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Dinnae Forget Your Caddy

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A message from our Eco Community Group.

Good morning Parents / Carers
Please find attached this document from East Ayrshire about ‘Dinnae forget your Caddy!’ 
It’s an eco initiative aimed at improving recycling rates.  We have been asked to remind people about the initiative and encourage any interested families to sign up.
Thank you, 
Mr C. McAughtrie and Eco Community Group
Galston Primary School

Dear parents/carers,

Did you know?

69% of our food waste here in East Ayrshire is being put in our household waste bin instead of our food recycling bin.

We are delighted to advise that your child’s school will be participating in East Ayrshire’s Food Recycling Initiative ‘Dinnae forget your Caddy!’  The aim of the programme is to raise awareness of the food items that can be recycled and encourage more families across our community to recycle their food waste at home between February and June 2026.

 How it works

Participation in this programme will encourage all our young people and families to:

  • Learn about the importance of recycling our food waste (click here to find out more)
  • Learn how to recycle food waste here in East Ayrshire – (click here to find out more)

What we would like you do:

  • Choose a name for your family’s kerbside caddy. Write your chosen name on the lid/front of your kerbside caddy
  • Let us know the name of your caddy by registering it
  • Recycle your food waste at home, present your caddy for collection each week and enter your school recycling monthly prize draw – click here to find out when your caddy collection day is
  • Can you share your knowledge and encourage anyone else to recycle their food waste too and help to raise your Community Caddy Count?

*** To request a kitchen and/or kerbside caddy, please email waste@east-ayrshire.gov.uk ***

Below you can see the highest percentage of caddies that have been presented for collection in your area. This is your Week 1 Community Caddy Count.

We will begin monitoring the number of food caddies presented for collection from Monday 2nd February and continue this throughout term 3 and 4.

In mid- June we will again share the highest percentage of caddies that have been presented for collection in your area. This is your Week 15 Community Caddy Count.

Can you recycle your food waste each week and encourage others to do the same to help raise your Community Caddy Count?

We look forward to keeping you updated on our progress throughout the year and thank you in advance for supporting Dinnae forget your Caddy!

Events, Important Information

Ayrshire Association of Burns and Rotary Club Quiz

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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!

After School, Events

P5 – 7 Handball

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Galston Primary School, in conjunction with our Ayrshire College Students, have organised a Handball Club for P5,  P6 and P7 pupils. The club will take place after school on a Monday from 3pm – 4pm on Feb 16th, Feb 26th and March 2nd.
If you would like your child to attend please complete the form below as soon as possible. This club is limited to 20 children and places will be allocated on a first come first serve basis.
Events, General News

Primary 6 Burns Supper

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Primary 6 enthralled the parents with their fabulous Burns Supper.  Having sent out their digital invitations to parents the young people impressed them with music, poetry, dance and speeches during the afternoon and there was haggis, neeps and tatties to enjoy as well.  A special thanks must go to Grants and Brownings for their wonderful donations towards the afternoon. Many thanks also to the parents who attended and who helped create such a good atmosphere  and response for the children.  Such a super time had by all!

Events

Big Book Bonanza Friday 6th March

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Do you have books at home that you have out grown?

Do you books that you are too old for now?

Bring them into school by Thursday and donate then to our Big Book Bonanza .  The children can discover new authors, new stories and new favourites.  Books should be dropped off to Mrs Milne’s office by the children  or taken into class where they will be collected..

Thank you for all of your continued support.

 

Events

Poetry Competition

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Congratulations to all of those who tried out for the Poetry Competition everyone made it difficult to reduce it down to 3 entrants per class.  The finalists took part in the competition in school today and the results are as follows:

P1 – 1st – William Dalziel-Finnie, 2nd – Emma Nicol, 3rd – Harris McLaughlin

P1/2 – 1st – Heather Nimmo, 2nd – Bronwyn Lee, 3rd – Kayden Brodie

P2 – 1st – Noah Gilchrist, 2nd – Lyra-Jane Smith, 3rd – Cara Kerr

P3 – 1st – Millie Orr, 2nd – Mila Strand, 3rd – Aila Hamilton

P3/4 – 1st – Rosie MacLeod, Joint 2nd – Ava Phillipson and Pippa Woodburn

P4 – 1st – Lyle Connell, 2nd – Jessica Patterson, 3rd – Zara Murphy

P5CM – Joint 1st – Eva MacLeod and Millie Smith, 2nd – Eva Woodburn

P5TM – 1st – Callan Hamilton, 2nd – Gregor Marr

P6F – 1st – Cara Kavannagh,  Joint 2nd – Carrie Prentice and Lexi Stewart

P6SC – 1st –  Orla Urquhart, Joint 2nd – Joe Deas and Chloe McDevitt

P7C – 1st – Tabitha Graham, 2nd – Lilley-Rose Murray

P7M – 1st – Vhairi Griffiths, 2nd – Thea Foster

A huge well done and congratulations to the winners and finalists.

General News

Reading Schools Scotland Week 2nd – 6th February

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From the 2nd to the 6th of February we will be taking part in Reading Schools Scotland Book Week.  There is a theme for each day connected to reading for pleasure culminating on Friday afternoon with our Giant Book Swap.

2nd – Ask me what I’m reading – children will be wearing stickers with the book they have read and want you to ask them about it.
3rd – Drop everything and read – Children will have the opportunity to drop everything and read in school and we would encourage them to send in photos of them reading for pleasure at home.
4th – Storytelling – the art of telling stories.  As part of the week and combined with Storytelling Week children will have the opportunity to discuss stories , create their own stories to tell and retell favourite stories
5th – Author take over – There will be online author events, visitors in to read to some of the classes children.  Anyone wishing to share a story with the children should contact Mrs Milne via the office.
6th – Big Book Bonanza – pupils get an opportunity to choose a preloved book from books that have been donated.  There will be an opportunity for parents to come in and choose books later in the afternoon. Any donations you have of books both children’s and adult reading will be welcome and should be handed in to Mrs Milne or the class teachers.
Many other activities will be taking place across the school during the week.
Thank you for your continuing support.

Work Well, Gang Faur

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