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| SESSION 2007– 2008: | |||
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| August 07 | School re-opens for staff (staff in-set day 1) | Mon 20 Aug | |
| School re-opens for pupils. | Tue 21 Aug | ||
| Gatehouse Horticultural (Flower) Show | Sat 25 Aug | ||
| First weekly Country Dancing session for P4/5 pupils | Tue 28 Aug | 2.00-3.00pm | |
| Meeting with parents of P1 pupils | Tue 28 Aug | 7.00pm | |
| First weekly P1-3 pupils' football training session | Wed 29 Aug | 2.30 - 3.45pm | |
| First weekly violin tuition session | Thu 30 Aug | 9.30am-12.15pm. | |
| September 07 | Wed 5 Sept | 'Galloway Gazette' to take P1 pupils' photo - 9.15am | |
| Fri 7 Sept | Newsletter issued today | ||
| First full day for P1 pupils | Mon 10 Sept | ||
| Fri 28 Sept | Newsletter issued today | ||
| October 07 | Walk to School Week commences today | Mon 1 Oct | |
| Soccer Sevens (CDHS) | Mon 1 Oct | 10.00-11.30 | |
| Bags2School delivered today | Mon 1 Oct | ||
| Soccer Sixes (CDHS) | Wed 3 Oct | 1.30-2.30pm | |
| Disco | Thu 4 Oct | 7.00-8.30pm | |
| *Harvest Service | Fri 5 Oct | 1.45pm. | |
| School closes for October holiday | Fri 5 Oct | ||
| School re-opens | Mon 22 Oct | ||
| Fri 26 Oct | Newsletter issued today | ||
| Bags2School collected today | Tue 30 Oct | ||
| Hallowe'en party - Pre-school | Wed 31 Oct | AM | |
| Hallowe'en party - P4/5 & P6/7 | Wed 31 Oct | 1.00 - 3.00pm | |
| November 07 | Hallowe'en Party - P1/2 & P3/4 | Thu 1 Nov | 1.00 - 3.00pm |
| Fire Safety unit for P6 pupils | Tue 6 Nov | 10.45 - 12.00noon | |
| Scholastic bookfair delivered | Thu 15 Nov | ||
| Reports issued | Fri 16 Nov | Newsletter also issued today | |
| *Display open session | Mon 19 Nov | 3.00 - 4.00pm | |
| *Parents' consultations | Wed 21 Nov | 3.30 - 6.30pm | |
| Staff in-set day 2 - school closed for pupils | Wed 28 Nov | ||
| Staff in-set day 3 - school closed for pupils (cluster day) | Thu 29 Nov | ||
| School closed for St Andrew Day holiday | Fri 30 Nov | ||
| December 07 | Fri 7 Dec | Newsletter issued today | |
| *Christmas Carols & Coffee | Mon 17 Dec | 7.00pm | |
| Christmas party - pre-school | Tue 18 Dec | AM | |
| Christmas party - P4/5 & P6/7 | Tue 18 Dec | 1.00 - 3.00pm | |
| Christmas lunch | Wed 19 Dec | ||
| *Christmas Service - Girthon Church | Wed 19 Dec | 1.45pm | |
| Christmas party - P1/2 & P3/4 | Thu 20 Dec | 1.00 - 3.00pm | |
| *M & M Theatre Group - 'Beauty & the Beast' | Fri 21 Dec | 1.30 - 3.00pm | |
| School closes for Christmas and New Year at 3.00pm | Fri 21 Dec | ||
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2008: |
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| January 08 | School re-opens | Mon 7 Jan | |
| Burns Competition | Thu 24 Jan | Commencing as soon after 9.00am as possible. | |
| Burns Lunch | Fri 25 Jan | ||
| Fri 25 Jan | Newsletter issued today | ||
| February 08 | Mid-term holiday (school closed) | Mon 11 Feb | |
| Staff in-set day 4 - school closed for pupils | Tue 12 Feb | ||
| Staff in-set day 5 – school closed for pupils | Wed 13 Feb | ||
| 'Valentine' disco | Thu 14 Feb | 7.00 - 8.30pm | |
| Fri 15 Feb | Newsletter issued today | ||
| March 08 | Fri 7 Mar | Newsletter issued today | |
