On Tuesday 29th September Primary 7 attended Operation Safety at DGOne. During our time there we carried out a variety of activities with different emergency services.

During our visit to the activity with the police we learnt about how to stay safe online. We learned ways to stay safe when accessing different social media apps.

During the activity with Scottish Power we learnt how to stay safe around electricity. We learnt about the dangers around electricity and about different conductors and insulators.

When visiting the Scottish Fire Service we learned about fire safety around our homes and different situations which can present as hazards. We were told to go home and check our smoke detectors and create an evacuation plan.

The fire service also spoke to us about the dangers around bonfires and fireworks. We played a game where we threw a pretend firework and had to answer questions about things we could and could not put on a bonfire.

We also visited the Scottish Ambulance Service where we learned how to perform CPR. We learnt what ABC stands for when someone is unconscious and then we had to perform CPR on a dummy.

Our final activity was with Youthwork. We leaned about the dangers of smoking and vaping. We also thought about developing our resilience.

Overall we thought it was a really good day because we learned how to be safe in different scenarios.

P7 Class Newsletter Term 1

Today we had a visit from the Queen of The South and the principles associated with Guid Nychburris. It was lovely to see our attendant, Emily in her dress and she was presented with gifts from the school and community council. Some of our children were recognised for their achievements in the handwriting competition and there was a chance for some fun during their visit. 👸👑🐴🎉

In maths we have been working on solving speed, distance and time calculations.

We created our own activities, measured the distances, timed how long it took us to complete each activity and then we were able to calculate our different speeds.

We developed our collaborating, creativity, sense making and problem solving skills.

P7 Newsletter – Term 4

Primary 7 went to Dumfries High School to carry out some science activities. We were learning all about dissolving and the best temperatures for substances to dissolve. We used different chemicals and got to try different science equipment. We really enjoyed it and can’t wait to go back. We developed our collaborating, critical thinking and focussing skills.

As part of World Book Day P7 visited P1/2 to work together to create bookmarks. They had great fun developing their leadership and collaborating skills and there were some very creative bookmarks at the end!

On Wednesday 10th March Lauryn, Lawrence and Murray took part in the Primary Enterprising Maths Challenge. They had to create a poster sharing the history of money and then took part in a variety of maths challenges. They all did very well and came out as overall winners on the day! Congratulations to our champions! 🌟

On Monday 8th March PC Matthews visited us to discuss Internet Safety. She shared lots of helpful advice and encouraged us to think about ways to keep ourselves safe when accessing social media.