Onthank Primary School

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

Welcome

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

Please click on link below for updated dates:

Dates-For-Your-Diary-2019

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.

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:

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

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.

Football coaching for P6/7 Girls will begin on Tuesday 1st October – Tuesday 3rd December (3-4pm). The sessions will take place both  indoor and outdoor so please bring suitable clothing.

Complete the consent form below if you wish your child to attend.

P1B and P7S have been using our Buddying time to familiarise ourselves with all the gym equipment. P7S have been setting the hall up and taking P1B through all the different stations in a block of Gymnastics.

Our P6/7 team competed against the top cross country runners in East Ayrshire primary schools. We had some fantastic results at the event that was held at the Ayrshire Athletics Arena in conjunction with Kilmarnock Harriers.

Leah H – 3rd
Erin W – 4th
Jack E – 4th
Daniel H – 6th

Well done to all the pupils that competed and a big thank you to all the family members that attended to support our athletes.

As part of our Rights Respecting Schools Programme P6s will be organising our coffee morning for Macmillan Cancer Support on Friday 27 September from 9.05 am till 2.20 pm in the main hall.  Tea, coffee, hot chocolate, juice and baking will be available for a donation.  P3, P4, P5 and P7 pupils can attend for a donation.  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.  If your child is in P1/P2 and you would like them to join you, please ask at the office for him/her to be collected.

9.05 am          P6A Miss Anderson’s class to help

9.10 am          P4 Scissors (Rotation Group) to visit

9.20 am          P7M  Mrs Mills’s class to visit

9.30 am          P7MC Mr McNichol’s class to visit

9.40 am          P7S Mr Simpson’s class to visit

9.50 am          P6F Mr Franchi’s class to visit

10.00 am        P6F Mr Franch’s class to help

10.10 am        P6A Miss Anderson’s class to visit

10.15 am        P5I Mrs Irving’s class to visit

10.20 am        P5K Mrs Kilpatrick’s class to visit

10.30 am        P5T Miss Telford’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        P4 Paper (Rotation Group) class to visit

11.40 am        P4 Rocks (Rotation Group) class to visit

1.20 pm           P6N Mrs Newall’s class to help

1.30 pm           P3C Mrs Carten’s class to visit

1.40 pm           P3H Miss Hamilton’s class to visit

1.50 pm          P3M Mrs McCall’s class to visit

2.00 pm          P3S Mrs Smith’s class to visit

2.10 pm          P6N Mrs Newall’s class to visit

NOT ON BETWEEN 12.30PM & 1.15PM

RRS Article 29: Your education should help you to use and develop your talents and abilities.  It should also help you to learn to live peacefully, protect the environment and respect others.

Here at Onthank Primary we believe that our strong relationship with our Parents and Carers is the key to having positive outcomes for our children and young people.

It is important for Parents and Carers to understand the curriculum their child will be following, in order to be able to support their child’s education.

3 ‘Nutshells’ have today been launched by the Scottish Government to provide an overview for Parents and Carers regarding their child’s learning.

Please have a read of the link below to see how we can strengthen the link between home and the classroom.

3 New Nutshells Launched

Any queries please do not hesitate to contact the school directly.

We worked with our Buddies on Thursday to pick up litter from the garden at the front of the school. We then went for a walk around the school to see some of our local area.

Primary 1

Hallie – working hard and persevering at a task!

Cara – working hard in numeracy activities

Adrian – standing up and telling the class “t is for table”

Willow – maximum effort at all times

Primary 2

Kye – beautiful artwork

Kaleb – great storywriting ideas

Llyle – reading and spelling common words

Cherelle – fantastic phonics

Primary 3

Leo – always working hard and presenting his work beautifully

Robbie – super sentences

Eabha – great manners and a lovely attitude to school!

Alfie – being a brave brother

Primary 4

Evan – working hard in Maths

Stuart – starting his daily work each morning showing more confidence

Erin – always trying her best!

