Assemblies
This term our assemblies were focused around our school values. Each assembly had a different focus on we linked them stories in the news. One of the main projects this term was the creation of our new Values mascots.
Week Beginning 23rd May 2022
Week Beginning 7th February 2022
Safer Internet Day is celebrated globally in February each year to promote the safe and positive use of digital technology for children and young people.
Safer Internet Day 2022 was celebrated on 8th February with the theme
‘All fun and games? Exploring respect and relationships online’.
Primary 4 decided to create their own film to share their knowledge of Internet Safety. It has lots of interesting facts and different ways to keep safe online. Well done P4.
Primary 1 read ‘Digiduck’s Big Decision’ They discussed the story which was about friendship and respect online.
Week beginning 31st January
Scottish Assemblies
We had three assemblies this week to celebrate the songs and poems of Scotland. The children have been learning about Scotland and comparing it to the world beyond. The children learned a range of songs and poems which were shared during Assembly times on Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.
Some children recited their poem individually, within a small group or part of their class.
We were so happy that our boys and girls at home could join us too.
Wednesday 1st December
P2/3 M have made a video about the Global Goals and the Act Now app.
Each class has now been set a challenge to make the Global Goals famous. We will share this when we have finished.
Friday 26th November
Nursery assembly today was about the ways in which we are all different. Mrs Blair and the boys and girls read and sang the story Ten in a Bed. The children were wonderful at identifying the ways in which the children in the bed were all different but also made comparisons to themselves. They were also amazing at counting because everyone in the story like to roll over and fall out of the bed so by the end of the story the bed was empty!!!
The Minibeast and Forest classes joined together today. The children listened so well and we are all so proud of how well they are doing.
Well done everyone!!
Wednesday 24th November
We celebrated receiving our Gold Rights Respecting Schools banner which is now proudly displayed near our school entrance. We had a whole school assembly in the playground to recognise our achievement together. In September we had 'make some noise for Afghanistan' but on Wednesday we made some noise for Danestone!! We also used tarps to turn our playground blue in support of UNICEF.
Wednesday 17th November 2021
Today the P4-7 pupils were discussing bullying. They talked about how kindness is so important and we should always think about how other people are feeling. They then working in small groups to create Anti-Bullying posters to share around the school. We hope you enjoy looking at them.
The P1-3 children were also thinking about anti bullying and the message of One Kind Word. Mrs Blair told a story about a child who was bullied and how their school was able to help them.
We talked with the person next to us about kind words we had said to others and that had been said to us. We reflected on how kindness makes us feel and that we can be kind in so many different ways.
We listened to our school song which promotes our school values with one of these being kindness.
Friday 12th November 2021
Minibeast Class
Forest Class
Nursery have been learning about looking after our world and recognising the important messages behind COP26. Over the last two weeks they have loved the story of Greta and the Giants by Zoe Tucker. The children were really good at talking about what the giants were doing that was not good for the world and understanding why Greta wanted them to stop. This week Mrs Blair read the story 'Tidy' by Emily Gravett which again looked at how the wrong actions can effect our world.
Mrs Blair showed the children Dug's Discovery Den which has lots of fun activities linked to COP26. The children were very excited that the Greta and the Giants story was on this and that they could read this at home with their grown ups. We also watched a video about what happens to rubbish and then sang a song about Recycling!
Click on the Thinglink below to enter Dug's Den and discover all the learning around being climate aware and friendly!
Wednesday 10th November 2021
The P1 - 3 classes had an outdoor assembly this week. We met in our wonderful willow den and the children were so excited to be together rather than meeting virtually. We hope to have willow den assemblies every week if the weather is fine. Our assembly time looked at lots of different themes which are shared below. It was lovely to get feedback from the children and dancing and singing will need to be a part of our assemblies from now on!
"I loved the assembly it was so much fun .. especially the dancing!"
"Can we dance in assembly all the time?"
"Could everyone in the houses hear our singing?"
Week beginning the 1st November 2021
This week we had a fantastic week of assemblies and it was our favourite type of assemblies, as it was all led by our pupils. Each class led an assembly this week, sharing their learning from Term one. It was great to hear about all the exciting things they had been learning in class and the books they had been reading. We hope you enjoy watching our films.
If you enjoyed our films, please take a minute to give us some feedback - https://forms.gle/nokshzE37TxmhsZQA
Tuesday 2nd November 2021
Feedback from our parents
"Great way to share class news, thanks"
"It was good that three classes could share their learning"
"I thought they were brilliant loved seeing lots of interaction from the whole class- I got more information out of this than I have from my child all term"
"all of them were clear you guys done so well"
"Really enjoyed being able to see what our children are learning about. My son is in P1 so sometimes it can be difficult to find out what he's been learning about. This was a great opportunity to see what they are doing."
Wednesday 3rd November 2021
Feedback from our parents
"In the P1/2 assembly I liked the way the children were asked to relate how Plop felt to their own experiences. I also really liked the fireworks pictures. It was interesting to read some of the questions the children had before they read the book."
"they were all very good!"
"I loved how the children could take part in so many different types of learning activities based on one novel. It was wonderful to see all their work!"
Thursday 4th November 2021
Feedback from our parents
"I really enjoyed hearing the P2/3M class singing their Mr Twit song and seeing them doing their interviews. It looked like so much fun!"
"Was lovely to hear the children engaging with their learning."
"They are great!"
"It was great to see the assembly videos, seeing the kids work but also seeing them speaking about their favourite parts and singing a song about it too (P2/3M)"
Whole Assembly Wednesday 1st October 2021
This week pupils have been celebrating Maths Week Scotland. Over the week classes have been participating in various maths challenges to explore and apply their maths skills into different contexts. We hosted a whole school assembly on Friday to investigate just how much we use maths in our everyday lives. Pupils also shared some of their learning from the week with the rest of the school. Classes shared how they have been researching famous mathematicians, exploring maths in the Danestone landscape and identifying what maths skills they might use in the dream jobs.
