School News Last term P4s shared work they had being done on Water with the school at an Assembly and also held a fund raiser for Water Aid. The class were very proud to receive a certificate today which confirmed they raised £190 but also that the money will be used to buy a water pump for a remote village.

 

School Calendar 2017 Following on from our Ready Steady Cook Night classes have designed a page for a 2017 Calendar. Some classes have worked on the front and back cover designs and others on a month which has a recipe and art work. The calendar shows the holidays for the year ahead and has plenty of space to write reminders on.

There is a PTA meeting on Monday night and it would be helpful to have an idea of how many calendars to order.

We don’t need firm orders at this time just a ‘rough idea’. Please use the survey option on the School app, put a reply on our Facebook post or post a comment on our post here.

 

Class news

In P1 we have been revising all the sounds we learned in Term 1. We were practising to write letters as neat as possible.  We were identifying initial sounds of words and building up to blending three letter words.

“I can spell cat.” – Rose

“H-a-t spells Hat.” – Kahlen

 

This week in P1/2 we have been learning about how to look after our teeth. We had a visit from Paula and her helper Daisy the Dragon!  We learned about how to brush our teeth carefully and all about how a dentist can help us.  Ryan had lots of fun dressing up as a dentist!

Kacey – “We need to take care of our teeth.”

Alex – “Dentists help our teeth.”

 

P2a pupils finished learning about the five senses and also worked in groups to think about what they had learned last term. They wrote a class poem about the dark using WOW words. Alexander thought the class had used lots of different dark words and his favourite word was ‘spooky’. Anna’s favourite words were ‘twinkling stars’.

 

In P2b we have been investigating 2D and 3D shapes. We can name and describe them.  We are starting to learn the alphabet.  In PE we are practising our throwing skills using a strong throwing stance.

Emily-Rose – “I enjoyed the Halloween games on Monday.”

We also have a new member in our class Leah Welcome.

 

The P3b this week we have been learning about firework safety. We have also written a spooky story using adjectives in our sentences and had fun in music with Mrs Teale.
This week in P4 we have been learning about 2D and 3D shapes. We had a fun Halloween on Monday and we are going to learn how to stay safe around fireworks.

Well done to Eilidh who earned three Brownie badges and Rosie who recently won a dance competition.

 

In P4/5 Mrs Kinghorn came to do French. On Monday some people have joined the choir. We are comparing Indonesia and Scotland with cocoa.  We are learning the 2,5 and 10 times table.

Aillie and Mylie are preparing for a Christmas Gymnastics show.

 

In P5, ” we have been learning about the spirits of Halloween” – Charley

“We are having fun on Sumdog” – Morven

“We are doing Halloween sketches” – Conner

Mia, Mya, Hannah, Tianna and Charley are doing a dancing show in a week on Friday, Saturday and Sunday and Mia, Mya, Sasha, Brooke and Tianna are doing a gymnastics show on the day before Christmas Eve.

 

In P5/6 “co-ordinates was fun because we found where everything was.” – Erin

“I enjoyed French this week with Mrs Bathgate, because we learned loads.” – Craig

“Our new topic is the Scottish Wars of Independence” – Casey

“I enjoyed when I made a poster for our new topic.” – Anna

 

This week in P6 we learned about the history of Halloween. We investigated 2D and 3D shapes, identifying faces, edges and points.  We worked on apostrophes and where we use them.  We started our new topic of weather and climate.  We have been playing some fun games during drama.  We learned about Guy Fawkes.  We are going to be in charge of selling Poppies for Remembrance Day.

Reminders for Next Week

 

P1 – PE is now every Wednesday please have your PE kit with you on this day.

P5/6 – Any old shirts that we could use as painting shirts would still be appreciated.

P6 – PE will be on a Monday and a Tuesday this term.

 

Primary 7 Families

Castle Douglas High School staff would like to invite you to a Primary 7 Open Evening at Castle Douglas High School on Wednesday 23rd November from 6.30 – 7.30pm. Tea and coffee will be available from 6.15pm.

The purpose of the evening is to inform you about the transition programme and to explain how your child will be supported through the process. Some S1 pupils will talk about their personal experience of transition and the newly appointed S3 Junior House Captains will explain their role in supporting the P7 pupils.  The evening will end with a tour of the school where you will have the opportunity to ask any questions you may have.