A local project called Gorgie Dalry Home Grown is offering families in Dalry and Gorgie free vegetable growing starter kits.
Have a look at the video and information link on how to apply for your pack below to see if you think you would like to try growing your own veg at home. If you do maybe you could send in some pictures about what you have grown.
The National Mining Museum (one of our regular holiday fun suggestions) have created a brand webpage, “Learning at Home with the Mining Museum” .
It has three brand new Resource Packs complete with fact sheets, wellbeing check-in and hands-on activities which can be completed using items you have at home!
Activities focus on STEM, Social Studies, Literacy, Outdoor Learning and Arts & Crafts. In addition they are offering every child or young person the opportunity to earn their very own, personalised, Mine of Information Certificate from us when they complete any one activity!
So if you are looking for more activities away from the schoolwork coalface why not dig into what they are offering?
Our resource pack topics include:
All our resources are completely FREE, no sign-up required, and can be downloaded from our website here.
Tanya from the Hearts coding club, which many Dalry children attend, has asked us to share the below info with you about the new club they are setting up online. This is an external club to the council so any enquiries or questions should go to Tanya at Hearts.
I wanted to share with you both a brand new online club that we have just launched for young people in primary school aged 8+ to learn about the world of coding and digital from home with support and guidance from our amazing team of mentors. We’re using Google Classrooms to do this and I would like to emphasise that we have worked to make sure this is a safe and secure environment that is monitored by appropriately qualified and checked mentors. More information about our new online clubs can be found in the latest club announcement,
https://www.heartsfc.co.uk/news/article/hearts-launch-online-education-programme
We would be delighted if you could share this with the families at your school as something extra to keep young people learning new skills whilst at home. Whilst you will need a device to access the online challenges, we will be including activities on there that do not require any devices to help make things more accessible. Registration can be done using the link below,
https://www.universe.com/events/digital-athletes-online-club-primary-school-tickets-P8YHTK
Edinburgh Sick Kids Hospital have sent us the below message and video.
We hope that you are well and staying safe.
At the Royal Hospital for Sick Children in Edinburgh things are changing on a daily basis and Edinburgh Children’s Hospital Charity are doing all we can to support the children, families and staff during these challenging times.
The doctors and nurses told us that children were becoming distressed at seeing the staff in their PPE, and that their usual methods of helping children stay calm during their hospital visits and treatments weren’t working because of the clothing and equipment that they now have to wear.
To help them, we have made a short film (just 2 minutes long) to explain to children why different workers need to wear PPE to stay safe, and to show that under the masks and aprons it is still the same friendly people at the hospital. We are keen for this film to be seen by as many children as possible so they know what to expect and are not as scared if they need to come to hospital, and so we are sending it to all of the schools on our list.
Here are some useful Local Supports
Dear Parents and Carers,
All libraries will close from 5pm on Thursday 19 March until further notice. No fines or room hire charges will apply during the period of closure. Your Library is always open online to borrowing ebooks, audiobooks, magazines and newspapers and access on your computer or mobile device.
Adults can join the library on line for their children and get a temporary membership for 6 months to borrow three items at a time (including ebooks, books for children and books in other languages than English etc). When the 6 months expire you need to go to the library with prof of ID to register for full membership and to register your child/ren too.
The link, with full details how to register is below:
https://yourlibrary.edinburgh.gov.uk/web/arena/join-the-library
Thank you
Mrs Honeyman
Open Streets on street of and around the Royal Mile is happening this Sunday. The Royal Mile will be closed to traffic and all sorts of events and performances will take place.
Edinburgh museums and galleries will offering the following.
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At City Art Centre (Moved from the Museum of Childhood)
Sunday 1 March, 11.15am – 1.15pm or 2.15pm – 4.15pm
Colourful Paper Spinners
With lots of games to discover at the museum, come along and make your own paper spinner to give you hours of fun spinning. With artist Norlyne Rosewarne. Free and drop-in, no need to book.
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At the Peoples Story Museum
Sunday 1 March, 2pm – 3pm
Gardyloo!
Join our costumed performers Edinburgh Living History for a trip back to the 18th century. Learn about life on the streets of Edinburgh. Hear about the Porteous Riots and Lord Provost Drummond warns people about the dangers of pickpockets, the insanitary conditions and the perils of gardez loo and how much he has given to the city. Free and drop-in, no need to book.
For those who haven’t heard the news over the weekend the future of our local city farm, well loved by Dalry families, has been secured by educational and social care charity Love Learning.
We at Dalry Primary wish them good luck and look forward to visiting when the gates reopen.
We also thank all who have been involved in this swift process at the council, the former farm staff and the wider community in Gorgie and Dalry.
We’ve had some great but late Christmas photos in from P3b.
They made Rudolph biscuits by decorating digestive biscuits.
P3a and 3b sang Christmas songs for an older group at their Christmas party at St Martin’s.