Layla – super ‘Egyptian’ research at home

Primary 5

Lucie – always giving her best

Millie – super effort in Literacy

Lennon – excellence in PE

Primary 6

Sophie – having an extremely hard working approach to her learning

Kyle – Perfect Diacritical Marking

Callum – perseverance and a kind attitude

Sophie – working really hard and gaining confidence with her numeracy work

Primary 7

Tegan – hard work in Numeracy

Theo – working hard at developing a positive P7 mindset and attitude!  Keep it up!

Neve – displaying a positive attitude at all times

Special Award

Lucie – always being polite and mannerly

A huge well done to Jay in P7Mc  who raised over £250 doing a sponsored silence and donated the money to a dyspraxia charity.

Fun-n-Food-Festival

Emma in P1B was awarded a certificate for being a Super Stretcher at gymnastics. Well done ?.

Please see attached flyer for an exciting opportunity in our Onthank Community organised by ‘Branching Out Community Group’.

Primary 1

Ailah – participating very well in class discussions!

Emma – super number work

Ava – being a kind and caring friend and helper in the class

Alfie – super substraction skills!

Primary 2

Leah – always doing her best at Onthank Primary

Max – great answering in sentences with super vocabulary

Ollie – writing a wonderful story!

Rowan – her amazing Art work

Primary 3

Bradley – answering well in class

Harris – super sound work

Tj – starting to take his jacket off more regularly. Keep trying hard!

Nazli – super Spelling!

Primary 4

Ross – writing a scary sarcophagus story

Macie – being able to identify tools that help her learn

Shaw – great participation in all activities

Ollie – trying so hard to write a super story

Primary 5

Callum – positive critical thinking

Milo – showing interest and motivation in our topic

Ami – his enthusiasm during CANI Training

Primary 6

Tom – being a helpful and encouraging learning partner

Ellie – being brave

Leah – a good attitude and great effort in her work

Max – consistently working hard

Primary 7

Kyle – putting himself forward for Sports Captain

Millie – developing and maintaining a positive attitude to all her school work

Kyle – displaying good manners across the school

Special Award

Lily (P4E) – for having 10 inches cut off her hair for Little Princess Charity

The following pupils have been selected to represent the school at the annual championships:

P6 Girls

Jessica A

Leah H

Faye A

Sophie H

Alex D

P6 Boys

Daniel H

Lewis K

Logan W

Tom R

Liam R

P7 Girls

Neve R

Orlaith H

Erin W

Erin T

Lotte I

P7 Boys

Jack E

Tyler Q

Theo M

Campbell N

Joshua B

The event will take place on Thursday 26th September at the Ayrshire Athletics Arena. Family members are invited to come along and support our athletes from 9.45am. Pupils should bring water and a snack. Pupils should wear their running outfit to school that day. The pupils will be transported to the event by bus and will return for lunch. Please complete the consent below to allow your child to attend.

We were delighted to welcome parents/carers to our classes this afternoon.  Mrs Wright and Mrs Findlay got a chance to speak with many of you.  Comments included-

” Really good opportunity to see what is going on in the class.”

” Liked the opportunity to work together. The task was really challenging”

“After speaking with the school there have been really positive changes in the class.  My child is very happy in school.”

Recent surveys tell us that most parents find school staff approachable and have many opportunities for families to be involved with the school.  However most parents surveyed wanted guidance on how they could help their child learn at home.  We hope today offered an opportunity to see how children learn within the classroom and we will plan further  workshops which will give parents this information.  We have already planned this for P1 parents on Monday 30 September from 2.00 pm to meet the teachers and receive information about your child’s learning.

P7 are going to Sportscotland Inverclyde on Monday 2 March to Friday 6 March 2020.  The cost of the visit will be approximately £330.  We will be asking for a non-refundable deposit of £40 to be paid by end of October.  The remainder of the balance can be paid in instalments through ParentPay and must be paid by the end of February.  If the cost of this trip is stopping your child considering going to Inverclyde please contact the school.  In the words of a P7 child last year “we want to make sure all our friends have a chance to experience this trip, cost should not be a barrier”.  We aim to fundraise to help reduce the cost.  Further info will follow.

