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.
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.
Please put a note in your diary to come along to our fantastic Christmas Fayre. Lots and lots to see and do. Fun for everyone.
Please find the link below to the OT Advice line available on a Thursday afternoon for parents and carers.
Please find attached information regards the aftercare for any children who have received Fluoride Varnishing in school today.
Please find below the links to the dates for the diary.
Due to some confusion over school procedures around earrings, I am writing to clarify the position for Galston Primary School.
Staff are not allowed to help children put piercings in or out before and after PE.
All jewellery, including piercings, are not permitted during PE lessons.
If a child is unable to remove piercings, they will go with the class to the gym but will sit at the side watching the lesson doing a quiet activity e.g. read a book, keeping team scores.
While some parents/carers have agreed to provide tape to cover the earrings, we have a fairly small gym hall that can be very busy and it can be easy for children to bump into each other, even when care is being taken, risking injury to themselves or others who may be caught by the piercing. I have taken this position to try to ensure the safety of all children during PE lessons and to provide clarity and consistency across the school.
I understand that there are a variety of reasons why children may be unable to remove their earrings, including the time required to heal following the initial piercing. Please work with your child to practice at home, when it is safe for piercings to be removed. I would suggest the best time for new piercings would be at the very end of the summer term to allow time to heal before the start of the new session.
I would also recommend that younger children do not wear piercings to school on PE days.
I am happy to discuss this with parents/carers who require more information who can contact the school office.
Thank you for your support in this matter.
Kind regards
Mrs S Murphy
Head Teacher
