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

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

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

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

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!

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.

For World Book Day, the author Amelia Kai has recorded a video of her amazing story, ‘The Little Crayon’ especially for the boys and girls of Drongan Primary School.

She is also donating books to the school through her charity.  Click on the Sway below to watch the video and find out about Amelia’s story.  An inspiring read.

World Book Day 2021

The Little Crayon is a touching story about family, friendship and self-love, brought to life by vibrant colours and joyful illustrations. Inspired by author Amelia Kai’s own experiences of…

Go to this Sway

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