As part of our Outdoor Learning activities, Primary 5D pupils were challenged to take digital photographs of their teams in poses which showed them “enjoying nature”. Here are some of the photographs that they took themselves:
Well done Primary 5 Photographers!
Primary 5 pupils had a fun afternoon participating in a variety of Outdoor Learning experiences. We planted and then watered wildflower seeds into our class planter. We then created our own Nature Art to decorate our planter by using a variety of natural materials found in our school grounds. We explored the field area to identify invertebrates using our ID Bug Charts. Calum’s group even found a bug which changed colour as they were watching it! We also took the opportunity to carry out some litter picking to keep our grounds beautiful. Mrs Dyson was very proud of all our hard work and enthusiasm during all activities.
Our ECO Committee had their final meeting of this session. They reviewed our targets and organised the last few activities to be completed – a litter survey with presentation and reading a story to Nursery pupils about the importance of clearing away litter. They helped to organise the new resources that will be used by pupils when playing outside during lunch breaks. These include imaginative bags with model dinosaurs and lego men, construction bags with wooden pieces for building, wooden boards for writing outdoors and nature investigation bags with binoculars, magnifying glasses and ID charts. (click on photos for full view of pupils)
Primary 5D pupils were Citizen Scientists as they carried out a Bug Count Survey for the Open Air Laboratory (OPAL). They explored our school grounds and identified all the bugs found. Pupils worked in teams to spot bugs and then used ID charts to correctly identify each invertebrate. They explored soft ground surfaces, hard man-made surfaces and plants. Pupils were responsible as they handled the bugs with care and remembered to return each one back to their habitat. Brooke, Aimee and Alana then entered all our collected data onto the website where the OPAL team will collate results across the whole of the UK.
Thank you to everyone who took part. We are still gathering in money from sales of quiz sheets but have made over £180 so far. Money will be shared between Action for Children and Barnardos. The quiz entries have been marked and correct entries have been drawn for the prizes. We are in the process of distributing the prizes. Thank you to all the shops and businesses who donated such generous prizes and for participating in this community event.
| Donation from: | Winners | Prizes |
| Lions Club | Anne Kalotka
Amie McKerrow Elaine Henderson Harry Foster Sheena Scott |
£20 book shop voucher x 5 |
| Rotary Club | Rhys Bell | £50 cash prize |
| Flowers For You | Nathan Harper | plant |
| McKenzies | Jasmine Wixon | Bakeware |
| Complete Insurance Solutions | Erin Styles | £10 voucher for any shop in Dalbeattie |
| Supersave | Mya Sargent | Craft items and mugs |
| Idlehour | Jack Brown | Yankee Candle |
| GGB | Jenny Blackwood | Bottle of champagne |
| Bible Shop | Molly Houston | Children’s Bible |
| McCowans | Finlay Burns | voucher |
| Neilsons | Pauline Warner | Mixed grill for two voucher |
| D.G Lockharts | Jennifer Stewart | £25 book token |
| Granite Kitchen | Lucy Bell
Jill Blackwood |
2x £5 vouchers |
| Ian Bendall Undertakers | Archie and Evie Coltart | Cash prize £50 |
| Best Pizza Kebab Shop | Wendy Grierson | 12” pizza |
| Stewartry Vets | Jessica Bowden | £25 cash prize |
| TH Carsons | David Bowie | £10 voucher |
| Dalbeattie Museum | Karen Stitt | £25 cash prize |
| Dalbeattie Book Shop | Adam Ailsa and Aurla Ferguson | 2017 Calendar and jigsaw |
| Well Pharmacy | Drew Armstrong | Candle set |
| Luigis Restaurant | Andrew Kalotka Jnr | £20 voucher |
| Bryan Gowans | Nicki Armstrong | Towel set |
| Hair and Beauty Gallery | Katie Harper | £10 voucher |
| De Caf Cafe | Moira Bowie | £10 voucher |
| Lily’s Chocolates | Tallontire Family | Box of chocolates |
| Trends | Abbey Sargent | £20 voucher |
| Jamiesons | Shaun Styles
Blair Kalotka |
2x£5 vouchers |
Our school football team played in the finals of the Paul Jones Cup on Saturday at Kirkcudbright. The team played well but unfortunately didn’t reach the overall final. Well done to the team and thank you to Mr MacDougall and Mr Cathro for giving up their time to train and support our team throughout the tournament. Thanks must also go to the team at Active Schools for the fantastic organisation at each round in the tournament and on finals day.
I am now able to share with you details about the young person we are sponsoring though the Janice Jamieson Memorial Foundation in Malawi. Our young person is called Agnes Yoswa. Agnes enjoys reading and singing and one day hopes to become a doctor. As a school , we have agreed to sponsor Agnes for 4 years and will have an annual fundraiser to provide sponsorship. We will receive half yearly reports about progress and look forward to sharing these with the school community.
Pupils from P1-7 all enjoyed disco time of Friday 17th June. Music and entertainment was provided by DJ Kevin McCowan. Thank you to the parent council and all volunteers for giving up their time to attend and support at the discos. Support at these events is very much appreciated.
We have been watching our caterpillars grow over the past few weeks; they began as tiny caterpillars and grew at an amazing rate, shedding their skin as they grew. Then they created their chrysalis’ and we watched closely for them to reappear as butterflies. One day we noticed a butterfly and within the following 24 hours all the 33 butterflies emerged, some of us were lucky enough to see some of the butterflies actually come out of their chrysalis. We kept the butterflies in their net enclosure with some food until the next sunny day and then we released them into the garden.
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