| *Easter Service | Thu 20 Mar | ||
| Good Friday - school closed | Fri 21 Mar | ||
| Easter Monday - School closed | Mon 24 Mar | ||
| School closes for Spring holiday | Fri 28 Mar | Newsletter issued today | |
| April 08 | School re-opens | Mon 14 Apr | |
| Visit to Kingswood (3 nights) | 20 - 23 Apr | ||
| *School Council meeting | Mon 28 Apr | 7.00pm in the Girthon room | |
| *PTA Annual General meeting | Tue 29 Apr | 3.15pm in the dining room | |
| May 08 | Fri 2 May | Newsletter issued today | |
| May-Day Holiday (school closed) | Mon 5 May | ||
| Swimming for P6 & P7 pupils at Merrick pool | 6 - 9 May | 4 days, Tuesday to Friday included | |
| Golf or curling for P3/4 | Tue 6 May | ||
| Paul Jones football | Thu 8 May | This leg of the tournament played here at Gatehouse | |
| After-school Athletics commences | Thu 8 May | 3.00 pm – 4.00 pm | |
| Fun Fours Football – David Keswick Centre, Dumfries | Fri 9 May | Time tbc | |
| P7 at ‘Choices for Life’, Clyde Auditorium, Glasgow | Tue 13 May | ||
| K’nex Regional Finals – Dumfries & Galloway College | Wed 14 May | Time tbc | |
| Cycling proficiency | Thu 15 May | ||
| German pupils and staff arrive | Fri 16 May | Group departs on Friday 23 May | |
| P6 & P7 Cross Country Event | Fri 16 May | at Kirkcudbright Academy | |
| Start of ‘Walk to School’ Week | Mon 19 May | ||
| P6 at ‘Operation Safety’ - Stranraer | Mon 19 May | ||
| School disco | Tue 20 May | 7.00-8.30pm | |
| School Ceilidh - open to all parents and families | Thu 22 May | 7.00-9.00pm | |
| Mon 26 May | Newsletter issued today | ||
| PTA meeting | Tue 27 May | 3.00pm in the dining room | |
| *Academy Open Evening | Tue 27 May | for parents of current P6 and P7 pupils | |
| P7 health checks (weight and height) by school nurse | Wed 28 May | am | |
| Reports issued to parents | Fri 30 May | ||
| June 08 | *Display open session 3.00-4.00pm | Mon 2 June | |
| Enterprise in Education Awards | Tue 3 June | Three pupils and Mrs Clark attending Easterbrook Hall, Dumfries | |
| *Pre-school sports | Wed 4 June | ||
| *Parents' consultations | Wed 4 June | 3.30 - 6.30pm | |
| *Usborne Book Fair | Wed 4 June | 3.30 - 6.30pm | |
| *P1-7 sports | Thu 5 June | 1.00 - 3.00pm | |
| P7 Science Challenge at Kirkcudbright | Fri 6 June | am | |
| *PTA Swimming Gala –Kirkcudbright Swimming Pool | Tue 10 June | 12 noon | |
| Nursery - P1 induction afternoon (first of 4) | Thu 12 June | 1.00 - 2.30pm - for nursery children to visit P1 classroom/teacher | |
| *PTA meeting - in the school dining room | Thu 12 June | 3.00pm | |
| Fri 13 Jun | Newsletter issued today | ||
| *PTA Summer Fete | Sat 14 June | ||
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Start of ‘Bike Week’ |
Mon 16 June | ||
| Matt Baker, artist, working with all P1/2 and P3/4 pupils | Mon 16 June | ||
| Kirkcudbright Pool Swimming Gala | Tue 17 June | ||
| Puberty talk (1 of 2) by school nurse to P7 pupils | Wed 18 June | 10.00am | |
| Nursery - P1 induction afternoon (second of 4) | Wed 18 June | 1.00 - 2.30pm - for nursery children to visit P1 classroom/teacher | |
| 'Primary Youth Speaks' @ Castledykes school, Kbt | Wed 18 June | 6.30pm - organised by Kirkcudbright Rotary Club | |