There will be an information evening in school on Tuesday 8 October at 6.00 pm.  Gareth Turner from Inverclyde will deliver a presentation on the visit and will answer any questions you may have.

If you would like your child to attend the residential visit please complete the form below:

 

Dear Parents and carers of  Onthank Primary School,

It has come to our attention that people are parking where we get our deliveries .

It is risking a child’s life.   So we are kindly asking you to stop parking in that area.

It is also a danger for children walking to and from school.

If we stop parking in this area we will also stop car accidents happening.

Thank you for listening.

From  the JRSO Team

Litter-Pick-2019

Please come along and join our Community Litter Pick.

We are so proud of Katie in P4E- she had her lovely long hair cut and donated it to The  Little Princess Trust. This is a charity which uses hair donations to make wigs for children with hair loss. Everyone in Onthank  was proud to see Katie receive the Special Award at Assembly.?

The children have now settled in their new classes and we would like to offer you the opportunity to visit your child’s classroom and meet their teacher(s).

Primary 1 – Primary 7

The open afternoon for P1 to P7 classes will take place on Monday 16 September from 1.45 pm.  Please come to the school reception and you will be escorted to the relevant area of the school.

We are sure you will find this a worthwhile experience which will provide you with information on the learning through displays.  It will also give you an opportunity to meet your child’s teacher(s).

There will be the formal Parents’ Afternoon / Evening on Thursday 10 October when you will have an individual meeting with your child’s teacher to discuss their progress and areas for development.

Primary 1

You are invited to an information session on Monday 30 September from 2.00 pm to meet the teachers and receive information about your child’s learning.

Please do not hesitate to contact the school if you have any questions.

P4 will be visiting the Dick Institute to take part in Wacky World of Walliams workshops in their rotation groups on the following days:

Tuesday 17 September – Rocks

Wednesday 18 September – Paper

Friday 27 September – Scissors

The bus will leave the school at 9.30 am and will return by 3.00 pm. Pupils should wear school uniform and bring a snack, a non fizzy drink and a packed lunch (if your child is entitled to free meals a packed lunch can be provided by the school).

If you are able to come along on this outing as a parent helper please call the school office on 525477.

Your child will have a slip in their bag telling you which rotation group they are in and what day they will be going.

Primary 1

Aaron – wonderful writing

Junior – trying hard to write the letter ‘t’

Sophie – having a go at writing her friend’s name

Eilidh – interesting illustrations – great effort!

Primary 2

Reem – super effort in Phonics!

Amber – being brave and responsible!

Dylan – trying really hard to do his best work in Literacy and Numeracy

Primary 3

Aiden – making better choices

Finlay – being a good friend

Zoe – wonderful homework!

Maddison – super manners

Primary 4

Katie – helping children in need

Pyper – helping others

Noah – superb effort at all times

Macie – trying her best at all times

Primary 5

Robyn – always giving her best

Rudy – a positive start to P5

Lily – always showing kindness to others

Primary 6

Liam – greater motivation and participation in class

Jennifer – being sensible and mature

Chloe – a great hardworking attitude and goo Eco Presentation

Dylan – excellent effort during Maths

Primary 7

Emily – being an excellent Onthank Citizen

Charlie –  refusing to give up with work when it was hard and then cracking what he found difficult.  Well done!

Jack & Alex – completing Buzz, Bang, Pop, Snap & Crackle

Special Award

Katie – P4E – being very kind and generous

Who: P3-7 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

Some of the fitness benefits of skipping include:

• Leg strength
• Cardiovascular fitness
• Stamina
• Coordination
• Bone strength
• Balance
• Agility
• Flexibility
• Full body workout
• Endurance

How it works… Get involved!
Every time you spend over £30 in any Aldi store you’ll receive a Team GB sticker. Take your stickers to school to help complete your poster. Once complete with 300 stickers send the poster back to us to receive an exclusive sports kit and to be in with a chance to win £20,000 for your school.

