P6 and P7 After School Choir is starting on TUESDAY 5th November from 3.00 pm – 4.00 pm and will be on till Christmas. This will be organised by Mrs Klein and Miss Hamilton.
If you would like your child to attend please complete form below:
Homework for Week Beginning 21st October Please return the homework folder to school on Friday. 22/10 – Roll a sound game. You can play with a partner. 23/10 – Bug Club – Log in to mystuff and have a look at a new book. Remember to answer the bugs too. Have a go at playing the …
After School Gymnastics Reminder Information
Dear Families,
We jump excitedly into a new school term tomorrow and welcome Gymnastics to ‘Our Onthank’ after school activities thanks to our partners at Active Schools!
As per the letter issued last term, please be reminded of the pupils and dates for Gymnastics Group 1:
GYMNASTICS CLUB START DATE: 22 OCTOBER 2019 (tomorrow!)
GYMNASTICS FINISH DATE: 19 NOVEMBER 2019
TIME: 3pm – 4pm
LOCATION: Onthank Primary Assembly Hall
Group 1 Register
| P1B | Sofia S |
| P1B | Olivia B |
| P1B | Zeryn C |
| P1B | Millie Mc |
| P1B | Patrick Mc |
| P1M | Jack D |
| P1M | Alfie B |
| P1M | Poppy H |
| P2C | Rebecca S |
| P2K | Elise H |
| P2S | Jessica M |
| P2S | Emily G |
| P2S | Olivia H |
| P2S | Carter L |
| P2S | Sophie M |
| P2S | Sophie H |
| P2ST | Hazel P |
| P2ST | Mia C |
| P2ST | Liam R |
Pupils will have the opportunity to change into their PE kit at the end of the day.
Pupils will be collected from their class at 2.55pm by Gymnastics Instructor Shannon and taken to the assembly hall. Families will be invited into the hall at 4pm for collection and sign out from the main entrance.
If due to any circumstances your child can’t attend tomorrow, they are more than welcome next week.
Gymnastics Group 2 pupils will be reminded the week prior to the timetable change.
After Christmas, sign up will open up again for children who have not participated in Gymnastics this term in order to give everyone an opportunity.
PLEASE NOTE P4-P7 GYMNASTICS WILL COMMENCE NEXT WEEK, TUESDAY 29TH OCTOBER 4PM – 5PM.
Sign up is closed for this class and will reopen after Christmas.
Any questions, Mr Swan is happy to help, anytime.
#ouronthank #gymnasticsfun
Happy Hallowe’en from Onthank ?
On Friday 25 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 easily removed. 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:
Blood Red Soup (tomato) Cauldron Curry with rice (Chicken) Wiggly Worms with salad (Veg. Noodles) Witches’ Fingers in the Graveyard with mash and veg.(sausages in gravy) Wizard Cupcakes
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Buddy Time
Onthank Staff Wear It Pink ?
Onthank Staff wore pink today to raise money for Breast Cancer Awareness. Thank you to everyone for their generous donations.?
Harvest Thank You?
Thank you to everyone who brought in items for our Harvest Collection. We had a fantastic response to having a non uniform day and bringing in an item for Harvest to be delivered to our Community. Pupils delivered some bags today and were greatly received. We will deliver lots more after the holiday. If you would like to nominate someone to receive a Harvest bag please contact the school after our holiday.
Mrs Easter, Mrs Saxelby and Mr Swan delivered boxes to the local Foodbank. Miss Cook and Mrs Mills and pupils delivered bags of cupcakes to Crossgates Care Home and these were very well received by the residents. ??
Happy Harvest
P4K celebrated harvest by learning about wheat weavings and corn dollies.
We love our new sign?
Thank you to Owen Kerr for delivering this sign to us. The sign is giving a very positive message to all of us. We have two signs and they will be displayed in our corridors for all to see. Mr Kerr presented the sign to P7S and their buddy class P1B.?
Harvest Assembly : World Porridge Day
We celebrated World Porridge Day at our assemblies. We asked for “loose change” – a huge thank you to everyone who donated- we have a fantastic amount of £185. We offered pupils a taste of Heather’s porridge and showed the film from Mary’s Meals: What a Difference a Meal Makes. We can feed a child in Malawi at school for £9.80 a year. We will be able to feed many children. Thank you.
