Well done, everyone for joining in on our World Book Day activities last week. We hope you enjoy looking at some of our pictures from the day…
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A special message from an author on World Book Day….
We are so lucky to have received a very special message from author Ursula Buchan, grand daughter of 39 Steps author, John Buchan. She recorded a special video for us with a short quiz at the end, so listen hard all the way through.
Thank you so much to Ursula for doing this especially for Gargieston and to Mrs Green for organising it. Enjoy…!
World Book Day – dressing up!
With World Book Day coming up on Thursday 4th March, we would love to see the children of the ECC and P1-3 dressed up as their favourite book characters for the day. We’ll look forward to possibly seeing Harry Potter, Horrid Henry, Pippi Longstocking or Dora around the school next week!
World Book Day
World Book Day will be on March 4th this year – more details to follow, but why not enter this competition in advance of this special day. You’ve got to be in it to win it! Good luck!
One lucky winner could win a fabulous bundle of some of Astrid Lindgren’s most-loved stories for children! From cheeky little sister Lotta, to magical flying companion Karlsson and the world’s strongest girl, Pippi Longstocking, this bundle contains new editions of the classic stories to keep the whole family entertained!
For your chance to win, just email your name and full address to
tradepublicity.uk@oup.com
using the subject line WBD World of Astrid Lindgren competition. The winner will be chosen at random after the closing date of 31st March 2021.
Bug Club
As Primary 1 children look forward to their first reading books and our new families start using their logins for the first time, we hope you find this guide helpful. Please do not hesitate to get in touch if your child experiences any difficulties with their account.
eashona.lawson@glow.sch.uk
Bug Club Login Errors
Bug Club have upgraded their software at the weekend and it now no longer works on Safari 14 or lower. If you have been using an iPad or iPhone and are having issues logging on, please download the Google Chrome app and try to access Bug Club through it. 
Design a Book Token Competition
If you are feeling creative why don’t you try to win book tokens for the school or your class, by designing a new book token. You design could use your favourite book, a place you like to read, words and pictures.
Click on this link for more information:
https://www.nationalbooktokens.com/create-a-national-book-token-for-your-class
Good Luck!
TRAVELLING BOOK FAIR
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
Ayrshire Association of Burns Clubs Schools Competition
All of our Burns Recital Class Winners were given the opportunity to compete at the Ayrshire Association of Burns Clubs Schools Competition yesterday.
Many of them chose to take part in the event and represent Gargieston, with incredible success. With over 70 children in the P1-3 category alone, Gargieston had a clean sweep taking Gold, Silver and Bronze – what a remarkable achievement!
1st place – Isla Clarke 2nd place – Adil Ahmad 3rd place – Pippa Lee
We are so proud of all our team, with particular praise going to the 3 winners. Well done, Team Gargieston!
THE TRAVELLING BOOK FAIR HAS ARRIVED
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
