Primary 5D had a splashing time at Carlingwark during our water sports activity day. We worked in teams when canoeing and got soaked by the water fountain. We learned how to sail and developed lots of new skills. We would recommend that you definitely try water sports for yourself!
Thanks to the hard work and effort of Mrs Dyson and her Primary 5 class we can proudly say we are a Fair Aware school, what great news, well done!
Primary 5D recently visited Dalbeattie Museum as part of our History work. We learned lots of information about the artefacts. Mya thought the dentist’s drill looked like a lot of hard work. We thought it looked terrifying! We had fun using the old fashioned weighing scales. Dalbeattie museum is special because the staff let us interact with the artefacts. We enjoyed typing, playing pinball and wearing the gas masks and helmets. We recommend visiting Dalbeattie Museum!
Primary 4-7 pupils enjoyed an entertaining afternoon, thanks to visiting author William Sutcliffe who was organised to come to Dalbeattie Primary through the Scottish Book Trust. William Sutcliffe is the author of ‘Circus of Thieves and the Raffle of Doom’. Mrs Dyson’s Primary 5 class were so eager to promote this hilarious book to others, that they created their own book trailer (available to watch on our school blog) to be shown at the start of the event. There was a lot of laughter when William Sutcliffe read extracts from his book and selected volunteers to dramatically act them out. The afternoon proved a rewarding experience for all; finding out more about the world of writing and receiving top tips. Pupils were delighted when he took time to sign copies of his book. This was an exciting event for our pupils and William Sutcliffe commented on the wonderful enthusiasm shown.
Circus of Thieves and the Raffle of Doom book trailer from Mrs Dyson on Vimeo.
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Circus of Thieves and the Raffle of Doom book trailer
We worked collaboratively to create our own book trailer for ‘Circus of Thieves and the Raffle of Doom’ by William Sutcliffe. We wanted to promote the book and encourage others to read it. The author, William Sutcliffe will be visiting our school as part of Scottish Book Trust’s author visit programme on Thursday 5th June. We included our own sketches of the crazy characters and added our own narrations. We hope you enjoy watching our book trailer and we really recommend reading this brilliant, humorous, chaotic and exciting book. We would love feedback on our book trailer so please feel welcome to leave a comment by clicking on the title above. Created by Primary 5D
P5D Enterprise
Primary 5D learned how to saw wood safely and used their new skills to create their own wooden photo frames. Mrs Dyson was very proud at how safely they used junior hacksaws and bench hooks. They added in a photo to each frame, showing themselves dressed up as a character from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Primary 5D then designed a persuasive poster to advertise the sale of their frames to family members. After collecting money, they calculated costs and discovered they had made a profit. Primary 5D were very pleased to have raised the £125 needed (P5W were raising the other £125 needed) to pay for their bus to the Cocoa Bean Chocolate Factory.
Primary 5D Dietican visit
Mrs Nelson, a dietician from Dumfries Infirmary, recently visited Primary 5 to provide information on a balanced diet. We used the Eat Well plate to discuss our dietary needs and had lots of fun sorting food and drinks into the different food groups. We also learned about the traffic light system of food labelling.
Primary 5D were delighted to be visited by a former Headteacher of Dalbeattie Primary. Mr Kennedy told us great stories of what school was like in the past. We had great fun using ink and quills to write our names. We got a huge fright on hearing the sound of the belt as it hit the table!! We are very glad the belt is no longer used at school. A big thank you to Mr Kennedy for sharing his experiences.
Primary 5D Tropical Fruit Tasting
As part of our Rainforest topic, we have been learning about tropical fruit. As there were different kinds of fruit that we had not tasted before, Mrs Dyson arranged for us to have a tropical fruit tasting session. We discussed the appearance and fragrance of each fruit, before learning how each is prepared. Mrs Howie very kindly came to help with all the preparation. We learned how to use a sawing motion to cut our own bananas safely. We then helped ourselves to the fruit we wished to try and Mrs Dyson enjoyed hearing all our different responses. Next week, we will use our knowledge of the tropical fruit to write our own Rainforest Fruit Sundae recipes.
As part of Fairtrade Fortnight, Primary 5 have been learning about the issue of Fairtrade. We were visited by Mrs Van Zwanenberg [A Traidcraft representative] who made us aware of how Fairtrade products helpcommunities. We received great feedback from many staff and pupils. This Fairtrade Fortnight, please help ensure farmers get a fair price for the bananas they grow by choosing Fairtrade.
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