P4-7 Christmas Quiz: well done to Duncan who took this year’s title!
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Christmas Assembly
On Monday we had our Christmas Assembly, we created our own version of the 12 days of Christmas. Please click the link below to view the video.
P4/5 Disco
P4,P4/5 and P5 had their disco and party.
P5 & P6 cast photos
Here are the cast photos for “Mystery at Magpie Manor”: check out the backstage photos as well (on a separate post). Please click on the photo for a larger version.
Christmas jumper today
Today at Calside we were supporting Christmas Jumper day. We had some amazing jumpers on show and thanks to all for their donations, as a school we managed to raise £116. Check out the pictures of each class below.
Astonishing Christmas Pantomime
On Tuesday the 10th of December P5 and P6 performed their Christmas pantomime .This Performance happened at the Baptist church. The name of the pantomime was the Mystery of Magpie Manor. The story line was set in 1920s and it was about solving a mystery of a stolen family heirloom at their party where the auction was held, however with Agatha Christie the mystery was solved! The performance was outstanding and everyone was proud of these stars. It was a great night: well done to all the children and staff who worked so hard!
Christmas Jumper Day 13th December
Dumfries & Galloway Council is supporting Christmas Jumper Day on Friday 13th December. If anyone wishes to make a donation to this cause, please send to the school office.
Many children are already wearing their jumpers, as are many of the staff!
Orangutan Week- making the news!
A pupil led campaign at a Dumfries school is encouraging everyone to avoid products that contain palm oil.
Primary five pupils at Calside Primary have been raising awareness of endangered orangutans. And thanks to their fundraising efforts, they have raised a total of £421.35 for Orangutan Awareness Week.
James Henderson, 9, first took an interest in orang-utans a few years ago while watching a wildlife documentary and found that he shared the same hair colour as them. Since then he continued to seek out information on orangutans and became upset when he discovered that they were endangered as a result of palm oil.
Eighteen months ago, James decided that he would like to spend his pocket money adopting an orangutan and done this through WWF. He also received an adoption of another orangutan from a family friend for his birthday. Along with some friends, who shared the same enthusiasm, they approached their school to hold a bake sale. The bake sale was well received and raised over £72.
Mum Jane Henderson said: “James and his friends are actively encouraging family and friends to avoid products that contain palm oil, which itself is quite challenging as palm oil is contained in so many everyday products you wouldn’t expect. These small acts of change can make a huge difference to these beautiful animals.”
