Category Archives: Whole School
Letter for Parents and Carers
Please see below a letter from Professor Jason Leitch – National Clinical Director Scottish Government.
Coronavirus – Jason Leitch Letter on testing and common colds – 31 August 2020
Update Letter and Information 28.8.20
Please find below update letter and information emailed to parents today.
School Grown Vegetables
Update Information
Please find below an update of information following our first week returning to school. Pictures below identify waiting zones to support our staggered starts each morning (will improve quality of picture for clearer viewing).
Thank you for your continued support and understanding.
Nursery Reopening
We are looking forward to welcoming all our pupils back to Nursery on Wednesday and the team have been working on plans for this today.
Please see below information for the reopening of Nursery on Wednesday 12th August.
School Re-Opening Information
We are looking forward to welcoming back all our young people into school this week, on Wednesday. (Primary 1 children will have been in for a short visit on Tuesday afternoon before they also start school on Wednesday- see separate email to parents/carers with invitation.)
Attached is the information for the safe re-opening of our school. In order to adhere to guidelines, we have made changes to many of our arrangements and this is all detailed in the attached letter. We realise school will not ‘feel normal’ for some time as we go through the ‘recovery phase’ but if we all work together as a team and support each other, we hope we can return to everything being back to usual in terms of school arrangements and activities, in the near future.
Bitmoji Staff Scavenger Hunt
Dalbeattie saw lots of new activity for the last week of term. Many of our young people and their families, as well as staff, were out enjoying exercising on their bikes, scooters and feet, around the, ‘Staff Bitmoji Town Trail.”
Armed with an orienteering map, marked with 29 Bitmoji locations, spread all around the town, the challenge was not only to find them, but to guess who the member of staff was. This really got folks thinking, and as many said, “It was tricky to work out who was who.” All who took part reported it was great fun, as it gave, “the whole family a good reason for getting out and about.” Someone even said, “I hope this might be something the school does again, as it’s been really good.”
The highest score for correct identifications, with 28/29, were the Donnelly and the Whalen families, who did some of the trail zooming around the town on their bikes and having fun together.Lots of others were close behind them.Well done all who took part.
And thank you Mrs Gray and all the staff team for organising such a fun and successful activity. We also want to thank Tim & Helen O’ Donoghue from Solway Orienteers, for their invaluable work providing us with a high quality map.”
Families are also reminded that if they want another trail to do over the holidays, the link on the school blog, to the ‘Woodland Walk Photo Challenge’ is still available, on a separate post with photos of participants so far, but don’t scroll down too far in the post as the answers have now been posted! A further town trail has also been added. The P1/2 Summer Walk Quiz is now available to all further below.
Two other town trails are still available for over the holidays:
End of Term Message
In these unusual times that have found ourselves in, I would like to share one final message of thanks with everyone as we look towards the end of term and the summer holidays.
A Message From Your New Teachers
We hope you have all now heard about your new class teachers for next year as these were sent out last week in emails to your parents/ carers. Your new teachers are delighted to have received letters from you as part of our transition process this year. The summer holidays are now nearly here and we are all looking forward to welcoming you back in August, whether that is all together or in a blended model. This will be confirmed early in August when a final decision is made by the Scottish Government regarding conditions being met for school re-opening for all of us together, every day. In the meantime, we hope you have a lovely summer holiday but just before you go, your new class teacher(s) would like to share a little message with you. Please scroll below for your class to see a photograph and read a short message from your new teachers.
Primary 1: Mrs Fitzsimmons
Hello P1! Mrs Fitzsimmons here! I am really looking forward to meeting you in August and teaching you all. I hope you have seen some of the videos on the Blog and had a look at your new classroom and our huge open area we like to play in! I have really enjoyed reading your ‘All bout me’ information and watching your ‘Moving on from Nursery’ video and I can see lots of faces I recognise. In P1 we work hard but we also like to have a lot of fun! We like to sing and dance, make things, listen to stories and play with all our friends in our class and P1/2 in the open area. It will feel a bit different coming back after the long break but all the staff will be here to help you settle back in. See you in August!
Primary 1/2: Miss Holman and Mrs Howie
Miss Holman Mrs Howie
We are Miss Holman and Mrs Howie. We will be your class teachers. We know that the Primary 1 boys and girls have not been able to visit their classroom and meet us. However, we hope that you have been able to see the videos and look at the booklet on the school blog. These contain information that we hope will make you feel welcome and help you to know a little more about the school and your classroom. We also have some Primary 2 children in our class, and we know that they will welcome you and help you to settle in. We have all been out of school for a long time and we will take out time to make sure you are all happy and settled. We cannot wait to meet you and get to know you all.
Primary 2/3: Mrs R McLean
Mrs Mclean
Primary 3: Mrs Stephenson and Miss Kirkpatrick
Mrs Stephenson Miss Kirkpatrick
Primary 4: Mrs Anderson
Dear Boys & Girls, Parents and Carers, Thank you for your lovely letters. I am really looking forward to meeting you all after the holidays and getting to know you. I hope you have been enjoying the outdoors, like me. I have walked up the Moyle Hill several times, been doing lots of cycling around the roads and mountain biking in the forest, to keep fit. I am hoping the weather will be good when we return to school so we can get outside for some of our lessons. I hope you all have a fantastic holiday and I will see you in August. Kind regards M Anderson
Primary 4/5: Miss Morrison and Mrs J McLean
Miss Morrison Mrs J McLean
Primary 5: Mrs Dyson
A big hello from Mrs Dyson! Thank you to everyone who sent me a wee letter to introduce themselves. I met you all during our show rehearsals, but it really was a treat to read your letters and learn more about your interests at home and at school. I love teaching Primary Five and I know that we are going to have a fantastic year together! I have lots of favourite subjects at school. I especially enjoy teaching programming skills. In Primary Five, we’ll code animations, games and robots using Scratch, Lego WeDo and Micro:bits. Can you work together to solve the challenges? I enjoy teaching Spanish and look forward to welcoming you with a smiling “¡Hola!” each morning. Have a great holiday everyone. Stay safe, have fun and take time to relax! See you all soon!
Primary 6: Mrs Lumsden and Mr Caldow
Mrs Lumsden Mr Caldow
Miss Clendinning
As most of you already know, I’m Miss Clendinning and I will be teaching you in Primary 7. Click:: HERE
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Mrs Wixon: Teacher
Mrs Harris: Art Teacher
I am so looking forward to seeing everyone in August & have loved seeing some of the art work you have been doing during the last few months. I hope that you all have a fantastic holiday and have lots of adventures in and around the beautiful area that we live in. Take care Mrs Harris
Mrs Gray: PE Teacher
Hello girls and boys,
I have had such an amazing time seeing the photos and videos lots of you sent me of at home PE.
You have given me so many fantastic and fun new ideas.
Thank you.
I am really excited to see you all again after the summer, for lots of active and fun learning together.
I will enjoy being out on my bike in the summer holidays. And at the beach walking, climbing and playing with my family.
I hope you all have lots of happy outdoor fun with your families too.