January Newsletter

Please click here or on the school badge for a copy of the January Newsletter. If you have any suggestions for the type of sessions you would like to share with your child, please leave a comment. The Education Scotland guide for parents on assessment can be found under the ‘useful information’ links. A further breakdown of the parent survey can be found under the ‘school information’ links.

Flying High with Reading

We have all been impressed with the creative and imaginative solutions to the latest creativity challenge. I think the library is going to look fantastic when the display is finished.

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Your education should help you use and develop your talents and abilities. It should also help you learn to live peacefully, protect the environment and respect other people.

 

Read, Write, Count P2 and P3 Parents

The Scottish Book trust is carrying out an evaluation of the Read, Write, Count packs that were sent home with the Primary 2 and primary 3 pupils earlier in the school year. If you are a parent of a child in either of these year groups please click the link below to complete the survey. There is a prize of a personal Read, Write, Count Goodie bag filled with books, games and activities for all the family to enjoy. 

The deadline for the  survey is Tuesday 27 February: https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/ReadWriteCount17

 

 

School Bank Urgent!

Our school bank will have to close if we cannot secure some more parent volunteers for after the Easter Break. If you are able to give up some time, once a week, this would enable us to keep the bank running. The school bank is an excellent way to support your children to budget and save. Pupils have started saving in P5 to pay for the residential trip in Primary 7.

If you are interested in keeping the school bank operating please contact the school.

Celtic Connections 25th Anniversary Concert

Our P4 – P7s enjoyed a trip to the Glasgow Concert Hall today. This was the opening  concert and was a celebration of 25 years of the Celtic Connections Festival. Now well ingrained into Glasgow’s cultural life, the festival has gone from strength to strength. This morning’s concert  featured performers that have helped make the Festival what is, including Orkney’s Saltfishforty and the Highland quintet, The Elephant Sessions. The pupils enjoyed dancing to the music.

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All children and young people have a right to relax and play, and to join in a wide range of activities.

Walk Once a Week – WOW – Campaign

A happy New Year to all our families and as we start the New Year our JRSOs have launched a new initiative to encourage pupils to actively travel to school at least once a week. To launch the WOW campaign we had a special visit from Strider the Mascot and Rebecca from Living Streets to tell us about the project. Each month if a pupil meets the target for walking, scooting, cycling or park and striding they will receive a special badge – we hope lots of pupils will earn all 12. Further information for parents will be sent out in a letter. Here are some pictures of Strider with our JRSOs.

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All children and young people have the right to the best health care possible, safe water to drink, nutritious food, a clean and safe environment, and information to help them stay alive, healthy and safe.

Winter Wonderland 2017

Our Winter Wonderland has been a highlight of December. All the pupils were involved in planning and organising this event. The focus was on developing creativity skills including: asking good questions; researching information; listening to others; thinking differently about ideas: inventing; solving problems; persistence and co-operation. All the classes visited the event and tried out all the games and experiences. They also had the opportunity of purchasing Christmas ornaments that had been designed and made from re-cycled items.

 

P1 – P3 Nativity and Winter Wonderland

It certainly feels like Christmas now that the P1 – P3 Nativity has been staged. All of the pupils enjoyed performing ‘A Midwife Crisis’ to parents and families today and yesterday. They sang and acted with great confidence – it was an absolute pleasure to watch.

At the shows, Primary 6  sold Christmas ornaments that had been made by pupils. The decorations were made from recycled materials and will also be sold next week during our ‘Winter Wonderland’ – an event organised by the pupils as part of their work on developing creativity skills. Excess stock will be sold to parents on Wednesday 20th December in the Infant Playground.

Dance Competition Winners!

Well done to our P3 and P4 Dance Club. They achieved second place in the South Ayrshire Dance Competition. We would like to thank the Belmont Dance Leaders – Rachel and Sarah – for choreographing and leading the Dance Club. All the pupils thoroughly enjoyed themselves – and half of the pupils had already performed a Nativity before this event too! Congratulations to all the boys and girls.

If any parents would like to help out and support at any of our existing clubs or start a club, please contact the school.

