Author: Mrs Miller

 

What ‘egg’sellent’effort from children with their egg designs! Mrs D and Mrs J found it such a challenge judging! What fun and well done to all!

Happy Easter everyone and we look forward to seeing you all again on Monday 13th April!

We are delighted to announce that Duncow Primary have their very own incredible SANDPIT!!!

With the help of all the pupils and some amazing parents who arrived at the end of the day, 12 bags of sand was carried round the back of our school and our sandpit was made!

The children, and adults, are enjoying this amazing new learning space. We are looking at many many more years of fun to come!

Very thankful!

We wonder where your ‘Silliest’ place to read would be? We had kennels, the washing machine, in a digger, in a bath, outside in the dark, upside down, in a suitcase.. to name but a few!

Was great fun! Well done to our amazing families for joining in the fun!

We had the best time celebrating reading and books! What fun with quizzes, games, stories and so much more! We even had the ‘Tiger Who Came to Tea’ come to our Duncow tea party! Thankfully no cakes were stolen in the making of this photo gallery and all children were safe! Huge shout out to our Tiger, James, what a champion!!!!!

We want to thank our amazing Parent Council for once again organising the Scholastic Book Fair which will be coming to Duncow Primary on Tuesday 3rd and Thursday 5th of March. Yes – that’s NEXT WEEK!!! Just in time for our World Book Day celebrations!

We cannot wait to show you all the fun and learning taking place next week – books books books books!

(The Book Fair will be open from 2.15pm on Tues and Thurs)

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Huge shout out to James P7. He was crowned worthy winner of the Rotary Photography competition with his beautiful capture of the sunset from Granny’s window looking over to Ireland.

Runner-up was an image of beautiful snow drops surrounded by leaves, such beauty!

Well done James and well done Annabelle. We are so proud of you.

Huge well done to all participants as they are truly outstanding.

Please feel free to pop in to school and see our display, you don’t want to miss it!

Happiness in Nature

Crunchy leaves falling off trees

Plants dying out, going on walks

Passing all the animals and saying hi

Little kids throwing leaves into the air

Through the trees you zoom

 

The sky slowly goes from dark to light

You can now hear the cows mooing and the sheep baaing

Horses, ponies and deer clip clopping around the fields

Birds flying to their nests

 

As the sun sets slowly, everything and everybody, gets into their beds, nests and burrows

Cozied up for bedtime

Good night!

 

By Lydia

Happiness in Nature

My name is Lewis. I am 9. I love animals, except rats or mice. I don’t like them because they eat sheep food and this is annoying for the farmers, and me at my house. That is why I have a cat.

I also like animal photography because you can capture unforgettable moments. I went a walk, and I saw a mother deer having a baby. I sat down I watched is. It was so fun watching new nature grow. After a wee while the baby deer was stuck, so I went out to help her.

A few months later, I went for a walk. I saw the same deer but there were millions of them. I was so happy. The baby deer was running towards me with joy

The next day I went to see if it was true. I also brought a few friends.

It was so fun because there were loads and loads of dear. It was so fun because we all started playing with the deer. I absolutely had a blast.  Two months ago, the baby deer with just coming out to his mum now. He is a grown adult and it’s starting to grow horns so I would say it’s a stag. It is a red deer.

Red deer are common in Dumfries and Galloway. There more than 100. I love red deer and I love nature!

 

By Lewis

Happiness in Nature

The spring sun is shining down on the world,

 she is watching her children leap.

 The children of nature, of life, of beauty,

 Her cows, her hens, her sheep.

 

The farmer wakes up one sunny day,

And he walks down to the farm,

Not expecting baby lambs

To be lying in the barn

 

Not just farms are getting news

as many more have come,

for lurking in your garden hedge

may be a hoglet mum.

 

As spring melts into summer,

All the animals have grown

The trees have bloomed their flowers

The babies of their own.

 

The heat is rising rapidly

 we’re all longing for some rain

So, when the downpour comes around

We’re dancing round again.

 

Autumn comes; so does a chill,

It’s time for hats and gloves,

The time for the trees to go to sleep

(this time, they really love)!

 

The forest children collecting food

For their long slumber too

They settle down in a nice cosy hole

And slink back out of view

 

As autumn shifts into longer nights

The temperature drops down low,

It’s colder than it ever was

It might just even snow.

 

The jolly time of year has come,

And there’s magic in the air

There’s something left for everyone,

 everything everywhere.

 

The cycle comes back round again

 and spring is starting now

That is happiness in nature

and it should give a bow.

By Vivi P6

Happiness in Nature

When I jogged into the beautiful green forest, I saw a little red squirrel running for some acorns. It disappeared in a flash. The green leaves looked like they were pulsing in the breeze and a butterfly landed on my arm, it seemed incredibly happy. There were snails all over the bark of the trees. Snakes where slithering all around me and birds were chirping singing their beautiful song.

There was a clear lake, reflecting the trees surrounding it. I could see fish in it, darting back and forth as a shaft of sunlight beamed through the trees. There were brown and green burrows all around for rabbits. A swan swam in the clear blue water. I walked in the lovely green grass, with creamy white snow drops, as all the flowers where blooming. There were so many animals.

There was a small stream full of large and small fish. I love natures gift it is the best gift ever.

A fox was having fun with its family. There were lots of insects in the woods. I went to the lake for drink of water. I needed food. I had to catch a fish. I made a fishing rod with raw material like wood and leaves. I made a fire to cook the fish (if I caught one). I had to set up camp. I found sticks on the ground and made a roof. I made four supports for the roof. I put it all together with basic physics.

A fox curled up in my arms when I went to sleep, it was adorable.

When I woke up I had to go slowly out of the forest, but to me, nature truly in my home.

By

Matthew  P6