Onthank Primary School

This week our school celebrated its 60th anniversary with a range of concerts across the school and we want to know your views! A huge thank you to everyone who was able to make it along.

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Comment below and let us know what you thought about our performances! We will be sure to share your comments with staff and pupils.

Well done to everyone (staff, pupils, parents, carers and friends) for 3 fantastic shows today. Everyone had a part to play in making today a brilliant success.  The enjoyment in every pupils’ face today was delightful and it made us  proud of you all?. Well done also to Primary Ones who made their birthday film earlier  last month. The film was shown during all 3 shows today. Your dances were super. ?

Thank you for the generous donations towards our chosen charity: Memories are Better than Dreams. ( We will update you with an exact amount but it is over £1000?).

Our Onthank memorabilia is on display and our stage is set as we prepare for our 60th Birthday Party tomorrow!

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.

Our Birthday Concerts will take place tomorrow, WEDNESDAY 1 MAY, in our school hall and in the following format:

P2 & P3 Concert at 9.30 am

P4 & P5 Concert at 11.15 am

P6 & P7 Concert at 2.00 pm

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.

We look forward to seeing you tomorrow.

P6 pupils are taking part in Experimental Learning – Danger Detectives at Take A Bow Opportunity Centre, New Farm Loch, Kilmarnock.  P6K and P6M are going on Monday 13 May and P6A are going on Tuesday 21 May.  The bus will leave the school prompt at 9.00 am and will return by lunchtime.  Suitable outdoor clothing should be worn.  Each class will need 3 parent helpers so if you are able to help out  please complete form below.

Dear Families,

Firstly we would like to congratulate all students who took part in Dance Fest 2019 for a fantastic performance and for positively representing our school and community.

You will find a copy of the Dance Fest 2019 DVD Order Form by clicking this link. These should be sent to the address provided on the form.

Following the excellent feedback from event organisers regarding our students, their attitude and talent, we would like the Dance Fest team to form our ‘Onthank Ambassadors’. 

Onthank Ambassadors will continue to work alongside Mr Swan in developing their dance, performing art and leadership skills to represent the school in the final term.

The first opportunity will be performing at each 60th Birthday Concert so please be advised pupils will need their costume on Wednesday 1st May.

With this in mind ‘Onthank Ambassadors’ will continue with their Friday after school club 3pm – 4pm and will continue to June.

Mr Swan looks forward to seeing you all on Friday 3rd May 2019.

#teamOnthank #DanceFest2019 #OnthankAmbassador

Tickets for our 60th Birthday Celebrations on Wednesday 1 May are now available to purchase through ParentPay.  We are asking for donations for “Memories are Better than Dreams ……..” in memory of Lara who sadly passed away in September last year.

“Memories are Better than Dreams ……………………” – based in Crosshouse Hospital, Kilmarnock.

Lara loved Onthank Primary and all her friends she made here.  She loved to smile, laugh, dance and help people.  She had so many lovely, happy memories of school and we are so thankful for this and all the support we have had from her friends and staff at the school.   Lara, her Dad and I found so much comfort and support from this very special local charity and it would be lovely if we could continue to support them.  It’s the little things that make such a difference and always to remember the happiness in the saddest of times ……….

Memories are Better than Dreams aims to help families make special memories with their children towards the end of their life and following their death.

Having a child with a long term condition is very stressful for families and places considerable financial strain on them with parents often having to give up work to care for their child.  This can make it very difficult for the family to provide the opportunities to make lasting memories of their child.

They provide memory making activities, headstones for the child, special memory boxes, remembrance items such as necklaces of handprints but the help they give is individual to each family and tailored to fulfil their wishes.

From Lara’s mum

We are having a Birthday party on Friday 3 May in the dining hall.  All P1-P3 pupils receive free school meals so no cost.  P4-P7s cost £2.10 (pay through ParentPay) except for children in receipt of free school meals.