Scottish Showcase

We really enjoyed sharing our learning and performing to our friends and families during our Scottish Showcase. To celebrate St. Andrew’s Day each class studied an aspect of Scottish Culture and learned a Scottish song. P6 and P5 also shared the social dances they had learned for the Day of Dance in Troon. We found out all about the diversity of Scotland, the food, famous Scots, artists, Viking attacks, the Wars of Independence and the History of Ayr. The show was a complete sell-out. If you saw the show, please leave us a comment.

 

Burns Alicht Ticket Giveaway

To celebrate Scotland’s Year of Young People 2018 we have a limited number of FREE Burns Alicht tickets (Sat 27 Jan 2018) to give away to young people aged 8-26!

This unique sparkling tour of the birthplace of Robert Burns in Alloway features special illuminated landmarks, the burning of John Barleycorn plus new attractions and entertainment!

To apply for tickets contact nicole.drummond@south-ayrshire.gov.uk stating the name, date of birth and postcode of each applicant. Winners will be notified by email.

P1 Registration 9.15am – 3.30pm TUESDAY, 16 JANUARY 2018

Parents of children, who have attained the age of five years between 1st March 2018 and the last day of February 2019, should come to the Holmston School Office between the hours of 9.15am and 3.30pm on the date indicated above. THE CHILD’S BIRTH CERTIFICATE AND PROOF OF ADDRESS MUST BE PRODUCED ON THE DAY OF REGISTRATION (e.g. a copy of your Utility Bill or Council Tax Notice etc.)

Each Primary School has a designated “Catchment Area”. If you live in one of the streets listed below you are in the Holmston “Catchment Area” and should register at Holmston Primary School.

If you live in the Holmston “Catchment Area” but would like to send your child to a different Primary School you should still register at Holmston where you will be given the appropriate form (placing request form) and advice concerning the school of your choice.

If you do not live in the Holmston “Catchment Area” but would like to apply to send your child to Holmston you should register at the primary school in your own Catchment Area.  The Head Teacher will take your particulars and supply you with the appropriate form (placing request form) and advice concerning your request.

STREET

NUMBERS

STREET

NUMBERS

AFTON COURT ALL KIRKPORT 10 – 14
ALBERT TERRACE ALL KYLE STREET ALL
ALLOWAY STREET 1 – 69 LESLIE CRESCENT ALL
ASHGROVE STREET ALL LOTHIAN ROAD ALL
BEECH GROVE ALL LYMBURN PLACE ALL
BELMONT AVENUE 1 – 19 & 2 – 32 MILL BRAE COURT ALL
BELMONT PL EAST /WEST ALL MILL STREET ALL
BLACKFRIARS COURT ALL MILL WYND ALL
BLACKFRIARS WALK ALL MORRISON GARDENS ALL
BLACKHOUSE PLACE ALL MOSSGIEL PLACE ALL
BOURTREE PARK ALL MOSSGIEL ROAD ALL
BURNS STATUE ARCADE ALL MOUNT OLIPHANT CRES 1 – 45 & 2 – 24
BURNS STATUE SQUARE 1 – 47 MOUNT OLIPHANT PLAC ALL
CAMPBELL COURT ALL ORCHARD AVENUE ALL
CASTLEHILL CRESCENT ALL ORCHARD PLACE ALL
CASTLEHILL ROAD ALL RIVERSIDE PLACE ALL
CONTENT AVENUE ALL SMITH STREET ALL
CRAIGIE AVENUE/LEA ALL ST ANDREWS STREET ALL
CRAIGIE ROAD 1 – 31 & 2 – 42 ST PHILLANS AVENUE ALL
CRAIGIE WAY ALL STATION ROAD ALL
DAVIDSON PLACE 1 – 24
DONGOLA ROAD ALL
*** OTHERS  ***
FOTHERINGHAM ROAD ALL
GORDON TERRACE ALL BROOKHOLM GUEST HOUSE
HAMILTON CRESCENT ALL COILA GUEST HOUSE
HIGH STREET 116 – 266 CRAIGIE HOUSE
HILARY CRESCENT ALL JANEVANS GUEST HOUSE
HOLMSTON GARDENS ALL KIRK HOUSE
HOLMSTON ROAD 1 – 11 & 2 – 56 KYLE COURT
INVERKAR ROAD ALL NORTH GATE HOUSE CRAIGIE EST
JAMES CAMPBELL ROAD ALL THE LODGE HOUSE CRAIGIE EST
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