On Tuesday the 14th of November the S1’s attended the CatStrand film festival in New Galloway. The group attended the showing of the “Eagle Huntress”. The story of a young Mongolian girl who strives to become the first female in her culture to hunt alongside a trained eagle.
Month: November 2017
S4 Mock Interviews
On Thursday the 9th of November the s4 pupils took part in mock interviews as part of their employability course. Kelly Innes, a recruitment specialist from Natural Power conducted the interviews and provided feedback for the students. Well done to all involved and many thanks to Kelly and Natural Power for their support.
Remembrance Service
On Friday the 1oth of November, Dalry P7 to S4 took part in a remembrance service to honour the soldiers who died in World War I and II . Mr Goodwin told the poignant story of Robert James Clark who died on the 1st of November 1916. He was part of the Gordon Highlanders. He was from Dalry and you can see his name on the memorial outside Dalry church.
Food For Thought
On Monday 6th November, Mrs Farquhar took a group of S3/4 pupils to “Food For Thought” at Easterbrooke Hall in Dumfries. Funding from Education Scotland provided a chance to experience working in a real-life restaurant, and training in carrying out front-of-house duties.
Events Manager Fiona Grand gave the pupils a tour of Easterbrooke and Neuros Restaurant as well as the spa and swimming pool. Pupils were divided into three groups. One group had to make “mocktails” in their own bar, another group went to the kitchen to work with the chef and make a variety of foods. The final group had to lay and decorate the tables. Each group had the chance to experience each activity. One of the groups made pizza with the chef, which we ate for lunch along with sweet potato fries. It was a great experience for the pupils to learn about all the different jobs in the food and drinks industry. One pupil said, “I didn’t realise there was a restaurant inside Easterbrooke.” Another said, “The food was great, especially the chocolate mousse.”
Devil’s Porridge Trip
On Friday 3rd November, Dalry S2s went to the Devil’s Porridge Museum near Gretna. This was to follow up on their topic, World War I. They were allowed to hold replica rifles and revolvers – “It was enjoyable”, said one S2 pupil, and “The most interesting part was the Gretna Girls, who made the munitions.” Their skin turned yellow from the chemicals, which is why they were called “the Canary Girls”.
Upcoming Events
On the 3rd of November the S2’s will be visiting the Devils Porridge Museum as part of their history course with Ms Warren.
On Monday 6th of November Mrs Farquhar will be taking a number of students to the Easterbrook Hall to work with Fraser Cameron. The students will experience what it is like to work in a real life restaurant as part of the “Food for Thought” project.
On Thursday the S4’s will take part in mock interviews with Kelly Innes from Natural Power.
Teenage Cancer Trust Coffee Morning
On the 11th of October the S2’s held a coffee morning to raise funds for the Teenage Cancer Trust. The event was a success, raising £425 for the charity. The event was really well supported by the local community despite the bad weather. We would like to extend our thanks to all those who attended. With special thanks to Lorna Wilson who kindly baked a wonderful cake for the raffle and also to W Bone’s Garage, Tesco and the CO-OP for their generous raffle donations.
