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.  Children will be involved in a Hallowe’en Parade and activities in the morning.  We are also having a Hallowe’en menu in our dining hall.  The menu is blood red soup (tomato), cauldron curry with rice (chicken), wiggly worms with salad (veg noodles), witch’s fingers in the graveyard with mash and veg (sausage in gravy) and wizard cupcakes.

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:     ‘ai’  ‘ay’  ‘ey’  ‘ei’  ‘a-e’ …

Maths homework ( due on Thursday) is the 6 times table and a recap of fractions taught in P4 –  which should be completed neatly in homework jotters.

Could I also ask parents to support their children as they continue to  learn their times tables and improve their weekly ‘Learn Its’ score. As discussed on Parent’s Night, children are expected to recall number facts on sight and therefore need much more practice as they are accumulated each week.

Last week’s Learn Its were:     8+9; 3+8; 4+5; 6+7; 5+11

This week’s Learn Its are:        9+3; 12-8; 4+8; 5+7; 12-7

Mrs Irving

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 school uniform and shoes in their bags.

Adults are encouraged to join the classes. Please complete the form below if you are able to accompany any of the classes.

P6K 9.15 – 10.45
P6A 11.15 – 12.30
P6M 1.30 – 2.45

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.

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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 change in to, as a back up.

Thanks to the adults who came out and joined the children in the first session. We’d love for more of you to come and join us in our next session on Tuesday 23rd October. Complete the form if you are able to join us.

P6K – 9.15 – 10.45
P6A – 11 – 12.30
P6M – 1.30 – 3pm

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 done to all the children and parents/grandparents who helped with the creations – Miss Black was very impressed!

WOW!

What creative children, mums and dads we have. Some of the models and presentations were fab-u-lous!

Winner Sammie and Runners-Up, Steven, Jennifer and Sarah

Thank you to all the children who did the challenge and well done to the winner Sammie Miller for her stupendous castle and the 3  runners up – chosen by Mr Mcleod.

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 as Vikings, taking part in some falconry with an owl and also learning about knights equipment.

There were a few tired faces at the end of the day – the steep hill leading up to the castle must have tired the children out! Despite the weather all children had a great time.

Thank you to the parent helpers who came along, we hope you had fun too!

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, I enjoyed learning more about each child and discussing ways to help them get the most out of their time in P5i.

If you were unable to attend I am more than happy to arrange an appointment for another day. Please phone the office to arrange a  suitable time to meet after school. I am available most days until 5:00.

Mrs Irving

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 weeks we have been learning about phonemes, digraphs and diacritical marking. Diacritical what?  you may ask.

Well, here are photos to show your little treasures in action as they use diacritical marking during active spelling today  – and haven’t they done well.

Why not ask them to tell you about it and then have a go yourself. Like the kids, you’re sure to enjoy it.

And thankfully this afternoon the rain stopped long enough for us to go for a quick jog around the playground. As you can see, it fair livened them up!

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 school meal.

Attendance

We are looking to improve attendance rates and reduce the number of children coming in late to school.  If there is an issue our management team would like to work with you to make things better for your child.  Please speak to us after your appointment.

Parental Questionnaire

Please complete the online questionnaire which relates to aspects of our improvement plan and how you can be involved in school.

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 warm as according to the weather forecast it doesn’t look like the sun will be shining for us! Children can also bring up to £5 maximum with them to spend at the gift shop although this is at parents discrepancy what you wish to give your child.

 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

 Primary 5

Logan Wallace, Emma Gillies, Dylan Torrance, Sammie Miller, Lewis Morren

 Primary 6

Carly Inglis, Emily Tosh, Zara Lochhead

 Primary 7

Alix Hartley, Jack Murphy, Kenzy Murphy, Lewis Mitchell

 Special Award

Tegan McMurray P4E

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 would be much appreciated as it highlights the enjoyment, co-operation and participation of your own loyal subjects.

An honourable mention goes to Emily Walker’s mum and                  Mrs Irving’s husband for their allegiance  to the cause.

