P7 had a fantastic time at the Rotary Club’s Primary Careers Fayre today at Ayr Town Hall. They had the opportunity to find out about different career paths and the skills that are required in different jobs including chefs, engineers, pilots, NHS positions and ecology to name just a few. In fact there were over 30 careers represented. It was a fantastic experience. Huge thanks go to the Rotary Club for organising this annual event.
We are pleased to let you know that the results and findings from our HMIE inspection in January have now been released on the HMIE website. Please see the links below for the Parental Letter, Summarised Inspection Findings and additional evidence. We are very proud of all the hard work and commitment of staff, pupils and parents and this is demonstrated through our report, and we look forward to building on these strengths.
HMIE Holmston PS Report Letter to Parents
Holmston Primary School | Inspection Report | His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Education in Scotland
Well done to our Euroquiz team. They had a great time today at the town hall taking part in the South Ayrshire Euroquiz Competition. They demonstrated their knowledge of the languages and cultures of different European Countries and had a lot of fun. Well done to you all.
We had a lot of fun this afternoon at our STEM open event. With the help of family members, each class tried out different STEM activities. There was a great buzz around the school and lots of smiling faces. What a fantastic way to end British Science Week.
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.
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!
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!
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.
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 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.
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.
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!
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.
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.
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 enjoyed a fantastic visit to Westpark Farm in Coylton. they learned all about dairy farming and even got to sit in the tractor!
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.
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.
Congratulations to one of our football players. She was recently signed for Kilmarnock Girls U10s. What a fantastic achievement – well done!