P4-7 Assembly Wednesday 15th September 2021
This week the P4-7 pupils have been discussing our school Vision, Values and Aims. We discussed why we have them and how we can make sure everyone understands them.. We then looked at some of the films we created last year and discussed what we could do this year. The pupils had some great ideas and you can read them in the slides on the right.
Next week the pupils are going to create their own graphics for our new Vision, Values and Aims posters. We can't wait to see their ideas.
Click through the slides to the right to learn what the pupils have been discussing in class this week
Whole school Assembly - Safer Schools App Wednesday 8th September
Safer School Launch.pdfParent App
There is also a parent version of the Safer Schools app. This version will allow you to understand more about popular apps, check age restrictions, explain terminology and help you to keep your child safe whilst they are online.
Follow the instructions attached to access the Danestone Safer Schools app.
Today's assembly saw the launch of the Safer Schools app. The app will be used in class to aid discussions about how to stay safe online. Pupils will also have access to the pupil version of the app which is now available on all of our school Ipads.
Features of the app include
Internet safety news updates
Important information about popular app's
Hints and Tips about online safety
Animations
Quizzes
Take a look at the assembly slides to find out more!
Letters to Parents DSP.pdfWhole school Assembly - Global Goals Wednesday 25th August
Today we were learning more about Climate Change and the COP26 which will be held in Glasgow later this year. We discussed the different ways we can help our planet and looked at the various things we have been doing already in school to help. We also looked at the Global Goals and discussed different ways we could try to make a difference in school.
The first things we have planned to do is to organise a 'One planet Picnic'. We want to Include Local, in-season food and Organically grown food and Reduce Food waste and Packaging waste. We look forward to planning and organising this picnic and will let you know how we get on.
Whole School Assembly Wednesday 18th August
The First Minister’s Reading Challenge is a chance for you to go on a reading journey, read whatever material interests you, discover new books along the way and tell everyone all about it!
Today Mrs Blair spoke to the children about the challenge and explained how we were going to be involved in this during this session.
The children can't wait to get started reading. Primary 4 are going to support us all with this challenge this year and we look forward to hearing their ideas for making Danestone a reading school.
P4-7 Assembly Friday 11th June
The P4-7 children were learning more about kindness and the different ways we can all show kindness to each other. The children watched a film called All of Us. It was winner of the 2019 New York Festivals Gold Medal Award is a 6-minute animated film about friendship and courage in a dangerous world. The children were able to make links to all of our values and discussed the kindness shown by the children in the film.
You can watch the film by clicking the link below.
Watch our video to hear what kindness means to us.
Friday 4th June
Infant Assembly
The infant classes having also been thinking about respect. To develop their awareness of what respect looks like the children were involved in GOTCHA! If they 'caught' a classmate being respectful they could say GOTCHA and reward them with a sticker. Our video shows some of the P1 and P3 children talking about the GOTCHAs they had given and received.
Friday 4th June
Respect- What does it mean to us?
After last week's assembly the children have been talking about Respect in their classes. They talked about ways they can respect our Planet and ways to respect each other. Watch their short film to hear what they think Respect means
P4-7 Assembly Friday 28th May
The P4-7 children were learning more about Respect and the different ways we can show respect. The children watched a film created by the World Wildlife Fund and discussed how we can respect our planet.
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P5 have been discussing the groups they are part of. Everyone likes different things but we should respect other people's interests. They created posters to advertise their group to try to get more people to join.
Click through the slides to the right to learn what they have been discussing in class this week.
P1-3 Assembly Friday 21st May
A Boy Called Jack
Our Assembly time this week considered courage through the story of Jack and the Beanstalk. We linked his need for courage to Article 27 which highlights the right to food, clothing and a safe home for all children. Jack and his mother were very poor and Jack showed immense courage to make his life better. However, the Rights of the Child perspective is that Jack shouldn't have had to do this. We hope you enjoy your our video which shows the children's repsonse to what they think Jack needs in relation to Article 27.
Nursery and P1-3 Assembly Friday 14th May
This week we thought about courage and how this value links to the Rights of the Child. Having access to education is certainly in the best interest of the child. Mrs Blair gave a very special mention to our P1 children who had shown great courage in their first days of school. They had had to come into school without their families or buddies to help them. Infact, some of our P1 children had never even been inside of our school! The responses to support our new P1 children is outstanding and shows all the school values we promote all the time.
Courage P4-7 Assembly Friday 14th May
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The P4-7 children have been talking about what Courage means to them and times when they have had to be courageous.
In assembly they watched a film where some refugees had to be courageous to make sure their children were safe and healthy.
Friday 7th May
In P4-7 we have a live assembly every second week. The week without a live assembly we learn more about the subjects covered the previous week and then we share our learning.
We spoke to pupils from P1-7 to find out what positivity meant to them.
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P4-7 Assembly Friday 30th April
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P4-7 Assembly Friday 16th April
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23rd April 2020
In P4-7 we have a live assembly every second week. The week without a live assembly we learn more about the subjects covered the previous week and then we share our learning.
We created a film to share what we have been learning about Fairness.
We hope you enjoyed finding out more about what we have been learning about in our assemblies. If you have any feedback we would love to hear it.
Feedback from our parents
"Liked hearing the feedback from the pupils, you can tell they are enjoying the assemblies and learning a lot of new things"
"It is good to know what they are learning in school"
"We can't get into school this year, so this helps us see a little of what is going on"
"The children are so confident when speaking, Well done to the children"
Nursery and P1 - P3 Assembly Friday 16th April