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Assembly and Head Teacher’s Awards 9.2.24

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It was great to have the children back in the hall today for assembly after a couple of missed weeks. In assembly today we spoke about work that many of the classes have undertaken this week about online safety. I was aware of the great work that had been going on in the classes and wanted to encourage the children to share their wider knowledge about staying safe online. It was very impressive how much the children knew and could share with each other about being safe online. They could tell me about safe passwords, blocking inappropriate content, not talking-to strangers online, not giving away personal details and appropriate dialogue in online chats. We did touch on age limits for games and online platforms such as Snap Chat and TikTok and parental checks on phones and devices. Well done to everyone who contributed to the discussion in assembly today.

Awards were back once again and it was great to see so many achievements form across the school. We have had lots of confident individuals reciting their Scots poems this week, being reliable and kind, putting in great concentration to work, showing good listening skills in the gym and being committed to leaning were all reasons for awards this week. Congratulations to everyone.

I will look forwards to next weeks assembly when we will hear from the class winners of the Scots poetry competition from P1-P6. Class judging takes place next Friday in school.

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Lockerbie Manor Day 2

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Checked in with Miss Dooley this morning and everyone managed some sleep! I have heard there were sausages for breakfast and everyone is wrapped up warm as like here in Dalbeattie the weather at Lockerbie is a bit on the colder side. Out for activities now. Will post pictures from today as I receive them.

A great evening visiting P7 and staff at Lockerbie Manor. All are doing well and having lots of fun. Great to hear from the children about all the new experiences that they have tried and targets they have achieved. I think they will certainly sleep well tonight.

 

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P6 Day of Dance

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P6 participated in the Day of Dance organised by Active Schools. The children have learned a range of traditional Scottish Dances with their teachers in school and showcased these today with schools from across the Stewartry. Thank you to Active Schools for co-ordinating this and to all staff and volunteers involved in this event. Sports leaders  from Dalbeattie High School were once again on hand to support with this event. Well done everyone a great time was had by all.

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Touch of Tartan

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What a great day celebrating all things Scottish. The classes have all engaged in a range of cross curricular learning activities today. These have included tasting different traditional Scottish foods, creating a graph of favourite food tasted, designing tartan, creating kilts,  learning about Scots musicians and singing Scots songs. There was also lots of highland dancing in P1 and P1/2. Thanks Miss Kirkpatrick for teaching the children some new dance skills.

Miles from Dalbeattie High School also came across and played the bagpipes to all the classes. There was a great  sound echoing throughout the school from the pipes.

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Touch of Tartan

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Children throughout the nursery and school will be participating in a range of Scottish themed activities on Thursday 25th of January.

Children can wear a touch of tartan to nursery or school if they would like. This may be a piece of tartan ribbon, a tartan patch on a t-shirt, tartan trousers, kilt  or skirt. These just a few suggestions.

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