Welcome Back 2023-2024
We are looking forward to this new session at Mayfield Primary School and Early Years Class. We hope you have all had a wonderful summer!
P1 Registration
Registration for new primary 1 pupils begin on Monday 13th January. Please see picture below for dates and times.
The staff and pupils at Mayfield Primary would like to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! We hope you enjoy your Christmas holiday. The school will reopen at 9am on Monday 6th January 2020. We look forward to seeing you then.
Christmas Service
Primary 3/2 and 3/4 delivered a wonderful Christmas Service on Thursday 19th December. They retold the Christmas story and encouraged everyone to think about gifts that we can give each other that don’t involve buying a present like showing kindness to others and thinking about other people. We also enjoyed singing songs from the infant nativity and upper school Christmas show, as well as the children’s favourite, ‘Cascabels’.
If you didn’t manage along, here are some photos of the morning.
Christmas Parties 2019
The boys and girls of Mayfield have enjoyed their Christmas parties this week with one party even enjoying a surprise visit from Santa! We would like to say a MASSIVE thank you to Iain McGrory who was our fabulous DJ and Master of Ceremonies for the 3 days.
Tin Whistle
We have some very talented budding musicians in Primary 5 this year who have started learning how to play the tin whistle. They are already building up a fantastic repertoire of pieces to play at different events in the school and we can’t wait to hear them in action soon.
Thinking Teams Feedback
Term 1 has been very busy and we have been hard at work in our various Thinking Teams. Thinking Teams are a great way for our pupils to have their say in events and the running of Mayfield. We got together to share what our Thinking Teams have been up to with the rest of the school.
Harvest
Primary 5/6 and Primary 1 worked together to deliver our Harvest assembly this year and the Charities Thinking Team organised a collection of food for the local Foodbank. We are so grateful for the donations we received and we know that they will be used to provide families in our community.
Thank you to everyone who came along to our service and who made valuable donations.
Arran Residential Day 1
Primary 7 have been enjoying their first day on Arran today. The red and green group went exploring on the beaches to Kings Cross while the Blue Group walked up Ben Fionn. There’s sure to be some tired faces tonight (and that’s just the teachers!). Follow the rest of their adventures here, on the school website or on Facebook and Twitter.
Rights Respecting Schools Update
This week, all pupils in Mayfield Primary have been given their own reusable water bottle to reduce the amount of plastic waste we are producing. This is to help the UN Convention with their one of their Global Goals. We wanted to do our bit to help reduce plastic pollution in the world’s oceans and seas.
Early Years Parent Hub
PEEP Session
Have a look at the wonderful time we had at our PEEP session last week. We played lots of games and learned all about numbers.
Why not come an join us this Thursday?
AM Session – 9.15am – 10.15am
PM Session – 1.15pm – 2.15pm
Holiday Weekend
Next week is North Ayrshire’s February weekend.
Pupils should not come to school on Friday 8th, Monday 11th or Tuesday 12th. The school will reopen for pupils on Wednesday 13th February.
We hope you have a lovely long weekend!
Parents Night (5th and 6th February 2019)
Our Parents Nights will take place on Tuesday 5th and Wednesday 6th February 2019. Anyone who does not already have an appointment should contact the school as soon as possible.
Please Note: THERE WILL BE NO PARENT COUNCIL CAFE at these Parents Nights.
Book Fayre
The Book Fayre will arrive in school on Monday 4th February and will be available throughout both Parents Nights for books to be purchased.
Mental Health Awareness Week 4th February
Mayfield Primary will be taking part in Mental Health fortnight which starts next week. We will be working alongside Respect Me and Place 2 Be throughout the next two weeks and the children will take part in class lessons and assemblies to help foster positive mental health.
Early Years PEEP Sessions
Look at the fantastic fun we had at our Early Years PEEP session this week. We made our own puppets and had a super puppet show. Why not come and join us in the fun next Thursday.
Hope to see you there!
