Author: Mr McIlwraith

We’re ready to party…

Our Onthank memorabilia is on display and our stage is set as we prepare for our 60th Birthday Party tomorrow!

To celebrate the school’s 60th Birthday in style, our young people have taken ownership for designing and creating 3 special concerts with performances based on their favourite highlights from across the decades.

Our Birthday Concerts will take place tomorrow, WEDNESDAY 1 MAY, in our school hall and in the following format:

P2 & P3 Concert at 9.30 am

P4 & P5 Concert at 11.15 am

P6 & P7 Concert at 2.00 pm

P1 pupils are making a video which will be shown at each concert therefore we invite P1 families to attend a performance of their choice.

We look forward to seeing you tomorrow.

Thinking Day – Friday 22nd February 2019 

To celebrate Thinking Day, pupils from any voluntary youth organisations are allowed to wear their uniform to school on Friday 22nd February 2019.

Thinking day is held every year and is a time when we celebrate and think of other Rainbows, Brownies, Guides, Cubs and Beavers across the world.

Onthank was On Form in 2018!

As 2018 draws to a successful end, we wanted to celebrate all of our achievements so far in the current school session.

Some of our highlights include; launching our 60th Birthday celebrations, success at the Ayrshire Athletics Final and Swimming Gala, our DFS week, outdoor learning opportunities and class excursions.

Our P2 Nativity, P3 Carol Concert and P5-7 Greatest Show brought over 1,000 members of the Onthank community into our school and as we move into 2019 this is a testament to Onthank Primary being at the heart of the community. 

Onthank – On Form – On Time in 2019.

‘No School Bells’ Trial

From Monday 19th November 2019 we are going to try having no school bells to signal the start and end of the school day. At 9am, pupils will not line up in the playground but instead will make their own way to their classroom similar to a ‘Wet Day’ routine. Teachers and our P7 perfects will guide our pupils to their class at 9am.

Pupils will also follow the same procedure at the end of break and at lunch.

The’ No School Bells’ trial is part of our DFS Award and also enables our school to become a more autism friendly environment.
Thank you,
Senior Leadership Team.

We’re collecting Scottish Sun Book Tokens – start collecting yours from Sept 24th

After helping the Scottish Sun to launch their new Free Books for Schools campaign, we will be collecting book tokens from the paper.

Between September 24th and November 18th, the Scottish Sun and Scottish Sun on Sunday will be printing book tokens each day. Pupils can hand these tokens into the school office or to their class teacher. The more tokens we get, the more books we receive!

Reduce, reuse, recycle – we’re looking for wet play resources!

We’re looking for donations of your toys to use in the school during wet play days in class. In particular we are looking for:

  • Board Games
  • Construction Materials – Lego, K’Nex etc.
  • Jigsaws
  • Cars
  • Plastic toys – food, animals etc.
  • Play mats

Please make sure that all toys/games donated are in good working order and have all of the correct pieces. Any donations can be handed into the school office. Thank you, Mr McIlwraith.

VOTE FOR MRS JONES!

VOTE NOW

We are delighted that Onthank PS stalwart, Mrs Jones has been nominated for a Cream of Ayrshire Award, under the category ‘School Champion Award’. Voting closes at midnight on Sunday 23rd September so get voting NOW! Please share this post and encourage all of our pupils, parents and friends to vote for Mrs Jones!

Vote here: School Champion Award

P3 Enterprising Homework

As part of our ‘Dinosaurs’ topic, the children are being invited to:

  • Design and make a ‘Sockosaurus’

If they wish to take part in the challenge, they should complete the following:

  • Fill in the Sockosaurus planning page.
  • Use the ideas on their planning page to help them create their Sockosaurus.
  • Use a clean sock to make their Sockosaurus.
  • Their Sockosaurus can be lifelike or imaginative!
  • Try to create features to show a face.
  • Decorate their Sockosaurus using bright colours and interesting details.
  • Use a variety of materials, if possible.  Be as creative as you can!
  • Children should be prepared to share their Sockosaurus with the rest of the class.

Pupils should bring their Sockosaurus to class on Friday 5 October.

Have fun!!!

Athletics Arena Permission

For Primary 7 Athletics Team only. These children know who they are and have spoken to Miss Anderson about completing this form:

Permission for training at the Athletics Arena on Thursday 20th and 17th September, 4-5pm.

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Maths Week Scotland Challenge

This week is Maths Week Scotland and to coincide with this we’re launching the use of our brand new maths resource, Heinemann Active Maths!

Active Maths proivdes our pupils with a range of activities and challenges to help develop their mathematical thinking and numeracy skills. There are board games and resources to use in class and online games to play at home.

Whole School Challenge –  To launch this resource we’re setting some classes a challenge to access at least one Heinemann Active Maths game which their teacher will have set the class. Pupils should log in to their Bug Club / Active Learn account to access any of the maths games allocated.

 

Enjoy playing the games – we’d love to hear what you think about our new resource.

 

Sharing Information: Classroom Visits

Dear Parent / Carer,

 

Sharing Information: Classroom Visits

The children have now settled in their new classes and we would like to offer you the opportunity to visit your child’s classroom and meet their teacher(s) in the school hall.

