PTA Hallowe’en disco is on Wednesday 24 October P1-2 disco 6.00-6.45. P3-4 disco 7.00-7.45. P5-7 8.00-8.45. Wristbands are on sale from the school office £2 including snack?.
October 24, 2018
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Category Archives: Wider life
October 22, 2018
by Mrs Findlay
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NWKLEUS Finalist?
Councillor McKay and Sharon came to assembly to announce Tulisa’s design was the Onthank Finalist in the NWKLEUS Logo Competition. We were shown how Tulisa’s drawing was made by graphics into the logo above. Good luck Tulisa, we will find … Continue reading
October 9, 2018
by Mrs Findlay
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West Sound School of the Week???
Thank you to Tiegan P4 who nominated Onthank for West Sound School of the Week next week. Please listen to the radio in the morning before school and every day around 3.30pm this week. Some pupils were interviewed and asked … Continue reading
October 8, 2018
by Mr McIlwraith
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Parents’ Day Uniform Stall
Come along and see the range of uniforms we have available for you to take away on Parents’ Day. No charge – come and have a look and see what is on offer!
October 8, 2018
by Mrs Findlay
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World Porridge Day?
We celebrated World Porridge Day by offering everyone a taste of porridge. We watched a film from Mary’s Meals about children in Malawi who don’t have a choice of menu at meal times. Thank you to everyone who brought in … Continue reading
October 7, 2018
by eajulie.klein@glow
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P6K Head To Dumfries House
P6K had a fabulous time at Pierburg, Dumfries House. We spent the day learning about plants and vegetables with Michelle and Trudy. We were lucky enough to harvest our own vegetables from the garden, make some delicious soup and plant … Continue reading
October 3, 2018
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No Pens Day Wednesday
Today as part of our Dyslexia Friendly Schools journey, the whole school was involved in NO PENS DAY WEDNESDAY. This is a national speaking and listening event which encourages exciting classroom discussion. Check out the blog for class photos.
October 3, 2018
by Mr McIlwraith
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We’re collecting Scottish Sun Book Tokens – start collecting yours from Sept 24th
After helping the Scottish Sun to launch their new Free Books for Schools campaign, we will be collecting book tokens from the paper. Between September 24th and November 18th, the Scottish Sun and Scottish Sun on Sunday will be printing book tokens … Continue reading
October 2, 2018
by Mrs Findlay
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SSPCA Visits???
We received a visit from SSPCA Officer who showed us a film and gave us lots of information about what SSPCA do to help some animals. We were told what to do if we found an animal or a bird … Continue reading
September 28, 2018
by Miss Anderson
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Dean Castle Rangers to P6
Primary 6 will be working with two Dean Castle Rangers on Tuesday 2nd October and Tuesday 23rd October. In these sessions, the children will participate in tree identification and den building activities at the Foxes area near the school. These activities link … Continue reading
September 24, 2018
by Mr McIlwraith
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Reduce, reuse, recycle – we’re looking for wet play resources!
We’re looking for donations of your toys to use in the school during wet play days in class. In particular we are looking for: Board Games Construction Materials – Lego, K’Nex etc. Jigsaws Cars Plastic toys – food, animals etc. … Continue reading
September 21, 2018
by Mr McIlwraith
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VOTE FOR MRS JONES!
VOTE NOW We are delighted that Onthank PS stalwart, Mrs Jones has been nominated for a Cream of Ayrshire Award, under the category ‘School Champion Award’. Voting closes at midnight on Sunday 23rd September so get voting NOW! Please share this … Continue reading
September 17, 2018
by Mrs Findlay
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Onthank Primary Prefects
Our P7 prefects were awarded their badges at assembly today⭐
September 9, 2018
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All About Us
P6K have been finding out a little bit more about each other. The pupils presented a solo talk all about themselves and brought in an interesting item from home to show the class.
August 27, 2018
by Miss Anderson
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P7 Athletics Team are off to a flying start!
Our P7 Athletics team participated in their heat of the Sportshall Athletics and competed against James Hamilton Primary, Whatriggs Primary and Crosshouse Primary. The team performed incredibly well and comfortably won the heat. They will find out next week if … Continue reading
June 26, 2018
by Mr McIlwraith
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Leavers’ Lunch
Our P7s had their leavers lunch today. Their choice of food was chicken strips, mozzarella sticks and haggis. Thank you to Mrs Roberton and all of the catering staff for today’s lunch!
June 26, 2018
by Mr McIlwraith
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Wider Achievement
Congratulations to both Lauren and Emma for their sporting achievements. Lauren Stewart was awarded ‘Member of the Year’ at Young Kilmarnock and Emma Gillies was awarded a silver at her gymnastics class for balancing, rotations and tumbling. Go girls!
June 26, 2018
by eajulie.klein@glow
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Adam’s Achievements
Well done to Adam Thomson (P6K) for all his achievements in swimming. Adam brought a few of his medals and trophies in to school today to show his class!
June 24, 2018
by Mrs Findlay
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Super Cyclists?
Well done to everyone who took part in cycling training and passed their test. They received certificates and badges and are now very able to go on the road. Thank you to Karen Paterson for the time and effort she … Continue reading
June 21, 2018
by Mrs Findlay
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Onthank P7s’ Fun Day??♀️??♀️
Primary 7s planned, designed and created their own stall for Fun Day. They organised the stall and provided prizes and invited everyone to join in the fun. Thank you to all pupils, staff, parents and friends who visited us today. … Continue reading
June 15, 2018
by Mr McIlwraith
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P7 Residential Trip 2018
Our residential week away is almost over! Check out our P7 residential blog page to see what we have been up to at Dalguise. Click here to visit our page.
June 10, 2018
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STV Appeal -Strictly Kids 2018 – Ruby James
Look who I bumped into at a Strictly Kids 2018 event in Glasgow! Ruby enjoyed a day of dance, met Oti from Strictly, Miss Great Britain, the Scottish Rockettes and helped to raise money for the STV Children’s Appeal! … Continue reading
June 7, 2018
by eatracey.hamilton@glow
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Oystercatcher Baby
While passing through the P1/2 tunnel I took some photos of the last baby chick, now getting bigger.
June 6, 2018
by Mr McIlwraith
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Mrs Findlay’s Rod Stewart Day!
Mrs Findlay had a surprise 60th celebration today! Walking in this morning, Mrs Findlay was treated to balloons, banners and music from her favourite artist, Rod Stewart. The day was complete with a parade around the playground and some Rod … Continue reading
June 5, 2018
by Miss Anderson
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P6 John Muir Award Celebration
P6 had a great turnout for Onthank’s first ever John Muir Award Celebration this afternoon. Our P6s have been learning that John Muir was a Scottish born conservationalist, who lived in the late 1800s and later moved to America to … Continue reading
June 5, 2018
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Art Club
Fab Oil Paintings by the girls at Art Club
May 20, 2018
by Mrs WRIGHT
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Wider Achievement
Pupils from Onthank Primary were playing at Tesco in Kilmarnock on Saturday to raise money for their band. Use the comments below to tell us what you like to do in your spare time.
May 20, 2018
by Mr McIlwraith
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A royal visit to Crossgates
We took a short break from our Royal Wedding celebrations on Friday to visit Crossgates Care Home. The staff are working hard in preparation for the care home reopening its doors, so we thought we’d take them some wedding cake … Continue reading
