Please find the link below for information on the P7 Transition virtual information evening.
10-03-26 Letter P7 Transition Information
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Fun Fit for P3 and P4
Galston Primary School, in conjunction with our Ayrshire College Students, have organised a Fun Fitness Club for P3 and P4 pupils. The club will take place after school on a Monday from 3pm – 4pm on March16th, 23rd and 30th.
If you would like your child to attend please complete the form below as soon as possible. This club is limited to 20 children and places will be allocated on a first come first serve basis.
P7 Transition Virtual Information Evening
Is your child going to Loudoun Academy in August? As part of the P7 transition programme underway for P7s there is an opportunity for parents and carers to attend a virtual information evening via Microsoft TEAMS on the 24th March at 6 p.m. The link will be sent out via email nearer the time.
Log in on line to gain access.
Parent Teacher Appointments
Have you made your parent appointment for the 26th March 2026 yet?
Please make sure you telephone the school office to arrange a time to come and speak to your child’s teacher. See the progress they have made. The children’s work is available to see, both jotter and displayed work. We know the children enjoy showing off what they have done, parents enjoy seeing the progress they have made and so we look forward to seeing you there.
The Book Fair is also available in the hall. We are a cashless school so payment is made via the Book Fair QR code on your phone.
Bikeability
Mrs Fairbairn has completed a Bikeability Instructor training course with Cycling Scotland. We are hoping to run Level 1 for our P6 year group in Term 4 when the better weather arrives, in conjunction with Active Schools and Bikeability Scotland.
Within Level 1 – Riders learn how to prepare for a journey, check their bike and equipment are safe, and develop control skills, good observations and decision making. They also learn the importance of sharing space responsibly with other people. Training is completed in a traffic free setting.
Within Level 1 – Riders learn how to prepare for a journey, check their bike and equipment are safe, and develop control skills, good observations and decision making. They also learn the importance of sharing space responsibly with other people. Training is completed in a traffic free setting.
As the ratio of adults to learners is set at a strict 1:15 for rider safety we would like to gauge interest in such a course to allow us to timetable sessions in the playground to accommodate P6 cyclists.
Please read the attached parents guide to become familiar with the course content and complete the questionnaire below.
Please read the attached parents guide to become familiar with the course content and complete the questionnaire below.
Spring Fling
Galston Primary Parent Council would like to invite all pupils to our annual Spring Fling. Please see our poster for the details.
We hope to see everyone there.
World Book Day 5th March
Dear parent/carer
World Book Day is on Thursday 5th March. The children have been given their book tokens home to get a free World Book Day book or to get money off a more expensive book.
On Thursday there will be activities in classes relating to World Book Day and children are welcome to dress as a favourite book character. Please note you do not need to go out and buy a costume as the focus of the day is enjoyment of reading. No football strips should be worn, as with any dress down day, however comfortable clothes can be worn.
If your child has a favourite book, they wish to share then they can bring it in. We would kindly ask that their name is put inside to help identify their book.
We plan to have good fun and plenty of activities on the day.
Thank you for your continued support.
Dinnae Forget Your Caddy
A message from our Eco Community Group.
Good morning Parents / Carers
Please find attached this document from East Ayrshire about ‘Dinnae forget your Caddy!’
It’s an eco initiative aimed at improving recycling rates. We have been asked to remind people about the initiative and encourage any interested families to sign up.
Thank you,
Mr C. McAughtrie and Eco Community Group
Galston Primary School
Dear parents/carers,
Did you know?
69% of our food waste here in East Ayrshire is being put in our household waste bin instead of our food recycling bin.
We are delighted to advise that your child’s school will be participating in East Ayrshire’s Food Recycling Initiative ‘Dinnae forget your Caddy!’ The aim of the programme is to raise awareness of the food items that can be recycled and encourage more families across our community to recycle their food waste at home between February and June 2026.
How it works
Participation in this programme will encourage all our young people and families to:
- Learn about the importance of recycling our food waste (click here to find out more)
- Learn how to recycle food waste here in East Ayrshire – (click here to find out more)
What we would like you do:
- Choose a name for your family’s kerbside caddy. Write your chosen name on the lid/front of your kerbside caddy
- Let us know the name of your caddy by registering it
- Recycle your food waste at home, present your caddy for collection each week and enter your school recycling monthly prize draw – click here to find out when your caddy collection day is
- Can you share your knowledge and encourage anyone else to recycle their food waste too and help to raise your Community Caddy Count?
*** To request a kitchen and/or kerbside caddy, please email waste@east-ayrshire.gov.uk ***
Below you can see the highest percentage of caddies that have been presented for collection in your area. This is your Week 1 Community Caddy Count.
We will begin monitoring the number of food caddies presented for collection from Monday 2nd February and continue this throughout term 3 and 4.
In mid- June we will again share the highest percentage of caddies that have been presented for collection in your area. This is your Week 15 Community Caddy Count.
Can you recycle your food waste each week and encourage others to do the same to help raise your Community Caddy Count?
We look forward to keeping you updated on our progress throughout the year and thank you in advance for supporting Dinnae forget your Caddy!
Good Luck at the Rotary Quiz
Good luck to the team who are participating in tonight’s Rotary Quiz. You will make us proud!
Ayrshire Association of Burns and Rotary Club Quiz
We want to wish all of our pupils who are participating in the Ayrshire Association of Burns Clubs Competition on the 21st of February in Belmont Academy, Ayr, along with those pupils who are participating in the Rotary Club Quiz on Tuesday24th February in Kilmarnock.
We are very proud of you especially working so hard on you practice and for giving up your own time on a Saturday or in the evening to represent our school. You will be fantastic!
