Congratulations to all our Star Pupils who have received medals, cups and awards from their clubs. If you have achieved anything and would like to be celebrated at our assembly please use the link on our app or email glynis.findlay@eastayrsire.org.uk
Congratulations and well done to all our pupils who celebrated their achievements at assembly.
We are very proud of our pupils and Miss McLelland this week. We shared their achievements at assembly. Well done everyone.
This week we are very proud of our pupils who have achieved awards out of school.
Blair from P3C joined Dean Thistle football club in April and loves it. Since then he has received 3 Gold Awards for different things such as scoring goals and displaying good team work.
Lewis from P4M recently had a taekwondo grading and he passed. He is now a yellow belt. He is also in Beavers and he will be moving up to the Cubs after the October holidays. Lewis has also become a Lodge Leader.
Emily from P6A has been doing gymnastics for a couple of years now and loves it. She has moved up a few levels since joining and is always doing hand stands and head stands in the house to practise.
She is also a member of The Little Art School. She recently got moved up to intermediate level and one of her paintings from last session was displayed on the club’s Facebook page. It demonstrated how well she used the watercolours in the painting. She has so many paintings there isn’t enough room to hang them all.
Sophia from P7M achieved her Bikeability Award . Well done
Ella from P2E has achieved her Level 1, Little Tiger Cubs orange stripe at Taekwondo.
Andrew P7A led the church in prayer at Harvest Service on Sunday for the first time. He had volunteered himself and practised all week at home and in the church itself and had lots of well done afterwards.
Georgie from P7A started ballet classes aged 3. Since then, she has progressed through the world renowned RAD ballet syllabus. During this progress, Georgie has worked very hard and shown determination to strengthen her core, legs and feet resulting in her now gaining her first pair of pointe shoes. A huge achievement in ballet.
Hazel from P6A achieved her 2nd kyu grade (brown and white belt) in karate on Saturday. On Sunday she competed, and although she didn’t win any medals this time, she was competing up a level and performed very well against very tough and experienced competitors and managed to beat a very experienced black belt who has achieved success in European competitions.
Gracie from P1S started gymnastics in June and has received 2 awards – Super Stretcher and Gym Star. She has been practising lots and showing off her new skills to her family.
This week we are so proud to celebrate the achievements of our pupils:
Cara from P4M was invited to join the Senior Leadership Programme at Taekwondo. She recently passed her grading and got her new leadership belt and her first weapons for her collar.⭐️
Arden from P1S achieved his orange stripe belt at Taekwondo. He had to demonstrate a variety of moves and break boards. This is Arden’s 5th grading.🌟
Morgan from P5T recently applied and was promoted to the role of a Sixer in the 37th Ayrshire Cub Pack. ⭐️
Fallon from P5MB completed Octopus 1,2 and3 swimming levels and is now a confident swimmer.🌟
Alyssa from P2C achieved her Super Stretcher Award from Ayrshire Gymnastics Academy after only her 3rd lesson.⭐️
Abbi from P7A received an EA Youth Award for unsung Hero: Covid Champion and was a finalist in the Awards Ceremony.🌟
Penny from P6H pushed herself to take part in the grading and even took part in one aspect that kids are not expected to do-3 Step Sparring. This is brilliant Penny.🌟
Blair from P3H participates in Parkrun by volunteering every Saturday and also he runs in junior Parkrun on a Sunday. Well done Blair.🌟
Carrick from P4K is currently competing in the Scottish Minimoto Championships and has been for the last year and a half. In the last round, held at Cults Race Track, he came 2nd in his category.
His next round will be at Knockhill and then Crail in October and he will also take part in the display at the annual Fireworks event held at Knockhill on the 4th Nov.🌟
Finlay fromP2C with his Team Leader badge which he got last week from his Anchor boys at boys brigade.( His brother Jacob has also snuck in the photo)Well done Finlay.🌟
P3 enjoyed an entertaining and enlightening visit to the church today where Father Martin spoke about the artefacts, read a story and taught the children a song.
Congratulations to Lauren P7M on her achievement. She was awarded Player of the Match for Kilmarnock Women’s under 14 Team during a football tournament for the Caledonia Cup in Edinburgh. We are very proud of her.
Families,
As part of a class project, P2C will be opening our very own ‘Clothing Stars’ Shop here in the school. #ShopWithUs Let’s tell you more about it!
