Wednesday 10th April (10am-2pm) P1-4
Thursday 11th April (10am-2pm) P5-7
Free Activities & Lunch
March 26, 2019
by Mr Simpson
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March 26, 2019
by Mr Simpson
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Wednesday 10th April (10am-2pm) P1-4
Thursday 11th April (10am-2pm) P5-7
Free Activities & Lunch
March 26, 2019
by easheila.kilpatrick@glow
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March 25, 2019
by Mrs Andrew
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March 25, 2019
by easheila.kilpatrick@glow
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March 25, 2019
by eakirsty.mccall@glow
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Dear Parents and people from the 1970s,
Primary 4 are on the look out for some items for the 1970s show. If you have any of these items we can borrow you will be rewarded by a sherbert filled flying saucer or a dib dab!
Thank you all so much for your help!
#teamprimary4
March 25, 2019
by Mrs Andrew
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Primary 1
Zoe Mair – using her sounds to write independently
Lucy Carten – showing a big improvement in her handwriting
Casey Allen – determination and ‘grit’! Well done for sticking with a challenge
Liam Rankin – being a super worker in numeracy
Ashley McIlvanney – working hard in class
Primary 2
Liam Brogan – super reading
Noah McLellan – super effort completing classwork well
Ellemaie McLean – trying to ‘have a go’ writing
Tj White – going to assembly and a school show
Primary 3
Noah Richmond – always kind and helpful
John Reed – sharing interest and knowledge about our 90s topic
Saskia Markac – super effort and application in class
Lennon Brown – trying to make better choices
Rachel Paterson – trying so hard during Maths
Primary 4
Ellie Nicol – working hard on SNSA assessments
Lily Taylor – retaining information
Christopher Lynch – being wonderfully creative! The things you make are amazing!
Primary 5
Alex Dunlop – being a mature and responsible pupil who always does her best
Jennifer Angus – her acts of kindness
Cameron Love – caring for another pupil during Health & Wellbeing
Aaron Johnstone – contributing to class discussion
Lewis Kirk – consistent effort and engagement in learning
Primary 6
Matthew O’Hare – growing in confidence over the year
Ben McLean – stepping up pace and productivity in class
Eyve Ward – creating detailed illustrations
Primary 7
Kenzie McGonigale – for a much improved attitude towards the curriculum
Elliot Popplewell – fantastic narrative writing
Ellie Lewis – organising the ‘Divided City’ wall display in class
Special Award
Daisy Milloy P7S – being very responsible during Fire Alarm
Head Teacher’s Award
Mr Stewart (Janitor) – all his hard work keeping our school tidy
March 22, 2019
by Mrs Andrew
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March 21, 2019
by Mrs WRIGHT
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March 21, 2019
by Mrs WRIGHT
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March 20, 2019
by A. EAyrshire
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Please complete our parental questionnaire so we can gather your views and opinions on the levels of pupil participation within Onthank Primary.
March 20, 2019
by eajulie.klein@glow
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Congratulations and well done to P6 pupils Emily Tosh, Stuart Anderson, Thomas Urqhart and P7 pupils Alix Hartley and Abbie Stevenson who recently took part in the Ayrshire Music Festival, Double Bass Solo Class.
A special well done goes to Stuart and Alix who both won their class.
Thank you Emily for providing the photo!
March 19, 2019
by EArhona.easter@glow
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Onthank Primary are participating in this UK wide event.
25th – 29th March 2019
Try and walk, cycle or scoot to school every day next week.
If all week is too much try and aim for just WEDNESDAY 27th MARCH. We would love to have maximum participation.
Parents/Carers and siblings all count too.
Ensure your child travels safely and they can secure their bikes/scooters to the inside of their playground fence for next week only.
P3K pupils will collect the data from your child’s class each day.
Thank you for your support.
March 19, 2019
by Mrs WRIGHT
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Please complete feedback. If you have any questions linked to your child’s report please speak to staff at Parents’ afternoon / evening.
March 19, 2019
by Mrs Andrew
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We are looking for P4-P7 helpers for Parents’ Afternoon / Evening on Thursday 21 March 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.
March 18, 2019
by Mrs WRIGHT
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Pupil Equity Funding is additional funding allocated directly to school and targeted at closing the poverty-related attainment gap.
Parents and carers, children and young people and other key stakeholders will be given the opportunity to be involved in planning what we use this money for. We will be asking for Parents and carers opinions over the next few weeks and this is an agenda item at our next Parent Council meeting which takes place on
How much money Onthank Primary receives depends on how many children are registered for free school meals. For every child that is registered, the school receives £1,200 in addition to their normal budget.
The link below gives more information but please feel free to speak to a member of the Senior Leadership Team on Thursday.
March 18, 2019
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Today’s assembly was filled with lots of different speakers and visitors.
Mrs Kilpatrick started off by launching our ‘Big Pedal Week’
This was followed by Mrs Bell and P6K delivering our World Day of Prayer Assembly:
Lastly, a team of software engineers from JP Morgan returned to announce the winners of the recent app design competition (see Mr Macleod’s blog post for more details). A huge congratulations to Gemma in P5M on winning the competition. Thank you to Chris and his team of engineers for this exciting opportunity.
