Comments for Dunbar Primary Parent Website http://edubuzz.org/blogs/dunbarprimarypc A place for all Dunbar Primary parents to get involved. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:03:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 Comment on Dining Hall Visit by Lawrence Tierney http://edubuzz.org/blogs/dunbarprimarypc/2010/02/13/dining-hall-visit/comment-page-1/#comment-134 Lawrence Tierney Fri, 05 Mar 2010 10:01:30 +0000 http://edubuzz.org/blogs/dunbarprimarypc/?p=299#comment-134 This is a copy of an e-mail I sent to the school which seems to be the opposite of your findings.... hopefully an isolated incident? On Wednesday of this week my daughter Isla and her friend Grace from 2B, were late into the dining hall because they forgot to put their lunchboxes on the trolley in time. After retrieving them they reurned to the hall and sat down. They were immediately informed that they had to leave as the older children would be in soon. When the girls informed this woman (sorry no name) they hadn't started their lunch yet, they were still asked to leave. Needless to say that both girls arrived home that afternoon very hungry and tired. I appreciate there are a lot of children passing through a area that really is not fit for purpose with due regard to Dunbar PS numbers and you have to make do. However, and somewhat anecdotely, this does not seem to be an isolated incident when I discussed it with several parents. I hope measures are put in place in the near future that will help alleviate this problem or at least a sympathetic ear is used in a common sense sort of way should avoid something like this ever happening again. Lawrence Tierney This is a copy of an e-mail I sent to the school which seems to be the opposite of your findings…. hopefully an isolated incident?

On Wednesday of this week my daughter Isla and her friend Grace from 2B, were late into the dining hall because they forgot to put their lunchboxes on the trolley in time. After retrieving them they reurned to the hall and sat down. They were immediately informed that they had to leave as the older children would be in soon. When the girls informed this woman (sorry no name) they hadn’t started their lunch yet, they were still asked to leave. Needless to say that both girls arrived home that afternoon very hungry and tired.

I appreciate there are a lot of children passing through a area that really is not fit for purpose with due regard to Dunbar PS numbers and you have to make do. However, and somewhat anecdotely, this does not seem to be an isolated incident when I discussed it with several parents.

I hope measures are put in place in the near future that will help alleviate this problem or at least a sympathetic ear is used in a common sense sort of way should avoid something like this ever happening again.

Lawrence Tierney

]]> Comment on Ladies Night Still On! by Lindsey Barely http://edubuzz.org/blogs/dunbarprimarypc/2008/11/06/ladies-night-still-on/comment-page-1/#comment-109 Lindsey Barely Sat, 08 Nov 2008 13:52:33 +0000 http://edubuzz.org/blogs/dunbarprimarypc/?p=154#comment-109 Thankyou so much to everyone who came along and supported us. It was fantastic. The final total, once all monies are in, will be around the £3,000 mark. Not bad. Wendy Cuthbertson deserves a medal for all her hard work, as does Lorraine McLickie and Susan Guy Ingals. But a crown is needed for Kim and Ibby who left after everyone else and then washed all the glasses on Friday morning.....what can I say? The only question is will we do it again next year? Thankyou so much to everyone who came along and supported us. It was fantastic. The final total, once all monies are in, will be around the £3,000 mark. Not bad.

Wendy Cuthbertson deserves a medal for all her hard work, as does Lorraine McLickie and Susan Guy Ingals. But a crown is needed for Kim and Ibby who left after everyone else and then washed all the glasses on Friday morning…..what can I say?

The only question is will we do it again next year?