| Art visit to Cairnsmore Visitor Centre for P1/2 and P3/4 | Thu 19 June | ||
| Puberty talk (2 of 2) by school nurse to P7 pupils | Mon 23 June | 9.30am | |
| Nursery - P1 induction morning (third of 4) | Mon 23 June | 9.00 - 11.30am - for nursery children to visit P1 classroom/teacher | |
| Nursery lunch | Mon 23 June | Free lunch in school for those nursery children starting in P1 in August | |
| Inter-Primary sports | Tue 24 June | at Kbt Academy - start 1.00pm | |
| P1/2 and P3/4 outing to the Ryan Centre, Stranraer | Wed 25 June | ||
| P4/5/6 and P6/7 outing to the Sands Centre, Carlisle | Wed 25 June | ||
| Nursery visit to Threave Gardens, Castle Douglas | Thu 26 June | All day | |
| P7/S1 Transition day 1 | Thu 26 Jun | ||
| Disco at Kirkcudbright Academy for P7 pupils: 6.30pm | Thu 26 Jun | For P7 pupils from all local Academy-associated Primary schools | |
| Nursery - P1 induction morning (last of 4) | Fri 27 Jun | 9.00 - 11.30am - for nursery children to visit P1 classroom/teacher | |
| P7/S1 Transition day 2 | Fri 27 Jun | ||
| *School Council meeting | Mon 30 Jun | 7.00pm in the Girthon room | |
| July 08 | *Meeting with parents of new P1 pupils | Wed 2 Jul | 2.30pm in P1 classroom |
| *Prize-giving: 1.30pm | Fri 4 Jul | School closes for summer at 3.00pm |
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SESSION 2008 - 2009: |
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| August 08 | School re-opens for staff (staff in-set day 1) | Mon 18 Aug | |
| School re-opens for pupils | Tue 19 Aug | ||
| Gatehouse Horticultural Show | Sat 30 Aug | in the Community Centre | |
| September 08 | *Meeting with parents of P1 pupils | Tue 2 Sept | 7.00pm |
| 'Alice in Wonderland' | Thu 4 Sept | 1.30 - 2.30pm. M & M theatre group | |
| First full day for P1 pupils | Mon 8 Sept | ||
| 'September Stroll' event | Fri 19 Sept | Fund-raising event - further details to follow | |
| October 08 | School disco | Thu 2 Oct | |
| *Harvest Service | Fri 3 Oct | 1.45pm in the school | |
| School closes for October holiday | Fri 10 Oct | ||
| School re-opens | Mon 27 Oct | ||
| Hallowe'en party - pre-school | Thu 30 Oct | AM | |
| Hallowe'en party - P1/2 & P3/4 | Thu 30 Oct | 1.00-3.00pm | |
| Hallowe'en party - P4/5 & P6/7 | Fri 31 Oct | 1.00-3.00pm | |
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November 08 |
Pupil reports issued | Fri 14 Nov | |
| *Display open session | Mon 17 Nov | 3.00-4.00pm | |
| *Parents consultations | Wed 19 Nov | 3.30-6.30pm | |
| December 08 | School closed for St Andrew's Day holiday | Mon 1 Dec | |
| Staff in-set day 2 - school closed for pupils | Tue 2 Dec | ||
| Staff in-set day 3 - school closed for pupils | Wed 3 Dec | ||
| Pantomime (evening) | Thu 4 Dec | At Newton Stewart - still awaiting details 19 August | |
| *Christmas Production performance | Mon 15 Dec | 7.00pm | |
| Christmas party - pre-school | Tue 16 Dec | AM | |
| Christmas party - P4/5 & P6/7 | Tue 16 Dec | 1.00-3.00pm | |
| Christmas lunch | Wed 17 Dec | ||
| Christmas party - P1/2 & P3/4 | Thu 18 Dec | 1.00-3.00pm | |
| *Christmas Service - Girthon Church | Fri 19 Dec | 1.45pm | |
| School closes for Christmas and New Year at 3.00pm | Fri 19 Dec | ||
