IF YOUR CHILD IS ATTENDING THE EASTER ACTIVITIES AT ONTHANK PRIMARY SCHOOL CAN YOU PLEASE ENSURE THAT THEY ARE DRESSED APPROPRIATELY TO GO OUTSIDE IN ALL WEATHERS!  THANK YOU!

Dance Fest 2019 Info Update (1)

 Primary 1

Zoe Mair – using her sounds to write independently

Lucy Carten – showing a big improvement in her handwriting

Casey Allen – determination and ‘grit’!  Well done for sticking with a challenge

Liam Rankin – being a super worker in numeracy

Ashley McIlvanney – working hard in class

 Primary 2

Liam Brogan – super reading

Noah McLellan – super effort completing classwork well

Ellemaie McLean – trying to ‘have a go’ writing

Tj White – going to assembly and a school show

 Primary 3

Noah Richmond – always kind and helpful

John Reed – sharing interest and knowledge about our 90s topic

Saskia Markac – super effort and application in class

Lennon Brown – trying to make better choices

Rachel Paterson – trying so hard during Maths

 Primary 4

Ellie Nicol – working hard on SNSA assessments

Lily Taylor – retaining information

Christopher Lynch – being wonderfully creative!  The things you make are amazing!

 Primary 5

Alex Dunlop – being a mature and responsible pupil who always does her best

Jennifer Angus – her acts of kindness

Cameron Love – caring for another pupil during Health & Wellbeing

Aaron Johnstone – contributing to class discussion

Lewis Kirk – consistent effort and engagement in learning

 Primary 6

Matthew O’Hare – growing in confidence over the year

Ben McLean – stepping up pace and productivity in class

Eyve Ward – creating detailed illustrations

 Primary 7

Kenzie McGonigale – for a much improved attitude towards the curriculum

Elliot Popplewell – fantastic narrative writing

Ellie Lewis – organising the ‘Divided City’ wall display in class

 Special Award

Daisy Milloy P7S – being very responsible during Fire Alarm

Head Teacher’s Award

Mr Stewart (Janitor) – all his hard work keeping our school tidy

Dance Fest 2019 Blog Info

We are looking for P4-P7 helpers for Parents’ Afternoon / Evening on Thursday 21 March 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 pm

Please complete form below if your child can help also stating which time would be suitable – you can choose more than 1 time.

Scholastics Book Fair will be here on Parents’ Afternoon / Evening (Thursday 21 March) from 3.00 pm – 8.00 pm.  Please follow instructions below:

1. Choose a book for your child.
2. A Book Fayre helper will put child’s name and class on the book then leave in the office.
3. You then have to pay for the book through ParentPay (taking 99p off the price – World Book Day Token) stating the name of the book in the comments box.
4. Once paid your child will be given the book home with them.

Any questions regarding the Book Fayre please call the office on 525477.

 Primary 1

Llyle Cunningham – working hard to identify key

Harry Muir – being a very responsible helper

Baylee Cassells – being an amazing illustrator – keep putting in the effort!

Elise O’Donnell – being a Super Star in number

Abigail Skinner – super story writing

Layton Cunningham – trying hard with his writing

 Primary 2

Tyler Phillips – great work in class

Josh Boax – accurate answers at Maths Time

Blaine Prentice – super non-fiction writing

 Primary 3

Lily Gilbert – excellent attitude towards Literacy and Numeracy in the classroom

Tyler Mason – good effort in writing

Tulisa Webb – beautiful Maths jotter work

 Primary 4

Isla Brown – producing detailed Egyptian God information

Cillian Heaney – amazing Rugby skills

Oskar Wylde – being a kind and helpful pupil who always has a smile on his face!  Well done Oskar!

 Primary 5

Kelsie Dorans – excellent progress in Maths

Derryl Brown – excellent progress in Maths

Emma Gillies – trying hard and making an improvement in Maths

Ellie Gan – consistently doing her best

Nathan McGinney – effective contribution during class discussion

 Primary 6

Phoebe Black – always having a super attitude to her learning

Alexis Davidson – super number work!

Zara Lochhead – having a mature manner in all she does

 Primary 7

Alix Hartley – fantastic effort with Writing

Lewis McIntosh – completing various tasks for Mrs Jones

 Special Award

Luke Fairbairn, Alex Chudleigh, Robert Campbell, Campbell Neal – representing Onthank Primary in Euro Quiz.  Well done!

