Dear Families,

P6/7 Dance Fest Ambassadors have been invited by East Ayrshire Council in collaboration with Celebrate Kilmarnock to perform at two local events to represent our school community.

Event 1

Event: Community Celebration

Date: Friday 14^th June (this Friday)

Time: 2pm

Venue: Celebrate Kilmarnock Shop (Kings Street, Kilmarnock)

Pupils will leave school after lunch at 1.15pm with Mr Swan and another member of staff and walk to Kings Street for their performance, after which they will return to school and continue with their weekly rehearsal until 4pm.

Pupils will be in their school uniform.

Event 2

Event: ‘Anthems from Broadway & Beyond’ K – Fest Cabaret

Date: Friday 26^th July

Time: 7pm

Venue: New Laigh Kirk, Bank Street, Kilmarnock, KA1 1HA

Pupils have been invited to unite with Loudoun Musical Society for this annual K-Fest Cabaret which launches a weekend of events for the local community to celebrate our town and the people in it.

Pupils have been working on their repertoire with Mr Swan in their weekly Friday rehearsals and are very excited to perform for an audience of over 600 community members.

Pupils are required to attend the Dress Rehearsal. Please see details below:

Date: Thursday 25^th July

Time: 7pm – 9:30pm

Venue: New Laigh Kirk, Bank Street, Kilmarnock, KA1 1HA

Parents are not required to wait with pupils as both Mr Swan and Mr McIlwraith will be present for the rehearsal.

COSTUME

Pupils will be required to bring their Dance Fest red/white/black costume with them for the Dress Rehearsal and Performance.

TICKETS                                                 

This is a free event therefore we warmly encourage you to invite all members of the family to support our Onthank Ambassadors.

Blog Form

Please complete the Blog form entitled ‘Onthank Ambassadors @ Celebrate Kilmarnock Events’ to advise the school of your child’s involvement.

Many Thanks,

Team Onthank

 Primary 1

Mason McCristall – contributing very well to class discussions

Mason Paterson – spotting tricky words around the room

Alfie McLauchlan – ‘thinking like an engineer’

Hazel Paterson – working hard every day

 Primary 2

Kaden MacKillop – being a supportive friend

Lucy McLean – following instructions and being very helpful to Mrs Kidd

Christina McNaughton – a lovely, kind nature

Archie Muir – amazing Maths!

 Primary 3

Ross Golightly – helping his friends

Maddison Paton – lovely presentation of work

Chloe Ronald – super effort during Reading

Owen Tonner – super story writing

 Primary 4

Cameron McMurray – working on his reading skills and achieving First Level

Callum Walton – fantastic Maths

Ryan Ritchie – making fantastic academic progress in P4 and really coming out of his shell!  A great year!

 Primary 5

Lyle Robson – writing a super recount of our trip

Mason Wyper – always having a positive attitude to class work

Mila Vandal – coping very well on our school trip

Callum Milligan – super story writing

Emily Thomson – being a fantastic friend when needed

 Primary 6

Shelby McClung – working hard and trying her best

Campbell Neal – showing great interest in topic

Brooke Holland – great effort in Literacy

 Primary 7

Kyle Miller – an excellent ambassador on his induction days at Kilmarnock Academy

Emma McCulloch – helping Mrs Findlay

All of P7S – displaying the Onthank Values at the transition days at Kilmarnock Academy

 Special Award

Emma McCulloch P7M – for being a super helper in P1W

Onthank’s annual Fun Day will take place on Wednesday 12th June. P7 will be organising stalls and activities for the whole school to enjoy. The cost of stalls range from 10p-50p. We are asking for any donations (no glass) that can be given out as prizes at our tombola stall. All pupils should wear school uniform as normal. All parents and carers are invited to join their child on the day. The timetable for the day is as follows:
P1 9.30-9.50am
P2 9.50-10.10am
P3 10.10-10.30am
P4 11.10-11.30am
P5 11.30-11.50am
P6 11.50-12.10pm

School uniforms ordered through the school using ParentPay – the final date for orders guaranteed for delivery before the summer is Wednesday 12 June.  Orders received after this date will be ready for collection on Friday 16 August.  Orders will not be available for collection during summer holidays!