Primary 1 Parents

You are invited to an information session on Monday 17 September from 1.15pm until 1.45pm to meet the teachers and receive information about your child’s learning in P1. If you have a child/ren in another area of the school you will be able to go to their class at 2.00 pm.

Primary 2 – Primary 7 Parents

I am sure you will find this a worthwhile experience which will provide you with information on the learning through displays. It will also give you an opportunity to meet your child’s teacher(s).

There will be the formal parents’ meetings on Tuesday 9 October 2018 when you will have an individual meeting with your child’s teacher to discuss their progress and areas for development.

The open afternoon for P2 to P7 classes will take place on Monday 17 September from 2.00 pm. Please come to the school reception and you will be escorted to the relevant area of the school.

Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions.

Yours sincerely,

Mrs A Wright, Mrs G Findlay and Mr D McIlwraith

Senior Leadership Team

Welcome Back!

 

We look forward to welcoming you back on Monday 20th August 2018.

For Primary 1, starting times on the first day are:-

P1A Miss Adam 9.30am – 9.50am

P1C Mrs Cree 9.50am – 10.10am

P1M Mrs McKie 9.30am – 9.50am

P1W Miss White 9.50am – 10.10am

Week beginning Monday 20th August will be a soft start for all P1 classes between 9am and 9.30am and finish at 2.30pm. Week beginning Monday 27th August school hours will be 9am – 3pm for P1.

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Class structure for 2018/2019:

P1A Miss Adam
P1C Mrs Cree
P1M Mrs McKie
P1W Miss White
P2H Miss Hamilton with P1C Mrs Cree’s class
P2K Mrs Kidd with P1MCK Mrs McKie’s class
P2S Mrs Saxelby with P1M Mrs Mylrea’s class
P2ST Mrs Strain with P1A Miss Adam’s class
P3C Mrs Carten with P2G Mrs Saxelby’s class
P3K Mrs Kilpatrick with P2K Miss Kerr’s class
P3S Mrs Smith with P2H Miss Hamilton’s class
P3W Mrs Williams with P2B Miss Black’s class
P4E Mrs Easter with P3C Mrs Carten’s class
P4F Mr Franchi with P3S Mrs Smith’s class
P4M Mrs McCall with P3E Mrs Easter’s class
P5B Miss Black with P4F Mr Franchi’s class
P5C Mr Macleod/Miss Cook with P4W Miss White’s class
P5E Miss Ellis with P4K Mrs Kilpatrick’s class
P5I Mrs Irving (M, T, W, Th) and Ms Dasgupta (F) with P4M Mrs McCall’s class
P6A Miss Anderson with P5M Mr McIlwraith’s class
P6K Mrs Klein with P5E Miss Ellis’s class
P6M Mrs Merrick with P5D/I Mrs Irving/Dasgupta’s class
P7B Mr Boyd with P6K Mrs Klein’s class
P7M Miss McGregor (M,T) and Mrs Mills (W, Th, F) with P6M Mrs Merrick’s class
P7S Mr Simpson with P6A Miss Anderson’s class

P3 Rocks

Primary 3 have had a busy few weeks!

Last week children enjoyed our Water Fun Day and yesterday we all went down to the Dean Park to hide our decorated rocks. If you are at the Dean Park over the Summer holidays you may be able to find some of our rocks! #onthankrocks

Mrs Findlay’s Rod Stewart Day!

Mrs Findlay had a surprise 60th celebration today! Walking in this morning, Mrs Findlay was treated to balloons, banners and music from her favourite artist, Rod Stewart. The day was complete with a parade around the playground and some Rod Stewart cupcakes for staff and pupils.

A huge thank you to all staff, parents and pupils who kept our surprise under wraps. It was a great day with lots of mini Rods around the school. A great effort by all.

P3 rocks!

The rock painting craze is taking over at the moment. Mrs Carten’s class have painted some rocks for Whiteley’s Retreat Rock Garden just outside Ayr. Whiteley’s Retreat is a holiday home for children, young people and their families who have cancer or other life altering illnesses. The rocks will be delivered to Whiteley’s on the 16th June.

If anyone wishes to donate decorated rocks they can bring them to Mrs Carten’s classroom before 15th June. All rocks should be bright, cheery and uplifting. Thank you.

Race for Life Update

Race for Life will take place this Friday 1st June (weather permitting).

Our Race for Life is a pupil event this year, however, if you wish to accompany your child please come to the school reception where you will be shown to the starting line within the school playground.
The starting time for each race is detailed below. Each stage will run for approximately 10-20 minutes.

P6 – 9.30am
P1 – 10am
P2 – 10.20am
P3 – 11.10am
P4 – 11.30am
P5 – 11.50am
P7 – 12.10pm

A royal visit to Crossgates

We took a short break from our Royal Wedding celebrations on Friday to visit Crossgates Care Home. The staff are working hard in preparation for the care home reopening its doors, so we thought we’d take them some wedding cake to have during a well deserved break!