We are taking part in Red Nose Day on Friday 15 March.  We are asking pupils to “make your laugh matter” (wear something funny that they can be in all day and do Zumba).

The money we raise will help people living really tough lives in the UK and across Africa.  Just to give you an indication of how the money helps the children in third world countries, £1 will buy one child a year’s supply of school books.  All donations this year to be paid through ParentPay.

Zumba with Steven Swan

Parents and friends are invited to take part in a Zumba session with your child(ren).  Please feel free to dress to “make your laugh matter”.  Timetable: P7 9.15 am, P6 10.00 am, P5 11.05 am, P4 11.30 am, P3 1.20 pm, P2 1.50 pm and P1 2.20 pm.

Red Nose Day School Dinner Menu

Tomato Soup

Chicken Tikka with Rice OR Cheese Panini with Salad OR        Tomato and Pasta Salad

Red Nose Cup Cake

 Primary 1

Aidan Sarwar – being a great team member and friend

Bonnie Wason – writing a wonderful sentence about the Gingerbread Man

Euan Hunter – working well in number work

Hazel Paterson – being a Superstar in number work

 Primary 2

Maddison Neill – excellent work all week

Nathan Power – making great o’clock times quickly on the class clocks

Bradley Black – good performances in gym

Logan Williams – super effort in all subjects

 Primary 3

Airen Townsley – showing great enthusiasm towards his new topic about the 90s

Pyper Allen – trying hard in reading tasks

Layla Duffy – super ‘Time’ work

Erin Thomas – always trying her best in class

 Primary 4

Emma McTaggart – being a responsible classmate

Lyla Mathieson – great movement in Rugby

Emily MacMillan – being kind and helpful at all times – a lovely girl

 Primary 5

Aimee Smith – being conscientious and always giving 100% in class

Alfie Campbell – being a responsible citizen and creating a poster that highlighted a social media issue

Reuben Devlin – marvellous Maths

Layla Markac – helping to keep class tidy

 Primary 6

Leon Milne – fantastic contributions to discussions

Gregor McMillan – a positive work ethic

Luke McCall – working well in class, great sportsmanship in PE

 Primary 7

Matthew Wallace – being a fantastic help in P1

 Special Award

Primary 2K – being super Onthank Citizens

There’s a new quicker and easier way to apply for a SHOUT Card

Complete this short form and your card will be posted to you the same day

Benefits include: Free and discounted access to leisure activities, discounts at local retail outlets and events AND discounted swimming during school holidays

What you waiting for?  Complete the form today:

https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/SHOUTapplication/

We have been made aware of a “pop up” on many sites such as You Tube which is called Momo. It targets children and asks them to provide a contact  number for Whatsapp where users are then targeted with violent images and dares.  The link below has information for parents.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-47359623

Here is advice from 2 of our P6 pupils Rhiannon Smith and Thomas Urquhart from our Health and Safety Team:

“There has been rumours going around that a being called ‘Momo’ will give you ridiculous dangerous challenges.  Please do not attempt any of these challenges.  If anything comes up on any device please tell an adult or family member as soon as possible and they will block them.  Also, security on YouTube is trying to delete and block ‘Momo'”.

 Primary 1

Orla Baillie – writing a super letter to the wolf!

Ava Gorrie – working really hard on her number formation

Kye Atchinson – marvellous measuring skills

Maisy Morren – working very well in class

 Primary 2

Lilly Hilton – super effort at Reading Time

Hannah Johnson – excellent work in Numeracy

Roan Ferguson – working extremely hard

Katie King – always trying her best

 Primary 3

Saskia Markac – super effort and application in class

Devlin Robertson – spending more time in class – well done!

Asmaa Altamr – trying hard to discuss her reading book

 Primary 4

Caitlin Clugston – super skip counting when building the 4 + 8 times tables

Emily Brodie – fantastic improvement in maths

Ellie Archibald – being a positive role model for her peers

 Primary 5

Callum Hamilton-Booth – extra effort at jotter work and great behaviour

All of P5E – improving their subtraction skills in maths

Kyle Brown – greater effort in story writing

Ellie Moir – being an amazing classmate

 Primary 6

Marcus Hettrick – always having a great attitude to his learning

Charlie James – increased focus and concentration

Aqeel Akhtar – working consistently well in all areas

 Primary 7

Emily Ramsay – for being an effective contributor during maths group challenge

Ava McConnell – being an excellent Onthank citizen

‘Ditch the workout – Join the party’!

