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Basketball Club Loudoun Academy

Primary 7 Transition – Extracurricular Basketball Club at Loudoun Academy.

Open to all P7 pupils attending Loudoun Academy in August 2026. We’re excited to launch our Primary 7 Transition Basketball Club!

This is a great opportunity to meet new friends, get active, and start feeling part of the Loudoun Community.

 

Sign Up Primary 7 Transition – Extracurricular Basketball Club – Loudoun Academy  – Fill in form

 

Date/Time:

4 Feb 3.45pm – 4.45pm

11 Feb 3.45pm – 4.45pm

18 Feb 3.45pm – 4.45pm

25 Feb 3.45pm – 4.45pm

 

If numbers are high, pupils may be split into blocks to ensure everyone gets the best experience.

 

For any questions, please contact:

Lynsey Murphy – Active Schools Coordinator

Lynsey.Murphy@eastayrshireleisure.com

 

National Entitlement Card

Dear Parent/Carer 
If you choose to apply for your National Entitlement Card through the school, please read the information below and follow the links to apply.

Application form 1 below is for pupils aged 5 to 10 years old, so will only affect your ECCs, Primary and Special schools.  It will only affect your ECCs at this point if a pupil has deferred entry to primary.  All other ECC pupils will not be aged 5 until 1 March 2022.  This card was previously known as the NEC Junior Card and is now known as the Kidz Kard.  East Ayrshire did not use the NEC Junior card as we had our own version The Shout Card.  The Shout Card will continue to be administered by Vibrant Communities but will not include the Free Bus Service Travel chip.  Parents must apply for this card on behalf of their child.  We will only accept applications from parents registered as the main contact for each pupil.

EAST AYRSHIRE COUNCIL – GALSTON PRIMARY – NEC APPLICATION FORM 1

 

Application form 2 below is for pupils aged 11 to 15 years old.  This application form is for a National Entitlement Card. For pupils under the age of 16 parents must apply for the National Entitlement Card on behalf of their child.  We will only accept applications from parents registered as the main contact for each pupil.  Parents have the option of having the Young Scot branding and / or The PASS Hologram and / or the Free Bus Travel added to this card.

EAST AYRSHIRE COUNCIL – GALSTON PRIMARY – NEC APPLICATION FORM 2

Parental Engagement

Thank you to all of the families who came and joined in with all of the activities showing innovation and creativity on Tuesday.  It was wonderful to see all of the adults participating with their children, the children who were leading being so confident and the adults having fun and a chance to try new things.  Thank you also to those who left feedback it is much appreciated.

Parking

Good afternoon
We have received an email from the Ayrshire Roads Alliance (ARA) who have asked us to pass on to all parents/carers who are dropping off and picking up children at the School & ECC that the bus bays are for minibuses and taxis only.  This space must be left unoccupied to allow children to safely get in and out of the buses and taxis.
The bus companies have contacted ARA directly to raise their concerns and  therefore requested we put the message out via our usual platforms.
Thank you for your help and cooperation in this matter.

Parental Engagement Evening – Innovation and Creativity

A reminder we are having an open evening in the school on Tuesday 20th January from 6pm to 7pm. We will be showcasing some of the work being done at various stages across the school this session. Our theme is innovation and creativity. This is a drop-in session where you are able to visit the different bases and speak to some of the children about what they have been doing.
From 7pm -7.30pm, we will also have an information session for P7 parent/carers who are going on the residential in March. Information packs will be given out and sent home with children who’s parents/carers are unable to attend.
We look forward to welcoming you all there.

Scottish Poetry Competition

Scottish Poetry Competition
 
It’s time for our annual Scottish Poetry competition!
All children should now have received a poem home to practise. Class teachers will be going over the poem in classes and will judge the children’s poetry recital based on their knowledge, pronunciation and performance of the poem. For each class, 3 finalists will be chosen by Monday 26th January and these children will go forward to be judged by our guest judges on Friday 30th January when a winner shall be chosen for each class.
Class winners will be invited to perform their poem at assembly on Friday 6th February.