Author: Mrs Davidson

Yesterday we took our spelling work outside and decided to learn our words whilst keeping healthy!  We tested each other whilst skipping, hula hooping and keeping the ball up with our bats! Some activities proved trickier than others but we all agreed it was good fun!

 

In maths we have been looking at patterns.  We used a computer programme which allowed us to create our own repeating patterns using colours and shapes.  We could also rotate the shapes to vary our patterns .

In Primary 3 we have been busy learning about which crops are available to harvest in which seasons.  One group harvested some of the vegetables from our school garden and then made some delicious soup to take home.  Over the next few weeks we are all looking forward to being involved in this.

Our Primary 1 children have been settling in well to life at St Andrew’s.  Last week the newspaper photographer visited school and the children appeared bright and cheerful in this week’s copy of the Dumfries Standard.

 

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Today Primary 1 had a super end of year trip to Mabie Farm Park.  The sun shone for us as we had a go at lots of different activities.  The hay barn was very popular as were the, bouncy pillows, slides, trampolines and Henry’s Fort.  As a special treat we got to do some pet handling and got a ride on the choo choo express too.  Everyone came back happy and ready for a good sleep tonight!!

Last Wednesday P1-7 braved the rain and headed down to the Dock Park for our annual Sports Day.  There was a brief break in the clouds to let us complete most of our races and the children showed great sportsmanship cheering on their team mates.  The nursery also popped down to cheer us on.

The children were winning points for their Houses – St Catherine (blue), St Nicholas (yellow), St Bernadette (green) and St Christopher (red).  All teams put in their best efforts and we would like to congratulate St Catherine who came out overall winners on the day.

Yesterday was our last early morning jog club session of this term.  We have been extremely lucky with the weather for this block and Angela (our coach) has been very impressed with how much the children’s  stamina has built up over the weeks.  She was so impressed, in fact that all participants were awarded a medal to celebrate their success.  Well done all, we hope to see you again after the summer!

 

Yesterday we took to the streets for our first jog club of this session.  We left the school bright and early before the school day and headed down to the Dock Park.  Once we got there we did some warm up exercises and jog/walk activities around the park.  We finished with some relay races which always prove popular.   We headed back to school for bell time and all felt energised and ready to rise to the challenges of the day!

 

Yesterday Easter Bunny visited Primary 1 and the children had great fun designing and creating new homes, cars and toys for him to play in! We hope you enjoy having a look at some of our creations: