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.
Tech Club
Dalry school’s famous Tech Club returns after the October break for a 9th (!!!) successive year.
This year the club meets on Mondays in room 5 after school.
Application forms from the school office.
Wigtown Book Festival
S1 pupils enjoying a visit from the children’s book illustrator Kate Leiper through the Wigtown Book Festival education outreach programme.
Netball League
Dalry secondary have signed up for the Girls Regional Netball League. Training will take place on a Tuesday and Friday after school-3.30pm-4.30pm. Come along, everyone welcome.
Dalry Vs Dalbeattie Football
Friendly football match taking place against Dalbeattie on Monday 26th September @ 4.15pm on Dalry Playing Fields. Come along a support the school team. 
What’s happening this month in the English department?
S4 are honing their skills in Reading for Understanding, Analysis and Evaluation.
S3 are studying the art of rhetoric and have been analysing a variety of literary and political speeches, including Shakespeare’s Henry V, Martin Luther King’s I Have a Dream and Barack Obama’s 2013 inaugural speech.
S2 are reading Anne Fine’s novel The Tulip Touch and considering to what extent a person’s behaviour is a result of circumstances.
S1 are reading Roald Dahl’s autobiography Boy: Tales of Childhood and have embarked on writing their own autobiographies.
S1 Maths Mental Practice
S1 can now download the MenuTables program from home by visiting the S1 Maths group.
Pupils Sign Up for The Saltire Awards
The Saltire Awards are the new Scottish awards designed to formally recognise the commitment and contribution of youth volunteering. Supported by the Scottish Government, the Saltire Awards enable young volunteers to record the skills, experience and learning gained through successful volunteering placements in school or provided by local and national voluntary agencies.
Saltire Awards are designed to encourage and enable youth volunteering and dovetail neatly into the four capacities of Curriculum for Excellence as participants will develop their abilities through volunteering to become successful learners, confident individuals, responsible citizens and effective contributors.
Through the website pupils can record and track their hours and learning gained through their volunteering placement so their experiences will always be there when they are needed.
