This afternoon P6 shared the homework task they were set regarding their favourite author. Some pupils chose to present their information in a poster while some chose a factfile. We began by looking at all our work and reading all the fabulous facts before giving written feedback to each other.
Many of us were very keen to present our work to class and we thoroughly enjoyed listening to each other. Mrs Fitzsimmons was very impressed with all our hard work and how creative it was!
Primary 7 pupils visited Dalbeattie High School on Thursday 19th May as part of their ongoing transition work. Classes meet with Mr McMahon from pupil support and participate in discussions about high school. Pupils also had the opportunity ask any questions they might have about transition days in June or their move to S1 in August. Both classes enjoyed their visits and asked many important questions. Pupils also had a tour of the school visiting different classes and found their way to different areas of the building.
Primary 1D went to Rockcliffe as part of their Beach topic.
We jumped on the yellow school bus and took our lunch to have a picnic on the beach.
Chloe: “It was fun having a picnic”
We were going to give the beach a clean. We took litter pickers and gloves and we picked up all the rubbish we could find. We found a lot of bottle tops, bits of plastic, paper wrappers and a lobster skeleton.
Ryan: “It’s fun picking up litter”
We have to pick up our litter at the beach so that the animals don’t get hurt. Animals might get stuck in the litter or they might get sick by eating it.
We worked with James and Judy from the National Trust who taught us all about the animals at the beach and what litter can do to them.
We got to look in the rock pools for crabs and fish and we even found a PRAWN!
At the end, James and Judy taught us a new game called “Prawns and Fishes”. We liked it, it was fun.
Written by P1D (with a little help from Miss Douglas).
This week with P.A.R.T.Y we were learning about the effects alcohol can have on our bodies and our organs. We had to draw around one of our group members then draw and colour in all the major organs. After that we had to think about the short term effects and the long term effects of alcohol abuse and then present our posters to the class.
Our mocktail this week was green! It consisted of lemonade, orange juice, apple juice and curacao bleu.
On Tuesday afternoon P6 were delighted to welcome back author Stuart Reid! Following our previous workshop we all wrote our own stories which were posted to Stuart. He very kindly read them all giving each one of us comments. Infact, he enjoyed them so much he chose three pupils to each receive one of his books which he signed! The lucky recipients were Lainey Ireland, Ciara McQuarrie and Liam Whalen.
As well as receiving feedback on our stories Stuart took us for another writing workshop where we really looked at setting, description, emotions and the senses to improve our work. We worked really hard and had lots of ideas and suggestions which we will incorporate in our future writing. Thank you very much Stuart.
READING ROCKS!!!
Last week we had a visit from Mrs Armitage who came along to tell us all bout life in the Caribbean as she lived and taught there on an island called Curacao a few years ago! We were all very keen to hear her stories and she kindly left lots of photographs and other items for us to look at. Mrs Armitage said we were great listeners and really enjoyed chatting with us. Thank you for popping in!
Later on that week we had a visit from Lisa Ashby from the Smoking Matters Team. She came along to ask our help in looking at a case involving a smoker. We had lots of discussion regarding what influences young people to begin smoking and the related risks. We worked very well on several tasks and then used our new knowledge in a creative writing task.
Wednesday 11th May was World Orienteering day. Solway Orienteers visited Dalbeattie Primary School and organised an orienteering maze and other fun challenges. Pupils from P5-P7 all participated in this event.
Photos below show P7C participating on the day and extending their knowledge and skill levels in orienteering.
Primary 3 visited Tesco on Tuesday to find out more about where their food comes from. We also managed a quick trip to the live stock market to see some sheep being sold.
Today we had Mrs Ross come and cook for us! She made some fantastic Japanese stir fry food with Udon noodles. We then had traditional Japanese pancakes with fresh fruit and cream. We loved it! We also tasted Wasabi peanuts and seaweed crackers which were very spicy!
We all had a great time and we would like to thank Mrs Ross for taking the time to cook for us, we thoroughly enjoyed it!
This term P5, P5/6 and P6F have been really fortunate to have the opportunity to train with Queen of the South Football under 21 club members. As well as playing matches we have also received talks about nutrition and good sportsmanship.
As you can see we had several cheerleading squads and a great save!