Please send all stickers to Mr Simpson’s class.

P1A met their new Buddies from P6A this afternoon. We have had good fun introducing ourselves and getting to know each other by drawing pictures together. Our favourite bit was talking to the bigger boys and girls.

P7MC are fundraising using the “Rag Bag” Textile Recycling Initiative.  This involves collecting clothes, shoes, bags, hats, belts, towels, curtains ad bed linen.  The items should be clean and dry.  They will be reused in the Developing World, recycled into fillers for mattresses and soundproofing or used as wiping cloths for oil and printing industries.

Pupils will be issued with a “Rag Bag” to be filled or you can fill your own bag and send in to school no later than Wednesday 25 September.

Please find attached P5 Term 1 Overview

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Please find attached Primary 4 Term 1 OverviewTermly-Overview-Term-1-Primary-4-2019-2020

Golf Pro Bill Lockie will be running a one off after school club to promote the October Golf Programme taking place at Caprington Golf Club and Loudoun Gowf Club.
Bill will bring along letters/ consents for October on the day.
When: Wed 11th Sept
Time: 3-4pm
Stage: P5

Please complete the consent form below if you wish for your child to attend on Wednesday.

Our new topic is Marvellous Me. We are learning about ourselves and the world around us. We thought a nice starting activity would be to share photos of us as babies. If possible, please send in a picture of your child as a baby with their name on the back to allow us to create a class display. We are looking to start collecting them from Monday 9th September,

We will return all photos at the end of the topic.

Many thanks,

Team P1

 Primary 1

Oliver – working hard at writing ‘s’

Holly – a super start to school

Mia – wonderful reading

Aliyah – being a super helper and caring for others in P1M – what a superstar!

 Primary 2

Logan – super effort in spelling

Austin – participating in class activities

Colin – being kind and polite, always!

Robbie – amazing pictures

 Primary 3

Rachel – positive attitude towards all aspects of school

Lewis – being a supportive and helpful friend

Maci – having lovely manners

Cameron – being a super class and teacher helper

 Primary 4

Lily – writing a fabulous pyramid story

Tyler – lining up quietly and quickly

P4K – having such a positive attitude to learning

David – being a responsible class member

 Primary 5

Lucas – marvellous Maths

Ellie – following routines and being responsible

Keir – consistently working hard

 Primary 6

Melody – excellent jotter presentation

Sammie – fantastic Maths

Logan – being responsible, contributing very well in class

Maya – being an excellent contributor

 Primary 7

Glen – being a kind and supportive peer to others in his class

Cori – excellent use of VCOP when story writing

Ruairidh – displaying a mature and responsible attitude

P1-Term-1-Overview

We all know that breakfast is the most important meal of the day.  We are inviting you to join us for breakfast on Friday 6 September from 8.00 am – 9.00 am.  Please come along with your child/children (brothers and sisters not at school are also welcome).  Please complete form below if you are attending:

Children’s Breakfast Menu

Cereal, Fruit, Yogurt, Porridge, Toast

90p for the first child and 70p for all other children in the family (pupils in receipt of free school meals are free – this does not include all P1-P3 who receive free school lunches from the Council)

Adult Breakfast Menu

Cereal, Fruit, Yogurt, Porridge, Toast, Bacon Rolls, Croissant, Danish Pastries, Tea and Coffee

£1.50 for adults

Payment for child’s breakfast to be paid through ParentPay.  Adult breakfast to be paid on Friday morning in the kitchen.  All monies received for this will be going towards Breakfast Club Resources.

Mr Simpson will also be leading his “Skip Fit Friday” session during this time.

Please note that this academic year there will be two additional Inservice days for staff.  They will be as follows:

Tuesday 24 September 2019

AND

Friday 3 April 2020

Primary 1 pupils have been in school for two weeks. They have settled very well into their new routines and staff are  pleased with their achievements.

Our PE days are Thursday and Friday .

No earrings or jewellery should be worn while taking part in PE activities for Health & Safety reasons.

