Dalintober ‘A’ team retained the South Kintyre Inter-Schools Relay Cup against teams from Castlehill and Rural Schools. The ‘B’ team also had a successful run, finishing third in the event – part of Campbeltown Grammar School’s Sports Day.
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Dalintober PS Retain Rotary Cup 2017
Eight teams represented South Kintyre schools in this year’s P7 Rotary Quiz Competition. Dalintober PS won the cup, with their second team also finishing joint runners-up. The team will now go on to represent the area at the National Finals in Glasgow on May 23rd.
STEM Focus at Dalintober PS & ELC
STEM has been a learning focus for pupils of Dalintober PS & ELC. Lots of activities and investigations took place with input from local STEM Ambassador, Joanna Holbrook, and various other partners. Pupils learned about, amongst other things, life cycles and how they can be recorded, drones and coding, buildings and structures and DNA. The focus ended with a whole ELC/school ‘Sharing Our Learning’ assembly.
Fourth Green Flag for Dalintober Primary
Dalintober Primary School are delighted to have been awarded a fourth Green Flag from Keep Scotland Beautiful as part of the Eco School programme of study.
Our photograph shows the Eco Committee displaying the Green Flag in our school grounds.
Our next steps include creating a new Action Plan, organising a Green Day and investigating new ways to explore the Eco principles within our curriculum.
P7 Young Leaders Clubs at Dalintober PS
P7 pupils at Dalintober PS have launched a programme of Young Leaders Lunchtime Clubs for younger pupils, beginning with Technology and Dance Clubs this week. The P7s plan, resource, lead and evaluate the clubs – building their leadership and organisational skills and inspiring their young school mates.
BMT Masterclass at Dalintober PS & ELC
Dalintober PS & ELC were delighted to welcome Dr Andrew Dalziell as part of the school’s commitment to developing the acclaimed ‘Better Movers & Thinkers’ programme across the whole school and ELC. Dr Dalziell is highly regarded for his work and research in this area and worked with the staff and pupils on the theory and practice of BMT and the marriage of healthy, active bodies and healthy, active minds – we look forward to welcoming him back in March.
Burns Day at Dalintober PS & ELC
Burns Day at Dalintober PS & ELC
Dalintober PS & ELC celebrated Burns Day across the whole school. A variety of activities were undertaken including singing, dancing, recitals, poetry writing, Burns Lunch Menu & ELC Snacks and a traditional P7 Burns Lunch.
Dalintober PS Pupil Council’s ‘Tasty Tuck’ Promotion
Dalintober PS Pupil Council’s ‘Tasty Tuck’ ‘Tasty Tuck Team’ Hit Dalintober PS
This month, the ‘Tasty Tuck Team’, aka Dalintober Primary’s Pupil Council members, launched their annual initiative to encourage pupils to bring in healthy snacks for playtimes. They sold some tasty morsels – fruit, pitta breads and crackers – as suggestions and these ‘tasters’ went down a treat with their fellow pupils. Following the current project’s run; they hope that parents and pupils will continue to promote the healthy eating message. The ‘Tasty Tuck Team’ would like to thank Miss Flaws, Miss McCallum, Mr Strang and the staff of Tesco Campbeltown for their help.
Dalintober PS and ELC ‘Citizenship’ Moderation Week
Dalintober PS and ELC pupils, teachers and partners recently planned, moderated and evaluated a Citizenship Week across the whole school. The focus was on rights and responsibilities, questioning, fact & opinion and bias & persuasion, ranging from local to global issues and priorities.
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2016 Argyll and Bute Writing Competition
CAST is happy to announce that the following young writers have won prizes in the 2016 Argyll and Bute Writing Competition, supported by Scottish Book Trust.
First – Mischief – Anna McCulloch, age 10, Lochgoilhead Primary School
Second – The Artist’s studio – Calum Ellis, P7, Dalintober, Primary School
Third – Bubble trouble – Bel van den Groenendaal, Age 10, Arinagour Primary School
Once again decisions were difficult to make, the standard of writing was superb – imagination abounds! Thanks to everyone who participated and congratulations to the winners.
