A huge thank you to everyone who donated clothes and textiles as part of our Rights Respecting School recycling campaign for Rag Bag and our fundraising for Cash for Kids.
We collected an impressive 169kg of clothing which will be transported to countries in need. The £67.60 raised will help support children in our local area.
Much like last session, during this term the children will be covering outcomes within the Relationships, Sexual Health and Parenthood topic within Health and Wellbeing.
It is important that we keep you informed of sensitive topics we are covering and make you aware of what will be taught at Early, First and Second level.
The video below will provide you with all the information about RSHP and what will be covered at each level.
We hope you find this information useful when discussing these topics at home with your child.
PLEASE CAN YOU HELP US?
Make a difference to your wardrobe and a child’s life!
As part of their work towards achieving Rights Respecting Schools Gold accreditation, Drongan Primary School with the help of the RRS committee are supporting the Cash for Kids Wear, Share, Care campaign.
We are encouraging our community to come together and donate any unwanted clothes and textiles you may have. These can be brought to school in bags and will be weighed and collected by Rag Bag. Every tonne collected will raise £400 for disadvantaged children.
Look out for our posters in the community!
Items that can be bagged and brought to school are;
Wearable Clothing
(No uniforms or work clothes with logos please)
Please bring any bagged items to the front entrance of the school anytime before the 30th March.
Thank you for helping us raise as much money as we can for disadvantaged children and promoting the importance of recycling ahead of Global Recycling Day on 18th March.
The RRS Committee
Some of our P3 and P5 pupils have had the opportunity over the last few weeks to explore and engage in some exciting, wider curricular activities.
The children have shown great team work and these activities have stimulated great discussion.
Making Pancakes
The children got the chance to measure their ingredients, whisk and stir the mixture, make and flip the pancakes on the griddle and prepare and add toppings. Don’t they look delicious?!
Making Modelling Dough
The children enjoyed watching the liquid turn into dough as it warmed up. They had a great time exploring the different textures and making their creations.
Weaving
What beautiful patterns the children created through their weaving. These were made into coasters, hanging decorations and gifts. Very talented children!
Making Rocky Road Cake
As part of our Rights Respecting Schools journey, we now have Playground Charters in both our infant and upper playgrounds.
Last session, P6 and P7 took part in a ‘Design a Playground Charter ‘ competition. The RRS committee worked together to decide on the rights that should be included.
Our Playground Charter Rights are;
Article 15 – You have the right to choose your friends and groups.
Article 19 – You have the right to be looked after, protected and kept safe.
Article 12 – You have the right to give your opinions on things and for others to listen.
Article 31 – You have the right to play and rest.
The winning designs were originally going to be displayed in windows looking out onto our playgrounds. However the fantastic team at @BrandingHub in Ayr, very kindly printed our designs as huge banners.
Our banners are displayed in our playgrounds to remind our children of their rights and the responsibilities both adults and children have in promoting these rights.
The children enjoyed ‘Dressing to Express’ and taking part in different activities to help raise awareness of Children’s Mental Health week.
P7 talked about things that make them feel good. They created Positivity Posters about the things in their life that makes them happy and who and what they are grateful for. They also gave tips to others on how to stay positive.
Some children in P1b talking about their feelings.
Feeling happy in P7!
P1a giving compliments and being kind to one another.
P1a talked about different feelings and wrote and drew a picture about a time they experienced a certain feeling.
P3b taking part in some body percussion.
Being Children’s Mental Health week this Week, there is no better time to introduce to you our new Drongan Primary Wellbeing Champions.
Some of our P6 and P6/7 pupils recently took part in several weeks of training and are eager and ready to take on their new and very important role within our school.
We are very proud of our young people for acknowledging the importance of mental wellbeing and taking on such a responsibility.
Congratulations to them all…we can’t wait to see the positive influence they have on our younger pupils.
Next week we are celebrating Children’s Mental Health Week.
As you know, supporting mental wellbeing is already a huge priority at Drongan PS and is weaved through our daily curriculum.
Next week there will be an even bigger focus on mental wellbeing, with our pupils learning more about what mental health is and the different emotions that can be experienced and how to cope with them.
Part of the message children will learn, is that each one of them is unique and should be proud of who they are.
So, on Thursday 10th February we are encouraging children to come to school ‘Dressed to Express’. This could be wearing an outfit/colours that best match their personality, showing off their favourite hairstyles. Subtle or standout…anything goes!
No money donation will be required. This will simply be a day for children to express themselves and support this year’s Children’s Mental Health Week.
Look out for further posts next week, with tips and ideas on how you can help support your child/children’s mental health at home.
A huge thank you must go to one of our parents, Mrs Alma Wightman.
Her lovely, handmade ‘Worry Worms’ that she kindly donated for our LIAM group (a small group of children who experience mild/moderate anxiety) have been a huge hit!
Mrs Wightman has made us many more, which I am sure will be a great addition to the coping tools available for our children.
We have continued on our Rights Respecting journey over the last few months and the RRSA committee have worked hard to think of activities and ideas to help our pupils to learn more about different rights.
Climate Change
Article 24 – Children have the right to good health care, nutritious food and clean drinking water
Article 27 – Children have a right to a standard of living that is good enough to meet their physical and mental needs.
Global Goals – 
During the COP 26 conference pupils took part in many activities that allowed them to learn more about the effects of climate change on our planet and how children’s rights are being affected.
P1a enjoyed learning and singing a song about how they can take small steps to help stop climate change.
P4b telling us what they can do to reduce their Carbon Footprint.
P5 made their own ‘Protest Banners’ and learned how peaceful protesting can help raise awareness of important issues.
Anti- bullying Week
Article 2 – All children have rights without discrimination, whatever their ethnicity, gender, religion, language, abilities or any other status.
Article 12 – Every child has the right to express their views, feelings and wishes in all matters affecting them, and to have their views respectfully considered and taken seriously.
The children took part in ‘Anti-bullying Week’ and made the link between this and articles from Rights of the Child.
P4a discussed what respect looks like, feels like and sounds like. They created excellent Mind Maps demonstrating how they can show respect to others.
Children in P6/7 made Anti-bullying posters to be displayed around the school and community.
They also used scenario cards to open up discussion on different types of bullying.
P4b made a class Anti-bullying acrostic poem.
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