Dumfries & Galloway Parent Council Forum
There is a meeting on Thursday (21st November) at 7pm at Castle Douglas High School open to parents. The main focus will be on sharing and discussing next steps for Education Services within the Council as we face budget savings. We cannot continue to spend money in the same way so we need to ‘transform’ our approach. Several meetings were held across the region to discuss ideas and this meeting is a chance for you to find out more about what this will mean for our school and our children. It would be extremely helpful if some parents could attend and feed back to the Parent Council.
Stewartry Dance Competition
I now have a groups of pupils from P1-7 who will be entering the Stewartry Dance Competition on 10th December. In preparation for the event we are learning our dance over three weeks from 3-4pm in Gelston Village Hall. Keep dancing!!
Edina Trust Bulb Project
Our pupils are involved in the ‘Spring Bulbs for Schools’ project which is a long running climate change investigation. It gives pupils the opportunity to be part of a real science investigation. Pupils have planted daffodil and crocus bulbs and will spend time from Oct-Mar recording the rainfall and temperature each school day. They will watch their daffodils and crocuses grow and record when they flower, and the height of the plants when the flowers open. Results will be shared between schools all over the UK and pupils will begin to draw conclusions about the impact of climate change.
Active Schools Jigs and Reels
Louise Coupar from the Active Schools Team will be working with pupils in P4-7 one afternoon this week in preparation for a Scottish Dance event happening in Term 3.
P2 and P3 Postcards of Kindness Project
Pupils in P2 and P3 are taking part in this Age UK project which helps elderly and vulnerable people, who sometimes feel isolated and forgotten, to engage with people across the UK. Each week pupils will be writing a few sentences to send on a card to a care home in the UK. This is in keeping with our school values and gives pupils a real sense of purpose for their writing. This will encourage pupils to write legibly and ensure that their writing is interesting. No personal details will be shared on postcards with the focus being on school and interests. Please talk to your child about this at home. We would be delighted to hear your feedback.
| Gelston Diary Dates | |
| Thursday 21st Nov from 5.30pm-7.30pm | Parents Evening (LATE)
Appointments have been issued.
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| Monday 25th November at 11.30am | P4-7 Feis Rois Ukulele Performance in the Village Hall
Parents and families are invited to watch pupils perform some pieces on the ukulele. |
| Tuesday 26th November at 6.30pm | P7 Open Evening at Castle Douglas High School |
| Friday 13th Dec at 2pm | Achievement Assembly
All parents and families are invited to the village hall so that pupils can share their achievements in learning within and out with school. |
| Monday 16th December at 12pm | School Christmas Dinner |
| Wednesday 18th December | Christmas Parties
P4-7 may arrive wearing their party clothes/non-uniform and change into uniforms before lunch. P1-3 may bring party clothes/ non-uniform with them and change at lunch time. |
| Thursday 19th December at 7pm | Pantomime at the Fullarton Theatre
Pupils from Crossmichael and Gelston Primary Schools will attend the theatre to see Cinderella. Details will follow nearer the time. |
| Friday 20th Dec at 2pm | Christmas Service
Parents and families are invited to join us for our Christmas Service in the village hall. |
