Fun in the Snow
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Fun 31 P1 – P3
P1 had some great fun with the musical instruments as part of Fun 31 today.
Wren and Ethan from P2/3 were busy creating a Christmas tree from Lego.
Numeracy and measure crept into Fun 31 today and we were also busy measuring with the multi link cubes to see if the towers could be as tall as Mrs Duncan. We then measured how long the cloakroom door was. Great counting and measuring Aria and Owen. We also used a meter stick and calculated the door measures 3m 21 cm.
P7 Supporting Learning
Some P7 pupils showed their leadership skills today as they helped P1 develop their ICT skills. The children used supportive language, they encouraged the P1 to have a go and gave positive praise as the children completed their tasks successfully. Well done P7.
Assembly and Head Teacher’s Awards
Today we were busy learning more of our carols for Christmas. Everyone was certainly in good tune.
Awards were given for a variety of reasons this week. Being a role model, excelling in all areas of learning, showing skill in technology challenges and singing, facing challenges with confidence, being helpful in class and always trying their best to come in with a smile were all reasons for awards today. P4 got a class award for the effort in their French lesson this week.Well done everyone.
Health and Wellbeing Board Games
P5 visited Dalbeattie High School and tested out some health and well-being games that had been created by S2 classes. Great partnership working and sharing learning opportunity. Thank you Ms McQuade for inviting classes over to play the games.
Well done P5.
Author Visit
Primary 4,4/5 and 5 had a visit from author Sarah Coyle as part of the Big DoG Schools tours organised by Wigtown Festival Company.
The children heard how Sarah writes her books. They were involved in creating stories with Sarah deciding how they would develop and end. They really experienced bringing a story to life. Sarah also shared extracts from her books with the children. Top tips for creating stories were also shared with the classes.
Fun 31 P6-P7
A few pictures from P6 and P7 Fun 31 today.
Fun 31 P2-P5
A few pictures from Fun 31 today.
Lego, horse and ponies, story time, balloon fun, drawing skills and outdoor activities were all on offer today.
Assembly and HT Awards
We began learning our carols for Christmas today in assembly today. We managed the first three. I know classes are also learning these. Please feel free to have a listen as they are in a previous blog post.
Lots of certificates give out today to. We presented P7s with their bikeability level1 awards, P4/5 and P5 also received certificates recognising their participation in Alistair Jack’s( MP)Christmas card competition. Unfortunately no winners or runners up this year.
Head Teacher’s Awards today were given for brilliant blending of cvc words, for showing fantastic determination in writing, being classroom role models and having fantastic attitudes to learning, excellent research and contributions during topic work about the Victorians, increasing confidence and consistently putting in their best effort were all reason for awards today.
Our 7 Stars dance group also performed their winning routine from the Active Schools dance competition earlier this year. The girls were amazing and show cased their dance really well. We certainly have confident individuals here. Video to follow.