A.M. session 9.15am-10.15am
P.M. session 1.15pm-2.15pm
Early Years PEEP Sessions
Please see poster below for information regarding our Early Years PEEP sessions taking place.
Mayfield Early Years Registration Week
Registration to start Nursery in August 2019 takes place Monday 28th-Thursday 31st January.
If your child’s date of birth is between 1st March 2015 and February 2017 you should register at the school:
Mayfield Primary School
Kenilworth Drive
Saltcoats
KA21 6HS
01294 465576
Please bring your child’s birth certificate to the school at any of the following times-
Monday 28th Jan -9.30-10.30am or 1.30-2.30pm
Tuesday 29th Jan -9.30-10.30am or 1.30-2.30pm
Wednesday 30th Jan – 9.30-10.30am or 1.30-2.30pm
Thursday 31st Jan – 9.30-10.30am or 1.30-2.30pm
Mayfield Primary School Registration Week
MAYFIELD PRIMARY SCHOOL REGISTRATION WEEK (for Primary 1 pupils starting in August 2019)
Monday 14th – Friday 18th January 2019
Children who will be 5 years of age between
1st March 2019 and 29th February 2020
should register to start school in August 2019.
Our registration times are-
Monday 14th January
9.15-10.00am and 2.30-3.30pm
Tuesday 15th January
2.30-3.30pm
Wednesday 16th January
11.15am-12.15pm
Thursday 17th January
9.15-10.00am
Friday 18th January
11.15am-12.15pm
Don’t forget to bring your child’s birth certificate and proof of address with you!
Mayfield Primary School
Kenilworth Drive
Saltcoats
KA21 6HS
01294 465576
Holiday Meals Programme
The Holiday meals programme will be running this year once again over the
festive period within Mayfield Primary School.
Please click on the link below to download the letter with information regarding dates, times and activities.
Cuppa and Catch Up
MacMillan Coffee Afternoon
Primary 7 are organising a MacMillan coffee afternoon on Thursday 27th September.
This year we are hosting the coffee afternoon at 2pm. This is following suggestions from last year to allow parents and carers to have their children with them for a wee cuppa and a treat and children will be released from classes to attend. As always, we would greatly appreciate baking donations. These should be handed in to the school office as close to the event as possible.
At Mayfield we are proud that once again we are able to raise money for this special charity. Donations collected on the day will be greatly received.
European Day of Languages
We are celebrating European Day of Languages again this year.
On Wednesday 26th September, we are hosting a dress down day! You can dress in French, Spanish or Scottish colours (red, yellow, blue and white). The children will be taking part in a sing-a-long, salsa dancing and will be playing some Spanish games.
Please do not go out and buy anything new, just wear something colourful you already have!
Sharing with Parents
You are invited into school at the following times to share in your child’s learning. It would be great to see as many of you as possible at the following times:
P3/4 – 9.45am Wednesday 26th September
P1 – 11.30am Wednesday 26th September
P2/1 – 9.45am Thursday 27th Septemebr
P7 – 10.00am Tuesday 2nd October
P6 – 11.30am Tuesday 2nd October
P5/4 – 9.15am Thursday 4th October
P5/6 – 11.00am Thursday 4th October
Primary 1-7 Parent Hub
Please see information below regarding our Primary 1-7 Parent Hub which starts on Wednesday 3rd October at 3pm.
Early Years Class Parent Hub
Please see information below regarding our Early Years Class Parent Hub which starts on Monday 10th September 2018.
Information from our new Family Learning Worker
Please see information below from Mayfield’s new Family Learning Worker who has organised some great activities for you and your children to be involved in this year:
Hello. My name is Lucy Watkins and I am the Family Learning Worker for Mayfield Primary School. We have lots of exciting family events coming up this term such as ‘Breakfast Blether,’ ‘Homework Club’ ‘Outdoor Club’ and ‘The Great Cake Off.’
The ‘Breakfast Blether’ sessions will be running throughout the year and the next blether is on Monday 17th September from 9am-10am in the dining hall.
