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April 29, 2022
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This Week’s Star Pupil 21st March 2022

 

 

Primary 1

1A – Kacey – for a super Superhero piece of writing

1C – Niko – for climbing up the ropes

1K – Layton – for settling in so well to Primary 1

1M – Jacob – for amazing illustrations in his fairytale book

 

Primary 2

2E – Bella – for working very hard in literacy

2K – Joe – for careful hard work across all subjects

2S – Wilson – being a super learner in class

 

Primary 3

3B – Noah – for working well

3N – Tyler – super reading comprehension

3S – Kyle – for excellent writing

3T – Olivia – for fantastic division work

 

Primary 4

4E –  Connor – for improving his basketball skills in P.E

4W – All of 4W for excellent chalk art

 

Primary 6

6IS – Blair – being a lovely, happy, well mannered pupil

6N – Lucy – for always giving things a go and trying her best

 

Primary 7

7C – Sarah – creating a super power point about Fairtrade

7M – Lyla – for outstanding standard of homework

 

DHT Special Award

 

P6/7 Dancers for an excellent performance at Dancefest

 

 

April 24, 2022
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Earth Day

 

 

 

As part of our Rights Respecting School calendar we took part in Earth Day. Primary 4W worked in pairs to create Earth Day Active Inspire presentations. They have been working on copying and pasting images . Here are their fabulous creations.

Primary 4E read and explored The Lorax to tie in with Earth day. Here are their Literacy activities and outdoor maths tasks –  measuring trees (and hugging). Well done P4E.

Primary 6N created fantastic How “eye” look pictures. Well done to everyone for your brilliant efforts,

March 31, 2022
by Mrs WRIGHT
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Virtual Tour and Easter Egg Hunt

As we come to the end of an ‘egg-cellent’ Spring Term we are ‘egg-cited’ for  the launch of our first Virtual Tour and Egg Hunt. Normally Parents come into school throughout the session so here is a look around the school and your child’s class.

Here is the link for our first Virtual Tour and Easter Egg Hunt!

https://www.thinglink.com/card/1565463311930097665

 

Here is the link for the Quiz. Prizes for all correct entries! 

https://forms.office.com/r/PCEh6n1Cpp

 

 

You will find eggs like the one below throughout the tour! 

We kindly remind our families to check emails and the school app for details of our early closure stagger times tomorrow, on Fiday 1 April.

‘Hoppy Holidays’!
#OurOnthank #EasterFun #Eggcited

March 25, 2022
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This Week’s star Pupils 14th March 2022

 

Primary 1

1A – Callie – super phonics

1C – Luca – for working really hard on numbers up to 100

1K – Murray – working hard on his literacy all week

1M – Oliver – for cool climbing skills in the gym hall

 

Primary 2

2K – Joan – for increased effort

2S – Ben – working hard in literacy & numeracy

 

Primary 4

4E –  Sophie – fabulous number work

4W – Logan – for excellent homework

 

Primary 5

5B – Jamie Leigh – for working well in her reading group

 

Primary 6

6A – Willow – for designing a super app!

6IS – Brooke – super writing each week

6N – Katie – always giving 100% during lessons

 

 

Class 1 – Charlie – for excellent independent writing

March 20, 2022
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This Week’s Star Pupils 7th March 2022

 

Primary 1

1C – Khloe – for reading really tricky words

1K – Rocco – for being confident with his adding numbers to 20

1M – Eman – for excellent detailed drawings

 

Primary 2

2E – Rosalie – for working very hard on her writing

2K – Sophie – for great numeracy-place value work

2S – Luci – fantastic work on phonemes

 

Primary 3

3N – George – Excellent answers during reading group time

3S – Mia & Lucas – for getting full marks for Numeracy

3T – Holly – always working hard and being super helpful

 

Primary 4

4E –  Hudson – for fabulous walking and being sensible in the class line

4M – Ava – working her socks off in maths! Well done

4W – Layton – for working hard to improve handwriting

 

Primary 5

5B – Alex – for having brilliant focus in our grammar lesson and trying his best

 

Primary 6

6A – Erin – for being an enthusiastic learner

6F – Lexi – not giving up

6IS – Noa – being an absolute delight to have in the class

6N – Amelia – persevering with challenging work

 

Primary 7

7C – Annie – excellent work on Roman Numerals

7M – Mahmoud – for fantastic effort and dedication in all areas of the curriculum

7MC – Callum – superb work on calculating percentages

 

Class 1 – Alyesha – for being kind & helpful

 

March 19, 2022
by Mr McIlwraith
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Comic Relief: Red Nose Total!

❤️ What a week of fundraising events for Comic Relief: Red Nose Day & communities in Ukraine ❤️
Our whole school community united sharing smiles, fun & laughter dressing up as superheroes/our heroes, dancing in the sun, the Mr Swan water bucket challenge, our Family Quiz, Comic Cupcakes, and more!
Thank you #OurOnthank East Ayrshire Council community families and friends for your kindness and love. What a special difference our contribution will make. 💙💛❤️

March 14, 2022
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#OurOnthank Comic Relief & Ukraine Support Family Quiz

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

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March 9, 2022
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Thank you J&W carpets, Kilmarnock!

We would like to say a massive thank you to J&W carpets!

 

Last session, our talented P7M wrote very persuasive letters to ask for rugs to make our classroom floors more comfortable to sit on.  We were delighted when J&W responded to our plea and donated over 40 rugs to enhance our classroom environments.  P6N were on hand to help take delivery of our new rugs today.

