Two of our P7s had a great time performing an extract from Tam O’Shanter at the P7 Burns Supper at Ayr Town Hall on Tuesday. They enjoyed the full Burns Supper experience with their P7 peers from across the authority. The event was
fully funded and supported by Alloway Burns Club.
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Expert Diver Visit to P5
P5 welcomed Brian Millarvie, a local scuba diving instructor and enthusiast, who gave a fabulous presentation all about scuba diving and how it is done. We all listened very respectfully and asked lots of interesting questions. Mr Millarvie demonstrated all of the different pieces of equipment and how they all work. Some of our learners are counting the days until they are 12 and can join a local club!
Super Skating!
Well done to one of our pupils for coming 5th in her group at the North East Opens in Billingham last week. What a star! Well done!
Thinking Day Celebrations
Well done to all the pupils who took part in the Girlguiding Ayrshire South, 100 years of Thinking Day Parade in Ayr on Sunday. They had a great time.
P5 Associated British Ports Visitors
As part of their work on the Sea Story project, P5 were very happy to welcome some members of the team from ABP (Associated British Ports). We learned about how the Ports of Ayr and Troon operate, what they transport and who works there. We learned about how things are moved from boat to port and back again and how this is organised. We were very interested to learn about Pilots, who go out to all of the boats entering the port and help steer them in. We had lots of questions but our new friends were happy to share their knowledge.
P7 Heartstart
P7 had a visit from the Heart Start Team. They were taught how to put people into the recovery position and how to perform CPR. We all have the power to make a difference. By taking the time to learn these skills they could save a life one day.
South Ayrshire 2026 Veteran Careers Event
Burns Competition Winners January 2026
Well done to all our winners at our annual Burns Competition. The standard was incredibly high again this year. Well done to our overall winner who receives a book of Burns Poems from the Market Inn Burns Club. Several of our pupils also recited their poems to the congregation at the Auld Kirk Burns Supper Lunch on Sunday – we were very proud of them.
Lego League Winners
Well done to Mrs Bell-Sammutt and the Lego Club. They recently participated in the First Lego League Discover Competition, “Unearthed” at Ayrshire College in Kilmarnock. The took part in a lot of challenges where they had to programme the robot to solve problems and the won the best robot design competition too!
Returning to the School Website
We have taken the decision to no longer use X (Twitter) and will return to using the school website blog to share information. Please explore the site to find out more about our approach to developing the 6 global competencies – The 6Cs and thinking with a Growth Mindset. There are ideas for supporting your child at home along with school policies and information about the school.
Dolphin House 2025
P7 thoroughly enjoyed their visit to Dolphin House. A week of abseiling, paddleboarding, caving, beach cleaning and exploring Culzean. We learned new skills and achieved the John Muir Award.
Halloween Discos
We had lots of fun at our Halloween Discos last night. There were some very creative costumes! A huge thank-you goes out to the Parents and Carers Voice and the parents that helped to organise and support the event.
P3 Farm Visit
P3 enjoyed a fantastic visit to Westpark Farm in Coylton. they learned all about dairy farming and even got to sit in the tractor!
Ukraine Appeal
A huge well done goes to our P6 class for organising and leading our Shoe Box appeal to collect items for young people in the Ukraine for Christmas. They wrote letters, put up posters in the local area and even put together a radio advert. Thank you to everyone who donated to this important cause.
P3 Harvest Service
Well done to our amazing P3s. They delivered our Harvest Service last week at the Auld Kirk linked to all the work they had been learning about in class on farming. We also welcomed our friends from Southcraig who performed with our P5s. Well done to you all.
Superstar Footballer!
Congratulations to one of our football players. She was recently signed for Kilmarnock Girls U10s. What a fantastic achievement – well done!
April 2020 Newsletter
Our April 2022 Newsletter is available by clicking hereÂ
Sports Day 2021
We still managed to hold our Sports Day this year by keeping all the classes apart. Castlehill were the overall winners on the day but we think all of our pupils are superstars! Thanks to Emma, our Active Sports Co-ordinator for helping out too.
Trim Trail
We now have our new trim trail in the playground and we hope it will support all our pupils’ physical and mental health as they return to school. It is certainly a hit with our P1 -P3 pupils!
March 2021 Newsletter
The March copy of the Newsletter is available here. This contains the information about the return of the P4 – P7s, including the staggered start and finish times.
