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Some of P7 pupils enjoyed time in our local community this week.

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Our P7 pupils thoroughly enjoyed their time at Dalguise Activity Centre. They took part in a wide range of activities while building team work and collaboration skills.

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P3 have been displaying their work on Growth Mindset!

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P5 were busy discussing the importance of having a growth mindset!

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Primary 4 have been thinking about how they can achieve!

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Yetis Dot and Yet remind us that although we are not there YET with continuous trying and displaying positive attitudes we will be soon.
We have had lots of fun with our Yetis and have welcomed them into our classroom. We have created a den decorated with our yeti images so that they wouldn’t be lonely when we go home.
We created delicious sandwiches for them to eat and also created our favourite places to play so that they would be able to visit there too as Yetis get bored easily!
We made sure that they had a comfortable corner in our class and added covers to keep them warm.
P1/2 are excellent Yeti keepers.

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P6b making use of concrete materials to solve maths problems.

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Our whole school focus on growth mindset during our health afternoons allowed us to learn more about how important it is to develop our resilience.

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We have been learning to measure ourselves using standard and non-standard units. We also had fun creating castles and measuring them!

We have Been leaning about 2d shapes and have created some art inspired by Bauhaus.

We have been learning number stories and have used part part whole models to show these.

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We enjoyed “Maths Tales” and looking at shapes in a story then linking this to art.

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Primary 4/5 have been making times tables songs to a melody of a song they know to help with memorising a table they find tricky.

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Primary 4 were working on mental agility using their knowledge of how numbers are constructed and the importance of place value.

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7a and 7b were inspired by an online live problem-solving lesson with Formula 1! This involved solving problems that involved predictions based on data, probability and chance. They also participated in solving sums and voting on a national level.

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P3 loved trying out some of the maths challenges from the Maths Week Scotland games pack!

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P1b loved taking part in All About Me maths. We measured the length of our feet using cm and we are using cubes to measure the area of our hands.
They also made a chart to record how many letters in our names and we made a pictogram about eye colour.

Wow! What an amazing Maths week!

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P6a were applying for the Intergalactic Passport from Maths Week Scotland. They had to take different measurements and make calculations. We were measuring, timing, converting and working in teams.

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We enjoyed getting involved in a variety of maths learning during Maths Week Scotland. We hope you enjoy reading our posts to find out what these involved!

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Thank you to all of those who tried one of our smoothies. We raised £39.40 for school fund! Well done to our Primary 7 girls who did a wonderful job powering our blender.

Look out for more smoothie fun - coming soon!

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If you a query/ question please phone or email our school office on

01382 435939

blacknessprimary@dundeeschools.scot

When emailing please included the intended recipient in the subject line.

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P1a

Monday & Wednesday

P1b

Tuesday & Thursday

P1/2

Wednesday & Friday

P2

Tuesday & Thursday

P3

Tuesday & Thursday

P3/4

Wednesday & Friday

P4

Wednesday & Friday

P4/5

Tuesday & Thursday

P5

Monday & Wednesday

P6a

Tuesday & Thursday

P6b

Tuesday & Thursday

P7a

Wednesday & Friday

P7b

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Head lice are tiny insects that live in hair. Nits are the empty egg cases attached to hair that head lice hatch from.

Head lice are a common problem, particularly in school children aged 4 to 11.

They're largely harmless, but can live in the hair for a long time if not treated and can be irritating and frustrating to deal with.

Signs of head lice

Head lice can be difficult to spot, even when the head is closely inspected.

They're very small whitish or grey-brown insects that range from the size of a pinhead to the size of a sesame seed.

Less reliable signs of head lice include:

small white eggs or nits (egg cases) in the hair behind the ears or at the back of the neck

an itchy scalp

a rash on the back of the neck

feeling as though something is moving in the hair

How to spot head lice

The only way to be sure someone has head lice is to find a live louse by combing their hair with a special fine-toothed comb. This is called detection combing.

You can buy detection combs from your local pharmacy, supermarket or online. Combs with flat-faced teeth spaced 0.2 to 0.3mm apart are best for removing head lice, although combs with smaller gaps can be used to remove eggs and nits (egg cases) after treatment.

