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Now that we've produced thirty-six issues, new readers might like
to take a look at some of our back pages.
If you're just reading the new
pages, go on to the next one now. Come back here later using
the "Introduction" button and "Back Numbers" link to see if
there's anything to interest you in earlier issues. Then click on
an underlined link for each issue, and use the "Back" button at the top of the screen to come back here.
Issue 35
December 2002, Christmas issue, with
Carol Singing,
a fire next to the school during a firemen's strike,
Mr Burnett's conference visit to Atlanta,
and more.
Issue 34
October 2002, back to school, news of the
Inspectors' Visit,
some Holmston Heroes,
a Visitor from Canada,
and more.
Issue 33
May 2002, the summer term, and news of the
Waverley sail,
the Queen's Jubilee Holiday,
the PTA Summer Fayre,
and the School Sports.
Issue 32
March 2002, an Easter issue, and news of the
Burns Supper,
the Internet finally arriving
in Holmston, this year's P7's trip to
the Auld Kirk, and more. In April, the
Queen Mother died, the school held a minute's silence during her funeral.
Issue 31
December 2001, our Christmas issue. Fancy Dress for the "Cash for Kids" appeal,
and the PTA's Holmston Tea Towels with everyone's picture on them.
Issue 30, September 2001,
Back from the summer holidays, the new P1s make some cat masks, a Teacher from Tasmania comes to visit,
and there's Gladiator Jousting in our "Life Outside Holmston" section.
Issue 29, June 2001,
School holidays start again, but before that
P7 got to the Dolphin House and have
all kinds of adventures, then go back to meet a celebrity.
There's the School Sports Day,
the PTA Summer Fayre,
and Aldi come back to build a supermarket.
Issue 26, January 2001, our New Year issue.
The Holmston Ball, 5 more Former Pupils get in touch, another Web Award.
Issue 25, December 2000, our Christmas issue. The Christmas Fayre, the Christmas Plays, the Raffle, two more Web Awards.
Issue 24, November 2000
issue, with updates on the Former Pupils'
Reunion for Saint Andrew's Night, and all the FPs who came along.
Issue 23, October 2000. Surprise baby Llama at Kirkcudbright, plus
Parents' Nights, PTA Sponsored Bounce, and 2000/175 Parents' Race Night.
Issue 22, September 2000 Update. Welcome back, news of pupils' discos, parents' Race Night;
FP features on 2 former teachers, Miss Sumner,
Mr Tyson; PTA buy the school lots of equipment.
Issue 18, 12 - 26 May 2000.
Ayr Primaries' Swimming Gala,
the coming Summer Fayre and trip to Dynamic Earth, and another Web Award. And our FPs write
about games they used to play.
Issue 17, 28 April - 12 May 2000.
A report on that P7 trip to Culzean,
Fred MacAulay and other BBC stars help our fund-raising,
there's a trip to the Big Idea,
and there are swans on the Swan Pond.
Issue 16, 14 - 28 April 2000.
Easter holidays, presentation of commemorative paperweights at the Easter Service,
P7 visit Culzean Country Park, with not 1 but 2 pages of pictures.
In our History section, FP Jimmy Fairlie remembers the soldiers, and the fish.
Issue 15,
31 March - 14 April 2000.
P3 go to the Glasgow Art
Galleries and Transport Museum. Craig Brown, the Scotland
Football Team manager, comes for a visit. P1 meet Penguin Pete, children's friend and ace crime-fighter!
Issue 14, 17-31 March 2000.
We get over 1000 visits to the Web site, there's news on
Joel in Uganda,
P3 do some painting,
Susanne in Canada sends us
pictures of snow,
and there's local news of the historic by-election held in the school.
Issue 13, 3-17 March 2000. P7 take the digital camera on a"Walk Round Auld Ayr",
P3 visit the Supermarket.
Jean Harrison, formerly Hamilton, sent us her class photo from 1915,
and there's a hint of romance about her teacher, Miss Ramsay.
David McRobbie, an FP in Australia, has a grandson at Primary School there, they've got an extensive website.
Issue 12, 18 February-3 March 2000. It snows, and a bit of the roof blows away. Well, just a little bit. There's a report on the
Burns Supper, and the full words to "Auld Lang Syne" as sung by P7 and their guests. Sing along.
Issue 11, 4-18 February 2000. Mrs McDougall has a baby, Jack! And we've a second trip report about "Dynamic Earth".
Issue 10, 21 January-4 February 2000.
Our first issue
in the New Year, and more cats...
Issue 9,
24 December 99-21 January 2000. A Christmas and New Year issue,
with more news of trips at the end of term.
Issue 8,
10-24 December 99. Our pre-Christmas number, and the Football Team just keep on winning.
Issue 7,
26 November-10 December 99. PTA Christmas Fayre, Daleks, Egyptians, Swimming. It's all going on...
Issue 6, 12-26 November 99.
Fireworks
Display, that Winning Football Team again, a trip to an Ice Cream Factory (no ice in the pictures).
Issue 5, 29 October-12 November 99. Hallowe'en Lunch, Millennium Jig, first list of
Former Pupils who've written to us. (There's more every issue).
Issue 4, 15-28 October 99. Parents' Night demos of Web Pages,
Judo, SFA Football Coaching, Sea Monkeys.
Issue 3, 1-14 October 99. Girls' football, ballet,
October Week's holiday,
a trip to "Dynamic Earth" in Edinburgh, Primary 1 start full-time, Mr McRobbie writes from Australia.
Issue 2, 17-30 September 99. New staff,
Ayr Gold Cup, pets, poetry, sunflowers.
The Football Team begin their winning streak...
Issue 1, 3-16 September 99. Introductions,
Holidays, in Fife, on the beach, bike-racing in Camperdown Park, Dundee.
From here you can also go to the start of our current issue, Issue 36.
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