Our third group of P7 pupils visited the Hospitality Department at Dalbeattie High School today as part of our on going transition work. Well done P7.
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Sponsored Walk
What a fantastic day for a walk in the woods. All classes participated in sponsored walks through Dalbeattie town woods today. P4-P7 set out on their walk this morning and covered approximately 2.7 miles with a snack stop on route. P1-3 had an afternoon walk covering approximately 1.7 miles. Sponsor money raised from this event will to go towards the cost of transport for school trips and visits this session. A huge thank you to all parents who joined us for the walks and to P7 Sports Captains and Vice Captains for their help with P1-3 and the afternoon walk.
P7 Transition
Primary 7 pupils have started some transition work with the Home Economics Department at Dalbeattie High school. Pupils have been attending the High School on a Tuesday afternoon in small groups along with peers from our cluster schools. The children have been working with Mrs Houston during these visits to make carrot cake muffins. During the visits, the children are also experiencing what it is like to be in a secondary class/school environment and the expectations of the Home Economics Department. Thank you to Mrs Houston for supporting us with this transition work. We are hoping to visit the department again later on in the school session.
Triathlon Success
Well done to Aaron and Owen Bryson who took part in a Junior Triathlon at Kirkcudbright today. The boys both swan, ran and cycled as part of the event. The event was organised by the Triathlon Trust. We will certainly be looking to support this event further in the future should it take place locally again. Anyone interested in supporting the school with this please get in touch through the school office.
ibike – Bikeability Training Session 2
Thursday 25th August saw the second group of children undertaking their Bikeability level 1 training with Katie from ibike. The children were very knowledgeable when checking their bikes at the start of session and demonstrated good skill levels and bike handling ability throughout the session.
Well done to all children who participated in both sessions and a huge thank you to Katie from ibike.
ibike – Bikeability Training
Katie from ibike joined us after school today and trained pupils at Bikeability level 1 . Children developed their awareness of cycling positons, bike handling and control, braking and set off skills. Our second group will participate in this training on Thursday 25th August. We hope to offer Bikeability level 2 training for pupils later on in the school year.
End of Year Assembly
Today we held our end of year assembly. The assembly was a celebration of the academic year that has gone, achievements and successes. Primary 7 performed two songs from their end of term show and presentations were made for achievements, to P7 leavers and staff moving on to new opportunities.
Babsie Caig Trophy-best role model – Isaac Kirman
Alistair Gourlay Trophy – Art7 Craft P1 – Molly Houston
Jenny Corrie Trophy -Poetry – Brooke Henderson
Alan Younger Trophy – Art & Craft P6 – Lainey Ireland
Lions Club Citizenship – Erin Houston
Maureen McShane Trophy- Best Effort – Ashlea Smith
Heughan Trust Awards – Overall Winner – Alice Maxwell
Country Dancers Grade 3 – Mya Berry, Alice Maxwell, Bess Arnold, Ellie Keenan, Keira Murdock
Roots of Empathy Celebration
Primary 3 celebrated and shared their learning about Roots of Empathy with parents this week. Thanks to Sandy Brown from Community Learning for co-ordinating this and to Lisa and baby Jack for supporting the class with this work throughout the year.
Football Tournament
Tonight saw the final two games of our school tournament being played. The overall winners of the tournament were the Lions. Thank you Mr MacDougall and Mr Cathro for all your support and enthusiasm this year in developing football throughout P6 and P7.
Country Dancers Entertain
Mrs Fortnum and some pupils who have attended our country dancing after school club this year visited Barlochan Care Home at Palnackie today and entertained the residents with some dancing. The dancers and Mrs Fortnum performed a selection of dances some of which were performed in the Dumfries Music Festival and more recently, some that have been part of the accreditation process for several dancers. The staff and residents thoroughly enjoyed the entertainment and a few joined in a short dance with the pupils.