What we need? – P2C are warmly inviting our whole school community to kick start your Spring Clear Out and donate any items of clothing/shoes/accessories that you no longer wear/need/want to our shop. Our shop hopes to sell items for the whole family, from adults to children – all clothing styles/ages warmly received.
When can you donate? – Our shop supervisor (Mrs Cohen!) will be accepting donations on Mon 27 Feb, Tues 28 Feb and Wed 1 March. Although young people are not in school next Tues/Wed you are invited to drop donations into our Main Office. All items will be washed before ‘re-sale’.
Why has our shop opened? – P2C wish to support the community and tackle clothing recycling, also in line with our Clean Green Ayrshire mission. P2 created this idea to support Fairtrade Fortnight, during which our shop will operate.
Shop Opening Times:
Friday 3 March 9.15am – 9.45am
Monday 6 March 9.15am – 9.45am
Wednesday 8 March 9.15am – 9.45am
Friday 10 March 9.15am – 9.45am
Our shop can be extended at the need and request of our community.
How do I pay for items?
This is the best part! Anyone visiting our shop will be provided with Monopoly money upon arrival to purchase items. Our P2 Shop Assistants will develop their numeracy skills linked to money while operating our till.
Who can come to our shop?
EVERYONE IS WELCOME AT ‘THE CLOTHING STARS’ SHOP. Come and find the best bargain in town and find your Spring/Summer wardrobe with us.
We can’t wait to welcome #OurOnthank Community.
Thank you from Mrs Cohen & P2C
#FairtradeFortnight #CleanGreenRecycling #ClothingStars #ShopWithUs
Families,
You may remember last year Onthank Primary was the only school in East Ayrshire to be awarded the Bronze and Silver Awards for our contribution to Clean Green EA. Now on our journey for Gold, we join our wider community and local schools on a united ‘Mission to the Moon’.
So, what does this mean?
We have been challenged to walk/scoot/cycle the 238,855 miles from Earth to the Moon as part of EA’s Active Travel initiative.
How can I #GetInvolved?
As a family, think about how you travel to and from school. Could you start:
As a school, this would also help keep our car park safer and less crowded – let’s do it!
How do I log my progress?
We have made a simple form for you to keep track of your progress. Simply complete it at the end of every week and submit to the school. Your family can log their progress too!
https://forms.office.com/e/6DiTaKMqmx
Do I HAVE to participate?
Joining our Mission to the Moon is voluntary and not required. We believe this initiative will help promote active travel to/from school and want to be the first school to land on the Moon. Help us and become more active along the way! You could also send your family walking selfies to Mr Swan 🙂
HELP #OURONTHANK GET GOLD AND LAND ON THE MOON
Any questions, #GetInTouch 01563 525477 or steven.swan@eastayrshire.org.uk
#OurOnthank #CleanGreenAyrshire #MttM #Let’sGo
Families,
We are excited to share on behalf of our Parent Council their ‘Sponsored READ-A-THON Challenge’ to celebrate World Book Day (Thursday 2 March), promote reading in school and at home and raise funds for new library/topic books for our young people.
Our Pupil Council and RRS Ambassadors will chat with their classes and pupil voice will inform what books are purchased.
What do you need to do?
Starting from today (03.02.23) for the next four weeks until World Book Day (02.03.23) we want to see how many books/pages our young people can read independently or together with family members as a happy, shared experience.
Families are invited to set a book reading target and kindly request sponsorship from family and friends to contribute towards the £20.23 target each class within the school have been set to raise by the PC. Any contribution towards this whole class target is appreciated.
Keep a note at home of the book titles and how many pages you have read and our ‘READ-A-THON Online Form’ will be sent at the end of the month for you to complete. In school reading will be noted by staff/pupils and added to overall totals. Prizes await the top overall class and top reader!
Funds raised can be paid via ParentPay or handed in to the school office.
Participation and sponsorship is optional.
Our Parent Council share their thanks and hope you enjoy quality reading time with your family. We can’t wait to follow your READ-A-THON journey!
#OnthankPC #HowManyBooks
P6/7 Families,
Onthank are delighted to be invited to participate in East Ayrshire’s Dance Fest 2023 at The Palace Theatre Kilmarnock, celebrating dance and the impact of the arts on our communities.
What’s next?
Who can perform in Dance Fest? Any P6/7 pupil
When will the team rehearse? Every Friday after school 2.50pm – 4.15pm with Mr Swan
When do after school rehearsals start/finish? Friday 20 Jan – Friday 17 March
When is the performance? Date to be confirmed. Optional dates are 20/21/22 March. Mr Swan will confirm with families closer to the time.
