Shirley Husband, author of the McCoo Books read Nan McCoo to P1/2s and then she read Angus McCoo to P3/4s. Everyone was excited to hear the stories. Primary 1s made pictures of Betty , Angus and Nan McCoo. What a fantastic afternoon!
Month: November 2019
Terrific Tea Dances☕️
We had a fantastic response to our St Andrew’s Tea Dances. We had many parents, grandparents and friends who came along to join us in our Scottish Dances. Thank you to everyone for your very positive comments. Well done ?. Thank you for your generous donations.
Skip Fit Friday: 8.40-9.00am
All pupils, teachers and parents/carers are welcome to join us in the assembly hall to kickstart your day the active way.
P1-P4 McCoo Author Visit
On Friday 29 November 2019, we have arranged a visit for all P1-P4 pupils from Harris McCoo and the author and illustrator of the books, Shirley Husband & Maurice Hynds. During the visit they will be reading their new book, “Angus McCoo and the Starry Night”. The new book links to astronomy, the 50th anniversary of the moon landing, Van Gough and the Vikings.
If you would like to purchase books from the The McCoo Family series, you can get a special, discounted book which will be personalised and signed by the author and illustrator.
Orders can be submitted via ParentPay. Please select which books from the series you would like to purchase or you can order a full set for a discounted price. All orders must be submitted by Thursday 28 November 2019.
We hope your child enjoys the visit – the author and other visitors are excited to be coming to Onthank!
PERFORMING ARTS NEWS!
Performing Arts News!
Dear Families,
What a wonderful season we have had at Performing Arts at Onthank Primary! Thank you to all our young stars and their families for your continued support, encouragement and enthusiasm.
This week (Thursday 28th November) will be the last week of Performing Arts Club for the year.
Performing Arts will be back again in the New Year as our young people start work on their summer showcase – we can’t wait to welcome everyone back!
We hope to see you at Onthank’s Christmas production of ‘Elf’! (Monday 9th Dec & Wed 11th Dec)
Kind Regards,
Mr Swan
ONTHANK TEA DANCE ‘Tea for two, and two for tea…’
Good Morning Families,
Last week, your young person was given an invitation for your family to attend Onthank Primary’s Tea Dance! Please see more information below and complete the attached form! Thank you!
When? Friday 29th November
P1/2: 9.15am – 10.45am
P3/4: 11am – 12.15pm
P5/6/7: 1.30pm – 2.45pm
Where? Onthank Primary Assembly Hall
Who? Grandparents and family are welcome to attend
Pupils will be brought along throughout the session to share the experience with their family member/s.
Come along and join our Primary 6 pupils who will be leading the dances with our special guest live band from Kilmarnock Academy! Rumour has it Heather’s famous shortbread will be served…
Bring along your singing voices and Fred and Ginger moves – we can’t wait to see you soon!
Active Schools – P4/5 Basketball Festival
The following pupils won their partnership heat and have been selected to represent the school at the final:
Jack B
Jaxon H
Shaw S
Lyla M
Mollie B
Ethan S
Blake C
Erin P
The final will take place on Friday 29th November at Ayrshire College (11.30am-1.30pm). Sports Development Modern Apprentice Blair Gormam will be coaching the pupils on the day. Pupils will be transported to the venue by bus.
Please complete the consent form below and indicate if you would like to volunteer to attend with the pupils.
Rights Respecting School ?
ONTHANK IS A RIGHTS RESPECTING SCHOOL
Here are our Rights Respecting Schools Ambassadors?
ONTHANK’S ELF IS COMING TO TOWN!
BUDDY THE ELF IS FLYING ON DOWN TO ONTHANK PRIMARY THIS CHRISTMAS!
After the success of Onthank’s Greatest Show 2018, our P6/7 pupils are excited to bring this story to life and have a ‘sparkle jolly twinkle jingley’ time with you!
All P7 pupils who are performing on stage should have a costume list at home, if not please encourage them to ask for another at school.
P7 Stage Crew/lighting/sound pupils will be required to wear all black.
P6 Choir can wear Christmas jumpers or their favourite Christmas party outfit or anything festive! Please also feel free to accessorise with Santa hats, tinsel etc.
Tickets are now available on Parent Pay, so please spread the word and bring along the whole family to support our talented young people.
