P3 Transition Reminder

Posted on May 15, 2013 by Angus MacRury

REMINDER TO P3 PARENTS

All Primary Three children should report to John Muir Campus as normal on Friday 17th May. We will make our way over to the Lochend Campus with our classes for Assembly. Primary Three will dismiss from the Lochend Campus on Friday. If you normally meet your child on a Friday you will need to be at the Lochend Campus for dismissal at 12.20pm.

Walk to School Week

Posted on May 15, 2013 by Angus MacRury

WALK TO SCHOOL

Many thanks to all the parents and children for making an extra special effort to walk/cycle/scoot to school this week. We are very proud to be a school where very few of our children even consider getting the car to and from school. Keep it up.

CYCLE POD

We also are rewarded for promoting healthy ways to school. Today sees the arrival of the bicycle storage Pod at Lochend Campus. This was our prize for all your wonderful efforts during “The Big Pedal”.

May Newsletter and Important Dates

Posted on May 10, 2013 by Angus MacRury

The May Newsletter is available on the Newsletters Page. Find below important dates for this term.

MAY	Activity
Fri 3^rd/Mon 6th	Bug Busting Weekend (3 – 5 May)/Monday 6 May – Holiday
Friday 17^th	P3 Pupils dismissed from Lochend Campus at 12.20 Bee Happy Day (pupils come dressed as a bee or flower or wear something that makes them happy).
Monday 20th	Victoria Day (Schools Closed)
Tuesday 21^st	In-Service Day
Monday 27^th	P3 Parents and Pupils Transition Evening at Lochend Campus (6-8)
Wednesday 29^th	East Lothian Meadowbank Athletics Finals (AM)
Friday 31^st	P3 to Register at Lochend Campus (8.45) dismissed from John Muir Campus as normal P7 Cluster Transition Event (Swimming) – to meet at Pool (1.00-3.00)
JUNE
Monday 3^rd	Summer Musical Concert at John Muir Campus (6.30)
Wednesday 5^th	P7 Parents Information Evening at DGS (6.00 to 8.00)
Friday 7^th	Dunbar Reads Together Celebration for Pupils (9.00 to 11.30)
Monday 10^th	P5 sports day (1.30 start) – Lochend Campus
Tuesday 11^th	P7 Sports Day (1.30 start) – Lochend Campus
Wednesday 12^th	P6 Sports Day (1.30 start) – Lochend Campus
Friday 14^th	Reports Issued (P7 Reports issued on Thursday 13^th) P7 Pupils Visit to DGS – Register at Lochend Campus dismissed from DGS P4 Sports Day (10.30 start)
Monday 17^th	P7 Pupils Visit to DGS – Register and dismissed from DGS
Tuesday 18th	P7 Visit to DGS – Register and dismissed from DGS Pupils Meet Their New Teacher P1 sports day (1.15 start)
Wednesday 19^th	P2 sports day (1.15 Start)
Thursday 20^th	P3 sports day (1.15 Start)
Wednesday 26^th	P7 Leavers Show at John Muir Campus for Parents (1.30) P7 Leavers Dance at Lochend Campus (6.30 to 8.30)
Friday 28th	Last Day (P7’s and P3’s clapped out of each campus) (Pupils Resume on Wednesday 21stAugust)

The Best Bubble Show SciFest 2013

Posted on March 15, 2013 by Angus MacRury

Over 600 children attended a fantastic bubble show show this morning at the John Muir Campus. We had pupils here from West Barns, East Linton, Cherrytrees Nursery and Pumkin Patch Nursery. The show was fantastic. BANG!!!

Red Nose Day 2013

Posted on March 15, 2013 by Angus MacRury

Well done for all the crazy hair, the red noses, the outfits and last but not least the fantastic baking brought in by lots of parents and children. All the money raised will be donated to Comic Relief.

The Big Pedal – at Dunbar Primary’s John Muir Campus

Posted on March 10, 2013 by Admin (David Gilmour)

Even the cold, wet weather on Friday didn’t prevent huge numbers of parents, carers, babies, toddlers and learners getting on their bikes, scooters and trailers for this year’s Big Pedal!

Well done to everyone. Hopefully this video will help people everywhere see how cycle-friendly a school can be!

Accelerated Reader Facts for Dunbar Primary

Posted on March 8, 2013 by Angus MacRury

This year so far the children at Dunbar Primary School have read 8095 books containing 106,653,921 words.

50% of pupils at the in P3-7 who are on AR have taken at least 1 quiz in the last 30 days.

70% of our pupils averaged at least 85% on the quizzes.

Well done. Keep up the hard work and keep reading

The Big Pedal update. Dunbar is 3rd!

Posted on March 7, 2013 by Angus MacRury

Great to see all those bikes in the bike racks today and yesterday! We’re now in 3rd in the large primary school place in The Big Pedal! Dunbar Grammar are also 3rd in their category http://bigpedal.org.uk/schools/rankings/2 Can we get to first place?

The lollipop lady has said her job has been so much easier this week with significantly fewer cars. She asked us to pass on her thanks to the children for persuading their parents to cycle to school.

On Friday David Gilmore from ELC is setting up a time lapse camera to record the children and parents arriving on their bikes at the John Muir Campus. This will record over 30 minutes and will be available here as a short 1 minute clip. So even if the weather is like today please take the bike.