We had 3 busy discos with Onthank pupils unrecognisable, dressed in super  costumes?. Thank you to PTA and all volunteers who helped to make the night a success! Happy Hallowe’en?

Reminder for P1,2 and 3 pupils: You are asked to come to school dresssed up on Friday to take part in a Hallowe’en Parade. Please make sure your outfit is comfortable to wear all day. ??

On Friday 26 October P1, P2 and P3 pupils are asked to come to school dressed in their Hallowe’en costumes.  Please try to make sure costumes are suitable for children to wear all day or can be removed easily.  Children will be involved in a Hallowe’en Parade and activities in the morning.  We are also having a Hallowe’en menu in our dining hall.  The menu is blood red soup (tomato), cauldron curry with rice (chicken), wiggly worms with salad (veg noodles), witch’s fingers in the graveyard with mash and veg (sausage in gravy) and wizard cupcakes.

Well done to our P7 girls who won medals at the Ayrshire Harriers event?⭐

It was nice welcoming all the children back this morning and I hope everyone had a lovely break.

Spelling homework for this week ( due on Friday)  is the sound ‘ae’ and the many different combinations that make this sound,                 as in:     ‘ai’  ‘ay’  ‘ey’  ‘ei’  ‘a-e’ …

Maths homework ( due on Thursday) is the 6 times table and a recap of fractions taught in P4 –  which should be completed neatly in homework jotters.

Could I also ask parents to support their children as they continue to  learn their times tables and improve their weekly ‘Learn Its’ score. As discussed on Parent’s Night, children are expected to recall number facts on sight and therefore need much more practice as they are accumulated each week.

Last week’s Learn Its were:     8+9; 3+8; 4+5; 6+7; 5+11

This week’s Learn Its are:        9+3; 12-8; 4+8; 5+7; 12-7

Mrs Irving

A reminder for all P6 pupils to come to school tomorrow wearing full outdoor clothing to work again with the Dean Park Rangers. The weather looks to be wet tomorrow so could the children please have a full change of school uniform and shoes in their bags.

Adults are encouraged to join the classes. Please complete the form below if you are able to accompany any of the classes.

P6K 9.15 – 10.45
P6A 11.15 – 12.30
P6M 1.30 – 2.45

We dressed up as our favourite famous Americans for USA Day. Here are some of our costumes. Can you guess who we are ?

We used recycled materials and all created unique buildings to represent an authentic New York skyline. We are sure you will agree that every building is amazing ! A big thanks to the grown ups for helping us at home.

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Today the children in P4E were rounding numbers to the nearest thousand!! We played Hullabaloo rounding cards with our friends and playing card BANG!! Where we round our 4 playing cards to the nearest thousand. Well done P4E.

Our P6 classes will be working with the Dean Park Rangers again and will be heading outdoors for another session.

Children should come to school dressed in outdoor clothing, have wellies/boots, waterproof jacket  and their school uniform in their school bag to change in to, as a back up.

Thanks to the adults who came out and joined the children in the first session. We’d love for more of you to come and join us in our next session on Tuesday 23rd October. Complete the form if you are able to join us.

P6K – 9.15 – 10.45
P6A – 11 – 12.30
P6M – 1.30 – 3pm

P5B have been making a variety of fantastic Knights and Castles creations at home. We have had some excellent castles, maces, shields and swords. We also had a super PowerPoint from Oliver and an interesting fact file from Logan.

Well done to all the children and parents/grandparents who helped with the creations – Miss Black was very impressed!

WOW!

What creative children, mums and dads we have. Some of the models and presentations were fab-u-lous!

Thank you to all the children who did the challenge and well done to the winner Sammie Miller for her stupendous castle and the 3  runners up – chosen by Mr Mcleod.

Primary 5B visited Dundonald Castle on a wet and windy day, nevertheless that did not stop the fun. Children got the opportunity to dress up as knights and princesses in a day which consisted of visiting the dungeons filled with creepy-crawlies,  dressing up as Vikings, taking part in some falconry with an owl and also learning about knights equipment.

There were a few tired faces at the end of the day – the steep hill leading up to the castle must have tired the children out! Despite the weather all children had a great time.

Thank you to the parent helpers who came along, we hope you had fun too!

Thank you to all parents who were able to attend last night. It was nice having the opportunity to put faces to names and to discuss the progress of pupils. Although it was a busy event with short appointment times, I enjoyed learning more about each child and discussing ways to help them get the most out of their time in P5i.

If you were unable to attend I am more than happy to arrange an appointment for another day. Please phone the office to arrange a  suitable time to meet after school. I am available most days until 5:00.

Mrs Irving

Parents, are you stuck helping the kids with their homework?

Fear no more because help is on hand. Just ask your child! They know what they have to do and they know how to do it.

Over the past few weeks we have been learning about phonemes, digraphs and diacritical marking. Diacritical what?  you may ask.

Well, here are photos to show your little treasures in action as they use diacritical marking during active spelling today  – and haven’t they done well.

Why not ask them to tell you about it and then have a go yourself. Like the kids, you’re sure to enjoy it.

And thankfully this afternoon the rain stopped long enough for us to go for a quick jog around the playground. As you can see, it fair livened them up!

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 school meal.

Attendance

We are looking to improve attendance rates and reduce the number of children coming in late to school.  If there is an issue our management team would like to work with you to make things better for your child.  Please speak to us after your appointment.

Parental Questionnaire

Please complete the online questionnaire which relates to aspects of our improvement plan and how you can be involved in school.

Just a wee reminder for all those in P5B, tomorrow – Tuesday 9th October is our class trip to Dundonald Castle. As discussed in class today, pupils should bring a packed lunch with them, a waterproof jacket and wrap up warm as according to the weather forecast it doesn’t look like the sun will be shining for us! Children can also bring up to £5 maximum with them to spend at the gift shop although this is at parents discrepancy what you wish to give your child.

 Primary 1

Spencer Reed, Lucy Carten, Aiden Russell, Alfie McLauchlan, Elise O’Donnell

 Primary 2

Connie McIlvanney, Robert Campbell, Lola James, Zoe McCracken

 Primary 3

Lauren Stewart, Kaylah Boyd, Reece Hamilton, Jaxon Hopkins

 Primary 4

Brooke Morgan, Keir Parsons, Mitchell Birtles

 Primary 5

Logan Wallace, Emma Gillies, Dylan Torrance, Sammie Miller, Lewis Morren

 Primary 6

Carly Inglis, Emily Tosh, Zara Lochhead

 Primary 7

Alix Hartley, Jack Murphy, Kenzy Murphy, Lewis Mitchell

 Special Award

Tegan McMurray P4E

Another reminder of our Harvest Assembly tomorrow.

See the link below for details:

Onthank Primary Harvest Assembly

My Lord, Ladies and Gentlemen, we the courtiers of P5i beseech your attention for the squires and ladies of P5i who, with your consent, attended a gathering of Royalty and aristocracy at Dundonald Castle.  Your perusal of the evidence herewith would be much appreciated as it highlights the enjoyment, co-operation and participation of your own loyal subjects.

An honourable mention goes to Emily Walker’s mum and                  Mrs Irving’s husband for their allegiance  to the cause.

Don’t forget to come to school dressed in
sporty clothes (no football colours) on Friday to take part in the ‘Onthank Danceathon’ and help to raise lots of money for the STV Children’s Appeal.

We would love if parents and carers could join us too. Please see times below:

P1-P2 9.30am – 9.50am
P3- P4 10am – 10.20am
P5,P6 and P7 11am – 11.20am

We are happy doing active maths in P4M for No Pens Day Wednesday !