]]> Comment on Courtyard Garden by Morag Haddow http://edubuzz.org/blogs/dunbarprimarypc/volunteers/courtyard-garden/comment-page-1/#comment-101 Morag Haddow Thu, 29 May 2008 21:33:10 +0000 http://edubuzz.org/blogs/dunbarprimarypc/environment-group/courtyard-garden/#comment-101 Fiona, Alison and I tackled the thistles this afternoon. We didn't quite get them all clear, but it looks a bit better now. We also put down the sea-themed stepping stones made by the children last year. Hopefully this will allow the sea area to look blue. We are going to plant Rudbeckia to provide some autumn yellow colour to look like sand. We still need to think about Autumn blues for the sky. Any ideas? Anyway, I'm going to try and finish off the weeding on Tuesday afternoon next week if anyone would like to join me... Fiona, Alison and I tackled the thistles this afternoon. We didn’t quite get them all clear, but it looks a bit better now. We also put down the sea-themed stepping stones made by the children last year. Hopefully this will allow the sea area to look blue. We are going to plant Rudbeckia to provide some autumn yellow colour to look like sand. We still need to think about Autumn blues for the sky. Any ideas?

Anyway, I’m going to try and finish off the weeding on Tuesday afternoon next week if anyone would like to join me…

]]> Comment on Courtyard Garden by Morag Haddow http://edubuzz.org/blogs/dunbarprimarypc/volunteers/courtyard-garden/comment-page-1/#comment-100 Morag Haddow Tue, 27 May 2008 20:18:34 +0000 http://edubuzz.org/blogs/dunbarprimarypc/environment-group/courtyard-garden/#comment-100 I'm going to try and make some headway against the thistles in the John Muir Garden on Thursday afternoon. It would be good to have it all tidy for the sports days and the Yosemite visitors. All help gratefully received from 1.30pm on Thursday 29th May I’m going to try and make some headway against the thistles in the John Muir Garden on Thursday afternoon. It would be good to have it all tidy for the sports days and the Yosemite visitors. All help gratefully received from 1.30pm on Thursday 29th May

]]> Comment on Courtyard Garden by Steph Collishaw http://edubuzz.org/blogs/dunbarprimarypc/volunteers/courtyard-garden/comment-page-1/#comment-99 Steph Collishaw Sat, 24 May 2008 15:26:09 +0000 http://edubuzz.org/blogs/dunbarprimarypc/environment-group/courtyard-garden/#comment-99 Pumpkins and sweetcorn have been planted in the raised beds. Cucumbers are in grow bags in the greenhouse. Many flowering plants growing well to sell at the fair, and to plant in the garden. Much weeding still to do in the p5 john muir garden, but many pupil helpers on friday mornings are making it easier. we have also been maintaining pathways, and bringing in more plant donations for the school fair....any more are welcome. steph Pumpkins and sweetcorn have been planted in the raised beds. Cucumbers are in grow bags in the greenhouse.
Many flowering plants growing well to sell at the fair, and to plant in the garden.

Much weeding still to do in the p5 john muir garden, but many pupil helpers on friday mornings are making it easier.

we have also been maintaining pathways, and bringing in more plant donations for the school fair….any more are welcome.

steph

]]> Comment on Courtyard Garden by Steph Collishaw http://edubuzz.org/blogs/dunbarprimarypc/volunteers/courtyard-garden/comment-page-1/#comment-98 Steph Collishaw Fri, 25 Apr 2008 15:13:47 +0000 http://edubuzz.org/blogs/dunbarprimarypc/environment-group/courtyard-garden/#comment-98 In the garden again today, transplanting seedlings. We now have cucumber, pumpkin, sweet corn, sweet peas, lupins, pansies, snap dragons, dahlias, petunias and penstemon seedlings growing on. Morag was concentrating on weeding the P5 John Muir garden. The pumpkins and sweet corn will be planted out in the raised beds, and hopefully entered into the Dunbar Flower Show later in the year. The cucumbers will have to stay in the greenhouse. Some of the flowers will be for sale at the fair, but many will go into the garden this year (time permitting!). Still needing more hands to help us, and more seedling/plant donations both for the garden and to sell at the fair. In the garden again today, transplanting seedlings. We now have cucumber, pumpkin, sweet corn, sweet peas, lupins, pansies, snap dragons, dahlias, petunias and penstemon seedlings growing on. Morag was concentrating on weeding the P5 John Muir garden.
The pumpkins and sweet corn will be planted out in the raised beds, and hopefully entered into the Dunbar Flower Show later in the year. The cucumbers will have to stay in the greenhouse.
Some of the flowers will be for sale at the fair, but many will go into the garden this year (time permitting!).
Still needing more hands to help us, and more seedling/plant donations both for the garden and to sell at the fair.

