Huge well done to the boys and girls and their families that took part in our Easter Community Orienteering Challenge organised by the RRS/Health Committee.

Jandre Coetzee P1a, Jackson Stevens P1a, Finlay Muir P1b, Seren Anderson P1b, Darcie Mair P1b, Harry Irwin P2a, Riley Smith P3a, Jessica Gemmell P4, Jayden Smith P5 and Ava Kiltie P5.

The Easter holidays are here!

The Rights Respecting school committee were out and about in Drongan today taking  pictures in and around our community.

We have put all the pictures together and we are encouraging you to get together with your friends or family and go on an orienteering hunt around the village to find the images. When you find them, tick them off and take a picture or a selfie of you at the spot. Some are trickier than others!

Click the link below to open document.

Community Photo Orienteering – Drongan

Send any pictures and completed sheets to Mrs Bradley melanie.bradley@eastayrshire.org.uk 

There will be a small prize for all entries.

Happy Hunting!

Rights Respecting School/Health Committee

Now that we have welcomed all our pupils back to school, we would like for them to complete a simple well-being check in form as part of their homework this week. Children will be told about this in school this week and shown the form.

This form will allow us to check how our pupils are feeling based on the 8 well-being indicators -Safe, Healthy, Achieving, Nurtured, Active, Respected, Responsible and Included.

This is a simple form that P4-7 children should be able to complete independently. However, we would encourage the parents of our P1-3 children to sit alongside them as they complete this and support where needed.

If pupils could click on the link below to complete the form before Friday 2nd April that would be much appreciated.

Thank you

Today is International Women’s Day. Let’s celebrate the achievements of women all around the world and help raise awareness of inequality between men and women and boys and girls in less developed countries of the world.

Click on the SWAY below…

International Women’s Day

International Women’s Day celebrates the achievements of women and girls worldwide. In some developing countries around the world, women and girls are still treated unfairly compared to men…

Go to this Sway

International-Women’s-Day-Quiz 1

Read the true story of Malala’s life growing up and the struggles she had to cope with on a daily basis.

There are activities that go alongside the book and a fun quiz to try. P4-7 you could pair up with a parent or sibling at home to do the quiz.

Enjoy learning about and having discussions about International Women’s Day and what it’s all about.

Let’s all make our world a more inclusive place to live!

This week we celebrate World Book on the 4th March.

There are lots of connections between World Book Day and your rights, especially your rights to access reliable information, the right to develop your talents and abilities and the right to relax and play.

Have a look at the PowerPoint link below. It explains the links between articles 17, 29, 31 and World Book Day.

Try out the activities in class or at home.

RRS Article of the Week – World Book Day

Celebrating diversity and inclusion is hugely important at Drongan Primary School. Inclusion is at the heart of our school values and we aim to provide a learning environment that allows all pupils and staff to celebrate their differences and to embrace who they are without judgement or prejudice.

This week we are celebrating this by engaging in some simple activities that help to raise our awareness of what diversity and inclusion mean.

Please complete the activities in the SWAY below. (Click on the picture) There are different stories and activities for certain stages but feel free to try out any of these.

Celebrating Diversity and Inclusion SWAY

P4-7 remember to send your completed work to your teacher.

Rights of the Child

Article 2 – Non-Discrimination

Article 13 – Freedom of Expression

Today is Internet Safety Day

We learned a lot about Online Safety last term in Health & Well-being.  As it it Internet Safety Day today, let’s  remind ourselves about how we can stay safe online.

We all know the Internet can be wonderful for children and young people and they are using it more and more whether at home, in school, on their mobile phones or on a games console. But online access also comes with risks, like inappropriate content, cyberbullying and online predators.

With this in mind, Internet safety and knowing how to help protect children and young people online is essential. Just as we want to keep our child safe in the ‘real’ offline world, we will want to do the same in the virtual online world. It is important that we understand enough about the Internet to keep our children safe from harm but it is equally important that we equip our children with the skills they need to keep themselves safe so they can experience the Internet positively and responsibly.

Have a look at some of the useful advice and information in the link below. It also contains some fun activities to do as a family.

https://www.saferinternet.org.uk/

Today is our final post for Children’s Mental Health Week. We hope you have enjoyed the daily videos and pictures from our staff and children .

Our last videos come from Mr Maddocks and Millie Hogg P5, telling us about how they try to stay positive during lockdown.

Activitiy

Have a listen to the story In My Heart: A Book of Feelings. These are feelings that I am sure we have all experienced at some point in our life. Can you relate to these feelings? Think about a time you have experienced one of these feelings. How did you manage that feeling? Who helped you?

Activity

Have a go at the Squiggle Game (double click to download) Escape into an imaginary world, let your feelings out and your imagination run wild!

Today we have videos from Mrs Mitchell, Mrs Brown and Abigail McAdam P5/6 telling us about things that help cheer them up and how they keep themselves feeling positive right now.

Activities

These are poems written by children of their experiences of lockdown. We all have our good days and our bad days. It’s about remembering the things that make us happy.

Creative writing is a great way to express how you are feeling. Why not have a go at writing your own?

Activity

Here are my boys playing the Help, We’re Running Out of Toilet Paper Game

Get together with your family and play too. Relax, chat and explore your emotions. 😃 (click on link above to download)

Today we have videos from Mrs Brady, Jake Young P6 and Megan Watkins P5 talking about how they maintain a positive mindset during lockdown. Have a look!😊

Take some time today to watch this virtual assembly made by Children’s Mental Health Charity  – Place2be

It has plenty of familiar faces talking about their mental health and how they express themselves through art, music, drama and other activities to help stay mentally healthy.                                                 Perhaps try some out yourself.

Activities

Squeeze away any negative feelings – If you haven’t already done so, have a go at making your very own Ninja Stress Ball

Try this game with your family at home (click to download).                It’s fun, tasty and gets you talking about your feelings and emotions. Win, win!😊

Sweet Talk