Primary 1 have had a super year exploring, discovering and learning lots of new things! Have a lovely restful summer holiday ready to shine in Primary 2    

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What a way to end P3! We had the most amazing sunshine for our ‘Water Day’. Pupils and teachers had so much fun!! A big thank you to Mr MacLeod and P5M for helping at all of the stations.

A great performance from our Primary 7s at their Leavers’ Assembly today.

An emotional but very proud day for lots of our parents and carers who were in attendance.

We wish all of our Primary 7 Leavers well as they continue on their learning journey at their respective new schools.

We had over 450 members of the Onthank Community attend our Community Night for an evening of fun, friendship and food.

A big Thank You to Mr Swan, our Parent Council volunteers and our staff for making it such an enjoyable evening.

We hope to see many of you attending our next one in the new session.

We want to hear what our community would like to see at Onthank Primary School!

Share your views and ideas here.

P3 have been enjoying learning about the water cycle and about the various uses of water.

On Thursday 27th June all P3 classes will be participating in some fun water activities.

As the weather forecast looks good we are asking for pupils to wear shorts and t-shirts to school but to bring a change of clothes and a towel.?

Pupils should come prepared wearing sun tan lotion and bring a water bottle.

Let’s have some super fun to end a fantastic year in P3!

Thanks,

The Spice Teachers

 Primary 1

P1A – being super P1 pupils

Dylan Millar – trying hard with his handwriting

Zak McLean – super spelling!

Maisy Morren – making super progress in all areas of the curriculum

P1W (BF) – being superstars

 Primary 2

Darcy Green – super story writing

Amelia Tumi – having a thoughtful, kind and helpful attitude to class

Ruari Boyd – excellent spelling in stories

Andrew Paton – great behaviour at Eglinton Park

 Primary 3

Isla Duncan – being such a lovely pupil all year!

Leyla McEwan – being a great helper

David James Kiltie – being a great friend

P3W – being an amazing class!

 Primary 4

Sarah Murphy – being helpful and kind to classmates in need

Rae Warnes – being an amazing pupil!

Rowan Bamford – working her socks off all year and raising her standard of work in maths and literacy.  What a lovely pupil too!

 Primary 5

Tom Baird – excellent participation in all lessons

P5E – coping well in their temporary classroom

Kyle Fairbairn – improved confidence in Mental Maths

Kalib McLean – helping others during topic

 Primary 6

P6A – being awesome this year

Robert Morris – a mature working attitude

Lewis McFadzean – a super Blitz report and presentations

 Primary 7

Aimeeleigh Brown – writing a fantastic piece about her seven years at OPS

P7M – being excellent representatives of the school in Millport

P7S – being class of the year

Special Award

DFS Group – achieving Silver Award

Onthank Primary School are excited to announce our first Community Night on Tuesday 25th June, 6pm – 7.30pm which invites all pupils, families and members of the North West Community to share an evening of fun and food. Activities include; games, sports, singing, dancing, arts & crafts and a cinema room. Dinner will also be provided for the family. Please complete the form below to confirm your attendance at this exciting community event. We look forward to seeing you there!

PLEASE COMPLETE THE RSVP FORM HERE.

PLEASE NOTE ALL CHILDREN ATTENDING MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY AN ADULT.

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Congratulations to all at Onthank Primary School for achieving Dyslexia Friendly Schools Silver Status following our recent accreditation visit.

A group of P6 pupils along with Mrs Klein and Mrs Bell attended the award ceremony on Wednesday at Dumfries House, Cumnock to collect the award.

Campbell, Emily, Evie, Euan, Gregor and Rhiannon delivered a confident presentation highlighting the good work being  carried out throughout the school to include and support all learners.

They were delighted to accept the award on behalf of everyone at the school.

WELL DONE ONTHANK!!

P7 had a fantastic trip to Millport today. Members of the public and people working on the island had nothing but praise for our pupils. A big thank you to the parents who came along to help on the day.

On Saturday, Tulisa Webb was lucky enough to officially open the NWKLEUS Centre. After more than 500 entries, Tulisa was the winner of the NWKLEUS logo design competition with her logo – congratulations!

#NWLEUS #TEAMONTHANK

View photos here.

