Here is the information which has been posted on the East Ayrshire Council website:-

We anticipate that all educational establishments will re-open on Friday 19 January 2018. Multi-agency efforts are being made today to ensure safe access to, and around, educational sites in readiness for potential opening.  In the light of current weather forecasts that may bring more snow, each individual establishment will undertake a risk assessment very early on Friday morning. Any schools which require to remain closed  will be featured here on the council’s website, social media and on local radio.

P3A had so much fun playing in the snow today, especially throwing snowballs at Miss Caldow!

ALL schools and  educational establishments in East Ayrshire will be closed on Thursday 18 January.

This extends to primaries, secondaries, early childhood centres and special needs establishments, and to organisations who use these facilities out of hours. 

This is in response to an amber weather warning for more snow and ice coming our way this evening and into tomorrow morning, which will worsen current conditions.

We have taken this decision following advice from partners and colleagues in education, roads and transportation, and in the interests of ensuring the safety of pupils, parents, staff and carers. 

The situation will be closely monitored tomorrow (Thursday) before any decisions are taken for Friday.

The school has some new Bug Club books in and the Literacy group has been stamping them. We would hate it if the new books got lost or damaged. Please take care of Bug Club books or any books in the school.

Also we are looking for some lost books. If anybody has Bug Club books at their house or in their classroom we would love to get them back . Please let us know if you find any.

From Lucy McInally and Charlie Hodkinson in the literacy group.  

The school will be open as normal today.

Wrap up warm!

Our dates for Primary 1 registration are :

Tuesday 16th January

Wednesday 17th January

Thursday 18th January

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9.30 – 11.30 am

1.30 – 2.30 pm

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Please report to the school office with your child’s

birth certificate and 2 items of proof of address.

Thanks

What a beautiful bride Miss Meechan was !

Congratulations to the new Mr and Mrs Kerr!

On behalf of everyone at Gargieston Primary and Early Childhood Centre, I would like to wish you all a Happy New Year as we welcome the children back to school at the beginning of this new term.

Following Mrs Wright’s departure, the management structure of the school will revert to the arrangement that was in place while Mrs Wright was supporting Catrine Primary School, with myself as Acting Head teacher and Mrs. Lawson and Mrs Beveridge sharing the Acting Depute Head teacher role.

Mrs Campbell will remain as Principal Teacher but will take on more management duties. This arrangement will remain in place until the appointment of a new permanent Head teacher.

Parents of children who are in classes where staffing is affected by these changes, will be e-mailed. As a management team, we look forward to our new roles and working in partnership with all pupils and families.

Mrs. McLaughland

A Huge Thank you!

On my last day I would like to thank all the children, staff and parents for their generosity and kindness.  This final week as Gargieston Head teacher  has been both memorable and emotional.  The wonderful songs, poems,  kind words and gifts have left me quite overwhelmed.  As I said in my speech,  Gargieston will always be  very special to me, number one.  I have made friends that I will never lose touch with and my gift to the children is a friendship bench.

  I know in the New Year  Mrs McLaughland will have your full support and the staff team and children will go from strength to strength.  It is very much our intention that the links between Onthank, my new school and Gargieston will be strong.

Gargieston you are Offically Amazing!

Tomorrow , for Mrs Wrights last day,

we are having a dress down day!

There will be a fun assembly before playtime.

After play time there will be a disco for the red and green house !

The red and green  house earned the most points over the last two terms!

School closes at 2.30pm!