Show dates:
Monday 9th December 7pm
Tuesday 10th December 10am
Wednesday 11th December 7pm
You can also come along and join the Christmas spirit at Onthank with our P2 ‘Innkeepers’ and P3 Carol concert -share the festive season with Onthank!
Thank you for your continued support!
#elf #sparklejolly #buddy #spreadtheword #booknow
Parent Helpers for Panto
If you are able to come along to the Panto as a parent helper on Wednesday 4 December or Thursday 5 December in the afternoon please complete form below:
Christmas Fayre – Tuesday 3 December
Our Christmas Fayre is on Tuesday 3 December from 9.15 am till 12.00 pm. Please see timetable below:
9.20 am Primary 1
9.40 am Primary 2
10.00 am Primary 3
10.10 am Primary 4
11.10 am Primary 5
11.20 am Primary 6
Our P7s are helping out all morning
P1 Homework WB 25th Nov
Week Beginning 25th November Remember to bring your homework bags back on Friday. Task 1– Have a look at your new book, can you spot familiar letters? Talk about the pictures. Can you retell the story? Task 2 – Phoneme challenge – These are the phonemes we have learnt so far: s a t p …
Big Breakfast?
Thank you to everyone who came along and enjoyed having breakfast with us ☕?.Well done to the parents and pupils who joined in Skip Fit Friday?
Eyes Down at Onthank?
Brilliant night with wonderful prizes. Thank you to all that attended.
Northwest Boxing Community Club
All registration will be completed at Northwest Boxing Club by Kieran McMaster. Read more
FAMILY BINGO – JOIN THE FUN @ OUR ONTHANK
Happy Monday Families, and what a way to start with information on our Family Bingo Night!
When? Thursday 21st November @ 6.30pm – 8pm
Where? Onthank Assembly Hall
Who? Everyone Welcome – sign up NOW!
Cost? Donation on entry
PLEASE NOTE ALL YOUNG PEOPLE MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY A PARENT/CARER
Please complete the form so we can let Heather know how much shortbread to make! We look forward to welcoming you on Thursday for a chance to win some prizes and join the community spirit! #ouronthank
Cinderella – Palace Theatre
As you will be aware from our Diary Dates the whole school is going to ‘Cinderella’ at the Palace Theatre. P1, P3, P5 and P7 are going on Wednesday 4 December and P2, P4 and P6 are going on Thursday 5 December. The buses will leave the school around 12.30 pm and return around 4.00 pm.
The cost of this outing is £12.50 per child. This already includes a subsidy from the school of almost £2000. We will look to fundraise to help cover these costs. This has to be paid through ParentPay – if you wish to pay via Paypoint please call the school for a Barcode Letter please call the school.
This Week’s Star Pupils
Primary 1
Heather – Super doubling facts
Emilie – Excellent homework
Josh – Trying very hard to blend words
Amelia – Confident counting
Primary 2
Alfie – Great number formation
Zak – Great answering out in class especially at maths time
Jessica – Big efforts and focus in literacy & numeracy tasks
Liam – Amazing maths and writing
Primary 3
Lucas – Fantastic phonics
P3H – Super behaviour during cinema trip
Eabha – Active literacy
P3S – Excellent behaviour during cinema trip
Primary 4
Layla – Learning to use a word processor for literacy work
Alistair – Always participating in class discussions
Noa – Super story writing
P4W – Being flexible and impressing all of the P4 teachers
Primary 5
Lucie – Marvellous maths
Ollie – Writing an excellent alien character description
Emily – Her enthusiasm and great ideas throughout topic
Primary 6
Gabriella – Writing an excellent setting paragraph
Kyle – Producing great work
Lucie – A pleasant attitude and always working hard
Aiden – Excellent effort during writing time
Primary 7
Katie – Trying hard when linking fractions, decimals and percentages
Erin – Showing a consistently positive attitude to everything she does
Shelby – Fantastic Prefecting Duties
Special Award
Elise – Being a super citizen
YMCA + Kilmarnock Hobby Club Schedule
The YMCA in Kilmarnock are running a number of evening opportunities – click on link below for further info:
YMCA-Kilmarnock-Hobby-Club-Scheme
Active Schools – P4/5 Basketball Festival Heats
The following children have been selected to represent the school:
Jack B
Jaxon H
Shaw S
Lyla M
Mollie B
Ethan S
Blake C
Erin P
The heat will take place on Thursday 21st November at James Hamilton Academy (3.30-4.30pm). HNC student Ethan Donaghy will be coaching the pupils on the day. We require parents to provide transport to and from the venue. The pupils should arrive back at school at 4.45pm to walk home or be collected.