March 7, 2022
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This Week’s Star Pupils 28/02/22

 

Primary 1

1A – Isabella – super phonics

1C – Jacob – for working out tricky calculations

1K – Sam – for creating a days of the week and weather board at home

1M – Ellie – for working hard on phonics

 

Primary 2

2E – Eilidh – for helping me with my safety line

2K – Maisie – for careful active literacy work

2S – Ben – for using spelling and phonics knowledge to write well

 

Primary 3

3B – Corey – for working well

3N – Lacey – for lovely handwriting at handwriting time

3S – Whole Class – for amazing use of adjectives

3T – Poppy – for fantastic writing

 

Primary 4

4E –  Mason – Good team work

4W – Elise for bing a king caring girl

 

Primary 5

5M – Dylan – excellent work in Numeracy and number talks

 

Primary 6

6A – Charlie – for great contributions all week

6F – Kaycee – always working hard

6IS – Shaw – super French – très bien

 

Primary 7

7C – Emma – super work in numeracy

7M – Erin – for working very hard during Miss Baillie’s maths lessons

7MC – Ellie – Always trying new things and pushing herself out of her comfort zone

 

Class 1 – Ollie – for working hard and listening well

 

Deputy Head Teacher’s Award 

 

 

Aiobhe & Lachlan – for being kind and generous

March 7, 2022
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This Week’s Star Pupils W/C 21/2/22

 

Primary 1

1C –Flynn – for working hard when ordering numbers to 20

1K – Carson – for fantastic story ideas

1M – Blair – for helping the Friendly Dragon by designing an interesting map of Fairyland

 

Primary 2

2K – Linden – 100% effort & help round the classroom

2S – Lennox – writing in sentences, super progress

 

 

Primary 3

3B – Justin – great work!

3N – Rebecca – working hard with sentence writing

3S – Shay – amazing reading

3T – Oliver – working hard and completing all tasks

 

Primary 4

4E – James – for his fabulous basketball skills

4M – Penny – using her fantastic imagination during writing

4W – Ashley – for trying so hard to learn new times table

 

Primary 5

5AK – Alysha – super symmetry work

5M- Mylie – working her best in all tasks

 

Primary 6

6A – Kyle – working hard on his WW2 report

6F – Nathan – being a good captain in PE

6IS – Skye – settling in very well at Onthank PS

6N – Katie – always giving 100% during lessons

 

Primary 7

7C – Ellie – super work in numeracy percentages

7MC – Ethan – for excellent Number Talk explanation

February 27, 2022
by Mrs WRIGHT
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Learning Journals

 

Primary 1 and Primary 2 have been using Learning Journals.  Over the next few weeks we would like to promote these and encourage all our parents to upload a post.  We know many of you have done this already however it would be fantastic if all our children had a post from home.  We are planning a few ‘how to’ and help sessions over the next few weeks.  Below is a guide and video.

Parent-Guide-2021

 

 

February 25, 2022
by Mrs Findlay
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Pupil Voice🧑🏼‍🦱

We are delighted to present our Pupil Voice groups with lanyards to show their responsibility group in school. Here are some photographs from our groups:
Pupil Council, Rights Respecting School, Eco Committee, Health & Safety Officers, Lost Property Detectives, Digital Leaders and Waste Wardens.

February 23, 2022
by Mr McIlwraith
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After School Activities – WE’RE BACK! Sign Up – NOW!

#OurOnthank Families,

It is with great excitement we announce the return of #OurOnthank Activities!

Some important information to remember when signing up you child:

  1. All activities will follow guidance and operate safely.
  2. Dance/Drama, Football & Gardening Club will have a maximum of 20 young people and all other activities will have a maximum of 15 young people.
  3. After sign up closes, Mr Swan will review and inform you via letter of your child successfully being enrolled onto the activity register. Dependant on numbers, our activities may operate in 2 groups, for example (March – Easter & Easter – June) This will be confirmed in your letter.
  4. Letters will be provided to your child and brought home in school bags – please check.
  5. Young people are welcome to bring a change of clothes for activities if they wish.
  6. Sporting activities will take place outside (weather dependant).
  7. P1/P2/P3/P4 young people will be collected from their class at the end of the day and taken to their after-school activity. P5/P6/P7 young people will make their way independently to their activity.
  8. If your child decides not to return to an activity, please inform the office.

We are working closely with friends at Active Schools to offer as diverse a programme as possible and will be adding more activities after Easter, including P1/2 Arts & Crafts.

If you have aby questions please contact the school on 01563 525477 or email Mr Swan at steven.swan@eastayrshire.org.uk Happy to help anytime!

Please complete the FORM below to register your child.

Sign Up CLOSES SUNDAY 27 FEB – sign up NOW!

We can’t wait to welcome you back to #OurOnthank After School Activities!

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I would like to sign my child up for the following activities: (required)

February 23, 2022
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P5-7 Code Club

We are delighted to offer a Coding Club to pupils from P5-7. 

Mrs Newall and Chris from ‘Make it Happen Club’ will run the club on Thursdays after school from 3-4pm.  The places are restricted in line with Covid guidance so Mrs Newall will confirm your child’s place next week via email when sign up will close.  Your child should not attend the club unless they have a confirmed place.  If we have a lot of interest, we may run a second block.

The club will begin on Thursday 17th March and run every Thursday 3-4pm.

Please complete the short form to enrol.

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February 21, 2022
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This Week’s Star Pupils

 

Primary 1

1C – Lucie & Adam for keeping their new  glasses on all day

1K – Emma – fantastic ‘have a go’ writing

1M – Mhairi – super writing

 

Primary 2

2E – Mia – brilliant number work in maths

2K – Lauchlan – for good answers at number time

2S – Hayden – growing in confidence

Eilidh – answering very articulately

 

Primary 3

3B – Heather – for working well

3N – Josh – working hard to write super sentences

3S – Starla – for being brave and for amazing phonics

3T – Ayat – for her enthusiasm for learning and progress she has made since joining

 

Primary 4

4E – Lana – for producing a super ‘kind’ quote

4M – Josh – amazing class work and being a kind, caring pupil

4W – Charlie – for always being so creative. Great ideas!

