The children really enjoyed sharing their learning experiences with me and each other with a drink of juice and a biscuit this morning 😊
Congratulations, Sam!
Huge congratulations to Sam McCallum in Primary 7! After the regional qualifiers in Ayr during November, his superb time for 50m Freestyle means he has qualified for the Scottish Schools Championships later this month. He will be representing Gargieston at Tollcross in Glasgow on the 26th January.
Good luck, Sam and enjoy every minute of the day!
ECC – Communication Board
Our nursery rhyme of the month for January is Jack and Jill. Please take a little time to sing this with your child and practise the Makaton signs too. The staff track and record the progress of the nursery rhyme so it is important to practise when you can.
Also included in this blog post are some useful information posters to help promote your child’s communication skills and the top tip for January from the SALT team. These are also displayed on the communication board in the cloakroom of the nursery.
Should you have any concerns regarding your child’s speech and language development please speak to their key worker, Mrs Cotton (the communication champion) or you can contact the SALT directly on the hot line. You will find their number on our communication board.
P7 Burns Supper
The Primary 7 Burns Supper will take place on
Tuesday 29th January at 7pm
They have already started practising their poems and two adults per child are invited to come along and enjoy the night.
Oral Health Orders
Oral health order forms will be going home with pupils over the next few days .
This gives parents and carers an opportunity to purchase oral health items at reduced prices.
If you wish to order any items, please complete the form and return it to school with payment ( cheque or cash only ) in a sealed envelope with pupils details on the front.
Orders will be collected Thursday 24th January.
Thank you.
Primary 6 Swimming
Primary 6
Please remember to be at school for 8.45am. You will enter through your usual door.
Remember to bring: a towel, underwear, costume, £1 for the locker, warm clothes/hats/gloves etc and a snack which we will have on our return to school.
Book bug Session
Our next nursery book bug session will take place on Thursday 17th January 2019. If you would like to attend this session please add your name to the list on the communication board.
Tea and Coffee will be provided for adults after the session is finished.
P1 Transition visits
We will be beginning our transition into P1 programme with an exciting topic based on the new “Harris McCoo” story books. We will be taking the pre-school children in groups along to Base 1 to allow them to spend time learning with the P1 teachers and P1 children. The timetable below shows when your child will be attending Base 1.
| Date | Session | Groups | Staff | Time |
| Monday 14th Jan | AM | Red
Blue Yellow |
Miss Gray
Mrs Murray |
9.15 – 10.15 |
| Tuesday 15th Jan | PM | Purple
Orange Green |
Miss Muir
Mrs Cotton |
2 -3 |
| Friday 18th Jan | AM | Purple
Orange Green |
Mrs Hendrie
Mrs Cotton |
9.15 – 10.15 |
| Friday 18th Jan | PM | Yellow
Blue Red |
Mrs Irvine
Mrs Dempster |
1.45 – 2.45 |
| Monday 21st Jan | AM | Red
Blue Yellow |
Mrs Murray
Mrs Nardini |
9.15 – 10.15 |
| Tuesday 22nd Jan | PM | Purple
Orange Green |
Mrs Cotton
Miss Bechelli |
2 -3 |
| Friday 25th Jan | AM | Purple
Orange Green |
Mrs Hendrie
Mrs Cotton |
9.15 – 10.15 |
| Friday 25th Jan | PM | Yellow
Blue Red |
Mrs Dempster
Mrs Halbert |
1.45 – 2.45 |
| Monday 28th Jan | AM | Red
Blue Yellow |
Miss Gray
Mrs Nardini |
9.15 – 10.15 |
| Tuesday 29th Jan | PM | Purple
Orange Green |
Miss Muir
Miss Gray |
2 -3 |
| Friday 1st Feb | AM | Purple
Orange Green |
Mrs Hendrie
Miss Bechelli |
9-15 – 10.15 |
| Friday 1st Feb | PM | Green
Yellow Blue |
Mrs Irvine
Mrs Dempster
|
1.45 – 2.45 |
Please Help
Primary 6 Swimming
Primary 6 are going swimming for 6 weeks starting Thursday 10th of January until 21st February. We are looking for any parents or grandparents who are free to help on these mornings (10th January is covered at the moment). We will be leaving the school at approximately 8.45am returning about 11.30am. Please contact the office if you are free any of those Thursday mornings.
Thank you.
Tesco Bags of Help Initiative
We are excited to announce that The Parent Council of Gargieston Primary School & ECC have been selected to participate in Tesco’s Bags of Help Fundraising Initiative!
VOTING IS NOW OPEN IN BOTH KILMARNOCK STORES!!
This is such an exciting opportunity for our fantastic school to secure funding from Tesco which will allow us to purchase a fitness trail for our playground with monkey bars, tyre swings and lots more. There are three very deserving projects in the running:- Gargieston PS & ECC, Kilmarnock Acrobatics Club and Bonnyton Thistle Football Club. All three projects will receive a cash boost, with the winning project receiving £4000, 2nd place £2000 and 3rd place £1000. We would like to encourage as much support as possible amongst family and friends of the school and ask that whenever you shop in Tesco you post your blue coin into our slot. You do not need to purchase a plastic bag to pick up a token – just ask for one whenever you shop.
We are going to need everyone to get behind our school as we’re sure it will be very competitive and the more money we are awarded, the better our fitness trail will be for our children! Voting in stores takes place from 1st January – 28th February 2019.
We will provide an update at the next parent council meeting, but so far can advise that the contract for the project has been awarded to Scot Play. The design will be finalised over the next few weeks with the plan for fitting of the Trim Trail to take place around Easter 2019.
Many thanks in anticipation of your support!
From All at Gargieston Parent Council & GFG