Starting Tuesday 19 February 2019!

Calling all P4 – P7 pupils and parents – Come along to Onthank Primary School together as we launch our family fitness class with Zumba Instructor Steven Swan!

Let’s party the night away to a variety of styles including salsa, hip hop, merengue and cumbia!

Steven looks forward to sharing the fun and seeing you there! Donations welcome.

Please complete the form below if you would like to join the party!

#familyfitness #zumbafitness #teamonthank

 Primary 1

Connor Walton – being a confident learner

Zak Black – showing super skipping skills in the gym hall

Amelia Fulton – explaining how we use ‘qr’ codes in our classrooms – a digital star!

Amelia Wallace – being a Successful Learner

 Primary 2

Alex Ferguson – performing his Scottish poem well

Robbie McKie – an excellent rendition of Twa-Leggit Mice for the Assembly

Megan Wilson – progress in writing and listening

 Primary 3

Lily Brown – super effort in spelling tests

Erin Bush – lovely handwriting in her jotters

All of P3S – learning their poems and reciting them well to the whole class

All of P3W – working so hard to learn and present a Scottish poem

 Primary 4

Erin McCormack – doing very well in her Maths assessment

Lewys Cairns – fantastic reading skills

Lyle Bolland – fantastic results in both maths and literacy!  On target!

 Primary 5

Faye Armstrong – outstanding writing skills!  We loved reading your work

Sophie Ritchie – working quietly during individual class tasks

Frankie Brown – perfect Quanswers

 Primary 6

Rhys Krupp – participating more regularly in class discussions

Euan McAvoy – always trying his best

Finley Fraser – a super Scottish poem recital

 Primary 7

Dylan Fulton – excellent organisational skills

Sean McGhee – having a great work ethic

Isla Tonner – carrying out a variety of duties for the Sport Committee

 Special Award

Holly Fleming – for being a Responsible Citizen

Onthank Primary invite you to ‘take to the stage’ and join Steven Swan for our after school Performing Arts activities! Come along to sing, dance and act as our pupils enjoy working towards performing at various community and local events while having a fantastic time!

Our Performing Arts activities will run in the school Main Hall every Monday from Monday 18^th February at the following times:

P1/2/3 Performing Arts: 3pm – 4pm

P4/5/6/7 Performing Arts: 4pm – 5.30pm

If your child would like to join the fun at Onthank please complete the permission form below by Friday 15^th February.

#musicaltheatre #dance #acting #teamonthank

‘Ditch the workout – Join the party’!

Every Monday 5.45pm – 6.30pm

Starting Monday 18 February 2019!

Calling all Onthank Community Adults – come along and join the fun at Onthank Primary School with Zumba Instructor Steven Swan for an hour of fitness to your favourite tunes!

Let’s party the night away to a variety of styles including salsa, hip hop, merengue and cumbia!

Spread the word – all parents and adults within our community and beyond invited! Donations welcome.

#zumbafitness #jointheparty #teamonthank

Congratulations to everyone- you did yourselves proud?

Primary 1

Emily Gardiner, Max McCluskey, Rebecca Stirrat, Rowan Milligan

Primary 2

Cameron Lindsay, Robbie McKie, Christina McNaughton,      Zoe McCracken

Primary 3

Molly McMahon, Alfie James, Macie O’Donnell, Shaw Saxelby

Primary 4

Oliver Smith, Emily Skinner, Molly Muirhead

Primary 5

Leah Henderson, Daniel Harvey, Cerys Elder, Jessica Anderson

Primary 6

Matthew O’Hare, Emily Tosh, Finley Fraser

Primary 7

Dawn Robertson, Emma Morrison, Rhys Maitland

This year we are celebrating 22 years of World Book Day.  We are inviting people into some classes to read a story to the children.

We are asking staff and pupils to dress up as a “book character” and bring in the book to read/discuss.  Pupils are asked to bring in a book which they would like to swap with someone else.

