On Tuesday Primary 5 went to the hatchery. They collected the fry from the hatchery and headed up to the burn to release them. After that the children had the opportunity to investigate what else lived in the burn.
World Book Day
On World Book Day we all had a great time, some of us even came to school in our pyjamas! In the morning the eco group arranged a book swap so that all the children could get a book that was new to them to read. We then had different activities throughout the day, including lots of reading! In the afternoon we came together as a whole school and had a go at lots of different activities linked to books including telling stories using story telling spoons, building our favourite scene from a story, creating book marks and painting new front covers for books. Thank you to everyone who made it happen!
Safer Internet Day 2024
This week we took part in Safer Internet Day 2024. All the children, from Nursery right up to Primary 7, took part in activities based on the theme Inspiring Change? Making a difference, managing influence and navigating change online. The children learnt about different aspects of this in different classes, here are some pictures of the Primary 5/6 class and the Primary 1/2 class learning about how technology has changed over time.
We also talked about how we could stay safe online and who to talk to if we encounter problems.
Burns Poems
This week has been a busy one for all the children in school where we have found out lots about Robert Burns. On Tuesday 3 of our Primary 7 children (Abbie, Bobby and Caiden) represented the school at the Newton Stewart Inter Schools Burns Competition- we are delighted to announce that Caiden was the overall winner! Everyone tried really hard and as a result the judges had a really tricky job- they decided that all three schools would be joint winners and share the trophy this year.
Here are our fantastic representatives!
We also had our class competitions where all the children had the chance to perform a Scots poem. This helps develop their Listening and Talking skills and allows us to choose a top 3 to represent the school at the Galloway Music Festival in March. Here are our class winners:
Great work everyone!
Big School Birdwatch
The Eco Committee have been busy making bird feeders to try and attract more wildlife to our playground. They then asked that the children in school complete the Big School Birdwatch. We went out around the school grounds and had a good look for different birds on Friday. We then came inside and used tally marks to record our findings. Here are Primary 1/2’s results:
P5 Hatchery Visit
This week our P5s had their first visit to the hatchery.
Rugby
This term we are very lucky to have Thomas Quigley coming in to deliver Rugby sessions for P1/2 and P3/4. Here are a few pictures of the P1/2s in their first session.
Techie Tuesdays
The children have been really enjoying the Techie Tuesday sessions so far this term. It’s been lovely to see so many parents popping in- we really appreciate your support.
P6/7 Updates
This week P6/7 have been researching the effects of sugar on their teeth. They placed eggs in a variety of drinks (Iced Tea, Irn Bru, Apple Juice, Ribena etc) and they are going to monitor the eggs over the next week to see what the drinks do to the egg shells.
The children also researched and measured the amount of sugar in common drinks. The drink with the most sugar was pineapple juice with a whopping 62g of sugar in 500ml. The lowest was water with 0g in 500ml. The children were surprised with some of the results and have set up a display to show the rest of the school to see.
P 5/6 Updates
P5/6 got creative this week and had a go at decorating their own pumpkins and creating their own spooky biscuits.
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