19/04/2016
by Mr Gray
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Glenkens P6 K’Nex Challenge

On the 19th April the P6 K’Nex Cluster Challenge was held at Dalry School. The task this year was to design and make a go-kart for the staff at the Glasgow Science Festival to use. Their go-kart had to have the following –

At least 4 wheels
Be between 10-20cm tall and 10-20cm wide
A steering mechanism you can turn by hand to allow the vehicle to turn left and right
Include at least one seat for the driver

Mr Harvie and Mrs Stewart from Dalry School were the guest judges.

The top designers were –

1st Adele & Jessica

2nd Codie & Vinnie

Adele and Jessica will now go forward to represent the Glenkens Cluster at the regional finals in Dumfries in May.

Well done to all the P6 pupils involved!

18/04/2016
by Miss Brown
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Queen of the South Football

This morning the P5/6/7s enjoyed a session with Jim Thomson from Queen of the South Football team. Jim spoke to them about how important diet is to sporting people and how not eating correctly can affect them in their day. He shared many stories to show how eating badly affects the body!

The pupils then got the chance to show him what they could do. We started with simple footwork and running skills and Jim was very impressed!

Watch this space for weekly updates and pictures.

16/04/2016
by Mrs Turner
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It’s time for time!

This week, in P1/2, we have begun to learn about time. First we worked on ordering days of the week and months of the year and next week we will begin to work on telling the time to the hour, half hour and for the P2 children, quarter to and past times.

To prepare for this work, on Friday, each child made their own clocks, to help them work out different times.

16/04/2016
by Mrs Devlin
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The Daily Mile

‘Fit to play, fit to learn’

The pupils and teachers continue to embed and promote a positive attitude to their health and wellbeing by taking part in the popular Daily Mile. This activity is an enjoyable way of making sure that as a whole school we are committed to participating fully in the 2 hours a week of Physical Education required by the Curriculum for Excellence.

Pupils from P1-7 down tools usually just before lunch, and head out to the pitch together for of 15 minutes of head-clearing, fresh-air-breathing exercise. Pupils are encouraged to take part at their own speed; walking, jogging or running. Even the teachers try to run round some days!

To keep us all focused on our Daily Mile, the pupils and teachers have come up with a chart, this can be seen in the Primary foyer, it maps our overall distance covered. If we participate in the Daily Mile most days until the summer holidays, we will have walked all the way to Carlisle! What an achievement!

The impact (so far!)

•it is inclusive of all children

• improved focus in class

• the children thrive on being outdoors – experiencing the fresh air, the weather, the sights and the sounds

• children and adults are becoming increasingly fitter and are able to get the most out of their PE sessions.

• building positive relationships – the children are very positive about it and proud of it. We are able to chat to each other as we make our way round the pitch.

• covers a wide range of PE and Health and Wellbeing curricular outcomes, in a relatively short amount of time.

The Scottish Government is also supportive of this national initiative. A spokesperson said: “Learning in PE is enhanced by initiatives like the daily mile, which can encourage and support parents in fostering healthy habits with their children from a young age.

“We are pleased to see so many Scottish schools are taking part or planning to do so.”

As always if you have any questions or comments please get in touch with your child’s teacher via the School Office. We would love to hear from you, perhaps you could join in with us too?

If you require any more information about the Daily Mile, please check out:

http://thedailymile.co.uk/

https://scottishgovernment.presscentre.com/News/Daily-Mile-roll-out-1f0f.aspx

Many thanks for your continued support.

15/04/2016
by Mrs Devlin
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P3,4,5’s Farm Visit

As an end to our Farming IDL project, P3,4,5 took a visit to the Edgar’s farm at Newfield yesterday afternoon. The pupils had a fantastic time and were able to use and increase their extensive farming knowledge.

The pupils held and fed two pet lambs, chicks and ducklings and even helped Mr Edgar with feeding his cows! Being able to have a seat in a tractor was also a big hit! The pupils got to see a brand new calf, born that morning…after-birth and all (look out for the graphic pictures below!)

An exciting experience of a working farm.

Many thanks again to the Edgar family for allowing us to visit.

Mrs Devlin and P3,4,5

14/04/2016
by Mrs Devlin
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Gardening Club

Gardening Club restarts next week (members will be announced tomorrow at school). The group are looking for a number of items to help them with their different projects.

If you have any of the following items please send them into school ASAP…

2L clear or green plastic bottles
Jam jars (any size)
Old welly boots (any size)
CDs
Spare vegetable/fruit plants or flowers
Gardening tools and equipment… canes/gloves etc.
Milk cartons (rinsed)
Brightly coloured spray paint and wood gloss/emulsion

If you have anything else that you think may be useful to us, please get in touch with Mrs Devlin via the School Office (email or phone) or send into school.

Many thanks 😊

14/04/2016
by Mrs Devlin
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The brand new Dalry Primary P1-7 Blog has arrived!

Keep your eyes peeled for up and coming information, photos and general goings-on at our fantastic school.

If you would like to leave a comment at any time, please do so by commenting at the bottom of each new post.

All the pupils and staff look forward to hearing from you!