There is a book themed lunch menu on the day:

Very Hungry Caterpillars’ Menu

Perfect Soup by Maurice Sendale

Cloudy with a Choice of Meatballs by Judi Barrett served on Mr Twit’s Bear by Roald Dahl

Pizza at Sally’s by Monica Wellington

A Fish out of Water by Helen Palmer

Betty Bunny Loves Chocolate Cake by Laura Numeroff

The Ice Cream King by Steve Metzger

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 Primary 1

Amber Kerr – writing a super speech bubble for Sleeping Beauty

Elise Hyslop – always having fab ideas for Fairyland!

Logan Jeffers – helping a friend with a challenge!

Rowan Milligan – being the Scottish Poem Class Winner

 Primary 2

Annalise Bruce – saying her Scottish Poem to the class

Mylie McClung – a super effort in presenting her Scots poem independently in front of the class

Christina McNaughton – reciting a Scots poem

Jessica Dickie – learning her poem so well

 Primary 3

James Logue – excellent written answers in reading

Charlie Higgins – Super Number Talks!

Lexi McCloskey – always trying hard

Eden Longmuir – super effort made to learn her Burns poem

 Primary 4

Danny Hughes – working hard on his Tutankamun report

Keir Parsons – being a Maths Wizard

Kye Peploe – working hard to link multiplication facts with division facts – 4 x table.  Well done Kye!

 Primary 5

Oliver Mayes – excellence in Maths

Amie-Leigh Tait – being a kind and considerate friend

Kayla McDonald – integrating so well in P5I

Tom Reid & Niamh Lochrie – helping keep the class tidy

 Primary 6

Ruairidh Templeton – working hard and becoming more involved in class activities

Ethan Simpson – being mannerly and helpful

Kieron Queay – a fantastic attitude in school

 Primary 7

Taylor Cree – an excellent improvement in attitude and behaviour

Eve Shirkie – demonstrating a dive at swimming

Lewis McIntosh – being recognised by the swimming coach for his excellent progress

 Special Award

John Reed P3K – being very kind and positive

Our next meeting will be on Monday 28 January at 7.00 pm in the staff room.

If anyone wishes to see a copy of the minutes from the last meeting, these can be requested through the school office.

Onthank Primary School Parent Council Meeting Agenda

Monday 28 January 2019

 Primary 1

Hudson Horner – working hard to make 3 Little Pigs House of Sticks

Kyle Cree – sounding out tricky words in his play diary

Ava McCourt – being a phonics fanatic!

All of P1W

 Primary 2

Sonny Robertson – working hard at his Maths

Jessica Aitken – super answers from memory in Maths

Elina Bruce – joining in learning

Archie Muir – fantastic effort and ideas in class – well done!

 Primary 3

Adam McAvoy – super writing

Nathan Nicol – super Maths completed independently

Macie O’Donnell – always working hard

Lewis Anderson – improvement in jotter presentation

 Primary 4

Olly Robertson – being a Math-a-lete

Callum Walton – being a multiplication master

Megan Hamilton – excellent reading comprehension

 Primary 5

Ethan Craigen – hard work and perseverance in Maths

Mila Vandal – completing her tasks independently and showing great improvement

Danyal Akhtar – Marvellous Maths

Jaiden Muir – being successful at time in Maths

 Primary 6

Tyler Qua – great ‘Oor Wullie’ art work

Owen Black – great improvements in writing

Blair Ferguson – working consistently hard in literacy and having high expectations

 Primary 7

Glen Miller – an increased positive attitude towards the Curriculum

Brooke Dewhurst – her effort in class at all times

Ruby James – a fantastic portrait of Madonna

 Special Award

Adam Thomson (P7B) – being a Responsible Citizen

 Primary 1

Olivia Halcrow – super blending and writing

Kaleb Orr-Richmond – trying really hard with his letter formation during outdoor play

Sofia Chisholm – drawing very detailed illustrations

Abigal Skinner – being a super sentence builder

 Primary 2

Aidynn Davidson – super story telling

Abbie Moir – good answers at reading time

Sarah Gibson – super phonics work

Hannah McAvoy – excellent maths work – numbers to 100

 Primary 3

Jack Colligan – super effort during 3D shape work

Ione Vlachos – super literacy work

David James Kiltie – super effort during 3D shape work

Brook Hannah – using speech marks in her writing

 Primary 4

James Callaghan – coping well at school with his injury

Callum Walton – fast maths

Ethan Lewis – a big effort with his presentation of work!  Well done and keep trying

