Recently, the school’s eco group met with Nic Coombey of Solway Firth Partnership to carry out a beach clean at Rockcliffe beach. before setting off on their mission to find things, the pupils first learned about the problems of plastic waste getting into our oceans.
Mascot Day
We held our sports Mascot Day yesterday. Pupils were invited to create a mascot to support their house team for sports day. There were certainly some colourful and creative characters supporting our house teams. Thank you to everyone who created a mascot and well done to all the winners.
Achievers 15th June 2018
This weeks Head Teacher Awards
Fairtrade Footballs now in school
We are delighted to introduce Fairtrade Footballs at Dalbeattie Primary School. With money raised from our Primary 5 Fairtrade Games Event and from our Fairtrade Breakfast, we have bought twenty new Fairtrade Footballs. Thank you to everyone who attended these events! Primary 5 pupils have already been practising their ball skills with our new footballs.
P5 Competition Winner
Amber was the lucky winner of our School Dinners Design a T-shirt competition. Her design was made into a t-shirt and everyone in Primary 5 received a winning t-shirt with Amber’s design. WeeDeeGee came along to see us in our wonderful t-shirts. Well done Amber!
Primary 4 Trip to Rockcliffe and Kippford RNLI and SYC
Primary 4 have just recently had a fun filled day to Rockcliffe and Kippford. This was to tie in with their learning about the Galloway Coastline. At Rockcliffe, they met with National Trust for Scotland (NTS) Rangers to look for creatures in rock pools and to build awareness about the issues of plastic and other litter in the oceans after collecting items from the beach. A big thank you goes to James and David and the other NTS volunteers. then it was time for a walk up the Muckle Hill before lunch on the beach near to Roughfirth. At Kippford the pupils had a visit to the RNLI Station where they saw the crew’s changing room and kit. They even got to try on some of the gear and enjoyed a close up look at the lifeboat itself. We are very grateful to Linda for showing us around. At the Solway Yacht Club (SYC) the children watched some dinghies out sailing together with a safety boat. The children also saw, at close hand, ‘Everest Skye 2, ‘ the namesake albeit number 2 of the dinghy in the Nursery garden back at school, which was gifted by SYC back in November ahead of a boat naming ceremony by Sir Malcolm Ross. At the SYC boat yard, the pupils enjoyed helping to do the final rigging of the laser dinghy before seeing it launched by James Howie. Thank you SYC and the Bishop family. Thank you also to all the parent and grandparent helpers. A great day was had by all!
Head Teacher Awards
Award Winners 8th June 2018
P5D Andy Goldsworthy Inspired Artwork
Primary 5 were learning about the artist Andy Goldsworthy and were amazed at his outdoor art. They used his work as inspiration to create their own outdoor art using natural materials.
P5 Visitors
As part of our Scotland topic in Primary 5, we were visited by Leah’s mum and a gamekeeper who spoke to us about local wildlife. We really enjoyed hearing facts about the deer in particular. Thank you for offering to come into school. We also had a visit from British Divers Marine Life Rescue who gave us a very informative talk about the important work they do. We especially enjoyed hearing about the rescue of the seal. Thank you for visiting us!
Eco Group plants Commemorative Flowerbed in Colliston park
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!
