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P3 had a brilliant afternoon on Wednesday when they shared their learning about all things Victorian with their families. We had kept all our knowledge top secret to surprise our families and it was lovely to now be able to share lots of different things. All the children developed their talking skills as they presented the information that they had  chosen to share. A variety of other skills were shown off too and the children were really proud of their efforts.

Some comments from the class included:- ” I liked the way that everyone had a role and everyone did really well” (Gemma) ” I liked trying the gruel…but my mum didn’t!” ( Reece) ” I can now write my name in Victorian cursive writing” (Chloe) ” I remembered lots of facts about Victorian workhouses” ( Kevin).

The children loved hearing the feedback from their families too. Comments included –  ” I enjoyed finding out all about the trip to New Lanark”, ” I thought the kids did a fab job with great information and talking clearly”, “I thought there was a great variety in the different parts of the celebration – informative parts, funny parts and entertaining parts”, ” I learned such a lot especially about Queen Victoria and Prince Albert”.

A big thank you to all who attended. Some pictures of our trip to New Lanark and our Victorian Celebration of Learning follow.

On Friday Primary 1 held a Bake Sale with money raised going to SCIAF (The Scottish Catholic International Aid Fund).  The children had been busy baking all week in school and also very kindly brought in donations of cakes and candy.

The children loved being the shop keepers and selling the cakes they had made.  We also made sure P1 had a chance to buy and sample some tasty treats!

We would like to thank everyone that donated and bought from us on the day – we raised an amazing £230!

As you can see from the photos below P1 were busy at work last week building in our outdoor area.  There was a lot of designing, creating and testing involved.  The children showed great team work – well done P1!

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.