Tickets? Onthank will be informed when tickets go on sale and this will be issued to families.
If your child would like to join our Dance Ambassadors please complete the form below. Ambassadors are invited to bring a change of clothes and extra juice/water/snack for rehearsals.
If you love performing, dance and expressive arts this is an exciting opportunity to perform on our local community stage for an audience of family and friends. Not to be missed! Please share with your child and sign up below!
#DanceFest23 #SignUpNow
Families,
We are very excited to share information on our P7 production of ‘Home Alone’, our first in-school, Christmas performance in 3 years!
P7 have been working incredibly hard alongside our P6 choir to bring festive joy to our whole school community this Christmastime.
Performances:
Tuesday 13th Dec 9.30am – 11.15am (Shaw S as Kevin)
Wednesday 14th Dec 7pm – 8.45pm (Ollie S as Kevin)
Thursday 15th Dec 7pm – 8.45pm (Shaw S as Kevin)
*Please note Ollie S will perform his second show as Kevin for the school at a separate showing for pupils*
Tickets:
Tickets are available NOW via ParentPay at £4 per person including festive refreshments at the interval. Children under 5 years old are not required to buy a ticket.
After you have completed the ParentPay sign up, your child will be issued your tickets to bring home.
Seating:
Seating is unreserved. We kindly encourage you to arrive between 6.30pm – 6.45pm (evening show) and 9.05am – 9.15am (daytime show) to take your seats. There will be no admission to the hall before 9.05am/6.30pm.
Who can buy tickets?
Kevin McCallister extends a warm invitation to our whole school community to our performances so get booking NOW!
We can’t wait to celebrate Christmas #OnthankStyle with you all.
Families,
We are delighted to proudly introduce to you, the newest members of #OurOnthank Community – our 5 wonderful hens!
As part of our Food for Thought/Outdoor Learning initiative, our whole school community will have the opportunity to meet our hens and participate in related active learning experiences. We have already had some healthy eggs that we plan to offer to friends within the community.
However, our hens have yet to be named, so we need your help!
Complete the short form below and tell us the perfect name for one of our hens by Wed 31 August!
Our Pupil Council, Mrs Andrew & Mr Stewart will vote and our winning names will be announced on Fri 2 Sept.
Good Luck!
CALLING #OURONTHANK P5/P6/P7 STARS!
Dear Families,
It is with great excitement we share, Onthank Primary have been invited to perform in ‘Movies to Musicals’ at The Palace Theatre Kilmarnock.
Please see event information:
Date: Saturday 17 September (September Weekend)
Time: 2.30pm (approx 5pm finish)
Venue: The Palace Theatre, Kilmarnock – 9 Green Street, Kilmarnock, KA1 3BN.
Staff Chaperones: Steven Swan & Onthank School Staff
The company include performers who have appeared on Britain’s Got Talent!!
If your child would like to join #OurOnthank Ambassadors Company your child must be available to attend at least 5/6 of the following after school rehearsals with Mr Swan:
Mon 29 Aug 3pm – 4pm
Wed 31 Aug 3pm – 4pm
Mon 5 Sept 3pm – 4.15pm
Wed 7 Sept 3pm – 4.15pm
Wed 14 Sept 3pm – 4.15pm
Fri 16 Sept TIME TBC (Sept School Holiday)
Closer to the performance, I will be able to provide additional information, including tickets etc. If you have any questions, please comment below or contact Mr Swan on steven.swan@eastayrshire.org.uk
Please complete the form below by Friday 26 August to ensure your place centre stage at The Palace Theatre! What an exciting way to launch our school year!
Mr Swan 🙂
Congratulations to Enzo from P3 on winning lots of medals for boxing. Good luck in your next competition🥊.
Well done Lucy P3 for achieving your gymnastics medal🥇. We can’t wait to see your fantastic moves🤸🤸🏼♀️.
Onthank Families,
Our Parent Council proudly present our Family Quiz Night on Thursday 17th March 2022, 6.45pm – 8pm.
All information on the poster above – get involved – we can’t wait to see you there! Please note our quiz will take place on Thursday night
Please complete the form below to confirm your attendance.
The quiz requires two devices per family taking part. Once with access to Zoom to watch the quiz and hear the questions. On a second phone or tablet, download ‘Speedquizzing Live’ from the App Store or Play Store. Zoom ID will be available on the Blog/App/Email.
All funds raised will support Comic Relief and families in Ukraine. Donations via Parent Pay received with sincere thanks.