Please label all clothes, water bottles and pack lunch boxes.  The cost of milk is 20p.

We look forward to an exciting term in Primary 1.

The Kilmarnock Standard will be in next Thursday 12 September to take P1 class photos.

Team P1: Miss Adam, Mr Boyd, Mrs Cree, Mrs McKie  and Mrs Findlay

Primary 1 pupils have been in school for two weeks. They have settled very well into their new routines and staff are  pleased with their achievements.

Our PE days are Thursday and Friday .

No earrings or jewellery should be worn while taking part in PE activities for Health & Safety reasons.

Please label all clothes, water bottles and pack lunch boxes.  The cost of milk is 20p.

We look forward to an exciting term in Primary 1.

Team P1: Miss Adam, Mr Boyd, Mrs Cree, Mrs McKie  and Mrs Findlay

Primary 1 pupils have been in school for two weeks. They have settled very well into their new routines and staff are  pleased with their achievements.

Our PE days are Thursday and Friday .

No earrings or jewellery should be worn while taking part in PE activities for Health & Safety reasons.

Please label all clothes, water bottles and pack lunch boxes.

We look forward to an exciting term in Primary 1.

Team P1: Miss Adam, Mr Boyd, Mrs Cree, Mrs McKie  and Mrs Findlay

Primary 1

P1A – settling into P1 very well

P1B – settling in very well to school

P1C – having a lovely settled start to P1

P1M – settling in very well to P1

Primary 2

P2C – whole class for settling in very well in P2

Bonnie – an excellent attitude to learning

Carter – super listening skills

Lexie – settling in so well to her new school

Primary 3

P3C – whole class for settling in well to P3

Lucy – outstanding story writing

Josh – an absolutely amazing start to P3M! What a champion!

P3S – having a super first week back, thank you

Primary 4

Kyle – settling in really well to P4E

Ione – demonstrating a responsible and respectful attitude

Asmaa – a confident start to P4

P4W – working super hard in week one

Primary 5

Callum – participating in class

Ollie – an excellent attitude to P5

Cillian – a positive start to P5

Primary 6

Jaiden – making an excellent start to P6A

Mia – always working hard

Aimee – a great start to P6 – showing ‘initiative’

Calum – excellent reasoning skills

Primary 7

Kieron – working hard at Maths

Joshua – demonstrating a fantastic knowledge about circles

Leon – helping to organise Mr Simpson’s classroom

Restorative Practice Information Evening & Parent Council AGM

“My child’s school uses Restorative Practices…but I don’t know what this means”.

Join the Onthank Primary School Staff & Community for an information evening to find out why our school uses Restorative Practices, what this looks like, and the positive impact and experiences shared by all.

Parents and families of all stages from P1 – P7 are warmly invited.

P5 – P7 pupils also warmly invited for ‘Restorative Workshop’ in The Gym Hall.

When? – Monday 2 September 6.30pm – 7.30pm

Where? – Onthank Primary School, Assembly Hall

Why? – Have your chance to find out more about our school’s positive practices

Onthank Primary School Parent Council AGM will proceed the session from 7.30pm – 8.30pm.

All welcome.

We will start on Week 3 of the School Dinner Menu tomorrow.

A reminder that all P1-3 children are entitled to Free School Meals ? 

We are delighted to welcome our children back to a much improved Onthank Primary.  Although not yet complete we want to thank Onthank staff, parent volunteers  and East Ayrshire staff who worked over the weekend to get everything ready for pupils. Our new classes look great and we look forward to  welcoming pupils.  Continue Reading →

We hope you all had a good enjoyable holiday  .

We are looking forward to welcoming everyone back on Monday 19 August 2019. 

For our new P1 children – on the first day you have a time to come once all our other classes are in. We look forward to welcoming you  into school. Parents/carers and friends can come into your classroom, see you settled in class and take some photographs.

P1A Miss Adam and P1B Mr Boyd 9.30 am – 9.50 am,

P1C Mrs Cree and P1M Mrs McKie 9.50 am – 10.10 am. 

