This week, Primary 6 were tasked with designing a house which could withstand the effects of severe flooding. We then took our houses outside and tested them.
This is part of our work on COP26 and the effects of climate change,
Our newly elected Captains and Vice Captains met to plan and organise this year’s Harvest collection, and this year they chose the AYRSHIRE (EAST) FOODBANK (seeded by The Trussell Trust)to be the receiving charity.
AYRSHIRE (EAST) FOODBANK
‘We don’t think anyone in our community should have to face going hungry. That’s why we provide three days’ nutritionally balanced emergency food and support to local people who are referred to us in crisis. We are part of a nationwide network of foodbanks, supported by The Trussell Trust, working to combat poverty and hunger across the UK.’
Today our Harvest collection was expertly led by the Vic Captains and after collecting the food items they then had the hard job of packing this ready for the foodbank to collect.
The Captains and Vice Captains, extend a huge thank you to our school community for their generosity and kindness.
I would like to extend a huge thank you to the Captains and Vice Captains for their citizenship and raising awareness for food poverty.
Kind regards, Mrs Nouillan
P6 and P7 have been learning about the function of the digestive system.
They undertook a very hands on (and smelly!) experiment which allowed them to visualise, and understand, the journey food takes from your mouth all the way to the other end!
As you can see from the children’s faces, it wasn’t always the most pleasant of activities at times!
We have been learning about the respiratory system and it’s function. We learned about the trachea, bronchi, bronchioles, alveoli sacs and the diaphragm.
Blogged by HM, P6 Blogger
Today we were outside with Gordon Allan, our Active Schools Coordinator. We were learning how to develop our leadership skills by playing games which involve teamwork – we had a lot of fun!
Blogged by HM, P6 Blogger.
When new pupils arrive at Dunlop Primary, their transition is supported by entry into a caring and supportive environment.
Each new pupil becomes a valued member of a small ‘family unit’ within Dunlop and are allocated a House. Pupils stay within their house until they leave in P7, additionally we place siblings together within a house.
At Dunlop Primary, we have three house: Clerkland, Glazert and Lugton.
Our house are named after local places and each house is represented by a different colour, we encourage pupils to wear their house colours on days throughout the year.
Clerkalnd = Blue
Glazert = Yellow
Lugton = Red
P7 House Captains and P6 Vice Captains
At the beginning of the school year, a P7 is elected House Captain and takes on the responsibility for the leadership and organisation of their house for the forthcoming year and they are supported by a P6 Vice Captain. The House Captains and Vice Captains work tirelessly to ensure their house members are working together to earn House Points through living and demonstrating our School Values of being Happy, Kind, Honest and Respectful.
House points are also awarded at House Events, this will be when we are allowed to mix bubbles!
At the end of the year, house points are added together and the house with the most points wins the overall house competition and they lift the much coveted House Cup. This is a prestigious moment for the Captain and Vice Captain and they are cheered along by a delighted house!
Over the last two weeks, House Captain and Vice Captain election fever hit Dunlop Primary and I want to thank again all our prospective P7 and P6 candidates for showing commitment to their house and delivering wonderful election speeches! Both Mrs Kelly and myself were delighted to see so many children keen to take on leadership roles with in our school.
After voting, I am pleased to announce the following candidates were elected by their peers:
As always, I am looking forward to working alongside the Captains and Vice Captains.
With warmest regards, Mrs Nouillan
Primary 6 created cardioids this week. We created curved lines while only using a ruler!
Today we were learning about place value outdoors.
Blogged by HM, P6 Blogger
P6 had great fun playing with Marty the robot. They used their knowledge of coding to make Marty walk, dance, light up and speak!
Primary 6 have been learning how to draw using a one point perspective.
