Month: March 2019

Primary seven walked to the top of Criffel on Wednesday to raise funds for SCIAF.  It was a great day.  The weather was good and the sky clear so we enjoyed the fantastic views across the Solway. It certainly was a challenge but everyone did so well.  The regular snack breaks and constant chatter kept everyone in high spirits even when the going got very steep and one or two children got stuck in the mud! Luckily the chance to have a splash in the burn and walk through the tunnel got the boots a bit cleaner! Well done everyone, you were all great hikers and should be proud of your achievement and the way you encouraged one another along the way.  Here are a few photos of the day.

Last week our House Captains spoke at assembly about a new rewards system for our dinner hall.  The children helped develop a set of good manners posters for everyone to follow whilst having dinner together.  People who follow these rules well get their name entered in a prize draw.  Six names then get drawn at a assembly and these children get to choose a friend and sit at the prize table that day.

Here is a photo of  some of our prize winners enjoying their lunch.  Well done on the super manners!

On Friday Primary 1 were learning how to log on to the netbooks.  The log ins we need to use are quite long and a little confusing so were very glad to have the Primary 2 children come and share their expertise!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Once again our school has performed extremely well in the Dumfries Rotary Club annual speech making completion for schools. Four of the nine finalists came from St. Andrew’s after qualifying in the previous round. Last night saw the final taking place once again, with St. Andrew’s pupils taking first and second place. All who took part demonstrated a confidence in front of a large audience that was commendable. Their passion for the subject matter- ‘the future of our planet’- gave hope to us all. Well done to George, Maya, Sophia and Caleb

Well done to Kayla on her recent singing success. She won first prize at the recent conducted Dumfries Festival Music Association’s singing competition.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This week’s Standard has some nice coverage of our garden project work with the students and staff of Tennessee Tech. Our new American friends have been helping us with new raised beds, bug hotels and composters as well as giving advice about how food production and appreciation might play a more important part in our curriculum for all.

 

George, Tomas, Kevin, Archie, Maya, Francesca, Sam and Jason all competed with the S1 finalists at the final on Wednesday evening.  The judges were amazed by the displays and also by the science and engineering background to many of the projects on show.  The children were able to speak knowledgeably about variables and their final results.  We were thrilled after a long process of marking and discussion, to discover Sam and Jason had won the Science shield for 1st place and Maya and Francesca won 3rd place with their project ‘Go Nuts!’ Well done to all of our P7’s who got through to this stage your work was of a fantastic standard.  Bring on the challenge again in S1!

In February,  P4 invited their family and friends into their classroom, to give them an insight into what the children have been learning about so far this term.

The classroom was buzzing with enthusiastic voices proudly sharing their knowledge of : Multiplication strategies, Bonnie Prince Charlie’s escapades with his Jacobite followers, spelling activities, symmetry challenges, How to Write code on the computers, magnet facts at our science table, guided tours of our clay miniature Jacobite village, describing ourselves in French by playing Guess Who, looking at photographs of our Jacobite Jaunt, marvelling at our display of symmetrical targes, singing Jacobite songs and showing off Scottish dancing .. phew, I think we all went home for a rest!

Many parents commented on how impressed they were with the confidence the children showed, and that at each table the children’s knowledge was evident, as they described what they have been learning.

Excellent work P4, very proud 😀 Thanks also to Mme McGill for her help at the French table – Merci Beaucoup! 😀

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