Primary 1 pupils have been in school for two weeks. They have settled very well into their new routines and staff are pleased with their achievements. Our PE days are Thursday and Friday . No earrings or jewellery should be worn while taking part in PE activities for Health & Safety reasons. Please label all clothes, water …
Month: August 2019
Dates For Your Diary 2019-2020
Onthank School Community,
We are delighted to share our exciting events calendar with you for the year ahead! We hope there is something for everyone and warmly invite you to share your year with us at Onthank – it’s going to be a cracker!
Please find our Diary Dates for 2019/2020 at the link below and be advised these may be subject to change. If changes are made pupils and families will be informed well in advance via the Blog, App and email.
Print out and stick on your fridge now!
https://blogs.glowscotland.org.uk/ea/onthankpsmain2018/information/diary-dates/
This Week’s Star Pupils
Primary 1
P1A – settling into P1 very well
P1B – settling in very well to school
P1C – having a lovely settled start to P1
P1M – settling in very well to P1
Primary 2
P2C – whole class for settling in very well in P2
Bonnie – an excellent attitude to learning
Carter – super listening skills
Lexie – settling in so well to her new school
Primary 3
P3C – whole class for settling in well to P3
Lucy – outstanding story writing
Josh – an absolutely amazing start to P3M! What a champion!
P3S – having a super first week back, thank you
Primary 4
Kyle – settling in really well to P4E
Ione – demonstrating a responsible and respectful attitude
Asmaa – a confident start to P4
P4W – working super hard in week one
Primary 5
Callum – participating in class
Ollie – an excellent attitude to P5
Cillian – a positive start to P5
Primary 6
Jaiden – making an excellent start to P6A
Mia – always working hard
Aimee – a great start to P6 – showing ‘initiative’
Calum – excellent reasoning skills
Primary 7
Kieron – working hard at Maths
Joshua – demonstrating a fantastic knowledge about circles
Leon – helping to organise Mr Simpson’s classroom
Restorative Practice Information Night & Parent Council AGM
Restorative Practice Information Evening & Parent Council AGM
“My child’s school uses Restorative Practices…but I don’t know what this means”.
Join the Onthank Primary School Staff & Community for an information evening to find out why our school uses Restorative Practices, what this looks like, and the positive impact and experiences shared by all.
Parents and families of all stages from P1 – P7 are warmly invited.
P5 – P7 pupils also warmly invited for ‘Restorative Workshop’ in The Gym Hall.
When? – Monday 2 September 6.30pm – 7.30pm
Where? – Onthank Primary School, Assembly Hall
Why? – Have your chance to find out more about our school’s positive practices
Onthank Primary School Parent Council AGM will proceed the session from 7.30pm – 8.30pm.
All welcome.
P7 Athletics Team
Our athletics team will be training weekly at the athletics arena, starting Wednesday 4 September, 4 – 5pm.
Children should wear sporty clothes and trainers. They should bring a non fizzy drink and any inhalers or medication they may need.
Car sharing has worked well in the past. Please let us know if your child needs to leave early for another commitment – that’s not a problem.
Please complete the form below if your child is in the team.
NUT FREE SCHOOL!
We have STAFF AND PUPILS with nut allergies – please do not send snacks containing nuts or nut related products to school.
Onthank Amazing Ambassadors?
Well done to our amazing pupils and Mr Swan who took part in KFest. They were presented with Our Special Award at assembly today?.
School Dinner Menu
We will start on Week 3 of the School Dinner Menu tomorrow.
A reminder that all P1-3 children are entitled to Free School Meals ?
Welcome back to big changes!
We are delighted to welcome our children back to a much improved Onthank Primary. Although not yet complete we want to thank Onthank staff, parent volunteers and East Ayrshire staff who worked over the weekend to get everything ready for pupils. Our new classes look great and we look forward to welcoming pupils. Read more
Welcome
We hope you all had a good enjoyable holiday .
We are looking forward to welcoming everyone back on Monday 19 August 2019. 
For our new P1 children – on the first day you have a time to come once all our other classes are in. We look forward to welcoming you into school. Parents/carers and friends can come into your classroom, see you settled in class and take some photographs.
P1A Miss Adam and P1B Mr Boyd 9.30 am – 9.50 am,
P1C Mrs Cree and P1M Mrs McKie 9.50 am – 10.10 am.
Our Senior Leadership Team will be in the playground to welcome everyone. Class teachers’ names will be at doors to show pupils where to line up.
At 9.00 am the bell will ring as many parents have requested this to return. Your child will enter / exit at the following areas:
P1A & P1C enter & exit by P1 door (at toilets)
P1B & P1M enter & exit by class fire doors (except on wet days – enter by P1 door at toilets).
P2C, P2K, P2S & P2ST enter & exit by door in link corridor-enter in small playground next to P1 door.
P3C, P3H, P3M & P3S enter & exit by door at far end of P3/4 playground
P4E, P4EL, P4K & P4W enter & exit by P4 door (in middle of P3/4 playground).
P5I, P5K & P5T enter & exit by P5 door in centre playground.
P6A, P6F, P6M & P6N enter & exit by old P5 door in centre playground.
P7M enter & exit by old P5 door in centre playground
P7MC & P7S enter & exit by door in link corridor and use gate in centre playground next to P5 door.
PO enter & exit by P3 door in P3/4 playground
From Tuesday 20 August there will be a soft start for all Primary 1 classes between 9.00am and 9.30am and finish at 2.30pm.
Onthank is Blooming!
Over the summer the P6 Dig for Victory effort has produced an abundance of fruit and vegetables. Pupils will return to school next week and can enjoy some of the produce we gave to the kitchen to prepare. Well done everyone in last sessions P2, P3, and P6.
