On the 4th of September the P5/6/7 went to  Cunningsburgh Hall to go to see a play about a young girl called Selma, who grew  up in Bosnia during the war in the 1980s.  She had to leave because her sister was really ill .  So they had to travel to Serbia it wasn’t safe for them so they decided to escape to another country called Slovenia. There were soldiers with guns at the borders who let some people in and turn others away.

They got on a coach of refugees and  a couple of days later they arrived in Britain by a coach. When they got to Springfield they lived in a giant building with lots of tiny flats which was only as small as one room. Later on Selma heard a knock on the door it was girl with who had a soft smile on her face. She said “Hi, I am Vicky” then Selma said “Wicky” and it kept on happening for a while then Vicky said “I am Wicky what’s your name? Selma said “I am Selma”. 

The two became friends and this play was written by Vicky to tell everyone the story.

I thought it was really good and entertaining and I was surprised at the end when she told us it was a real story – Isaac

By Cole and Mirrin

On Monday the 27th of August P6 did their first bikability session.   In bikability we practised doing high fives while cycling around the school multicourt.  Each Monday we did bikability for 50 mins.

On the second week we practised our safe starts. To do a safe start you have to look over your right shoulder, stick out your right arm for 3 seconds to indicate,  look over your right shoulder again and then pull out.  We also practised our safe stops. To do this you have to look over your right shoulder flap your right arm like a bird 3 times, look over your left shoulder then pull in

On the third week we went out on to the road and practised our left hand turns.  To do a left hand turn you have to look over your right shoulder, stick out your left hand for 3 seconds (to indicate),  look over your left shoulder and then turn in.

On the fourth week we practised our U turns and our right hand turns. For a U turn you look over your right shoulder, look ahead, look over your right shoulder again and then do a big turn in a shape of a U. To do a right hand turn you have to look over your right shoulder, indecate with your right hand for 3 seconds then look right before turning.

On week five we  practised passing a parked car.  To do this you have to look over your right shoulder indecate with your right arm pull out into the middle of the road, pass the car then pull back in.

On the sixth week we did our assessment what we had to do was go over all of that stuff again and see how well we did. Our teachers were Jennifer and Jackie we enjoyed it and it was great fun

By Drew and Callum P6 🙂

We’ve had a great start to the new term and it is lovely to see everyone again. We have a busy term coming up with lots of exciting activities, trips and topics.

I would like to thank everyone at Dunrossness for a fantastic last day. From start to finish I had a lovely time.

Primary 6/7 – you are all stars! Thank you so much for the surprise party and wonderful cake.

I can’t thank you enough for all the lovely gifts and cards you gave me- I am extremely lucky and will treasure them all.

As for all my colleagues-how can I put into words how touched and appreciative I am for the lovely and thoughtful ways you came up with to celebrate my time at Dunrossness and say goodbye.

Your versions of Allan Ahlberg’s poem ‘Please Mrs Butler’ and the wartime song ‘Pack Up Your Troubles’ were so clever and more or less summed up my teaching career. There were very emotional to listen to.

Mrs Henderson-I was really pleased to receive  a good  ‘school report’ from you and P6/7!

Thank you all so much for the beautiful gifts you gave me, each one carefully chosen to bring back happy memories of my time at Dunrossness.

A special thank you to Peter Wood for the wonderful tune he wrote, recorded and played for me at my final assembly. It is a beautiful tune and I feel extremely honoured.

Finally I would like to say what a pleasure it has been to teach at Dunrossness this last 30 years, and this is due to the wonderful children, supportive parents and fantastic colleagues I have met and worked with over the years.

Thank you everyone for a fantastic send- off.

Mrs Sandra Hay x