#OurOnthank #quiz #family #community #jointhefun
Congratulations to Mollie from P4K and her family and friends who took part in a walk for MS Society. They raised over £900. 
Families,
#ouronthank work has been highlighted and praised at higher level and I am delighted to be invited to share our work at the next RespectMe Parent Training Day.
We have also been given the opportunity for additional parents/carers to attend and participate in the training led by RespectMe Trainer, Lisa Armstrong.
T4T Training will allow parents/carers to deliver the RespectMe program to families in our community and further our understanding on RespectMe, its vision and positive contribution to #ouronthan ethos.
TRAINING INFORMATION:
Date: Wednesday 18th March 2020
Time: 9am – 3pm
Venue: Mount Carmel Primary School, Kilmarnock (opposite Onthank Primary)
If you are available and would like to attend the above training event with me, please comment below or phone the school office to confirm your place by FRIDAY 6TH FEBRUARY.
We will meet at Onthank Primary at 8.50am on 18th March and arrive at Mount Carmel as a group.
I hope this opportunity is one met with excitement and support. Go Onthank!
Any additional questions, please contact me on steven.swan@east-ayrshire.gov.uk
#respectme #changestartswithus #ouronthank
Millie, Macie ,Lucy, Holly and Emma showed us their Super Gymnasts Certificates which they were awarded for doing a fantastic routine at their Gymnastics Club. Well done ??♂️?.
P6/7 Families & Onthank Wider School Community,
I am delighted to announce our P6/7 Dance Ambassadors have been selected to perform at Dance Fest 2020 – congratulations for qualifying!
PERFORMANCE DATE: Wednesday 25th March 2020
VENUE: The Palace Theatre, Green Street, Kilmarnock KA1 3BN
TIME: 7pm – 9pm
TICKET PRICE: £8/£6
Tickets are available NOW from The Palace Theatre on 01563 554900.
All members of our school community are invited to support our P6/7 Dance Ambassadors and cheer on #ouronthank
Our 2020 Team will be taken by bus to The Palace Theatre on Wednesday 26th March at 2:30pm for a Dress Rehearsal on stage. The young people will then stay at the venue for the remainder of the evening with school staff. If you are a parent/carer and would also like to volunteer to supervise our team prior to the performance please let Mr Swan know.
Your child will need to bring a packed dinner to school on the day – as healthy as possible please prior to dancing!
Dancers will be given a costume requirements list from Mr Swan next week which he can speak through with at parent/carers on collection.
A DVD of the performance will be available to order on the evening through The Palace.
Parents/Carers – if you require any additional information at this stage you know where I am!
Mr S. #goteam #ouronthank #DanceFest2020 #THEBEST
Sisters Holly and Erin O’Connor pictured above competing for Kilmarnock Tennis Club in a tournament yesterday. Well done girls ?
Families,
Please see all information below regarding our After School Activities and complete the form below.
For activities starting at 3pm young people will be collected from their class and taken to the area of the school where the activity will be led, then chaperoned to the main office for collection. Any activities after 3pm, can all young people please congregate at the main office where they will be collected.
Please pay close attention to the START DATE of each activity and any durations noted. If a duration is not noted the activity will run to the Easter Holiday.
When Gymnastics starts (17.02.20) pupils are encouraged to wear their gym kit. P3/4 pupils will change at the end of the day. If the numbers for gymnastics are high, you will receive a letter from Mr Swan to inform you if we will operate a Group 1/Group 2 split.
PARENT/CARER VOLUNTEERS – if you have availability to support any of our activities, working alongside Mr Swan and OPS staff, please contact Mr Swan on steven.swan@east-ayrshire.gov.uk or give your details to Mrs Andrew at the office.
We have tried to accommodate pupil/community voice in the creation of Our Activities and are already working hard to secure those activities which currently do not appear. We thank you for you cooperation and support here.
Any questions, please contact Mr Swan.
Here’s to a great term!
#ouronthank #afterschoolactivities
Onthank Community,
We are thrilled to announce our Santa Dash raised a grand total of £1663.90 for Onthank Primary School! Well done!
Your generosity, encouragement and support is never taken for granted and nothing would be possible without it. Just look at what we achieved – together. Thank you!
Bring on our 2020 events!
#ouronthank #ourcommunity
Primary 2 and 3 girls joined Miss Hamilton and girls from James Hamilton Primary school at the Girls Brigade Carol Service in St Kentigern’s Church. They did well singing and reciting poetry. Well done.
