Thank you to all parents who contributed to our recent DPPC Facebook poll consultation about what they would most like the DPPC website to provide when we give it a refresh in the coming months.
There were some clear indicators of what parents would find useful, including:
An up-to-date and active school term and key dates calendar
Additional activities and events calendar
Social media links and feeds
Class rep contact details
Some of the lesser voted items we believe are important to have available on the website should they need to be accessed, but not primarily what a parent might visit the site for. We’re thinking a ‘less is more’ with the overall look will be better for parents to navigate.
This year’s Dunbar Primary School Santa Run is taking place across Monday 6th December – Friday 10th December 2021 (weather permitting!)
All years P1-P7 are running as many laps as possible round their school playground.
Sponsorship is optional but please note all funds raised for the Parent Council go to supporting and aiding our children’s learning.
Any amount is a good amount so please do what you can – every penny counts! The last 2 years this event has run have been fantastic, and a great fundraiser, enjoyed by everyone. A good run around is exactly what everyone needs at that time of year!
IMPORTANT: Please do not take photography of the children running – photos will be taken by the school – many thanks.
Ways to donate:
Sponsorship can either be per lap or a total amount – it’s up to you.
School Pay is set up to accept Santa Run sponsorship – go to the charity section.
Or please hand in any money in a sealed envelope to the class teacher by Friday 10th December who will have a box ready in the classroom. Teachers cannot handle money directly so it must be handed in securely.
This is happening during school hours and should coincide during one of your child’s sports lessons so all you need to remember is a Christmas themed hat and some festive cheer. Bells will be ringing and Christmas music will jingling.
East Lothian Council have launched the website for their Learning Estate Review: www.eastlothian.gov.uk/ler
The website has information on an individual school, cluster and county basis including condition, suitability and capacity. There are also details on the context of the pre-consultation and the next steps.
After reading the information, communities can share their views by:
Attending a drop-in session and sharing their feedback directly (booking information on the LER website)
The pre-consultation will close on 10 December.
ELC would be grateful if community members could take the time to contribute to the pre-consultation to ensure they receive as wide a range of views as possible.
A separate consultation is being held for learners and details have been shared with Head Teachers.
ELC thank you in advance for your engagement with this important issue.
Calendars can be ordered on School Pay or can be purchased in person at the school gates on certain dates – look out for announcements about when and where on the DPPC Facebook Group. (Please bring exact cash if you can please as it is difficult to manage giving change).
Thank you to Laura Smith for organising this year’s calendar!
Help us all make the most of school uniforms by donating and reusing with our Uniform Recycling Bank.
With the environment very much in our minds at the moment, this initiative is supporting us all to reduce waste and reuse clothes that their first owners have grown out of.
Donations of clothes can be sent in with the children and collected by the office at either campus. Uniform items are free and Anna Carpico and her team sort them and get the rails out for browsing when they can but you can also contact her direct to request any specific items at: DunbarUniformRecycling@gmail.com
Thanks to all who took part in the 2021 DPPC Pumpkin Carving Contest! We hope you all had a wonderful and fun Halloween!
There were some fantastic submissions with a wide variety of styles including wonderful painted pumpkins, clever use of candles, added fake blood for effect, companion costumes, and of course great artistry and creative concepts! The submissions are viewable here:
And the winners are!
Category 1 – SCARIEST
Winner: Maddie Hill P3C for “My Vampire Cat”
Category 2 -FUNNIEST
Winner: Jamie Baglow P1F for “Jamie B”
Category 3 – MOST UNUSUAL
Winner: Bobby Burnside P3A for “My Unexpected Melting Pumpkin”
Congratulations to the winners and a big thank you to all who created a pumpkin and shared it with us to see!
