Great fun was had at Galston Gala Day on the 14th June.
Our very own Niamh was crowned queen and Franky was the prince. Prizes were won by Kyle P1/2, Millie P2M, Andrew P3H, Lucy P4S, Ruby and Ava in P5/6 for their excellent poster designs.
Children were dressed up and all of the floats were fabulous. Even the weather did not put us off!
Thank you very much to all our pupils, parents, invited guests and staff for joining together to celebrate our pupil successes at yesterday’s prizegiving. It has been a busy year and the children have worked very hard across the entire school year to be the very best that they can be.
Primary 1s received their books and certificates on completion of their first year in Primary school.
Pupils were recognised for demonstrating school values and effort across all stages of the school
Primary 7s brought tears to the eyes with their performance and accepted their leavers certificates
Special Awards were awarded to the following pupils for:
Presented by Mr J Hendrie for Contribution to the Community the Hendrie Award was, this year, awarded to Thomas Smith & Brodie Gibbons who raised over £1000 for their community group.
Sports House of the Year & House of the Year— Behaviour and Attitude was presented to the Captain and Vice-Captain of Polwarth (Yellow) House
Well done to everyone. We are proud of you all.
The children were delighted to receive prizes from the Newmilns Show for their artwork. The winners are listed below:
P1 Harris, Lucy, Aaliyah, Ollie, Addison
P2 Millie, Zara, Ada, Joe, Rosie, Freya, Logan
P3 Ava, Callie, Jessica, Ayla, Bailey, Alexander, Alfie, Alix
P4 Isabella, Ayda, Lucy, Calvin, Eva, Harris, Darcy, William
P5 Carrie, Joe, Olivia, Arlo, Lexi, Andie, Cara, Jessica, Savannah
P6 Mara, Ruby, Kian, Effie, Carmen, Gracie, Paul, Hanyia, Tia
P7 River, Eva, Reece, Ewan, Oliver, Hibba
Well done everyone.
P1 Beekeepers
What an exciting day Primary 1 had seeing the bees brought to them by the Beekeepers Mr. Shaw and Mr. McAnespie who delivered a talk that the children found fascinating. The gentlemen were very impressed by the knowledge the children had learned about their study of living creatures and especially their bee knowledge.
Then …
In the afternoon we had to call the gentlemen back as we discovered a swarm of honey bees, estimated at over 30.000 hanging in one of our trees. They carefully took the honey bees away and relocated them.
The beekeepers sent the staff and children a lovely email after their visit.
From Mr P McAnespie
Yesterday 11th June 2025 I, with a beekeeping colleague and fire fighter Leroy Shaw, had the privilege of attending the school to give a talk on beekeeping. To say I was impressed with the manners and beekeeping knowledge of the children we spoke to is a vast understatement. The children were a delight to converse with and whoever had taught the children about the subject of beekeeping, I trust, are very valued members of the staff and an excellent teachers. The children, though very excited to see the honeybees, were very well behaved and they and the teachers/class assistants involved have to be commended.
Thank you so much for the opportunity of speaking to your class at the school.
A HUGE Thank you to all of the fabulous volunteers who came along and supported the school during World of Work Week this week.
This week has been very full with many many volunteers coming into school and delivering inspirational world of work sessions. Paramedics and Health professionals, Engineers and Games designers, Charities and Lifeboats. The children have had a great time. This would not have been possible without the support of the community and the staff who co-ordinated it all. Thank you.
Primary 7s from the P7/6 class and P5s from the P6/5 class had a fantastic time planning and enjoying their VE Day party on Thursday. They decorated the courtyard with flags and bunting, danced in the corridors, ate an authentic style menu, listened to the music of the the time and toasted with lemonade. The children worked hard and had a fabulous afternoon after all of their collaboration and planning.