For more information visit the NWKLEUS website at: https://www.knwcp.org.uk/

P7 Millport Trip

The buses will leave at 8.45am tomorrow and return for 3pm. Pupils should wear suitable clothing and have been advised to bring a towel if they plan to go on the beach area. There is a £15 spending money limit and pupils should not bring mobile phones or any other electrical devices with them. Pupils are welcome to bring disposable cameras if they wish. Fingers crossed for the weather.

Only a week until the author Chris Duke visits us to share his story called ‘Lucy’s Blue Day’.

He is offering an online discount for parents and teachers. This discount removes the postage and packaging. He will bring the books with him next Tuesday.

Go to www.lucysblueday.com and enter discount code ONTHANK to order your very own book. A lovely idea for a gift.

 Primary 1

Amber Kerr – being a successful learner

Leah Marshall – correctly spotting ‘ee’ and ‘ing’ words

Sophie Graham – being an amazing author

Ashley McIlvanney – reading lots of Bug Club books

 Primary 2

Tyler Phillips – super sound work

Jessica Aitken – super measuring in Maths

Aiden Gibb – super listening skills in PE

Jessica Dickie – building her confidence

 Primary 3

P3C – being a super class all year

Alistair Krupp – always showing a positive attitude

Ollie Shopp – excellent ‘Money’ work

Owen Tonner – great improvement in Writing

 Primary 4

Olly Robertson & Ollie Hastings – being fantastic at badminton

Ami Murray – making great progress

Callum Wallace – a top class Power Point Presentation on Beetles!  Absolutely amazing!

 Primary 5

Callum Walker – contributing mature and sensible answers during discussions

Katie Brown – attempting to write a haiku poem at home

Steven Black – terrific tables

Cameron Love – for helping another pupil with Active Spelling Strategies

 Primary 6

Marcus Hettrick – great progress and increased self confidence

Robert Morris – good work on percentages

Kyle Duff – great effort and contribution in lessons

 Primary 7

Nathan Lochrie – trying to complete all tasks on time

Luke Edgar – enthusiasm during Spanish

Roddy Hewitt – being the most improved skipper at Skip Fit Friday

 Special Award

Dylan Fulton P7 – being an excellent Onthank Ambassador

Ellie Lewis P7 – being so kind and helpful on Fun Day

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We still need lots of parent helpers to allow the discos to go ahead – please call the school office 525477 if you are able to help.

Does your child have a school uniform that they have outgrown? Then why not drop into our school swap shop and swap it for another!

Based at the school reception, our swap shop is a great way for parents to donate or swap any school uniforms, jackets, bags, etc.

If you have any school uniform items, jackets, bags or packed lunch boxes you wish to donate then please hand these into the school office.

There is a great selection of school jumpers, cardigans, polo shirts, etc. already on display so come in and take your pick!

Amro and Mahmoud in P4F came to visit P3W to share a presentation about Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr. The boys explained that they shared special family time and enjoyed celebrating.

Onthank’s annual Fun Day will take place today. The cost of stalls range from 10p-50p. All pupils should wear school uniform as normal. All parents and carers are invited to join their child at their allocated time. Tea/coffee and home baking will be on offer. The timetable for the day is as follows:
P1 9.30-9.50am
P2 9.50-10.10am
P3 10.10-10.30am
P4 11.10-11.30am
P5 11.30-11.50am
P6 11.50-12.10pm

It was 3rd time lucky for P5-7 Sports Day but the weather held out and we had a great day in the sun. Well done to everyone who participated and thank you to all staff who helped make Sports Day run smoothly.

Please complete form below if your child has been selected for P6/7 Football Team game vs Gargieston.

Dear Families,

P6/7 Dance Fest Ambassadors have been invited by East Ayrshire Council in collaboration with Celebrate Kilmarnock to perform at two local events to represent our school community.

Event 1

Event: Community Celebration

Date: Friday 14^th June (this Friday)

Time: 2pm

Venue: Celebrate Kilmarnock Shop (Kings Street, Kilmarnock)

Pupils will leave school after lunch at 1.15pm with Mr Swan and another member of staff and walk to Kings Street for their performance, after which they will return to school and continue with their weekly rehearsal until 4pm.

