Well done to our P7 team who represented the school at the Stewartry Active Schools curling finals yesterday. The played well and supported each other as they played their shots. thank you to active schools for organising such a great event.
4 Capacities – Confident Individuals
SHANARRI – Healthy, Active, Achieving
Values – Included, Committed
This week at gymnastics the children worked on developing their balancing skills. They worked in groups co-operating with each other to create the balances. Mr Drennan also came along to gymnastics and provided the children with the opportunity to try out tDHS trampoline. Thank you Mr Drennan.
Great to start our second block of gymnastics this term with P5 pupils. Today we worked on some basic skills and introduced the vault as this was a first time for some pupils at gymnastics. Those that have bit of experience were fantastic at supporting with demonstrations and also keen to build on their own skills and challenge themselves. Amy and I are looking forward to working with the group over the next 3 weeks.
Our Sports Captains and Vice Captains have been working with Amy from active schools over the last few weeks on becoming Play leaders for the school. Today the leaders put their skills to the test by setting ups session for P1/2. Amy shared that the leaders had done a fanatic job and they were a credit to the school and themselves. Well done everyone. I can’t wait for you to deliver some of these session in the playground at breaks and lunchtimes for different classes.
Our P7s who have participated in their bike ability level 2 training were presented with their certificates and badges by our fantastic volunteers Sarah and Brian. Well done everyone.
🥌 Primary 7 took part in an indoor Curling competition today ran by Amy from Active Schools and assisted by the DHS Sports Leaders. Everyone showed great team spirit, encouraging each other and congratulating each other. The nail biting final came down to a 4-4 draw and was decided by a sudden death draw shot. Our winning team, The Fizzy Fantas, were victorious and will now progress to the stewartry schools competition on the 11th December.
A huge well done to all our teams, especially runners up Harris, Sammy, Calum and Korey; and our winners Jack, Darcy, Shiannah and Sophie. 👏🏼
It has been great to see the progress our P4 gymnasts have made over the last 4 weeks. They have developed jumping,balancing and rolling skills. Their precision and techniques have progressed so much. Those that have knowledge and additional experience of gymnastics have also been super at sharing their knowledge and skills to support others. This week we worked on balancing skills on the bean and jumping/shapes on the trampette.
Our sports captains and vice captains have been working with Amy again this week to develop their skills to become play leaders. Lots of discussion, planning and testing activities. We are looking forward to our play leaders supporting classes at lunchtimes through different planned activities.
This week the children were working on their vaulting skills. Lots of the children managed to bounce and get onto their feet on the vault. The 2nd group were working on their handstands and cartwheels. Some amazing strength shown in handstand preparation.
We held our 2nd after school gymnastics club on Tuesday. Children were excited to develop their gymnastics shapes and use of trampette. they were all also able to get onto their feet on the vault this week. Fantatsic P4.
