Well done to everyone who participated at this years competition, held in our school grounds. It was great to see so many children enjoying themselves,  giving it their all. It was also very nice to see so many parents and friends from all schools cheering the children on (in the sunshine!!!)

A special “well done” to our Hecklegirth team (and their coach, Mrs. Foster) who finished runners up after playing some superb netball on their road to the final. Well done, girls!

Our thanks to Active Schools for yet another well-run event.

Congratulations to our Primary 6 girls below who represented the school in the Annan Young Citizen of the Year competition. It was extremely tough to pick just 4 children from an excellent class (and every child filled in their nomination form brilliantly) but this group did us proud. We were 1st school overall and Poppy took the trophy home as the winner! Fully deserved! Look out for Poppy at upcoming events as Annan’s Young Citizen of the Year!

We’re having a very busy but enjoyable time this week! Day 3 saw visits from both Annan Athletic and Gretna football clubs to deliver some fun taster sessions for all children, as well as a very informative (and funny!) visit from Jan and Diane from Speech and Language Therapy who discussed communication with the upper school. The lower school were treated to some karate with Alistair Mitchell from the local Annan karate group. The Nursery also held their annual Sports Activity day yesterday too. Again, a big thank you to these groups and individuals for coming in and giving up their time to show the children (and families) what clubs and activities are out there for our youngsters to join.

Today (Day 4) sees the Primary 7 class off to Annan Academy for a Health and Wellbeing day as part of their transition to secondary school, whilst the rest of the school takes part in a fun potted sports day, organised by our Primary 6 class. And finally the sun is shining on us! Tesco are here to let the children try some healthy fruits and Katie from Annan Youth Cycling Club is coming with a very exciting “Cycle Smoothie” bike!

Here is a small selection of photos from Day 3. A montage of all photos will appear on the TV in the entrance of the school next week.

Our Health week has got off to a great start (apart from the weather!) with Monday seeing sessions in Zumba, Mini Rugby and Golf. The children were having a great time during these activities. A big thanks to Nicole at Active Anklebiters and Gareth Dick at Powfoot Golf Club for giving up their time. Don’t forget that these groups are available in the community to use.

Also a huge thanks must go to Mrs. Menzies who ran Zumba classes all day!!!

Please check your class’ individual blog pages later in the week for pictures of their activities.

Day 2 has involved ADAC (Annan District Athletics Club), Solway Spartans boxing gym and Mike McMillan from Annan Seaforth Tennis Club. Thanks again to our visitors from these organisations who have given up their time in order to provide taster sessions for children in our school.

Classes have also had a visit from our Childsmile Dental Health Officer, learning all about dental health.

Primary 5 have spent the last 2 days being very fit and healthy, taking on all manner of outdoor learning adventures on their residential trip!

Well done to the 16 children who represented the school well at the Sprint Relay at the Everholm tonight. We had glorious sunshine and the children gave it their all. Special mention to our Boys “A” team who qualified for the final.

Congratulations to the 31 children from Primaries 6 and 7 who gave their all at today’s competition in Lochmaben. They all tried their best, behaved impeccably and enjoyed themselves. A special “well done” to the P6 boys and girls teams who came home with medals and to Dylan and Gabi  who won individual prizes

Primary 6 spent an interesting morning at Annan Academy learning all about seafood. We learned loads, tried new things and were even filmed for the news!! To read more, click on the Primary 6 link on the right.

Keep an eye on the Border News this week (ITV Border at 6PM)

Congratulations to our 16 Primary 6 and 7 pupils who gave up their Saturday morning to compete in this year’s Tag Rugby Festival at Annan Rugby Club. Our yellow team worked very hard, showed great team spirit and scored some good tries in their 4 games. Our blue team also played very well and managed to remain unbeaten, winning the final in the process. Well done to everybody who played, they all showed great attitude and impeccable behaviour in victory and defeat.

Well done to all of our pupils who competed in the Active Schools Road Relay competition last night. Unfortunately we didn’t win any medals this time but every child who took part gave their absolute best. They can all be proud of their efforts!