On Tuesday 1st March a group of S3 students visited P6 in order to share their work regarding healthy eating and food labelling. They led various group tasks including ordering drinks based on sugar content and measuring the number of spoonfuls of sugar in a number of popular drinks. This linked very well to our current health work.
Primary 5D pupils recently took part in the RSPB’s Birdwatch. Rangers from RSPB Mersehead worked with the pupils to help them identify a variety of birds in our local environment. Pupils carried out their study and then recorded the class results on the RSPB website. Pupils also had fun making their own bird feeders on the day too.
We are very excited to be participating in the Salmon in the Classroom Project run by Galloway Fisheries Trust. We set up a tank system in school where 100 salmon eggs were left to hatch under our care. The Eco Committee and Primary 5D pupils received a visit from a fisheries biologist who told us all about the lifecycle of the Atlantic Salmon and how to care for them as part of this project. Classes throughout the school have watched a short animation film all about their lifecycle. Our eggs have now all hatched and the salmon (now known as alevins) are currently feeding off their yolk sacs. Next week, members of our Eco Committee, Mrs Dyson and Mrs Howie will accompany the salmon as they are released by the fisheries biologist at the Dee Hatchery next to Loch Ken.
Primary 5 enjoyed a great day visiting RSPB Mersehead as part of their topic work “Around Scotland”. We learned about the journey of Barney the Barnacle Goose as he made his way from Svalbard in the Arctic Circle to Mersehead. We collaborated in groups to create our own beach art using natural materials. We observed and identified a variety of birds. We also learned about the lifecycle of the rare Natterjack Toad which can also be found at Mersehead.
Primary 7 pupils from Dalbeattie Primary and Cluster Schools, performed their completed songs with Skerryvore at Dalbeattie Primary School on Tuesday 23rd February. All groups performed extremely well and the concert was enjoyed by parents and friends who joined us for the afternoon.
Videos of the 3 Dalbeattie Primary groups are shown below.
On Friday 12th February Primary 6 visited the Glasgow Science Centre linking in with class learning on Earth and Space. Children visited the Planetarium and Imax cinema. They also had time to explore and experience different aspects of scientific learning through the practical hands on activities on each different floors with in the centre.
Pupils have almost completed their songs for the final presentation on Tuesday 23rd February. Pictures below show final workshop.
Class winners from this years Burns Poetry competition visited Alma House in Dalbeattie today to perform their winning poems to the residents. All the children performed brilliantly and spoke with resident during their visit. Thank you to Alma staff for the yummy cakes and juice provided during our visit. We hope to visit Alma again later this term to share more musical performances.
CHILDREN MAKE VIKING HOUSES
AT DALBEATTIE PRIMARY SCHOOL
Exclusive by Fraser Campbell
The P3/4 children made mini—Viking homes. It took them a long time but they finished it. Some of them thatched the roof while others planted sticks in ground and then slid art straws through. The way that they thatched was with straw and card. They cut the straw and placed the straw on the card “Well it was not easy,” said the children. It was really brilliant fun. I thought they all looked great.
