Category Archives: Important Information

Miss Kelly

All of the staff and pupils would like to  wish Miss Kelly Good Luck and Best Wishes for her new post of Acting Depute at Whatriggs Primary, Kilmarnock.  We will miss her very much  and know that the children and families at Whatriggs will benefit from all of her hard work, kindness and dedication.

 

NEST Events on Neurodiversity Support

There is multiple opportunities to engage with NEST on Neurodiversity Support over the coming weeks.  Please use the link to register your place.  The Galston Event overlaps with the Christmas Fayre however you would be welcomed at any of the events both across East Ayrshire or on the Teams meeting online.

Register your place on any of the below events by visiting the NEST Scotland website.
Cumnock: Thursday 20th November 2025, 10am – 11:30am, The NEST Wellbeing Centre, Cumnock
Kilmarnock: Friday 21st November 2025, 10am – 11:30am, Carers Cottage, Howard Park, Kilmarnock
Stewarton: Monday 24th November 2025, 10am – 11:30am Thrive, John Knox Church, Stewarton
Online: Tuesday 25th November 2025, 6pm – 7:30pm, Online, Microsoft Teams
Dalmellington: Wednesday 26th November 2025, 10am – 11:30am, Dalmellington House, Dalmellington
Galston: Thursday 27th November 2025, 4pm – 5:30pm, Loudon Academy, Galston

Christmas Fayre Update

Dear Parent/ Carer
We are excited to announce that this year’s Galston Primary School Christmas Fayre will take place on Thursday 27th November from 3-5pm. The fayre will take place within the school, and we plan to have a range of stalls, games and activities.

We are looking for stallholders. Stalls are priced at £20 plus a small donation for our raffle and can be reserved by emailing
lauren.mcewen@eastayrshire.org.uk.

Santa will be making a special appearance at our Christmas fayre. Our Grotto will be available for booking, prior to the fayre, on ParentPay. The school will then allocate a time slot between 3 and 5pm to avoid long queues. More information will be provided nearer the time.

We will also be looking for donations of home baking. This can be handed into the school office on Wednesday 26th and Thursday 27th November.

Thank you for your continued support

Halloween Dress Down/Dress Up

This month dress down day is on Friday 31st October.  To support our Christmas Fayre preparations we are taking donations of chocolate or bottles.

The children are welcome to dress down in casual clothes or dress up in Halloween costumes.  We advise that any items – pirate cutlasses, light sabers etc. be left at home so that costumes are not spoiled for guising, should they leave them behind at school.

Thank you very much for your continuing support.

Celebrating Pupil Achievements – Can You Help

At our weekly assembly we celebrate the children’s achievements.  Many children bring in medals and trophies they have earned at team sports and other out of school activities. Many are heavy to bring in or fragile and we want to keep them safe.  In addition many children cannot bring in something but we try to recognise their achievements also.  Therefore we are asking parents and carers if they could help us with this.

If your child has an achievement they would like to share could parents please email this directly to Mrs. Milne  – email address:             ( amanda.milne@eastayrshire.org.uk ) or to the school email by Thursday 3p.m. for inclusion in the Friday assembly. Photos and a small description of the achievement would be much appreciated.  If your child is in a sports team with other pupils from the school, a team photo could be sent so that everyone could be included as long as permission is given by all parents.

Thank you for your help with this.

 

ECC & School Photographs

ECC & School Photos
The children from the School and ECC will be getting their pictures taken next week.
Monday 27th October – ECC Children and any siblings in the School
Tuesday 28th & Wednesday 29th October – All Primary School Children – no ECC siblings on these days as it takes a lot longer. P6 will get their pictures taken on the Tuesday as they have skiing on the Wednesday.
Please contact the school office if you DO NOT wish your child/children to have their photo taken and also if you would like sibling photos.
Thank you for your continued support.