Dear Families and Friends of Crossmichael and Gelston Primary Schools,
Covid-19 Updates
The First Minister made an announcement on 10th December regarding the new Omicron variant of Covid. The briefing can be read in full here:
The key message is:
If you or a member of your household is symptomatic then ALL members of the household should isolate and book PCR tests. If one member of your household has a positive PCR result then ALL members need to isolate for 10 days regardless of whether they are already double vaccinated or not.
December Diary Dates
Month of December – Pupils may come to school wearing school uniform or Christmas jumpers / Christmas tops/ Christmas dresses as they wish.
Wednesday 15th December – P4-7 Christmas Party. Pupils may come to school dressed in party clothes.
Thursday 16th December – School Christmas Dinner Day. Pupils may come to school dressed in a Christmas jumper, etc.
Friday 17th December at 1.30pm – Online assembly for Mrs Maxwell’s retirement followed by afternoon tea for pupils and staff.
Monday 20th December – Parent Council raffle is drawn in school.
Tuesday 21st December – P1-3 Christmas Party. Pupils may come to school dressed in party clothes.
Thursday 23rd December – Thursday 6th January – School Holidays for pupils. Staff return on Wednesday 5th January and pupils return on Friday 7th January 2022.
Gelston Parent Council Christmas Raffle
Thank you for buying and selling raffle tickets. We really appreciate your kind donations too. The raffle will be drawn on Monday 20th December. Please return all unused tickets and ‘stumps’ and money into school as soon as possible so that we can arrange the raffle. Good luck to you all!
Gelston Primary School Parent Council Facebook Page
Our Parent Council has its own Facebook page! This is a closed group so that privacy can be maintained. The office bearers of the Parent Council are administrators of the group.