March 18, 2019
by Mrs Andrew
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Scholastics Book Fair will be here on Parents’ Afternoon / Evening (Thursday 21 March) from 3.00 pm – 8.00 pm. Please follow instructions below:
Any questions regarding the Book Fayre please call the office on 525477.
March 18, 2019
by Mrs Andrew
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Primary 1
Llyle Cunningham – working hard to identify key
Harry Muir – being a very responsible helper
Baylee Cassells – being an amazing illustrator – keep putting in the effort!
Elise O’Donnell – being a Super Star in number
Abigail Skinner – super story writing
Layton Cunningham – trying hard with his writing
Primary 2
Tyler Phillips – great work in class
Josh Boax – accurate answers at Maths Time
Blaine Prentice – super non-fiction writing
Primary 3
Lily Gilbert – excellent attitude towards Literacy and Numeracy in the classroom
Tyler Mason – good effort in writing
Tulisa Webb – beautiful Maths jotter work
Primary 4
Isla Brown – producing detailed Egyptian God information
Cillian Heaney – amazing Rugby skills
Oskar Wylde – being a kind and helpful pupil who always has a smile on his face! Well done Oskar!
Primary 5
Kelsie Dorans – excellent progress in Maths
Derryl Brown – excellent progress in Maths
Emma Gillies – trying hard and making an improvement in Maths
Ellie Gan – consistently doing her best
Nathan McGinney – effective contribution during class discussion
Primary 6
Phoebe Black – always having a super attitude to her learning
Alexis Davidson – super number work!
Zara Lochhead – having a mature manner in all she does
Primary 7
Alix Hartley – fantastic effort with Writing
Lewis McIntosh – completing various tasks for Mrs Jones
Special Award
Luke Fairbairn, Alex Chudleigh, Robert Campbell, Campbell Neal – representing Onthank Primary in Euro Quiz. Well done!
March 16, 2019
by Mrs Findlay
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Well done to all our pupils who have received medals for their super work and achievements out of school. Gymnastics, music , taekwon do and Rainbow Guides. We are proud of you?
March 13, 2019
by Mrs Andrew
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We are taking part in Red Nose Day on Friday 15 March. We are asking pupils to “make your laugh matter” (wear something funny that they can be in all day and do Zumba).
The money we raise will help people living really tough lives in the UK and across Africa. Just to give you an indication of how the money helps the children in third world countries, £1 will buy one child a year’s supply of school books. All donations this year to be paid through ParentPay.
Zumba with Steven Swan
Parents and friends are invited to take part in a Zumba session with your child(ren). Please feel free to dress to “make your laugh matter”. Timetable: P7 9.15 am, P6 10.00 am, P5 11.05 am, P4 11.30 am, P3 1.20 pm, P2 1.50 pm and P1 2.20 pm.
Red Nose Day School Dinner Menu
Tomato Soup
Chicken Tikka with Rice OR Cheese Panini with Salad OR Tomato and Pasta Salad
Red Nose Cup Cake
March 13, 2019
by ealesley.williams@glow
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P3W were excited to take ownership of counting and distributing leaflets to all stages today.
All pupils have been given a ‘Digital Parenting’ leaflet to take home. This leaflet contains some very valuable information about keeping up to speed with the latest digital technology and wellbeing issues so that families can get the most out of the online world.
March 12, 2019
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March 12, 2019
by Miss Anderson
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This morning our P6 Euro Quiz Team went to Kilmaurs Primary to participate in the Euro Quiz competition. They competed against other East Ayrshire schools. This year, the winners were Annanhill and the runners up were Nether Robertland.
Our P6 team worked exceptionally hard on the run up to the competition and answered some very challenging questions! Super effort boys, you should be very proud of yourselves!
March 11, 2019
by Mr Simpson
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The form below is only to be completed by the parents of the P6/7 Cross Country team.
March 8, 2019
by Mrs Andrew
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Onthank Primary 60th Birthday Concerts Blog Post
To celebrate the school’s 60th Birthday in style, our young people have taken ownership for designing and creating 3 special concerts with performances based on their favourite highlights from across the decades.
Taking responsibility for concept to choreography and costumes, Onthank Primary pupils are excited to entertain our families and warmly invite all members of the community to celebrate 60 wonderful years with us.
P1 pupils are making a video which will be shown at each concert therefore we invite P1 families to attend a performance of their choice. Alternatively, the P1 video will also beshown to families at parent’s night.
Each concert will last no longer than 1 hour.
Each pupil will be allocated a maximum of 2 tickets which can be bought through ParentPay, where we will kindly accept a donation of your choice. Donations will range from £1 – £5 per ticket.
Tickets will go on sale on Monday 15 April 2019.
More information will be posted closer to the time however we hope you can save the date and join us for Onthank’s 60th Birthday Party!
