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

Parent-Guide-2021

Please click on link below for info on World Book Day:

WORLD BOOK DAY – THURSDAY 3 MARCH 2022

Primary 1

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

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

1M – Mhairi – super writing

Primary 2

2E – Mia – brilliant number work in maths

2K – Lauchlan – for good answers at number time

2S – Hayden – growing in confidence

Eilidh – answering very articulately

Primary 3

3B – Heather – for working well

3N – Josh – working hard to write super sentences

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

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

Primary 4

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

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

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

Primary 5

5AK – TJ – super effort in literacy

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

Primary 6

6A – Jessica – a great number talks explanation

6F – Reece – Big improvement in maths

6IS – Jack – Super spelling

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

Primary 7

7C – Ellie – excellent work in numeracy

7M – Cody – Great behaviours displayed in the playground

7MC – Christopher – for continual hard work and effort

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

Deputy Head Teacher’s Award

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

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

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

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Please click on link below for P1 and P2 Wishlist from our Parent Council.  If anyone can help to supply any of the items on the list please hand in to the school office.  Thanks!

P1-P2 Wishlist

Primary 1

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

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

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

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

Primary 2

2E – Anna – Burns Poetry class winner

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

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

Primary 3

3B – Cody – working hard!

3N – Joseph – for excellent column addition jotters sums

3S – Myla – excellent progress, well done!

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

Primary 4

4E – Amelia – being a successful learner

4M – Mason – excellent maths skills

4W – Khalil – for working well with others

Primary 5

5AK – Christina – always trying her best in class

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

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

Primary 6

6A – Haleigh – an outstanding Scottish poetry recital

6F – Scarlett – Brilliant progress!

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

6N – Darcey – positive start at Onthank

Primary 7

7C – Caitlin – super writing

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

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

Centre 1

Keira – for being an outstanding and responsible pupil

Deputy Head Teacher’s Award

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

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

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

Primary 1

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

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

1K – Whole of 1K – super writing

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

Primary 2

2E – Jack – amazing take away skills

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

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

Primary 3

3B – Rule – for not giving up!

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

3S – Zachary – for making positive behaviour choices

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

Primary 4

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

4M – Olivia – Fantastic maths work

4W – Mia – for great effort at Rugby

Primary 5

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

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

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

Primary 6

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

6F – Mya – Fantastic reading comprehension

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

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

Primary 7

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

7Mc – Lyle – Always demonstrating our school values

Centre 1

Alysha – for improving greatly with her handwriting

Centre 3

Macey

Deputy Head Teacher’s Award

Brook & Jaxson for being Responsible Citizens whilst represent Onthank Primary

Onthank P6/7 Families,

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

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

Rehearsal Day: Every Friday (04.02.22 – 18.03.22)

Rehearsal Time: 2.50pm – 4pm 

Rehearsal Location: Main Hall (Distanced) 

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

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

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

Please complete the short form to enrol.

Safe wishes always,

Mr. Swan

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

Primary 1

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

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

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

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

Primary 2

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

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

2S – Skye – excellent progress in reading & writing

Primary 3

3B – Guy – for working so well

3N – Lucy – excellent answers during class discussions

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

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

Primary 4

4E – Amelia –

4M – Reem – Excellent rugby player!

4W – Lacey – super reciting of her burns poem

Primary 5

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

5B – Stan – for being very helpful in class

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

Primary 6

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

6F – Liam – amazing maths

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

6N – Imogen – Making great progress with division work

Primary 7

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

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

Deputy Head Teacher 

Annabella – 1C

For being kind & thoughtful

Please click on link below for Diary Dates from January – April 2022:

DIARY DATES JAN-APR 2022

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

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

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

Merry Christmas from all at Onthank Primary School.

#VirtualChristmas #OurOnthank #ChristmasConcert

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