 

Primary 5

5AK – TJ – super effort in literacy

5B – Lewis – for being a brilliant role model for other pupils in your class, by working so hard in all of our lessons

 

Primary 6

6A – Jessica – a great number talks explanation

6F – Reece – Big improvement in maths

6IS – Jack – Super spelling

6N – Ross – persevering & working hard to complete tasks with success

 

Primary 7

7C – Ellie – excellent work in numeracy

7M – Cody – Great behaviours displayed in the playground

7MC – Christopher – for continual hard work and effort

 

Centre 1 – for working well and focusing on forming his letters correctly

 

Deputy Head Teacher’s Award

Molly, Jaxon, Erin, Luke – for representing the school at Ayrshire College

 

February 19, 2022
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Eco Meeting 🍅🥕

P4-7 Eco Reps met and discussed :International Food Day, Food for Thought and Waste Wardens duties. Lots of exciting ideas were given by all pupils which we will discuss with our catering staff. Looking forward to all the activities.

 

February 19, 2022
by Mrs Findlay
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Dragons at Ayrshire College⭐️

Four  Onthank pupils were invited to Ayrshire College to listen to pitches by college students. They were presenting to us about an events day which all of our P6s and P7s will attend in March.It was a very difficult choice for us, but in the end we put our “Dragon hats on and choose 4 winners. Well done Molly,Jaxon, Erin and Luke👏

February 16, 2022
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PC Scade came to visit

PC Scade came to visit some of our classes today to talk about bullying.  Pupils learned about the different forms bullying can take and talked about some of the strategies they could use if they felt they were being bullied.  We now know how the police could help us too!

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February 8, 2022
by Mrs Findlay
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Scottish Poetry Competition👏👏

Well done to all our class finalists who performed their poem to the whole school through Teams. They were all fantastic. Classes voted for the top 3 overall winners. Congratulations to Ellie P1M , Abigail P4W and Molly P6N 👏👏. Every finalist received a Burns medal and a certificate.⭐️ We are very proud if you.🏆


February 4, 2022
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This Week’s Star Pupils W/C 31/01/22

 

Primary 1

1A – Callie – for always trying her best in all our activities

1C – Blair & Adam – taking away with really big numbers

1K – Sophie – for helping us to celebrate the Chinese New Year with fortune cookies and lucky money envelopes

1M – Ellie – for reciting her Scots poem with excellent expressions

 

Primary 2

2E – Anna – Burns Poetry class winner

2K – Taylan – very good effort writing kind compliments with your buddies

2S – Oscar – being a joy in class & always being kind to others

 

Primary 3

 

3B – Cody – working hard!

3N – Joseph – for excellent column addition jotters sums

3S – Myla – excellent progress, well done!

3T – Zak – for super effort for the Burns Poem

 

Primary 4

4E – Amelia – being a successful learner

4M – Mason – excellent maths skills

4W – Khalil – for working well with others

 

Primary 5

5AK – Christina – always trying her best in class

5B – Logan – working well to complete his short multiplication

5M – Harris – for supporting peers and being kind and helpful

 

Primary 6

6A – Haleigh – an outstanding Scottish poetry recital

6F – Scarlett – Brilliant progress!

6IS – Leigham – being a mannerly & well behaved pupil

6N – Darcey – positive start at Onthank

 

Primary 7

7C – Caitlin – super writing

7M – Lyla – excellent Poetry recital and working very well in class

7Mc – Mitchell – having a positive growth mindset to Numeracy

 

Centre 1

Keira – for being an outstanding and responsible pupil

 

Deputy Head Teacher’s Award

Warrick & Jackson for showing us how to Celebrate Chinese New Year

 

January 31, 2022
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Anne Frank Trust visit

P6N had a visit from Eilidh who works for the Anne Frank Trust.  They learned a lot about the life of Anne Frank and now know more about equality, prejudice, stereotypes and discrimination.

 

On Friday, they are going to develop their skills to become peer educators so that we can teach other pupils about these important topics.

January 31, 2022
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This Week’s Star Pupils W/C 24.01.2021

 

Primary 1

1A – Isabella – for working hard on phonics and blending

1C – Preston – for working really hard on writing sentences

1K – Whole of 1K – super writing

1M – Thea – for loving all the class learning activities this week

 

Primary 2

2E – Jack – amazing take away skills

2K – Layla – for showing confidence reading out your poem to the whole class. Well done!

2S – Lleyton – for playing football with lots of friends in the playground

 

Primary 3

 

3B – Rule – for not giving up!

3N – Aliyah – super notetaking while doing research on the computer

3S – Zachary – for making positive behaviour choices

3T – Andi – for working hard on her Numeracy calculations and challenging herself

 

Primary 4

4E – Sophie – for helping to tidy up in class

4M – Olivia – Fantastic maths work

4W – Mia – for great effort at Rugby

 

Primary 5

5AK – Robbie – for having an excellent attitude to classwork

5B – Derryn – for working very well in our Scots writing lesson this week

5M – Robbie – for working really hard on his burns poem

 

Primary 6

6A -Willow – for super effort with her Scottish poem

6F – Mya – Fantastic reading comprehension

6IS – Erin – making P6IS extremely proud by being the overall EA logo competition winner!

6N – Evan – for being a great participant during lessons

 

Primary 7

7M – Zak – working hard consistently and always having a pleasant

7Mc – Lyle – Always demonstrating our school values

 

Centre 1

Alysha – for improving greatly with her handwriting

Centre 3

Macey

 

Deputy Head Teacher’s Award

 

Brook & Jaxson for being Responsible Citizens whilst represent Onthank Primary

 

January 28, 2022
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P6/7 DANCEFEST IS BACK! SIGN UP NOW!

Onthank P6/7 Families,

It is with great excitement we announce the welcomed return of Dance Fest 2022 for our P6 & P7 young people.

Rehearsals will take place following all COVID-19 Dance Guidance ensuring the safety of all. Should you wish to see guidance Mr Swan is happy to provide upon sign up.