March 7, 2019
by Miss Anderson
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March 6, 2019
by Mrs Findlay
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Five Primary 5 pupils were invited to Brownings the Bakers to take part in a Bake Off with pupils from Galston Primary . They decorated empire biscuits, made cream donuts, filled strawberry tarts, decorated and filled yum yums. They were shown how to decorate cup cakes by a very famous cake Queen: Mich Turner MBE. Everyone had a great time and got to take their cakes home. They also received a goody bag. Thank you to John Gall of Brownings the Bakers for inviting us.
March 5, 2019
by User deactivated
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March 5, 2019
by eajulie.klein@glow
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Hello,
We are the DFS pupil group for Onthank Primary School. We organise events like the DFS workshop and whole school assembly. We invited all pupils and parents/carers to come to the DFS workshop. There were lots of fun activities for everyone to do.
We have already achieved our Bronze Award and are currently working towards our Silver accreditation.
Our DFS school mascot is Dom the DFS Diamond. Keep an eye out for him around the school!
Four of our good friends have made a movie called DFS A Wider World using IMovie trailer. You will be able to check it out at a later date by scanning a QR code.
Written by Lucy, Emily, Thomas and Stuart P6K
March 5, 2019
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March 4, 2019
by Mrs Andrew
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Primary 1
Aidan Sarwar – being a great team member and friend
Bonnie Wason – writing a wonderful sentence about the Gingerbread Man
Euan Hunter – working well in number work
Hazel Paterson – being a Superstar in number work
Primary 2
Maddison Neill – excellent work all week
Nathan Power – making great o’clock times quickly on the class clocks
Bradley Black – good performances in gym
Logan Williams – super effort in all subjects
Primary 3
Airen Townsley – showing great enthusiasm towards his new topic about the 90s
Pyper Allen – trying hard in reading tasks
Layla Duffy – super ‘Time’ work
Erin Thomas – always trying her best in class
Primary 4
Emma McTaggart – being a responsible classmate
Lyla Mathieson – great movement in Rugby
Emily MacMillan – being kind and helpful at all times – a lovely girl
Primary 5
Aimee Smith – being conscientious and always giving 100% in class
Alfie Campbell – being a responsible citizen and creating a poster that highlighted a social media issue
Reuben Devlin – marvellous Maths
Layla Markac – helping to keep class tidy
Primary 6
Leon Milne – fantastic contributions to discussions
Gregor McMillan – a positive work ethic
Luke McCall – working well in class, great sportsmanship in PE
Primary 7
Matthew Wallace – being a fantastic help in P1
Special Award
Primary 2K – being super Onthank Citizens
February 27, 2019
by EArhona.easter@glow
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Are there any parents out there who would be able to re-create this multiplication puzzle? Is so, could you please get in contact and ask for Mrs Easter. Thanks in advance.
February 27, 2019
by Mrs Andrew
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There’s a new quicker and easier way to apply for a SHOUT Card
Complete this short form and your card will be posted to you the same day
Benefits include: Free and discounted access to leisure activities, discounts at local retail outlets and events AND discounted swimming during school holidays
What you waiting for? Complete the form today:
https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/SHOUTapplication/
February 26, 2019
by Mrs Andrew
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We have been made aware of a “pop up” on many sites such as You Tube which is called Momo. It targets children and asks them to provide a contact number for Whatsapp where users are then targeted with violent images and dares. The link below has information for parents.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-47359623
Here is advice from 2 of our P6 pupils Rhiannon Smith and Thomas Urquhart from our Health and Safety Team:
“There has been rumours going around that a being called ‘Momo’ will give you ridiculous dangerous challenges. Please do not attempt any of these challenges. If anything comes up on any device please tell an adult or family member as soon as possible and they will block them. Also, security on YouTube is trying to delete and block ‘Momo'”.
February 25, 2019
by Mrs Andrew
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Primary 1
Orla Baillie – writing a super letter to the wolf!
Ava Gorrie – working really hard on her number formation
Kye Atchinson – marvellous measuring skills
Maisy Morren – working very well in class
Primary 2
Lilly Hilton – super effort at Reading Time
Hannah Johnson – excellent work in Numeracy
Roan Ferguson – working extremely hard
Katie King – always trying her best
Primary 3
Saskia Markac – super effort and application in class
Devlin Robertson – spending more time in class – well done!
Asmaa Altamr – trying hard to discuss her reading book
Primary 4
Caitlin Clugston – super skip counting when building the 4 + 8 times tables
Emily Brodie – fantastic improvement in maths
Ellie Archibald – being a positive role model for her peers
Primary 5
Callum Hamilton-Booth – extra effort at jotter work and great behaviour
All of P5E – improving their subtraction skills in maths
Kyle Brown – greater effort in story writing
Ellie Moir – being an amazing classmate
Primary 6
Marcus Hettrick – always having a great attitude to his learning
Charlie James – increased focus and concentration
Aqeel Akhtar – working consistently well in all areas
Primary 7
Emily Ramsay – for being an effective contributor during maths group challenge
Ava McConnell – being an excellent Onthank citizen
February 25, 2019
by Mrs Mills
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We’re off!