Pupils will be in their school uniform.

Event 2

Event: ‘Anthems from Broadway & Beyond’ K – Fest Cabaret

Date: Friday 26^th July

Time: 7pm

Venue: New Laigh Kirk, Bank Street, Kilmarnock, KA1 1HA

Pupils have been invited to unite with Loudoun Musical Society for this annual K-Fest Cabaret which launches a weekend of events for the local community to celebrate our town and the people in it.

Pupils have been working on their repertoire with Mr Swan in their weekly Friday rehearsals and are very excited to perform for an audience of over 600 community members.

Pupils are required to attend the Dress Rehearsal. Please see details below:

Date: Thursday 25^th July

Time: 7pm – 9:30pm

Venue: New Laigh Kirk, Bank Street, Kilmarnock, KA1 1HA

Parents are not required to wait with pupils as both Mr Swan and Mr McIlwraith will be present for the rehearsal.

COSTUME

Pupils will be required to bring their Dance Fest red/white/black costume with them for the Dress Rehearsal and Performance.

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This is a free event therefore we warmly encourage you to invite all members of the family to support our Onthank Ambassadors.

Blog Form

Please complete the Blog form entitled ‘Onthank Ambassadors @ Celebrate Kilmarnock Events’ to advise the school of your child’s involvement.

Many Thanks,

Team Onthank

 Primary 1

Mason McCristall – contributing very well to class discussions

Mason Paterson – spotting tricky words around the room

Alfie McLauchlan – ‘thinking like an engineer’

Hazel Paterson – working hard every day

 Primary 2

Kaden MacKillop – being a supportive friend

Lucy McLean – following instructions and being very helpful to Mrs Kidd

Christina McNaughton – a lovely, kind nature

Archie Muir – amazing Maths!

 Primary 3

Ross Golightly – helping his friends

Maddison Paton – lovely presentation of work

Chloe Ronald – super effort during Reading

Owen Tonner – super story writing

 Primary 4

Cameron McMurray – working on his reading skills and achieving First Level

Callum Walton – fantastic Maths

Ryan Ritchie – making fantastic academic progress in P4 and really coming out of his shell!  A great year!

 Primary 5

Lyle Robson – writing a super recount of our trip

Mason Wyper – always having a positive attitude to class work

Mila Vandal – coping very well on our school trip

Callum Milligan – super story writing

Emily Thomson – being a fantastic friend when needed

 Primary 6

Shelby McClung – working hard and trying her best

Campbell Neal – showing great interest in topic

Brooke Holland – great effort in Literacy

 Primary 7

Kyle Miller – an excellent ambassador on his induction days at Kilmarnock Academy

Emma McCulloch – helping Mrs Findlay

All of P7S – displaying the Onthank Values at the transition days at Kilmarnock Academy

 Special Award

Emma McCulloch P7M – for being a super helper in P1W

Onthank’s annual Fun Day will take place on Wednesday 12th June. P7 will be organising stalls and activities for the whole school to enjoy. The cost of stalls range from 10p-50p. We are asking for any donations (no glass) that can be given out as prizes at our tombola stall. All pupils should wear school uniform as normal. All parents and carers are invited to join their child on the day. The timetable for the day is as follows:
P1 9.30-9.50am
P2 9.50-10.10am
P3 10.10-10.30am
P4 11.10-11.30am
P5 11.30-11.50am
P6 11.50-12.10pm

School uniforms ordered through the school using ParentPay – the final date for orders guaranteed for delivery before the summer is Wednesday 12 June.  Orders received after this date will be ready for collection on Friday 16 August.  Orders will not be available for collection during summer holidays!

Onthank’s annual Fun Day will take place on Wednesday 12 June. P7 will be organising stalls and activities for the whole school to enjoy. The cost of stalls range from 10p-50p. We are asking for any donations (no glass) that can be given out as prizes at our tombola stall.  All pupils should wear school uniform as normal.  All parents and carers are invited to join their child on the day.  The timetable for the day is as follows:

P1 9.30 am – 9.50 am
P2 9.50 am – 10.10 am
P3 10.10 am – 10.30 am
P4 11.10 am – 11.30 am
P5 11.30 am – 11.50 am
P6 11.50 am – 12.10 pm