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| January 09 | School re-opens | Mon 5 Jan | |
| Burns Competition | Thu 22 Jan | Commencing as soon after 9.00am as possible | |
| Burns Lunch | Fri 23 Jan | ||
| *Burns Supper & Ceilidh - 6.30pm | Tue 27 Jan OR Wed 28 Jan | Date to be confirmed (at 19 August) | |
| February 09 | 'Valentine' disco | Thu 12 Feb | 7.00-8.30pm |
| Mid-term holiday (school closed) | Mon 16 Feb | ||
| Mid-term holiday (school closed) | Tue 17 Feb | ||
| Mid-term holiday (school closed) | Wed 18 Feb | ||
| Staff in-set day 4 - school closed for pupils | Thu 19 Feb | ||
| Staff in-set day 5 - school closed for pupils | Fri 20 Feb | ||
| March 09 | |||
| April 09 | Easter Service | Fri 3 April | 1.45pm in the school |
| School closes for Easter holiday | Fri 3 April | ||
| School re-opens | Mon 20 April | ||
| May 09 | May-Day Holiday (school closed) | Mon 4 May | |
| School disco | Thu 21 May | 7.00-8.30pm | |
| Pupil reports issued to parents | Fri 29 May | ||
| June 09 | *Display open session 3.00-4.00pm | Mon 1 June | |
| *Pre-school sports | Tue 2 June | AM | |
| *Parents consultations | Wed 3 June | 3.30-6.30pm | |
| *P1-7 sports | Thu 4 June | 1.00-3.00pm | |
| Nursery/P1 induction - 1 of 4 | Thu 11 June | 1.00-2.30pm | |
| Nursery/P1 induction - 2 of 4 | Thu 18 June | 1.00-2.30pm | |
| *'Afternoon tea' meeting with nursery/new P1 parents | Thu 18 June | 3.00pm | |
| Nursery/P1 induction - 3 of 4 | Mon 22 June | 9.00-11.30am | |
| Free lunch for nursery children moving into P1 in August | Mon 22 June | ||
| Nursery/P1 induction - 4 of 4 (and all day for whole-school) | Fri 26 June | 9.00-11.30am | |
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July 09 |
*Prize-giving: 1.30pm |
Fri 3 Jul | School closes for summer immediately afterwards |
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SESSION 2009 - 2010: |
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| August 09 | School re-opens for staff (staff in-set day 1) | Mon 17 Aug | |
| School re-opens for pupils. | Tue 18 Aug | ||
| October 09 | |||
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School closes for October holiday | Fri 9 Oct | |
| School re-opens | Mon 26 Oct | ||
| November 09 | |||
| School closed for St Andrew's Day holiday | Mon 30 Nov | ||
| December 09 | |||
| Staff in-set day 2 - school closed for pupils | Tue 1 Dec | ||
| Staff in-set day 3 - school closed for pupils | Wed 2 Dec | ||
| School closes for Christmas and New Year at 3.00pm | Fri 18 Dec | ||
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2010: |
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| January 10 | |||
| School re-opens | Tue 5 Jan | ||
| February 10 | |||
| Mid-term holiday (school closed) | Mon 15 Feb | ||
| Staff in-set day 4 - school closed for pupils | Tue 16 Feb | ||
| Staff in-set day 5 - school closed for pupils | Wed 17 Feb | ||
| March 10 | |||
| School closes for Spring holiday | Fri 26 Mar | ||
| April 10 | |||
| School re-opens | Mon 12 Apr | ||
| May 10 | |||
| May-Day Holiday (school closed) | Mon 3 May | ||
| July 10 | |||
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*Prize-giving: 1.30pm | Thu 1 Jul | School closes for summer at 3.00pm |