February 22, 2019
by Mrs Findlay
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February 22, 2019
by Miss Anderson
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Please fill out this survey of what is your favourite singer/band.
Thank you from Neve , Jack, Shannon and Rhys.
February 22, 2019
by Miss Anderson
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P6A have a survey to do with data handling on your favourite electronic devices. We would love it if you could contribute.
From Miller,Tom and Luke.
February 22, 2019
by Miss Anderson
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Please complete our survey about your favourite holiday destination by Morgan, Phoebe, Orlaith and Shelby
February 22, 2019
by Miss Anderson
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Can you please fill out the survey below. Thank you by Erin, Ellie,Victoria.
February 22, 2019
by Miss Anderson
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We are doing a survey and we would like you to take part and fill out the form. Thanks from James, Ruairidh and Tyler
February 22, 2019
by Miss Anderson
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P6A are collecting data for our classwork. Please complete our survey about cookies. Thanks from Adam and Christopher.
February 21, 2019
by Mr McNichol
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All of Primary 7 have been researching the life and work of famous mathematicians. Working collaboratively they have spent time today creating pages that will go towards creating a large book on the subject. Today has been spent researching and planning their pages which they will they will then present to their classmates. judging by today’s efforts we are going to have some great presentations.
February 21, 2019
by Miss Anderson
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Please complete our survey about celebrities. Thank you for completing our survey, Joe, Matthew and Alex.
February 21, 2019
by Mr Simpson
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The Netball Festival organised by Active Schools will take place on Monday (25th February) at Kilmarnock Academy. The bus will leave at 10.30am and will return for lunch. Pupils should bring a healthy snack and drink.
February 21, 2019
by Miss Anderson
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Please complete our dinosaur survey. Thank you from Kerr, Kyle, Marcus and Dylan.
February 21, 2019
by Miss Anderson
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P6A are learning about Data Handling and have created surveys. Please fill out our survey . We plan to create various graphs from the information collected. Thank you from Olivia, Lucy, Carly and Kirsten!
February 21, 2019
by Mr Simpson
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Click on the link below to see all the activities taking place in our school:
January – April 2019 Timetable
February 19, 2019
by Mrs Andrew
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‘Ditch the workout – Join the party’!
Starting Tuesday 19 February 2019!
Calling all P4 – P7 pupils and parents – Come along to Onthank Primary School together as we launch our family fitness class with Zumba Instructor Steven Swan!
Let’s party the night away to a variety of styles including salsa, hip hop, merengue and cumbia!
Steven looks forward to sharing the fun and seeing you there! Donations welcome.
Please complete the form below if you would like to join the party!
#familyfitness #zumbafitness #teamonthank
February 18, 2019
by Mr McIlwraith
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February 18, 2019
by Mr Simpson
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Kilmarnock Football Club visited our school today. They brought along the famous Scottish Cup which is the oldest trophy in world football. The players held a Q&A session with our pupils and posed for pictures with the whole school, P6/7 football team and Sport Committee.
February 18, 2019
by Mrs Andrew
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Primary 1
Connor Walton – being a confident learner
Zak Black – showing super skipping skills in the gym hall
Amelia Fulton – explaining how we use ‘qr’ codes in our classrooms – a digital star!
Amelia Wallace – being a Successful Learner
Primary 2
Alex Ferguson – performing his Scottish poem well
Robbie McKie – an excellent rendition of Twa-Leggit Mice for the Assembly
Megan Wilson – progress in writing and listening
Primary 3
Lily Brown – super effort in spelling tests
Erin Bush – lovely handwriting in her jotters
All of P3S – learning their poems and reciting them well to the whole class
All of P3W – working so hard to learn and present a Scottish poem
Primary 4
Erin McCormack – doing very well in her Maths assessment
Lewys Cairns – fantastic reading skills
Lyle Bolland – fantastic results in both maths and literacy! On target!
Primary 5
Faye Armstrong – outstanding writing skills! We loved reading your work
Sophie Ritchie – working quietly during individual class tasks
Frankie Brown – perfect Quanswers
Primary 6
Rhys Krupp – participating more regularly in class discussions
Euan McAvoy – always trying his best
Finley Fraser – a super Scottish poem recital
Primary 7
Dylan Fulton – excellent organisational skills
Sean McGhee – having a great work ethic
Isla Tonner – carrying out a variety of duties for the Sport Committee
Special Award
Holly Fleming – for being a Responsible Citizen
February 14, 2019
by Mrs Andrew
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Onthank Primary invite you to ‘take to the stage’ and join Steven Swan for our after school Performing Arts activities! Come along to sing, dance and act as our pupils enjoy working towards performing at various community and local events while having a fantastic time!
Our Performing Arts activities will run in the school Main Hall every Monday from Monday 18th February at the following times:
P1/2/3 Performing Arts: 3pm – 4pm
P4/5/6/7 Performing Arts: 4pm – 5.30pm
If your child would like to join the fun at Onthank please complete the permission form below by Friday 15th February.
