Primary 5 pupils carried out a bug survey in the School Grounds and then submitted the data to the OPAL (Open Air Laboratory) website. The first challenge was to identify the invertebrates found on human-made hard surfaces like the walls and fences.
SSPCA Protecting Wildlife
Primary 5 pupils were visited by an SSPCA officer to learn about the important work that the society carries out to help protect Scotland’s wildlife. A very informative visit!
P5 Watersports
Primary 5 pupils recalled the fun day they spent at Carlingwark Watersports. They wrote interesting diary entries detailing their thoughts and feelings throughout the day.
After School Netball Competition
Mrs Anderson and Mrs Blackwood have recently been taking our netball teams to Crossmichael Primary to take part in an interschool competition organised by Active Schools. The teams have participated very well and shown increasing improvement in their techniques and standard of play. Thank you Mrs Anderson and Mrs Blackwood for your time and well done teams for your the fantastic effort and enthusiasm.
Queen’s 90th Birthday Quiz this weekend 10th-12th June
Remember you can buy your quizzes for £1 each from the school. they are available in many shops in the town for the local community. The prizes are tremendous!
Above, our school councillors and dinner ladies are holding a selection of the thirty collage 90s which will soon be on display in shop and business windows in Dalbeattie this weekend.
Civic Daze Children’s Fun Run
Eco Work and Galloway Fisheries Trust
Please click on the link below to find about about the fantastic work Primary 5 and our Eco Committee have been carrying out with the Galloway Fisheries Trust.
http://www.gallowayfisheriestrust.org/fisheries-trust-news-article.php?nID=211
Infant Sports
What a fantastic Sports Day ! Well done to all pupils in Primary 1,2 and 3 . All children participated well and had a fun and enjoyable sports day in the sun. Children took part in team races and then individual races. The team work was fantastic and sporting behaviour shone through. Thank you to all those who joined us today and thank you to staff for organising the event.
Paul Jones Third Round
Our Paul Jones team played in the third round of the tournament at Meadow Park in Castle Douglas today after school. Here they are having a well earned rest in between games. Well done again this week boys. Keep up at the fantastic team work.
School Water Bottles
