Class activities such as trips, sports training or visitors are advised via email, maildrop and the website. These are apt to change regularly so parents are advised to ensure that they keep checking these.
November
Tuesday 19th November: all classes Space workshops with Royal Society of Edinburgh
Tuesday 19th November and Wednesday 20th November: Learner Conferences (details in maildrop 1st November)
Thursday 21st November: Rights assembly linked to World Children’s Day
Thursday 28th November: Come and Join Us in class in the afternoon
Saturday 30th November: Parent Council Christmas Fair 1-4 p.m.
December
Week beginning 2nd December: P7 to Dumfries High for the High School in a Day (dates for each group and details in maildrop 22nd November)
Thursday 5th December Rights assembly linked to Article 14
Monday 9th December: P1, P2, P3 and P4 practice at the Baptist Church Centre (time to follow nearer the time)
Tuesday 10th December: P1 & P2; P3 & P4 afternoon Christmas performance at the Baptist Church Centre- whole school will go to watch at 1.30 p.m. Children to be collected from the church at the end of the school day.
Tuesday 10th December: P7 transition disco at Dumfries High (details will follow nearer the time)
Wednesday 11th December: P1 & P2 trip to cinema to see “The Snowman and The Snowdog”- drop your child off at the cinema at 9 a.m.
Wednesday 11th December: P3 & P4 trip to cinema to see “The Snowman and The Snowdog”- packed lunch required
Wednesday 11th December: P5 and P6 visit to Charnwood in the afternoon; will be back before the end of the school day
Thursday 12th December: P5 and P6 trip to cinema to see “Paddington in Peru”- packed lunch required
Thursday 12th December: P7 trip to cinema to see “Paddington in Peru”- packed lunch required; collect your child from cinema at 3 p.m.
Thursday 12th December: Nursery Nativity 2pm in the hall
Thursday 12th December: P1 & P2; P3 & P4 Christmas performance at the Baptist Church Centre 5 p.m.
Tuesday 17th December: Movie Afternoon in school, with refreshments provided by the Parent Council
Wednesday 18th December: Christmas Dinner day
Wednesday 18th December: P1 and P2 Christmas party in the afternoon
Thursday 19th December: Christmas assembly 9.30 a.m.
Thursday 19th December: P3 and P4 Christmas party in the afternoon
Friday 20th December: Inter-House Quiz P1-P3 9.30 a.m. and P4-P7 11.15 a.m.
Friday 20th December: P5-P7 Christmas party in the afternoon
Friday 20th December: Nursery party 2pm in Nursery
Friday 20th December: end for Christmas holidays
January 2025
Tuesday 7th January: pupils return for Term 3
Monday 13th January: Clubs block 2 starts
Thursday 16th January: Rights assembly
Monday 20th January: P5 and P6 curling at the Ice Bowl in the morning (details will follow nearer the time)
Tuesday 21st January: Burns Poetry competition (details will follow nearer the time)
Thursday 23rd January: Burns Assembly
Thursday 24th January: P6 host the Burns Supper for the Upper School (details will follow nearer the time)
Thursday 30th January: Rights assembly linked to Safer Internet Day
February
Friday 14th February: Clubs block 2 ends
Wednesday 19th and Thursday 20th February: staff training, school closed to pupils
Friday 21st February: February holiday, school closed
Monday 24th February: Clubs block 3 starts
Thursday 27th February: Rights assembly linked to World Book Day
March
Thursday 6th March: Rights assembly linked to International Women’s Day
Thursday 20th March: Rights assembly linked to World Water Day
Wednesday 26th March: P4, P5 and Learning Centre working with IBike
Friday 28th March: Clubs block 3 ends
Friday 28th March: finish for Spring holiday
April
Monday 14th April: return for Term 4
Friday 18th April and Monday 21st April: Easter weekend, school closed
Thursday 24th April: Rights assembly linked to Earth Day
Friday 25th April: reports out to parents
Wednesday 30th April to Friday 2nd May: P7 residential to Rock UK
May
Monday 5th May: May Bank Holiday, school closed
Thursday 8th May: class photographs
Friday 9th May: P7 Ainslie Irvine competition
Monday 12th May: Clubs block 4 starts
Wednesday 14th and Thursday 15th May: Learner Conferences (details will follow nearer the time)
Thursday 15th May: Rights assembly linked to Mental Health Week
Friday 16th May: first date for Sports Day: this is weather-dependent, and details will follow nearer the time
Friday 23rd May: reserve date for Sports Day
June
Dates for P7 Induction at their destination high schools will follow, once they have been announced by D&G. This will then help us decide on the dates for P1 induction and Moving On sessions.
Tuesday 2nd June: P1 working with IBike
Friday 13th June: Clubs block 4 ends
Monday 30th June: P7 Leavers’ Ceremony 6 p.m. (details will follow nearer the time)
July
Thursday 3rd July: end for the summer holidays
Term and Holiday Dates
These are set by Dumfries & Galloway Council. Copies for the dates agreed can be found on the Council website here.