#musicaltheatre #dance #acting #teamonthank
February 14, 2019
by Mrs Andrew
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‘Ditch the workout – Join the party’!
Every Monday 5.45pm – 6.30pm
Starting Monday 18 February 2019!
Calling all Onthank Community Adults – come along and join the fun at Onthank Primary School with Zumba Instructor Steven Swan for an hour of fitness to your favourite tunes!
Let’s party the night away to a variety of styles including salsa, hip hop, merengue and cumbia!
Spread the word – all parents and adults within our community and beyond invited! Donations welcome.
#zumbafitness #jointheparty #teamonthank
February 9, 2019
by eajulie.klein@glow
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Congratulations to Carly Inglis P6A our Be Safe Be Seen competition winner and to Emily Tosh P6K and Ashton Walker P7S our runners up. Well done for your super safe design ideas.
February 7, 2019
by Mrs Andrew
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Congratulations to everyone- you did yourselves proud?
Primary 1
Emily Gardiner, Max McCluskey, Rebecca Stirrat, Rowan Milligan
Primary 2
Cameron Lindsay, Robbie McKie, Christina McNaughton, Zoe McCracken
Primary 3
Molly McMahon, Alfie James, Macie O’Donnell, Shaw Saxelby
Primary 4
Oliver Smith, Emily Skinner, Molly Muirhead
Primary 5
Leah Henderson, Daniel Harvey, Cerys Elder, Jessica Anderson
Primary 6
Matthew O’Hare, Emily Tosh, Finley Fraser
Primary 7
Dawn Robertson, Emma Morrison, Rhys Maitland
February 6, 2019
by A. ONTHANKPS
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A reminder that our homework club is open every day from 3pm to 4pm. Promoting parental partnership, this club is open to children and an adult. Computers, laptops and iPads are available. Mrs Lobhan is available to help with logging on to Bugclub and give support.
February 6, 2019
by A. EAyrshire
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Congratulations to our P7 quiz team representing Onthank in the New Laigh Church tonight. After 6 rounds of difficult questions they came joint second with Gargieston – just 1 point behind the eventual winners, Nether Robertland.
Well done Nether Roberland. All the children were superb getting more points than many of the adult spectators who were playing along. We look forward to welcoming the Rotarians who are in school tomorrow reading with our Primary 3 children.
February 6, 2019
by Mrs Andrew
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This year we are celebrating 22 years of World Book Day. We are inviting people into some classes to read a story to the children.
We are asking staff and pupils to dress up as a “book character” and bring in the book to read/discuss. Pupils are asked to bring in a book which they would like to swap with someone else.
There is a book themed lunch menu on the day:
Very Hungry Caterpillars’ Menu
Perfect Soup by Maurice Sendale
Cloudy with a Choice of Meatballs by Judi Barrett served on Mr Twit’s Bear by Roald Dahl
Pizza at Sally’s by Monica Wellington
A Fish out of Water by Helen Palmer
Betty Bunny Loves Chocolate Cake by Laura Numeroff
The Ice Cream King by Steve Metzger
February 6, 2019
by User deactivated
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You are invited to a Numeracy workshop with Jane Miller (Our Numeracy Attainment Teacher) on Thursday 7 February from 2-3pm. This is an opportunity for you to gain an insight into our Numeracy curriculum. Children of parents attending will be involved in the presentation. A parental numeracy pack will be handed out for those attending.
If you would like to attend this parental workshop please complete the form below:
February 4, 2019
by Mrs Andrew
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Primary 1
Amber Kerr – writing a super speech bubble for Sleeping Beauty
Elise Hyslop – always having fab ideas for Fairyland!
Logan Jeffers – helping a friend with a challenge!
Rowan Milligan – being the Scottish Poem Class Winner
Primary 2
Annalise Bruce – saying her Scottish Poem to the class
Mylie McClung – a super effort in presenting her Scots poem independently in front of the class
Christina McNaughton – reciting a Scots poem
Jessica Dickie – learning her poem so well
Primary 3
James Logue – excellent written answers in reading
Charlie Higgins – Super Number Talks!
Lexi McCloskey – always trying hard
Eden Longmuir – super effort made to learn her Burns poem
Primary 4
Danny Hughes – working hard on his Tutankamun report
Keir Parsons – being a Maths Wizard
Kye Peploe – working hard to link multiplication facts with division facts – 4 x table. Well done Kye!
Primary 5
Oliver Mayes – excellence in Maths
Amie-Leigh Tait – being a kind and considerate friend
Kayla McDonald – integrating so well in P5I
Tom Reid & Niamh Lochrie – helping keep the class tidy
Primary 6
Ruairidh Templeton – working hard and becoming more involved in class activities
Ethan Simpson – being mannerly and helpful
Kieron Queay – a fantastic attitude in school
Primary 7
Taylor Cree – an excellent improvement in attitude and behaviour
Eve Shirkie – demonstrating a dive at swimming
Lewis McIntosh – being recognised by the swimming coach for his excellent progress
Special Award
John Reed P3K – being very kind and positive
February 1, 2019
by Mr Simpson
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Well done to all the skippers this morning. Congratulations to Theo Mathieson on winning Skipping Champion 3 weeks in a row. He is looking for new contenders to challenge him. P4-7, staff, parents and carers are always welcome to kickstart their Friday the active way.
