Dalry Secondary School – Dumfries and Galloway
The John Muir group have been learning about the stories and legends associated with the town and surrounding area. Galloway story teller, Tony Bonning, brought the stories to life as we visited the parts of the town where the stories took place. Many thanks to Tony for passing on his knowledge and entertaining us on a crisp winters day.
Monday lunchtimes are an opportunity for young people (and staff) to learn a new language or practise one they’re already learning. Japanese seems to be the current favourite, perhaps because they are studying Japan in Geography lessons.
Working towards their John Muir Discovery Award saw the Wednesday Afternoon Activities group visit Bellymack Hill Farm. The group witnessed the spectacular sight of the Red Kites being fed at the farm. Many thanks to RSPB community liaison officer Callum Murray for giving the group an insight into the reintroduction of the Red Kites in the area. Also thank you to Shalla Gray at the Crighton Carbon Centre who helped to organise the visit.
This Wednesday the John Muir Group visited RSPB Ken Dee. Here we were lucky enough to get up close to and take some great pictures of the birds that frequent the reserve. We now all know a coal tit from a blue tit.
Congratulations to Danny, Ruben and Reece on achieving their John Muir Discovery Awards. The boys had to explore their local environment, discover new places and get involved with conservation work in the local area.
Many thanks to Carlingwark Outdoor Education, Crystal Maw at RSPB Ken Dee and the Galloway Glens Partnership for helping us achieve the award.
Many thanks to all pupils and staff who helped end the year on a fun note with our annual secondary dance.
Staff at Dalry Secondary were treated to a delicious two-course meal, made and served by S1-2 pupils. The choices were:
Breaded Haggis Balls / Halloumi Fries with Dipping Sauce / Tomato Soup with Grilled Cheese Croutons
Brownie with Cream or Ice-cream / Lemon Cheesecake / Apple Crumble with Cream or Ice-cream.
The resident artists for the Energise project Leeming & Paterson and Jason Nelson came into Dalry and worked with students from P3-S3. Visual artist Jason Nelson and photographers Leeming & Paterson delivered a series of creative workshops which enabled the students to consider energy consumption with relation to the Galloway Hydro Scheme.
Well done to all of S3 for being a credit to the school on Friday whilst participating in Dumfries and Galloway College Schools Competition. Special congratulations go to our prizewinners:
Hana and Sarah – 1st Prize Digital Photography
Andrew and Andy – 2nd in Wallpapering Challenge 
Grace and Euan – 3rd in Visual Communications
S1-4 pupils enjoyed a fantastic talk on reading and writing by Penguin author Martin Stewart, who read from his new novel and spoke to children about finding inspiration for writing.
