The ladies of the Masonic Club, London Road, Kilmarnock hold a toy appeal every year.  Donations go to families who are struggling in Ayrshire.  If you know of anyone needing help this festive period send them along to the Masonic … Continue reading →

Parent/child family learning opportunity for those who don’t have access to computers/laptops/internet at home starting on Monday 19 November every day from 3.00 pm – 4.00 pm.  Also an opportunity to talk with a member of staff about homework.  Mrs … Continue reading →

 Primary 1 Logan Morgan – knowing that stamp begins with ‘s’ Austin Tucker – being able to read lots and lots of words Sophie Graham – thinking like an engineer – well done for ‘sniffing out a pattern’ Cherelle Campbell … Continue reading →

P5 E have been exploring the properties of 2D shapes. Pupils are being encouraged to look for right angles and tiling in the real world – please encourage your child to spot these at home and when you are out … Continue reading →

P7 became professional musicians, coders and programmers to invent their own musical instruments! They used a touch sensitive keyboard and sensor inputs and connected them to various conductive objects. They ‘played’ fruits, aluminium foil and play dough!

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 Primary 1 Leah Marshall – using playdough to correctly sound out s-a-t and p-a-t Penny McCormack – achieving a personal target Myaa Cunningham – helping others with a challenge Ella Crawford – super effort at numeracy  Primary 2 Darcy Green … Continue reading →

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 … Continue reading →

  Primary 5B have been creating pointillism portraits in class. After studying famous Africans, we decided to create a portrait of Nelson Mandela using the Pointilism technique. We used a variety of crayons, pencils and felt tip pens to create … Continue reading →

Please complete the form below to give permission for your child to participate in our dance performance at Hillhead PS next Monday  19th November as part of the North West Kilmarnock Action Plan Launch. This is a great opportunity for … Continue reading →

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We were lucky enough to have our Community Police Officer PC Calum Scott at our school today to help promote our Anti- Bullying week. PC Scott had the opportunity to visit lots of our classes and meet lots of our … Continue reading →

P6 Football squad will be competing in the Junior 7s football competition tomorrow at Grange Academy Astro 3pm – 5pm. Please complete the permission form below.

   Primary 1 Lana Richmond, Harry Muir, James, Nelson, Amelia Wallace  Primay 2 Eoghan Williamson, Tyler Curran, Lucy Hunter, Max Rorison  Primary 3 Amy McArthur, Jessica Rodgers, Brodie Callaghan, Millie Brown  Primary 4 Rio Quinn, Zak Richmond, Calum Brown  Primary … Continue reading →

#ChooseRespect Onthank Primary is taking the pledge to join Scotland’s  #ChooseRespect campaign. We are looking for parents to support us during Anti-Bullying Week. Before you give advice, get some …   The following guide gives parents and carers useful information. … Continue reading →

Congratulations to our swimming team, who represented our school on Saturday at the Citadel in Ayr. All the children swam brilliantly and made us feel proud!  Congratulations to Adam who got gold medals for freestyle ?and breast stroke ?and a bronze medal … Continue reading →

We had a very successful ‘Welly Wednesday’ phoneme hunt! We were looking for things which contained the phonemes ‘ck’ and ‘ai’. We were very lucky to begin our hunt by spotting the most beautiful ‘rainbow’. By the end of the … Continue reading →

Sophie in P5B won 2 Bronze medals on Sunday 4th November at Bellahouston Leisure Centre in Glasgow in the City of Glasgow Gymnastics Club Floor & Vault Competition. Sophie won one of her medals in the team event and went on to … Continue reading →

The Eco Committee are looking for any unwanted plastic or cardboard boxes  to help recycling within the classes.  Every class recycles plastic and paper. Any donations to the front office would be gratefully received.   Thank you The ECO Committee

P3 and P4 are going to the Odeon Cinema to see ‘Peter Rabbit’ on Tuesday 13 November.  The bus will leave school at 9.15 am and return by lunchtime.  Pupils should bring a Cinema snack and a non-fizzy drink.  The … Continue reading →

P3 and P4 are going to the Odeon Cinema to see ‘Peter Rabbit’ on Tuesday 13 November.  The bus will leave school at 9.15 am and return by lunchtime.  Pupils should bring a Cinema snack and a non-fizzy drink.  The … Continue reading →

P6 are visiting the Odeon Cinema on Friday 9 November to see ‘Zoo’.  The bus will leave school at 9.15 am and return by lunchtime.  Can pupils please bring a Cinema snack and a non-fizzy drink.  The cost of this … Continue reading →

 Primary 1 Sophie Mitchell, Dylan Millar, Casey Allen, Liam Rankin  Primary2 Millie Hogg, Mylie McClung, Max Muirhead, Jessica Dickie  Primary 3 Ross Golightly, Alistair Krupp, Jorgie Chisholm, Lauchlan Dunn  Primary4 Rudy O’Brien, Amy Bicker, Lucas Baird  Primary 5 Fraser Ritchie, … Continue reading →

Congratulations to Isla Tonner on 3rd place today at Ayrshire Athletics Arena. Jack Edgar and Lucas Bryden placed 4th and 5th respectively in their category. Well done to the whole team for giving their all and also thanks to the … Continue reading →

Our school photographer will be visiting on Tuesday 6 and Wednesday 7 November to take individual and/or family photographs.  If you have a child not at Onthank Primary and want them to be photographed with elder brother or sister please … Continue reading →

PC Scott came to Assembly this morning to introduce himself to us. He will be in school to help us. We presented  our Junior Road Safety Officers with their certificates. Well done to Fraser, Katie and Dylan for their hard … Continue reading →

Date: Tuesday 30th October 2018 Venue: Ayrshire Athletics Arena Registration time: 9.45am – 10.15am Event time: 10.30 – 11.30am Pupils will be transported to the event by bus.

