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Bikeability cycle training assistant course
Interested in supporting the school with Bikeabity? Then this course might be of interest to you.
Cycle Training Assistant
Course
Sunday 12th March
9am-4:30pm
Venue: Breaport Centre Dunblane
Cost: FREE
Gymnastics Competition
Enrolment for Primary 1
If your child is due to begin Primary 1 in August 2017, please enrol them during the week beginning 16th January 2017.
You can do this at the school office between 9am and 10am or 3pm and 4pm on any day that week.
Please ensure you bring the relevant documentation. This should be the child’s Birth Certificate, Child Benefit Entitlement letter and Working Families Tax Credit Award letter(if relevant) along with ONE of the following;
- Current Council Tax Bill
- Letter of Tenancy
- Letter from Solicitor confirming Purchase of Property
- 2 Recent Utility Bills and Driving Licence.
If you have any queries regarding the enrolment process please contact Mrs. Shirley Gallivan at school.
Update on the walking Bus
Walking Bus – Please note the changes to Route 5
The walk bus will be continuing this session. It takes place every Wednesday on the routes identifies below. The walking bus may be cancelled, with no notice if the parents are unable to manage or if the weather conditions in the morning are unsafe and the lead parents decided that the bus will not run. The parents on the walking bus do not have responsibility to make sure your child lines up in the correct place. Please ensure that your own child knows where to go once they are in the playground.
If you are able to support the school with any of the routes please contact me via the school office.
Route 1
Mrs Cowie, Ms Dobson (Or gran!)
Start at bottom of Grant Drive 8:40, walk to the Doune Road junction (collect others at 8:45)……….continue along Doune Road to cross with the lollipop lady ……Enter Dunblane Primary School
Route 2
Mrs Higgins, Ms Symington, Mrs Carr
Start time 8.25AM. Start at the top of Cockburn Avenue……Cross the bridge to Ramoyle………Past Braeport…….. Turn right past the Cathedral………..Turn right and walk towards the Faery Bridge…..Cross the Faery Bridge………Turn right onto Kilbryde Cresent……..Turn left to cross with the lollipop lady…..Arrive at Dunblane Primary.
Route 3
Mr Moore, Mrs Hill, Mrs Stewart
Start time 8.30AM. Start at the corner of Linsday Brae on Montgomery Cres……Walk down Montgomery Cres onto High Fields……….Turn right onto Old Doune road….Turn left onto Wallace road…….Turn right onto Buchan Drive……Onto Kinnoul Avenue….Arrive at Dunblane primary School Kids Club entrance.
Route 4 Mrs McLean, Mr Foster
Start 8.40PM Meet at the corner of Culdee Grove, Clements Loan and Mackenzie Court junction……..Walk along Culdee Grove……Go over the fence into Anchorcross……Walk along Anchorcross…….Turn left onto Wallace Rod……..Down the steps at Kinoull Ave………..Walk along Kinnoull Avenue……..Arrive at Dunblane Primary School Kids Club entrance.
Route 5 Mrs Heaton, Mrs Sinclair
Start at 8.40AM
Meet at the top of Braemar Avenue (by the trees at the bottom of the park). Be at the bottom of Braemar/ roundabout at Old Doune road 8.45Cross over and walk down Wallace to the steps and then onto school OR we could turn right and walk through Buchan Drive estate to Cromlix and arrive at the kids club entrance for Dunblane Primary School
Global Goals Assembly
Positive Behaviour Policy
Following the completion of the survey monkey a small working group met on the 11th of November to look at the result in more detail. The working group consisted of parents, teachers and support staff.
Here are the completed surveys and the action plan based on the working groups discussions.
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p4-7-behaviour-questionnaire-pupils-use
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Our crop so far
Evaluating the New Kitchen
Miss Marshall’s Food for Life Group (FLAG) evaluated the new school kitchen following its launch in October. Here is what the pupils had to say about this new resource using 2 stars and a wish.