Onthank’s annual Fun Day will take place on Wednesday 12 June. P7 will be organising stalls and activities for the whole school to enjoy. The cost of stalls range from 10p-50p. We are asking for any donations (no glass) that can be given out as prizes at our tombola stall.  All pupils should wear school uniform as normal.  All parents and carers are invited to join their child on the day.  The timetable for the day is as follows:

P1 9.30 am – 9.50 am
P2 9.50 am – 10.10 am
P3 10.10 am – 10.30 am
P4 11.10 am – 11.30 am
P5 11.30 am – 11.50 am
P6 11.50 am – 12.10 pm

P1 Plea for Donations

Primary 1 staff are looking for a range items to help develop our outdoor area and loose parts play. Please contact the school on 01563 525477 or speak to a member of Primary 1 staff if you have any of the following items:

Old teapots, cups, containers, trays etc.

• Screws, bolts, nuts, nails etc. for fine motor and tinkering.
• Any old tools that the children can use e.g. hammers, spanners, screwdrivers etc.
• Wooden pegs, corks, pebbles, wood rounds and other natural resources.
• Old kitchen equipment such as sieves, bowls, spoons, forks, wooden spoons scales etc .
• Pipets, measuring jugs, measuring spoons, beakers etc.
• Any used electrical equipment e.g. hairdryers, blenders etc. or used furniture.
• Fabric, old clothes and accessories for role play.   
• Picture frames.
• Bricks of assorted sizes.
• Wooden poles, wooden sleepers, pallets or crates.
• Old pipes or guttering.
• Latches, handles and gate hinges.
• Small logs.
• Storage boxes or baskets and trinket boxes.

See the following link for more ideas!

https://www.playscotland.org/parents-families/loose-parts-play/ 

Any donations can be handed straight to Primary 1 staff or into the office.
Thank you in advance 🙂

NWKLEUS-FUN-DAY-FLYER

Dear Parent / Carer,

As a valued parent we would appreciate your support in completing the National Parental Involvement and Engagement Census.   All parents of school pupils in Scotland are being asked to take part in a census to let us know how you feel about your involvement with your child’s school and their learning.

Parents and carers are the most important influence on children’s lives and research shows that when parents are involved in their child’s learning, children do better and achieve more at school.

 The Census wants to hear from all parents to help drive continuing improvements in educational outcomes for their child(ren) and can be accessed via the following link :

Primary – https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/EACPrimaryParentalSurvey/

This confidential survey should take no more than 10 minutes to complete . Click the link below to access additional information about the survey and to view the Privacy Statement.

https://www.east-ayrshire.gov.uk/EducationAndLearning/Information-for-parents-and-carers/Parental-involvement-and-engagement-census.aspx

Primary 5 have arrived safely at the Glasgow Science Centre and they are having a blast!

Stay tuned for more!

Primary 1

Connor Walton – working hard on sight words

Josh McTaggart – always being keen to take on Maths challenges

Kye Atchinson – wonderful writing

Cherelle Campbell – working well in writing

Amelia Wallace – Capital Letters, full stops and excellent writing using and

Primary 2

Mya Shepherd – super sums

David Morgan – a great effort to read his words

Leo Massantini – being a positive role model

Roan Ferguson – amazing writing

Primary 3

Airen Townsley – never giving up at Sports Day

Kaylah Boyd – having a super attitude to learning throughout P3

All of P3S – super behaviour on school trip, thank you

Eden Longmuir – being a very kind and caring friend

Primary 4

Jamie McDowall – putting in extra effort with his Literacy tasks

Kelsi-Leigh Cree – always working hard

Greg Salisbury – catch of the match! Fantastic hand-eye coordination in the gym

Primary 5

Sophie Hopkins – physical endurance and stamina

Lewis Boyd – increased participation and good answers

Lewis Campbell – using neat handwiriting in his work

Shaunnie Campbell – super comprehension work on The Owl & The Pussycat

Joshua McCurry – smashing his Maths assessment

Primary 6

Joe Dudgeon – a super attitude to his learning and finding ways to challenge himself

Leyton Murray – fantastic work on decimals

Lia Townsley – listening well and working to a high standard

Primary 7

Kenzy Murphy – maintaining and developing a positive attitude

Emily Hamilton – great work in Literacy

Fraser Boyd – completing his topic homework to a high standard

Special Award

Gurkirit Singh P2S – being positive back in school