February 1, 2019
by Ms Merrick
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ONTHANK @ DANCE FEST 2019!
January 31, 2019
by Mrs WRIGHT
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Termly Overview – P1 term 3 1819
We would like to invite P1 parents to an information session next
Wednesday 6th February at 3pm.
We intend to give parents an update on our improvement plan, more information about learning in Primary 1 and effective ways to use Bug club and support your child.
January 31, 2019
by Ms Merrick
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January 30, 2019
by User deactivated
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Please give permission for your child to attend the tournament at Grange Academy on Thursday 7 Februaury 2019.
We will be leaving school at 3pm.
Squad as follows:
Adam Paterson, Roddy Hewitt, Luke Edgar, Lewis Hope, Clayton Marshall, Brian Cree, Joe Dudgeon, Miller Davidson, Tom Sneddon
Tournament will start at 3.45pm and run to 5.30pm approx.
January 28, 2019
by Ms Merrick
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P6M had a day being artists as they made their creative expression on Robert Burns. Here are some of the images that showed a particularly good likeness .
January 28, 2019
by Mrs Andrew
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Our next meeting will be on Monday 28 January at 7.00 pm in the staff room.
If anyone wishes to see a copy of the minutes from the last meeting, these can be requested through the school office.
Onthank Primary School Parent Council Meeting Agenda
Monday 28 January 2019
January 28, 2019
by Mrs Andrew
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Primary 1
Hudson Horner – working hard to make 3 Little Pigs House of Sticks
Kyle Cree – sounding out tricky words in his play diary
Ava McCourt – being a phonics fanatic!
All of P1W
Primary 2
Sonny Robertson – working hard at his Maths
Jessica Aitken – super answers from memory in Maths
Elina Bruce – joining in learning
Archie Muir – fantastic effort and ideas in class – well done!
Primary 3
Adam McAvoy – super writing
Nathan Nicol – super Maths completed independently
Macie O’Donnell – always working hard
Lewis Anderson – improvement in jotter presentation
Primary 4
Olly Robertson – being a Math-a-lete
Callum Walton – being a multiplication master
Megan Hamilton – excellent reading comprehension
Primary 5
Ethan Craigen – hard work and perseverance in Maths
Mila Vandal – completing her tasks independently and showing great improvement
Danyal Akhtar – Marvellous Maths
Jaiden Muir – being successful at time in Maths
Primary 6
Tyler Qua – great ‘Oor Wullie’ art work
Owen Black – great improvements in writing
Blair Ferguson – working consistently hard in literacy and having high expectations
Primary 7
Glen Miller – an increased positive attitude towards the Curriculum
Brooke Dewhurst – her effort in class at all times
Ruby James – a fantastic portrait of Madonna
Special Award
Adam Thomson (P7B) – being a Responsible Citizen
January 26, 2019
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Bonnie and Miss Hamilton supporting the Girls Brigades and enjoying all the free activities at the Diversity weekend in St Josephs Academy.
Bonnie (P7), Rhiannon, Scarlett, Mya S and Cameron (P2) taking part in Diversity Weekend with Take A Bow. Well done folks.
January 26, 2019
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GOOD LUCK ADAM
Watch the race ! Adam from P7’s race will take place at approx 2pm.
A massive good luck to one of our P7 pupils Adam Thomson who is taking part in the Schools Swimming Championship this weekend. We’re all behind you Adam!
January 24, 2019
by Mr Simpson
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Parents, carers and staff are now invited to come along to participate alongside our skipping champions.
Who: P4-7 pupils, parents, carers and staff
What: Skipping tricks and skills
Where: Main Hall
When: Every Friday 8.40 – 9.00am
Why: Kickstart your day the active way
January 23, 2019
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Parents and children alike enjoyed another Mindfulness session this week. As well as participating in a shared yoga session, they created works of art using sand and paint.
Using sand as a medium to express their thoughts was not only different, but quite relaxing as everyone took their hands and fingers for a walk through the sand, feeling the texture and softness of the grain to create different patterns. Staff enjoyed it too!