Tray with the following:

Sausage Roll, Pizza Slice, Hot dog, Sandwich, Mozzarella Stick

Birthday Cake and Ice Cream

All served with Milkshake, Milk or Juice

Well done on all the P6/7 pupils that competed in the national championships. The results were as follows:

P6 Girls

Erin Tonner – 74th

Rhainnon Smith – 87th

Lucy Wilson – 107th

Millie Allan – 115th

Carrie Lithgow – 117th

P6 Boys

Miller Davidson – 30th

Lucas Bryden – 39th

Lewis McFadzean – 46th

P7 Girls

Isla Tonner – 6th

P7 Boys

Adam Gold – 52nd

Lewis Hope – 62nd

The school would like to thank Eddie Tonner for organising the event for the pupils. Thank you to all the parents that attended and supported our pupils

Well done to the P4/5  basketball team who placed 4th overall in the final of the East Ayrshire School Championships at Kilmarnock College.

Primary 3

Wednesday 1st May

It’s almost show time. Don’t forget to order tickets through Parent Pay and tickets will then be delivered to your child.
Can you please send your child to school on Monday with their show costume in a carrier bag. Please label everything!

On Thursday 2nd May Primary 3 are planning to visit the Dean Park to hide special stones they are designing this week. Keep your eyes peeled next time you visit!

Please provide your child with a snack and drink to take to the park. We will return to school for lunch as normal. Children should wear suitable clothing for the Scottish weather!

If there is anyone willing to help us out on the trip please contact the school office.

Homework will continue as normal next week. This week continue to revise all sounds taught so far and remember to log into Bug Club.

In term 4 we will be covering 2 mini topics, the first being ‘Here come the Vikings’ where children will be designing their very own tunic. If possible please send in a white/cream pillowcase for this activity by Friday 3rd May.

Please complete the form below to allow your child to play in the upcoming Basketball Festival on Friday 26  April. Pupils should wear a tracksuit, bring a packed lunch and water.  Faye Meikle (Active Schools Coordinator) will accompany the pupils to the event at Kilmarnock College. The bus will leave at 10.30am and return to school around 1.45pm .

The team:

Arran Cowan

Sophie Hopkins

Lily Nimbley

Daniel Harvey

Declan Angus

Max Young

Lewis Kirk

Mitchell Birtles

P5E had a run through of the show with their fellow P5 classes today and following this rehearsal we discussed costume ideas.  As I posted before most pupils are playing children and therefore these pupils can wear casual clothes.  Our scientists are going to wear a white polo shirt with dark trousers and the head scientist a red polo shirt.

There is a post on the Onthank P5 page that shows some clothing trends from the 2000s decade so if you are able to achieve any of these looks then that would be great but not essential.

There will be a dress rehearsal on Tuesday 30th April so pupils are to bring in their costumes for this day (in a bag and labelled).  The costumes can then be left in the classroom ready for Wednesday (show day!).

In the meantime if your child has any lines please ensure they practise them to the point where they can say them without needing a script, unless they are a narrator.

Many thanks for your continued support.

P5E and Miss Ellis

As parents/carers of P5E will know the class are performing short sketches relating to the changes in technology during the 2000s.  In terms of costumes most pupils are playing children and therefore do not need anything special.  However, I have posted some pictures of so called noughties clothing ‘trends’ on our Onthank P5 blog, please have a look and if you are able to provide these clothes or something similar that would be great.  Anything you send in should be labelled with your child’s name and class.

Many thanks for P5E and Miss Ellis 🙂

Please complete the form below to allow your son to play in the upcoming Ayrshire Cup game on Thursday 18 April. We will be leaving school at 2.30pm and travelling to Cumnock to play at Cumnock Juniors ground. Expected time of return at Onthank PS 4.45pm approx.

Please note Cumnock’s park is an artificial surface so only moulded footwear is permitted.

Thank You

 Primary 1

Ollie Sinclair – working hard to learn new skills

Reem Altamr – speaking out in class and having confidence to have conversations

Leah Whyte – excellent effort at all times

Robbie Hughes – excellent story writing

 Primary 2

Cameron Lindsay – being considerate and helpful

Josh Boax – excellent answers at Maths time

Gurkirit Singh – accurate work in Maths

Maci Hopes – fantastic Literacy work

 Primary 3

Molly McMahon – excellent skills in Literacy

Olivia McCallion – being confident collecting the Big Pedal data

Reece Hamilton – a huge improvement in his sentence writing

Ellie Calder – showing great enthusiasm during 90s show rehearsals

 Primary 4

Emily McPhail – helping her classmates and being kind

Erin Patterson – making better social choices

Adam Sarwar – being such a lovely boy who is trying hard with his writing skills

 Primary 5

Chloe Kirkwood – hard work and perseverance in Literacy and Numeracy

Katie Brown – showing enthusiasm and determination in drama

Liam Rogerson – super poetry recital of Daffodils

Melody Longmuir – working well at area in Maths

 Primary 6

Olivia Cooper – constant super effort to all aspects of work

Rebecca Henderson – showing kindness to a younger pupil

P6K Dancefest Group – delivering a super performance!

