All Glow users in Dumfries and Galloway can download and install (FREE!) Microsoft office from the tile on the opening page of Glow. Pupils can login to Glow from home. This installation requires that the user continues to log in to Glow at least once per month otherwise the programs will no longer work.
Public Information
Dalry S1 pupils visited New Galloway Town Hall on Friday to learn more about the planned changes to the transmission of electricity through the area. SP Energy staff were generous with their time and the range of jobs involved in the project was outlined by professionals. We have lots of information that can be worked on back in school and young people are now better able to take part in informed debate.
Sustainable Living
A four day, three night residential in September exposed young people, S1 to S3, to a wide range of social and educational contexts.
They travelled 1200 miles slept in a country house, a ‘snoozpod’ in a container and in an Ecolodge in Mid Wales.
They experienced how people lived in the past- particularly at the time of the industrial revolution- at the Black Country Living Museum.
A production of Cymbeline in Stratford Upon Avon activated an interest in live theatre and the Eden Project has given lots of ideas as how a Dalry site can be developed- more to come on that later.
The Centre for Alternative Technology guided young people through the various ways in which their lifestyles could become Carbon neutral.
Food for thought.
S1 MUSIC – HALLOWEEN TONE POEMS
S1 created their own TONE POEMS for HALLOWEEN. A tone poem is a piece of music which conveys a story or scene through music. Students planned their compositions, deciding on their choice of instruments and sound effects. Then they practised, recorded and evaluated their work.
Congratulations!
Well done to the nine girls who took part in the Active Schools Dance Competition. They performed to a very high standard in front of the judges when they were assessed back in October. We are expecting the results any day now. 
French theatre visit
Le Café – une pièce de théâtre
Nous sommes allés voir une pièce de théâtre au lycée de Castle Douglas, qui s’appelle “Le Café”. Il y avait seulement deux acteurs, qui jouaient beaucoup de rôles différents. C’était quelque chose de différent… c’était drôle, très amusant et utile pour le français.
Term 1 in Art and Design at Dalry School
It has been a very busy term in the Art and Design Department.
S1 have been designing and making Venetian Masks. See their exciting designs in gold, silver, black and white below. 
S2 pupils have been improving their observational drawing skills and have started designing a Chang style piece of body adornment. Look out for photos of their 3d design pieces at the end of November.
S3 pupils have been working on their graphic design skills creating a design for a skateboard based on the theme of “Zoo York”.
In S4 pupils have been working on their design folios for National 5. Look out for the photos of their striking final outcomes at the end of November. Below are photos of pupils 3d paper models. 
P5/6/7 have been busy designing and making bright, colourful and eye-catching Carnival Masks to link with their class theme Rio 2016.
Fruits of labour
Dalry School would like to thank Mr Paul Goodwin for his generous gift of two lovely apple trees which are now settling into the school garden. These are old Galloway varieties and we hope to care for them and keep these special tastes and colours of fruit growing in the area.
S2 MUSIC
S2 have been working on a unit about World Music. We researched topics of our choice and produced individual powerpoints, which we then presented to the class. We learned several keywords which are featured concepts in Nat 3, 4,and 5 music.
Reggae, Latin American Music, Salsa, Samba, Panpipes,Indian Music, Sitar, Tabla, African Music, Castanets, Bongo Drums.
We learned how to embed a whole piece or extract of music into our powerpoints and Mr Goodwin came to show us how to find copyright free music and how to use audacity to select parts of the music and save them as an MP3 file.
We have removed all the music for copyright reasons before adding them to the blog.
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Art and Design at Dalry School
Support in Mind Scotland Art and Design Competition
Congratulations to the below S1 and S2 students who have been awarded prizes for entering the above competition as part of the Dumfries and Galloway Mental Health Festival. Pupils were asked to do a drawing or painting that illustrated what kept them mentally well.
First: Florrie Newbery with Baking picture £50
Second: Arran Macdonald-Kiernon with Pokemon picture £30
Commendation: Laura Edington with Music picture £10
Commendation: Finlay McGaw with Books and Leaves picture £10
Pupils are showing off their winning entries in the photo.
