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Maths Week Scotland 2024

As a whole school the Dunscore learners worked together in groups on some outdoor maths challenges. As you can see from the pictures they had a great time and participated in some excellent learning.

They also took part in a number of the MWS events/ activities:

P1-2 and P3-4 also joined in with one of the online events and created a zine. Some of the pupils found this very tricky but we got there and then we completed our maths stories. We all worked together to come up with some ideas of what we could put in it. Some of our ideas included going into the hall to see who the tallest pupil was, what our favourite shape was and could we make our own pattern.

P1-2 and P3-4 joined in with Collie Tales which was very exciting and the pupils loved seeing what they had been up to. We also joined in with ‘Super Questers’ and this was a great hit and we are now looking at purchasing the other books in the series.

P1-2 made number pictures as you can see from the pictures. They all concentrated very hard and worked well to complete them.

P5-7 joined in with a live escape room and had great fun.

Welcome Back

Welcome back and welcome to our new families joining our school. It is great to see our pupils return safe, happy and ready to learn. Our new pupils have already settled and are being well looked after by their older peers.
Our Staff Team at Dunscore.
Miss Atkins – Principal Teacher, Mrs Robertson – Class Teacher, Mr Rudd – Class Teacher, Ms Romay – Class Teacher, Mr Law – P.E. Teacher, Mrs Carr – Learning Assistant, Ms Ross – Senior Clerical Assistant, Mr Sloggett – Facilities Assistant and John Carter – Head Teacher.
Class Organisation
The organisation of 3 class groups will run from Monday to Thursday, unless there is staff absence. Friday we will have 2 classes, P1-3 and P4-7.
Monday-Thursday                                       Friday
P1-2 – Miss Atkins                                       P1-3 – Miss Atkins
P3-4 – Mr Rudd                                             P4-7 Mr Rudd
P5-7 – Mrs Robertson
Meet the Teacher – Tuesday 3rd September 3.10pm-4.10pm
This is an informal drop in session for you to meet your child’s teacher and find out what they will be doing in class.
Our school improvement priorities for 2024-2025 are to:
  • Update and further develop our planning and progression pathways for numeracy and maths. Embed the last session’s progress on our literacy progression pathways, particularly writing, into our planning and assessment formats.
  • Further develop and embed digital literacy learning and digital skills across our school.
  • Continue to improve communication with parents and increase opportunities for positive parental involvement and engagement in the life and work of the school.
John Carter
Head Teacher