P1B had fun trying out Dash the Robot today. We were learning how to Code by giving Dash instructions on where to move around the classroom. We even programmed Dash to dance!  

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Primary 1

Rule – trying very hard to sound out and read a sentence!

Patrick – being very kind and generous

Ffion – wonderful writing

Morgan – working out on her own the sum 2+1=3

Lacey – being a kind and helpful pupil

Primary 2

Charlie – always trying her best

Lucy – trying hard to answer in class

Mason – beautiful manners!

Abigail – fantastic writing

Primary 3

Lucas – super sentences

Rory – super problem solving

Andrew – a massive improvement in writing

Stan – super HTU work

Primary 4

Isla – being the first to fill her bucket in P4E

Jessica – trying her best in al lessons

Leigham – a super positive attitude in class

Layla – “stretching” her sentences.  Well done!

Primary 5

Adam – consistently working hard

Caitlin – demonstrating a ‘Growth Mindset’

Cody – great improvement in his work effort

Primary 6

Jessica – writing detailed instructions

Reece – Bravery!

Lily – working well, great presentation

Amie-Leigh – excellent effort during Maths lesson

Primary 7

Brooke – wonderful alliterative writing

Carrie – continual hard work and perseverance

Joe – chairing his 1st Sport Committee meeting

Special Award

Millie (P5K) – being an Eco Warrior

Please click on link below for details on activities in East Ayrshire:

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Please click on link below for information on Harvest:

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Loose change and Harvest items may be brought to school anytime from now.

Thank you!

At assembly this week we showed the children our survey and asked them to complete it at home with a parent/carer.  This information   helps us with self-evaluation.  We ask that this is completed by

Wednesday 9 October

There will be a prize for the stage that completes the most surveys!

Over the course of the year, pupils at Onthank Primary School will have the opportunity to be trained in the Massage in Schools Programme (MISP).

MISP is a Health and Wellbeing programme which is 6 weeks training  from a qualified instructor followed by a parents/carers session where our young people have the opportunity to share the skills they have learned.

Following the initial 6 weeks training, staff and pupils are fully trained and able to access the programme as part of their daily or weekly routine to support their Health and Wellbeing.

MISP is currently in use in more than 13 primary schools across East Ayrshire and is an internationally recognised association.

The roll out will begin with P1 and P3 with upper school training taking place over the remainder of the school session.

Please use the link below for more information

Can one of the girls or parents become Skipping Champion on Active Girls Day?

Who: P1-7 pupils, parents, carers and staff
What: Skipping skills, tricks and skipping champion competition
Where: Assembly Hall
When: Every Friday 8.40 – 9.00am
Why: Kickstart your day the active way

Please click on link below for updated dates:

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Volunteers needed!

We are looking for P4-P7 helpers for Parents’ Afternoon / Evening on Thursday 10 October at the following times:

3.00 pm – 4.00 pm, 4.00 pm – 5.00 pm, 6.00 pm – 7.00 pm and 7.00 pm – 8.30 pm

Please complete form below if your child can help also stating which time would be suitable – you can choose more than 1 time.

There will be an after school Strategy Club for P7s on Mondays from 3.15 pm – 4.15 pm starting on Monday 28 October.

There will be role playing games such as Dungeons and Dragons.  Come along and join the fun.

If you would like your child to attend please complete form below:

Primary 1

Shane – A super number talk about 5!

Macie – taking her time to perfect her sounds

Rose – much improved listening and sounding out and blending words

Jack – being very helpful with the class Eco poster

Primary 2

Aiden – super spelling

Josh – super effort in his work

Hudson – excellent answering in class!

Euan – amazing maths!

Primary 3

Gurkirit – fantastic work in numeracy

Sophie – fabulous story

Max – always working his socks off!

Kaden – pushing himself in Maths

Primary 4

Airen – fantastic rounding in Maths

Haleigh – taking a lead role in a true/false activity in group reading

Violet – super ‘number talks’

Tulisa – a super ‘Eco’ poster

Primary 5

Jodie – marvellous maths

Annie – being kind and caring to others

Callum – working hard in all areas of the curriculum

Primary 6

Sophie – working hard to improve her hand writing

Matthew – great work ethic

Sophie – working well and taking a keen interest in activities

Emma –  excellent effort during writing lessons

Primary 7

Kerr – showing kindness to others at all times

Eilidh, Rhiannon, Thomas – being excellent examples of prefects

P6/7 Cross Country Team – fantastic performance at the East Ayrshire Cross Country Championships

Special Award

Sarah P3C – being kind and helpful

https://blogs.gov.scot/making-maths-count/2019/08/21/maths-week-scotland-is-back/

As it’s Maths Week Scotland we would love to link this in with skills for learning, skills for life and skills for work. If you utilise maths skills in employment or as a pastime and would be willing to tell a class or two about it please contact the office or post a comment in the box below.