January 21, 2019
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Primary 1
Olivia Halcrow – super blending and writing
Kaleb Orr-Richmond – trying really hard with his letter formation during outdoor play
Sofia Chisholm – drawing very detailed illustrations
Abigal Skinner – being a super sentence builder
Primary 2
Aidynn Davidson – super story telling
Abbie Moir – good answers at reading time
Sarah Gibson – super phonics work
Hannah McAvoy – excellent maths work – numbers to 100
Primary 3
Jack Colligan – super effort during 3D shape work
Ione Vlachos – super literacy work
David James Kiltie – super effort during 3D shape work
Brook Hannah – using speech marks in her writing
Primary 4
James Callaghan – coping well at school with his injury
Callum Walton – fast maths
Ethan Lewis – a big effort with his presentation of work! Well done and keep trying
Primary 5
Logan Wallace – very hard work
Maya Drury – showing improved behaviour in class and supporting other pupils in lessons
Hannah Phillips – marvellous maths
Darren Ferguson – ready to offer answers without being prompted
Primary 6
Neve Robertson – having a positive and enthusiastic approach to her learning
Evie Daly – enthusiastic approach to topic work
Alicia Scott – settling in very well to P6
Lotte I’Anson & Brooke Holland – a fantastic, imaginative adapted rainforest animal
Primary 7
Erin Duffy – excellent effort at swimming
Emma Morrison – being kind and helpful
Fraser Boyd – writing a superb biography of Alex Ferguson
Special Award
Mitchell Birtles (P4M) – being very helpful
January 18, 2019
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Our Primary 6 classes worked with PACE Theatre yesterday morning to produce a short anti bullying play which was performed to the P5 year group and our P6 parents.
The children worked extremely hard in the morning to learn actions, lines and stage directions. The show delivered a strong anti bullying message and encouraged to reach their full potential.
Thank you to all the adults who were able to join us for the performance. It was great to see so many people there. We’d love to hear your comments about the show below.
Thank you to Mrs Williams for organising this excellent experience. ?
Click below to see a short video from the performance.
January 17, 2019
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Mrs Easter was wondering if anyone in our Onthank family has and is able to donate plain cotton material? The P.4’s are studying the era of the 1970’s and would love to try designing and making some flares and other clothing. She is dusting off her sewing machine and reminding herself how to sew as we speak. If anyone can help that would be GROOVEY BABY!
January 17, 2019
by Mrs Andrew
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P6 is visiting ‘Amazonia’ at M&D’s in Glasgow on Wednesday 30 January. The bus will leave school at 9.15 am and return by 3.00 pm. Pupils should wear school sweatshirt, casual bottoms and bring a snack and a packed lunch (if your child receives free meals the school will provide a packed lunch). The cost of this outing is £12 per pupil including a game of 10 Pin Bowling. Please pay through ParentPay or call in to the office for a Barcode letter.
If you are able to go on this outing as a parent helper please complete form below. We will only contact you if you are required to help.
January 17, 2019
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In line with other educational establishments in East Ayrshire, we have an update regarding food items:
FOOD STUFFS
We have been issued strict temporary guidance from East Ayrshire Council Head of Schools regarding food stuffs provided in schools and Early Childhood Centres. Due to a recent issue with a severe peanut allergy in another school there has been a suspension with the guidance regarding consumption of any item not purchased directly from the Council and shared with groups of pupils. This means that for the time being we will be unable to accept and share birthday cakes or treats in the classes and we will not be able to provide other snacks teachers have bought themselves for their classes. While we hope this precise embargo will not last – the policy is currently being reviewed at senior level within the council I’m sure you will understand the need for us to follow its direction. I will speak with all the children about this matter at assembly. It does NOT affect what children bring in for snack.
We would also like to take this opportunity to remind everyone that we are nut free school and any food items with nuts should not be brought in for snacks or packed lunches. This is includes items such as Snickers or peanut butter spread. We have several children in the school with nut allergies who should not be exposed to nuts in any way.
Thank you for your understanding with this matter and we will keep you updated.
January 16, 2019
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P4 M have been busy in the gym developing gymnastics skills! Look how fantastic and bendy the budding gymnasts are ! Well done everyone!
January 16, 2019
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Pupils enjoyed a visit from Darvel Telephone Museum this afternoon. P5i are a lot more knowledgeable about the invention of and improvements to the telephone thanks to Mr Flemmich,
who runs the museum. Children enjoyed the hands-on experience of touching and using the phones and seeing for themselves how heavy they used to be. Hannah and Rueben can vouch for how heavy the first mobile phones were. They could hardly lift them!
January 15, 2019
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Parents, carers, children and staff had a great first week at our Mindfulness workshop. We had the opportunity to take part in a creative arts lesson followed by a yoga session
Roll on next week?
January 14, 2019
by Mrs Andrew
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Primary 1
Colin Walker – working imaginatively with bricks
Max McCluskey – having amazing ideas for rebuilding Fairyland
Charlie Houston – excellent engineering – finding a problem, fixing a problem
Primary 2
Kerr McMillan – excellent effort all week
Charlotte Stirrat – super sentences
Leo Dalley – having a good attitude in class and talking to Mrs Kidd if he has a problem/worry
Lucas McAvoy – improving literacy skills
Primary 3
Amelia Gregoreck – excellent reading
Olivia McCallion – being kind and caring towards classmates
Scarlett Robertson – being extremely helpful and kind to others
Shaw Saxelby – being a hardworking and polite boy in class at all times
Primary 4
Baillie McFarlane – welcoming a new pupil to our class
Rory Hunter – working harder in class
Alex Nelson – excellent balancing at gymnastics
Primary 5
Lucie Deery – contributing excellent answers during discussion
Kyle Campbell – displaying great behaviour
Matthew McDonald – marvellous maths
Ava Richmond – producing excellent work with direct speech
Primary 6
Tom Sneddon – showing a mature attitude to his learning
Brandon McGaw – being kind and helpful
Primary 7
All of P7B – being excellent school ambassadors at Galleon Centre for swimming lessons
Derek Drummond – supporting his peers in ICT
Alex Lindsay – writing a detailed account of his holiday to Finland
January 10, 2019
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P6 Parents / Carers
As a continuation of a whole school initiative of raising attainment, it has been decided that maths setting in P6 will cease as of Friday 11th January 2019. Following this date maths will be taught by the class teacher taking differentiation into account to meet all learners’ needs. Thank you.