The Homework Club is running every week from 3pm-4pm and is a great opportunity to get your homework complete in school and all families are welcome to attend. Additional activities will be provided once homework is complete. The Outdoor Club is also running every week after the Homework Club from 4pm-5pm, where there will be a variety of fun, family, outdoor activities. Activities may include; leaf printing and making rain gauges.
The ‘Great Cake Off’ will be on Friday 28th September from 1.30pm-2.30pm for all families to attend. Cakes and decorations will be provided, all you have to do is decorate the cake. Prizes will be awarded for the winner.
Feel free to attend as many sessions as you wish and I look forward to seeing you there. J
If you have any questions then please do not hesitate to email me at; lucywatkins@north-ayrshire.gov.uk or on 01294 552591.
Clothing Grants and Free School Meals Parent Drop In Monday 3rd September 2018
Breakfast Club Session 2018/2019
After a successful year of running our daily breakfast club, we are delighted to inform you that breakfast club will be continuing next session, 2018/2019.
Breakfast club will start on the first day back in Term 1, Monday 20th August 2018.
All children from P1 – P7 are welcome to come along and enjoy a healthy breakfast.
Our breakfast club is on Monday – Friday (excluding holidays) from 8am. Breakfast is served until 8.30am, with children having the opportunity to participate in table top activities until 8.45am. The children are then taken to the playground ready to line up with their class at 9am.
If your child is likely to attend the breakfast club during the first term back, please complete a permission slip which is available from both the office and the breakfast club.
Celebration Assembly June 2018
All our children have worked very hard this year and achieved great things! We had the chance to celebrate some of theses successes at our Celebration Assembly.
P4 – P7
P1 – P3
BBC Radio Scotland Visit – 19.6.18
Today our breakfast club had a visit from BBC Radio Scotland. Morgan, the reporter, interviewed the staff and some of the children to find out about the positive impact the breakfast club has had on pupils in the school. The children also discussed why they think the breakfast club is important and why they enjoy coming. Tracy Freeman, from Magic Breakfast, also came along to talk to Morgan about the partnership the charity has with the school and how they help support our breakfast club.
Morgan is going to get in touch and let us know when this will be aired on BBC Radio Scotland. We will let parents/carers know in advance so you can all tune in!
Mayfield’s Got Talent 2018 18.6.18
What another great talent contest this year! We had various different acts performed by P4 – P7 pupils. Here is a list of the entries:
P4 – Evie (dancing) and Hannah (tap dancing)
P5 – Dato (singing ‘Love Yourself’) and Ciara & Andrew (dancing)
P6/5 – Aimee (dancing)
P6/7 – Katie (singing ‘DNA’) and Leo (singing ‘See You Again’)
P7 – Holly (singing ‘Not About Angels’) and Dylan (singing ‘When I’m Gone’)
CONGRATULATIONS to Evie who was the overall winner!
12.6.18
***Mayfield Primary got the SILVER Rights Respecting School Award today. ***
A huge congratulations to all the boys and girls who worked so hard to get this. The inspector was so impressed with the children’s ability to speak about their rights and commented on the fabulous ethos and relationships at Mayfield. Thank you so much to the staff and parents who have worked tirelessly to ensure this is embedded into daily life. What a huge achievement to get.
STEAM Week – P4’s Science Show 11.6.18
As part of STEAM week, the P4s hosted a ‘Science Lab’ in the gym hall. Here they demonstrated and explained 10 different science experiments to all the children in the school, from the EYC up to P7. Each experiment had a card explaining the equipment needed and the task. It also explained what was happening in the experiment and why. The P4 pupils were fantastic at taking the lead on this and working alongside the children that came to try their experiment. They were able to discuss what was happening, give instructions and answer questions from the pupils. The experiment that were presented by P4 were:
- Can an egg float?
- Dancing Raisins
- Microscope Fun
- Foil Magic
- Colour Symphony
- Gloop
- Skittle Rainbow
- Chromatography
- Balloon Experiment
- Lava Lamps
This was a very successful event – have a look at the pictures!