Thank you.

Football coaching for P6/7 Girls will begin on Tuesday 1st October – Tuesday 3rd December (3-4pm). The sessions will take place both  indoor and outdoor so please bring suitable clothing.

Complete the consent form below if you wish your child to attend.

P1B and P7S have been using our Buddying time to familiarise ourselves with all the gym equipment. P7S have been setting the hall up and taking P1B through all the different stations in a block of Gymnastics.

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Our P6/7 team competed against the top cross country runners in East Ayrshire primary schools. We had some fantastic results at the event that was held at the Ayrshire Athletics Arena in conjunction with Kilmarnock Harriers.

Leah H – 3rd
Erin W – 4th
Jack E – 4th
Daniel H – 6th

Well done to all the pupils that competed and a big thank you to all the family members that attended to support our athletes.

As part of our Rights Respecting Schools Programme P6s will be organising our coffee morning for Macmillan Cancer Support on Friday 27 September from 9.05 am till 2.20 pm in the main hall.  Tea, coffee, hot chocolate, juice and baking will be available for a donation.  P3, P4, P5 and P7 pupils can attend for a donation.  Please come along and support this worthwhile cause .  All proceeds will go to Macmillan Cancer Support.  On this occasion money can be brought to school.  Timetable below if you want to visit when your child’s class is visiting/helping.  If your child is in P1/P2 and you would like them to join you, please ask at the office for him/her to be collected.

9.05 am          P6A Miss Anderson’s class to help

9.10 am          P4 Scissors (Rotation Group) to visit

9.20 am          P7M  Mrs Mills’s class to visit

9.30 am          P7MC Mr McNichol’s class to visit

9.40 am          P7S Mr Simpson’s class to visit

9.50 am          P6F Mr Franchi’s class to visit

10.00 am        P6F Mr Franch’s class to help

10.10 am        P6A Miss Anderson’s class to visit

10.15 am        P5I Mrs Irving’s class to visit

10.20 am        P5K Mrs Kilpatrick’s class to visit

10.30 am        P5T Miss Telford’s class to visit

11.00 am        P6M Mrs Merrick’s class to visit

11.10 am        P6M Mrs Merrick’s class to help

11.20 am        P4 Paper (Rotation Group) class to visit

11.40 am        P4 Rocks (Rotation Group) class to visit

1.20 pm           P6N Mrs Newall’s class to help

1.30 pm           P3C Mrs Carten’s class to visit

1.40 pm           P3H Miss Hamilton’s class to visit

1.50 pm          P3M Mrs McCall’s class to visit

2.00 pm          P3S Mrs Smith’s class to visit

2.10 pm          P6N Mrs Newall’s class to visit

NOT ON BETWEEN 12.30PM & 1.15PM

RRS Article 29: Your education should help you to use and develop your talents and abilities.  It should also help you to learn to live peacefully, protect the environment and respect others.

Here at Onthank Primary we believe that our strong relationship with our Parents and Carers is the key to having positive outcomes for our children and young people.

It is important for Parents and Carers to understand the curriculum their child will be following, in order to be able to support their child’s education.

3 ‘Nutshells’ have today been launched by the Scottish Government to provide an overview for Parents and Carers regarding their child’s learning.

Please have a read of the link below to see how we can strengthen the link between home and the classroom.

Any queries please do not hesitate to contact the school directly.

We worked with our Buddies on Thursday to pick up litter from the garden at the front of the school. We then went for a walk around the school to see some of our local area.

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Primary 1

Hallie – working hard and persevering at a task!

Cara – working hard in numeracy activities

Adrian – standing up and telling the class “t is for table”

Willow – maximum effort at all times

Primary 2

Kye – beautiful artwork

Kaleb – great storywriting ideas

Llyle – reading and spelling common words

Cherelle – fantastic phonics

Primary 3

Leo – always working hard and presenting his work beautifully

Robbie – super sentences

Eabha – great manners and a lovely attitude to school!

Alfie – being a brave brother

Primary 4

Evan – working hard in Maths

Stuart – starting his daily work each morning showing more confidence

Erin – always trying her best!