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 … Continue reading →

  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.  … Continue reading →

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:    … Continue reading →

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 … Continue reading →

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. … Continue reading →

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 … Continue reading →

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 … Continue reading →

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 … Continue reading →

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 … Continue reading →

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, … Continue reading →

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 … Continue reading →

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 … Continue reading →

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 … Continue reading →

 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 … Continue reading →

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 … Continue reading →

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 … Continue reading →

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

It is time to offer you the opportunity to meet class teachers to discuss your child’s progress with learning.  We are keen to provide more choice to ensure this is a worthwhile meeting for all, as we recognise the importance … Continue reading →

Some pupils have said they are unable to  play Active Maths games on their tablets or phones because of Flash Player.  To overcome this, simply download the Puffin Browser onto your tablet or ‘phone and use it to access Active … Continue reading →

P5 Homework this week will consist of Magic e words. Children should complete Task A – writing out their words 3 times and this week complete Task D – Silly sentences. Each class will have their own Maths homework. Can … Continue reading →

This week as part of our Knights and Castles topic P5B have been focussing on knights. Today we looked at what a knight wears. Lily, Alex, Sophie, Logan, Oliver and Callum trialled out wearing ‘armour’. The children had the opportunity … Continue reading →

P4M are looking looking forward to USA day! Today we wrote USA of the floor of the gym hall using only people! Have a look at our photos and see if you can spot us all.    

All Primary 1 pupils have now received their Bug Club bookmark home in their bag. You will find your child’s username and password for Bug Club on this bookmark and it should be kept in a safe place. Log in using the following link: https://www.activelearnprimary.co.uk Each child has some books to read by Friday 5th …

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Please can you and your child research 3 interesting facts about a famous American and write them in your homework jotter for Tuesday 2nd October. It would be handy if this was the American past or present, your child is … Continue reading →

It’s that time of year again when the Primary 4’s razzle dazzle you with their famous American costumes and knowledge of the 50 states.   This year’s performance will be on Tuesday the 9th of October at 10am. However, we would … Continue reading →

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We will be supporting the STV Children’s Appeal this year. The STV Children’s Appeal is committed to helping children and young people in Scotland affected by poverty. The money raised by the appeal helps make a real difference by providing … Continue reading →

Primary 5 homework this week consists of ‘dge’ words. Children received a homework grid and should complete Task A – write out your words three times, followed by Task B – Consonants and Vowels. This is the spelling grid children … Continue reading →

Thank you to everyone for their effort put into our litter pick . Thankfully we did not collect a huge amount of litter. Thank you to Nutz, parents/carers and volunteers from Webhelp who came to help.

Reminder – Please come along  to our Macmillan Coffee Morning.  We will also have a 60th Birthday Cake for our school to start our celebrations! 19 September 2018 Dear Parent / Carer Macmillan Coffee Morning – Friday 28 September As part … Continue reading →

The school will be closed for the September Holiday  Weekend on Friday 21 September and Monday 24 September. We will re-open on Tuesday 25 September. Have a good weekend.

This term, your child has been learning about America. We would like to draw your attention to the following; FRIDAY 5th OCTOBER – 3D Model Task We built this city on… P4 are going to design and create an iconic American … Continue reading →

 Primary 1 Karis Paton, Josh McTaggart, Amelia Fulton, Euan Hunter  Primary 2 Stan Robertson, Rory Tosh, Brandon Grant, Harris Maclachlan  Primary 3 Maddison Paton, Blake Gorrie, Taylor Clannachan  Primary 4 Holly Nimbley, Aaron Harper  Primary 5 Oliver Mayes, Logan Rogers, … Continue reading →

A meeting of the PTA has been arranged for Thursday 20 September at 6.30pm in The Daniel Coffey suite of the North West Centre. New parents/carers are always welcome to join us. If you require any further information please contact … Continue reading →

Primary 1 have been developing their number recognition and counting skills. We have been learning about the number 3 this week! Continue reading →

Please find attached our Termly Overview for term 1. Find out what we’ll be doing here. Continue reading →

 Primary 1 Carter Liddell, Bonnie Wason, Penny McCormack, Lacey Bremner  Primary 2 Annalise Bruce, Amelia Tumi, David Hilland, Maci Hopes  Primary 3 Saskia Markac, Logan Millar, Kaycee Ritchie, Noa Wilson  Primary 4 Amro Al Hraki, Greg Salisbury  Primary 5 Alex … Continue reading →

P7 Visit to Glasgow Science Centre

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We look  forward to working with our buddy next week.  We are making our own blog. Continue reading →

Today the class responded to a Conscious Casualty. Skills Checklist: Check for Danger Check for Response Call 999 or 112

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