Newsletter – w/c 04.10.2021 | Gelston Primary School

Dear Friends and Families of Crossmichael and Gelston Primary Schools,

It has been another busy term in across the partnership schools. Thank you once again for your support and for keeping in touch with us this term via class Facebook pages, email and telephone.

October Holidays

Schools are closed from Monday 11th October – Friday 22nd October. Pupils and staff return on Monday 25th October.

School Halloween Celebrations

Pupils will be invited to join in with Halloween activities on Friday 29th October and may arrive at school dressed in their Halloween costumes. (Please do not send your child to school with accessories such as broom sticks and masks. We also ask that face paints are worn prior to arriving at school for Health and Safety reasons. )

Decorating Shop Windows in Castle Douglas

Pupils from Crossmichael and Gelston Primary Schools have been asked to create Halloween displays to decorate several shop windows in the town and in return the shops will have the name of the schools noted on the display.

In the October holidays, your child can participate in a scavenger hunt organised by Castle Douglas Toddler Group. A letter will be hidden in each shop window and the letters will spell some Halloween words.

We are selling the scavenger hunt forms for 50p in school. All profits will go to Castle Douglas Toddler Group but they are kindly donating £10 to each school who takes part and every child who enters will be entered into a prize draw.

To be in with a chance of winning, you should upload your child’ s photograph of them wearing their Halloween costume along with their completed form to the ‘Castle Douglas half term Halloween scavenger hunt’ Facebook page. Please do not return the completed forms to school.

Reporting to Parents

We are not yet able to hold parents’ evening appointments in person. Instead, we will send out a summary report in November. If you have any questions about your child’s progress then please contact your child’s teacher to discuss this further.

Sponsored Walk – Thursday 7th October

Gelston Primary School children are participating in a sponsored walk this Thursday. Please ensure that your child comes dressed for the weather. All money raised will go towards funding an outdoor classroom for the school.

Harvest Assembly

Gelston pupils will be involved in a Harvest assembly this Friday and this will be shared with parents afterwards. Separate information has been sent to parents via email.

Have a lovely October holiday.

Best wishes,

Mary Cruickshanks

Headteacher

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