Rehearsal Day: Every Friday (04.02.22 – 18.03.22)

Rehearsal Time: 2.50pm – 4pm 

Rehearsal Location: Main Hall (Distanced) 

Dance Fest Dates: TBC by event organisers. Provisionally 22/23/24 March 2022 

Please note: There are only 15 places available and will be allocated on a first come basis. Mr Swan will confirm your child’s place on Wednesday next week via email, when sign up will close.

We can’t wait to return to The Palace Theatre and showcase the talent at Onthank.

Please complete the short form to enrol.

Safe wishes always,

Mr. Swan

 

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January 27, 2022
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Well done Erin

Following our competition in school, Erin’s design was selected by East Ayrshire to use as their Cyber Resilience/Internet Safety logo.  We think her design is fantastic and a digital version of it has now been created to share across the authority.  We are so proud of you Erin!

January 21, 2022
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This Week’s Star Pupils W/C

 

Primary 1

1A – Charlotte – for working hard to improve her reading skills

1C – Ameer – for being very brave in the gym with stage 2 climbing

1K – Murray – for giving his best all day every day

1M – Darren – for making a great start in P1M

 

Primary 2

2E – Elise – for bringing in some books in Scots & helping with out topic

2K – Connor – trying extra hard to do your work

2S – Skye – excellent progress in reading & writing

 

Primary 3

 

3B – Guy – for working so well

3N – Lucy – excellent answers during class discussions

3S – Keira – for working hard in school all day and having a positive attitude

3T – Zeryn – for trying super hard with her calculations and not giving up

 

Primary 4

4E – Amelia –

4M – Reem – Excellent rugby player!

4W – Lacey – super reciting of her burns poem

 

Primary 5

5AK – Leo – for working really hard in class this week

5B – Stan – for being very helpful in class

5M – Ben – for displaying great self-awareness and making good choices

 

Primary 6

6A – Ione – outstanding effort and great contribution in class

6F – Liam – amazing maths

6IS – Shae – completing his homework on time, well done!

6N – Imogen – Making great progress with division work

 

Primary 7

7M – Emily – for working well in all areas of the Curriculum

7Mc – Adam – for displaying good game and team skills during rugby lessons

 

Deputy Head Teacher 

 

Annabella – 1C

For being kind & thoughtful

January 10, 2022
by Mrs Andrew
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PRIMARY ONE ENROLMENT NOW OPEN! REGISTER NOW!

NEW YEAR, NEW JOURNEY – ENROL AT ONTHANK PRIMARY SCHOOL!
We can’t wait to welcome your family to #OurOnthank. Get on-board our Onthank train and make us your route to success!
P1 Registration to attend school, for children whose 5th birthday falls between 1 March 2022 and 28 February 2023 takes place during the week Monday 10 January 2022 until Friday 14 January 2022.
To register please complete the P1 Registration form at http://eastayrshi.re/enrolAtSchool no later than Friday 14 January 2022.
If you are unable to register online then please contact our school office on 01563 525477 or email eaonthank.ps@eastayrshire.org.uk and we will assist you in registering your child.
To register your child you will require to:
• upload a copy of your child’s birth certificate
• upload two proofs of your residence in the catchment area in the form of a Council Tax Notice or Utility Bill.
Should you require a copy of your child’s birth certificate for Registration, this can be obtained at www.certificates.scot.
New Year, New School, New Journey – we can’t wait to see you all at #OurOnthank!

December 22, 2021
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#OurOnthank Christmas Concert

We are excited to announce that the #OurOnthank Christmas Concert is now LIVE! Our concert features all your favourite festive tunes, some staff messages and of course an Onthank favourite ‘Dominick the Donkey’!

 

Our concert can be viewed here: https://youtu.be/oo5FnoVX6k8

Our Onthank Christmas Concert 2021

We are excited to announce that the #OurOnthank Christmas Concert is now LIVE! Our concert features all your favourite festive tunes, some staff messages and…

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We hope you all have a wonderful Christmas and enjoy watching our concert over the festive season!

 

Merry Christmas from all at Onthank Primary School.

 

#VirtualChristmas #OurOnthank #ChristmasConcert

 

 

December 14, 2021
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Young Writers Competition

Primary 3 took part in Young Writers poetry competition on the theme of This Is Me.  We are pleased to say 5 of our youngsters have won out of the 20,000 entries from all over the country, and will be published in a book. Here are four of the winners (Holly P3T was absent):

December 3, 2021
by Mrs Andrew
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Christmas Lunch

P1, P2 & P3 Christmas Lunch is on Tuesday 7 December

P4 & P5 Christmas Lunch is on Wednesday 8 December

P6 & P7 Christmas Lunch is on Thursday 9 December

If your child would like to order a Christmas Lunch, please choose from options below:

December 3, 2021
by eanicola.newall@glow
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Cyber Resilience/Internet safety Logo Competition

The whole school had a logo design competition about Internet Safety and Cyber Resilience.  We want to make sure every pupil knows how to stay safe online and this has kick started our campaign.  We had winners from every stage and the centre.  We think they look great – we hope you agree!

 

A special mention to Holly in P3 as we have used her design as our Internet Safety Mascot – the Queen of Internet Safety – you will be seeing a lot more of her – keep your eyes peeled!

December 1, 2021
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Staying safe online

PC Scade came to school today to teach us all about staying safe online.

We learned about age restrictions on various apps, the importance of not sharing personal details online and cyber bullying.

https://www.thinkuknow.co.uk/ is a great website to learn about staying safe online.

 

 

November 23, 2021
by Mrs Andrew
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P7 Leavers’ Hoodies

Can you please give permission by completing/signing form below for your child’s forename and surname to appear on the back of his/her P7 Leavers’ Hoodie.

