whatriggs kitchen door main walkway

Onthank    rear kitchen door

Kilmaurs lunch club kitchen door

Balmoral Road   side door rear of building.

For any enquiries can you please email the catering support e mail on:     Catering.Support@east-ayrshire.gov.uk

Thank-you

Regards

Mark Hunter

Service Manager – Food and Catering