Layla – super ‘Egyptian’ research at home

Primary 5

Lucie – always giving her best

Millie – super effort in Literacy

Lennon – excellence in PE

Primary 6

Sophie – having an extremely hard working approach to her learning

Kyle – Perfect Diacritical Marking

Callum – perseverance and a kind attitude

Sophie – working really hard and gaining confidence with her numeracy work

Primary 7

Tegan – hard work in Numeracy

Theo – working hard at developing a positive P7 mindset and attitude!  Keep it up!

Neve – displaying a positive attitude at all times

Special Award

Lucie – always being polite and mannerly

A huge well done to Jay in P7Mc  who raised over £250 doing a sponsored silence and donated the money to a dyspraxia charity.

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Emma in P1B was awarded a certificate for being a Super Stretcher at gymnastics. Well done ?.

Please see attached flyer for an exciting opportunity in our Onthank Community organised by ‘Branching Out Community Group’.

Primary 1

Ailah – participating very well in class discussions!

Emma – super number work

Ava – being a kind and caring friend and helper in the class

Alfie – super substraction skills!

Primary 2

Leah – always doing her best at Onthank Primary

Max – great answering in sentences with super vocabulary

Ollie – writing a wonderful story!

Rowan – her amazing Art work

Primary 3

Bradley – answering well in class

Harris – super sound work

Tj – starting to take his jacket off more regularly. Keep trying hard!

Nazli – super Spelling!

Primary 4

Ross – writing a scary sarcophagus story

Macie – being able to identify tools that help her learn

Shaw – great participation in all activities

Ollie – trying so hard to write a super story

Primary 5

Callum – positive critical thinking

Milo – showing interest and motivation in our topic

Ami – his enthusiasm during CANI Training

Primary 6

Tom – being a helpful and encouraging learning partner

Ellie – being brave

Leah – a good attitude and great effort in her work

Max – consistently working hard

Primary 7

Kyle – putting himself forward for Sports Captain

Millie – developing and maintaining a positive attitude to all her school work

Kyle – displaying good manners across the school

Special Award

Lily (P4E) – for having 10 inches cut off her hair for Little Princess Charity

The following pupils have been selected to represent the school at the annual championships:

P6 Girls

Jessica A

Leah H

Faye A

Sophie H

Alex D

P6 Boys

Daniel H

Lewis K

Logan W

Tom R

Liam R

P7 Girls

Neve R

Orlaith H

Erin W

Erin T

Lotte I

P7 Boys

Jack E

Tyler Q

Theo M

Campbell N

Joshua B

The event will take place on Thursday 26th September at the Ayrshire Athletics Arena. Family members are invited to come along and support our athletes from 9.45am. Pupils should bring water and a snack. Pupils should wear their running outfit to school that day. The pupils will be transported to the event by bus and will return for lunch. Please complete the consent below to allow your child to attend.

We were delighted to welcome parents/carers to our classes this afternoon.  Mrs Wright and Mrs Findlay got a chance to speak with many of you.  Comments included-

” Really good opportunity to see what is going on in the class.”

” Liked the opportunity to work together. The task was really challenging”

“After speaking with the school there have been really positive changes in the class.  My child is very happy in school.”

Recent surveys tell us that most parents find school staff approachable and have many opportunities for families to be involved with the school.  However most parents surveyed wanted guidance on how they could help their child learn at home.  We hope today offered an opportunity to see how children learn within the classroom and we will plan further  workshops which will give parents this information.  We have already planned this for P1 parents on Monday 30 September from 2.00 pm to meet the teachers and receive information about your child’s learning.

P7 are going to Sportscotland Inverclyde on Monday 2 March to Friday 6 March 2020.  The cost of the visit will be approximately £330.  We will be asking for a non-refundable deposit of £40 to be paid by end of October.  The remainder of the balance can be paid in instalments through ParentPay and must be paid by the end of February.  If the cost of this trip is stopping your child considering going to Inverclyde please contact the school.  In the words of a P7 child last year “we want to make sure all our friends have a chance to experience this trip, cost should not be a barrier”.  We aim to fundraise to help reduce the cost.  Further info will follow.

There will be an information evening in school on Tuesday 8 October at 6.00 pm.  Gareth Turner from Inverclyde will deliver a presentation on the visit and will answer any questions you may have.

If you would like your child to attend the residential visit please complete the form below:

 

Dear Parents and carers of  Onthank Primary School,

It has come to our attention that people are parking where we get our deliveries .

It is risking a child’s life.   So we are kindly asking you to stop parking in that area.

It is also a danger for children walking to and from school.

If we stop parking in this area we will also stop car accidents happening.

Thank you for listening.

From  the JRSO Team