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citizenship, Local Community, Nursery, Partnership Working, Sports

Dalbeattie Nursery Boat Naming Ceremony

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The sun shone on a very special boat naming ceremony at the new Dalbeattie Learning Campus on November 9th. The children in Dalbeattie Primary’s Nursery were thrilled to see their new play item officially named ‘Everest Skye,’ a name they had picked themselves, based on a popular TV programme. Sir Malcolm Ross, Lord Lieutenant for the Stewartry performed the ceremony, watched on by excited children and invited guests who included Lady Ross, members of Solway Yacht Club and representatives from Grahams Design Team and D&G Schools For The Future together with the school’s management team.
In order to install a play feature designed by the landscape architect, Project Manager Andy Little was tasked with finding a boat. He made contact with Solway Yacht Club who gladly came to the rescue. The club has donated a laser dinghy which they have lovingly restored and painted with  the boat’s name and yacht club emblem. Commodore of the club, Ian Purkis, also presented the school with a pennant from Solway Yacht Club and made a speech about how much the club wants to encourage more young sailors from Dalbeattie to get involved at the club at Kippford. Sir Malcolm and Lady Ross also presented the school with the Stewartry Flag so that the school can fly it from their flagpole once it is installed. The party of invited guests then had a tour of our wonderful new campus.    

   

 

 

 

Class Learning, Sports

Orienteering

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Primary 2-7 have been learning to use maps and improve their co-operation and fitness around the school, park and forest, orienteering in PE this term. Some successful learners in P4-7 won medals for being the fastest in the competition, and others for being star improvers, or effective contributors, who help others to have more success. Many were bursting with pride for their excellent effort and progress getting faster, fitter and having lots of fun too. It’s been great to make the most of the different environments around our school. Huge thanks to our amazingly generous volunteers who helped us out!

Mrs Gray

 

 

 

 

citizenship, Class Learning, Sports, Whole School

End of Term Awards

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Dalbeattie Primary held its last end of term awards ceremony on Friday 30th June. Amongst the awards presented were the sports day trophies and house cup (winners Colliston) and house shield (winners were Colliston.)

Boys Champion: Leon Pipe and Andrew Millar- joint winners

Runner up: Cohen O’Conner

Boys 300m winners: Ewan Taylor

Runner up: Leon Pipe

Girls champion: Tia Thorburn

Girls runner up: Lainey Ireland and Myah Sargent joint

Girls 300m winner: Tia Thorburn

runner up: Lainey Ireland

Also presented were:

Lions Citizenship Prize: Ciara McQuarrie- winner. Runners up: Lucy Glendinning, Andie Wilson, Sam McKnight

Alistair Gourlay Art award: joint winners Samuel Donnelly and Anaya Nerestan

Alan Younger memorial for art in the upper school: Brooke Henderson

Maureen McShane Award for effort: joint winners Stuart McFegan and Kerrie Pendelton

Jennie Corrie Trophy for Poetry: Louise Kelting

Babsie Caig Trophy for best role model: Tia Thorburn

Heughan Citizenship Awards: EXCELLENT: Robbie Wykes, Jasmine Wixon, Cameron Patterson, Rory McCormick; VERY GOOD: Emmie Sanderson, Carey McCubbin, Nell Porter, Owen o Dornan, Erin Styles, Aulay Webster, Harry Cameron, Jessica Bowden, Cara Houston, Ewan Herries, Kerri O Dornan, Ruari Webster. In addition to these awards a further special prize was awarded to Louise Kelting for dedication and commitment to eco schools activities.

Gold, silver and bronze awards for accreditation in Country Dancing were also presented by Mrs Fortnum to many children in her dancing after school club.

A new trophy was also presented for the first time this year. The Dalbeattie Primary School History Prize which has been donated by Dalbeattie Museum was presented to Jamie Laurie for his outstanding interest in this local history project about the Titanic. The trophy was presented by Mr Tommy Henderson and Mr Donald Henderson made  a very fitting speech about Murdoch being a former pupil of the school and how poignant it was that this cup was being presented for the first time in the old school and next year it will be presented again for the first time in the new school.

  

Sports

Primary 4 – Primary 7 Sports Day

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Well done to pupils in P4-P7 who took part in  our sports day today. This was our final sports day in Islecroft Stadium. Next year our sport will be held on the sports field at our new learning campus. Pupils all took part in their class races and demonstrated  their athletic abilities and sporting behaviour. The weather was also kind to us.

Thank you to Thomas for presenting the trophies to our winners, to all staff for their support in the organisation of this event and to all parents ,family and friends for joining us today. The winning House Team today was Colliston.

 

Partnership Working, Sports, Whole School

Potted Sports

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What a wonderfully energetic and enthusiastic day we had for PE at Dalbeattie Primary!

P7 excelled themselves as confident and capable responsible leaders of our 16 activity stations around the school. Children were all mixed up in house teams of P1-P6, actively learning and extending our skills and fitness through activities like New Age Kurling, Orienteering, keep fit dancing and beat the goalies, to name just a few. Knowledge, skill and fantastic ideas were shared with excellent examples demonstrated. Great fun was had and new friends were made in different classes.

Senior Pupils from Dalbeattie High School joined us and made an essential contribution as team leaders too.

It was one of those feel good days to be glad to be a part of, and proud of all contributing to making such a success!

Mrs Gray P.E Specilaist