Tag Archives: Responsible Citizens

Whole School

End of Year Assembly

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Today we held our end of year assembly. The assembly was a celebration of the academic year that has gone, achievements and successes. Primary 7 performed two songs from their end of term  show and presentations were made for achievements, to P7 leavers and staff moving on to new opportunities.

Babsie Caig Trophy-best role model – Isaac Kirman

Alistair Gourlay Trophy – Art7 Craft P1 – Molly Houston

Jenny Corrie Trophy -Poetry – Brooke Henderson

Alan Younger Trophy – Art & Craft P6 – Lainey Ireland

Lions Club Citizenship –  Erin Houston

Maureen McShane Trophy- Best Effort – Ashlea Smith

Heughan Trust Awards – Overall Winner  – Alice Maxwell

Country Dancers Grade 3 – Mya Berry, Alice Maxwell, Bess Arnold, Ellie Keenan, Keira Murdock

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After School Activities, Class Learning, Partnership Working

P7 Leavers’ Evening

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Here are just a few pictures from a terrific play ‘Goodbye Good Friend,’ which was one part of a super evening.  Well done P7,  Miss Clendinning and Mrs Burn. Also thanks to Dalbeattie High School’s Mrs Houston and Miss Telfer for help with a super buffet. More photos and full story to follow soon.

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Preparing the Buffet at Dalbeattie High School

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After School Activities, Local Community

Country Dancers Entertain

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Mrs Fortnum and some pupils who have attended our  country dancing after school club this year visited Barlochan Care Home at Palnackie today and entertained the residents with some dancing. The dancers and Mrs Fortnum performed a selection of dances some of which were performed in the Dumfries Music Festival and more recently, some  that have been part of the accreditation process for several dancers. The staff and residents thoroughly enjoyed the entertainment and a few joined in a short dance with the pupils.

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Class Learning

P5D Outdoor Learning

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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.

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Whole School

ECO Committee Meeting

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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)

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Class Learning, Partnership Working

P5D Bug Count Survey

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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.

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Partnership Working, Whole School

Janice Jamieson Memorial Foundation

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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.

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Sports, Whole School

Potted Sports

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Pupils from P1-7 participated in a potted sports event today  organised by Mrs Gray our P.E specialist. Children took part in fun games and activities using their knowledge and skills from P.E lessons to earn house points for their sports teams. P7 pupils,  high  school students along with school staff set up and co-ordinated each station and the children rotated round the tasks in their house groups throughout the day. Children demonstrated very good sporting attitudes and were very supportive and encouraging of each other. A huge thank you to Mrs Gray for organising and coordinating this event.

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