Please see the attached poster for further information of Active Schools outdoors Easter holiday sessions – in partnership with Drongan United. Booking is essential via the Smart survey link below. Please do one form per child.

https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/EasterDronganP4-7/

https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/EasterDronganP1-3/

Once you have filled in the smart survey that confirms your child’s place. If the smart survey is closed it unfortunately means all places are taken.

Much appreciated thanks!

Barry

Tomorrow (19^th March) we will be taking part in Red Nose Day activities to support Comic Relief. All of our children will get the chance to take part in different activities in school, which will raise awareness of the work the charity does to support people in need.

Children are encouraged to take part in a Dress Down Day, where they can:

• celebrate being a hero (dress up as their favourite character who is a hero to them)
• dress up a bit silly (think odd socks & shoes, different coloured clothes or a funny hairstyle), or
• just come to school in casual clothes

We are asking for a donation to be made (suggested £1), which will be given to Comic Relief. This can either be made through Parent Pay or paid in cash on Friday.

“Funny is Power. Funny can change things. It can connect us. It can be the difference.”

As it is Comic Relief, we would love it if the children prepared a joke that they could share with their class and teachers. We will be sharing pictures from the day on twitter.

Thank you in advance for your support.

Today the staff and pupils are taking part in an Autism Awareness Day at Drongan PS.

Autism is a lifelong developmental disability which affects how people communicate and interact with the world. One in 100 people are on the autism spectrum and there are around 700,000 autistic adults and children in the UK.

Find out more about autism by following the link below:

https://www.autism.org.uk/advice-and-guidance/what-is-autism

On Friday of this week we are having an awareness day for Autism, which is being led by the DFS Inclusion Committee. We have prepared a daily plan for P1-3 and P4-7, full of activities and resources to explore that should help you and your child to gain a better understanding of Autism.

Primary 1-3 will be completing activities in school and P4-7 will complete them remotely. These resources can be found in the news section of the app or by following the link below to our blog where you will find the Sway presentation.

Please follow the link to the Blog for access to all the resources to support Autism Awareness Day.

https://blogs.glowscotland.org.uk/ea/dronganpsecc2016/pupil-groups/dyslexia-friendly-schools-2/autism/

We will be learning all about Autism and taking part in a range of activities. We have asked that you wear something to express yourself and do your hair in a crazy style. We want to celebrate the fact that we are all different so be as out there as you want! At the end of the day, please take some time to complete the questionnaires on the blog all about the activities today. Please also email photos of yourself taking part in any of today’s activities to Miss Smith.

Thank you,

The DFS Inclusion Committee

Miss Smith has created a ‘virtual calm corner’ that’s full of links and resources that children can use to take care of their wellbeing. The resources range from feelings cards to funny jokes! Please click on the link below to access the resources.

Virtual Calm Corner

Thank you.

Tomorrow we are having an awareness day for Dyscalculia. Miss Smith has prepared a daily plan for P1-3 and P4-7, full of activities and resources to explore. Our DFS Inclusion Committee are excited to explore different topics with you as they focus on inclusion as their main priority.

Below you will find links to the planners, resources, questionnaires and videos that should help you and your child to gain a better understanding of Dyscalculia. Please remember to fill out the feedback form to let us know what you thought of the activities. Thank you!

Dyscalculia Day Plan P1-3 Fri 5th Feb

Dyscalculia Day Plan P4-7 Fri 5th Feb

Information leaflets to support parents/carers:

Dyscalculia Parent Leaflet

iPad Apps for Learners with Dyscalculia Numeracy Difficulties

Please see the attached letter from The Robert Burns Academy regarding transition for our P7 pupils. We will continue to update you with information about transition activities in the new year.

P7 TRANS DEC 20

“East Ayrshire’s Dyslexia Friendly School Accreditation Pathway has been rebranded as “East Ayrshire’s Inclusive Practice (DFS) Accreditation Pathway”. To support this rebranding we are looking to schools to help us create a brand new logo to reflect the new name and the broader theme of inclusion met through dyslexia friendly and inclusive practices.”

Drongan PS are encouraging our children to submit a new design for this Logo competition using the sheet attached. We will choose 3 entries from this competition to represent the school, but will also choose our own winner to become our new DFS Inclusive Practice logo for our gold accreditation journey and beyond. East Ayrshire’s old logo can be seen above. Entries MUST be submitted by Thursday 10^th December at the latest. Thank you. The DFS Inclusion Committee.

Logo Competition

Tomorrow the JRSO Committee will be having a ‘Be Safe Be Seen’ day. We are encouraging children to come to school wearing bright clothing or accessories, helping East Ayrshire to raise awareness of Road Safety. The JRSO Committee have provided classes with resources to support ‘Be Safe Be Seen’ day.

Please note this is an optional activity and if pupils are not able to wear bright clothing or accessories, they can come to school in their uniform as normal. We are not collecting any donations tomorrow, as the purpose of the day is to raise awareness of road safety and support our JRSO Committee with their work.

Thank you.

Miss Dyce & The JRSOs