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After School Activities, creativity, effective contributors, Local Community, Partnership Working, Whole School

Heughan Hall Naming Ceremony

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On Tuesday 26th June, the Heughan Hall was officially opened. William Heughan, born 1886, is a former pupil of our school who became a world renowned opera singer. When he died at the age of 78, he had already set up the William Heughan Associated Special Trust (WHAST) to remember his beloved home town of Dalbeattie and to benefit the people therein. The fund still exists today and it is thanks to the vision of the current trustees, that a significant amount of money is being given, annually to Dalbeattie Learning Campus, to encourage musical activities. Recently, a William Heughan Choir has been established, led by Musical Director Kate Howard. This project is funded by the William Heughan Associated Special Trust and its trustees Malcolm and Jenny Heughan were present at the ceremony where we heard the newly formed choir perform for the first time to an audience of family, friends and invited guests. The event took the form of a few songs from the William Heughan Choir, some musical contributions from some of the school’s older pupils and a ribbon cutting ceremony to officially open the hall and to present the installation of new information storyboards about William Heughan. Malcolm and Jenny performed the actual cutting. After the ceremony, the choir and invited guests were treated to refreshments prepared and provided by the Hospitality Department of the High School.

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

   

 

 

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Scottish Opera

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Dalbeattie Primary was treated to a true delight this week- a visit from Scottish opera who worked with Primary 6 and 7 pupils to perform ‘The Dragon of the Western Sea.’

The opera is inspired by the true story of the fantastic voyages of  Chinese Admiral Zheng He – leader of a vast fleet of gigantic ships which set out to explore the coastal territories and islands along the western seaboard of Asia in the early part of the fourteenth century. These epic adventures took the travellers from the rainforests of Indonesia to the west coast of India and far beyond to the gulf of Arabia and the grasslands of  Africa in search of trade, treaties and treasure as well as to spread amongst these nations of the glory and power of the Empire of China.

We are very grateful to Kate Picken who organised this for us during the week that Scottish Opera were visiting the area as part of Creative Scotland YMI funded week in D&G.

 

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

 

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Eco Group plants Commemorative Flowerbed in Colliston park

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The Eco group recently went to Colliston Park to plant red, white and blue flowers to create a special bed to commemorate the Armed Forces in the year we mark the 100 year anniversary of the end of WW1. Thanks to Margaret Copp for organising the plants. We do hope the design comes into flower according to the design!

 

 

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Outdoor Learning in the Upper School

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Mrs Graham’s P6/7 maths group ventured outside in the sunshine today to learn all about angles. We created acute, obtuse, right, reflex and straight line angles from shadows our bodies made. We also drew pictures and made group models , finding the angles throughout . Using the cameras , we photographed as many different and unusual angles as we could . Photos to follow!

 

 

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Heughan Choir Introduction

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On Wednesday, Kate Howard –  Musical Director for the Heughan choir came into school to introduce herself to pupils in P5-P7. Kate will be organising and running the choir for any interested pupils from P5-P7. The choir is being funded by the Heughan trust. The choir will run every Thursday this term with a view to a first performance at the official opening of the Heughan Hall in June. Pupils interested in being part of the choir took letters of interest home today. We look forward to hearing the first performance from the choir in due course.

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‘THREE TREES’ Easter Service In Church

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On Thursday 29th March, we held our Easter Service in Dalbeattie and Kirkgunzeon Parish Church. The service re-told the Easter story through ‘Three Trees’ which each had different aspirations about what they wanted to be used for. Their hopes and plans did not work out and, although initially disappointed, the trees all saw the much greater worth of the uses they were actually put to. The story was told most effectively by the three Primary 7s who played the parts of the trees but also by the other Primary 7 narrators, interspersed with some lovely singing which the whole school has been practising over recent weeks.

  

  

  

  

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The Romans Play

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On Friday 23rd March, history was made in Dalbeattie Primary, within Dalbeattie Learning Campus.  Primary 4, under the direction of Mrs Anderson, staged our first dramatic performance in the Primary School Hall. This was the first time, out stage had been opened up to the hall to showcase a play. Primary 4 rose to the occasion. They worked so hard to learn their lines and knew all their parts well. By the end of the show, we had all learned so much more about life in Roman villas and how to build Roman roads. Well done Primary 4 and Mrs Anderson for making history!

   

  

  

  

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Primary 4/5 and Primary 5 Ukulele Concert

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Primary 4/5 and Primary 5 performed in their first ever ukulele concert this afternoon for parents. The children have been learning ukulele with Mrs Popov from Feis Rois this term. They performed 8 traditional songs which were; ‘ Feasgar Math’, ‘Row Row Row Your Boat’ , ‘Oh Dearie Me’, ‘Sandy’s Mill / Michael Finnegan’, ‘Good News’, ‘Tobar Tobar’ and ‘The Rattlin Bog’. Thank you to all parents and carers in the audience! We hope you enjoyed the concert!