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TRAVELLING BOOK FAIR

May 7, 2020 User deactivated Leave a comment

A huge, long overdue thank you to everyone who supported the school during the visit from the Travelling Book Fair way back in March just before lockdown began. As always the selection of books appealed to readers of all ages. We sold over £2,400 worth of books which was the highest total we have ever achieved in Gargieston. Well done! This allows us to buy almost £1,400 of books for the school library, the ECC and classes. Pupils will help select books once we are back to school.

A special thank you to the group of parent helpers who assisted in running the book fair. Everyone’s help was very much appreciated.

THANK YOU!

Mrs Campbell

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THE TRAVELLING BOOK FAIR HAS ARRIVED

March 5, 2020 User deactivated Leave a comment

Excitement is growing as today at lunchtime pupils had the opportunity to ‘browse’ the Book Fair. As always there is a lovely selection of books.
Pupils will visit the Book Fair in classes over the coming week. If you would like your child to buy a book please send money in to school with your child. Prices start from £4.99 and change would be appreciated i.e. pound coins. Alternatively there will also be the opportunity for parents/carers to help their children buy books after school on Monday 9th and Tuesday 10th. If your child misses the chance to buy a book during the time slot for their class they can also buy books at lunchtime on Wednesday. For every book sold the school receives commission to buy books for the school and ECC. Please support us in this worthwhile venture.

The ECC & classes will visit the Book Fair as follows:
Friday 6th March – ECC
Monday 9th March – P1A, P3A, P3B, P4A, P4B, P5A, P5B and P6B
Tuesday 10th March – P1B, P1C, P2A, P2B, P2C, P6A, P7A and P7B
Wednesday 11th March – ECC

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Dyslexia Friendly Schools Gold Award

January 22, 2020 J McKee Leave a comment

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Following our assessors visit on 15th January 2020, I am delighted to share with you that we have maintained our Dyslexia Friendly Schools Gold Award. The assessors commented on the lovely ethos of everyone working together to do the best for all pupils and the excellent systems in place from our ECC to P1 which ensures a smooth transition for all.

The panel identified many key areas of good practice and particularly enjoyed hearing about the work that is being developed across the school to support pupil Mental Health and Wellbeing.

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January 31, 2019 User deactivated Leave a comment

This term the DfS group will be focussing on introducing audio books for the library. This will be great news for all the auditory learners in the school.

The group will also be carrying out a survey to find out the preferred learning styles amongst the pupils eg. kinaesthetic, auditory…

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* Travelling Book Fair *

September 24, 2018 User deactivated Leave a comment

The Travelling Book Fair will be in school from Thursday 27th September till Thursday 4th October. Pupils will have the opportunity to ‘browse’ the books at lunchtime on Thursday 27th. The Book Fair will open on Friday 28th and close at the end of the day on Wednesday 3rd. A timetable for classes and the ECC to have the opportunity to buy books, along with times for parents to pop in with their child or children at the end of the school day, will be posted on the blog by Thursday.

Mrs Campbell

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Dyslexia Friendly Schools Maintenance Award

June 19, 2018 User deactivated Leave a comment

Today three of our upper school children – Hannah Paterson, Ali Rahman and Beth Patterson – attended an awards ceremony in Dumfries House to receive our certificate for managing to maintain our Gold Status. One year on, we are still one of only 5 schools in the authority to achieve this.

We are extremely proud of this award and thank all staff, parents and pupils for their hard work and support – it really is a team effort!

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Dyslexia Gold Award

April 18, 2018 User deactivated Leave a comment

Before the holidays we received a visit from a panel to assess whether or not we were working well enough to maintain our Dyslexia Gold Award status and to ensure we were progressing even further with our work. After a tour of the school, they had discussions with Mrs Campbell and Mrs Lawson and looked closely at all we have done.

We are now delighted to confirm that we have maintained our Gold status- something the whole school is extremely proud of.

Thank you to everyone for all their hard work!

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POSITIVE about DYSLEXIA – new website for children

November 16, 2017 Mrs WRIGHT Leave a comment

After a successful Dyslexia Awareness Week almost all the children were able to tell others about this message and talk about Dyslexia as a learning difference.

We would like to promote

Dyslexia Unwrapped, the new free website for children and young people with dyslexia that was launched on the 9th of November, 2017.

Click below to go to this site –

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East Ayrshire Dyslexia Roadshow

November 5, 2017 Mrs WRIGHT Leave a comment

Dyslexia Awareness Week 6-11^th November. The theme of Dyslexia Awareness Week is ‘Positive about Dyslexia’

The Essential Skills Service, Vibrant Communities is an adult literacy and numeracy service, which offers free and confidential support across East Ayrshire for people who may need help and assistance with reading, writing and number skills. As part of Dyslexia Awareness Week, we would like to invite you to our free East Ayrshire Dyslexia Roadshow which will be held in partnership with Dyslexia Scotland and Glasgow Caledonian University in St Joseph’s Campus, Grassyards Road, Kilmarnock on the 10^th November 2017 from 5.00-9.30pm.

The aim of the Dyslexia Roadshow is to raise to employers, parents, teachers, practitioners and adults awareness of Dyslexia and other eye difficulties such as Meares Irlen and how these conditions can impact on persons working, community, family and personal life.

Various Workshops will be taking place throughout the evening:

Fiona Dickson – Director Dyslexia Scotland – “ What is Dyslexia and What Helps”
5.00 – 6.00pm and 7.00 – 8.00pm
Dr Nadia Northway – Glasgow Caledonian University “To See, To Learn”
6.10 – 7.00pm and 8.10 – 9.00pm
Craig Mill – CALL Scotland – “Dyslexia Information Computer Technology (ICT)”
6.10 – 7.00pm and 8.10 – 9.00pm
Gill Hudson – Iansyst – “Assistive Technology for Dyslexia Scotland”
5.00 – 6.00pm and 7.00-8.00pm

Various exhibitors will be on hand to demonstrate their services such as Dyslexia Scotland, Iansyst, Cricksoft, Vibrant Communities and many more. There will be a chance to view Dyslexic friendly books, IT solutions and other suitable resources.