News and Events at Dundonald Primary

• P5 Visit Mount Stewart

  Mon 01 Oct 2018
  It was 'Bug Day' at Mount Stewart which was great for the pupils in Primary 5 because it connected to their topic about 'Living Things'. The Bug Hunt, Pond Dipping and Bug Art activities were very exciting. It was also interesting to learn about the wildlife native to Mount Stewart. A fantastic day was had by all! 

  

• Welcome to Primary 1

  Mon 10 Sep 2018

  Starting P1 has been a new and exciting journey thus far. Have a look at the photos below to see what we have been up to:

  

• Primary Sciences Health Conference

  Mon 10 Sep 2018 J McKane

  A class of Primary 5 pupils travelled to Queens University to participate in a Primary Science Health Conference. Beforehand the pupils had welcomed Dr Michael Stewart into their classroom on several occasions to learn more about how plants produce their own food at different rates depending on different colours of light. 8 pupils volunteered to present the class’s findings at Queens and all pupils enjoyed the experience of listening to other schools’ research on scientific areas. They also had the opportunity of having a tour of the laboratories and observing scientists at work. The visit finished with a lovely lunch in “Hogwarts Hall” and a presentation of the certificate of participation.

  

• New School Year

  Mon 27 Aug 2018

  A reminder to all parents and guardians that the new school year (term 1) commences on Thursday 30th August 2018. School will finish at 12.30pm followed by P3 to P7 parent information sessions from 1.30 to 4.00pm.

   

  Please note that there will be no school dinners on Thursday 30th and Friday 31st August. 

  

• Young Writers in Dundonald Primary School

  Thu 21 Jun 2018

  Students who attended the Step Up to Literacy Afterschool Club created an accumulation of letters based on the popular book 'The Day the Crayons Quit.' Students wrote letters pretending to be inanimate classroom objects. These letters were then illustrated into a book and edited by Mr McKane. Each student received a copy of the book and a copy has been created to be obtained in the school library.

   

   

  

• 'The Day the Classroom Quit'

  Wed 20 Jun 2018
  During Step Up to Literacy Club, parents and students worked with Mr McKane to create their own story book. The stuents wrote letters pretending to be classroom objects. The idea was based on the very popular book 'The Day the Crayons Quit'. Mr McKane then took the letters and designed them into a story book, adding hand drawn illustrations and colour. Check out the finished product below.

  

• Sports Day 2018

  Wed 20 Jun 2018
  On Tuesday the 12th and 13th June, students had great fun participating in our annual sports day event. The sun shone as students competed in events such as shooting, running, throwing and even tug-of-war! Check out some pictures from the event!

  

• School Holidays for 2018 / 2019

  Wed 13 Jun 2018

   

  Holiday List 2018/2019

   

  Term 1 School starts	Thursday 30 August (finish at 12.30pm)
  Exceptional Closure	Friday 28 September (staff training)
  Half Term	Monday 29 October to Friday 2 November
  Term 1 finishes	Friday 21 December at 12noon
  Christmas Holidays	Monday 24 December to Wednesday 2 January
  Exceptional Closure	Thursday 3 January (staff training)
  Term 2 School Starts	Friday 4 January 2019
  Exceptional Closure	Friday 15 February (staff training)
  Half term holiday	Monday 18 & Tuesday 19 February
  Exceptional Closure	Wednesday 20 February (staff training)
  School closes	Friday 12 April at 12noon
  Easter Holidays	Monday 15 April – Friday 26 April
  Term 3 School Starts	Monday 29 April
  Holiday	Monday 6 May
  Holiday	Monday 27 May
  Exceptional Closure	Tuesday 28 May (staff training)
  School closes	Friday 28 June at 12 noon

• DPS Hosts Annual School Fair

  Mon 04 Jun 2018
  On Friday 1st June 2018, Dundonald Primary School and Nursery unit hosted the annual school fair in partnership with the PTA. The event included stalls, inflatables, food and musical entertainment.  A huge thank you to all who attended, making the event a success.

  

• It's 'Ships Ahoy' for P6CD

  Wed 30 May 2018
  On Friday 18th May, P6CD had the amazing opportunity to visit the ships for the Titanic Maritime Festival. P6CD were the successful winners of QRadio's School Competition, and enjoyed a day in the Titanic Quarter followed by lunch in Pizza Hut.