Our Senior Leadership Team will be in the playground to welcome everyone. Class teachers’ names will be at doors to show pupils  where to line up.

At 9.00 am the bell will ring as many parents have requested this to return.  Your child will enter / exit at the following areas:

P1A & P1C enter & exit by P1 door (at toilets)

P1B & P1M enter & exit by class fire doors (except on wet days – enter by P1 door at toilets).

P2C, P2K, P2S & P2ST enter & exit by door in link corridor-enter in small playground next to P1 door.

P3C, P3H, P3M & P3S enter & exit by door at far end of P3/4 playground

P4E, P4EL, P4K & P4W enter & exit by P4 door (in middle of P3/4 playground).

P5I, P5K & P5T enter & exit by P5 door in centre playground.

P6A, P6F, P6M & P6N enter & exit by old P5 door in centre playground.

P7M enter & exit by old P5 door in centre playground

P7MC & P7S enter & exit by door in link corridor and use gate in centre playground next to P5 door.

PO enter & exit by P3 door in P3/4 playground

From Tuesday 20 August there will be a soft start for all Primary 1 classes between 9.00am and 9.30am and finish at 2.30pm.

What an amazing night at the opening of K-Fest.

Our Onthank Ambassadors joined our very own Mr McIlwraith, Mr Swan and the rest of Loudoun Musical Society on stage to perform an amazing night of music. They were fantastic and were a credit to the school.

Well done Onthank Ambassadors ? ?

We all  had a fantastic time at our Beach Party at lunchtime. ☀

Primary 1 have had a super year exploring, discovering and learning lots of new things!

Have a lovely restful summer holiday ready to shine in Primary 2

What a way to end P3! We had the most amazing sunshine for our ‘Water Day’. Pupils and teachers had so much fun!! A big thank you to Mr MacLeod and P5M for helping at all of the stations.

A great performance from our Primary 7s at their Leavers’ Assembly today.

An emotional but very proud day for lots of our parents and carers who were in attendance.

We wish all of our Primary 7 Leavers well as they continue on their learning journey at their respective new schools.

We had over 450 members of the Onthank Community attend our Community Night for an evening of fun, friendship and food.

A big Thank You to Mr Swan, our Parent Council volunteers and our staff for making it such an enjoyable evening.

We hope to see many of you attending our next one in the new session.

We want to hear what our community would like to see at Onthank Primary School!

Share your views and ideas here.

P3 have been enjoying learning about the water cycle and about the various uses of water.

On Thursday 27th June all P3 classes will be participating in some fun water activities.

As the weather forecast looks good we are asking for pupils to wear shorts and t-shirts to school but to bring a change of clothes and a towel.?

Pupils should come prepared wearing sun tan lotion and bring a water bottle.

Let’s have some super fun to end a fantastic year in P3!

Thanks,

The Spice Teachers

 Primary 1

P1A – being super P1 pupils

Dylan Millar – trying hard with his handwriting

Zak McLean – super spelling!

Maisy Morren – making super progress in all areas of the curriculum

P1W (BF) – being superstars

 Primary 2

Darcy Green – super story writing

Amelia Tumi – having a thoughtful, kind and helpful attitude to class

Ruari Boyd – excellent spelling in stories

Andrew Paton – great behaviour at Eglinton Park

 Primary 3

Isla Duncan – being such a lovely pupil all year!

Leyla McEwan – being a great helper

David James Kiltie – being a great friend

P3W – being an amazing class!

 Primary 4

Sarah Murphy – being helpful and kind to classmates in need

Rae Warnes – being an amazing pupil!

Rowan Bamford – working her socks off all year and raising her standard of work in maths and literacy.  What a lovely pupil too!

