Beattock Primary News 2022/23 Term 3
Renita Boyle Visit
On Wednesday 8th March we had a special treat at Beattock Primary as an extra World Book Day event. We had the fantastic storyteller and author from Wigtown, Renita Boyle to visit. Renita told stories (including her own book Honk! Honk! Rattle!Rattle!) and sang funny songs and pupils even had the chance to learn some Makaton Sign Language.
UNCRC Article 31 (leisure, play and culture) Every child has the right to relax, play and take part in a wide range of cultural and artistic activities.
Visit to Newfarm
P1-3 had a fantastic trip last term. They visited Farmers Andrew and Suzanne just down the road at Newfarm and learned about life on the farm. It’s safe to say that the children were so excited to visit and had an absolute ball! A huge thank you to Andrew and Suzanne for being so welcoming to us, and also to Tracy at RHET for organising the trip and then accompanying us!
UNCRC Article 31 (leisure, play and culture) Every child has the right to relax, play and take part in a wide range of cultural and artistic activities.
World Book Day
Primary pupils enjoyed WBD fun at Beattock . The children looked amazing in their book themed costumes. We were really so impressed by the very high standard of costumes - well done to all the creative people at home!
The Beattock Masked Reader Video - can you guess who they are?
UNCRC Article 31 (leisure, play and culture) Every child has the right to relax, play and take part in a wide range of cultural and artistic activities.
Green Flag Award
Beattock Primary School have been awarded their seventh Green Flag. The Eco Committee planned various actions and activities linked to Litter and Waste, Climate Action and Global Citizenship over the past two years. They whole school community have worked hard on wide-ranging actions to make the school a more environmentally friendly place to be.
UNCRC Article 29 (goals of education) Education must develop every child’s personality, talents and abilities to the full. It must encourage the child’s respect for human rights, as well as respect for their parents, their own and other cultures, and the environment.
Eco News
Beattock Primary School had an Eco and Fairtrade Week. The pupils were learning about trees and biodiversity with support from the RAW committee (Restoring Annan's Waters). Each pupil got to plant a tree in the grounds of Beattock House. They went on a tree trail to learn about different types of trees and they learned how to measure the height and age of a tree. Also, they learned about river invertebrates and food chains. The nursery pupils also planted trees in the local play park.
UNCRC Article 29 (goals of education) Education must develop every child’s personality, talents and abilities to the full. It must encourage the child’s respect for human rights, as well as respect for their parents, their own and other cultures, and the environment.
Burns recitals and Burns Handwriting Competition winners
Well done to all!
UNCRC Article 29 (goals of education) Education must develop every child’s personality, talents and abilities to the full. It must encourage the child’s respect for human rights, as well as respect for their parents, their own and other cultures, and the environment.
PC Irons Visit
P1-3 were visited by PC Irons as part of their work on People Who Help Us. The children had the opportunity to hear all about his job and ask questions about uniform, police vehicles as well as PC Irons' community involvement. It was such an interesting morning, everyone enjoyed it!
UNCRC Article 17 (access to information from the media) Every child has the right to reliable information from a variety of sources, and governments should encourage the media to provide information that children can understand. Governments must help protect children from materials that could harm them.