SANTA DASH – FRIDAY 20TH DECEMBER
On our final day of term, Friday 20th December, and to celebrate Christmas Onthank style, our school will be raising funds in our very first ‘Santa Dash’!
Pupils are invited to dress up with a Santa accessory (Hat/beard/suit/full costume!) and each stage will walk/jog/run around the school building singing Christmas songs!
Pupils will stay with their class, teacher and be supervised by additional staff throughout our Santa Dash!
Family members are invited to join their young person on the Santa Dash – dressed up together! If you intend on participating, please arrive at the main office 15 minutes prior to the starting time.
| STAGE | TIME | STARTING/FINISHING POINT | ROUND THE SCHOOL |
| P1 | 9.15am – 10.15am | Main Entrance | Once |
| P2 | 9.15am – 10.15am | P1/2 Playground | Once |
| P3 | 11.15am – 12.15pm | Main Entrance | Twice |
| P4 | 11.15am – 12.15pm | P3/4 Playground | Twice |
| P5 | 1.30pm – 2.15pm | Main Entrance | Three Times |
| P6 | 1.30pm – 2.15pm | P1/2 Playground | Three Times |
| P7 | 1.30pm – 2.15pm | P3/4 Playground | Four Times |
“I’m doing a Santa Dash to raise funds for my school, would you like to sponsor me?”
We invite our pupils, (and parents!) to complete the sponsorship form which pupils will be given tomorrow by asking family, friends and neighbours to sponsor their Santa Dash.
Please hand in your sponsorship form and all raised funds to Mrs Andrew in the office on Thursday 19th December.
This information will also be given in letter form to all young people tomorrow.
Thank you for a wonderful year of Community events and fundraising for our school and we look forward to sharing more memories together in 2020!
Merry Christmas!
See you at the Santa Dash starting line!
#ouronthank #SantaDash #HoHoHo
Dear Families,
IT’S SHOW WEEK @ ONTHANK PRIMARY… AND EVERYONE IS INVITED!
Our P6/7 pupils have been working incredibly hard to bring this festive tale to life and celebrate the true meaning of Christmas @ #ouronthank and this week we will see their efforts come to fruition!
So please remember the invitation is warmly extended to our full community, not just P6/7 families.
Book your tickets now on Parent Pay!
Can all P7 pupils please arrive at school on Monday and Wednesday at 6pm prompt for costume, notes and final preparation bringing everything they need for the performance. They will be met by Mr Swan and guided to the Gym Hall by staff.
Can all P6 pupils please arrive at school on Monday and Wednesday at 6.30pm prompt IN COSTUME where they will be met by their teacher and guided to the Gym Hall by staff.
The show will start at 7pm prompt and finish at 8:30pm (approx.) where all pupils will then be safely signed out to families from the Main Hall.
Pupils will also need their costume for the performance on Tuesday @ 10am. P6 pupils can wear their costume to school if easier for the family.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Mr Swan or comment below and he will help at anytime.
Let’s give our P6/7 young people the full house, applause and support they so thoroughly deserve! See you there!
#ouronthank #elf
BUDDY THE ELF IS FLYING ON DOWN TO ONTHANK PRIMARY THIS CHRISTMAS!
After the success of Onthank’s Greatest Show 2018, our P6/7 pupils are excited to bring this story to life and have a ‘sparkle jolly twinkle jingley’ time with you!
All P7 pupils who are performing on stage should have a costume list at home, if not please encourage them to ask for another at school.
P7 Stage Crew/lighting/sound pupils will be required to wear all black.
P6 Choir can wear Christmas jumpers or their favourite Christmas party outfit or anything festive! Please also feel free to accessorise with Santa hats, tinsel etc.
Tickets are now available on Parent Pay, so please spread the word and bring along the whole family to support our talented young people.
Show dates:
Monday 9th December 7pm
Tuesday 10th December 10am
Wednesday 11th December 7pm
You can also come along and join the Christmas spirit at Onthank with our P2 ‘Innkeepers’ and P3 Carol concert -share the festive season with Onthank!
Thank you for your continued support!
#elf #sparklejolly #buddy #spreadtheword #booknow
Well done to our swimming team who took part in Ayrshire Schools’ Gala: Molly, Rowan,Rhonda-Mae,Evie,EmilyT and Emily S. They all did well and had a great time. “ We had lots of fun and we all did very well.” They took part in relay races and practised diving and swam lots of lengths doing backstroke, front crawl, back crawl and breast stroke.