Dalintober PS Councils 2016-17
At the beginning of this term, Dalintober PS elected their three new council members for the Pupil Council, Eco Council and Sports Council.
Three New After-School Clubs for Dalintober Pupils
Three new After School Clubs have proved a huge success at Dalintober PS – P5 Club Golf, P3 Junior Jog and CGS Young Leaders’ P4 Multi-Sports.
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Dalintober PS P6 Make Guy for Community Bonfire
Pupils from P6 at Dalintober PS made another Guy this year for the Community Bonfire and Fireworks Display, organised by Dalintober & Millknowe Residents Association, Campbeltown Fire Station and Campbeltown Coastguards.
DaVinci Trio Play To Dalintober PS & ELC
Dalintober PS & ELC were delighted to welcome the DaVinci Trio to the school, where they performed piano, violin and cello for the pupils before spending time talking to them about their music.
Dalintober P7 MacMillan Success
The Primary 7 pupils of Dalintober Primary always host a Coffee Morning in aid of MacMillan Cancer and this year was no exception. The pupils made great preparations for the event beforehand, organising stalls and competitions, writing to local companies and planning roles for everyone on the day. They demonstrated fantastic organisation skills and teamwork and raised a grand total of £643! They were extremely grateful to the adult helpers who came in to lend a hand as well. Continue reading Dalintober P7 MacMillan Success
Dalintober P4 visits Beinn Ghuilean
As part of their forest topic, Dalintober Primary 4 visited Beinn Ghuillean. They spoke to Wildlife Ranger Kevin McKillop and beat Ranger Barry Bruce. Both men told the children about their jobs in the forest.
Dalintober PTA Coffee Evening Fundraiser Success
Members of the Dalintober PS & ELC community enjoyed a very successful and busy Coffee Evening, organised by the school’s PTA. The event included a baking stall, raffles, a nail bar, ‘Hit the Target’ and refreshments. A fantastic sum of £1150 was raised on the evening. Thank you to all involved. Continue reading Dalintober PTA Coffee Evening Fundraiser Success
DALINTOBER ELC, P1 AND P2 CHILDREN SPONSOR GAMBIA CHILDREN
Dalintober ELC, P1 and P2 children are going to be busy over the coming year raising funds for 3 children they have sponsored from Gambia. To start us off we had a fundraising event of ‘Beat the Goalie’ and we will be participating in monthly ‘Fun Friday’ events to raise money for Falou, Alasanna and Fatoumata who attend Jarrol Nursery in Gambia. We will continue to work in partnership with CGS4 Gambia and look forward to hearing updates on the children’s progress throughout the year. Continue reading DALINTOBER ELC, P1 AND P2 CHILDREN SPONSOR GAMBIA CHILDREN
Dalintober Primary 7 Lunchtime Buddies
Primary 7s have quickly started to learn about their new roles of responsibility by assisting the new Primary 1 pupils at lunchtimes. Each P1 pupil has a P7 buddy who helps them throughout the lunch break. The Primary 7s have all enthusiastically risen to the challenge and are demonstrating a range of leaderships skills such as good communication, empathy and organisation. Later in the session the P7s will run sports and art lunchtime clubs for other pupils in the school. The Lunchtime Buddy scheme is giving them the skills they will need for these more challenging roles.
Dalintober Primary and ELC Race for Life
A fantastic sum of £1276.88 was raised for Cancer Research UK as a result of the Race for Life held last week. Children, staff, parents and grandparents all joined in for a memorable afternoon on Kinloch Green. We were very grateful to the Campbeltown branch of Tesco for donating all the bottles of water for the event. The Primary 7s helped by encouraging and running with younger classes.
Campbell McCrae and Glynn Harvey (P7)
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