P5 – P7 John Muir Assembly 8.6.18
The P5 – P7 pupils hosted a John Muir Assembly which allowed them to speak to their peers and parents about the all the hard work they have been doing recently in relation to John Muir. Each class presented a powerpoint explaining the work they had done on the school grounds as well as sharing what they had learned about John Muir himself.
Police Scotland – Traffic Police May 2018
A group of children worked with Police Scotland to learn how they catch people speeding in their cars. The Traffic Police brought along a speed camera and demonstrated how it worked. They drove the police car down the street and the children pointed the camera at the car to obtain the speed.
Marcus. ” I liked using the speed gun to see how fast the police car was going.”
Alanna, “I liked learning how it worked. I didn’t know that they used lasers. Sometimes they point the laser at the number plate to get the speed of the car.”
Fun Fit Fortnight – Week 2 – Sports Day 24.5.18
We had a fantastic day at Sports Day. All the children tried really hard competing in their races and showed great sportsmanship!
Fun Fit Fortnight – Week 2 – Heartstart 21.5.18
Pupils from P1 – P7 have been learning life saving skills. P4 – P7 learn how to put someone in the recovery position and P6 & P7 learn how to deliver CPR. Miss Watt also showed the P7 children how you would use a defibrillator in an emergency situation.
Fun Fit Fortnight – Week 2 – Potted Sports 23.5.18
The children had great fun competing in Potted Sports. We had lovely weather which meant we were able to do it outside! The children worked well in their teams and demonstrated great sportsmanship! The P7s were responsible for leading their teams, encouraging their peers and assisting the infants – well done P7!
At half time all the children enjoyed their free fruit.
Fun Fit Fortnight – Week 1 (week beginning 14.5.18)
Week 1 of Fun Fit Fortnight has been a huge success. A huge thank you to all our coaches and visitors who came in to work with the pupils. This week the pupils have had the opportunity to develop their rugby, cheerleading and bowling skills, as well as having fun on the bouncy castle, smoothie bike and during our Personal Trainer session. They also learned a great deal from our visit from Dogs Trust.
Have a look at the slideshow below to see pictures from throughout the week!
EYC – Balanceability
As part of Fun Fit Fortnight, the EYC have been taking part in balanceability activities. They have been completing obstacle courses where they had to use their balance and also riding the balance bikes.
Smoothie Bike – 14.5.18
Ashley riding the smoothie bike.
Today as part of Fun Fit Fortnight, P1 – P7 got the chance to use a smoothie bike. The children worked in small groups to prep the fruit they wanted in their smoothie. The smoothie machine was then placed on the bike and the children had to pedal in order to get it to blend the fruit. The children then got to enjoy their delicious smoothies – yum!
Walk To School Week – Week beginning 14th May 2018
As part of Fun Fit Fortnight, we are once again doing our walking buses. The staff meet the children at the usual collection points, Burns Avenue, Middlepart Crescent and Dalry Road, at about 8.30am. Each day, every child on a walking bus is given a raffle ticket which is out into a prize box in their classroom. At the end of the week a winner from each class will be selected and awarded a prize.
If you haven’t already joined us on a bus, then please come along – it would be great to see you!
Fun Fit Fortnight Week Beginning – 14.5.18
With the arrival of the sunshine comes Fun Fit Fortnight at Mayfield. Children must have their gym kit and water with them every day and have suitable outdoor shoes. In addition to the activities below, children will have regular PE slots including outdoor learning.
