Working Together to Achieve Excellence
We are learning what fabric collage is and how artists use it to create images. We explored different fabrics and textures then used them to create birds eye views of fields.
We have been learning how to use a junior hacksaw and bench hook safely to cut wooden dowels. We glued the dowels together and reinforced the corners with card triangles to make rectangular frames. We were given measurements for the first frames. For the second frames we were given cards and photos and had to measure them then plan and make frames to fit them.
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)
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
The sunset caught my eye
The colour contrast, so beautiful
The red, the orange, the yellow
Birds stopping to appreciate this gorgeous sight
Every animal, every human, watching
From a tiny mouse to the magnificent deer
Everyone loves the sunset
You cannot miss the brightness
With the sea and land, they’re partnered together
As the sunset tried to hide behind the trees
From rock or snowy mountains to beaches and just through a window
You always get beautiful results
No matter where you are in the world, you can see the sunset in all its glory
To people, sunsets are so calming
When the sunset goes, the magic goes too
By James
Happiness In Nature
I was on a walk on a sunny afternoon.
As I looked, I saw a flower bloom.
It was white and small and had a little pink touch.
As the leaves fluttered around me, I could hear the birds chirp.
As I stood still, I felt a breeze of wind against me.
As I looked to my left, I saw rabbits playing in a shaft of light.
As I looked up to the sun, it shined brighter than the angels up in the sky
I walked and walked until I saw the shiny rocks.
As I continued to walk beside the shiny blue stream, my eyes lit up
With a flickering spark of excitement, I saw a butterfly beside.
A massive dandelion beside a tree that covered the little butterfly.
As I sat down in the grass, I could hear the bees buzzing as the sun started to set
I looked at the stream as it glowed under the sun.
This is nature, my happy place.
By Kayleigh
