We came straight back to school to the Halloween Parties. The three different parties went really well and the children all enjoyed themselves. The Nursery children enjoyed their party with Molly Mixture. At all of the parties the costumes were fab and there were some fantastic pumpkins. Well done to everyone and a huge thank you to all the CPA members and parents who helped out. The children loved the sticky doughnuts and dooking for apples.  Here are some photos.

At the end of term the children brought in donations for our Harvest Table. This was part of our Harvest assembly which was led by P2/3/4. As usual everyone was so generous and this year we filled 3 tables. The house captains made up the bags and with Mrs C they delivered them round the Community to people who had been nominated. This year we also decided to donate some to the Foodbank Charity on the Vennel. Mrs Watson, Kasey, Hannah and Kloe delivered them to Foodbank. They were very grateful as they have a lot of families who use their service. Thank you to everyone who donated towards our Harvest Bags.      

P/4/5 have been learning about hockey with Gladys and Mrs Watson. They learned some different tricks such as the Indian dribble –

What have they learned about hockey

Reilly has learned to pass the ball correctly

Lucy has learned different types of shooting

Eva and Finlay have learned how to  keep control

Here is P/4/5 favourite parts were the Indian dribble,  dribbling up to the goal and then scoring, lifting the stick and the ball goes up.  They also did some fun games like the number game and some team games. The number game is you have  two people and have the same number and when it’s called they have to try and score. The person who scores wins. It has been great fun.

P4/5 have had a sporty term. They also learned rugby and went to a festival at Park Farm. They walked there and did Beat The Street.y

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

6th Oct 2017 P2/3/4 had a visit from a doctor. They were learning about the heart and they got to hold one. Don’t worry it was not a human heart . It was a lambs heart. Here are some of the facts P2/3/4 have learned. Sommer learned that the heart has fat on it.  Shaun has learned that heart is split up into 4 different chambers  They enjoyed Dr Pira coming in to talk to them about the body.  He also gave them a skeleton to look at and to help them learn all about it.

P2/3/4 had to learn their words for the Harvest Assembly. It was on Thursday 12th October. Lots of parents came to watch.Everyone had to prepare with Miss Reid.Lucia May and Sommer as well as the rest of P2/3/4 learned notes C D and E.Shaun mentioned about they had to learn their songs.Everyone in P2/3/4 had to learn their words.Kacie, Lucia May and Shaun’s favourite part was talking into  the micro-phone. Sommer’s favourite part was the songs.Everyone enjoyed playing the music they learned with Mrs Picken. The children shared their learning about their healthy bodies topic too.  There was lots of food for the Harvest table. Mrs Watson’s favourite part of the clapping rhythm song.

Festival of the South West 2017