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 carers could join us too. Please see times below:

P1-P2 9.30am – 9.50am
P3- P4 10am – 10.20am
P5,P6 and P7 11am – 11.20am

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 working together has on children and their attitude to learning.  Appointments will be available on Tuesday 9 October from 3.10 pm.  Please indicate below if you wish an appointment.

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 Maths and Bug Club.

Have fun!

Team P5

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 we also remind pupils of their topic homework (free choice topic grid) which is due next Wednesday 10th October.

Thanks, Team P5

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 to see what knights armour looks like through a woollen vest. As you can see the children who tried the vests on were very excited about this idea; particularly Logan and Callum!

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 October. There are comprehension activities throughout the books which can be accessed by clicking on the bug faces

Many Thanks

Mrs Cree, Miss Adam, Mrs McKie and Miss White

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 dressing up as on the day (Tuesday 9th Oct @ 10am).

Hope to see you there

Mrs Easter

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 love to welcome you from 9:30 for refreshments as you anticipate the event of the year.

We hope to see you all there.

Mrs Easter, Mr Franchi and Mrs McCall

https://blogs.glowscotland.org.uk/ea/onthankpsmain2018/2018/09/25/parents-afternoon-evening/

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 food, warm clothing, opportunity for employment and enabling support for those who need it most.

In partnership with ‘BlueStar Productions’ we will be having an ‘Onthank Danceathon’ on Friday 5th October 2018.

Pupils are invited to wear sporty clothes (no football colours), bring a donation and join in the dancing fun!

We would like to invite parents/carers to participate along with the classes. Please see the timetable below:

9.30-9.50am – P1 and P2
10-10.20am – P3 and P4
11-11.20am – P5, P6 and P7

RRS Article 27: Your right to a good standard of living.

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 have received.

Children should also log into their Heinemann Active Maths account using their Bug Club log in and play the maths game allocated to them by their class teacher.

If you have any questions about this week’s homework then please let your Class Teacher know.

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 of our Enterprise topic P6s will be organising our coffee morning for Macmillan Cancer Support on Friday 28 September from 9.05 am – 12.05 pm in the main hall.   Tea, coffee, hot chocolate, juice and baking will be available for a donation.  P4, P5, P6 and P7 pupils can attend for 60p.  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.

9.05 am       P6K Mrs Klein’s class to help

9.15 am        P7B Mr Boyd’s class to visit

9.25 am       P7S Mr Simpson’s class to visit

9.35 am       P7M Mrs Mill’s class to visit

9.45 am       P5B Miss Black’s class to visit

9.55 am       P6A Miss Anderson’s class to visit

10.05 am      P6A Miss Anderson’s class to help

10.10 am       P6K Mrs Klein’s class to visit

10.15 am       P5I Mrs Irving’s class to visit

10.25 am      P5M Mr MacLeod’s class to visit

10.35 am      P5E Miss Ellis’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       P4M Mrs McCall’s class to visit

11.30 am       P4F Mr Franchi’s class to visit

11.40 am       P4E Mrs Easter’s class to visit

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 city. At home we would like to challenge the Primary 4 pupils to construct a building using junk materials such as Pringle tubes, cereal and shoe boxes. Once the models are completed and returned to school, on Friday 5th October, we will be assembling an authentic city skyline.

DESIGN BRIEF;

• Complete the design sheet
• Maximum height – 50cm
• Minimum height – 20cm
• Authentic look
• Use junk materials
• Don’t spend money

We appreciate your help and support.

Mrs McCall, Mr Franchi and Mrs Easter

 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, Jennifer Angus, Gemma Davidson

 Primary 6

Morgan Clark, Rhiannon Smith, Ayden Thomas

 Primary 7

Dawn Robertson, Elliot Popplewell, Owen Thomas

 Special Award

Mrs Carten & P3C

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 Mrs Findlay on 01563 525477.

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

Please find attached our Termly Overview for term 1.

Find out what we’ll be doing here.

 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 Dunlop, Charlotte McCallion, Rueben Devlin, Jessica Anderson

 Primary 6

Ellie Kerr, Andrew Scott, Lucas Bryden

 Primary 7

Eban Wilson, Katie Wood, Saul Duffy

 Special Award

Daisy Milloy P7S

P7 Visit to Glasgow Science Centre

Diary Dates

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

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