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November 22, 2021
by Mrs Findlay
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Children in Need🐻

We were delighted to receive a visit from Pudsey Bear. He met lots of pupils in the playground and he ate Heather’s Pudsey toast. Thank you all for your kind donations.👏👏

We also said Goodbye and Good Luck to our Catering Manager – Heather. Heather gave every pupil a Pudsey shaped shortbread. Thank you⭐️

November 22, 2021
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This Week’s Star Pupils 8th Nov 2021

 

Primary 1

1A – Mirren – for working hard to blend phonemes

1M – Blair – for all the extra effort he put into his Smart Start Goals

1K and 1C – for wonderful manners.

 

Primary 2

2S – Katie – working hard in all areas of the curriculum

 

Primary 3

3B – Rule – for persevering with challenging tasks! Well done.

3N – Rhys – for excellent detail in his Owl who was Afraid of the Dark picture.

3S – Adrian – for amazing numeracy skills

3T Oscar – for his efforts and enthusiasm in PE.

 

Primary 4

4E – Hudson – for being kind to his classmates.

4M – Bonnie – working her socks off during maths!

4W – Dylan – for an improvement in handwriting

 

Primary 5

5AK – Ollie – has been trying so hard with his writing this week.

5M – Nicole – for working hard and following every instruction.

 

Primary 6

6F – Tulisa – for working hard

 

Primary 7

7Mc – Robyn – for always working extremely hard on everything she does

 

November 10, 2021
by Mrs WRIGHT
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Anti-Bullying Week

Anti-Bullying Week 2021 is taking place from Monday 15th November – Friday 19th November. The theme this year is ‘One Kind Word’. We will be launching the week by having ‘Odd Socks Day’ on Monday 15th November. Come to school wearing odd socks to show that we are ‘All different but all equal.’

 

November 5, 2021
by Mrs WRIGHT
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Pupil Voice

We are very proud of our pupils who did a fantastic job presenting at our Parent Council Meeting.The Pupil Council Chair and Vice Chair gave lots of information about their roles in school by being involved in decision making.The RRS Chair and Vice Chair showed a presentation about all the activities we are doing in school. The Chair of the Eco group informed everyone about our Food Waste campaign and showed a video made by EA Council. Well done everyone👏

COP 26

November 3, 2021 by Ms Merrick | 0 comments

Please enjoy the Eco Committee’s COP 26 assembly.

The senior team want to

  • introduce themselves and their roles
  • and to tell us all about COP 26  which is happening just now.

We  are all very motivated to be a part of Climate Action!

https://sway.office.com/IABqtpHxrVjJE21F?ref=Link&loc=play

Also have a look for us in the Kilmarnock Standard soon as Rae Warnes and Jodie Fleming were part of EAC Climate Change Conference

November 1, 2021
by Mrs WRIGHT
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This Week’s star Pupils W/C 1st Nov

 

 

Primary 1

1A – Oscar-  for Marvellous Maths.

1C – Lucas – for working in a team, listening carefully and making words with active literacy boards.

1K – All of 1K – for creating a wonderful cafe for the Tiger to visit for his tea. Yum! Yum!

1M – Sophia – for super reading skills.

Joke of the week:
What do you get if you cross a dinosaur with a firework?
Dino-mite! 🦖 💥

 

Primary 3

3B – Harper – for working hard and showing such enthusiasm for learning maths.

3N – All of 3N for being Superstars this week!

3T – Abie – for her ideas and imagination during class discussions linked to our class novel.

 

Primary 4

4E – Colin for being so helpful and making sure our classroom is very tidy!

4M – Kyle – for making great progress in maths

4W – Zara – for trying so hard with vertical addition

 

Primary 5

5AK – Sarah – for showing kindness to her classmates.

5M –Amelia – for working really hard and being a responsible citizen

Primary 6

6A – Alistair – for fantastic slow writing

6F – Chloe – Fantastic Addition

 

Primary 7

7Mc – Tyler – for continual hard on fractions

 

Class 3

Tehya – for using super subtraction strategies during numeracy.

 

Deputy Head Teachers Award

 

October 31, 2021
by Mrs WRIGHT
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#OurOnthank #AutumnAssembly #TimeWarp #Hallowe’en

To all of our Onthank families,

Exciting news – our Autumn Assembly is now LIVE and ready for you to watch!

Sit back, relax and enjoy our highlights from Term 1, a preview of our new classroom environments and some special ann

ouncements!

We also have a spooky surprise in store for #OurOnthank families at the end of our assembly so keep your eyes peeled!

#OurOnthank #AutumnAssembly #TimeWarp #Hallowe’en 

March 2, 2021
by Miss Anderson
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P1-3 Outdoor Learning Ideas feedback

In the next week or two, your child will be shown a PowerPoint in class and will discuss with their teacher the good examples of Outdoor Learning.

Please complete the relevant Form for your child by Friday 12th March. 

Many thanks!

P1 Form – https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=oyzTzM4Wj0KVQTctawUZKeMwLqGnu9lBmaeMCPbLiFhUNDBTNU5LUTNEWVRBNUtSMEFHNTFNVkRZNy4u

P2 Form -https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=oyzTzM4Wj0KVQTctawUZKeMwLqGnu9lBmaeMCPbLiFhUN1BSRzIxQTdENlFWNFlJTVFKVExFNVU1Qi4u

P3 Form – https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=oyzTzM4Wj0KVQTctawUZKeMwLqGnu9lBmaeMCPbLiFhUOTU1NVpCUEJENldaUlMwVlpSRkNMSlJQRy4u

Centre Form – https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=oyzTzM4Wj0KVQTctawUZKeMwLqGnu9lBmaeMCPbLiFhUNkY3TFdKNFFYQjcxQ0hVNjFSUkdaS1ZTVi4u

November 4, 2020
by Mr McIlwraith
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Respect Me – Parent Twilight Training Sessions – Sign Up Now!

Dear Onthank Families,

Mr Swan and Mrs Boyd recently presented to RespectMe and East Ayrshire representatives on our school achievements in sharing the vision and ethos of this service throughout our school community.

Onthank Primary have been praised, with our virtual presentation, narrated by Mr Swan, being shared with other schools locally and nationally to influence positive change and engagement.

