School Communication

Mrs Easter’s P4 class were learning about the difference between labels and captions and making their own labels for pictures in their reading books. Caption work next…

    Primary 1 Mason McCristall, Ailish Walker, Leah Whyte, Mia Coote.  Primary 2 Mya Shepherd, David Morgan, Alysha Anderson, Logan Williams.  Primary 3 Mia Wason, Willow Townshend, Devlin Robertson, Leigham Williamson.  Primary 4 Mason McLean, Kelsi-Leigh Cree, Molly Muirhead.  Primary … Continue reading →

Dear Parent / Carer,   Sharing Information: Classroom Visits The children have now settled in their new classes and we would like to offer you the opportunity to visit your child’s classroom and meet their teacher(s) in the school hall. … 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 →

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Well done to P6s and P7s who performed brilliantly at The Community Event on Thursday night?

Ms Dasgupta is teaching art to P5 and P6 this term.  She would be grateful if anyone could send in any of the following items for use in class: Old newspapers Tubes from inside the kitchen roll Empty yogurt pots … Continue reading →

Please click on the link below Family Workshop Programme

Personal Items We want to prevent loss of personal items, including clothes, so  please make sure that everything belonging to your child is marked with their name.

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 Primary1 All of P1A, P1C, P1M and P1W  Primary 2 Cameron Lindsay, Georgie Skinner, Lucas Deeny, Eabha Napier  Primary 3 Molly McMahon, Nathan Nicol, All of P3S and P3W  Primary 4 Millie McIntosh, Mahmoud Zen, Callum Wallace  Primary 5 Sophie … Continue reading →

P3-7 classes had their first assembly of the new session today. Our school values were discussed and we all had great fun singing one of our favourite songs. Our focus is on our Respect value this week and we look … Continue reading →

Week commencing Monday 20th August will be WEEK 2 from dining hall menus.  A new ‘pick and mix’ option has been added where your child can choose the sandwich and their own choice of another 2 items. 

Luca Vandal P1A, Christina McNaughton P1M, Lewis Anderson P2B, Jack Blaney P2B, Brooke Hannah P2B,Lily Gilbert P2G, Macie Campbell P2K, Milo Horner P3C/S, Lucas Baird P3E, Mitchell Birtle P3E, Fraser Ritchie P4F, Aran Cowan P4K, Emma Gillies P4K, Daniel Harvey … Continue reading →

Well done to all who received Perfect Attendance Certificates from P6 & P7. Congratulations to Brooke & Lotte for being Responsible Citizens. They were awarded Mrs Findlay’s Special Award at assembly.?

P2B have been taking part in World Cup activities in class. We have been making flags for the countries taking part as well as keeping scores of the games. We have also been working with P2H on art activities and … Continue reading →

 Primary 1 Leo Massantini, Lyle Simpson, Hannah Johnson, Rachel McTaggart, Tyler Curran.  Primary 2 Jack Blaney, Airen Townsley, Tulissa Webb, Stuart Mair.  Primary 3 Aaron Harper, Bailey Dobson, Cody Wilson.  Primary 4 Faye Armstrong, Amie-Leigh Tait, Reece Glover, Darren Ferguson. … Continue reading →

P1A Miss Adam P1C Mrs Cree P1M Mrs McKie P1W Miss White P2H Miss Hamilton with P1C Mrs Cree’s class P2K Mrs Kidd with P1MCK Mrs McKie’s class P2S Mrs Saxelby with P1M Mrs Mylrea’s class P2ST Mrs Strain with … Continue reading →

Primary 4F have been hard at work investigating the school grounds for minibeasts and following up with some research. Hopefully they didn’t find anything too big!  

Primary One has a special visitor today. They read the Book about Jenny and the Bear and entered a competition to name the bear?. P1A were the winners they chose Harris Sparkles. A bear was presented to the class to … Continue reading →

 Primary 1 Keira Morton, Liam Brogan, Robbie Cassidy, Abbie Moir.  Primary 2 Lucy Pratt, Ross Golightly, Ollie Shopp, Leyla McEwan.  Primary 3 Tegan McMurray, Lucie Hill, Callum Nicol.  Primary 4 Chloe Kirkwood, Katie Brown, Max Black, Scarlett Brown.  Primary 5 … Continue reading →

Well done to our Onthank pupils at the Royal Commonwealth  pool in Edinburgh competing in the Scottish schools final today.

Since it was our last night of the art club and the sun was still shining we all went outside where we worked with gouache and soft pastels to recreate Steven Brown pictures in our own creative styles.  Here we … Continue reading →

Our Rights Respecting School Ambassadors met today to share ideas on ways in which we could improve our playgrounds. They worked so well together and came up with some great ideas. We also wrote a letter to Tesco to thank … Continue reading →

P2H & P2B were being creative today with different forms and toys in a joint class activity afternoon.

