Category Archives: Important Information

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.
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.

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!

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

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.

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.