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32nd SSAA PRIMARY SCHOOLS’ CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS 2019
Onthank’s 60th Birthday Celebrations
Onthank Primary 60th Birthday Concerts Blog Post
Save the date!
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.
Taking responsibility for concept to choreography and costumes, Onthank Primary pupils are excited to entertain our families and warmly invite all members of the community to celebrate 60 wonderful years with us.
Our Birthday Concerts will take place on 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. Alternatively, the P1 video will also beshown to families at parent’s night.
Each concert will last no longer than 1 hour.
Each pupil will be allocated a maximum of 2 tickets which can be bought through ParentPay, where we will kindly accept a donation of your choice. Donations will range from £1 – £5 per ticket.
Tickets will go on sale on Monday 15 April 2019.
More information will be posted closer to the time however we hope you can save the date and join us for Onthank’s 60th Birthday Party!
P6 Euro Quiz Team
Mindfulness
P6 Football Tournament
This Week’s Star Pupils

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
Calling all creative parents

Are there any parents out there who would be able to re-create this multiplication puzzle? Is so, could you please get in contact and ask for Mrs Easter. Thanks in advance.
SHOUT Card

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/
“Pop Up” on YouTube
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'”.
This Week’s Star Pupils

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
P7 Inverclyde 2019
We’re off!

Onthank Primary Pupils Celebrate Thinking Day 2019
P6As Favourite Singer/Band Survey
P6A Favourite Electronics Survey
P6A favourite holiday destination
P6A Data Handling
P6A Sport Survey
P6A Cookie Survey
P6A Celebrities Survey
P6 Netball Festival
P6A Dinosaurs Survey
P6A Game Show survey
Extra-curricular Physical Activity Timetable
Click on the link below to see all the activities taking place in our school:
January – April 2019 Timetable
FAMILY FITNESS @ ONTHANK PRIMARY
‘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

Thinking Day – Friday 22nd February 2019

Super Killie!
Kilmarnock Football Club visited our school today. They brought along the famous Scottish Cup which is the oldest trophy in world football. The players held a Q&A session with our pupils and posed for pictures with the whole school, P6/7 football team and Sport Committee.
This Week’s Star Pupils

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
Performing Arts After School Clubs
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 18th 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 15th February.
#musicaltheatre #dance #acting #teamonthank

ADULT ZUMBA FITNESS @ ONTHANK PRIMARY
‘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


























