Castle Douglas Primary and Early Learning and Childcare Centre

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Weekly News – September 9th

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Welcome to our Weekly News Update.

SCHOOL NEWS

PTA The PTA held their first meeting of the new school year and have set up a range of events for the 2016/17 session. The first event is Ready Steady Cook at the Fullarton Theatre on Thursday 29th September at 6:30pm. Pupil and staff will help two local chefs complete a meal from mystery ingredients as well as hints and tips from the chefs including how to make ‘quick’ ice cream. Tickets are available from the Fullarton Theatre Box Office online at http://www.thefullarton.co.uk/booking  or phone 01556 504506. Quite a few seats have already been taken so please book early to secure a seat!

Parent Council – there is a Parent Council Meeting on Monday 7pm in the Staffroom. New memebrs are very welcome to come along.

Pupil Council

Our Pupil Councillors have had their first meeting and one of their tasks is to collect the weekly class news.

Our Councillors are P1 – Georgie P1/2 – Coby P2a – Katie P2b –Emily-Rose P3a -Rudy P3b – Kai P4 -Lexie P4/5 -Mylie P5 – Mia P5/6 –Andrew A P6 – Jessica P6/7 – Madison P7 – Aiden

We also have two new Junior Road Safety Officers – Taylor and Sophie (both P6 age) who will be responsible for a Walk to School Survey next week.

Parent Helpers A big thank you to parents who have returned reply slips offering to help in the school. A timetable is being made up and we will be in touch soon.

 

CLASS NEWS

Primary 1 This week in P1 we have been learning two new sounds ‘t’ and ‘i’.

Struan – “We can write ‘’i’ by writing a line down and then a flick. Don’t forget the dot. Georgie – “I enjoyed drawing things beginning with ‘t’ like a toad. P1 has also been learning about the days of the week. We have enjoyed listening to stories and learning the character names.

Please remember to bring your homework bag every day. On Monday 12th there is a P1 parent Information Evening from 6-7pm. Please come to the school hall. On Tuesday 13th is a P1 Pirate Day.

 

Primary 1/2

In P1/2 this week we have been thinking about ourselves and our community. We worked in teams with P1 to build houses from lots of different materials.  Leah said “We used lollipop sticks to build our house.  Our house had to have a roof and a door.”

 

Primary 3a

P3a have been learning about HTU. We have been enjoying The BFG and drawn scale pictures.  We have been working with 3D shapes. We have been talking about the local community and having French conversations. Duncan won a karate medal and Harrison went to street dancing for the first time.

Primary 3b

P3b have been learning about HTU in numeracy. We have been learning to join our handwriting this week. Last week we went to the archeological dig at Torrs Farm.  We loved digging and sieving looking for ancient objects.  Unfortunately, we didn’t find any. Olivia moved up to the blue group in swimming.  Anna moved up from the little class to Grade 1 in Ballet.  Erin has moved up a level in gymnastics and football.

 

Primary 4

This week in P4 we have been learning about the Water Cycle. We have made ICT animations, a big art display and have created water inspired poetry.  We have also been practising water songs for our assembly at the end of the month.  Congratulations to Lois who did really well at the Open Show in her horseriding.

 

Primary 4/5

P4/5 made bread and popcorn with Miss Gainford as part of our Health and Wellbeing topic on food. We are learning how to play hockey.  The class has started reading Charlie and Chocolate Factory. Mylie came first in every dance she did at a competition in Dumfries.  Kalim, Noah O and Jake have moved from Beavers to Cubs. Harris has moved from white belt to red belt in Judo.  Noah S took part in a Lego competition in Newcastle and came first.

Primary 5

In P5 we are learning about the bones in topic, where humans came from (the past) and Mrs Kinghorn is teaching us French. Sophie is going to be starting Taekwondo.  Some of the girls and Mya are getting ready for the ballet show.

Primary 5/6

This week P5/6 have been learning about place value in maths. Our topic this term is the Rainforest and we have been making soundscapes to re-create a thunder storm in the rainforest.  This was fun but proved a real challenge.  We are working with P4/5 on an art activity that we have named “full of imagination”.  Pictures to follow next week.  Erin was 3rd in a chanter competition at the weekend.

Primary 6

In P6, we have learned about the brain and all the different parts and what they do. We have also been learning about Europe and artists from Germany, Anselm Fiefer.  The class also started a little project about the different countries in Europe. George has moved on a level on the drums and Emma is practising for an ice skating competition.  Chloe and Callie are practising for their ballet competition.

 

Primary 6/7

In Primary 6/7 there has been a focus on multiplying and dividing this week. This has included sums like 584 x 7. The class has also started a Times Table Challenge. Primary 7s have been reviewing their Kingswood Visit with posters and Writing to follow.

 

Primary 7

Mackinley in P7 hit PB at golf course. Pupils’ completed the Leap of Faith at Kingswood and had a go on the zipwire.  Lewis and Danny moved up to Scouts and John (Pentathlete) going to fencing club.

 

 

A reminder that the school welcomes news on Wider Achievement – ‘big and small’ activities and achievements that happen out of school, e.g. a pupil has baked a cake for the first time, can now tie their shoelaces, swam a length of the pool, won an award for a sport, etc

Please send in an email (photos also welcome) or a note so we can add wider achievements to Good Work folders. Pupils in P4-7 can add photos and comments directly in to their My Merit (online portfolio) pages.

 

 

Looking ahead to Next Week’

Parent Council Meeting – Monday 12th at 7pm.

P1 and P1/2 – Pirate Day on Tuesday 13th September.

P3a and P3b are going on a history Town Walk next week. P3a on Tuesday morning and P3b on Wednesday morning.

P4 – if anyone has any spare pringle tubes / kitchen roll tubes we’d really appreciate them for an upcoming art project.

P5/6 – Could all pupils please have names on all school clothes, including PE kits which they should have in school everyday.

P6 – Please bring PE kit on a Monday and Wednesday. Homework is due every Friday.

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