We’re holding a surprise Rod Stewart / Tartan Day today to celebrate Mrs Findlay’s 60th Birthday!

Cameron won The  Kacy  Craig shield from Take A Bow. Well done Callum?. We are very proud of you?

 Primary 1 Millie Hogg, Sadie Farmer, Nathan Power.  Primary 2 Lily Roy, Lily Brown, Layla Duffy, Ione Vlachos.  Primary 3 Ethan Sloan, Luke Callaghan.  Primary 4 Lucie Callaghan, Matthew McDonald, Aaron Johnstone.  Primary 5 P5D/I Whole Class, Gregor McMillan, Dylan … Continue reading →

Well done to everyone who took part in OGT 2018. Everyone performed brilliantly in front of the whole school and invited parents. They did themselves proud and all received certificates. In third place was Leighah?, in second place was Leon? … Continue reading →

Pupils from the Eco Committee were invited to join the representatives from the community along with Provost Jim Todd and Councillor McKay to plant the boxes at the bus terminus. Thank you to everyone for allowing us to be involved. … Continue reading →

Please  read letter  about Onthank Pupils’ Race for Life

 Diary  Dates Tuesday 22 May  P7s to Elim Hall / Other Half of P6 to Danger Detectives Wednesday 23 May P3 & P4 Sports 1.30 pm / P7 to Kilmarnock Academy Expressive Arts Day Thursday 24 May P5, P6 & … Continue reading →

We were very lucky with the weather this year for our sports days. Everyone took part in the event and we had fun. We raced to win points for our team. Well done to all the competitors???!

 Primary 1 Leo Massantini, Evie Baillie, Bradley Black, Jessica Anderson.  Primary 2 Blair Bolton, Imogen Mooney, Blake Gorrie, Jessica Rodgers.  Primary 3 Mason McLean, Ethan Lewis, Rae Warnes.  Primary 4 Sophie Hopkins, Danyal Akhtar, Ellie Cummings, Kalib McLean.  Primary 5 … Continue reading →

We had a lovely time  eating wedding cake and sitting with our buddies on the grass for a Picnic in the Park. We also had a special Royal Wedding Menu at lunchtime. We all enjoyed our day.??

We are encouraging pupils to walk to school next week. Please see attached letter for information. Get your walking shoes on !??

All staff and pupils dressed up in their wedding finery to celebrate Harry and Meghan’s wedding. Everyone looks fabulous in their lovely outfits. We celebrated by having wedding cake and aqua juice.

 Primary 1 Max Rorison, Khayri Laghzal, Sadie Farmer, Sophie Brown, Lewis Stirling, Elina Bruce, Lucas Deeny, Josh Boax, Roan Ferguson, Darcy Green, Robbie Cassidy, Tyler Curran, Kaden MacKillop, Ruari Boyd, Mylie McClung, Derryn Cree, Alex Ferguson, Bradley Black, Tj White, … Continue reading →

  Tonight Onthank are having a digital bingo night.  Lots of people have turned up and lots of bingo numbers are being shouted. This year we are randomly picking digital numbers are part of digital week.   Mrs Wright is calling … Continue reading →

We had a special visitor at assembly to represent National Pet Month and to introduce our school values. Mrs Wright brought Bailey to school to meet us and help us to remember our School Values. 

With help from our PTA, Mrs Carten and Mrs Saxelby were able to purchase Fit 15 resources for every stage.  All children have thoroughly enjoyed playing with the equipment. Thank you!

Please see attached letter for info. regarding our ‘Big Pedal 2018’. Let’s try and win some fantastic prizes.

Well done to all the Onthank pupils at Caroline’s Dance Academy who performed Matilda.

This year, Onthank Primary took part in DanceFest 2018. It was choreographed by Mrs Granger. All of the P7’s that took part had lots of fun getting ready and performing to the audience. Post written  by Lucie Corrigan, Kyle Speirs, … Continue reading →

P7 ran their own Burns Supper last Thursday 22nd February. Parents, carers, family and friends were invited along to join in our celebration of Robert Burns’ life. Children provided all of the entertainment on the day and great fun was … Continue reading →

  P7 performing life saving  skills for choking,  serious bleeding, suspected heart attack, CPR and the recovery position.

School reopens tomorrow: Monday 19th February. Here are some events taking place this week: Wednesday- P6/7 Girls’ football festival after school. Thursday- P7 Burns’ Supper 1.15pm with parents. Friday- Athletics final at Linwood and P7 visit James Hamilton Academy for … Continue reading →

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