 Primary 7

Sophie Dickie, Rebecca Forrest & Alix Hartley – for being an excellent ambassador at Dancefest

Lee Curran – excellent Maths work

Leighah Campbell – always giving 100%

Liam Ross – sharing mature viewpoints during Divided City

 Special Award

Mitchell Birtles P4M – being polite and mannerly

IF YOUR CHILD IS ATTENDING THE EASTER ACTIVITIES AT ONTHANK PRIMARY SCHOOL CAN YOU PLEASE ENSURE THAT THEY ARE DRESSED APPROPRIATELY TO GO OUTSIDE IN ALL WEATHERS!  THANK YOU!

#teamonthank did very well tonight on the stage at The Palace Theatre performing their feisty and sassy routine which was choreographed and led by Mr Swan.  They made us proud by “bringing it” on the night! They are ready to share their moves with rest of the school tomorrow.

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A video message from our Primary 7s to our DanceFest team

Wednesday 10th April (10am-2pm) P1-4
Thursday 11th April (10am-2pm) P5-7
Free Activities & Lunch

Dance Fest 2019 Info Update (1)

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!

• Spacehoppers
• Walkman
• Roller Skates / roller boots ( not blades)
• Star Wars Costumes
• Old jeans that can be customised
• Old dial telephone
• Any 1970s costumes

Thank you all so much for your help!

#teamprimary4

 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

Dance Fest 2019 Blog Info

Please complete our parental questionnaire so we can gather your views and opinions on the levels of pupil participation within Onthank Primary.

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.

Please complete feedback.  If you have any questions linked to your child’s report please speak to staff at Parents’ afternoon / evening.

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.

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.

Scholastics Book Fair will be here on Parents’ Afternoon / Evening (Thursday 21 March) from 3.00 pm – 8.00 pm.  Please follow instructions below:

1. Choose a book for your child.
2. A Book Fayre helper will put child’s name and class on the book then leave in the office.
3. You then have to pay for the book through ParentPay (taking 99p off the price – World Book Day Token) stating the name of the book in the comments box.
4. Once paid your child will be given the book home with them.

Any questions regarding the Book Fayre please call the office on 525477.

 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!

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

Another week of mindfulness and another week of self expression through painting and clay moulding.

The form below is only to be completed by the parents of the P6/7 Cross Country team.

The form below is only to be completed by the parents of the P6 children who are involved in the Euro Quiz Team.

 Using relaxation techniques after a hard day learning 

 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

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.

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/

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'”.

 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

We’re off!

Please fill out this survey of what is your favourite singer/band.

Thank you from Neve , Jack, Shannon and Rhys.

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.

Please complete our survey about your favourite holiday destination by Morgan, Phoebe, Orlaith and Shelby

Can you please fill out the survey below. Thank you by Erin, Ellie,Victoria.

We are doing a survey and we would like you to take part and fill out the form. Thanks from James, Ruairidh and Tyler

P6A are collecting data for our classwork. Please complete our survey about cookies. Thanks from Adam and Christopher.

Please complete our survey about celebrities. Thank you for completing our survey, Joe, Matthew and Alex.

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.

Please complete our dinosaur survey. Thank you from Kerr, Kyle, Marcus and Dylan.

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!

Click on the link below to see all the activities taking place in our school:

January – April 2019 Timetable

‘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

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.

 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

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 18^th 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 15^th February.

#musicaltheatre #dance #acting #teamonthank

‘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

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

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.

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.

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

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:

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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

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.

ONTHANK @ DANCE FEST 2019!

 

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.

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.

Luke McCall

Calum McNaughton

Katie McIntyre

Lotte I’Anson

Zara Lochhead

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 .

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

 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

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!

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

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!

 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