 Primary 5

Tom Baird – excellent participation in all lessons

P5E – coping well in their temporary classroom

Kyle Fairbairn – improved confidence in Mental Maths

Kalib McLean – helping others during topic

 Primary 6

P6A – being awesome this year

Robert Morris – a mature working attitude

Lewis McFadzean – a super Blitz report and presentations

 Primary 7

Aimeeleigh Brown – writing a fantastic piece about her seven years at OPS

P7M – being excellent representatives of the school in Millport

P7S – being class of the year

Special Award

DFS Group – achieving Silver Award

Onthank Primary School are excited to announce our first Community Night on Tuesday 25th June, 6pm – 7.30pm which invites all pupils, families and members of the North West Community to share an evening of fun and food. Activities include; games, sports, singing, dancing, arts & crafts and a cinema room. Dinner will also be provided for the family. Please complete the form below to confirm your attendance at this exciting community event. We look forward to seeing you there!

PLEASE COMPLETE THE RSVP FORM HERE.

PLEASE NOTE ALL CHILDREN ATTENDING MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY AN ADULT.

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Congratulations to all at Onthank Primary School for achieving Dyslexia Friendly Schools Silver Status following our recent accreditation visit.

A group of P6 pupils along with Mrs Klein and Mrs Bell attended the award ceremony on Wednesday at Dumfries House, Cumnock to collect the award.

Campbell, Emily, Evie, Euan, Gregor and Rhiannon delivered a confident presentation highlighting the good work being  carried out throughout the school to include and support all learners.

They were delighted to accept the award on behalf of everyone at the school.

WELL DONE ONTHANK!!

P7 had a fantastic trip to Millport today. Members of the public and people working on the island had nothing but praise for our pupils. A big thank you to the parents who came along to help on the day.

On Saturday, Tulisa Webb was lucky enough to officially open the NWKLEUS Centre. After more than 500 entries, Tulisa was the winner of the NWKLEUS logo design competition with her logo – congratulations!

#NWLEUS #TEAMONTHANK

View photos here.

For more information visit the NWKLEUS website at: https://www.knwcp.org.uk/

P7 Millport Trip

The buses will leave at 8.45am tomorrow and return for 3pm. Pupils should wear suitable clothing and have been advised to bring a towel if they plan to go on the beach area. There is a £15 spending money limit and pupils should not bring mobile phones or any other electrical devices with them. Pupils are welcome to bring disposable cameras if they wish. Fingers crossed for the weather.

Only a week until the author Chris Duke visits us to share his story called ‘Lucy’s Blue Day’.

He is offering an online discount for parents and teachers. This discount removes the postage and packaging. He will bring the books with him next Tuesday.

Go to www.lucysblueday.com and enter discount code ONTHANK to order your very own book. A lovely idea for a gift.

 Primary 1

Amber Kerr – being a successful learner

Leah Marshall – correctly spotting ‘ee’ and ‘ing’ words

Sophie Graham – being an amazing author

Ashley McIlvanney – reading lots of Bug Club books

 Primary 2

Tyler Phillips – super sound work

Jessica Aitken – super measuring in Maths

Aiden Gibb – super listening skills in PE

Jessica Dickie – building her confidence

 Primary 3

P3C – being a super class all year

Alistair Krupp – always showing a positive attitude

Ollie Shopp – excellent ‘Money’ work

Owen Tonner – great improvement in Writing

 Primary 4

Olly Robertson & Ollie Hastings – being fantastic at badminton

Ami Murray – making great progress

Callum Wallace – a top class Power Point Presentation on Beetles!  Absolutely amazing!

 Primary 5

Callum Walker – contributing mature and sensible answers during discussions

Katie Brown – attempting to write a haiku poem at home

Steven Black – terrific tables

Cameron Love – for helping another pupil with Active Spelling Strategies

 Primary 6

Marcus Hettrick – great progress and increased self confidence

Robert Morris – good work on percentages

Kyle Duff – great effort and contribution in lessons

 Primary 7

Nathan Lochrie – trying to complete all tasks on time

Luke Edgar – enthusiasm during Spanish

Roddy Hewitt – being the most improved skipper at Skip Fit Friday

 Special Award

Dylan Fulton P7 – being an excellent Onthank Ambassador

Ellie Lewis P7 – being so kind and helpful on Fun Day