Monday 14th May – Walking Buses/Rugby
Tuesday 15th May- Walking Buses/Bouncy Castle/ Smoothie Making Bike
Wednesday 16th May- Walking Buses/Dogs Trust Visit/ Bowls Scotland
Thursday 17th May- Walking Buses/Keep Fit
Friday 18th May- Walking Buses/Cheerleading
Monday 21st May- Early Years Sports Day
11:00am – 11:45am (for morning children)-Parents invited
3:00pm – 3:45pm (for the afternoon children)-Parents invited
Tuesday 22nd May- House competition/ Potted Sports
Wednesday 23rd May- Sports Day-1.30pm (weather permitting)- Parents invited
Thursday 24th May- Fun Day (children to wear sports clothes)
Friday 25th May- Holiday
P4 and P5’s Visit to Dundonald Links – 26.4.18
P4 and P5 pupils has a great time working on their golf skills at Dundonald Links. The pupils were split into groups and participated in different activities which worked on driving and using an iron. They also spent time practicing their putting and chipping on the green. We would like to say a huge thanks to all the coaches who organised and ran this great day!
P7 Arran Assembly – April 2018
P7 pupils invited their parents and carers in to a special assembly to tell them all about their residential trip to Arran. Parents and carers were shown a slide show of the trip whilst the pupils explained what they were doing in all the photos.
Mayfield’s Magic Breakfast Assembly – 25.4.18
Thank you to Tracy, from Magic Breakfast, who came along to talk to the pupils, staff, parents and carers about the importance of a healthy breakfast. She explained what a healthy breakfast should consist of and what it could look like. The school works in partnership with Magic Breakfast to ensure that no child starts their school day hungry. Magic Breakfast provides the breakfast club with free bagels, cereals, porridge and fresh fruit juice. We would encourage all P1 – P7 pupils to come along to the breakfast club. Here they can get a healthy breakfast and socialise with their peers. After breakfast they can take part in table top games and activities. Breakfast is served daily from 8am.
Easter Service – March 2018
Thank you to all those who came along to our Easter service. Well done to all the children who performed and did readings in front of this large audience. Thank you to Mrs Montgomerie and P6 for organising the service, it was great!
World of Work & Finance Week – March 2018
A big thanks to Mrs Muir and the STEM (Maths) Thinking Team for organising World of Work and Finance Week. During the week the children participated in lessons that focused on budgeting and improving their money skills. All classes accessed the Money Sense website where they could complete challenges and games related to finance.
A huge thank you to Mr Borland, Miss Duncan, Mr Carson, Mr Connelly, Mr McCleave, Mr Wood, Mrs Kerr and Mr Herley for taking the time to come in and speak to the children about their jobs and the work they do. The children thoroughly enjoyed learning about different careers and the different skills required to do these jobs successfully.
Boiled Egg Competition – March 2018
Thank you to all those who participated in our boiled egg competition and a big well done to the class winners. The winners were:
P6/7 – Adam, P6/5 – Ella-Louise, P5 – Marcus, P4 – Sam, P3 – Marley, P2 – Niamh, P1 – Millie
Sport Relief – March 2018
A huge thank you to Miss De Silva and the Charities Thinking Team for organising and running our Sport Relief events. Each class took part in our ‘Dance -a-thon’ and came to school in sporty clothes. The Thinking Team also sold Sport Relief merchandise and organised a raffle.
We raised over £190! Well done everyone and thank you!
Free Fruit – March 2018
Thanks to the Pupil Equity Fund, we are able to supply all pupils in P1 – P7 with free fruit! Thank you to the P7 pupils who help organise and distribute the free fruit each week. This is very popular and the children very much enjoy receiving their fruit!
Pupil Vs Staff Netball Game – 19.3.18
Pupils and staff enjoyed taking part in a pupils vs staff netball game. Both teams were very competitive and worked well together, hoping to become the champions. In the end it was the staff that won the game. Thank you to all that took part!
Fairtrade Coffee Morning – 15.3.18
A huge well done to Miss McRonald and the Fairtrade Thinking Team for organising and hosting our Fairtrade Coffee Morning. We raised £71 and are still receiving donations.
The Fairtrade Thinking Team would like to thank everyone that attended and they hope you enjoyed your coffee and cake!