RespectMe are now offering two additional twilight sessions for Onthank parents to join and be trained  as Workshop Facilitators. You will work closely with Mr Swan and Mrs Boyd to create parent and pupil opportunities to ensure our message of kindness, safety and respectful relationships is understood and delivered at Onthank.

WORKSHOP DATES:

Wednesday 25th November 6.30pm – 7.30pm

Wednesday 2nd December 6.30pm – 8pm

You will be required to participate in both sessions, which will be delivered virtually. After signing up, Mr Swan will be in contact with the relevant links.

We are very excited about this additional opportunity and hope to have as many parents/carers involved. Please complete the FORM below to sign up.

Stay safe.

I would like to participate in the RespectMe sessions.(required)

 

September 11, 2020
by Mr McIlwraith
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Attendance @ Onthank

Good Afternoon Families,

As we come to end of another brilliant week at Onthank we would like to share information with you regarding the importance of attendance and ask for you help.

If your young person is absent from school we kindly remind you to contact our school office 01563 525477 in order for us to accurately record the reason for this absence.

If we do not hear from you, this is marked as an ‘Unauthorised Absence’ in line with Government and Council policy and will negatively impact your child’s attendance percentage.

Next week our clerical team and Home Link Worker will be contacting families who have any ‘Unauthorised Absences’ highlighted in order for us to find out the reason for the absence and hopefully update our system to increase percentages.

If we are unable to reach you, a letter will be send home for you to complete and return.

Finally, it is crucial for the safety of your young person that the school have your most up to date emergency contact details and we thank you in advance for informing us of any changes.

Thank you for your continued support in all aspects of school life, on this occasion, specifically supporting our absence protocols.

Have a lovely weekend!

August 27, 2020
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Star Pupils for Week Beginning 17th August

 

Primary 1

1A – Whole Class – settling in well to P1

1C – Whole Class – Settling in well to P1

1F – Whole Class – Settling in well to P1

1M – Whole Class – Settling in well to P1

 

Primary 2

2A – Mia – following instructions and having lovely manners

2B  – Rule – for being polite, helpful and trying hard in class all week

2C – Holly – Excellent reading & writing skills

2D – George – always working hard in all areas of the curriculum

 

Primary 3

3A – Whole Class – fantastic  start to Primary 3

3B – Ashley – for super writing & fabulous work in the first week

3C – Sofia – for an amazing illustration

 

Primary 4

4A – Christina – wonderful neat artwork

4B – Rory – for regularly offering ideas during tasks

4C – Zoe – a super confident start to Primary 4

 

Primary 5

5A – Whole Class – great start to a new year

5B – Whole Class – for having a great week and fantastic start to P5

5C – Haleigh – giving 100% effort at all times

5D – Noa – lovely topic artwork

 

Primary 6

6A – Keir – fantastic contributing to Number Talk sessions

6B – Mason – superb spelling

6C – Whole Class – for settling in very well to P6

 

Primary 7

7B – Aiden – for Making an excellent start to P7

7C – Mia – work in numeracy

7D – Aimee – for being really helpful in class and hardworking

 

Special Award from Mrs Findlay  – Hannah Johnson 4A for having her hair cut and donating to it to The Little Princes Trust & raising £400!

Well done, we are all proud of you!

 

 

 

 

August 24, 2020
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Star Pupils

 

Primary 1

1A – Whole Class – settling in well to P1

1C – Whole Class – Settling in well to P1

1F – Whole Class – Settling in well to P1

1M – Whole Class – Settling in well to P1

 

Primary 2

2A – Mia – following instructions and having lovely manners

2B  – Rule – for being polite, helpful and trying hard in class all week

2C – Holly – Excellent reading & writing skills

2D – George – always working hard in all areas of the curriculum

 

Primary 3

3A – Whole Class – fantastic  start to Primary 3

3B – Ashley – for super writing & fabulous work in the first week

3C – Sofia – for an amazing illustration

 

Primary 4

4A – Christina – wonderful neat artwork

4B – Rory – for regularly offering ideas during tasks

4C – Zoe – a super confident start to Primary 4

 

Primary 5

5A – Whole Class – great start to a new year

5B – Whole Class – for having a great week and fantastic start to P5

5C – Haleigh – giving 100% effort at all times

5D – Noa – lovely topic artwork

 

Primary 6

6A – Keir – fantastic contributing to Number Talk sessions

6B – Mason – superb spelling

6C – Whole Class – for settling in very well to P6

 

Primary 7

7B – Aiden – for Making an excellent start to P7

7C – Mia – work in numeracy

7D – Aimee – for being really helpful in class and hardworking

 

Special Award from Mrs Findlay  – Hannah Johnson 4A for having her hair cut and donating to it to The Little Princes Trust & raising £400!

Well done, we are all proud of you!

 

 

 

 

April 21, 2020
by ealesley.williams@glow
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Shadow Messages

P4 pupils were set a task to create a shadow message, perhaps for a loved one who they can’t visit just now or for their friends to see online.

We have been so impressed by the examples that we thought it would be a lovely idea for all pupils to be involved in.

Some teachers have been getting creative and sharing their messages too.

Here are some lovely examples…

 

 

 

We would love if you would join in the fun and create a positive message to keep us smiling although we can’t see each other just now.

You can email photos to eadavid.mcilwraith1@glow.sch.uk

Can you please send them by Friday 24th April 2020, 5pm. There are a few really sunny days ahead to test out your messages.

Got a special message for your friends or for your school community?

In addition to our shadow messages, you can also email Mr McIlwraith a special message that you may have for a best friend or a group of friends! What are you most looking forward to when you get back to school? Who are you missing and why? Drop Mr McIlwraith a message and we will share it with our Onthank Community for your friends to see online! Please note that your name will appear on the video if you send us a message so make sure you get permission from an adult.

Looking forward to seeing them!

