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Dounby Community School Diary: Bell ringing

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Tuesday, 13 December 2016. Well done to Sam Payne and some of the Primary 7 pupils who were bell ringing in the foyer of the Milestone Church during the Christmas Shopping Event. They looked and sounded fabulous and got everyone in the festive spirit. Posted by Alastair Forsyth. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). About the school diary. On occasion the blog will also give information to parents and carers about school events or other school matters. Learning resources for parents, carers and staff.

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Dounby Community School Diary: Primary 2 - We're Going on a Bear Hunt

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Thursday, 12 January 2017. Primary 2 - We're Going on a Bear Hunt. Primary 2 have been reading and doing activities about the book 'We're Going on a Bear Hunt'. Re-telling the story through a story map. Making backpacks, torches and binoculars to help us go on a bear hunt. Drawing maps to help us find the bear. Drawing what we think the bear looks like, using the description from the book. We then went on a bear hunt. We had to take our shoes off because of the thick, oozy mud! At last, we found the bear!

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Dounby Community School Diary: March 2016

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Friday, 25 March 2016. P5 have just finished their Romans topic for this term. Here are some photos of us making Roman helmets and our own mosaics. Posted by Alastair Forsyth. Good Friday service at the kirk. This morning the whole school went to the kirk to celebrate Easter. Many thanks to David McNeish for inviting us. Happy Easter to you all. Posted by Alastair Forsyth. Thursday, 24 March 2016. Well done to all the children who took part and entertained everyone so well. Posted by Alastair Forsyth.

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Dounby Community School Diary: June 2016

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Sunday, 26 June 2016. P2 trip to Earls Palace and Binscarth. P2 had a lovely day out on Thursday visiting the Earl's Palace in Kirkwall and then walking from Binscarth to Refuge corner. First we joined Primary 6 from Glaitness who kindly showed us around the palace, telling us stories about how it was built and why. They even did some of the tour in dialect. They took us to the Bishop's Palace and told us all about it. We visited the kitchen. And then the great hall where we met the Earl. Great time had ...

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Dounby Community School Diary: Primary 2 - Famous People

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Thursday, 12 January 2017. Primary 2 - Famous People. Primary 2 have been learning about different famous people. As part of the topic, they were asked to prepare a little talk about someone that they feel is famous. We had a variety of people from wrestlers to singers to footballers to authors! Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). About the school diary. On occasion the blog will also give information to parents and carers about school events or other school matters. School surveys and questionnaires.

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Dounby Community School Diary: April 2016

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Monday, 25 April 2016. Number work in Flotta Class. We are practising our mental maths skills through a variety of dice games this week. Playing games also develops communication and cooperation skills which are vital for teamwork. Posted by Alastair Forsyth. Primary 7 and the Pier Arts Centre. What the Pier Arts Centre said about Primary 7:. We have several thoughts on follow up including the possibility of a small display at the gallery of the work that they made on the visit. Well done Primary 7.

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Dounby Community School Diary: Learning resources for parents, carers and staff

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Learning resources for parents, carers and staff. The purpose of this page is to share high quality learning resources from across the World Wide Web. Here's an example of a very useful site. http:/ askatechteacher.wordpress.com/. This is an example of one of the resources from this site. It shows our Universe and gives a very good simulation of how the planets move in relation to each other. This is a fantastic resource to help children (and adults) learn about our Universe. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom).

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Dounby Community School Diary: May 2016

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Thursday, 26 May 2016. P6s Westray Trip - Day 2 and 3. After making breakfast and our pack lunch we went to the Heritage Centre and completed a quiz. We then went to Westray School to eat our packed lunch before having activities with P4-7. We enjoyed getting to know the children in the school. After our activities we cycled to see the archeological dig, sadly most of the dig had been refilled but we found a lot of shells and bones. Posted by Alastair Forsyth. Wednesday, 25 May 2016. Thursday, 19 May 2016.

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Dounby Community School Diary: December 2016

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Thursday, 22 December 2016. Christmas service at the Milestone Kirk. The school went to the Milestone Kirk for our Christmas Service. Many thanks to David McNeish for inviting us and leading the service. Thank you to Sam Payne for all her work with our group of bell ringers. Posted by Alastair Forsyth. Friday, 16 December 2016. 9th December 2016 - YMI Concert in the Milestone Church. A video of Carry Christmas Hope written by David McNeish. The children that took part did very well. St Andrews Day by P5.

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Dounby Community School Diary: School surveys and questionnaires

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School surveys and questionnaires. The results of the homework survey are at these locations:. Parents and carers full summary survey: https:/ docs.google.com/document/d/1nkpX3k76g3aA108cNlL55rN2Olww24 cwwyIOIRyegM/edit. Parents and carers detail results (but data attributed to particular ages of child may not be entirely accurate due to the design of the survey). Https:/ docs.google.com/document/d/1hziv-Pxg5sp59iNHOt5TPP4VCut5ezAxhNrrd9Flz2c/edit. Survey of children, detail results:.