 Primary 5

Logan Wallace – very hard work

Maya Drury – showing improved behaviour in class and supporting other pupils in lessons

Hannah Phillips – marvellous maths

Darren Ferguson – ready to offer answers without being prompted

 Primary 6

Neve Robertson – having a positive and enthusiastic approach to her learning

Evie Daly – enthusiastic approach to topic work

Alicia Scott – settling in very well to P6

Lotte I’Anson & Brooke Holland – a fantastic, imaginative adapted rainforest animal

 Primary 7

Erin Duffy – excellent effort at swimming

Emma Morrison – being kind and helpful

Fraser Boyd – writing a superb biography of Alex Ferguson

 Special Award

Mitchell Birtles (P4M) – being very helpful

P6 is visiting ‘Amazonia’ at M&D’s in Glasgow on Wednesday 30 January. The bus will leave school at 9.15 am and return by 3.00 pm. Pupils should wear school sweatshirt, casual bottoms and bring a snack and a packed lunch (if your child receives free meals the school will provide a packed lunch). The cost of this outing is £12 per pupil including a game of 10 Pin Bowling. Please pay through ParentPay or call in to the office for a Barcode letter.

If you are able to go on this outing as a parent helper please complete form below.  We will only contact you if you are required to help.

 Primary 1

Colin Walker – working imaginatively with bricks

Max McCluskey – having amazing ideas for rebuilding Fairyland

Charlie Houston – excellent engineering – finding a problem, fixing a problem

 Primary 2

Kerr McMillan – excellent effort all week

Charlotte Stirrat – super sentences

Leo Dalley – having a good attitude in class and talking to Mrs Kidd if he has a problem/worry

Lucas McAvoy – improving literacy skills

 Primary 3

Amelia Gregoreck – excellent reading

Olivia McCallion – being kind and caring towards classmates

Scarlett Robertson – being extremely helpful and kind to others

Shaw Saxelby – being a hardworking and polite boy in class at all times

 Primary 4

Baillie McFarlane – welcoming a new pupil to our class

Rory Hunter – working harder in class

Alex Nelson – excellent balancing at gymnastics

 Primary 5

Lucie Deery – contributing excellent answers during discussion

Kyle Campbell – displaying great behaviour

Matthew McDonald – marvellous maths

Ava Richmond – producing excellent work with direct speech

 Primary 6

Tom Sneddon – showing a mature attitude to his learning

Brandon McGaw – being kind and helpful

 Primary 7

All of P7B – being excellent school ambassadors at Galleon Centre for swimming lessons

Derek Drummond – supporting his peers in ICT

Alex Lindsay – writing a detailed account of his holiday to Finland

Reminder – school closes on Friday 21 December @ 2.30 pm & reopens on Monday 7 January 2019 @ 9.00 am

Hope you all have a lovely Christmas & New Year!

P1 Enrolment Flier 2019

December Calendar 2018

 Primary 1

James Lyall – persevering and building a tall tower that stood without support

Reem Altamr – knowing lots of sounds and trying to read words

Luke Sloan – amazing addition skills!

Corey Mitchell – super football skills at Fit 15

 Primary 2

Maddison Neill – super school representative at Morrisons

Sophie Brown – great effort making her spelling words

Jay McFadzean – sensible and mature attitude

Keira Morton – working hard at Reading

 Primary 3

Imogen Mooney – always trys her best at school

Tyler Livingstone – being confident in the P3 Concert

Macy McFarlane – beautiful singing of ‘Four Calling Birds’

Lily Roy – excellent singing during the P3 Carol Concert

 Primary 4

Milo Horner – always choosing a challenge in Maths

Lennon McPartland – Great Reading Comprehension

Luke Callaghan – an amazing effort with Spelling.                                    You are a Super Star!

 Primary 5

Ethan Craigen – super Christmas art work

P5E Choir – super performance in the P7 Show

Steven Black – being a mannerly messenger

Sophie Malone – having confidence  to showcase her art work

 Primary 6

P6A – outstanding singing during Onthank’s Greatest Show

Callum McAvoy – super effort at all times!

Glen Duncan – working well and making good progress

 Primary 7

All of P7 for fantastic performances of ‘Onthank’s Greatest Show’

 Special Award

Rebecca Devlin – for being a Responsible Prefect