]]> Comment on Courtyard Garden by Steph Collishaw http://edubuzz.org/blogs/dunbarprimarypc/volunteers/courtyard-garden/comment-page-1/#comment-97 Steph Collishaw Mon, 10 Mar 2008 11:53:08 +0000 http://edubuzz.org/blogs/dunbarprimarypc/environment-group/courtyard-garden/#comment-97 I managed to plant up a whole load of seeds in trays in the greenhouse last Friday. Some P7's who were in the garden at the time helped plant pumpkin, and cucumber seeds in trays. We will need to keep an eye on these over the next few weeks as they germinate to make sure they don't dry out or get sun scorch (dream on!!). I also planted sweet peas in pots with wigwams from last year. I will hopefully be planting more seeds this week. I managed to plant up a whole load of seeds in trays in the greenhouse last Friday. Some P7’s who were in the garden at the time helped plant pumpkin, and cucumber seeds in trays. We will need to keep an eye on these over the next few weeks as they germinate to make sure they don’t dry out or get sun scorch (dream on!!).
I also planted sweet peas in pots with wigwams from last year. I will hopefully be planting more seeds this week.

]]> Comment on Courtyard Garden by Steph Collishaw http://edubuzz.org/blogs/dunbarprimarypc/volunteers/courtyard-garden/comment-page-1/#comment-87 Steph Collishaw Tue, 04 Mar 2008 11:06:27 +0000 http://edubuzz.org/blogs/dunbarprimarypc/environment-group/courtyard-garden/#comment-87 The flowers in the John Muir garden are up and looking good. I weeded out a lot of docks last week from this area, but this is an ongoing job! The concrete planter being finished off by Isobel Knox's students is nearing completion...good work, it will be great when this is finished. There is still lots of waste to clear from around the woodpile so that we can further develop this area. This week I will be sowing lots of seeds in the greenhouse, flowers and veg, to be put into the garden, and maybe some for sale at the summer fair. Seed and flower donations are always welcome. If you are clearing an area of your garden, or splitting perennials, don't throw them out...give them to us! Hopefully the weather will be kinder from now on so we can get into the garden a bit more, and make a real difference to the garden this year. The flowers in the John Muir garden are up and looking good. I weeded out a lot of docks last week from this area, but this is an ongoing job!

The concrete planter being finished off by Isobel Knox’s students is nearing completion…good work, it will be great when this is finished.

There is still lots of waste to clear from around the woodpile so that we can further develop this area.

This week I will be sowing lots of seeds in the greenhouse, flowers and veg, to be put into the garden, and maybe some for sale at the summer fair.

Seed and flower donations are always welcome. If you are clearing an area of your garden, or splitting perennials, don’t throw them out…give them to us!

Hopefully the weather will be kinder from now on so we can get into the garden a bit more, and make a real difference to the garden this year.

]]> Comment on Burns Supper! by sarah fletcher http://edubuzz.org/blogs/dunbarprimarypc/2007/12/17/burns-supper/comment-page-1/#comment-76 sarah fletcher Thu, 24 Jan 2008 15:42:06 +0000 http://edubuzz.org/blogs/dunbarprimarypc/2007/12/17/burns-supper/#comment-76 This event has been cancelled because of poor ticket sales. This event has been cancelled because of poor ticket sales.

]]> Comment on School Future by Susan Guy http://edubuzz.org/blogs/dunbarprimarypc/about/school-future/comment-page-1/#comment-73 Susan Guy Mon, 14 Jan 2008 16:16:25 +0000 http://edubuzz.org/blogs/dunbarprimarypc/about/school-future/#comment-73 Please encourage any Parent and Pupil Council representatives to come to the ELC Mini Toolkit Training Feb. 6th 7pm-9pm at Dunbar Grammar. Please encourage any Parent and Pupil Council representatives to come to the ELC Mini Toolkit Training Feb. 6th 7pm-9pm at Dunbar Grammar.

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