P1 pupils at Drongan were given the task of reading ‘The Snail and the Whale’ then writing as if they were the snail about a place they visited, what they saw and how they felt. Kayden is proudly displaying his completed work.

On Friday the kids at Drongan Hub made little pockets using felt and added messages inside. They took their pockets to the village pharmacy and hung them on the railings outside.  The messages can now be take and read then replaced or swapped for new ones.  What a lovely idea to maintain communication.

Hope this lovely weather holds for our P7s as they enjoy a fun-filled week at Inverclyde.

The family-friendly event is being held at the Holyrood Park Education Centre on Saturday 13 April 2019, from 10am to 4pm. Please see the details below for some further information which we’re happy for you to share more widely:

“There’s a wild adventure waiting for you at Holyrood Park!

Join RSPB Scotland and Historic Scotland for a day of discovery as you learn more about the rugged landscape and the amazing wildlife living in the heart of Edinburgh.

With face painting, worm charming, minibeast hunts, a nature science lab and lots of other hands-on activities, don’t miss the opportunity to discover your wild side at this drop-in family event taking place at the Holyrood Park Education Centre.

Run as part of the Edinburgh Science Festival, experts will be on hand to help you get up close with nature and to show you how every member of the family can help the natural world in your own back garden.

Free to attend, we can’t wait to see you and your family!”

Our first battery collection was made this week with 2242 batteries being collected for recycling.  Our leading individual pupil battery collector to date is Blaike Gibson in P4 with a total of 304 batteries.  Well done Blaike.  Still lots of time for increasing our total so keep collecting folks.

Many congratulations to Margaret Shields, Drongan’s Catering Superviser, as she celebrates her 50th wedding anniversary today. They say the way to a man’s heart is via his stomach and I’m sure Margaret’s husband would agree.

The winning house last term was Doon.  As a treat all the Doon pupils got a movie afternoon on Friday complete with ice cream and popcorn.  A fun afternoon was had by all.

Today we have been spending time getting our ePortfolios sorted out.  They now have pages built and users added.

Many congratulations to all our Scots poetry competition winners. I’m certain that the judges had lots of difficult decisions to make. Congratulations also to our musicians and dancer, not to mention Mr Maddocks and his piano and guitar accompaniments. A great afternoon at Drongan.

Pupils in P3, P3/4 and P4 are using the straight line drawing tool and the fill tool in Paint to create Mondrian style pictures.  They are spending a few weeks learning about all the tools available in Paint.