Friday 28th January 2022

A huge well done and thank you to P5/6 for our twitter takeover this week. We have loved reading about your learning. It looked like so much fun. If you have not had a chance to see all the tweeting this week – be sure to pop over to our twitter feed. You do not need a twitter account to see what was going on. Just click the link. https://twitter.com/@eacStPatricksPS

We wonder which class will take over twitter next week? Check the link again next week to find out.

Community Opportunities

Active Schools are running free sports sessions in Auchinleck starting next week. Please see the posters below for information of how to access these.

Holocaust Memorial Day Trust | What is Holocaust Memorial Day?

In Assembly today we joined the rest of the world in remembrance of the Holocaust. This event is held annually on the 27th January. We prayed that the sufferings of the past are not forgotten and for the courage and strength to create a world without discrimination. Pope Francis had asked everyone to join him this week in praying for peaceful solutions to the ongoing uncertainty in Ukraine. We prayed the Our Father together for hope and for peace.

Number Day 2022 | NSPCC

Next week we will be taking part in Number Day 2022. Information about this was sent out on the school app. Pupils (and staff) have the opportunity to dress up or accessorise with a number theme.

Donations for NSPCC will be able to be made on ParentPay next week.

scottish thistle

Scots Verse and Singing Competition

Class heats will take place this week with finalists performing in the competition on 9th February. Thank you to all of you for supporting your child with this. It’s going to be a tough decision. The standard is very high. In preparation for this, classes have created some stunning art work for the hall.

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To ensure safety and comfort during PE lessons, all pupils are asked to wear appropriate clothing for physical activity.

This comprises of

t – shirt
gym shorts or active wear leggings or tracksuit trousers
indoor PE shoes

Pupils should ensure that PE kit is available on their PE days to get changed into. School uniform should be worn as normal.

We have taken the decision to allow longer length leg coverings in response to pupil requests. Please discourage your child from wearing tights under shorts or leg coverings. If your child wears tights to school they can bring a pair of socks for use during PE lessons.

A reminder of PE days is below:
P1 – Monday, Wednesday
P2 – Tuesday, Thursday
P3 – Wednesday, Friday
P4/5 – Wednesday, Friday
P5/6 – Monday, Thursday
P6/7 – Tuesday, Thursday

If you have difficulty sourcing PE kit for your child please contact the school and we can see what we can do to help.

In line with East Ayrshire’s PE risk assessment jewellery is not permitted to be worn in PE. This includes stud earrings. Pupils must be able to take their own earrings in and out for PE. Unfortunately your child will not be able to participate if they are wearing jewellery. They will be tasked with completing an observation and evaluation task linked to the curriculum instead.

Our school uniform consists of a bottle green sweatshirt, gold polo shirt and black/grey trousers or skirt. There is also a tartan skirt in the school colours that can be worn. Although leggings are allowed during PE, they are not our school uniform and we would encourage a skirt or trousers. Thank you.

Outdoor Learning

Some of our learning takes place outside. Please ensure your child comes to school with suitable clothing that will keep them warm should the class go outdoors. We’ve had a lot of cold children this week. If you have any problems getting uniform, PE kit or outdoor clothing for your child please get in touch and we will see what we can do to help.

Golden Book

This week’s Golden book nominees are as follows:

Faith, Alysa, Max, Cayden, Elliot, Karah, Isaac, Alexander, Reilley, Tyler K, Skye, Starr, Shauna, Oliver, Alyssa and Kallen.

Bronze Awards go to :

Alysa, Kallen, Max, Cayden, Oliver, Jackson, Reilley and Skye.

Covid

It has been a very challenging week for us with positive cases. We ask that everyone remains vigilant for any symptoms. We are increasingly seeing that this is a headache, upset stomach , sore throat or high temperature in our children. Please look out for these symptoms as well as the new persistent dry cough and loss of taste or smell. A PCR should be booked for all symptoms.

Please do not send your child to school if they display any of these symptoms.

We encourage everyone to test regularly with a Lateral Flow Device (LFD). These can be collected from pharmacies and some local authority venues. We have a limited number in school that we can give to families that are unable to get them from elsewhere.

If your child’s class received a stage 3 letter you are asked to carry out LFD test on your child for the next 7 days. If anyone in the household has a positive test then everyone else should test everyday for 7 days.