07/05/2016
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The children in P1/2 have been investigating different coins and notes this week. P1 have been sorting coins, to identify the different denominations and using the different coins in role-play. Yesterday they had their very own shop and took it … Continue reading
06/05/2016
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P3,4,5 have been learning about the skeletal system (the skeleton) as part of our IDL. During a topic lesson last week we had a number of carousel activities where we had to investigate, create and build skeletons. We learned the names of … Continue reading
06/05/2016
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P1/2 were very excited to hear that PC Ross was going to visit them, last Thursday afternoon, to tell them about how she and her colleagues at Castle Douglas Police Station helped us. On Thursday they morning the children talked … Continue reading
03/05/2016
by Mrs Devlin
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Pumpkins and Greenhouses… This afternoon’s session was another busy one! Miss Brown, some of the keen gardeners and a few strong helpers put together our shiny-new greenhouse, after the old one sadly fell to bits when we rebuilt it last … Continue reading
27/04/2016
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Brrrrr! What a chilly session! Our very first lunchtime club began with everyone working together to plant some new strawberry and broad bean plants into the raised beds. They looked very happy to be placed in such nutritious soil (lots … Continue reading
27/04/2016
by Mrs Devlin
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P3,4,5 were set a maths question to investigate this week linked to our new IDL topic Blood, Bile and Body bits: “Do the tallest people have the biggest head circumference?” We had a great class discussion about how we would … Continue reading
27/04/2016
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Friday Fun Time for the Playground Improvement Team (PITs) and Gardening Club was a busy session. We began with making a ‘mood-board’ of our favourite plants, colours and textures and then added ideas of what we would like to see in … Continue reading
25/04/2016
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To begin this term’s Interdisciplinary Learning topic work, children in P1/2 have begun to think about the people who help them in school. First they thought about what sorts of jobs happen around school and then about who did them. Next the … Continue reading
21/04/2016
by Mrs Devlin
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Wow! What a glorious evening to have a our very first 2015/16 Gardening Club session. The pupils were wee industrious ants this afternoon, shifting muck (many thanks to Mr Edgar!) into the raised beds. The pupils worked brilliantly together, filling … Continue reading
