Active Schools’ ‘Jigs and Reels’ Event – Monday 27^th January

Active Schools have organised a morning of traditional Scottish Dancing for pupils in P5-7 on Monday 27^th January at Dalbeattie Learning Campus.  We have arranged for a Crossmichael – Gelston team to attend and parents have been informed.  Mrs Stevens will accompany the children.  (Those pupils who are attending are encouraged to bring bottled water and a snack with them.)

School Dinner – Burns Lunch on Wednesday 29^th January

Please remember that we are having our school Burns Dinner on 29^th January.  The school office is sending out an email detailing lunch options for that day.  Please respond via the link on the email to the school office with your child’s preferred dinner option.  Here is a copy of the link for ease:

Guidance on Infection Control in Schools

If your child is ill then please ensure that you have kept them at home until they are no longer infectious.  It is worth noting that children and adults should not return to school for 48 hours after the last bout of diarrhoea or vomiting.  Thank you for your support.

Please see the following link from the Public Health Agency for details:

https://www.publichealth.hscni.net/sites/default/files/Guidance_on_infection_control_in%20schools_poster.pdf

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Best wishes,

Mary E Lidstone-Scott

Headteacher

Class Newsletters

Soon teachers will be sending home class newsletters to let you know what learning we are focusing on this term.  We will also let you know about PE days, etc. so that you are aware of what is happening and when.  If you are interested in any of our topics and would like to contribute to learning through sharing your experiences or talents then please get in touch with your child’s teacher.  We would welcome your input.

Parent Council Meeting Thursday 16th January 

Please join us for our Parent Council meeting at 7pm on Thursday.

Open Day on Tuesday 4th February

Instead of having an achievement assembly this term, we have decided to have an open day where parents and guardians are invited in to school to experience learning through the eyes of their children.  This will give you the chance to get a flavour of what it is like to be in Crossmichael Primary School.  You can observe and join in with lessons.  Please contact the school office via email to let us know which slot you wish to attend- 08:55-10:30, 10:50-12:30 or 13:15-14:55.  We look forward to seeing you then.

Scottish Poems

Pupils are learning Scottish Poetry as part of the curriculum.  Please help your child to practise their poem and learn it off by heart.  We are focusing on fluency, expression and actions to make our performances even better.

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Welcome Back

Happy New Year to you all!  We hope you had a lovely time over Christmas and wish you all the best for 2020.

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We will provide you with a list of dates for the term in the next newsletter.

Primary 1 Enrolment Days – Monday 13th and Tuesday 14th January 2020

Parents of children who attain the age of five years by the last day of February 2021 are asked to enrol their child(ren) at their catchment primary school on Monday 13 January or Tuesday 14 January 2020 between the hours of 9.00am and 3.30pm.   Parents are reminded of their right to retain their child(ren) at home until the enrolment date following their fifth birthday.

For further details please follow this link: https://www.dumgal.gov.uk/article/20110/Primary-1-Enrolment-Dates

Parent Council Meeting – Thursday 16th January

Our next Parent Council meeting is on Thursday 16th January at 7pm in Crossmichael Primary School.  We hope that you are able to attend and find out more about the role of the Parent Council in supporting our children and their learning.

School Records on Armed Forces Data

Dumfries and Galloway Council have asked the school to update our records to reflect how many pupils have parents or carers who are currently serving in the armed forces, or who have previously served in them.  If your child has a parent/ carer who is a regular, reserve or veteran and if you are willing to disclose this information to us then please email the school office with details.  The office email is gw08officecrossmicha@ea.dumgal.sch.uk .  Thank you for your assistance.

Scottish Football Association After Schools Club Letter

Football Letter Jan-Feb 2020

Best wishes,

Mary E Lidstone-Scott

Headteacher

Thank you to everyone who came to our Christmas Church Service this morning.  Feel free to comment on these photos and you may download them if you wish.

We had a lovely Christmas Dinner at Crossmichael today.  Thank you to everyone who helped to make it such as success.

I have been asked to send this information to all families to make you aware of the free help and activities available over the festive period.

Please find attached all of the following documents:

• Christmas Holiday Food Fund Flyer 2019
• Fed Up Community Café Christmas Flyer
• ILS Newsletter December 2019

If you wish to find out more then please contact:

ILS Newsletter December 2019 Christmas Holiday Food Fund 2019 – Flyer Christmas Holidays 2019 – Fed Up Community Cafe Flyer

Gallery

Last week our teams from Crossmichael and Gelston Primary Schools won certificates at the Stewartry Dance Competition.  Crossmihcael won ‘Best Technical Performance’ and Gelston won ‘Most All Inclusive Dance’.  Well done to all involved!!

Collection for Mrs Wilson

Mrs Wilson has been a teacher at Crossmichael and Gelston Primary Schools for several years.  She is leaving at Christmas.  Please remember that all collection money should be handed in to the school office by tomorrow to enable us to organise her leaving gift for Friday.

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Wednesday 18th December  – School Christmas Dinner

Thursday 19th December –  Christmas parties in the morning.  All pupils may arrive wearing party clothes and change after lunch.

Thursday 19th December – Pantomime at The Fullarton theatre in Castle Douglas.  Please arrive at 7.15pm and wait outside the theatre with your designated adult.  Parents/ Guardians can collect children at 9.15pm from the front door.

Friday 20th December – Christmas Service in Crossmichael Parish Church at 9.30am.  Pupils may wear Christmas jumpers (or casual jumpers) to school today.

Wednesday 8th January 2019 – Pupils return to school.  (Teacher training days are on 6th and 7th January.)

Have a wonderful Christmas and thank you once again for your support this term.

With best wishes from,

Mary Lidstone-Scott

Headteacher

Mrs Wilson’s Collection

Mrs Wilson will be leaving the school over the Christmas holidays.   I would like to take this opportunity to thank her for her input at Crossmichael and Gelston Primary Schools.  To recognise her contribution to the school over the years, we will be having a collection for her.  Please send donations to the school office by Tuesday 17th December so that we can present her with a gift at our Christmas Service in the Church on Friday 20th December.

Stewartry Dance Competition – Tuesday 10th Dec from 10am-12pm

We wish our dancers well as they participate in the Stewartry Dance Competition tomorrow in Castle Douglas Town Hall.

Head Lice

Often children will catch head lice.  It can be distressing for children and parents/ guardians but it is easily treatable.  Advice can be found on the NHS website using this link: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/head-lice-and-nits/ .  It is worth noting that regular wet combing of conditioned hair, using a nit comb, should help to eradicate the nits and lice.  In the new year, I would be happy to arrange a workshop with the School Nurse for any interested parents/ guardians.

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Best wishes,

Mary E Lidstone-Scott

Headteacher

Photos of last week from the Crossmichael Bloggers!

Last week we had a Book Fair Breakfast and lots of us came for toast and tea.  £180 was raised on the day and the Book Fair will be open until Thursday 5th December.  Thank you to Mrs Martin for organising it.

We took photos of P3-5 learning about directions.  P5-7 have been learning about climate change and extreme weather.  One group were playing a games about this.

Mr Wilson helped Mr McWilliam and Mrs Scott to clear out the sheds and take the old pallets away.  He put everything on his trailer.  Thank you for helping us to tidy our school Mr Wilson.

From the Crossmichael Bloggers

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