World Book Day – 9.3.18
The pupils and staff celebrated World Book day by attending school in their pyjamas. The upper primaries paired with a lower primary class to enjoy a reading session together. The younger children loved being read to by the older pupils and the older pupils enjoyed the responsibility of working with the younger pupils.
Valentine’s Disco
A huge thank you to our parent council who organised a fantastic Valentines Disco! The children had a great time dancing the night away!
Burns Competition (Friday 26th January 2018)
Well done to all the boys and girls who competed in our Scottish Poetry competition today. We have such talented children at Mayfield! A huge thank you to Mrs Breen who has been in school helping us learn our Scottish songs and poems! What a wonderful afternoon.
Bingo Afternoon
Thank you to everyone who came to our Bingo afternoon! It was a huge success, we hope you had as much fun as we did!! We are still selling raffle tickets for the signed Kilmarnock strip to raise money for our P7 Arran trip!
Tea with the SMT (25th January 2018)
This week Mr Faulds and Mrs Meney met with a fabulous group of Primary 7 children to talk about how to improve the school. They chatted over tea and biscuits and came up with some fabulous ideas!
Christmas Fayre
What a busy day we had yesterday! Well done to the choir who sang at Morrisons, Caledonia Care Home and the Christmas Fayre- you were fantastic!
Thank you to everyone who came to our Christmas Fayre, it was a huge success and raised lots of money for the school!
We loved seeing all the Christmas Jumpers, it really made the school feel festive!
Next week is equally as busy with Carol Concerts, Nativity plays and the start of Christmas Parties!
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🎅It’s the most wonderful time of the year!🎅🎄
Choir
Well done to the choir who performed at the Saltcoats Christmas light switch on yesterday. If you would like to hear our talented children please join us at Morrisons (Stevenson) at 10:15am on Thursday 7th December.
Remembrance Service (9th November 2017)
Well done to the Primary 7 pupils who led a fantastic Remembrance Service today.
Halloween
The children enjoyed their Halloween discos this week. Just look at some of these costumes! Thank you to all who came!
Wheelathon Fundraiser
We had a WHEELIE good time raising money for school funds. Thank you to the Parent Council for helping to organise our sponsored wheelie!
Harvest Assembly 2017
Thank you to everyone who came to the Harvest Assembly today! Well done to Primary 6 for leading such a great service! A massive thank you also to everyone who donated food for the Ayrshire Food Bank. This was greatly appreciated and will be used to provide families in Ayrshire with critical supplies.
Walk to School Week
We have been taking part in our Walk to School Week this week (October 9th 2017-October 13th 2017). This has been a great way to keep fit AND to reduce the number of cars coming to the school.
We are Mayfield Primary School,
We think walking is so cool!
We are trying to keep fit,
Doing our Eco friendly bit!
MacMillan Coffee Morning September 2017
Our P7 pupils and Miss Watt raised a fantastic £244 for Macmillan Cancer Support by holding a super morning of cakes, coffee and laughter. Thank you to everyone for donating home baking and coming along to support us, as you can see we had a great time leading this event and feel very proud for raising such a great amount of money!
Congratulations to our prize winners;
Raffle- P1- Lilly Wood’s Gran who has won a gorgeous chocolate cake and a bottle of prosecco!
Height of the cakes game- Jessie Stevenson who has won £24 by correctly guessing that the cakes were 94cm high!
Well done, please collect your prizes from the school office!
22nd September 2017
Primary 4-6 had a visit from Author Paul Bristow today. Paul has just published his new book ‘The Superpower Project!’ He read us a chapter and spoke to us about how to become an author. We all had to think about what kind of super power we would like to have.
What a ‘Super’ morning!
Apple Day 2017
Apple day was a huge success, we collected 29.631kg of delicious apples and followed recipes to make the following:
Early Years- Apple cakes
P1- Cup Cakes
P2- Apple Crumble
P3- Fruit Kebabs
P4- Smoothies
P5- Apple Puffs
P6/5- Apple Muffins
P6/7- Toffee Apple Cupcakes
P7- Apple Tart
