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Written by Mr Troon
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Thursday, 10 June 2010 04:18 |
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Following the Angus Primary Schools relay event at Arbroath High School, at which Andover pupils from P6 and P7 performed admirably against very good opposition, Caitlyn Tough qualified for a team of the six fastest girls to represent the authority at a national event. On Saturday (5th June) Caitlyn travelled to Grangemouth where her team made it through to the final and finished a fantastic third, having competed against teams from throughout Scotland. Andover would like to congratulate Caitlyn on her achievement and wish her many similar successes for the future. |
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 10 June 2010 04:25 )
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Poppies children's art work display |
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Written by Mrs E Howson HT
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Friday, 02 April 2010 13:36 |
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The Poppies project came about due to the reading of an article discussing the growing phenomena of empty shops in British towns due to the recession.
Mr A. Smith, visiting art specialist at Masiondieu, considered the possibility of putting a display of children’s art work in one of the empty shop fronts. She approached Sarah Kettles, manager of the Brechin Townscape Heritage Initiative (THI) asking if there was a suitable shop. A few meetings and phone calls later, it was agreed that Poppies, a former florists on the corner of the High street would be ideal for the project.
Over a number of sessions this term, Mr Smith and Ms F. Hyslop (Andover's visiting art teacher) worked with the children of P4 to P7 classes to produce pieces of art work around the theme of flowers. The children experimented and gained knowledge of working in a variety of media - drawing, colouring, oil pastel work, paper collage, screen printing, press printing, felting, wire and tissue sculpture.
The work was then taken to the shop where Alex spent time putting up coloured fabric and paper on screens inside the shop windows in readiness for displaying the work. The children’s work was grouped in relation to colour, theme and technique, then displayed across five windows in the shop. Two children from each school helped to put up the displays. The press from 3 local papers visited to take pictures of the children at work.
It is anticipated that the display will be in the shop for the summer term. |
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Primary Seven - World War 2 Performance |
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Written by Miss Duncan
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Wednesday, 17 March 2010 16:18 |
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On Tuesday 30th of March 2010 at 2pm, Primary 7 are performing a play about World War 2 to showcase what they have been learning as part of their assessment. This will take place in the assembly hall, at Andover primary school.
We would like as many people as possible to come along and support us. We would like to request that if anyone has any information about the war that they could come along so that we can ask questions about their knowledge and experiences.
Donations will be welcome at the door to raise funds for our Outdoor Classroom. Tea and coffee will be provided.
We hope to see as many people there as possible. |
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 17 March 2010 16:19 )
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Bubbles Information Evening - The Attic 16th March 2010 |
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Written by Karen Kennedy DHT
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Wednesday, 17 March 2010 11:09 |
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Miss Fitchett attended the Bubbles information Evening delivered by the Web Project, Tayside Police and Drug and alcohol prevention.
The evening was an opportunity for our Parents and community to find out more about "Bubbles". Bubbles is the street name for Mephadrone which is also known as ‘Meow Meow’. It is a currently legal drug which gives a similar high to amphetamine & ecstacy. The drug is purchased as a white powder and is cheap and easily available to buy.
The UK government has been coming under increasing pressure to ban the drug. Mephadrone has been linked to several deaths including the death of a 14 year old girl in November and also to multiple hospital admissions & casualty attendances. Meow Meow has already been banned in Sweden, Finland, Norway & Israel.
The death of Gabrielle Price In November sparked a wave of controversy after bubbles being linked to her death. The 14-year-old suffered a cardiac arrest and died in hospital after taking a suspected cocktail of drugs including mephedrone.
Miss Price’s death is not the first harrowing account of the devastating effect the drug can have. Earlier this year, Durham Police warned about the dangers of mephedrone after one user was reported to have suffered serious self-inflicted injuries while suffering hallucinations.
Indeed, the drug is the most popular of a new batch of legal highs that are engineered in Chinese laboratories before being shipped to Britain. Most have a range of side-effects that include convulsions, breathing problems, nosebleeds, depression and psychosis. Some even carry a risk of coma or death. |
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 18 March 2010 08:16 )
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Written by Miss Duncan
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Wednesday, 10 March 2010 15:49 |
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Primary Seven are currently working on a World War 2 Topic. Today, they had a workshop called 'Letters from a War Child'. The workshop began with a performance from Lucy, a 10 year old child, discussing what her life was like in Dundee during the war. The performance discussed her experiences of rationing, the Blitz, evacuation and Anderson Shelters.
After the performance there was a question time activity where the children asked Lucy questions about her life. The children asked some great questions. The question time allowed the children to discuss the comparisons between today's society and life during the 1940's. The children were very keen to show Lucy what their classroom was like. Sophie and Jodi showed Lucy around their classroom. Lucy was very impressed with the computer, DVDs and the interactive whiteboard, she explained to the children that she did not have these things in her school.
The workshop was a great success. At the end, the children gave the workshop a big thumbs up and Bryce commented that 'this was fun'.
Please see Primary 7 class page for more photographs. |
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