Primary 5 pupils demonstrated their creativity and imagination when exploring Kapla blocks. Mrs Dyson enjoyed hearing about the structures pupils had created, the challenges they had encountered and how these had been overcome. Perseverance, determination and resilience were all demonstrated as pupils created.
Primary 5 pupils worked collaboratively to solve a series of circuit challenges using buzzers, bulbs and motors. After exploring conductors and insulators, pupils used their findings to create a variety of switches to solve the final challenge. Mrs Dyson was impressed with the problem solving skills used and the fantastic teamwork demonstrated.
Today, Primary 1 /2 had a tour of the High School part of Dalbeattie Learning Campus. This was part of the class learning about our current topic which is ‘Our School in the Past and Present.’ The class loved seeing the parts they had not seen before and were very impressed with the Hospitality Department and the activities in woodwork where Children in Need picture frames were in production! The climbing wall with the granite of Dalbeattie Quarry as a backdrop also impressed us. Next week, we will be visiting the old school site (externally only) and soon we will be welcoming Tommy Henderson and Ronnie Murray from Dalbeattie Museum to talk about what it was like to be at school, a few years back, on Southwick Road.
Here are this week’s deserving awards winners, each receiving their certificates and pencils as prizes. Lots of successful learners!
P4/5 had a fantastic time designing and creating their own marble runs yesterday using the Kapla bricks. Mr Caldow set the criteria and the children worked in teams to create and test their constructions.
Today, we were pleased to see more award winners. Also receiving prizes were Blair and Jack who were each recipients of a lovely new book. Both boys had their raffle tickets pulled out of the hat following their 100% scores in an Accelerated Reader quiz.
The Eco Committee and their buddies (4 from each class) have been planting the daffodil and crocus bulbs which we have received as part of the Edina Science Project. We discussed a fair test and how every plant pot had to be planted in the same way. We planted 59 pots – each with one daffodil and one crocus bulb, clearly labelled. A further 20 bulbs are being planted directly into the ground. Starting from next week, we need to start recording the weather and inputting this into a database. By the end of the project, all the information from all schools taking part, across the UK, will be pulled together and conclusions drawn about how levels of sunshine or rainfall have had an impact on the growth and flowering of the bulbs.
Today, on the last day of term we were pleased to present Head Teacher’s Awards to more successful role models and successful learners. Well done all! Two children, Sofia and Leah were also recognised for their effort in fundraising for our sponsored walk. The school has now raised over £2400 which is a super amount and a significant amount of this was raised by these two girls. However, our thanks go to all our young people who worked so hard to help raise this excellent amount, which will help with future school trips and other resources. Many children were also recognised for their participation in a recent Sumdog competition.
Primary 5 pupils developed their teambuilding skills during the Cross the Swamp challenge. Each team had to use their problem solving skills and communication skills to travel across the swamp without falling off their pathway. Mrs Dyson was pleased to see how well the teams worked together to discover the most effective way of moving. Pupils continued to use positive language to encourage and support their team members. Well done everyone!
