Please find information about our ‘Meet the Teacher’.  Our school app is currently not working so please help us by sharing this invitation. Please complete form – https://forms.office.com/e/FdThF4rWe5 Meet the Teacher!

Please complete our form for the Pupil Council. https://forms.office.com/r/RtNTemvALr

As we come to the end of an ‘egg-cellent’ Spring Term we are ‘egg-cited’ for  the launch of our first Virtual Tour and Egg Hunt. Normally Parents come into school throughout the session so here is a look around the … Continue reading →

  Primary 1 and Primary 2 have been using Learning Journals.  Over the next few weeks we would like to promote these and encourage all our parents to upload a post.  We know many of you have done this already … Continue reading →

We are very proud of our pupils who did a fantastic job presenting at our Parent Council Meeting.The Pupil Council Chair and Vice Chair gave lots of information about their roles in school by being involved in decision making.The RRS … Continue reading →

    Primary 1 1A – Oscar-  for Marvellous Maths. 1C – Lucas – for working in a team, listening carefully and making words with active literacy boards. 1K – All of 1K – for creating a wonderful cafe for … Continue reading →

To all of our Onthank families, Exciting news – our Autumn Assembly is now LIVE and ready for you to watch! Sit back, relax and enjoy our highlights from Term 1, a preview of our new classroom environments and some … Continue reading →

A very warm welcome back to all our pupils, parents and carers of Onthank Primary School.  We hope you have had a relaxing and safe Easter holiday.  We are so lucky that the weather has been good and the sunshine … Continue reading →

100 responses so far! Please complete to help teacher’s plan.

Miss Anderson and  Miss Ellis tricked us all today at the James Hamilton hub.  Miss Anderson offered me a sweet but when I ate it, it turned out to be a grape! Did you trick anyone today?  Leave a comment … Continue reading →

Click on the picture to go to a new page which gives RESOURCES FOR RIGHTS LEARNING AWAY FROM SCHOOL

The following letter was sent to parents on our school app Letter to parents and carers – 23.3.20 If you wish to access any of this provision you will require to fill in our e-form here: https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id As you will … Continue reading →

EAC are continuing to provide meals to Free School Meals entitled families – register at http://eastayrshi.re/familymeals  

Please read the letter and follow the attached link. Letter to all parents and carers – 20.3.20

As we say farewell to seeing many of our children the P7 class of 2020 picked the following song ….   Our leadership team and staff are so very proud of our children.  An Onthank assembly favourite!

Onthank Young People & Families, Our staff have been busy creating exciting and engaging home learning packs and digital learning activities for our young people.   Activities, as always, will be active, fun and inclusive for all learners, regardless of ability. Here … Continue reading →

Yesterday we distributed pupil reports. We do know that many children have not received them yet. To help us plan can all parents/carers please complete our online form.  Parents can pick up the school report if they are able to.  … Continue reading →

Please click on the link below for the updated information on COVID-19 from Linda McAulay Griffiths, Head of Education.  This will also be sent to all parents/careers centrally via the school app. Coronovirus symptoms letter – updated guidance – 17.3.20 … Continue reading →

Onthank pupils working together to share their thoughts on their class team’s page.

For reliable information our school app will be our main source of communication with parents/carers. You should check our news and message sections. Please can any parents who have not downloaded the app, do so as soon as possible. Thanks. … Continue reading →

We are keen to support parents to ensure all young people are Cyber safe, especially with the growing use of a wide range of Apps and online forms of communication (WhatsApp/TikTok/Instagram/Snapchat etc). As part of our continued commitment, we are … Continue reading →

With Christmas fast approaching we are all more mindful than ever of the effects of poverty on the lives of many of the families we work with and the pressure many families feel to show their appreciation to staff in … Continue reading →

At assembly this week we showed the children our survey and asked them to complete it at home with a parent/carer.  This information   helps us with self-evaluation.  We ask that this is completed by Wednesday 9 October There will be … Continue reading →

Volunteers needed! We are looking for P4-P7 helpers for Parents’ Afternoon / Evening on Thursday 10 October at the following times: 3.00 pm – 4.00 pm, 4.00 pm – 5.00 pm, 6.00 pm – 7.00 pm and 7.00 pm – 8.30 … Continue reading →

We were delighted to welcome parents/carers to our classes this afternoon.  Mrs Wright and Mrs Findlay got a chance to speak with many of you.  Comments included- ” Really good opportunity to see what is going on in the class.” … Continue reading →

We have STAFF AND PUPILS with nut allergies – please do not send snacks containing nuts or nut related products to school.

  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 … Continue reading →

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 … Continue reading →

Please complete feedback.  If you have any questions linked to your child’s report please speak to staff at Parents’ afternoon / evening.

Termly Overview – P1 term 3 1819 We would like to invite P1 parents to an information session next Wednesday 6th February at 3pm. We intend  to give parents an update on our improvement plan, more information about learning in … Continue reading →

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#ChooseRespect Onthank Primary is taking the pledge to join Scotland’s  #ChooseRespect campaign. We are looking for parents to support us during Anti-Bullying Week. Before you give advice, get some …   The following guide gives parents and carers useful information. … Continue reading →

Congratulations to our swimming team, who represented our school on Saturday at the Citadel in Ayr. All the children swam brilliantly and made us feel proud!  Congratulations to Adam who got gold medals for freestyle ?and breast stroke ?and a bronze medal … Continue reading →

We look forward to welcoming parents to school later today. Please take time to visit our dinner hall and taste what’s on offer.  We would like to increase the number of children in P1, 2 and 3 eating a free … Continue reading →

Personal Items We want to prevent loss of personal items, including clothes, so  please make sure that everything belonging to your child is marked with their name.

Well done to our Onthank pupils at the Royal Commonwealth  pool in Edinburgh competing in the Scottish schools final today.

 Diary  Dates Tuesday 22 May  P7s to Elim Hall / Other Half of P6 to Danger Detectives Wednesday 23 May P3 & P4 Sports 1.30 pm / P7 to Kilmarnock Academy Expressive Arts Day Thursday 24 May P5, P6 & … Continue reading →

Well done to all the Onthank pupils at Caroline’s Dance Academy who performed Matilda.

This year, Onthank Primary took part in DanceFest 2018. It was choreographed by Mrs Granger. All of the P7’s that took part had lots of fun getting ready and performing to the audience. Post written  by Lucie Corrigan, Kyle Speirs, … Continue reading →