Detection combing can be carried out on dry or wet hair. Dry combing takes less time, but wet combing is more accurate because washing with conditioner stops head lice from moving.

How to get rid of head lice and nits

Treatments to get rid of head lice are available to buy from pharmacies, supermarkets and online.

The main treatments are:

Everyone with head lice in your household should be treated on the same day.

If a treatment doesn't work the first time, you can:

try it again

try a different treatment

get advice from your school nurse, health visitor, pharmacist or GP

Lotions and sprays for head lice and nits

There are several different products that can be applied to the scalp and hair to kill head lice, including:

dimeticone 4% lotion or lotion spray - applied and left for 8 hours (usually overnight)

dimeticone 4% spray gel - applied and left for 15 minutes

mineral oil and dimeticone spray - applied and left for 15 minutes

isopropyl myristate and cyclomethicone solution - applied and left for 5-10 minutes

Some treatments need to be done twice - 7 days apart. This makes sure that any newly-hatched lice are killed.

Detection combing should usually be done 2 or 3 days after finishing treatment, and again another 7 days after that, to check for any live head lice.

Always check the pack or leaflet to see if a product is suitable for you, particularly if:

you're pregnant

you're breastfeeding

your child has head lice and is less than 2 years of age

Your pharmacist can recommend a suitable treatment and advise you on how to use it correctly if necessary.

When to get professional advice

Your pharmacist can advise you about treatments for head lice and nits if you're not sure which is best for you or your child.

Make sure you carefully follow the instructions that come with the treatment you choose.

Find your nearest pharmacy

You can get advice and treatment on head lice and nits directly from a pharmacy.

How head lice are spread

Head lice are spread by direct head to head contact. They climb from one person's hair to another's.

Head lice:

can't fly, jump or swim

are very unlikely to be spread by objects like hats, combs and pillows

don't have a preference for dirty, clean, short or long hair

only affect people

can't be caught from animals

Once detached from the hair, head lice will usually die within 12 to 24 hours.

Preventing head lice

It's very difficult to prevent head lice.

You may want to consider regular detection combing if you're concerned about your children or yourself. For example, on a weekly basis.

Lotions and sprays don't prevent head lice and should only be used if a live louse has been found in your or your child's hair.

Staying off work or school and washing clothing and bedding on a hot wash is unnecessary, as it's unlikely to help prevent the spread of head lice.

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Information on the signs of head lice and nits, how to spot them and what can be done to treat head lice

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Autumn Holiday

Monday 7 October 2024 - Holiday starts

Friday 18 October 2024 - Holiday ends

Winter Term

Monday 21 October  - All resume

Wednesday 23rd October - 5:30pm P6 Residential Trip Meeting

Tuesday 29th October - Flu Immunisations

Friday 1st November - 2:15pm P7a Class Gathering

Thursday 14 November - In service day, schools closed

Wednesday 20th November - 6pm Friends of Blackness Parent and Carer Get Together

Thursday 28th November - Schools Concert in Dundee West Church

Friday 15 November - In service day, schools closed

Friday 22nd November - 2:15pm P4/5 Class Gathering

Saturday 30th November - Christmas Fair

Thursday 5th December - REP Performance for P3-7

Monday 16th December - The Singing Kettle for P1 & P2

Thursday 19th December - 10am Christmas Service at Logie & St John's Cross

Friday 20 December - 12 noon Term ends

Christmas Holiday

Monday 23 December 2024 - Holiday starts

Friday 3 January 2025 - Holiday ends

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Mrs McDonald starts her maternity leave and will not return after the October break. We eagerly await news of baby McDonald's safe arrival.

We welcomed two members of staff who have joined our support staff team - Ellen Leslie and Lorraine Murphy.

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I can't believe that we are at the end of our first term this school year! It has been a busy one at Blackness and you can read about some of these highlights in our newsletter.

Thank you for your continued support, it is very much appreciated!

Have a lovely holiday and we look forward to working with you next term.

Michelle Allan - Acting Head Teacher