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Beautiful Inside and Out
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.
School Calendar 2020-2021
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Outdoor Learning Wishlist
To all of our Onthank families and friends,
We are in the process of giving our outdoor areas some much needed TLC but we need YOU to help! If you are keen and able to help out, please don’t shy away and lend a hand. You may also have access to some supplies from our wish list – if you or someone you know is able to source some of the items please do get in touch.
We have a wooden train in the back car park which is need of some TLC. The flooring is weak, the roof is needing repaired and it could use a fresh coat of paint. If anyone can provide resources or expertise to help us with this, please contact the office.
Outdoor Learning Wish list
- 20 tyres
- 15 pallets
- 10 cable reel drums
- 15 planks of wood
- Plastic guttering, funnels, tubes etc
- Pots, pans, shells, pine cones, playground chalk
- Wood slices of different sizes, tree stumps
- Stones and pebbles than can be decorated
- Straight sticks with no twigs (between 10 – 50cm)
- Storage boxes
- Valspar Outdoor Paint – Carriage Wheel (Grey), Pretty Poppy (Red), Golden Beet (Yellow).
We are also looking for expertise to help us with some jobs:
- Repair a wooden train or help provide timber
- Advice/resources to make a mud kitchen and raised beds for the school grounds
- Paint theatre stage on to school walls
- Paint and decorate cable reel drums
If you are able to help us in any way, please contact the office or email susanne.anderson@eastayrshire.org.uk or david.mcillwraith1@eastayrshire.org.uk
This Week’s Star Pupils
Primary 1
1A – Byron – super blending
1C – Porsha – Beautiful writing all week
1F – Aimee – for posting super work to her Blog
1M – Callum – for making us all laugh with his funny joke of the day
Why do fish swim in salt water?
Pepper makes them sneeze!
Primary 2
2B – Keira – Working hard in her literacy
2K – Justin/Arran – noticing our joined phonemes throughout the class
2S – Olivia B – for being confident coming into school and working hard
2T – Daisy – her engagement and contributions in class discussions
Primary 3
3N – Aidan – for super work on spelling & addition at home
3S – Austin & James – Amazing drawing of a Barn Owl
Primary 4
4E -All of 4E – for improving their ICT skills
4M – Josh Listening to instructions & completing all his work in class
4K – All of P4K for super writing using adjectives
Primary 5
5K – Luca – persevering and completing skills
Primary 6
6M – Megan – for fantastic writing and hard work across the curriculum
Primary 7
7M – Jade – for an outstanding piece of writing
7MC – Jaiden – for going the extra mile to improve his handwriting
Deputy Head Teacher’s Award
Charlotte for being a responsible Onthank Citizen
Hallowe’en @ Onthank
Our young people and staff had a fantastic end to the week with our Hallowe’en festivities! The classes were full of ghouls, frightening creatures, and some scary faces…and that was only the staff! The activities included; Outdoor Learning with Dean Park Rangers creating bird feeders and studying bats and other creepy crawlies, dance and disco with Mr Swan who kept us all moving, a special spooky lunch menu and class themed activities and games!
Our school was alive and full of excitement, joy and happiness, with many of our young people commenting on how much they enjoyed the day! Thank you to everyone that helped to organise the activities – it made our Hallowe’en week extra special and we all had fantastic fun! 🎃👻
This Weeks Star Pupils
Primary 1
1A – Callum – making an interesting pattern
1C – Oscar – always calculating quickly how man people are in our class
1F – George – working well in all areas of the curriculum
1M – Shebli – always working hard and having a sunny smile
Primary 2
2B – Heidi – for great work in maths this week
2S – Emma – for rising to challenges in literacy work
2T – Harry – for super effort in his work
Primary 3
3N – Lucee – for working hard on a maths challenge activity
3S – Kaleb – fantastic work all week!
Primary 4
4E – Luca – for great work during a group reading task
4K – Derryn – for being much more organised. Well done!
4M – Rachel – for contributing to class discussions and working well with others
Primary 5
5C – John – trying really hard with multiplication
5K – Rachel – hardworking and positive attitude to classwork
5M – Lauren – having a great hard-working and friendly attitude at all times
Primary 6
6A – Zak – for having an excellent attitude to learning (and being a great big brother)
6F – Oliver – Multiplication champion
6M – Lucie – for creating wonderful writing using VCoP
Primary 7
7H – Alex – for always being very kind and sensible
7M – Max – for pushing himself to do better
7MC – Lewis – fantastic report writing
Deputy Head Teacher’s Award –
Connor 3N – Showing Excellent manners towards visitors (nurses)
This Weeks Star Pupils
Primary 1
1A – Layla – for always trying hard
1C – Riley – wonderful writing on his busy board
1F – Joe – working very well in literacy activities
1M – Ben – for being a star storyteller
Primary 2
2B – Zachary – for working very hard and following class rules
2K – Justin – for settling in very well to P2K
2S – Jack – great progress in writing activities
2T – Amelia – for her excellent painting
Primary 3
3H – Lexie H – Super news
3N -Leah – for her fantastic writing and always working her very hardest
3S – Rebecca – wonderful story writing
Primary 4
4E – Leo – for using his clam down strategies & completing all of his tasks in class
4K – Kaden – for increased effort and concentration
4M – Rose – Working hard in maths & trying her best
Primary 5
5CA – Lexi – excellent phonics lists
5C – Alistair – always giving a helpful hand around the classroom
5K – Ella – showing support and kindness to others
5M – Isla – growing in confidence and working well as part of a team
Primary 6
6A – Cody – showing improvement in his writing
6F – James – A fantastic character summary
6M – Kye – High quality work and effort in maths this week
Primary 7
7H – Ethan – Fantastic group work and ideas during our STEM challenge
7M – Matthew – for hard work and determination
7MC -Melody – for making great contributions during Active Literacy work this week
Deputy Head Teacher’s Award
Nathan P4M – for being kind and generous

World Porridge Day🍚
Thank you to everyone who donated “loose change” in our buckets for Mary’s Meals Charity. Heather and staff made porridge and many pupils had a small tub to taste. We will update you on the amount collected after the holiday. ⭐️
UNICEF Article 24: You have the right to the best health care possible, safe water to drink, nutritious food to eat , a clean and safe environment and information to help you stay well.
This Week’s Star Pupils
Primary 1
1A – Chelsey – always trying her best
1C – Kaydi – working hard on his rainbow writing
1F – Lewis – always working hard & being kind
1M – Elise – super subitising when collecting the school lunch data.
Primary 2
2B – Riley – trying hard with his literacy work all week
2K – Zac – super effort in writing activities
2S – Zeryn – being kind o her classmates and encouraging them
2T – Scarlett – working hard and being kind to others
Primary 3
3H – Leon – super maths work
3N – Zoe – for always working hard and being kind & helpful
3S – Callum – for doing extra work at home and in class
Primary 4
4E – Jessica – for helping others during ICT tasks
Primary 5
5K – Owen – positive attitude to classwork
Primary 6
6A – Kelsi-Leigh – fantastic work and hard working attitude
6F – Caitlin – Amazing instruction of writing
6M – Adam – excellent effort and high quality work in maths
Primary 7
7H – Daniel – trying especially hard when learning to multiply decimals
7MC – Gemma – for an excellent piece of personal writing
Special Award
Sophie, Jennifer & Ellie – for being very responsible Onthank Citizens
UNICEF article 29: You have the right to be the best you can.