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This morning the Queen of the South elect visited our school with her attendants and the Cornet and the Cornet’s Lass.  It was especially exciting for us this year as the Queen, Molly Hyslop, is a former pupil of St Andrew’s.  It was lovely to see them and the horses.   Our own school attendant Emilia, presented Molly with a gift from the school.   We wish them all, especially Molly and Emilia, the best of luck on Saturday and hope the sun shines!

This term in St Andrew’s all classes have been studying Poetry.  We decided to celebrate this by displaying some of our work in the hall for all classes to see.  There are  lovely examples of the children using their senses and descriptive phrases to create some beautiful images for the reader.

In the last few weeks Primary 6 have been very busy with all the fundraisers like discos, murder mystery and colouring competition as well as continuing to fill the back packs.

All of the fundraising made £190.78 – a fantastic amount!!

We are almost at the end of our project. All we need are a few more items. If you have any old or spare towels, shorts, t-shirts, school dresses, flip flops or sandals in children sizes can you please hand them into the Primary 6 class room by next Tuesday [20th June]

 

Primary 5 have been learning about Changing Materials in their science focus with Mrs Kerr this term. They were set a homework challenge where they had to solve a Desert Island Dilemma, and think of ways they could separate salt and sand from water, to ensure the water was clean enough to drink.  We then visited St Joseph’s Science labs, where, with the help of Miss McCormick and Miss McGarva, they tested out their theories.

Today in St Andrew’s we held our annual Sports Day.  We all headed down to the Dock Park and were so glad the weather stayed dry for us!  It was a great day and the children showed super sportsmanship with their encouraging nature.   The  smiles on faces whether the children were winning or losing was lovely to see.

A big Congratulations to St Catherine our blue team, who came out overall winners on the day.

P2 were making fruit kebabs as part of their healthy eating topic. They made a list of fruits they would like on their kebabs and wrote a shopping list, Miss Cullen bought the fruit and they made their kebabs. Some even tried fruits they had never tired before. They were super tasty and we enjoyed eating them outside in the sun. We even made one to take home.

 

 

Today we made chocolate crispy cakes to inspire us in writing a class poem.

              

First we broke up the chocolate bars and melted the chocolate while talking about what we could smell. Then we poured in rice crispies.

                 

After that we mixed the crispy cakes, listening to what noises we could hear.

                

Next we took turns filling our bun cases and sharing our ideas of what the filled cases looked like.

                   

Finally we munched and crunched our cakes, telling each other what we thought they tasted like.

Last of all we suggested describing words for a class poem. We hope you like it.

Chocolate Crispy Cakes by P1

I can see shiny, bubbly melted chocolate.

I can hear crunching noises and children squealing.

I can smell sugary, sweet chocolate.

I can feel warm, gooey, bumpy sandcastles.

I can taste a sweet, silky, creamy crispy cake.

 

Yesterday Primary 1 went on a senses walk in the woods.  We focused on one of our senses at a time and noted down what we could see, feel, hear and smell.  We used our imagination for our sense of taste thinking about the yummy things we may eat at a woodland barbecue.

Congratulations to Leah on her recent swimming success in Alloa. Here we have a photo of Leah with her medals. What a great effort! Leah has now added her swimming success to her cross-country success earlier in the year. She is  a true competitor.

On Tuesday the 23rd May P7 took on the end of year challenge to climb Criffel.  They decided we would do this to raise money for our P7 leavers trip but also to support a charity of their own choosing, which is Cancer Research. We were led up the route by our very capable outdoor leaders, David and Alex.  The weather was kind to us and the view across to Annan and the Lake District was well worth the effort.  I was amazed at the stamina, resilience and teamwork that the children showed.  They were striding up at the start, (perhaps a bit too fast!) but they kept at it all the way with no moans or groans, lots of chat and giggles, then a few wet bottoms and feet at the end when we had the chance for a play in the stream!  There was great team spirit, some boys and girls really helped one another, for example carrying someone’s backpack when he got blisters and encouraging one another on the steep slopes or on a good, safe route through the muddier parts.  I am sure P7 will have a lot to talk about as it was a really fun day and quite an achievement.  We will all sleep well tonight! Thank you in advance to all those who have sponsored the boys and girls in P7!