Rainbow Promise
Cara, Emma and Lucy all made their 1st Rainbow Promise recently. Well Done and Good Luck girls.
Dash the Robot
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!
Parental Engagement – please take some time on Thursday
Please take time on Thursday afternoon /evening to visit our stalls and find out more information. Parents/Carers will be asked to complete questionnaires and get information about a variety of curricular areas.
These will include –
Children’s Glow Blogs – please take time to look at your child’s blog and if you haven’t logged on before there will be teams of children to show you how.
Onthank On Time – we will share information on how we are doing with attendance rates and the number of children who arrive to school on time. As a school we can offer support if children have high absence rates or are not arriving on time. Steven Swan is our full time Home Link Worker who works alongside Laura Gallagher, and together we can look to support families.
Literacy and Numeracy at Onthank – children are working with staff to provide examples of new resources and explain how children progress. This session teachers are being trained in Active Literacy and Active Numeracy. ‘Number Talks’ happen in our classes everyday. Do you know about this?
Health and Wellbeing at Onthank – we would like to explain how a restorative conversation and meeting works and take a look at resources which promote internet safety and how we tackle bullying. Parents at Onthank are on our Respectful Relationships group and are working on how we address bullying.
Onthank, On Task, On Track – our reports have East Ayrshire Curriculum for Excellence Assessment Judgement Ratings. Staff and children will be able to explain what these tracking numbers mean.
Homework club is not just for completing homework! If parents/carers are unsure about an aspect of homework or would like to find out ways to help your child then homework club is open to you everyday of the week!
Information on how to get the best out of Bug Club and take a look at teacher assessments with Bug Club. As a parent, how can you make sure your child is making progress?
We are in the finals!
Congratulations to our P7 Athletics Team who qualified for the East Ayrshire Sportshall Athletics Final! 🙂
The final will take place at the arena Friday 8th November, time to be confirmed.
Training will take place at the arena Wednesday 30th October and Wednesday 6th November, 4 – 5pm.
Please complete the permission form below:
This Week’s Star Pupils
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
Hello October – Activities in East Ayrshire
Please click on link below for details on activities in East Ayrshire:
Hello-October-Activities-in-EA
Meet the Sport Committee
We will be working hard throughout the year to promote sport in our school through P.E. lessons, stage competitions, festivals, community sport, breakfast, lunch and after school clubs. Our first task this year is to design an Onthank Sport Committee logo.
HARVEST @ ONTHANK
Please click on link below for information on Harvest:
Loose change and Harvest items may be brought to school anytime from now.
Thank you!
Pupil Survey
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!
Massage in Schools Programme
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
Active Girls Day 2019
The girls had a fantastic day participating in sport. We skip started the day with Skip Fit Friday. P1-4 showcased their dance moves at Zumba with Mr Swan. P7S girls delivered Extreme Dodgeball to P5 and football to P6. P7 girls completed the day displaying their boxing skills and competing against each other at skipping champion. A big thank you to all the parents and carers for their support on the day.
Skip Fit Friday – P1-7
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
Dates For Your Diary
Athletics Heat Winners
Congratulations to our athletics team who won their heat this afternoon. Amazing talent and teamwork was shown by our pupils.
Go Team Onthank! ??
Parents’ Night Volunteers
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.
P7 After School Strategy Club
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:
Active Girls Day 2019
On Friday 4th October 2019, we’ll be celebrating the amazing work going into girls’ sport and the progress around girls’ participation. To celebrate we have organised a timetable of physical activity in the school.
P7S girls will lead the activities alongside Mr Simpson and Mr Swan. All girls are encouraged to wear active wear on Friday. Parents/carers are more than welcome to come along and participate on the day.
P3/4: Zumba (Mr Swan) 11.00 – 11.30am
P1/2: Zumba (Mr Swan) 11.30 -12.00 midday
P5: Extreme Dodgeball (Mr Simpson) 1.20 – 1.50pm
P6: Football (Mr Simpson) 1.50 – 2.20pm
P7: Boxing (Mr Simpson) 2.20 – 2.50pm
This Week’s Star Pupils
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
P7 Inverclyde Residential – Information Evening
There will be an information evening in school on Tuesday 8 October at 6.00 pm. Parents and pupils are both welcome to attend. Gareth Turner from Inverclyde will deliver a presentation on the visit and will answer any questions you may have.
Maths Week Scotland
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.