If you have any questions please don’t hesitate to contact the school.
The Senior Leadership Team
January 10, 2019
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Who: P4-7 pupils
What: Skipping tricks and skills
Where: Main Hall
When: Every Friday 8.40 – 9.00am
Why: Kickstart your day the active way
January 8, 2019
by Miss Anderson
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On Thursday 17th January, our P6 classes will be working with the PACE Theatre group to perform a short (approx 25mins) anti-bullying show called ‘Being Me’.
P6 Parents/Carers are welcome to join us to watch the performance at 11.40am with tea and coffee being served in the dinner hall from 11.25am.
Please complete the form below if you would like to attend our short performance by Monday 14th January.
See our P6 blog for more information.
January 1, 2019
by Mrs Findlay
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Happy New Year from everyone at Onthank Primary . We look forward to seeing you all back at school on Monday 7 January 2019. Please recycle your Christmas Cards – bring into school next week. Mrs Merrick and the Eco Committee will collect them and recycle . Thank you ⭐
December 20, 2018
by Mr McIlwraith
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As 2018 draws to a successful end, we wanted to celebrate all of our achievements so far in the current school session.
Some of our highlights include; launching our 60th Birthday celebrations, success at the Ayrshire Athletics Final and Swimming Gala, our DFS week, outdoor learning opportunities and class excursions.
Our P2 Nativity, P3 Carol Concert and P5-7 Greatest Show brought over 1,000 members of the Onthank community into our school and as we move into 2019 this is a testament to Onthank Primary being at the heart of the community.
Onthank – On Form – On Time in 2019.
December 20, 2018
by Mrs WRIGHT
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December 20, 2018
by Mrs Andrew
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Reminder – school closes on Friday 21 December @ 2.30 pm & reopens on Monday 7 January 2019 @ 9.00 am
Hope you all have a lovely Christmas & New Year!
December 19, 2018
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December 19, 2018
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December 19, 2018
by Mrs Findlay
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Well done to Lucy, Jodie and Emily for showing us their fabulous medals? for swimming , gymnastics and dancing?. We are very proud of you.
December 19, 2018
by Miss Cook
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We hope you thoroughly enjoyed our P2 Nativity Performance- ‘A Christmas Star’.
We thought the children were fantastic but we want to hear from you.
Please post your feedback below on our performance.
December 19, 2018
by Mrs Andrew
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December 18, 2018
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A reminder that Parents and Carers are invited to join us tomorrow morning for the P2 Nativity- “The Christmas Star”. Please be seated for a 10am start.
We look forward to seeing you there.
December 18, 2018
by Mrs Findlay
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P1-3 party is on Thursday at 9.30am. We have invited Santa to visit our Primary 1,2 and 3 party at 11.15am. You are invited to come along and see him in our school hall.
December 17, 2018
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December 17, 2018
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Primary 1
James Lyall – persevering and building a tall tower that stood without support
Reem Altamr – knowing lots of sounds and trying to read words
Luke Sloan – amazing addition skills!
Corey Mitchell – super football skills at Fit 15
Primary 2
Maddison Neill – super school representative at Morrisons
Sophie Brown – great effort making her spelling words
Jay McFadzean – sensible and mature attitude
Keira Morton – working hard at Reading
Primary 3
Imogen Mooney – always trys her best at school
Tyler Livingstone – being confident in the P3 Concert
Macy McFarlane – beautiful singing of ‘Four Calling Birds’
Lily Roy – excellent singing during the P3 Carol Concert
Primary 4
Milo Horner – always choosing a challenge in Maths
Lennon McPartland – Great Reading Comprehension
Luke Callaghan – an amazing effort with Spelling. You are a Super Star!
Primary 5
Ethan Craigen – super Christmas art work
P5E Choir – super performance in the P7 Show
Steven Black – being a mannerly messenger
Sophie Malone – having confidence to showcase her art work
Primary 6
P6A – outstanding singing during Onthank’s Greatest Show
Callum McAvoy – super effort at all times!
Glen Duncan – working well and making good progress
Primary 7
All of P7 for fantastic performances of ‘Onthank’s Greatest Show’
Special Award
Rebecca Devlin – for being a Responsible Prefect
December 15, 2018
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We supported Save the Children and wore our Christmas jumpers to school. Thank you to everyone who brought in a donation for this charity?