Recently, pupils have been taking part in a consultation about possible future uses of our current school site. School Pupil Councillors collated the information from written questionnaire sheets, which were filled in by children of all ages though-out the school. The School Pupil Council then met with Michelle McRobert of Dalbeattie Community Initiative to discuss some of the issues in more detail. Lots of ideas were taken aware from the meeting…… 
School Badge
Today at assembly the four finalists of our school badge competition were announced. Badge designs were shared with staff and children. Pupils have now been asked to vote on their preferred design that will become our new school badge as we move to our new learning campus. Thank you to all pupils who took time to design badges for the competition and well done to our four finalists.
Lainey Ireland Primary 7
Tamzin Jolly Primary 7
Jessica Bowden Primary 5
Nolan Thompson Primary 4
The winning design will be announced in due course.
Gymnastics Teams
Gymnasts who took part in the Regional Schools Gymnastics Competition last weekend performed their floor routines for the whole school at assembly today. The children were all fantastic and show cased their skills extremely well. Miss Niven our Active School Co-ordinator and gymnastics coach joined us for the event and handed out certificates to all gymnasts. We would like to say a huge thank you to Mr Niven from Niven Haulage in Palnackie for sponsoring and supporting us in purchasing additional leotards for the teams.
School Disco
CODE CLUB
Our Code Clubbers continue to develop their computer coding skills at our after-school club with Mrs Dyson and Mr Muirhead. We have five new members who are working on Module One. They have created their own Rock Band and their own Space Animation using the Scratch Coding program. Our more experienced Code Clubbers were introduced to the BBC Micro:bit today and they carried out several investigations using this pocket-sized computer. Mrs Dyson is awaiting the arrival of more Code Club Micro:bits and she is excited about using these in future challenges with our Code Clubbers. Well done everyone tonight for a super session! (Note: please click on photos for full size version)
P7 – ICT Learning
In Primary 7C this term we are developing our computer coding skills. For the past two weeks we have been using Tynker to create characters and interactive games using coding blocks. So far we are all really enjoying the challenges and have been learning a lot about perseverance as some of the tasks have required us to problem solve and think very carefully.
Eco Schools Fifth Green Flag!
Dalbeattie Primary is delighted to have been awarded its fifth green flag as part of the two year Eco Schools Scotland renewal scheme. The school eco group has been working closely with teacher Mrs Dyson, over the last two years , on topics such as litter, energy and school grounds. The school received a letter congratulating the pupils on their outstanding work; work on calculating the school’s carbon footprint and links with local community groups and organisations, such as Galloway Fisheries and Fairtrade, were specifically highlighted. The school is looking forward to continuing its eco work as it moves to a new school site In October 2017 when we will finally have a flag pole to display our fifth flag! We will also be able to compare the carbon foot print of the new building with the old one and investigate ways to encourage wildlife habitats as well as growing more of our own produce in new raised beds! Our photo shows current Schools Eco Committee together with the two committees of the previous two years who worked so hard towards the fifth flag.
Queen of The South Information
Please find below information about football events from Queen of the South football club. Children also being issued with a ticket for the home match on Saturday 4th of February to admit them free if they are accompanied by a paying adult.
Walk in the Woods
We had a beautiful, clear and frosty day for our walk to the woods on Thursday. We had fun playing hiding seek and really enjoyed climbing and exploring.
School Gymnastics Competition
Well done to all gymnasts who took part in the Regional Schools Gymnastics Competition on Saturday 28th of January at the David Keswick Centre. All gymnasts performed a floor routine and carried out two competition vaults. Although no prizes this time, it was a great experience for the pupils and everyone had a fantastic day. It was a pleasure to accompany the teams to the event. Thank you to all parents, family members and friends who transported the children to the event and stayed to watch the competition. Thanks also go to Miss Niven (Active Schools Co-ordinator), Kerry Aitchison and Abigail Simpson(Secondary Pupils and volunteers from Dalbeattie High school) for helping with the coaching and support on the day of the competition.
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