A couple of weeks ago all of P6 and P7 had an input from some people from the Heartstart foundation. Everyone thoroughly enjoyed it! We were taught what to do in some life saving situations. We got to do CPR on some dummies. We also watched some videos of how to do and use these different skills safely and sensibly. A lot of us enjoyed it when we got do try and do the recovery position on our classmates. The most important message of the day was to never use these skills on someone when they do not need it. Miss Mawer and Mrs Campbell were there and they loved watching us! We were told what to do if someone was choking, bleeding, having a heart attack or fainting. It was a very fun and exciting day for everyone and hopefully they all remember these skills and they can possibly use them when they are older. We all loved having these visitors and hopefully they can come back again!

By Joseph Currie P7

On the 2nd of October 2018 Joseph, Alex O, Reilly, Reece, Finley, Kasey, Lucas, Callum and Will went to Palmerston indoor arena to play in a football tournament called Soccer Sevens. The whole team played brilliantly. We played a against Georgetown, Newington, Hardgate, Heathall, Laurieknowe and Lochmaben. We were placed 2nd by just 1 point. It was so close. We won 4 matches, drew 1 match and lost one match. The team represented the school and we couldn’t have played much better. Well Done!

By Joseph Currie P7

P1/2 have enjoyed learning French with Mrs Watson. They have been learning how to say hello, how they are, what their name is and their age. They have loved playing the chair game.

The class have been focuss   ing on a fairyland topic with Mrs Gallacher. When doing a Fairland topic the children have enjoyed making castles, a beanstalk and gingerbread men. P1/2 have extremely enjoyed learning about the healthy body topic. The children have been learning about different types of food that you should eat and you shouldn’t. Jasmine learned that your skeleton is  actually your bones! With Mrs Law (our P.E teacher) P1/2 have been playing different types of tig and throwing and catching balls. Liam and Connor really enjoyed playing tig. Seth, Eva and Kianna were picking apples with Mrs C for the harvest assembly. The new P1s have settled in very well!

P6/7 have been enjoying learning about different systems in your body. They did a research homework task about the skeletal system and they had to make a poster to show their learning and they have also learned about the respiratory system with Miss Mawer. Most of the class enjoyed writing poems for a competition called rhyme craft. all of the class went curling to the Dumfries ice bowl. Everyone loved it! About 10 people from P6/7 went to a triathlon in Sanquhar. Everyone got very muddy! Most of the class really enjoyed making cakes for an emotions topic. The class watched a film called inside out that was linked to emotions. In P.E with Mrs Law they have been playing Rugby for four weeks and Hockey for four weeks. It has been a successful first term for P6/7