We celebrated World Children’s Day today by taking part in a whole school online assembly with many other schools across Scotland. We learned about the importance of climate change and how this links to Children’s rights.
Today also marks the birthday of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child; which has recently became a part of Scottish law.
Having heard from other children across Scotland leading climate change campaigns, this has inspired us to encourage our community to take action!
Last month we supported the Ayrshire Hospice as part of their Go Purple Day. In school the children took part in a ‘wear something purple’ theme, as well as lots of activities in classes. We also had a ‘purple cupcake’ tuckshop at break. All of the activities raised an incredible £550 for the Hospice. Thank you for your support!
This week, children will learn more about what it means to be respectful to others and why this is important. They will talk about what bullying is and what help they can get if they or someone they know is experiencing bullying.
Mutual Respect is one of our school values here at Drongan Primary. Please help us to continue to foster and encourage respectful behaviour in our pupils.
The link below will give you more information on bullying. Please take time to speak to your children about any concerns they may have.
It was a pleasure to be involved in the opening ceremony of The Kenneth Clarke Community Garden on Friday 27th September. It was an excellent event organised by Drongan Grassroots, and supported by many important people and organisations from across the authority.
We were extremely proud of the children from Drongan Primary who read poems that they had written, and also of our choir who sang at the event.
Thank you to Drongan Grassroots who have supported us and worked together to make this happen. Also, thank you to our Parent Council who supported us in order to access some of the funding. And to J R Garden Solutions for doing such a great job of landscaping the garden.
A huge thanks to Kenneth’s family, who have been so supportive to the school over the years. It really is a fitting tribute for this wonderful resource to be named after Kenneth.
We have got lots of activities organised for Health Week next week. Please can you make sure your child has trainers/soft soled shoes, so they are able to fully take part in all the activities.
This year we will once again be celebrating the achievements of our pupils for the 2023/24 school session at our Prizegiving service in June.
One of the awards we present is the ‘Schaw Kirk Caring Award’. Nominations are sent in by parents/carers or a member of the community, where they nominate a child/pupil who has stood out for being kind/helpful/hardworking for either their family or the wider community.
If you would like to nominate a pupil, please use the link below to write the name of the child and give a brief description of why they deserve this award. Please leave your name at the end of the nomination as well.