Please complete the consent form below and indicate if you are able to provide transport.
P1 Homework WB 18th November
Week Beginning 18th November Remember to bring your homework bags back on Friday. Task 1– Have a look at your new book, can you spot familiar letters? Talk about the pictures. Can you retell the story? Task 2 – Use your alphabet rainbow to say, make/break, blend, read and write these words can red top …
Pudsey visited Onthank Primary
Everyone looked fabulous in their Pudsey /Spotty clothes at school today. Thank you to all who brought in a donation today. We were delighted Pudsey came to visit us and join us in our whole school Joe Wicks Big Morning Move Get Together.?
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December 2019 Dates
Onthank’s Breakfast Buffet
All parents, carers and friends are invited to attend Onthank’s Breakfast Buffet on Friday 22 November from 8.15 am.
The menu is:
Cereal / Toast / Roll in Bacon / Roll in Sausage
Served with Tea or Coffee
Price is £1.50 for adults (to be paid at the door), 90p for the first child and 70p for all other children in the family (pupils in receipt of free school meals are free – this does not include all P1-P3 who receive free school lunches from the Council)
Look forward to seeing you all there!
Games Consoles Wanted
Do you have any games consoles and games gathering dust? Then you can donate them to our school!
We are looking for video games, consoles and accessories to use as part of our whole school community activities. As long as they are clean, safe and in working condition we would greatly appreciate any old consoles you may have stored away or are currently unused at home.
Any donations should be handed into the school office!
Thank you for your support.
Match Funding – we need you!
Did you know that your employer could contribute to our school fundraising?
If you or your employee are able to help, please complete the form below – thank you!
Match funding is an informal corporate arrangement between a company and their employee. Not all companies offer matched funding but those that do could pledge a sum of money in relation to an amount raised by the school.
We understand that the high street banks, building societies, supermarkets and large corporations are likely to do match funding, but these schemes are not exclusive to the major corporate giants. If you work for an independent company, they may be interested in charitable giving through match funding too.
We would be grateful if you could see if your employer has a match funding scheme, or if they are willing to match fund any of our events. If you can’t help out this time, but you know the company you work for has a match funding policy, please let us know. This could be a really large source of income to help us raise money for our school funds.
Tempest Photographs
If possible, can you please pay for your photograph(s) order online as the school will get 30% commission instead of 10% commission if you return to the school.
If you do not have access to the internet please return your order to school as normal within 10 days.
Thank you!
This Week’s Star Pupils
Primary 1
Oscar – confindently participating in class discussions
Jack – being a responsible RRS Ambassador
Mason – being involved in lots of different classroom activities
Daisy – helping a friend with a challenge
Primary 2
Mya – super hedgehogs in arts & crafts
Reem – being a great learning buddy
Karis – writing in sentences and having good ideas
Elise – fantastic active literacy dictation
Primary 3
Lola – excellent story writing
Abbi – super sentences
Harris – excellent work all week
Sonny- super reading comprehension work
Primary 4
Katie – writing a very interesting King tut story
Emily – demonstrating super behaviour in her first week
Lucy – being a confident learner
Logan – super ICT skills
Primary 5
Ellie – fantastic fireworks poem
Kal – fantastic work with decimals
Primary 6
Gemma – being helpful and supportive to others
Shaunnie – taking on new challenges
Faye – a brilliant attitude and thorough approach to all work
Kai – excellent effort in all curricular areas
Primary 7
Kyle – outstanding contributions to literacy lessons
Alexis – using VCOP in her writing
Tyler – displaying his leadership skills with Faye from Active Schools
Special Award
Onthank Athletics Team – for winning E.A Athletics Final
Athletics Champions ???
Fantastic achievement from our current athletics team – making us champions 3 years running! Huge amount of talent and team spirit was shown from all involved.
Thank you to Murrie for helping us train and to the supporters who endured the freezing cold arena! Brilliant to have some of our ex-athletes supporting us too! ?
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P7S – Remembrance Day
