P7 Homefront Day 24.01.17

January 24, 2017 Miss Clendinning 4 Comments

Primary 7C have had an absolutely fantastic day today with Dean from Homefront Histories.

We engaged in a huge variety of hands on learning, exploring WW2 artefacts and taking part in pretend air raids. We had the chance to dress up in real WW2 solider uniforms, we learned how to deal with an incendiary bomb and even got to hold some real (disarmed!!) WW2 guns.

Primary 7C would like to say a huge thank you to Dean for such a wonderful day. It is definitely one that we won’t forget!!

To P7C:
Thank you everyone for your lovely manners and excellent behaviour throughout the day. Dean was very impressed with you all. Miss C

Class Learning

P7C Anderson Shelter Projects

January 19, 2017 Miss Clendinning 1 Comment

Recently, as part of their WW2 topic, Primary 7C were challenged with a homework project to create a model of an Anderson Shelter.

The challenge was to choose a variety of suitable materials to create a model which was accurate in shape, colour and fitted the time period. Children also had to consider the size of their model to ensure that it was in proportion to the other objects they were including in their scene.

I am absolutely delighted with the outstanding effort from all of the children and cannot thank the pupils and parents enough for their effort, help and support with this task.

Whole School

Digital Images

January 19, 2017 Mrs Duncan Leave a comment

Dumfries and Galloway Council have updated their Digital Image Policy in 2016.They have also updated the Consent for Digital Photography form. This needs to be signed for each pupil. A copy of the policy and a consent form have been sent home today with each child. Please sign and return to school as this form replaces any previous versions.

Thank you for your assistance.

Nursery

Tumble Ted

January 16, 2017 J Carson Leave a comment

Miss Carson got a teddy for Christmas which she brought into nursery to show the children. They named him Tumble Ted because he has a bowtie like Mr Tumble. Everyone was very surprised when he reappeared in nursery dressed as a superhero and carrying a map, which he had used to find his way back here. This allowed us to do some mapwork and take on a superhero theme. The role play area is now a Superhero den and the boys and girls are enjoying dressing up and having adventures. They turned themselves into superheroes for a new wall display and are sharing their knowledge about famous characters with staff.

Tumble Ted continues to surprise us. Today we got an email from him with a selfie he’d taken as he packed for a holiday. He was looking for suggestions of places to visit and the children thought maybe Sandyhills, a caravan trip to Legoland or Australia might be fun destinations for him. He is going to keep in touch via email and

let us know where he ends up. If your child would like to email him from home then his address is tumbleted40@yahoo.com!

Class Learning

P5D McCoo Calendars

January 15, 2017 Mrs Dyson 1 Comment

Primary 5 have been studying the work of Scottish artist Steven Brown and used his McCoo paintings as inspiration to create their own McCoo calendars. Mrs Dyson, Mrs Ross and Mrs Cox were delighted with the artwork. Well done Primary 5!

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Eco Success

January 13, 2017 Mrs Duncan Leave a comment

We are delighted to share the news with you that Dalbeattie Primary School has successfully renewed its Eco-Schools Green Flag Award status. We were notified of this during the Christmas holidays. Please see below the letter received from Eco Schools. Thank you to all those who have been involved in supporting the school in achieving this success.

eco-success

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P6G 2017 calendars

January 6, 2017 Mrs Graham Leave a comment

To kick off our new topic, we looked at the Aurora Borealis (the Northern Lights ) and used mixed media to create calendars for the new year 2017. They are coming home today with the children.

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P6 Christmas Party!

January 5, 2017 Mrs Graham Leave a comment

Both P6B and P6G had a great time at their Christmas party with lots of fantastic dances and fun. Have a look at some of the pictures!

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A Timeless Nativity More Photos

December 21, 2016 Mrs Howie Leave a comment

As promised, here are some extra photos of our last Nativity in this school building. Full story is in previous blog entry. We are very grateful to Mrs Aitchison who has taken all these wonderful photos…

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Christmas 2016 Hall Decorations

December 21, 2016 Mrs Howie Leave a comment

Well that was our last Christmas in this school…. We thought you might like to see our hall decorations (photographed kindly by Mrs Blackwood.) They were fantastic this year and we are very grateful to the staff and pupils who put so much effort into making our hall look so special for its last Christmas as a Primary School. We haven’t decided yet about what we will do with all the beautiful nativity pictures so watch this space….

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