Congratulations!!

We are absolutely delighted to announce that our innovative Intergenerational Project in partnership with Springhill Care Home has been shortlisted for a prestigious Education Scotland Quality Improvement award.

A team from Scottish Government will be filming a session at Springhill Care Home and in our ECC on Friday 5^th October at 10am.  This film will be broadcast at the QI Awards Ceremony and will then be shared by the Scottish Government on their website.

We are incredibly proud of the team who have been involved in the project and wish them every success and an enjoyable evening at the awards ceremony on Tuesday 13^th November.

Please vote for our girls netball team

to win a new sports kit via the link below.

Sponsored by Arnold Clark.

Once on the Arnold Clark page, click on the

Team Spirit Competition photos

and look for the Gargieston photo to vote!

Arnold Clark Facebook

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. If possible change would be appreciated i.e. pound coins. There will also be the opportunity for parents/carers to buy books after school on Friday 28^th and Wednesday 3^rd. 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 Monday or Wednesday. The fair will also be open during the MacMillan coffee morning on Friday. For every book sold the school receives commission to buy books for the school. Please support us if you can in this worthwhile venture.

The timetable for the Book Fair is as follows:

Friday 28^th September – P5, P5/6, P6, P6/7, P7 and ECC.

Monday 1^st October – P1/2, P1B, P1C and P1D.

Tuesday 2^nd October – P2/3, P4A and P4B.

Wednesday 3^rd October – P2, P3A, P3B and ECC.

ECC parent/carers can visit the fair with their children on Friday 28th and Wednesday 3rd between 11.30 and 12.00 or between 3.15 and 4.00.

“CALLING ALL PARENTS”

The next meeting of the Parent Council is on Monday 1st October 2018 at 7pm – 9pm in the school meeting room.

If you are interested in coming along for the first time to see what it’s all about you will be made very welcome.  It is a friendly group and a great way to learn more about what goes on in our school.

There will also be a meeting of the Gargieston Fundraising Group on Sunday 7th October 7:30pm in the Park Hotel.  New members or volunteers most welcome.

All welcome and if anyone has anything to add to the agenda or would like raised at the meeting they can email – gargiestonparentcouncil@gmail.com.”

P3A are wondering if anyone has an astronaut costume at home that we could borrow for our class assembly? It would be well looked after and returned on Friday 12th October.

Many thanks

Miss Caldow and Primary 3

Miss Davidson’s hockey club will be starting up again on Thursday 4th October for Primary 6 children. There will be eight sessions which will take us up to 29.11.18 excluding 18.10.18 (October holiday).

Please complete the attached form if your child would like to join the club.  We will be training outside whenever possible so long trousers, jumpers and waterproofs jackets are advisable!

We will begin using plastic sticks and balls but will quickly move on to using wooden sticks and harder balls therefore in a few weeks time the children will be required to wear shin guards and a mouth guard. These can be bought inexpensively from sports stores or borrowed from siblings who play football!

Inexpensive shinguards with ankle protection – https://www.sportsdirect.com/SearchResults?DescriptionFilter=ankle%20shinguards

Inexpensive mouthguards – https://www.sportsdirect.com/SearchResults?DescriptionFilter=Kids%20Mouth%20Guards

This is a reminder to all P5 children!

Swimming lessons begin on Tuesday 25th September. Please remember all of your swimming gear (swimsuit / trunks, swimming cap, goggles, towel and £1 for a locker). Wear your swimwear under your uniform so that we can get changed quickly (remember to pack underwear!) Bring a water bottle and snack as usual, these will be left at school for when we return. Bring a warm jacket as we will be walking to and from the Galleon.

Please be at school for 8:50 so we can leave sharp just after 9 o’clock! We will see you and our lovely parent helpers on Tuesday, enjoy your long weekend!

Our challenge this week was to create a helicopter. Here are some of the helicopters we made! 

Well done to Jamie Roberton from P4B for all your hard work and becoming a Superstar this week.