Mrs Williams 😉

April 20, 2020
by ealesley.williams@glow
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Calling All Lucy Fans!

Chris Duke has written this story in the style of a free eBook to explain how Lucy is coping with being in Lockdown. Like many children, Lucy experiences many emotions during this time.

Her hair is blue but this time she knows why. She also knows that it is ok to sometimes have a blue day.

The link below takes you to the free download. Following the story there are some points for discussion.

https://www.lucysblueday.com/product-page/lucy-s-in-lockdown

If you would rather, you can watch it on the YouTube link below. Enjoy!

April 20, 2020
by Mrs WRIGHT
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Welcome Back

A very warm welcome back to all our pupils, parents and carers of Onthank Primary School.  We hope you have had a relaxing and safe Easter holiday.  We are so lucky that the weather has been good and the sunshine is set to continue this week.  Bailey certainly enjoys the sun and going for a walk!

Staff have be online again and it has been great to see so many of you logging on.  We will be online to chat to children and set them some tasks and activities for the week.  Along with keeping in touch digitally we have also made some phone calls to families.  We are unable to call everyone and will prioritise families who have been unable to connect online,  however if you wish to nominate someone for a call feel free to do so.

We are all missing the children and can’t wait to have them back in school.  But for now – stay home, stay safe and keep in touch.

We can do this together!!

April 2, 2020
by Mrs Findlay
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Easter Holidays?

Today is the last day of Term 3. We would like to wish all of our Onthank Community a safe, healthy and happy holiday.  We will not be posting any new online learning / materials for the next two weeks. Thank you to all the staff for their super effort in putting all of your learning together.  You (parents and children ) all deserve a holiday too as you have been working so hard to complete the  tasks which have been set by your teachers. During the Easter Break we hope you have fun with your family.?
We will be back online on Monday 20 April with lots of exciting activities. Please keep in touch with each other during the holiday.?
There will be some staff available who are supervising The Hub for the children of key workers so if you need to get in touch please email: onthank.primary@east-ayrshire.gov.uk and we will get back to you.
Have a good holiday from

All at Onthank Primary School.

April 1, 2020
by Mrs WRIGHT
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April Fool

Miss Anderson and  Miss Ellis tricked us all today at the James Hamilton hub.  Miss Anderson offered me a sweet but when I ate it, it turned out to be a grape!

Did you trick anyone today?  Leave a comment if you did or were tricked by someone else!

 

March 31, 2020
by Mrs Findlay
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Hello Everyone – please complete our pupil survey

Good Afternoon,

Please complete our  pupil survey – staying connected.

We hope everyone is managing to stay safe, healthy and happy. We are delighted that so many of you are logging into your digital platforms and sharing your learning with us. We have enjoyed seeing your photos, your work, your crafts and seeing what fun activities you are also doing.  We are pleased you have found a balance between learning time and family time. Hopefully the weather will continue to be nice so that you can enjoy outdoors in your garden.

We appreciate this is a difficult time for everyone and we are here to provide any support that is needed. Please don’t hesitate to  contact us.

We are missing all of you and please keep posting your pictures on your Glow Blog or Teams.

Keep safe from All the Staff in Onthank Primary School.

 

March 25, 2020
by Mr McIlwraith
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Learning Pack Collection Reminder

Dear Families,

We are incredibly proud of our young people accessing and making great use of our online learning resources. Well done and keep up the great work!

We would like to remind our families Learning Packs were created by staff for all young people and some are waiting for collection from our Main Office if you have not already picked it up.

Please can we encourage you to collect your young person’s Learning Pack by the end of this week.

If you arrive at our Main Entrance, there will be a phone number to call for access to receive your pack.

Thank you again for your continued support and we extend our well wishes to all. Keep washing those hands!

#ouronthank #LearningPacks #proud

 

March 22, 2020
by ealesley.williams@glow
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Something for Everyone!?

Hope all of our Onthank families and friends are all safe and well.

We will be keeping the main blog page free for important information, however, we wanted to share a couple of ideas which might benefit all of our pupils.

Each morning, Joe Wicks will be providing online PE lessons at 9am. We have all enjoyed taking part in his sessions before.

 

When it gets closer to bedtime, why not log onto Facebook or YouTube  each night at 7pm and listen to Chris Duke, the author of ‘Lucy’s Blue Day’ reading a chapter per night of his new book ‘Archie Unplugs the Internet’. A lovely routine to end the day. ?

Thinking of everyone at this difficult time.

March 20, 2020
by Mrs Findlay
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Goodbyes from Onthank

We said Goodbye to Mr Boyd who is leaving Onthank to take up a new PT post in Glasgow. All classes had a fun last day( for the time being) in school  as luckily the weather was in our favour.

Good luck to our P7s. We will have you back at some point to give you an Onthank Send Off. You are a credit to Onthank ?. 

March 20, 2020
by Mrs Mills
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P7 Home Learning Packs

We have put together a learning pack for your child. As we don’t know the duration of the closure, we have attempted to provide a range of activities which we would encourage your child to complete throughout the day, please use your own judgement as every child and situation is different.

With such short notice we have not been able to differentiate for all levels of ability and would advise that your child completes what they can from the tasks provided.

Please regularly check Teams, the P7 Blog, and Bug Club as we will keep this updated with daily tasks and activities for your child to complete.

The jotter provided can be used to complete any written activities or assignments that cannot be done within the class Teams page or through another online format.

We would ask that, where possible, you try to keep to a routine of learning to support our young people, academically, during these challenging times.

P7 teachers will be available to answer emails from you and your children during the usual school hours and will try to respond as soon as possible.

 

Miss McKelvey     P7McK          eagillian.mckelvey@glow.sch.uk

Mr McNichol        P7McN          easteven.mcnichol@glow.sch.uk

Mrs Mills                P7M                 eacaroline.mills@glow.sch.uk

 

                      

 

March 20, 2020
by Mr McNichol
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P7 Special Lunch

As part of our special P7  Impromptu Leavers’ Day the children have had a special lunch-time.   Special tables were put out for everyone to eat together regardless of whether we were having school dinners or packed lunches so we could all eat together.  

March 20, 2020
by Miss Anderson
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P6 Parents – Online Learning Support

P6 Parents/Carers,

Each of our P6 classes have their own Microsoft Teams pages. We will be uploading work to these for the children to complete at a time that suits them.

Feedback so far suggests the best way to login to Microsoft Teams is to download the app onto your device. At the point of login, children should use their full Glow email address.

E.g gw14johnsonboris@glow.sch.uk

Most of the children have been trained in how to logon, find the relevant work/activities and upload.

If you have  any technical difficulties logging in or accessing Microsoft Teams then please leave a comment on the P6 blog page and we will do our best to help solve the problem.

If your child has been absent and has not received their Learning Pack, please contact the office.

Many thanks, Team P6

 

March 19, 2020
by Mrs WRIGHT
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Onthank Home Learning

Onthank Young People & Families,

Our staff have been busy creating exciting and engaging home learning packs and digital learning activities for our young people.  

Activities, as always, will be active, fun and inclusive for all learners, regardless of ability.

Here is a summary for each stage –

Primary 1 – Pack with parent letter,  logins and passwords, jotter,  pencil, worksheets,  materials and ideas for cross- curricular activities, Information on P1 class blog

Primary 2– Pack with parent letter,  logins and passwords,  worksheets,  materials and ideas for cross- curricular activities, Information on P2 class blog

Primary 3  – Pack with parent letter ( logins and passwords sent with report),  jotter and P 3 class blog with a page for each teacher.

Primary 4 – Pack with a parental letter giving instructions on P4 blog,  range of worksheets, literacy, numeracy, jotter with Glow log ins.  

Primary 5– Teams page for communication, lessons, folders with maths and numeracy, literacy and french. 

Primary 6 – Teams page for communication, lessons, packs made up for individual children

Primary 7– Teams page for communication, ON-LINE lessons  posted daily,  folder with assessments, jotters etc

At Onthank we are very proud of the level of digital learning and ownership our young people have already achieved. All learners in Primary 5, 6 & 7 have been using Teams and communication between teacher and learner has already begun!

Click here for – Microsoft Teams Guidance for Parents

We will issue guidance on the amount of communication you can expect from teaching staff in the coming week. This will vary between stages due to the different activities planned by staff.

Learning Packs will be available today and tomorrow and will be given to pupils to bring home if they are attending school. Other resources such as sanitary items, toothbrushes and toothpaste are free to anyone who needs them. 

We are aware that some families are already self-isolating, therefore the school will get Learning Packs to you.  Please fill in the form below to let us know how you wish to receive yours. This form only needs to be filled in if your child has been absent from school in the last week.

You might be inclined to create  a minute by minute schedule for your child, however, like many of us,  they have never experienced anything like this before and will share the same worries and fears.

It is equally important at this time to comfort, care for each other and consider transferable life skills which can be learned at home. Why not take a break from Learning Packs and play board games, bake cookies, or to do a science experiment together?

Please also remember it will take time for all of us to adjust to this ‘new normality’.

Sincere thanks from Onthank Primary SLT and Staff for your understanding, cooperation and support in these unprecedented times. The offers of help and acts of kindness from our community is an outstanding display of your passion and genuine care for our young people.

We will miss our young people greatly, however remain encouraged Onthank Primary Community will reflect and learn from this and come back creating a stronger future for all.

Please continue to reach out to us during these times. We are all in this together.

Delivery of packs

 

 

March 19, 2020
by eanicola.newall@glow
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App Design Winners

Well done to Erin, Ellie and Mason.  They were the winners of the App design competition.  The ‘Make it Happen’ company were blown away by the amazing design ideas from our school. Thank you to all of our pupils for entering.

March 19, 2020
by Mrs Andrew
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Stay Connected

We would like to make sure we have the correct email address for all parents.  In these uncertain circumstances we will be contacting you at home via email.

Please ensure the school has an up to date email address by completing form below if you would like to give us an update:

March 18, 2020
by Mrs WRIGHT
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Onthank Parent Feedback

Yesterday we distributed pupil reports. We do know that many children have not received them yet. To help us plan can all parents/carers please complete our online form.  Parents can pick up the school report if they are able to.  Reports which are not picked up will be posted.

Please click here to access the form

277 have been completed.

Answers to frequently asked questions-

  • Children are being re- issued with their log ins and passwords.
  • Online tutorials will be added to our School blog
  • Staff will be posting on each stage’s blog
  • We will make sure parents can access support
  • Our school Bugclub code is kg9j

March 18, 2020
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This Week’s Star Pupil

Primary 3

Nathan – talking about his Scottish project to the class

Max – working well with his peers

Mya – super instruction writing

Primary 4

Imogen – always trying to brighten up a situation

Lennon – making an effort to improve handwriting

All of P4K – getting to grips with GLOW blogs

Primary 7

Kerr – Cycling

Robert – making excellent use of our Class Teams page

Luke – an Amazing contribution to our Shape Lessons.

Deputy Headteacher’s Award

Sophie – being a kind and helpful pupil

 

 

March 18, 2020
by eakirsty.mccall@glow
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How To Access Bug Club At Home

If schools close in the coming days or weeks we would like the children to access Bug Club at home if possible. We have put together a step by step guide as to how to access it. In the meantime  can you please make sure your child is able to log on?

Thank you for your continued support.

  1. Google              Bug Club

  2. The top search says ActiveLearn:Login  –  click on that link.

  3. That should take you to the password page.

  4. Insert your personal login details.

  5. The photos below show what to do. The “child”  we have used to demonstrate  this does not exist and is made up purely as an example.

6 . If you see a “bug” you click on it and your child will have a task to perform.

Remember you can access maths activities on Bug Club too.

 

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